Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here. I think I’m seeing this film later tonight, and I’m curious. I wouldn’t say I’m all hyped up, but I like Coogan, and I like Pam Brady, and I like comedy, and I like the gigantic supporting cast. So will I like the movie?
Bobo_Vision here. I just watched a screening of "Hamlet 2" so I figured I'd send in my review, because its been a while since I last sent one in. I know a lot of talkbackers have probably been saying to themselves, "When's Bobo_Vision going to review a movie again? I need some hot Bobo action full of sweet Bobo goodness." So this is for all you monkeys. This is the type of movie the audience was tentative about and not sure of what to expect. There were no fat kids bumping chests (or uglies), and Kurt Russell wasn't there, but I think I saw the hairstylist to the production manager's assistant, but it could have just been some random whore. Let me start by saying, this is a decent comedy with a good number of laughs, so it earns the ticket price, or at the very least, a matinee. I wanted to get that out of the way for the people who don't like to read. For the readers, here's my review: So, "Hamlet 2", I'm sure most have you have heard about it by now. It stars Steve Coogan as a high school drama teacher whose class suddenly gets larger when a group of latino students join his two white students because all their other electives have been cancelled in the school because of asbestos exposure in those classrooms. Meanwhile, Coogan's wife, Catherine Keener, is trying to get pregnant but is having no luck, so Coogan starts wearing Mu-mus to prevent his nuts from roasting in the Arizona heat. David Arquette plays their live-in boarder, and fortunately, he only has about two lines in the movie. When the school announces they are no longer going to fund drama, Coogan finds himself in a situation hairier than Alec Baldwin's asshole. Well, maybe not - nothing is that hairy. Anyhow, this leads him to stage a play to earn the money he needs to save the drama department. Whoever can guess what the play is wins a cookie. So, how's the movie? Take "Rushmore", "Napolean Dynamite", "Election", and "Stand and Deliver", put them in a blender with a whole lot of ham, and you have this movie. Talkbackers are sure to point out that the idea for "Hamlet 2" was even discussed in the movie "Rushmore", so the writers kind of took that premise and ran with it. But, this movie lacks the subtlety of the four movies I just mentioned. "Over the Top" is not just a cheesy arm-wrestling movie starring Stallone. A lot of jokes fell flat for me, but the mouth breathers in the theater still whooped them up. There's an awful lot of slapstick humour, like Coogan repeatedly falling down while on rollerblades, a girl repeatedly getting hit in the head, and Coogan injuring his middle finger, thereby having to wear a brace that makes it seem like he's flipping people the bird. That sort of thing. Despite that, there are still a decent number of laughs (apart from the slapstick) to make the movie enjoyable. The "Hamlet 2" play is shown in bits and pieces rather than its entirety, but its hilarious. Having just seen "Rent" on Broadway, "Hamlet 2" the play, could easily play in New York and would do quite well. And the "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" number is an instant classic. "Hamlet 2", the movie, is already being hyped as a sleeper hit of 2008. The problem with this is, sleepers are movies that aren't hyped but exceed expectations and surprise people, so to hype this movie would do it a disservice and would be a major let-down because people would expect a much better movie. Go into this with no expectations, and you'll be pleasantly surprised like when I watched "Five Easy Pieces" for the first time, and saw Sally Struthers getting fucked by Nicholson. And not the fat, bloated, infomercial Struthers, but the young, ditzy, Meathead's girlfriend-with-the-perky-tits Struthers. If you don't know what I'm talking about, put "Five Easy Pieces" on your Netflix list. So to reiterate for the people who scroll to the end of reviews to find out if they should see the movie or not - see it. Go on a matinee, and take a date, some friends, or some fat kids to bump chests with (but don't bump uglies, thats illegal). Bobo_Vision
