Has anyone noticed that all the glowing reviews sound just like the idiotic banter from entertainment shows like "Entertainment Tonight" and such? Seriously - anybody who wrote that this movie is cool must have been paid a healthy sum by the studios. Or had their brains removed and replaced with Boston baked beans.
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This is true... I know some people who actually like Battlefield Earth.
shareI dunno man. I think you'd have to be taking some studio money to even go watch this movie in the first place. I'm surprised by the amount of people on this site who did.
shareOk, first and foremost, I would just like to say that I have no connection, and have never had any connection, to any movie studio, anywhere. Secondly, I don't like baked beans and have never been to Boston.
Now, as for Kangaroo Jack: I went to see it. I went willingly. It was my own choice. I went on a Friday night. I paid full price. And I regret nothing. I thought it was a really fun movie. I think I am the only one on this entire message board who thinks so, and that's too bad. Everyone is being too critical and analytical. Granted, Kangaroo Jack is no American Beauty, Citizen Kane, or Jurassic Park (I hope all of you who read this will like at least ONE of those :) ), but it is a good movie for what it is. It was not made to be a cinematic masterpiece, and I think everyone has to realize this.
Do not go and see this movie expecting anything but a good time and a fun ride. I smiled through most of this movie, and there was only one scene that was too overdone, but it was thrown in there for the kids, so I have no problems with it.
Anyway, I know it looks like a piece of crap movie, but it is a good time. Just go and have fun, and stop critically analyzing everything about it.
But why did you go in the first place? The trailer had no funny parts whatsoever, and if you went for the novelty of talking animals, it would've been cheaper to just rent Snow Dogs or the Dr. Dolittle with Eddie Murphy in it. I enjoy light films and have There's Something About Mary in my all-time top 20. However, but I could not find a reason why anyone, let alone a self-respecting film fan, would pay money to see Kangaroo Jack!
share"The trailer had no funny parts whatsoever, and if you went for the novelty of talking animals, it would've been cheaper to just rent Snow Dogs or the Dr. Dolittle with Eddie Murphy in it."
BUT THE ROO DOESN'T TALK! Apparently they spent the money to have it talk for the ads, but not in the movie itself. Lovely.
But my kids have no school today (pipes burst in several local schools due to record cold weather), and they are begging me to go see it! What do I do?!?
Hello OldPhart,
I think you should definately take your kids. They would really enjoy themselves, and I think the movie might surprise you as well.
And the kangaroo DOES talk in the movie, not just in the commercials, but it only talks in a dream.
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