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Posted by Jason Black (Member # 684) on 11-20-2003, 11:30 PM:
 
Or more aptly titled....
"More " at the theatre that will disgust those brave souls and unknowing parents who dare bring thier little angels to see it"

All I can say is Sweet Jesus. Mike Myers sucks much to begin with and he certainly lives up to my low expectations in this film.

Not 30 minutes into the film (R2, if I recall) that damn CRAP CODE flashed up and covered damn near the whole freeking screen. The few people screening it with me all asked me what the hell it was.... I told them it was the distributors way of destroying our business from within.

Back to the film... I can already see parents coming out complaining about the content and 'innuendos' in the film. SOmething about saying Son-of-a-Beeeeepppppp and making comments about cutting off balls in a PG movie makes me think that either the CARA folks are asleep at the wheel (hey, maybe it's Valenti's relatives there as well )or this industry is slowly demoralizing itself into oblivion.

Bottom line (IMO) is.. this film sucks much ass, as Joe would say.


 

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Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 11-21-2003, 01:57 AM:
 
Just substitute my name in place of Jason's and you have my review.

Nicely said, Jason.
 

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Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 11-21-2003, 03:14 AM:
 
All I can say is this movie was a Stupid, Horrible, Incredably Terrible movie.

I didn't notice any crap code but the colors were so annoying in the first place the Crap Code probably just blended in.

I give this film 1/2 star out of four. That's only because the torture was limited to 82 minutes.
 

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Posted by Mike Olpin (Member # 1115) on 11-21-2003, 04:26 AM:
 
Great, imaginative and fun. I even had a few good laughs. (Hand sanitizer distributed by "The Incredible Bulk delivery co.")

Then that stupid cat showed up.

BAD BAD BAD . The movie shifts from boring kiddy flick to PG-13 humor rather abruptly, the back again. (Mike Myers makes out, tounge included, with a "Dirty Hoe") His voice is extremely irritating. Myers uses the Coffee lady's voice from SNL through much of the film.

On a technical side, Technicolor has joined the paranoia party along with Deluxe. The crap code is all over this one. Is it me or do the dots keep getting bigger?

Daryl said it.
Stupid, Horrible, Incredably Terrible
 

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Posted by Paul Konen (Member # 41) on 11-21-2003, 10:04 AM:
 
Anybody notice mannerisms from Waynes World and Austin Powers.

I can go back and watch the trailer and see it all over again just as well. At least it is only 2 minutes vs 82.

Paul
 

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Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 11-21-2003, 11:11 AM:
 
All I've seen is the trailers and that's enough to tell me this is an ill-conceived and lame piece of . Shame on everyone involved with making it.
 

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Posted by Ian Price (Member # 14) on 11-21-2003, 11:54 AM:
 
Quote in ad for Cat In The Hat:



Brad Miller
Dallas Texas

"Great, imaginative and fun."

Mike Olpin
San Diego, California
 

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Posted by Mitchell Dvoskin (Member # 751) on 11-21-2003, 12:18 PM:
 
Haven't seen the film, but the C.I.T.H. tv commercial for McDonalds is downright creepy. I think the character would have worked better in a horror movie.
 

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Posted by Ken Layton (Member # 133) on 11-21-2003, 12:19 PM:
 
I have no desire to even bother seeing this movie. It looks stupid just from the trailers.
 

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Posted by Chris Hipp (Member # 1788) on 11-21-2003, 10:11 PM:
 

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Anybody notice mannerisms from Waynes World and Austin Powers.

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You said it! I was thinking the exact same thing, Austin Powers/DR evil in a cat suit.

I was actually surprised at the crowds that come out for it. Not many little kids, mostly teenagers.

[ 11-21-2003, 11:48 PM: Message edited by: Chris Hipp ]
 

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Posted by Jason Black (Member # 684) on 11-21-2003, 10:54 PM:
 
Update:

As predicted, the bitching has begun. I feel obligated to tell anyone who asks about this film how much it sucks and teh reasoning behind my feeling.

SO far, of the folks I've warned, I've been right on target 100% of the time.

This film will sink that the rock it is. Too bad that in the meantime it will have siphoned of the misguided perception that it is a kids film !!!
 

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Posted by Ron Lacheur (Member # 1126) on 11-21-2003, 11:53 PM:
 
Chris,

Of course it's going to do well. The Dr Seuss element alone sells the movie. Mike Myers is pretty much a household name and the marketing campaign is pretty good.
 

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Posted by Richard Greco (Member # 2032) on 11-22-2003, 11:16 AM:
 
I saw it yesterday......OH MY GOD

Finally saw the CRAP code on the 2nd show..really annoying. I didn't like it one bit.

We did sell out for our last matinee and first evening show.
BTW Have any of you had to show Cat in the Hat 6 shows a day?
Ridiculous!
 

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Posted by Jason Black (Member # 684) on 11-22-2003, 03:56 PM:
 
Richard,

You mention 6 shows and I see you're in Plant City. By chance, do you work for Carmike?
 

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Posted by Richard Greco (Member # 2032) on 11-22-2003, 10:00 PM:
 
Jason, yes I do. Did you work for them?
 

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Posted by Gerard S. Cohen (Member # 994) on 11-23-2003, 10:45 AM:
 
Sad to see such a mess made from a much-loved children's classic. I have a dog-eared copy at home of the first edition (1957) complete with affectionate dedication and crayon scribblings. And in our pediatric office waiting room, several copies of reprints which are eagerly grabbed by little children who happily read aloud to their even younger siblings and their parents.

I think if someone HAD to film the book, the way to go would be to animate Dr. Seuss' drawings, with the spoken anapestic text, in a five minute cartoon, without any live action. But even that's not needed--the virtue of literature is the stimulating of each reader's imagination, so that each child sees and hears the story in his or her own mind.


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Posted by Mike Olpin (Member # 1115) on 11-23-2003, 01:14 PM:
 
Here you go, Gerard:

The classic animated version from 1971
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284714/

From IMDBs user comments:

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SteverinoAlaReno

Date: 7 November 2003
Summary: Excellent adaptation
Dr. Seuss books just don't lend themselves well to live action movies. The live action version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas was awful, mostly because the padded scenes LOOKED like padding. There isn't enough of a story in Seuss's books to make a feature-length movie, and really not even enough to make a 25-minute TV show.

But add some good animation and the music of Allan Sherman, and you have a winner. I'll be watching THIS version for many years, not the dreadful Mike Meyers version.

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