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Posted by Chris Hipp (Member # 1788) on 04-21-2006, 02:54 PM:

Excellent movie. Not as funny as part three but still way better than the first two.

Posted by Jeremy Jorgenson (Member # 2989) on 04-21-2006, 03:27 PM:

Although I wouldn't call it excellent, I think it's the one I enjoyed the most of all four thus far. As opposed to Chris, I thought #3 was the worst of the lot.

Posted by Richard Greco (Member # 2032) on 04-22-2006, 09:53 AM:

I loved the first 2, due to the R ratings, because of the more risque they could be. #3 was the worst of the bunch. This one totally redeemed itself...

Very funny and I love how they made fun of the Tom Cruise/Oprah scene.

3/5

Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 04-22-2006, 09:11 PM:

I've managed to catch five minutes here and five minutes there, and the last fifteen, or so.

I was too bored to even roll my eyes. It seemed very dull to me, and I don't think it was completely because I'd never seen ANY of the five or so films this was parodying.

I will admit, however, that I did smirk, suppressing a giggle, when Chris Elliot's village idiot said grace. I don't know why that was any more funny than the other low-brow crap they did, but it was my only reaction.

The rest of my review, if I cared to write extensively, would be totally dedicated to Anna Faris and how cute she is as a blonde. Instead, I will use the [sex]

icon for the very first time in one of my posts.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 04-22-2006, 09:18 PM:

While I liked all of the series I liked #2 the best. I thought #4 was great!

4 outta 5

Posted by Mike Heenan (Member # 392) on 04-22-2006, 09:22 PM:

Can someone use the Magic Condenser on Phil's review? It's too wordy. [Razz]

Posted by Jeremy Jorgenson (Member # 2989) on 04-22-2006, 10:09 PM:

sure...

2 [thumbsup]

1-4

Posted by Caleb Johnstone-Cowan (Member # 3710) on 04-23-2006, 10:36 PM:

This must be a US thing. We moved it from 500 seater to 80 seater after the first week. Two out of five.

Posted by Sam Graham (Member # 2889) on 05-16-2006, 09:24 PM:

CINEMA: Megaplex 20 at the District, South Jordan, UT
AUDITORIUM: 13
PRESENTATION: 35mm/Dolby Digital
PRESENTATION PROBLEMS: They're still working the bugs out
RATING: Two and one half stars (out of four)

For those who didn't read "M:I:3", this theatre officially has its grand opening Friday, but has soft-launched this week to work out bugs, hoping to keep the crowds small. Yet they printed showtimes in the paper today. Oh well.

Anyway, there's cleanup still going on everywhere. There are dozens of workers continuing detail work at the building entrance. There's nothing dangerous going on and all the safety stuff is there...it's just last-minute stuff, and there's lots of it.

13 is equipped with 35mm and DLP. The pre-show video ran from the NEC unit. The sound was switched to the 35mm, though, so all that was heard was hiss until the projectionist started threading. You could hear the print feed through.

Then the trailers started. For a short time, both the 35mm and the DLP pre-show were being projected on the screen at the same time. The 35mm trailers were cranked...SERIOUSLY LOUD volume for about thirty seconds...then the audio was switched to the pre-show commercial audio (which apparently runs continuously...must be one single feed for the whole building). I walked back to the ticket taker to advise. Sound was fixed and at normal volume just in time for the feature. But the house lights were still at intermission level. I didn't bother complaining because they didn't hurt the picture terribly.

I was the only attendee except for several random visitors from the still active construction crew and theatre employees. The first two surprised me. They were not quite visible in the entry and one of them busted out laughing at some joke in the film. I turned as they came into view. They looked at me. I kept staring. Then one of the guys gave me a geeky smile and waved.

While they were there, two workers with massive tool belts came clanging through and headed behind the screen.

Then two guys in managerish attire appeared and watched for awhile. One of them pointed at the ceiling, they took off, and suddenly the house lights dimmed. Smooth sailing from there.

All of which was almost as entertaining as the movie itself, which I laughed at a lot. Certainly not on par with "Airplane" or "Naked Gun", but better than expected.