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Starsky and Hutch

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Hi,
based on a pair of thumbs up from Ebert and Roper I went and saw Starsky and Hutch. I thought it was pretty bad. The mime sequence looked like a home movie; although I have seen better home movies. This genre depends on a fast pace to carry you along, there were two or three places where the movie seemed to just stop. I am not sure if anyone working on the film ever bothered to actually watch an episode of the old TV show. I doubt it. The movie got a lot of little things right; but it wasn't exactly an issue since they deliberately threw in stuff from the 80's. All of which would be completely irrelevant if the show had been fun. It wasn't. If Stller does that airhead routine one more time I am going to boycott his movies for life.

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A good rule of thumb - mishmashmusic 07:55:32 03/15/04 (1)
is to avoid any movie remakes of TV shows you wouldn't even watch re-runs of :)
- good rule <>nt<> - late 14:43:49 03/15/04 (0)
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I had planned on seeing it, but . . . - albee33 09:24:21 03/14/04 (0)
My sense prevailed. I decided, after seeing the trailer six times, that I had already had the biggest laugh--the dead pony. These continuous parodies (remakes) have got to stop. Remember "I, Spy"? I shudder to admit to paying money for that one. That's about the worst I've seen in that genre.
? - Elmo 08:25:38 03/14/04 (0)
Some movies you know are going to be baaad.
But, it takes brass to admit seeing such a movie!
Next Friday, Jim Carrey :-)

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