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Just Visiting (2001)
It wasn't funny in French, and Hollywood hasn't made it any better
I honestly can't understand why their remaking this movie. The original was almost unbearable, and the real problems haven't really gone away. The same pointless jokes are still there, and the few new actors don't really add anything. The only major changes were the addition bunch of over used CG special effects and a handful of Hollywood-inspired, moronic jokes. Overall, it just isn't enough to make it worth the $7.50 to go see it. If you're really curious, just wait till it comes out on video and watch it then. Or just go find a copy of the original and at least you'll be getting foreign language exposure.
Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman (2000)
Why did anyone ever think this might be a good idea?
Please, If you're thinking about renting this movie, don't. If you're thinking of watching a couple of downloaded clips, don't. If I had my way, nobody would even have to read this summary.
The acting, despite being one fo the high points of the movie was still pathetic. The director was probaly a sadist. The witty one liners were something you'd expect from a room of highly paid anti-social 7 year olds that eat paint-chips for breakfast.
The problem with this movie, is that it tries to be a movie like "Evil Dead 2"(do not under any circumstances associate these 2 movies) in that it's so bad it's funny. But it also tries to be funny at the same time, and fails so overwhelmingly to do so, that your sense of humor is left too crippled to do anything but set off your gag reflex in an attmept to save itself.
I could go on for much much more, detailing just how awful it really was, but I think it would strip me of my will to live just to continue to think about it. If you need me, I'll be off trying to boil myself so that I might feel clean again...
The Patriot (2000)
Not a bad movie, but don't go expecting another Braveheart
Well, overall, it met my expectations, but that's not really saying much. The movie had several strong good points, but it was far from perfect. While the directing was good, and Mel Gibson did a fine job, much of the acting was unremarkable, and several scenes were downright hackneyed. Many of the characters were overplayed as their stereotypes, ie. the British noble, the southern red-neck, etc, stripping away any depth. Even some of the backdrops looked cheap and obviously CGI, making it hard to get immersed in the movie. On the other hand, the story was moving, and some of the more key characters were excellently played.
As far as criticism based on the depictions of the British, only one person was really all that brutal, and Americans have been portrayed doing far worse in countless other movies.
To some it up, "The Patriot" was a good movie. I'm glad I went to see it, and think it was easily worth the cost of attending. Just don't set your hopes on "masterpiece" and you won't be disappointed.