shrek2004
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Originally I did not want to see this movie, but my friends either
wanted to see Chasing Liberty or Cheaper By The Dozen. I can't
stand Mandy Moore movies so I agreed to this. I was expecting a movie with lots of gags, little plot, lots of brats
running around and toilet humour. Well I was pleasently surprised.
The movie is actually story-driven, not joke driven, as a lot are.
There are some bathroom humour jokes but they are quick and
well done. The "brats" are actually good actors and use
expression and style to portray their characters. Although this
many charactars can be hard to track, the movie solves this by
making some kids more important charactars, but giving equal
screen time to all. The screenplay is good and the writing is solid. The jokes are
tasteful and the charactars are likeable. The gags are hilarious and don't take up the whole movie. Again,
the movie is story driven so you won't see alien poo come out of
nowhere and be expected to laugh. Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt are excellent in their roles. I am not
really fond of Bonnie Hunt's TV show, but she is much better here.
Both the parents come across as supportive and loving, even if
they have too much to deal with. Hilary Duff, Piper Perabo, and Tom Welling, who are stars in their
own right, seem a little out of place here but yet still fit. They are not
the whole movie. Perhaps if Hilary's appearance wasn't so
manicured? Ashton Kutcher is not given much screen time, and
his charactar is what he does best -- Kelso. The movie has great songs at every other turn, but holes in the plot
aren't filled with song and dance scenes (What A Girl Wants). It
would make a great soundtrack. The movie features bloopers at the end, which are funny, but not
so hysterical as to be funnier than the movie (A View From The
Top) . Cheaper By The Dozen is by far one of the best family movies ever,
and maybe even one of the best movies of 2003 (though that could
be considered a bit of a stretch) It's interesting, creative, and very
well done. It was well worth my nine dollars.
wanted to see Chasing Liberty or Cheaper By The Dozen. I can't
stand Mandy Moore movies so I agreed to this. I was expecting a movie with lots of gags, little plot, lots of brats
running around and toilet humour. Well I was pleasently surprised.
The movie is actually story-driven, not joke driven, as a lot are.
There are some bathroom humour jokes but they are quick and
well done. The "brats" are actually good actors and use
expression and style to portray their characters. Although this
many charactars can be hard to track, the movie solves this by
making some kids more important charactars, but giving equal
screen time to all. The screenplay is good and the writing is solid. The jokes are
tasteful and the charactars are likeable. The gags are hilarious and don't take up the whole movie. Again,
the movie is story driven so you won't see alien poo come out of
nowhere and be expected to laugh. Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt are excellent in their roles. I am not
really fond of Bonnie Hunt's TV show, but she is much better here.
Both the parents come across as supportive and loving, even if
they have too much to deal with. Hilary Duff, Piper Perabo, and Tom Welling, who are stars in their
own right, seem a little out of place here but yet still fit. They are not
the whole movie. Perhaps if Hilary's appearance wasn't so
manicured? Ashton Kutcher is not given much screen time, and
his charactar is what he does best -- Kelso. The movie has great songs at every other turn, but holes in the plot
aren't filled with song and dance scenes (What A Girl Wants). It
would make a great soundtrack. The movie features bloopers at the end, which are funny, but not
so hysterical as to be funnier than the movie (A View From The
Top) . Cheaper By The Dozen is by far one of the best family movies ever,
and maybe even one of the best movies of 2003 (though that could
be considered a bit of a stretch) It's interesting, creative, and very
well done. It was well worth my nine dollars.