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The Tuxedo
« on: December 08, 2003, 05:51:09 PM »
So, last night on cable I saw most of the Jackie Chan movie The Tuxedo.  Man, was that ever a waste of good film.  Even Jennifer Love Hewitt's cleavage couldn't save this movie (and, believe me, it tried really really hard - making it's extraneous way into every shot and camera angle).
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Re: The Tuxedo
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2003, 06:46:36 PM »
Yeah, its kind of how I felt rewatching Martrix: Reloaded. I just wanted to skip past the speaking and get straight to the fighting. I enjoyed the fight scenes in the Tuxedo. I'll admit I saw this one in the theater with my friends.
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Re: The Tuxedo
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2003, 06:57:32 PM »
I actually liked the movie. You might feel better about it as a whole, if you had the chance to watch the bloobers (I saw it on DVD).
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Re: The Tuxedo
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2003, 07:08:32 PM »
Lol, bloobers. That is hilarious MoD. Bloopers maybe, but bloobers? Bwahaha!
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Re: The Tuxedo
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2003, 08:25:37 PM »
I thought she meant boobers, which is probably the only reason I'd watch it.
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Re: The Tuxedo
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2003, 08:29:52 PM »
/me smacks forehead

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Re: The Tuxedo
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2003, 10:37:45 PM »
I think that that quote sounds like the kind of thing *I'd* put in a review or on the back of a DVD.

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Re: The Tuxedo
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2003, 11:19:15 PM »
I actually had the misfortune to see part of that movie. I think I ended up deciding to listen to Kraftwerk on headphones instead. It was quite exceptionally bad.
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Re: The Tuxedo
« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2003, 11:21:31 PM »
Awww, come off it. It wasn't that bad. Really.
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Re: The Tuxedo
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2003, 11:35:06 PM »
Yes. Yes it was.
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Re: The Tuxedo
« Reply #10 on: December 28, 2003, 03:34:09 PM »
It was an alright movie, but not as good as you would expect a Jackie Chan film.  The comedy was pretty weak and a lot of stuff was taken for granted.  The Medallion was a lot better, and even that wasn't his best film.  You just expect something more like Shanghai Noon, Rush Hour, or Drunken Master from a Jackie Chan movie, and both Tuxedo and Medallion were quite a bit different then those which I think is the biggest reason they weren't as good.  They were like A-grade budget films with B-grade movie scripts
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Re: The Tuxedo
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2003, 02:06:30 AM »
Hollywood just hasn't figured Jackie Chan out, I think.  He's at his best when he's given a b-grade script, but allowed to just run crazy with it and put in his own comedy and action scenes.  They try to force him into the 'blockbuster' mode, and that just doesn't work for him.  He's too quirky.
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Re: The Tuxedo
« Reply #12 on: December 29, 2003, 02:51:50 AM »
Yeah, exactly.  That's what I was trying to say.
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