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Saturday Night Live: 1987 Annual
Released in VHS Tape by Anchor Bay Entertainment (19 November, 1997)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Directors: Claude Kerven, Dave Wilson, Beth McCarthy-Miller, James Signorelli, and Paul Miller
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87 was a good year
ahhh 1987, the show was finally comming in to it's own again,the cast was great the show was recovering from the bad period after crystal and short left and these are some quality sketches and some very funny moments even if it is just a random year. The true highlight here is hartman but all of the cast shines.

Scouts to the Rescue
Released in VHS Tape by Vci Home Video (04 October, 1995)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Directors: Ray Taylor and Alan James
Average review score:

Boy Scout series
This was good, a 12 part boy scout action/adventure series. If you are involved in Boy Scouts you will appreciate. We showed this at a YMCA Lock in our Troop did, and a lot of the boys really got into it. I purchase all of these old scout videos I find, this one was definetely unique.

Snl:Best of Steve Martin
Released in VHS Tape by Starmaker/Anchor Bay (28 August, 1992)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Directors: Claude Kerven, Dave Wilson, Beth McCarthy-Miller, James Signorelli, and Paul Miller
Average review score:

Classic Steve Martin!
What can I say, this is one great video. It includes several classic routines including my personal favorite:"What the Hell is That"? It also has a Mr. Bill clip and two performances by the Blues Brothers. If you like the comedy of Steve Martin, I strongly recommend this tape.

Babe - Pig in the City
Released in VHS Tape by Universal Studios (29 January, 2002)
MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Director: George Miller (II)
Starring: Magda Szubanski, Mickey Rooney, and Elizabeth Daily
Deservedly acclaimed as one of 1998's best films, this sequel to the beloved 1995 live-action fantasy proved a commercial catastrophe and a source of dismay to parents expecting another bucolic, sweet-natured fable. Every bit as sly and visually stunning as its predecessor, Babe: Pig in the City is otherwise a jolting ride beyond the Hoggetts' farm into a no less vivid but far darker world--the allegorical city of the title, which for the diminutive "sheep pig" proves truly nightmarish. Australian filmmaker George Miller (Mad Max, The Road Warrior), who produced and cowrote the first film, this time takes the director's reins, and he ratchets up the pace and the peril as effectively as he did on his influential trilogy of apocalyptic, outback sci-fi thrillers.

From the opening scene, Babe: Pig in the City means to disrupt the reassuring calm achieved by the conclusion of the previous film. Babe's prior triumph proves short-lived, and within moments Miller has us literally peering into the depths as he sets up a horrific well accident that nearly kills the taciturn but good-hearted Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell), Babe's beloved "Boss." Journeying with the equally pink, even plumper Mrs. Hoggett (Magda Szubanski), the young pig finds himself in a city where animals are outcasts, staying in the lone hotel that allows pets. When Mrs. Hoggett is detained, Babe must contend with the suspicions and rivalries of the hotel's other four-legged guests. The film's G status doesn't fully telegraph the shock Miller induces: bad things happen to good animals, and Babe's new acquaintances are a far cry from his colleagues on the farm. In particular, he must contend with a cynical family of chimps given wonderful, dead-pan voice characterizations by Steven Wright and Glenne Headly.

Miller's use of effects to transform his animals into "actors" is even more seamlessly integrated than in Babe. The sequel's production design is crucial to the creation of a complete, absorbing world, and purely visual ideas--such as a deluge of blue balloons during the climactic ballroom battle--achieve a splendor and originality that a room full of computer-graphics desktops couldn't muster. Ultimately, though, the film does more than amaze: as Babe's compassion and courage transform those around him, we're moved in ways that purveyors of by-the-numbers family fare can only dream of. --Sam Sutherland

Average review score:

Holy Crap!
I can't believe how bad this movie was. I was gald when it was over when I saw it in the theater for the first time. Worst sequel ever made. Creepy, boring, and just plain sad. Take my advice, don't ever see this freakin' movie!

falls short of "Babe"
Within the last month, I have purchased both "Babe" and Babe, Pig in the City" for my 3 year old to watch. Although I find both films entertaining, there is no question in my mind that "Babe" is a superior film to its successor. The common objection to "Babe, Pig in the City", is that it is too dark a film for children. Perhaps. Yet, the original "Babe" is also dark as well, but the location remains on the farm with things I think children can more readily relate to, versus the strange, surreal world of the "city," which, in my opinion, dertracts from the overall wholesome message of the film. Bikers, scantilly clad rollerblade-chics, Terminator style motorcycle cops, fake, Disney World like sets, strip searching DEA agents, etc., etc .,, make the sequel less of a children's classic and more of a cult-ish flic with Rocky Horror Picture Show overtones. The sequel degrades into silliness also, with the character of Mrs. Hoggett becoming less and less effective. Also, the total package of "Babe" is wrapped perfectly, with the endearing climax coming just at the end of the film, whereas "Pig in the City" climaxes at the "pit bull" scene, and then goes downhill from there. In my opinion, "Babe, Pig in the City," is yet another classic example of a sequel falling short of the greatness of the original.

A bit scary? OK -- and it's a great film
I've grown weary of angry parents condemning this wonderful film because it was too frightening for their children. "Babe: Pig in the City" is a masterpiece, full of wonderful imagery and heart. While I agree that some of scenes may be frightening for the very young, I have to ask: what's wrong with that? Do not forget that every one of these "scary" scenes serves a purpose in the film's themes and in the development of its characters. Unlike most films geared at children these days, the lessons in "Babe - Pig in the City" are not easily learned. Just as in life, these lessons can be scary -- just as change is frightening for us all. Each of these pieces finds its way into the experiences that help Babe grow -- and develop respect for creatures different than he. That's a lesson with weight, and when it happens in the film, it means something. I'm 32, but I remember films that stood out to me as a kid -- and they weren't ones that were safe, easy crowd-pleasers. They were the ones that challenged me, made me think, and yes, sometimes scared me...but they were ultimately the ones that had things to say about the world. Siskel & Ebert called it correctly: "Babe - Pig in the City" was one of last year's very best films.

Babe - Pig in the City
Released in VHS Tape by Umvd (29 January, 2002)
MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Director: George Miller (II)
Starring: Magda Szubanski, Mickey Rooney, and Elizabeth Daily
Deservedly acclaimed as one of 1998's best films, this sequel to the beloved 1995 live-action fantasy proved a commercial catastrophe and a source of dismay to parents expecting another bucolic, sweet-natured fable. Every bit as sly and visually stunning as its predecessor, Babe: Pig in the City is otherwise a jolting ride beyond the Hoggetts' farm into a no less vivid but far darker world--the allegorical city of the title, which for the diminutive "sheep pig" proves truly nightmarish. Australian filmmaker George Miller (Mad Max, The Road Warrior), who produced and cowrote the first film, this time takes the director's reins, and he ratchets up the pace and the peril as effectively as he did on his influential trilogy of apocalyptic, outback sci-fi thrillers.

From the opening scene, Babe: Pig in the City means to disrupt the reassuring calm achieved by the conclusion of the previous film. Babe's prior triumph proves short-lived, and within moments Miller has us literally peering into the depths as he sets up a horrific well accident that nearly kills the taciturn but good-hearted Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell), Babe's beloved "Boss." Journeying with the equally pink, even plumper Mrs. Hoggett (Magda Szubanski), the young pig finds himself in a city where animals are outcasts, staying in the lone hotel that allows pets. When Mrs. Hoggett is detained, Babe must contend with the suspicions and rivalries of the hotel's other four-legged guests. The film's G status doesn't fully telegraph the shock Miller induces: bad things happen to good animals, and Babe's new acquaintances are a far cry from his colleagues on the farm. In particular, he must contend with a cynical family of chimps given wonderful, dead-pan voice characterizations by Steven Wright and Glenne Headly.

Miller's use of effects to transform his animals into "actors" is even more seamlessly integrated than in Babe. The sequel's production design is crucial to the creation of a complete, absorbing world, and purely visual ideas--such as a deluge of blue balloons during the climactic ballroom battle--achieve a splendor and originality that a room full of computer-graphics desktops couldn't muster. Ultimately, though, the film does more than amaze: as Babe's compassion and courage transform those around him, we're moved in ways that purveyors of by-the-numbers family fare can only dream of. --Sam Sutherland

Average review score:

Holy Crap!
I can't believe how bad this movie was. I was gald when it was over when I saw it in the theater for the first time. Worst sequel ever made. Creepy, boring, and just plain sad. Take my advice, don't ever see this freakin' movie!

falls short of "Babe"
Within the last month, I have purchased both "Babe" and Babe, Pig in the City" for my 3 year old to watch. Although I find both films entertaining, there is no question in my mind that "Babe" is a superior film to its successor. The common objection to "Babe, Pig in the City", is that it is too dark a film for children. Perhaps. Yet, the original "Babe" is also dark as well, but the location remains on the farm with things I think children can more readily relate to, versus the strange, surreal world of the "city," which, in my opinion, dertracts from the overall wholesome message of the film. Bikers, scantilly clad rollerblade-chics, Terminator style motorcycle cops, fake, Disney World like sets, strip searching DEA agents, etc., etc .,, make the sequel less of a children's classic and more of a cult-ish flic with Rocky Horror Picture Show overtones. The sequel degrades into silliness also, with the character of Mrs. Hoggett becoming less and less effective. Also, the total package of "Babe" is wrapped perfectly, with the endearing climax coming just at the end of the film, whereas "Pig in the City" climaxes at the "pit bull" scene, and then goes downhill from there. In my opinion, "Babe, Pig in the City," is yet another classic example of a sequel falling short of the greatness of the original.

A bit scary? OK -- and it's a great film
I've grown weary of angry parents condemning this wonderful film because it was too frightening for their children. "Babe: Pig in the City" is a masterpiece, full of wonderful imagery and heart. While I agree that some of scenes may be frightening for the very young, I have to ask: what's wrong with that? Do not forget that every one of these "scary" scenes serves a purpose in the film's themes and in the development of its characters. Unlike most films geared at children these days, the lessons in "Babe - Pig in the City" are not easily learned. Just as in life, these lessons can be scary -- just as change is frightening for us all. Each of these pieces finds its way into the experiences that help Babe grow -- and develop respect for creatures different than he. That's a lesson with weight, and when it happens in the film, it means something. I'm 32, but I remember films that stood out to me as a kid -- and they weren't ones that were safe, easy crowd-pleasers. They were the ones that challenged me, made me think, and yes, sometimes scared me...but they were ultimately the ones that had things to say about the world. Siskel & Ebert called it correctly: "Babe - Pig in the City" was one of last year's very best films.

Babe - Pig in the City
Released in VHS Tape by Universal Studios (29 January, 2002)
MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Director: George Miller (II)
Starring: Magda Szubanski, Mickey Rooney, and Elizabeth Daily
Deservedly acclaimed as one of 1998's best films, this sequel to the beloved 1995 live-action fantasy proved a commercial catastrophe and a source of dismay to parents expecting another bucolic, sweet-natured fable. Every bit as sly and visually stunning as its predecessor, Babe: Pig in the City is otherwise a jolting ride beyond the Hoggetts' farm into a no less vivid but far darker world--the allegorical city of the title, which for the diminutive "sheep pig" proves truly nightmarish. Australian filmmaker George Miller (Mad Max, The Road Warrior), who produced and cowrote the first film, this time takes the director's reins, and he ratchets up the pace and the peril as effectively as he did on his influential trilogy of apocalyptic, outback sci-fi thrillers.

From the opening scene, Babe: Pig in the City means to disrupt the reassuring calm achieved by the conclusion of the previous film. Babe's prior triumph proves short-lived, and within moments Miller has us literally peering into the depths as he sets up a horrific well accident that nearly kills the taciturn but good-hearted Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell), Babe's beloved "Boss." Journeying with the equally pink, even plumper Mrs. Hoggett (Magda Szubanski), the young pig finds himself in a city where animals are outcasts, staying in the lone hotel that allows pets. When Mrs. Hoggett is detained, Babe must contend with the suspicions and rivalries of the hotel's other four-legged guests. The film's G status doesn't fully telegraph the shock Miller induces: bad things happen to good animals, and Babe's new acquaintances are a far cry from his colleagues on the farm. In particular, he must contend with a cynical family of chimps given wonderful, dead-pan voice characterizations by Steven Wright and Glenne Headly.

Miller's use of effects to transform his animals into "actors" is even more seamlessly integrated than in Babe. The sequel's production design is crucial to the creation of a complete, absorbing world, and purely visual ideas--such as a deluge of blue balloons during the climactic ballroom battle--achieve a splendor and originality that a room full of computer-graphics desktops couldn't muster. Ultimately, though, the film does more than amaze: as Babe's compassion and courage transform those around him, we're moved in ways that purveyors of by-the-numbers family fare can only dream of. --Sam Sutherland

Average review score:

Holy Crap!
I can't believe how bad this movie was. I was gald when it was over when I saw it in the theater for the first time. Worst sequel ever made. Creepy, boring, and just plain sad. Take my advice, don't ever see this freakin' movie!

falls short of "Babe"
Within the last month, I have purchased both "Babe" and Babe, Pig in the City" for my 3 year old to watch. Although I find both films entertaining, there is no question in my mind that "Babe" is a superior film to its successor. The common objection to "Babe, Pig in the City", is that it is too dark a film for children. Perhaps. Yet, the original "Babe" is also dark as well, but the location remains on the farm with things I think children can more readily relate to, versus the strange, surreal world of the "city," which, in my opinion, dertracts from the overall wholesome message of the film. Bikers, scantilly clad rollerblade-chics, Terminator style motorcycle cops, fake, Disney World like sets, strip searching DEA agents, etc., etc .,, make the sequel less of a children's classic and more of a cult-ish flic with Rocky Horror Picture Show overtones. The sequel degrades into silliness also, with the character of Mrs. Hoggett becoming less and less effective. Also, the total package of "Babe" is wrapped perfectly, with the endearing climax coming just at the end of the film, whereas "Pig in the City" climaxes at the "pit bull" scene, and then goes downhill from there. In my opinion, "Babe, Pig in the City," is yet another classic example of a sequel falling short of the greatness of the original.

A bit scary? OK -- and it's a great film
I've grown weary of angry parents condemning this wonderful film because it was too frightening for their children. "Babe: Pig in the City" is a masterpiece, full of wonderful imagery and heart. While I agree that some of scenes may be frightening for the very young, I have to ask: what's wrong with that? Do not forget that every one of these "scary" scenes serves a purpose in the film's themes and in the development of its characters. Unlike most films geared at children these days, the lessons in "Babe - Pig in the City" are not easily learned. Just as in life, these lessons can be scary -- just as change is frightening for us all. Each of these pieces finds its way into the experiences that help Babe grow -- and develop respect for creatures different than he. That's a lesson with weight, and when it happens in the film, it means something. I'm 32, but I remember films that stood out to me as a kid -- and they weren't ones that were safe, easy crowd-pleasers. They were the ones that challenged me, made me think, and yes, sometimes scared me...but they were ultimately the ones that had things to say about the world. Siskel & Ebert called it correctly: "Babe - Pig in the City" was one of last year's very best films.

Babe: Pig in the City
Released in Theatrical Release by (25 November, 1998)
MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Director: George Miller (II)
Starring: Magda Szubanski, Mickey Rooney, and Elizabeth Daily
Deservedly acclaimed as one of 1998's best films, this sequel to the beloved 1995 live-action fantasy proved a commercial catastrophe and a source of dismay to parents expecting another bucolic, sweet-natured fable. Every bit as sly and visually stunning as its predecessor, Babe: Pig in the City is otherwise a jolting ride beyond the Hoggetts' farm into a no less vivid but far darker world--the allegorical city of the title, which for the diminutive "sheep pig" proves truly nightmarish. Australian filmmaker George Miller (Mad Max, The Road Warrior), who produced and cowrote the first film, this time takes the director's reins, and he ratchets up the pace and the peril as effectively as he did on his influential trilogy of apocalyptic, outback sci-fi thrillers.

From the opening scene, Babe: Pig in the City means to disrupt the reassuring calm achieved by the conclusion of the previous film. Babe's prior triumph proves short-lived, and within moments Miller has us literally peering into the depths as he sets up a horrific well accident that nearly kills the taciturn but good-hearted Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell), Babe's beloved "Boss." Journeying with the equally pink, even plumper Mrs. Hoggett (Magda Szubanski), the young pig finds himself in a city where animals are outcasts, staying in the lone hotel that allows pets. When Mrs. Hoggett is detained, Babe must contend with the suspicions and rivalries of the hotel's other four-legged guests. The film's G status doesn't fully telegraph the shock Miller induces: bad things happen to good animals, and Babe's new acquaintances are a far cry from his colleagues on the farm. In particular, he must contend with a cynical family of chimps given wonderful, dead-pan voice characterizations by Steven Wright and Glenne Headly.

Miller's use of effects to transform his animals into "actors" is even more seamlessly integrated than in Babe. The sequel's production design is crucial to the creation of a complete, absorbing world, and purely visual ideas--such as a deluge of blue balloons during the climactic ballroom battle--achieve a splendor and originality that a room full of computer-graphics desktops couldn't muster. Ultimately, though, the film does more than amaze: as Babe's compassion and courage transform those around him, we're moved in ways that purveyors of by-the-numbers family fare can only dream of. --Sam Sutherland

Average review score:

Holy Crap!
I can't believe how bad this movie was. I was gald when it was over when I saw it in the theater for the first time. Worst sequel ever made. Creepy, boring, and just plain sad. Take my advice, don't ever see this freakin' movie!

falls short of "Babe"
Within the last month, I have purchased both "Babe" and Babe, Pig in the City" for my 3 year old to watch. Although I find both films entertaining, there is no question in my mind that "Babe" is a superior film to its successor. The common objection to "Babe, Pig in the City", is that it is too dark a film for children. Perhaps. Yet, the original "Babe" is also dark as well, but the location remains on the farm with things I think children can more readily relate to, versus the strange, surreal world of the "city," which, in my opinion, dertracts from the overall wholesome message of the film. Bikers, scantilly clad rollerblade-chics, Terminator style motorcycle cops, fake, Disney World like sets, strip searching DEA agents, etc., etc .,, make the sequel less of a children's classic and more of a cult-ish flic with Rocky Horror Picture Show overtones. The sequel degrades into silliness also, with the character of Mrs. Hoggett becoming less and less effective. Also, the total package of "Babe" is wrapped perfectly, with the endearing climax coming just at the end of the film, whereas "Pig in the City" climaxes at the "pit bull" scene, and then goes downhill from there. In my opinion, "Babe, Pig in the City," is yet another classic example of a sequel falling short of the greatness of the original.

A bit scary? OK -- and it's a great film
I've grown weary of angry parents condemning this wonderful film because it was too frightening for their children. "Babe: Pig in the City" is a masterpiece, full of wonderful imagery and heart. While I agree that some of scenes may be frightening for the very young, I have to ask: what's wrong with that? Do not forget that every one of these "scary" scenes serves a purpose in the film's themes and in the development of its characters. Unlike most films geared at children these days, the lessons in "Babe - Pig in the City" are not easily learned. Just as in life, these lessons can be scary -- just as change is frightening for us all. Each of these pieces finds its way into the experiences that help Babe grow -- and develop respect for creatures different than he. That's a lesson with weight, and when it happens in the film, it means something. I'm 32, but I remember films that stood out to me as a kid -- and they weren't ones that were safe, easy crowd-pleasers. They were the ones that challenged me, made me think, and yes, sometimes scared me...but they were ultimately the ones that had things to say about the world. Siskel & Ebert called it correctly: "Babe - Pig in the City" was one of last year's very best films.

The Nutty Professor II - The Klumps (Uncensored Director's Cut)
Released in VHS Tape by Universal Studios (07 January, 2003)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Peter Segal
Starring: Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy's remake of The Nutty Professor used the good professor's alter ego, Buddy Love, in much the same way that Jerry Lewis did in his brilliant original: a representation of the id out of control that plays like an admission of the actor's off-screen sins. In the sequel, Murphy expands on his Klump family from the first film and makes them major characters. Consequently, his dark side has plenty more places to express itself, particularly through the oversexed grandmother, Sherman's aggressively impotent father, and his just plain surly uncle, as well as Buddy Love (all played by Murphy).

The movie opens with professor Sherman Klump barely holding onto his sanity as his internal Buddy Love makes him say inappropriate things. He decides to extract his mutant Buddy Love gene (a sort of genetic version of electroshock therapy), but afterward is unable to maintain his original personality and intelligence. Sherman is the most bland character of the bunch, and the audience gets stuck with his boring romance with fellow professor Janet Jackson, his struggle to be nice, and generic intrigue surrounding a Fountain of Youth formula he developed. When it's not trying too hard to be nice--heck, one character is anally raped by a giant hamster--the movie works. The moral of the story is that Sherman needs to reconnect with their inner Buddy Love. That goes for Murphy, too. --Andy Spletzer

Average review score:

The worst movie EVER
I couldn't believe my eyes and ears, at the beginning, at the altar, when Eddie Murphy's head comes out of his zipper, I couldn't believe how awful it was. AND it sets the tone for the whole movie. Bad taste galore, the worst kind, and it's not the least bit funny. The family monologues aren't the worst (never heard anything unfunnier), and then of course the fart-jokes,
Really, movie-making has never sunk any lower.
I'd say this is the most vulgar thing ever seen on tv, and that's counting the Osbournes!

The Nutty Professor II
In my review of the movie The Nutty Professor II which was released in 2000 I attempt the rate the movie based on its potential appeal to viewers. The Movie director is Peter Segal and it is from Universal Studios. The main actor in the Nutty Professor II is Eddie Murphy who plays many characters in the movie (Sherman Klump, Buddy Love, the grandmother, etc) and the primary actress is Janet Jackson who plays Denise Gaines.

The movie setting starts out with Sherman dreaming that he is getting married to his assistant professor (Denise Gaines). Then he starts having sexual reactions when he looks at Denise breast sticking out in her wedding dress. Buddy Love reappears coming out of his rear end. Buddy Love keeps Sherman upset because he controls his personality and intelligence and has him saying rude things to everyone. Sherman is trying to get Buddy Love out his system.

Denise Gaines tells Sherman she cares for him once she finds out that she is being offered a job in Maine. And then Sherman goes to confess his love to Denise but Buddy Love takes over and he starts doing sexual actions toward her, which Denise gets very upset.

This movie is very funny and it will keep your attention. I like the more serious movies that Eddie Murphy has played in. It is just amazing how Eddie played 5 different characters in this movie. And for Janet Jackson she is a very good actress, more than she gets credit for.

If you like funny movies you will like this one. But I would not purchase for my movie collection.

America's Favorite Family Is Back For Seconds!
The 1996 feature The Nutty Professor starred Eddie Murphy and was a remake of the original 1963 film starring Jerry "Hey LAAADY!" Lewis. In the 1996 version, Murphy had the chance to play over 5 characters, including our hero, Sherman Klump, plus his boisterous and flatulence-challenged family, including Mama Klump, Papa Klump, Granny Klump and more. All told, these characters only took up a small percentage of screen time in the first film. That's certainly not the case in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. This time around the entire Klump clan is out and about, spreading laughter and flatulence around in a sequel that's even funnier than the first. Directed by Peter Segal (Naked Gun 33 1/3, Tommy Boy), Universal has released Nutty Professor II: The Klumps in a collector's edition DVD that is worth its weight in gold. Make no mistake, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps is a very funny film. Eddie Murphy deserves to be nominated for an Academy Award (although I'm not sure for which character) for portraying six believably different characters in one film seamlessly. After Doctor Dolittle, I thought that we may be seeing the decline of the Eddie as we've known him. Since the early '90s, Murphy has become much less cocksure in his characters, instead becoming more endearing in his choices. Sherman Klump (and indeed the whole Klump family) are such lovable, bumbling people that you can't help but smile when Mama Klump starts clapping and shouting "Billy Dee! Billy Dee! Billy Dee!" What makes this film so funny and special is the way that Murphy is able to make six characters each different from the other. Sherman is a big softie, wanting always to please. Papa Klump is a gruff grump, always complaining about something. Ernie is the embittered 30-something brother that almost everyone can relate to knowing. Granny is a sex-crazed insult slinger. And so on...all the characters have different movements, accents and facial expressions that make them unique (plus Oscar winner Rick Baker's make-up effects don't hurt either). Murphy is able to make us believe that he is interacting with himself without us second-guessing what our eyes are seeing. There are scenes where all the Murphy characters kiss, hug, hit and share with each other, and I didn't doubt for a second that any of this was real. That, in my book, is true movie magic. The plot to Nutty Professor II: The Klumps is nothing especially original, but does give some nice twists and turns, making sure it's not completely obvious where the story's heading. Aside of Buddy's return and the love story, there is also a subplot involving Papa and Mama Klump and their...err, search to find Papa's lost "sex appeal" (when asked if he's tried Viagra, Papa responds that he knows it doesn't work for him, as he's been "popping those things like M&Ms!"). I hesitate to say that this side story is even more interesting than the cookie-cutter love story involving Sherman and Denise. And when a hamster the size of a yacht appears during a freakish science experiment...well, it's some of the funniest stuff I've seen in years, and I GUARANTEE you'll never look at actor Larry Miller the same again. Nutty Professor II: The Klumps is a great buy for Eddie Murphy fans or anyone who like the original Nutty Professor. The extras are bountiful, the video and audio great, and the comedy top notch. While maybe not the funniest movie ever made, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps will keep you laughing and giggling all the way to the end as Murphy showcases why he's considered the top of his game.

Nutty Professor II - The Klumps (Collector's Edition)
Released in VHS Tape by Universal Studios (07 January, 2003)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Peter Segal
Starring: Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy's remake of The Nutty Professor used the good professor's alter ego, Buddy Love, in much the same way that Jerry Lewis did in his brilliant original: a representation of the id out of control that plays like an admission of the actor's off-screen sins. In the sequel, Murphy expands on his Klump family from the first film and makes them major characters. Consequently, his dark side has plenty more places to express itself, particularly through the oversexed grandmother, Sherman's aggressively impotent father, and his just plain surly uncle, as well as Buddy Love (all played by Murphy).

The movie opens with professor Sherman Klump barely holding onto his sanity as his internal Buddy Love makes him say inappropriate things. He decides to extract his mutant Buddy Love gene (a sort of genetic version of electroshock therapy), but afterward is unable to maintain his original personality and intelligence. Sherman is the most bland character of the bunch, and the audience gets stuck with his boring romance with fellow professor Janet Jackson, his struggle to be nice, and generic intrigue surrounding a Fountain of Youth formula he developed. When it's not trying too hard to be nice--heck, one character is anally raped by a giant hamster--the movie works. The moral of the story is that Sherman needs to reconnect with their inner Buddy Love. That goes for Murphy, too. --Andy Spletzer

Average review score:

The worst movie EVER
I couldn't believe my eyes and ears, at the beginning, at the altar, when Eddie Murphy's head comes out of his zipper, I couldn't believe how awful it was. AND it sets the tone for the whole movie. Bad taste galore, the worst kind, and it's not the least bit funny. The family monologues aren't the worst (never heard anything unfunnier), and then of course the fart-jokes,
Really, movie-making has never sunk any lower.
I'd say this is the most vulgar thing ever seen on tv, and that's counting the Osbournes!

Sequal bites the BIG one!
This movie proves, once again, that the sequal never lives up to the original. The Klumps, trying to ride on the tails of its predecessor, attempts to give the one-dimensional Klump family a second dimension to their characters. FAILED! While the movie is very funny (why it got a second star in my opinion), it tried to take on a more serious family aspect which left the film dragging slowly to the next punch-line delivered by Eddie Murphy in any of his hilarious disguises. If you want a funny movie, I suggest going with the first Nutty Professor where the one-sided Klumps are more suited for their roles, though less present in the overall story line. If you're an avid fan of Grandma Klump and her "Cletus-cutdowns," then this is your movie... though I could have done without seeing her making moves on Buddy Love. Enjoy your movie experience! :)

The Nutty Professor II
In my review of the movie The Nutty Professor II which was released in 2000 I attempt the rate the movie based on its potential appeal to viewers. The Movie director is Peter Segal and it is from Universal Studios. The main actor in the Nutty Professor II is Eddie Murphy who plays many characters in the movie (Sherman Klump, Buddy Love, the grandmother, etc) and the primary actress is Janet Jackson who plays Denise Gaines.

The movie setting starts out with Sherman dreaming that he is getting married to his assistant professor (Denise Gaines). Then he starts having sexual reactions when he looks at Denise breast sticking out in her wedding dress. Buddy Love reappears coming out of his rear end. Buddy Love keeps Sherman upset because he controls his personality and intelligence and has him saying rude things to everyone. Sherman is trying to get Buddy Love out his system.

Denise Gaines tells Sherman she cares for him once she finds out that she is being offered a job in Maine. And then Sherman goes to confess his love to Denise but Buddy Love takes over and he starts doing sexual actions toward her, which Denise gets very upset.

This movie is very funny and it will keep your attention. I like the more serious movies that Eddie Murphy has played in. It is just amazing how Eddie played 5 different characters in this movie. And for Janet Jackson she is a very good actress, more than she gets credit for.

If you like funny movies you will like this one. But I would not purchase for my movie collection.

Nutty Professor II - The Klumps (Collector's Edition)
Released in VHS Tape by Universal Studios (07 January, 2003)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Peter Segal
Starring: Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy's remake of The Nutty Professor used the good professor's alter ego, Buddy Love, in much the same way that Jerry Lewis did in his brilliant original: a representation of the id out of control that plays like an admission of the actor's off-screen sins. In the sequel, Murphy expands on his Klump family from the first film and makes them major characters. Consequently, his dark side has plenty more places to express itself, particularly through the oversexed grandmother, Sherman's aggressively impotent father, and his just plain surly uncle, as well as Buddy Love (all played by Murphy).

The movie opens with professor Sherman Klump barely holding onto his sanity as his internal Buddy Love makes him say inappropriate things. He decides to extract his mutant Buddy Love gene (a sort of genetic version of electroshock therapy), but afterward is unable to maintain his original personality and intelligence. Sherman is the most bland character of the bunch, and the audience gets stuck with his boring romance with fellow professor Janet Jackson, his struggle to be nice, and generic intrigue surrounding a Fountain of Youth formula he developed. When it's not trying too hard to be nice--heck, one character is anally raped by a giant hamster--the movie works. The moral of the story is that Sherman needs to reconnect with their inner Buddy Love. That goes for Murphy, too. --Andy Spletzer

Average review score:

The worst movie EVER
I couldn't believe my eyes and ears, at the beginning, at the altar, when Eddie Murphy's head comes out of his zipper, I couldn't believe how awful it was. AND it sets the tone for the whole movie. Bad taste galore, the worst kind, and it's not the least bit funny. The family monologues aren't the worst (never heard anything unfunnier), and then of course the fart-jokes,
Really, movie-making has never sunk any lower.
I'd say this is the most vulgar thing ever seen on tv, and that's counting the Osbournes!

Sequal bites the BIG one!
This movie proves, once again, that the sequal never lives up to the original. The Klumps, trying to ride on the tails of its predecessor, attempts to give the one-dimensional Klump family a second dimension to their characters. FAILED! While the movie is very funny (why it got a second star in my opinion), it tried to take on a more serious family aspect which left the film dragging slowly to the next punch-line delivered by Eddie Murphy in any of his hilarious disguises. If you want a funny movie, I suggest going with the first Nutty Professor where the one-sided Klumps are more suited for their roles, though less present in the overall story line. If you're an avid fan of Grandma Klump and her "Cletus-cutdowns," then this is your movie... though I could have done without seeing her making moves on Buddy Love. Enjoy your movie experience! :)

The Nutty Professor II
In my review of the movie The Nutty Professor II which was released in 2000 I attempt the rate the movie based on its potential appeal to viewers. The Movie director is Peter Segal and it is from Universal Studios. The main actor in the Nutty Professor II is Eddie Murphy who plays many characters in the movie (Sherman Klump, Buddy Love, the grandmother, etc) and the primary actress is Janet Jackson who plays Denise Gaines.

The movie setting starts out with Sherman dreaming that he is getting married to his assistant professor (Denise Gaines). Then he starts having sexual reactions when he looks at Denise breast sticking out in her wedding dress. Buddy Love reappears coming out of his rear end. Buddy Love keeps Sherman upset because he controls his personality and intelligence and has him saying rude things to everyone. Sherman is trying to get Buddy Love out his system.

Denise Gaines tells Sherman she cares for him once she finds out that she is being offered a job in Maine. And then Sherman goes to confess his love to Denise but Buddy Love takes over and he starts doing sexual actions toward her, which Denise gets very upset.

This movie is very funny and it will keep your attention. I like the more serious movies that Eddie Murphy has played in. It is just amazing how Eddie played 5 different characters in this movie. And for Janet Jackson she is a very good actress, more than she gets credit for.

If you like funny movies you will like this one. But I would not purchase for my movie collection.

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