Larry-Miller Movie Reviews

The old adage, "..if you can't say anything nice," ...well, this movie was made on the comic talents of Kirstie Alley and Tim Allen and it just didn't deliver. You never really like them, and as far as the movie went, I didn't believe they even "clicked on screen." It wasn't credible, but undeniably stupid, and putting them into a pond in Amish country was a complete travesty and moronic. The whole idea of changing the Amish code of dress towards the end of the movie was unrealistic, and this is purely a Hollywood production-dumb and dumber!! Don't waste your money or time.

For me this was two movies --- the first all tinsel and the second was much improved, a delightful spin of the fast lane turned Amish.

The bits about Jacob and Emma finding themselves and their marriage again was charming and entertaining.

Thus, 1 star for first half, 4 for second, three overall.

"For Richer or Poorer" is a movie that I've seen several times and one which I enjoy sharing with people who haven't seen it; sharing their reactions to Kirstie Alley's and Tim Allen's antics is a big kick for me. I paid ... more than I like to pay for a DVD--especially one with so little to offer in Special Features. (I believe there is nothing in special features because of the age of the film; DVDs were still gaining popularity when this movie was made.) I wanted my own copy of the film and prefer the DVD format to VHS. It arived separately from the rest of my Amazon order (via U.S. mail, which was just fine and very timely), and the quality of the DVD picture and sound are fine. I am pleased with the movie; I just wish it had been cheaper and that there was more to offer in terms of commentary, outtakes, behind-the-scenes footage, etc. Two DVDs come to mind immediately that are super-packed with Special Features that I just loved: "The Planet of the Apes" (Mark Wahlberg, directed by Tim Burton) and "Legally Blonde" (Reese Witherspoon). I'm pretty sure that the people who put together DVDs will recognize that the buying public prefer discs packed with extra material and will produce more complex packages that this edition of "For Richer or Poorer." That criticism aside, the movie is a must-have for a serious collector of comedy movies, and the DVD format is infinitely preferable to VHS.

For me this was two movies --- the first all tinsel and the second was much improved, a delightful spin of the fast lane turned Amish.

The bits about Jacob and Emma finding themselves and their marriage again was charming and entertaining.

Thus, 1 star for first half, 4 for second, three overall.

I think this is a very hilarious movie. Tim Allen & Kirstie Alley are perfect as the couple running away from the IRS and the movie trails the path the couple decides to take when they reside in a very traditional Amish community. They inject some life into the community; Tim helps to plow the fields with "Big-John" and Kirstie adds colour into their grey traditional clothes. It is a very humourous movie and it is touching when the couple stand together side by side when the Judge decides to pass a sentence and we know that they have truly reconciled their differences and are a couple again, no longer on the brink of divorce. Everyone should really watch this movie with their families. It is a very enjoyable movie!

This film is all that it promises. Tim Allen's ultra rich character finds himself in trouble with the IRS after his swindling accountant (Seinfeld's Wayne Knight) embezzles millions from his company. Allen and wife Kirstie Alley find themselves on the run. They end up stranded together in an Amish town. To hide, the two pretend to be Amish. This leads to many funny situations. They learn some lessons from the Amish and mend their rocky marriage. This movie was very funny and much better than I thought it would be.

As a single father struggling to raise three wonderful kids (two boys, ages 10 and 12, and one girl, age 8) -- especially in these troubling, uncertain times -- I'm always on the lookout for movies I can take them to that will a) entertain them; and b) have a positive message. There's enough negativity already in the world! Max Keeble, which I saw at a sneak preview last weekend, was a very pleasant surprise. Laugh-out-loud funny -- even for me! -- well-scripted, ably directed, and heartwarming. Bravo to all involved! I'd expect nothing less from Disney, but this movie is a rare treat. I urge everyone with kids to tkae them to see Max Keeble if they want an extremely entertaining movie, several cuts above the standard kid-aimed pap. It will be well worth your time!!

Disney's latest live action movie, "Max Keeble's Big Move" looks pretty good. The first trailor is already out. From what I understand, Max is a boy who has been picked on his whole life. But all thats about to change. Max is moving! He seeks revenge on evil ice cream men, bullies, and even his stupid principle. In the trailor, the principle says, "Your a smart boy Max Keeble... But so am I!" Plus, pop's newest teen recording artist, Myra, who's current single "Miracles Happen" can be found on the soundtrack to "The Princess Diaries", has a role as one of the schools most popular girls! I can't wait to see it. Theres more info on this movie at Disney's web site!

If I had a dime for everytime we've watched this I'd be a trillionaire and it's still funny! Our Video tape of it went kaput so we bought the DVD! Great movie. They should make a sequel!

As a single father struggling to raise three wonderful kids (two boys, ages 10 and 12, and one girl, age 8) -- especially in these troubling, uncertain times -- I'm always on the lookout for movies I can take them to that will a) entertain them; and b) have a positive message. There's enough negativity already in the world! Max Keeble, which I saw at a sneak preview last weekend, was a very pleasant surprise. Laugh-out-loud funny -- even for me! -- well-scripted, ably directed, and heartwarming. Bravo to all involved! I'd expect nothing less from Disney, but this movie is a rare treat. I urge everyone with kids to tkae them to see Max Keeble if they want an extremely entertaining movie, several cuts above the standard kid-aimed pap. It will be well worth your time!!

Disney's latest live action movie, "Max Keeble's Big Move" looks pretty good. The first trailor is already out. From what I understand, Max is a boy who has been picked on his whole life. But all thats about to change. Max is moving! He seeks revenge on evil ice cream men, bullies, and even his stupid principle. In the trailor, the principle says, "Your a smart boy Max Keeble... But so am I!" Plus, pop's newest teen recording artist, Myra, who's current single "Miracles Happen" can be found on the soundtrack to "The Princess Diaries", has a role as one of the schools most popular girls! I can't wait to see it. Theres more info on this movie at Disney's web site!

If I had a dime for everytime we've watched this I'd be a trillionaire and it's still funny! Our Video tape of it went kaput so we bought the DVD! Great movie. They should make a sequel!

I have read all reviews carefully and want to voice my opinion regarding this movie. I am an extremely overweight woman. So be it. I've accepted that and gone on with my life, but this has taken many years of trying to be someone I will never be and finally understanding that it is the person inside that counts. Those who can't see that, well they aren't worth my time. The first time I saw this movie and before we got to the end, I was a bit offended by the fat jokes, but more than being offended, I was there with Sherman. I have been the butt of many fat jokes over the years so I felt his pain. I felt the pain of Carla Purty as she sat helplessly with Sherman in that nightclub. That my friends is a sign of a well-acted, well-written movie. Yeah, sometimes we hurt! If you don't listen to all but the last few minutes of this comedy, the message at the end is important. Accept yourself, then others can accept you. Other than that, I found this movie totally delightful, funny and in true Eddie Murphy form. I am simply amazed at how versatile this actor is and he he portray so many different characters yet you find yourself absorbed in them and you start to think that they are real actors (someone other than Murphy). As far as one reviewer's comments regarding the portrayal of black people with no table manners. I'll just say I'm Caucasian and I have family members who act as bad as the Klumps did at dinner. Actually, to me, the first time I saw the movie, the dinner scenes were more offensive to me than the nightclub scene, but the second time around, I went with the flow and laughed so hard at mama, Cletus and grandma (all portrayed by Murphy). I think you need to watch this movie with an open mind. I think it just might have opened some "skinny" eyes to the pain that some of us fat folks go through and makes some of us realize we really have to only to make our own self's happy. Watch it and enjoy!

I was pleasantly surprised at how genuinely funny the entire movie was. There was so much to like, that the movie was magical. Eddie Murphy has proven himself a talent of immense proportion. I laughed hysterically as Professor Klump was dumped on by the comedian in the night club, until Eddie's brilliant performance as a deeply hurt and embarrassed Sherman made me feel ashamed and almost bought tears to my eyes! Most of the family scenes were ad-libbed and were utterly hysterical. You have to watch that scene at least 3 or 5 times to catch all of the rapid fire comic moments that come off here! Some people missed Sherman faking the cutting of his wrists. Miss Purty's reactions to all of this was classic in itself. Sherman's dance to Teddy P and his serenade of his diet dinner was heart warming. This movie is a definate classic and gets funnier with every reviewing. I've seen it about 12 to 13 times, I still laugh out loud and clap at the end.

Reviewed Date:November 2003
Studio:Universal Studios
Genre:Comedy
Exposure:Color
Running Time:96 Minutes
Rating:PG-13
Release Year:1996
Directed By:Tom Shadyac

Starring: Eddie Murphy and Jada Pinkett-Smith.

The movie takes place in a college town where Eddie Murphy plays Sherman Klump a 400 pound Professor that is in love with Professor Carla Purty played by Jada Pinkett- Smith. Carla sees Professor Klump as the beautiful person that he is.

The Nutty Professor is a very well put together film with Eddie Murphy playing seven different roles. If you want to see a good comedy The Nutty Professor is for you. There are some scene's that really put down overweight people. I have always been overweight and I did not take the scene's offensively but some people may.

There are some parts of the movie some people could find inappropriate. You may want to watch the movie before letting your children enjoy the comedy.

I give The Nutty Professor 5 stars for any adult. It is just really a funny movie any adult could find humor in. But on the other hand I give the movie a 3 ½ for children, a child being anyone under the age of 18, because of the inappropriate actions in the movie.

I have read all reviews carefully and want to voice my opinion regarding this movie. I am an extremely overweight woman. So be it. I've accepted that and gone on with my life, but this has taken many years of trying to be someone I will never be and finally understanding that it is the person inside that counts. Those who can't see that, well they aren't worth my time. The first time I saw this movie and before we got to the end, I was a bit offended by the fat jokes, but more than being offended, I was there with Sherman. I have been the butt of many fat jokes over the years so I felt his pain. I felt the pain of Carla Purty as she sat helplessly with Sherman in that nightclub. That my friends is a sign of a well-acted, well-written movie. Yeah, sometimes we hurt! If you don't listen to all but the last few minutes of this comedy, the message at the end is important. Accept yourself, then others can accept you. Other than that, I found this movie totally delightful, funny and in true Eddie Murphy form. I am simply amazed at how versatile this actor is and he he portray so many different characters yet you find yourself absorbed in them and you start to think that they are real actors (someone other than Murphy). As far as one reviewer's comments regarding the portrayal of black people with no table manners. I'll just say I'm Caucasian and I have family members who act as bad as the Klumps did at dinner. Actually, to me, the first time I saw the movie, the dinner scenes were more offensive to me than the nightclub scene, but the second time around, I went with the flow and laughed so hard at mama, Cletus and grandma (all portrayed by Murphy). I think you need to watch this movie with an open mind. I think it just might have opened some "skinny" eyes to the pain that some of us fat folks go through and makes some of us realize we really have to only to make our own self's happy. Watch it and enjoy!

I was pleasantly surprised at how genuinely funny the entire movie was. There was so much to like, that the movie was magical. Eddie Murphy has proven himself a talent of immense proportion. I laughed hysterically as Professor Klump was dumped on by the comedian in the night club, until Eddie's brilliant performance as a deeply hurt and embarrassed Sherman made me feel ashamed and almost bought tears to my eyes! Most of the family scenes were ad-libbed and were utterly hysterical. You have to watch that scene at least 3 or 5 times to catch all of the rapid fire comic moments that come off here! Some people missed Sherman faking the cutting of his wrists. Miss Purty's reactions to all of this was classic in itself. Sherman's dance to Teddy P and his serenade of his diet dinner was heart warming. This movie is a definate classic and gets funnier with every reviewing. I've seen it about 12 to 13 times, I still laugh out loud and clap at the end.

Reviewed Date:November 2003
Studio:Universal Studios
Genre:Comedy
Exposure:Color
Running Time:96 Minutes
Rating:PG-13
Release Year:1996
Directed By:Tom Shadyac

Starring: Eddie Murphy and Jada Pinkett-Smith.

The movie takes place in a college town where Eddie Murphy plays Sherman Klump a 400 pound Professor that is in love with Professor Carla Purty played by Jada Pinkett- Smith. Carla sees Professor Klump as the beautiful person that he is.

The Nutty Professor is a very well put together film with Eddie Murphy playing seven different roles. If you want to see a good comedy The Nutty Professor is for you. There are some scene's that really put down overweight people. I have always been overweight and I did not take the scene's offensively but some people may.

There are some parts of the movie some people could find inappropriate. You may want to watch the movie before letting your children enjoy the comedy.

I give The Nutty Professor 5 stars for any adult. It is just really a funny movie any adult could find humor in. But on the other hand I give the movie a 3 ½ for children, a child being anyone under the age of 18, because of the inappropriate actions in the movie.

This genuinely strange 1985 Rankin-Bass production (based on a little-known L. Frank Baum novel) certainly avoids most of the cliches associated with Christmas specials. Who'd have thought Santa Claus was raised in a Norse wood by pagan gods and faerie folk and had to battle hordes of crazy-looking demons before he could deliver any toys? I thought I knew every Christmas special by heart, but I seem to have repressed all memory of this one, aside from being traumatized by its horrifically scary monsters. Fans of stop-motion animation and Ray Harryhausen should definitely check this one out.

We taped this off of TV a long time ago. We watch it every year. My brother and I were completely convinced that this was the true story of where Santa came from. We love all of the magical characters. This is one of our favorite Christmas movies. The perfect way to answer all of your kids' Santa questions.

This has been on our Christmas shows tape for years. My brothers and I would watch it every year, along with Garfield and Charlie Brown and Rudolph. This is a classic, and I am so glad that I have finally found it, for now our scratchy 15 year old tape is not the only one in existence! A great variation from the typical ideas, enjoyable to young and old alike.

Carrot Top once again proves that he is at the top of his form with this hilarious, and equally devastatingly funny film entitled Chairman of the Board. In it, 'Top' plays a kid who has just inherited a multi-national company from a complete stranger. Those who enjoy deep, meaningful comedy will delight with the antics as Carrot Top struggles to maintain control of his company while all around him people plot to topple him from his rightfully earned position. The camera is perfectly positioned to catch each one of Carrot Top's now trademark prop gags. I was delighted to take my niece to the premier screening and it is a delight to own this DVD. What's more interesting are the subtle themes of revenge, destiny and ironic comedy woven into the fabric of this movie - a modern day Hamlet.

Truly a delight!!

I have one word to describe the experience of seeing this movie - floored. Not since "Becket" with Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole (chronicling the unsteady friendship between Henry II and the Archbishop of Canterbury in 12th century England)have I been so impressed with performances by two actors. Larry Miller plays the antagonist with such deft nuance a lesser critic would swear he couldn't act, until the climax arises wherein he chews scenery until his gums bleed. Carrot Top steals scenes and hearts with a continuous stream of hijinks, tomfoolery, and shinanigans that makes us laugh until we realize at the end of the movie that he's also taught us how to love. I've seen this movie 74 times and I asked my wife to marry me during the museum scene the 4th time we saw it in the theater. I named both of my children Larry Miller. I can recommend nothing higher, not religion, not culture, not world peace, nothing.

The only other film that is better than this film id Citizen Kane. I don't understand why people say it was not good. You have to appreciate the comic genius of Carrot Top. This is Carrot Top at his best, This is the Carrot Top I love the one who does not appear in a 1-800-COLLECT commercial.

Carrot Top once again proves that he is at the top of his form with this hilarious, and equally devastatingly funny film entitled Chairman of the Board. In it, 'Top' plays a kid who has just inherited a multi-national company from a complete stranger. Those who enjoy deep, meaningful comedy will delight with the antics as Carrot Top struggles to maintain control of his company while all around him people plot to topple him from his rightfully earned position. The camera is perfectly positioned to catch each one of Carrot Top's now trademark prop gags. I was delighted to take my niece to the premier screening and it is a delight to own this DVD. What's more interesting are the subtle themes of revenge, destiny and ironic comedy woven into the fabric of this movie - a modern day Hamlet.

Truly a delight!!

I have one word to describe the experience of seeing this movie - floored. Not since "Becket" with Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole (chronicling the unsteady friendship between Henry II and the Archbishop of Canterbury in 12th century England)have I been so impressed with performances by two actors. Larry Miller plays the antagonist with such deft nuance a lesser critic would swear he couldn't act, until the climax arises wherein he chews scenery until his gums bleed. Carrot Top steals scenes and hearts with a continuous stream of hijinks, tomfoolery, and shinanigans that makes us laugh until we realize at the end of the movie that he's also taught us how to love. I've seen this movie 74 times and I asked my wife to marry me during the museum scene the 4th time we saw it in the theater. I named both of my children Larry Miller. I can recommend nothing higher, not religion, not culture, not world peace, nothing.

The only other film that is better than this film id Citizen Kane. I don't understand why people say it was not good. You have to appreciate the comic genius of Carrot Top. This is Carrot Top at his best, This is the Carrot Top I love the one who does not appear in a 1-800-COLLECT commercial.

but they don't get significantly worse. Yes, De Palma's films are striking visually. Yes, his Hitchcock (whom I love!) homages are witty and give reason to watch his films more than once. Yes, De Palma is entertaining and full of style at all times.
That being said, time, maturity, and repeat viewings of de Palma's movies show the seams of his work more obviously. "Body Double" is a prime example; it is a film that has lost a star or two in my estimation of it over the years. It is high on style, and quite poetic at moments despite the sleazy elements on hand. All in all, however, it appears more superficial and simplistic on repeat viewings. Craig Wasson gives a terrible performance, while Melanie Griffith gives a thoroughly believable comic one. The Donnagio score is evocative of Bernard Herrmann, which is never a bad thing. The voyeuristic theme is both witty and sordid at once. Ultimately, the film is a mixed bag that de Palma fans will enjoy deconstructing.

Unlike the rather misfired experience with Dressed to Kill (which did, for some reason, please the crowds enormously), Brian De Palma's next thriller that involves risque themes is a clear parody of Hitchcock's and his own previous movies. Sometimes it seems that the director intentionally makes the audience see how derivative the film is, by hitting them over the head with the presumed "rip-offs." The only nostalgically sentimental scene of the movie, which could be related to Phantom of the Paradise (the main character's flashback about the dead heroine) stands alone amidst the general tongue-and-cheek atmosphere that doesn't take itself very seriously. The plot brilliantly combines philosophy and humor, and the movie is a rather unforgettable experience overall. Some scenes are osomewhat unpleasant to watch, but there are no unjustified allusions to pornography or sleazy situations for their own sake. Overall, this is no masterpiece, but a rather successful movie nevertheless.

...but was every one of Hitchcock's film considered great when they first came out? No. Critics started giving him more props in retrospect.

And such is the case with DePalma's crazysexybloody suspense thriller "Body Double". It is much, much better than originally thought. You have got to give it to the man for the sheer audacity of not sparing us from a thing in the graphic drill scene, but, hey, like the peeping tom Wasson, we wanted some kinda payoff of all this voyeurism...I mean, that's what the average movie viewer wants also. It gets kinda surrealistic thinking about all this who's watching who, but the upshot is--did DePalma set us up, big time! Ain't that what we want from movies, anyhoo?

Also, he set us up with several other scenes, such as with the bloody ending credits and the gravesite scene. I also think DePalma kinda thought it was 'in-jokey' to have Melanie Griffith cast in one of his most blatantly Hitchcockian (this and "Dressed to Kill", are the two) thrillers.

You are gonna have so much fun with this in DVD.