Although it's been three years since we last saw Bridget (Renée Zellweger), only a few weeks have passed in her world. She is, as you'll remember, no longer a "singleton," having snagged stuffy but gallant Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) at the end of the 2001 film. Now she's fallen deeply in love and out of her neurotic mind with paranoia: Is Mark cheating on her with that slim, bright young thing from the law office? Will the reappearance of dashing cad Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) further spell the end of her self-confidence when they're shoved off to Thailand together for a TV travel story? If such questions also seem pressing to you, this sequel will be fairly painless, but you shouldn't expect anything fresh. Director Beeban Kidron and her screenwriters--all four of them!--are content to sink matters into slapstick, with chunky Zellweger (who's unflatteringly photographed) the literal butt of all jokes. Though the star still has her charms, and some of Bridget's social gaffes are amusing, the film is mired in low comedy--a sequence in a Thai women's prison is more offensive than outrageous--with only Grant's rakish mischief to pull it out of the swamp. --Steve Wiecking
The sailor man with the spinach can! The legendary beloved anvil-armed sailor of the seven seas comes magically to life in this delightful musical starring Robin Williams as Popeye who meets all challenges with the unshakable philosophy 'i yam what I yam and that's all that I yam'. Shelley Duvall is Popeye's devoted long-limbed sweetie Olive Oil one of the familiar and loveable characters who joins Popeye in his adventures in the harbour town of Sweethaven. Meet Wimpy an
With spies like these who needs enemies? They're double agents without a sneaking suspicion of their assignment. But if it has anything to do with comedy it's sure to be ""mission accomplished"" for Saturday Night Live alumni Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd romping through their first movie together. As two government desk jockeys who cheat their way through a civil-service entry exam and (incredibly) become globetrotting undercover operatives Aykroyd and Chase generate the verv
An iconoclastic young man (Cary Grant) who's engaged to a snooty heiress (Doris Nolan) discovers he's really in love with his fiance's down-to-earth sister (Katharine Hepburn) in director George Cukor's stylish comedy...
After a series of Broadway flops, songwriter Bert Hanley goes to work at a musical camp for young performers. Inspired by the kids, he finds an opportunity to regain success by staging an altogether new production.
Dan Aykroyd is running the asylum and ruling the airwaves as a mental patient turned talk-radio shrink in this Michael Ritchie comedy of loony proportions co-starring Charles Grodin Donna Dixon Walter Matthau and Chevy Chase. When asylum inmate John Burns (Aykroyd) intercepts a call to his psychiatrist he brashly impersonates the good doctor. And he does such a good job that he's given an offer to fill in for a stressed-out Beverly Hills celebrity psychologist (Grodin) as the hos
England has been overrun by a pandemic with no apparent cure. As the infection continues to spread, safety - for a lucky few - looms in the form of a damaged 747 set to seek solace abroad. It's only once the plane is airborne that the survivors discover the infection made it onto the flight with them. As the survivors begin to take sides and try to impress their desires on one another, it becomes clear they're in as much danger from each other as they are from the infection. Shot through with an uncomfortably intimate tension, The Carrier mixes classic elements of the best apocalyptic movies with its own unique flourishes to create a film that feels both reminiscent of the masters of the genre and fresh enough to be consider a roaring in its own right. Tight direction by Anthony Woodley combines with a strong script to bring character and emotion to the forefront and deliver a very human story amid the spread of infection. As the death toll rises and, with the plane forced to land, a battle against the infected reveals the darkest traits of humankind.
Wayne's World (1992): Wayne and Garth the horny heavy metal-loving teenage heroes of the popular ""Saturday Night Live"" skit hit the big screen. They're still doing their cable-access show out of the Wayne's basement in Aurora Illinois; only now a sleazy TV executive named Benjamin Oliver wants a piece of the action. As the babe 'n' band obsessed adolescents negotiate the shark-infested waters of network television Wayne finds 'amore' in the form of a heavy metal femme fat
In debt. In danger. In deep. Trent a young club promoter finds himself in debt to a loan shark named Benny. After being threatened that he must obtain the money Trent must find a way to pay Benny without letting his father a prominent politician know his job or that he is no longer in school. Trent is saved from the loan shark by a sexy female night-club owner named Kyria. He becomes one of her ""call boys"" as long as Kyria pays off his debt. However everything changes
Episodes Comprise: 1. Bosom Buddies 2. My Brother My Sister Myself 3. Loathe Thy Neighbor 4. Macho Man 5. What Price Glory? 6. Kip and Sonny's Date 7. Beauty and the Beasts 8. Revenge 9. Amy's Career 10. Gotta Dance 11. Sonny Boy 12. How Great Thou Art 13. Kip Quits 14. Only the Lonely 15. The Rewrite 16. The Show Must Go On 17. The Hospital 18. Best Friends 19. Cahoots
Comedy superstar Dan Aykroyd stars as a mild-mannered professor of chivalry and infamous underworld pimp in the hilarious comic romp Doctor Detroit. When Professor Clifford Skridlow (Aykroyd) accidentally gets conned into taking on the persona of 'Doctor Detroit' he soon finds himself up to his neck in luscious ladies the Chicago Mob and a notorious crime czar called 'Mom' (Kate Murtagh). It's comedic chaos all the way as Aykroyd attempts to juggle two very different career paths without losing his life or his mind. From the producers of The Blues Brothers and co-starring Donna Dixon and Fran Drescher comes the laugh-out-loud film about a man committed to making the world safe for insanity.
In 1956 the title of his latest film, Up in the World accurately described Norman Wisdom's career. This was the great British comedian's fourth hit in as many years, this time finding himself employed as window cleaner to Lady Banderville (Ambrosine Phillpotts). Apart from having hundreds of windows to polish, things would be going fine for Norman if it weren't for the endless practical jokes played by Lady Banderville's son, Sir Reginald (Michael Caridia). However, when the irritating Regie is kidnapped, Norman has the chance to prove himself a hero, and it just might impress Jeannie Andrews too, his beautiful co-star Maureen Swanson, then making a name for herself in A Town Like Alice and The Spanish Gardener (both 1956). By now Norman Wisdom was set on a winning formula, working with much the same team as on his three previous smashes, including Jerry Desmonde as Major Willoughby, who had starred in both Trouble in Store (1953) and Man of the Moment (1955). Later, in Carry On Regardless (1961) Desmonde would make a single appearance with another British comedy institution, and interestingly Ambrosine Phillpotts would be there in the same film. Norman meanwhile, would go on to his good fortune in Just My Luck (1957). --Gary S. Dalkin
Experience all the full-throttle flame-spitting wall-hitting action of the 2007 NHRA Powerade Championship in this incredible highlights package. From the edge-of-the-seat drama of the 17-round countdown to the eight top competitors to the crowning of 2007's Champions - this season review has it all. The Top Fuel dragsters covering the quarter mile in 4.5 seconds and hitting 330mph produced one of the most unpredictable title battles ever. Defending champ Tony ""The Sarge"" Schumacher faced season-long challenges from the likes of J.R Todd ""Hot"" Rod Fuller Brandon Bernstein Melanie Troxel Larry Dixon and more. The outcome wouldn't be known until the very end of a season which saw no fewer than nine drivers score victories. The Funny Cars saw triumph and tragedy the incredible performances of Ron Capps Robert Hight John Force and his rookie daughter Ashley overshadowed by the loss of Eric Medlen. Despite their sadness the drivers gave it their all for a truly exceptional championship battle - including one who felt the full 'Force' of the wall! There's also complete reviews of the Pro Stock season with the likes of Greg Anderson Jason Line Jeg Coughlin and Dave Connolly running the quarter mile at more than 200mph in just 6.5 seconds! And then there's the two-wheel action as the motorcycles speed to 100mph in one second and race side-by-side at 200mph-plus! Bonus features include a photo album plus tributes to Eric Medlen and veteran Wally Parks
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