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Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Ain't no joke
Review: This for me was one of the worst movies I have seen in a long long time. Where do I start, the jokes were not funny, the acting was bad, the plot was rubbish. They tried to rehash pieces from the first movie which just looked embarrassing for everyone. I pity anyone associated with this movie. It is not my job to look for redeeming qualities in these movies. I paid my money under the pretext I was going to get a few laughs and what I got was something like a police academy movie/sequel, that's fine if police academy is your thing but Dumb and Dumber is nothing like that.
This is a disaster movie for everyone; the only thing it succeeded in doing was reaffirming the Farrelly brother's status as one of the great comedy teams operating today

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: bomb
Review: what a big mistake renting this drivel was.i hated this movie. number one on worst movie ever list.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Unexpectedly Good Movie
Review: I thought this movie was gonna suck, due to lack of Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, and other people's sad expectations, but i laughed my ass off when i watched it. I thought the actor performances were great and nothing seemed corny. That woman from saturday night live (principal's girlfriend) is in it (sorry, forgot her name), and she was hilarious. It also had a lot to do with Dumb and Dumber, the original, but it was its own movie in a sense.

People!!! If you say the movies was great damn it, give it 4 or 5 stars, not freakin' 3!!!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: 2.5/5 stars - surprising "childish" prequel to great orig...
Review: Want to hear something funny? I laughed at "Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd." In fact, at about four scenes I was rolling over in laughter. And not just me -- people in front of and behind me were roaring in laughter, too.

It's not a good movie. It's understandably hated. But to name it the 68th worst movie ever (according to the Internet Movie Database) is shameful. I have seen far worse. Yes, the movie is filmed in the distinct style of a bad movie. It has a bad script. Most of its jokes are bad. It's essentially a bad movie. But it's not awful. And when I left, I had a smile on my face, because I had expected a depressing comedy and I got a goofy, good-natured one with a few good gags and a lot of good spirit. In its essence, it is quite easy to watch and -- perhaps -- just a little bit fun.

I say this not out of prior prejudice, as much as I may have enjoyed the first installment, but out of surprise, because I expected it to give a bad name to the first film, "Dumb and Dumber" (1994). I read all the bad reviews before going into "Dumb and Dumberer." I didn't expect to laugh a single minute time, and I expected it to be a pale imitation of its predecessor.

I did laugh. Not much, but I did. And it's not a pale imitation of the first film--it isn't nearly as solid in direction (thanks to the absence of the Farrelly Brothers), but this is a good thing. If it had been, it would have been depressing. It's an energetic and short little film that actually, believe it or not, entertains, despite its insanely mediocre plot.

It's 1986. Lloyd (Olsen) lives with his stepfather (Luis Guzman), the local high school janitor. Rushing to catch the bus for school one day, he turns around a corner and (literally) bumps into Harry Dunne (Derek Richardson), a homeschooler whose first day of school begins on that very day. Lloyd gets his tooth chipped when they bump into each other and immediately they are best pals.

As Lloyd shows Harry the ropes at school, Principal Collins (Eugene Levy) sets up a "special needs" program at the school as a way of cheating his way to a 100,000 dollar grant from a pay program, which -- unbeknownst to him -- is all just an FBI sting. The cafeteria cook (Chery Oteri), who is also Collins' lover, plays teacher to Harry, Lloyd and a band of other "special" kids. Meanwhile, Harry and Lloyd's friendship starts to blossom.

You want to know the scene that had my hysterically laughing in this film? It's the most juvenile scene in the entire movie, and I know this, but it was great. Bob Saget ("Full House") plays the uptight father of Jessica, Harry's wannabe love interest. Invited to dinner at their house, Harry accidentally spreads melted chocolate all over the bathroom wall. After leaving, Saget walks in and sees it, completely freaks out, and starts to curse up a storm. Let's just say that he thinks it is something other than chocolate covering his bathroom.

Ah, yes. Potty humor. How ineffective it was in "Daddy Day Care" and how joyful it is here. Sometimes it's too silly and childish. Other times it's funny. I can't help it. Quoting the tagline for "Wayne's World" (1993), "You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll hurl." I did all three. Well, almost.

I thought it was just I. But no, other people were laughing, too. Not just kids in the theater, but also parents and the attendants of the snack area in the screening room.

I cherish "Dumb and Dumber," the original, because I find its buddies lovable and its goofiness contagious. I am a big fan of the buddy movie sub genre, specifically the Odd Couple stuff. "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" (1987) will always be considered a classic in my book. So will "Dumb and Dumber," simply because I think it set out exactly what it tried to do, and it's the type of movie that puts me in a good mood no matter what. It puts a smile on my face.

"Dumb and Dumberer" is not in its league. It's too childish, too crude, too immature, too plain stupid. But y'know what? It sure is a lot dumber than the first film. Perhaps even dumberer. Like I said above, after reading the negative press about this film I really expected a shameless cash-in on the original. In a way, that's what I got. But I admire this film's spirit. It knows it's nothing great. And it didn't harm me, despite all its crude humor and childish jokes. In a way, it's almost admirable because the director, Troy Miller, managed to create a film that plastered a goofy little grin on my face without disgusting me like "Daddy Day Care" did, a "family" comedy minus the laughs. This one works, in an odd sort of way. And, for once, a film title lives up to its name. This movie is certainly dumberer than the first.

Note: I seem to be praising this film. I'm not. It is merely a mediocre comedy. I withhold its flaws in my review specifically because it surprised me very much and, despite being an undoubtedly bad movie, I don't necessarily find it harmful in any way, shape or form. It's a goofy little comedy with a smaller heart than the first but a heart nevertheless. I give it a bad rating because it trips more than it succeeds. But I will add a disclaimer to this review: It's not as bad as you think...and you may be surprised. This film puts a small little smile on your face.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: When Bob Saget says ____,People listen
Review: Okay, nothing I can say about the basics of this movie will be anything different than other reviews. But I'm saying , get this, get this alone for the classic scene where Bob Saget says one of the 7 (now, six, actually) words you can't say on television, repeatedly, and to excess, over and over, until your sides burst from the sheer shock and laughter of it all. Also, two dumb guys have great misadventures and the blonde girl is channeling Marsha Brady all the way, plus she's quite perky. Very perky.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Thsi was way better than dumb and dumber
Review: This was a great movie, I really enjoyed it. I laughed the whole movie and almost got kicked out of the theatre. I would recomend it to anybody.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Not the same as 1st movie but VERY funny!
Review: Although it doesn;t have Jim Carey - it''s still a super funny movie. And it's great seeing how Harry and Lloyd meet for the first time. There's also Eugene Levy from American Pie who plays the principle. He's hilarious.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: if harry and loyde went to high school id magine it like tha
Review: great story, great actors pretty funny, i just dont see why people hated it so much. its a good preaqual. im not saying its better than dumb and dumber but it still pretty good. i can see why this movie didnt come out first though. it actually worth watching. not like that crap how high!!!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: FUNNYS MOVIE EVER!!!!!!
Review: this movie tells people everywhere that to watch a movie and not think is ok. i laughed the whole way through this movie. anyone who thinks this movie is stupid does not know comedy.lol

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: It's Good Fun!
Review: Entertaining prequel to Rob Reiner's classic WHEN HARRY MET SALLY hits the mark more often than it misses, emerging as one of the more amusing romantic comedies of recent years. Olsen is merely ok filling in for Billy Crystal, but Meg Ryan's absence actually works to the film's benefit.


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