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Summary: She;s The One Everyone Should Want (to be like)
Review: Since this is a standup act, i dont think theres technically any spoilers to give. But in case i run across something that might make a joke less funny ill put my regular ###s around it so you can skip over that if youd like.
"I'm The One That I Want" is one of the three dvds of Margaret Chos work that i know of. Ive only seen one other (Notorious C.H.O.) so far while the other im waiting for when im in the mood for some standup again. Ive also seen her on Comedy Central a time or two and watched her tv show "All American Girl". Does it show im a fan? LOL! ;D
But this was a different Margaret than i had seen before. She had her usual topic that outlines all of her shows: Acceptance. Acceptance for gays, acceptance for Asians, acceptance for overweight people, especially women in her industry. Im not a regular part of any of these worlds (Im pretty average in my weight, im not Asian, and i live in the midwest where if you even have a homosexual thought they crucify you), but somehow whenever Margaret speaks i can relate it to my own life somehow. Its all about wanting to love and be loved.
What was different about this show was that it was after her television series had been cancelled. So, while the first half hour or so was about homosexual lifestyle, the bulk of the show was about her being Asian and an overweight woman. She isnt afraid to point out the steriotypes. She spoke about how people hadnt seen an Asian role model like her before because she ###"...didnt play the violin. I didnt f"k Woody Allen."### She also mentioned how much the producers worried about her weight and how much they made her worry about her weight. It was a devistating thing when her show got cancelled because she was replaced by Drew Carrey who she says she loves but she still quips ###"They cancelled my show and replaced me with Drew Carrey because hes so skinny."###
Margaret talks openly about her hardships during these hard times. The standup becomes her own little soapbox like usual, but this time it feels more effective (at least for a Cho fan who cares a lot about her). Her routine slips back and forth between funny and serious. A couple of times people werent sure if she was making a joke or not so nervous laughter could be heard in small protions throughout the presentation. This was definently a theraputic act for Margaret and, after hearing what she went through, im glad she survived to tell her tale.
In the end Margaret comes to terms with who she is and the world around her. Even her wieght is no longer an issue. ###"Loosing ten pounds is a full time job so im handing in my two weeks notice and walking out the door."### She even has some funny revelations. She tells a story of one of her first jobs was presenting on a lesbian cruise. She says she slept with one of the women on board so she ###"...went through this whole thing am i straight? Am i gay? And then i realized, im just slutty."### Through the pain Margaret is still able to joke about herself. And the impressions of her mother are always worth the watch. Couldnt get through a review without mentioning those. ;D She does use a lot of vulgarity and she isnt afraid to say anything, just for some fair warning.
Margaret decides "Im The One That I Want" and theres no reason for her to be any other way.
Rating: 
Summary: Decent material before she really finds her voice
Review: I was a captive audience to this pathetic pile of flotsam and I might just as well have watched any of her earlier futile attempts at humour and gotten equally nothing out of them. Okay then Maggie, we get it, your mom has an accent and you like homosexuals and don't support our president and you're no longer proud to be an American; so who's keeping you here? Keep the politics and inane opinions out of your act and start trying to be funny again instead of just plain sad.
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Summary: worst peice of crap
Review: Margaret Cho describes the rise and fall of her TV show "All-American Girl," her close ties with the gay community, being Asian-American, and her dead-pan impersonations of her mother. By far one of the funniest stand-up films around, what makes this a great film is that she lets the audience see her human side. It takes much courage to discuss the whirlwind of emotions as well as the physical and mental stresses surrounding her failed TV show -- the producers said she was too fat to play herself, she wasn't Asian enough, the alcoholism, the hospital time. To go through that hell and still come out strong and with your sense of humor intact and then want to share it...she is to be admired.This is one film that I truly can watch over and over. Even though I know the jokes and though my friends and I quote some of the lines to one another (the line about Gwen will drive you mad!!!), I still laugh so hard and so loud and wipe the tears from my eyes. The DVD extras are also worth watching. A definite winner!
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Summary: Talented Speaker, Boring Comedian
Review: Margaret Cho is a very talented speaker. She can communicate a message clearly and effectively, and that is exactly what she did in "I'm the One That I Want." It was not funny. She didn't make any jokes. She told stories in a way that I personally found to be very annoying. As noted by other reviewers, all of her material alternates between mostly personal gay stories or fills in with other stories about her personal life. I don't care about her life or personal stories more than I would anyone else. I didn't need to watch an hour and a half of boring life stories from someone I don't even know. I already get enough of that in real life.
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