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The Adventures of Pluto Nash was shelved for nearly two years, and when it was finally released, hardly anyone noticed. In the interim, Eddie Murphy made the marginally better Showtime and started fishing for a career revival that wasn't a sequel to his previous hits. In the satirical, lunar-colony hash of Pluto Nash, Murphy's a variant of Casablanca's Rick Blaine in the year 2087, happily running the moon's hottest nightclub, refusing a buyout offer from a greedy gambler, and suffering the consequences with his sidekick robot (Randy Quaid in yet another thankless role) and newest employee (Rosario Dawson, before doing similar time in Men in Black II). A visual hybrid of Total Recall and A.I., this nearly laughless comedy would be a total write-off if it weren't for Murphy's stalwart attempt to jump-start the flagging humor. He's got the chops of a superstar, but only when his collaborators are on the same page. --Jeff Shannon
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Set on the moon in the year 2087, the action/adventure comedy "Pluto Nash" stars Eddie Murphy as the title character, an audacious nightclub owner who finds himself in hot water when he refuses to sell his club to the local mob.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
OK, first of all, I have to qualify my point of view: get this-- I am a huge fan of good, funny sci-fi flicks. I have to shake my head and wonder what the f*^k those folks that bashed this movie were expecting? I mean really. I was expecting (hoping for) complete silliness. This delivers nonsense in great heaps. If you are an Eddie Murphy fan, then this is Eddie at his most absurd! If you liked the Fifth Element, this is even better! The effects are great, the chick is FINE, and the jokes are non-stop. I laughed out loud I don't know how many times.
For those of you that gave this anything less than four stars, I say you are doing the rest of us a disservice. You should watch films that are more suited to your tastes. Geez!
For those of you that gave this anything less than four stars, I say you are doing the rest of us a disservice. You should watch films that are more suited to your tastes. Geez!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By doppelganger
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
It's a two or three star movie, but I enjoyed it so that's all that counts. It was a dumb movie, but entertaining. Need I go on? As for the production value; no complaints. It would be nice to see the "Sixth Element" or "Starship Troopers II", but I don't think I'm going to get my wish. So cheesy movies like this and Tremors III will do. You can tell their reach was further than their grasp and there is a little money thrown at the movie. The CGI is nice, acting was what you'd expect. I didn't belly laugh or anything but maybe a giggle. What else can I say?
As for everyone who hated Pluto Nash; what did you expect?
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Gully
Format:DVD
I have been a fan of Eddie Murphy for ages. I won't say he can do no wrong, but it is rare indeed when he does. My kids love the Donkey from Shrek- thank heavens they haven't seen his "blue" side ("Raw")
I'm also a bigtime science fiction fan. So the idea of Murphy in outer space was an inspired one. He was kind of an even more wiseacre Han Solo in this one, and I liked that.
Yeah, the script was a bit on the weak side, but Eddie's rapid-fire wit and the looney cavalcade of supporting players gave the proceedings an affable air of goofiness that was often infectious.
I could have done without some of the toilet humor, though.
While "Pluto Nash" may not be "out of this world", it is still a "blast".
I'm also a bigtime science fiction fan. So the idea of Murphy in outer space was an inspired one. He was kind of an even more wiseacre Han Solo in this one, and I liked that.
Yeah, the script was a bit on the weak side, but Eddie's rapid-fire wit and the looney cavalcade of supporting players gave the proceedings an affable air of goofiness that was often infectious.
I could have done without some of the toilet humor, though.
While "Pluto Nash" may not be "out of this world", it is still a "blast".
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
good eddie murphy movie
if you like eddie murphy movies this is a good one to have. it revolves around resort city on the moon
Published 8 days ago by bob
4.0 out of 5 stars
Rare find:
Eddie Murphy made many movies, this was his first sci-fi. It is a" must have" to add to any collection.
Published 17 days ago by R. Colbert
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great time killer
When you just want to kill time but you're in the mood for sci-fi this is a good time killer.
The comedy parts don't rely on Murphy himself as the sole source. Read more
The comedy parts don't rely on Murphy himself as the sole source. Read more
Published 28 days ago by samuel vain
5.0 out of 5 stars
Family favorite
I bought it to silence all the family night requests. I was not disappointed. They are quiet now.
Good service, thanks.
Good service, thanks.
Published 1 month ago by bearfat
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Movie
This is a good movie. As "Biggie" said, what were the people who bashed this movie expecting. This is something like a SPOOF people! Read more
Published 1 month ago by idthkr
1.0 out of 5 stars
A Waste of Time
The worst part of this movie can be summed up by a question: what is it trying to be? At times I thought it was supposed to be a comedic kid movie. Read more
Published 1 month ago by stelatonmave
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
good movie, seen it few years ago and decided i wanted the dvd. i would recommend it to anyone who likes Eddie Murphy
Published 2 months ago by B. Gannon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hysterical!!!
This is one of my favorite Eddie Murphy movies. I enjoy his style of humor and the robot bodyguard is a riot. Read more
Published 3 months ago by PJSimon
3.0 out of 5 stars
Dumber than dirt
after watching this, i see why it was a bomb at the box office. I hope Eddie Murphy does not make a sequal
Published 4 months ago by Walter H. Sacilowski
3.0 out of 5 stars
one of the biggest bombs ever but it's not that bad...
This one cost 100 million to make and made 2 million back , making it one of the biggest bombs ever. However it's not a truly terrilbe movie. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Michael Dobey
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