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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (Full Screen Special Edition)

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4 star:		(52)
3 star:		(39)
2 star:		(40)
1 star:		(108)

 

 

First of all, I think the other reviewers who gave this movie such a bad rating were maybe taking the movie too seriously or something. I thought it was very funny and I personally did not like the first one because I did not think it was nearly as funny.
Give the movie a shot. If you rent it and after watching it you hate it, then you are only out about $3.

The "Charlie's Angels" films are much like the opera. You either love it or hate it. I personally like 'em (this film was much better than "The Matrix Reloaded". That movie was pure geekboy trash (yes, I got all the metaphysical monkey crap & I still hated it)).

In "Full Throttle", the Angels are hired by the Justice Department to retrieve a set of titanium rings that have secured files (once hooked up and downloaded onto a computer) of all the applicants of the witness protection program. If fallen into the wrong hands, these files can be bought and sold at a mighty high price.

The film itself, just like the original, doesn't take itself seriously (come on people, its based on a jiggly 70's T.V. show for God's sake!). The Angels do have there own personal problems, among the best of them is, Dylan worrying if the Angels might be splitting up (Dylan has a vision of the future Angels, among them, her being teamed up with the Olsen twins!). The soundtrack is great including songs from Rob Zombie, Loverboy, The Beach Boys, and Pink.

The action is, sadly, what bogs the movie down. It's great to have a cool action sequence in a film like this, but, when the film relies way, way too much on "Matrix" style fighting and "Bullit" Time slow-motion, you can't help, but, role your eyes and feel there should be something original in its place. The action is also way too cartoonish. I'm not a big fan of motorcross but even I know a cyclist can't do a handstand, pull out a gun, fire off three shots, turn back around, and land perfectly on the ground! If there is a third film, McG should calm the action down quite a bit(how about just a plain old shoot out or bar fight w/ no slow-motion?) and have a good solid plotline (how about something along the lines: The Angels have to catch a killer who is slowly wiping out former Angel members). Overall, the movie is worth the rent.

I was surprised to see so many one star reviews for this movie. Personally I really thought it was good, but being a Lucy Liu fan makes a difference. I thought the second one was as good as the first -and it was more sexy.

McG (Hot Wheels, Fast Lane) directed this sequel to his first film which was well received but the critics and the public. This film has the same flashing cuts, shots and fast action that it is really eye candy for the audiences.

The other thing this movie has going for it is the ability to make the absurd fun and believable in the story of the movie. It is funny and sharp and it looks like all three angels are having great fun doing this movie.

Cameron Diaz (Shred 1 & 2, Vanilla Sky) , Drew Barrymore (E.T., Everafter, Batman Forever) and Lucy Liu (Chicago, Kill Bill, Alley McBeal) are fantastic, funny, witty, sharp and energetic. They bring color and amazing electricity to the screen. Drew and Cameron look like they have known each other for years. And Drew really shines in this film with an emotional side that saves the lives of her co-workers.

Now this movie has agreat villan and played by a talented and fine looking actress named Demi Moore (GI Jane, Hunchbakc of Notre Dame) Demi is funny and amazingly evil. (Not to mention she looks good in a bikini on the beach! Her ex - Bruce Willis (Die Hard 1, 2 & 3) even makes an appearance..although short.

Crispen Glover (Back To the Future, Willard) is cleverly back as well as Mat Lablanc (Lost In Space, Friends) from the first film. They are hysterical. John Cleese (Die Another Day, Harry Potter 1, 2 & 3) and Robert Patrick (Terminator 2, X-Files) are new comers who add to the story and are quite funny.

The worst part of the movie was Bernie Mac (Life, Oceans Eleven). Why was he cast as Bosley? Why him? Gross! I know there was a problem with the studio or stars about Bill Murry - But he was a much better Bosley. Just ignore him......and the movie is really good.

The DVD extras are amazing. Deleted scenes, costumes, special effects, bloopers and behind the scenes of the stunts and cycles are amazing Just as fun as the movie itself. Watch all of it too! This is a good movie and DVD to have! (11-12-03)

After seeing this agonizing "mess" of excess and absurdity, I was actually curious about the commentaries--Good Lord, there's a WRITER's commentary included here--since I wondered how anyone could comment about this scary piece of CGI fecal matter. I've actually spent more time trying to figure out how to express myself on amazon.com that they would print than I did watching the movie. It's just that bad.

Thankfully, FULL THROTTLE "underperformed" at the box office (studio lingo that it tanked), so the universe will not be subjected to another CHARLIE'S ANGELS film. Otherwise, I think we could be subjected to some form of supernatural plague of cosmic retribution for this gastric emission.

THE CANNONBALL RUN was the first movie I saw where I thought the people who made the movie had more fun than anyone actually watching it. FULL THROTTLE amps that sentiment up to a millionth degree (just watch the bimbo eruptions in the closing credits). Yikes.

These movies make the original TV shows look like classical theatre.

This movie was by far one of the worst movies I have even seen in a movie theater (second only to He Got Game and Cabin Fever). I know, I know, this movie isn't meant to be realistic or have a riviting plot...but COME ON!

The plot was atricious, the dialog was cliched and pathetic, the acting was horrible, and it was obvious the director had made his money directing music videos. What the hell is McG anyway?

I admit, I didn't go into this movie with high expectations, but I was still hugely disappointed. I liked the first movie because of Bill Murray (who was inadequately replaced with Bernie Mac) and the action scenes, which I thought was very well choriographed. The action scenes in this movie however were very (and I'm talking VERY) unrealistic, overdone, and copied from other movies. I don't look for realism in action movies, but this was just so over the top I couldn't help it.

The other thing that made me mad about this movie was I couldn't get over the sense that the makers of the movie were targeting the male audience, and suckering them into paying to watch a terrible movie just to see scantily clad women. There are many GOOD movies that I can watch for that and still enjoy the movie. Bottom line, if a crappy movie has pretty girls in it, it's still a crappy movie.

Do not waste your time with this movie. If you just want to see the girls, see the first one. If you want to actually see a good action movie, there are tons out there that are a lot better than this.

What is this film about?! It's just the worse thing I've seen for ages. It doesn't even enter into "so bad it's good" territory as it is just plain bad. It has nothing to do with "Charlies Angels" other than that it is about three good-looking women... It's loaded with Matrix-style effects for no reason other than to say "Look at the budget we spent on this crap!"
An absolute embarrassment for all concerned.
Also: I'm afraid to say that comedy legend John Cleese, it seems, is happy to appear in any old barrel of trash nowadays, which is an absolute shame. Same goes for Rowan Atkinson (although, surprisingly, he doesn't appear in this movie...)
Please stop this "McG" idiot from making any more movies ever again. In another time this would have killed the careers of Barrymore, Diaz and Liu.

This is the worst movie I have ever watched.. It was far from the first one, the story is weak and unbelievable ... it does not have a contincency, action scenes are terrible .. the only good thing is for this movie is the fabolous Demi Moore.. One wonders what happened to the angels in time.. there was a scene between Drew and old angel from the series and you realized there, these angels simply won`t do, they are lack the beauty... especially Ms.Diaz....

I sat down with a large bowl of popcorn, hoping to blow off a couple of hours of a cold fall afternoon. After about 20 minutes of this wretched mess, I was finishing my popcorn with one hand and holding down the fast forward button with the other. I really did not want much from the film, just to be entertained. However, while the first Charlie's Angels film was mildly entertaining, but this movie manages to be both insipid and boring. Trust me, the other, more detailed, negative reviews here are not writers trying to show off by trashing a harmless movie, "Full Throttle" really is as awful as they all say .

All the main actors put in a well-done, comedic job. Drew Barrymore is sexy, and so is Cameron Diaz, and all the angels are so wonderful to watch. This is a particularly silly film that is fun to watch when you just want to relax and have a good laugh. I LOVED the "Cape Fear" parodies. Those were soooooo funny! I am a huge fan of the thriller starring De Niro and Nolte, and there are these very funny parodies of the film throughout "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle". GREAT MOVIE!! Recommended for anyone with a silly, lighthearted, fun sense of humor. :)