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Dude, Where's My Car?

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Ok, let's get this straight. Dude, Where's My Car? isn't shooting for the Academy's appreciation. Other than Battlefield Earth, Dude, Where's My Car? was the most scoffed film of 2000. Is it stupid? Yes. Is it intentional? Absolutely.

Seann William Scott brings his bright boy persona along with edgy Ashton Kutcher into the premiss of two very confused individuals who cannot recall where they misplaced their vehicle. After one finally realizes the plot, you too, can comprehend the oft-misunderstood title and how it relates to the plot.

All joking aside, the movie moves at a quick pace and has absolutely the funniest supporting cast. Kutcher and Scott are terrific, but the random encounters with other characters are unforgettable. Hal Sparks as a charismatic cult leader is especially funny, as well as his swooning members. There are truly too many to list.

I think the definitive moment of Dude, Where's My Car? is the Chinese drive-thru scene. For the unlearned, they drive up and order, only to be answered with "And Then!". Kutcher offers many suggestions, only to be given "And Then!" It's wonderfully repetitive,long,annoying which just gives the scene its hilarity. Also, you can immediately determine in a crowd of several of whom have seen the epic Dude, Where's My Car? by only blurting out loud "AND THEN!" Immediately those who are in your inner circle of friends will burst into laughter and the rest will be quite puzzled. Don't be left out. When your friends are quoting this movie like Billy Madison, you better be well versed on Dude, Where's My Car?

Granted, this movie is dumb. And at first glace, it makes no sense. But that's the whole beauty of it. No one said this movie was, um... thought provoking?

Jesse (Ashton Kutcher) and Chester (Seann William Scott), are two dudes with quite a vocabilary (sweet, shibby, and dude). Waking up one moring, they realize they don't remember what happened the night before, but it seems as though they got quite wasted! There's a lifetime supply of pudding in their kitchen, they have tatoos, a stripper (and don't ask if it's male or female- hard to tell!) gave them a suitcase full of money, and their girlfriends ("the twins"- Jennifer Garner and Marla Sokoloff) are pissed at them because they ruined their house and forgot their anniverary. No problem, right? After all, Jesse and Chester got them gifts. They'll just go to Jesse's car and get them. But whoops- where's the car, dude?

From then on, Jesse and Chester go on a wild chase after their car, a bunch of space dorks say they have to get the tran--- ("how can we find it if we can't pronoce it?!"), a bunch of "hot chicks", running away from lama's (or are they?), a chinese food take-out troubles.... wow, this movie is f-u-n-n-y! Isn't it?

The cast is great- Hal Sparks as Zoltan, Jennifer Garner and Marla Sokoloff as the twins, and Seann William Scott and Ashton Kutcher as Jesse and Chester. The movie also has some great tunes.

See this movie if you really want to laugh. See this movie at a party. See this movie with your friends. See this movie if you have a dumb sense of humor (like me). Just see it!

Dude, what was I thinking? I totally went against my own personal policy to avoid Ashton Kutcher in all forms. That's bad - but it gets worse. I thought this movie was funny. I actually enjoyed watched this ode to stupidity. Make no mistake about it - Dude, Where's My Car? is as stupid a movie as you could ever dream of. If it's stupid, and someone (probably a stoner) has thought of it, it's in this movie.

Here's the rundown. Jesse (Ashton Kutcher) and Chester (Seann William Scott), two total losers, wake up one morning without any memories of what they did the night before. Obviously, they were wasted - but what else is new? As the day progresses, they discover more and more clues about their wild doings the night before: they partied at their girlfriends' (Marla Sokoloff and a pre-Alias Jennifer Garner) now-thoroughly-trashed house, Jesse got to at least second base with Christie Boner (Kristy Swanson), they spent some quality time down at the Kit Kat Club, and they lost their car. Oh yeah, they also got their hands on some type of powerful alien device, walked off with a suitcase full of money belonging to a gender-challenged stripper, and threw that money around like it was the night before the apocalypse. Now their girlfriends are mad at them, a group of cultist freaks and two sets of aliens are after the alien device, the mixed-up stripper wants her, uh his, money back, and the local tough guys are revving up for an old-fashioned stoner-bashing. All the boys really want is to find their dadgummed car, get the anniversary gifts they assume they bought over to their girlfriends so they can enjoy a special treat, and possibly enjoy the pleasure a group of ugly hot chick aliens promise them in return for the alien device.

Some of the things you'll find in this movie are cultists dressed in bubble wrap spacesuits, two weird Swedish aliens, alien chicks who dress like Robert Palmer dancers, ostriches on the attack, a pot-smoking dog, and of course a fifty-foot tall alien. It really is the most ridiculous script I've ever seen. Dude, Where's My Car? makes the Bill and Ted movies look like installments of Masterpiece Theatre. I really, really wish I could tell you how much I hated the whole movie-watching experience - but, alas, I cannot. It does hurt me to say this, but Dude, Where's My Car? is a funny movie that I, as much as I hate to admit it, actually found quite entertaining.

On first viewing of this movie, I was hit w/ the remarkable blandness of alot of the jokes. It was funny, but it seemed like alot of what I saw was either revisited and rehashed humor, so I left the theater mostly dissatisfied, confused, but all in all 'eh, i didn't expect much, and i laughed a couple of times' sortof mood.

However, there's something about the film that the more times I watch, the more I find myself laughing at it, the jokes so ridiculously stupid and forgettable, that I've exactly done that, forgotten them, and a peculiar sense of laughing at something entirely new, yet revisiting an old friend, deja-vu experience happens.

Its quite forgettable, yet therein lies its charm, for how many great films can you watch over and over again, yet w/ each viewing, learning the lines by heart you lose the initial impact after each succesive watching.

Shimmy becomes an old forgotten friend, that we vaguely remember, but its still nice to visit again. Nostalgia and stupidity all wrapped together in one.

I think the actors also pull it off, the remarkably [slow] dialoge was written exactly that, [slow], but done so in a innocent and naive manner.

The characters/heros are anti-heros w/out the bitterness or moral uncertainty that most stories of our day and age present. No, you get no cynicism or failing of our human nature, no brooding negativety, or triumphing over the darkness.

You have two naive innocents, who jovially bumble thier way through the movie, and its this light-hearted tone of the writing that also welcome repeated viewings. Like old friends, whom you visit, knowing though the conversation will be insipid, will most likely inspire laughter, and someone being dunked into the pool.

stupidity? yes. bad writing? I don't think so. If you give the film a chance, and watch it for exactly what it is, it may make you laugh and smile as much as it sets out to. and you may find yourself, like me, revisiting it from time to time, and discovering its hidden charm, and unappreciated brillaince.

I loved this movie. I can remember seeing the previews at the theatre and telling myself I had to go see it. I did see it at the theatre...twice. I laughed the entire time. I now of course own the DVD and have seen it an additional 4 or 5 times. I think Seann William Scott (Chester) and Ashton Kutcher (Jesse) make a terrific duo - somewhat like Bill and Ted...who were great as well. Chester and Jesse play off of each other well, which makes the movie work. The entire movie is absolutely nonsensical, which is what makes it fun. For those of you who haven't seen the movie (and you should) I won't ruin the fun of the movie by revealing too many details. It's about two stoners (Jesse and Chester) who wake up one morning not knowing what happened the night before and Jesse can't find his car, thus setting them out on an unexpected journey to locate the car and quite possibly discovering just what happened the night before. It's an absurd adventure where bizarre characters abound and Jesse and Chester discover more than what they bargained for and realize maybe they need to cut down on the shibbying! I recommend this movie just to have some great fun!!

With minimalist setup, deft wordplay, and characterization that is brilliant in its reserved subtlety, this film is hauntingly reminiscient of the greatest works of existential literature of the past hundred years. Jesse and Chester demonstrate their astounding mastery of the craft as they assume (nay, become), what can only be described as the Vladimir and Estragon of the stoner-flick genre, simultaneously lost in their own struggles with self while bravely overcoming the conflicts thrust upon them by an uncaring world. In an overt homage to Franz Kafka's seminal novel, "The Metamorphosis," the two awake to find that they have been cheated of the ego, and, much like Gregor and Samson, are left without transportation in our modern dystopia where a car is so direly neccessary to the realization of the Freudian being. The quest that follows can be compared to "Waiting for Godot", only without the waiting, as the frantic and sometimes near incomprehesible pace of the film is set in play to satirize our own neomodern, hyperindustrial lives where one cannot pause, even for a moment, to enjoy the scenery, or, in this case, the "Shibby." It's understandable that the screenwriter had to invent the term for this masterpiece of cinema: his grasp of language makes him a modern-day Shakespeare, and he seems almost chained to the inadequacies of English prose as he struggles to connect with his audience (For anyone with an advanced degree in French Literature, you'll find the alternative language track to be quite illuminating). The acting in this film is deliberately downplayed, and it is clear that the director sought to mimic the tone (though not the qualms) of the German Minimalist theatre. Further, the extraterrestrials (or so we are to believe!) are overtly malicious in a striking parallel to Dostoyevsky's narrator in "Notes," although the Lynchesque makeup design seems, unfortunately, a distractingly obtuse addition to the otherwise restrained and dignified scenes. Alas, like Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead", this brief film serves only to awaken the viewer to the concepts to be expounded upon in the epic, four-hour sequel "Seriously Dude, Where's My Car", an opus that surely cannot be missed by anyone espousing to be of the literati.

Ashton, why did you let them put you in a movie with hair that made you look more like Demi Moore than Demi does? Oh, well, aside from that, one has to admit that DUDE WHERE'S MY CAR is one ridiculous, but funny, movie. It's so over the top and campy, you can't help but get caught up in the hilarity. Kutcher and Seann William Scott are perfect for the roles of the stupid dudes, shibby me timbers! Between them, they must have the iq of a slug, but that's what this movie needs. And it's got lots more: hot chicks from space; a macho challenge from cameo star Fabio; a collection of space nerds led by a fellow who tells everyone to make sure they're quiet when they leave cause his mother is taking a nap; a transexual stripper who speaks with a deep voice but looks pretty sexy; a herd of wild ostriches; Jennifer Garner absolutely horrible as one of the twin girlfriends (hard to believe this is the same talented actress from 13 GOING ON 30 and ALIAS). While definitely not a classic, DUDE reminded me of what Abbott and Costello or Laurel and Hardy might look like in the 21st century. So if you want to laugh and just smack yourself in the head for watching a really silly movie, this one's for you.

This movie made me laugh sooooo much. The only thing that I did not like was the ending, it kinda didn't make sense. But the actors are just naturally funny. Go watch this movie if you are ready for some laughs.

Ok, if you like movies that star two dimwitted guys involving a very crazy story and plot, then "Dude, Where's My Car" is the kind of movie for you. The film goes one step beyond and then some. Aston Kutcher plays Jesse, a character who's a bit smarter than the character of "Kelso" that Aston portrays on "That 70's Show". I'm a "That 70's Show" fan, which is one of the reasons why I bought this movie. Anyway, Jesse & Chester (Seann William Scott) wake up, completely forgetting what they did the night before ("How wasted were we?") and discovering some very strange things, such as a refrigerator full of Pudding Cups, and of course, the fact that Jesse's car is missing. The most fun you'll have with this movie is your first time viewing, since you know as much as they do as far as what the heck is going on! The film has its moments, including Jesse arguing with a Chinese drivethru intercom. ("NO AND THEN!!!!") The Shibby smoking dog was a touch much for me, but the one scene I cringe at the most is when Jesse & Chester make out with one another just so they can impress....get this...FABIO! Not the best moment of the movie. But it is full of zany characters. The most sexist name in the film has got to be "Christie Boner". She's the one who tells Jesse she saw his car..."from the backseat". These guys do have girlfriends, Wendy and Wilma (The Twins), who honestly, they don't deserve. ("You are such sucky boyfriends".) Why don't they deserve them? Well the night before they trashed the twins house and after the girls cleaned it all up they ruined it again, although unintentioanlly. I don't want to give too much away in case readers of this review have never seen the movie, as to not ruin it for them. It is pretty crazy. Guys will love what one woman does with Aston's popsicle. The movie reminds me of "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure", only not as funny. That doesn't mean you won't have a good time though. And I'm not saying I didn't enjoy it because I did. Judge for yourself. It truly is one wild ride. SWEET! DUDE!

The DVD Extras are OK. Some extended scenes show you a little more and I think they were right to take them out. Probably the best feature is the audio commentary with director Danny Leiner and Aston & Seann, but the featurette is nice too. "SHIBBY!"

Hmm... okay... where to begin...

This is the kind of self-babble I'm left with in trying to think of things to write about in this, my review of "Dude, Where's My Car?," a movie so ridiculously conceived and scripted, so reundant in it gags and one-liners, so absolutely mind-melting that to watch it is to realize a new level of stupidity. But that doesn't mean it's not fun.

There's the most basic of plots: Jesse and Chester, two stoners whose vocabulary consists of relentless utterings of "dude" and "sweet," wake up one morning to realize that Jesse's car is missing, and they have no recollection of the previous night. As they set out to find the car, they begin to piece together the silly, unbelievably outrageous events of the previous night, from a tryst in a strip club with a transsexual stripper who gave them a suitcase full of cash, to encounters with different groups of nerdy, busty, and macho aliens, all demanding from them a device known as the continuum transfunctioner.

And that's it, the entire plot of the movie, mixed in with some truly hearty laughs and some good yet goofy acting from two guys who know what they're doing. The movie works for the simple reason that Ashton Kutcher (Jesse) and Seann William Scott (Chester) do such a good job of acting completely stupid that they sell us on the whole stoner appearance of the movie. A film like this can't work without the mentality to back it up, and the absence of that mentality is just what it needs.

There are laughs, and while some of them are forced, there are those that succeeded in getting more than just a chuckle out of me. The two guys' mentality is one gag, but the movie also makes us laugh by playing their girlfriends, known as "The Twins," to be just as air-headed as they are. A chinese fast food drive-thru results in an hilarious explosion of anger, while the whole girls-with-big-hoo-hoos mentality runs throughout.

There's really not a whole lot more to say about this movie... it's stupid, it's ridiculous... it makes its characters out to be heroes in the most contrived situations imaginable, and there's no shortage of brainless dialogue and actions. But, for what it's worth, it's not a total waste of time, and I found myself laughing in all the right places.