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Flypaper

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Yes,it borrows the crossed stories structure from Pulp Fiction,so what ? The technique made history and many films have used it without harm whatsoever to their plots/stories.Plus,you get to see Lucy Liu at her sweetest and youngest,with some nudity and sexual scenes.If you?re a fan of this hot asian chick,you?ll go nuts about this movie (I did).

Well, "Flypaper" is another "Pulp Fiction" wannabe--a little more funny, a little less bloody, which is probably the best thing about the movie. That and John McGinley's cartoonish reduction from human being to Wile E. Coyote (the funniest bit is when he plummets into the street from a moving ambulance . . . watch carefully to see a shoe pop off.) With a series of overlapping storylines--none of which is particularly compelling--the movie is less a narrative and more a teenager's intoxicated Saturday night romp from one adventure to another. The cast is quite capable, and even cable TV junk-movie favorite Craig Sheffer manages to turn in a decent performance, though Lucy Liu and "Ferris Bueller"'s Jeffrey Lewis are particularly engaging in smaller bits. Of course, the movie also benefits from a lack of Quentin Tarantino, as well as the wonderfully dependable Robert Loggia. There is no ultra-hip soundtrack (a truly cheesy techno track is about all we get), and other than getting to see Ms. Liu nude, there's no real point to the sex scenes, meaning that the "adultness" of the movie seems gratuitous. Still, I've seen worse ("Body of Evidence"), meaning that the movie is worth a look rented from the library or seen on cable.

Contrary to what folks have been saying about this movie (i.e. it imitates "Pulp Fiction"), it is very funny, very original in spots, and talented (as opposed to "Pulp Fiction"). It is also a spoof on many movies. The actors are very obviously enjoying themselves, and some of the performances are actually masterful, most notably Graig Sheffer's. The script is very witty, and the story is riveting if only you watch this movie the way movies are supposed to be watched, i.e. attentively and from the beginning. Sheffer's "Where's your boyfriend? Hey, boyfriend!" will have you in stitches - if you've been REALLY watching the film up to that point. And John C. McGinley's monologue on why his relationship with his bride is anything but normal is bittersweet in addition to being hilarious.

I must say, though, that this movie is not for everyone. Those who can appreciate today's standup comedy will not find it comical.

I don't know what the Big Bureaucratic Studio's problem is, but it seems that this film, along with equally awesome "Judas' Kiss," has never seen the big screen in this here Republic.

This one bears little resemblance to the plotless, boring, mechanical, gratuitously and senselessly cruel pile of manure titled "Pulp Fiction." "Flypaper" is, of course, a parody of a parody, but, goodness, it celebrates life and, if you watch it closely (as you should when it comes to good complete movies) finds a comical angle in things one is expected to idolize these days (which especially appeals to my sense of humor).

Fun, talented, astoundingly good. I have watched it seven times over the past year, and there are very few movies, less than ten, in the entire history of cinematography, that I can watch more than once.

this movie is ok, a couple of funny moments, i saw it on cable and had to buy it for my video collection which is pretty large. not a must see but its wachable.

I enjoyed this quirky movie. It wasn't a great story, but the characters were colorful and it was very entertaining. If you wait a little while something funny is going to happen. Like everyone else says...It's worth a watch.

Unscrupulous Californians will do anything to get their hands on a million bucks in this twisted tale, which intertwines three story lines. Bobby Ray (Craig Sheffer) abducts a meth-lab chemist (Lucy Liu) and sets off to find his druggie girlfriend (Sadie Frost), who's in the custody of her real-estate magnate dad (Robert Loggia) -- a man in danger of being kidnapped. Meanwhile, jealous Laura (Illeana Douglas) must deal with a philandering fiancé.

Like most people, I've bought this movie because of one or two appealing things it contains. Watching it, though, was a nice surprise. There was lots of scenes where I coundn't stop laughing! Of course, those appealing things were there too but, in the end, the whole was worth much more than that.

AHA!! Yet another California documentary . . . this one surpasses "Magnolia", "Mulholland Drive" as well as "Memento" = one or other brilliant 'suit' should combine all of these for the ULTIMATE Calofrnia experience - this one's IS the best!

OK. so, "Don't Look Now" still holds one of the best 'intimate' scenes - BUT this one adds rattlesnakes' - now that's something.

A very funny look at scum in local L.A. today - and very apt - [check out the neighbor nextdoor] - and it does say quite a lot about non-involvement - that final scene between Ms. Douglas and - this stage - much disfigured paramour - puts 'Salo' to shame!

The 'Knife in Skull' sequence? See that one .... one of many in this very, very original movie.

Line up to work with KLAUS HOCH - this guy's beyond Spielberg!
Just think what he could have done with "A.I."

AND what a soundtrack!

[Could be retitled "The Smell of $$$"]

Awesome movie comparable (although better than) pulp fiction. This film revolves around a hand full of charactors all intertwined in some form or another. Lots of witty one liners and laughs (especially for those that find others misfortunes ammusing). Throw in one of the most bizzarest sex scene you will ever see and you have a film defenatly worth watching.