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Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

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Nutty Professor 2 was one of the funniest movies this summer. It was definitely better and had a better story than the other fat suiyt comedy this year, Big Mamma's House. This one is better because we get more of Eddie at what he does best and we get Janet Jackson, who lights up the screen with her presence. Granny Klump is the best. She makes you laugh every time you see her. Great movie! Funny movie! Excellent Characters! Get it now!

Nutty Professor II was a funny movie, I own the DVD. When I saw that they had an uncensored version I was excited to see what was considered too racey for to the version that was in the theaters. I was very disappointed. There aren't any extra scenes. Just a few more lines from about 3 of the characters, which does not make much of a difference in the movie. As far as the Extra Features...I was looking forward to seeing Janet Jackson's screen test. BIG disappointment. They just show the wardrobe test of Janet in Mama's hug wedding dress. I was expecting to see Janet basically auditioning, reading for the part of Denise Gaines. Dont get me wrong i Loved Nutty Professor II and I am I huge Janet Jackson fan, but I would suggest that you either get one version (Censored or Uncensored) or the other. There is no reason to have both. Also check the running time of both movie. the Uncensored version is only 2 minutes longer, so that should tell you how much of a difference there is in the two versions of Nutty II.

WARNING! MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! READ WITH CAUTION! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!

O.K. I really like Nutty Proffesor 2 The Klumps. If you get past some of the sex jokes (some which aren't even funny) and the sick, perverted things (a hampster raping Dean Richmend) you'll find yourself laughing pretty darn hard. I'll admit it is pretty funny. Not really like Airplane! but good for a few laughs.

Since I'm sure you've seen other reviews that tell you the plot I'm not going to even bother. Instead, I'll tell you what I think of this Uncensored Director's Cut.

First off, I own the reqular version on VHS, and I was quite happy with it, but when I saw the Ucensored DVD, WOW!!! I got excited. Imagine what could have been considered to Rated-R-ish, and was cut out!!!! There might be some pretty funny stuff in there!!! I got the DVD, and unwrapped the plastic and put the disk in my DVD player. Oh, I was so prepared to get blown away, the same way I got blown away with the Extended Special Edition of Terminator 2 Judgement Day Ultimate Edition (by the way, the code for T2's Extended Special Edition is 82997), but sadly, I was not blown away by the Nutty Proffesor 2 The Klumps Uncensored Director's Cut. The back of the cover says things like "The Mariachi Senade Gets Wilder," "Denise Gets A Big Surprise", and "The Hot Tub Gets Steamier". Well, the Mariachi Senade scene only had one added line (that is unfunny). The "Denise Gets A Big Surprise" scene includes........... NOTHING (?) new. And the "Hot Tub Gets Steamier" scene simply has a new shot of Granny with a SLIGHTLEY more exagerated face. I think I once read somewhere that false advertisement is against the law. Well, this sure is false advertisement. Also, in some of the new lines, the picture gets all screwed up (?). But, I must also mention that there are One and a 1/2 added minutes of outtakes, that are quite funny, but were propably cut just to be put in this version. Another thing, look at the back of the cover on Terminator 2 Judgement Day. Sixteen minutes of added footage!!! Wow!!! Now look at this cover. Two minutes of new stuff. Uh, wow. And, consider this, those two added minutes are all outtakes!!!! WHAT A CHEAT!!!!!! But, then theres special features. There's a pointless, 1 and 1/2 minute long featurrete. A good commentary by the director, Peter Segal, and one with the director and producer, Brian Grazer. There are some screen tests and such. The best thing about this disk is the DVD-ROM features. You can listen to interviews with Sherman Klump and Granny Klump. Funny!!! You can even make your own poster!!!! Cool!!!! But, one thing, in the commentary with Peter Segel, he talks all about things that were cut out, like this, the dinner table scene in the movie (Censored Or Uncensored) is 5 minutes. The original way (and the way that they shot it) was 14 minutes. Wouldn't everyone like to see the real dinner-table sequence? I would. Well, it's just 5 minutes in this version. What a cheat.

So. basically, I'm saying, if you don't have the movie on DVD at all, get this one for the outtakes and DVD-ROM stuff, but, if you already have the other DVD, don't get this. Really, no difference.

Brett Michael Roberts

So I like literally peed my pants during this movie. It was so good! The first one was hilarious and had a great great cast (umm Eddie Murphy..) But the second one really developed the life of the Klumps and that was where it was neat. The Klumps really are so funny and made the movie. Eddie Murphy continues to triumph every time he does a comedy. Everyone should see this movie.

THE NUTTY PROFESSOR II is basically a showcase for the considerable talents of Eddie Murphy. Murphy plays the entire Klump family and he's hilarious in the different characterizations, especially his doting mother and his rather vulgar grandmother. The makeup is astounding in hiding the real Murphy and he has a field day with all of them. As one reviewer noted, Sherman is the most boring of all the characters, and his romantic tryst with Janet Jackson (who is surprisingly good) tends to get in the way of the script's flow. While much of the humor is crude (e.g., the hamster's sexual assault on Dean Larry Miller), one can't help but laugh. There are sexual jokes, flatulence galore, and some hilarious sight gags. Certainly not a classic movie, but admittedly entertaining.

The script was well written and janet & eddie were a good match in the film, 2 great african american legends in entertainment. What I don't understand is why they didn't give janet jackson's character denise more of a personality. It was the perfect chance for janet to show the world her acting skills, but this movie didn't do much of that for her, only at certain parts of the film. I hope janet does more movies in the future, saturday night live skits she did and will & grace looked very promising.

This movie was just awful...it wasn't funny at all. I loved the first sone but this was just not good. There was one or 2 funny moments but it was just basically to stupid.

This was the best movie I could ever buy. If you thought the 1st movie was funny, you've got to see the 2nd. Whatever was missing in #1, they included in #2.

There are more funnier scenes with the Klumps family alone. Granny Klump has a greater role in the movie as a laugh maker. There is much ado with Sherman's parents. They show what they're made of. Of course, I won't give any more of the movie away. But with a fantastic line of producers, who could lose?

Janet Jackson makes a great co-star aside Eddie Murphy. What amazes me is the fact that Eddie can play 5 characters so well. As a bonus, there are some funny, short outtakes on the movie. Eddie and the cast say a bit about the movie. It's quite interesting as to how much work goes into a movie like this. Things like this make me appreciate movies more.

So, go get this hilarious movie. You won't regret it. Did my review help you?

Nobody watching "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps" could ever doubt either Eddie Murphy's extraordinary talent for comic impersonation nor the ingenious skill of the special effects team that has managed to bring the actor's many characters to fruition on film. The utterly seamless merging of all Murphy's personas into a single shot is indeed something wondrous to behold. Unfortunately, no amount of acting or technical expertise can compensate for a weak script - for a comedy is, after all, only as good as its writing. In the case of "NP II," the writing leaves a great deal to be desired.

In many ways, the film's greatest strength turns out, ultimately, to be its greatest weakness. Murphy is so good at delineating and inhabiting his characters that it is quite understandable that the filmmakers would want to apportion virtually equal time to each and every one of them. This turns out to be a problem. For one thing, it manages to dilute the focus of the film's storyline quite frequently. Time and again, we find the narrative wandering back and forth between unrelated situations. Just as we become involved in the affairs of one character, we shift over to the quandaries of another.

Still, this would be acceptable if the film at least managed to be funny. It does offer a few laughs along the way, but the film's script rarely rises above the waistline in its humor. If a joke doesn't deal with a specific body part (and we're not talking about hands, feet and noses here), it probably deals with a bodily function either sexual or scatological in nature. I have no personal objection to dirty jokes, but when an entire film consists of nothing BUT such jokes, the whole enterprise ultimately becomes tasteless, tedious and unpleasant. Take heed if you plan on watching this film with your young children (and note that this isn't even the UNCENSORED version!).

In terms of acting, Murphy proves once again his phenomenal ability to create characters who are offbeat, individualized and likable. What a shame that the filmmakers were not able to craft a vehicle commensurate with his talent.

this is a pretty good movie. i enjoyed it very much. i recommend it to everyone.