7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Grown-up Goonies, August 11, 2004
I saw this movie at a sneak preview with the local radio station. I was expecting it to be funny, just based on the trailers that I'd seen, and I wasn't disappointed. This movie struck me as being a grown up version of the goonies, with 3 childhood friends going on a treasure hunt that they never did while they were kids. There were a few slow moments, but through most of it, I laughed out loud!
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Who Would Have Guessed?, July 10, 2004
Look, I walked into this movie expecting a complete bomb, and I was being more than generous at the time. Having never heard of it before, this "action-comedy starring that guy from Scooby-Doo and Dr. Evil's son" seemed less than appealing to me. But once the film started rolling, I was amazed at how hilarious it was. It is a story about four childhood friends who are now in their late 20's. One of them dies and the other three set out on a childhood journey to find the treasure of DB, a man who was lost during a parachute-jump and never returned. On their journey they encounter many obstacles, including a bear, two pot-farmers, tree-hugging hippies and many other hilarities. Although the acting is not top-notch, the comedy is worth the ticket, it is so saturated with jokes that I'm sure that I missed a good third of them.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny, Cute, Silly, a good laugh, February 13, 2006
OK for kids over 10
This was fun. Not deep, kinda silly, but I laughed out loud several times, and that is good enough for me.
3 best friends go on a treasure hunt out in the beautiful North West, meeting up with a bear, a couple motley pot growers(Abe Benrubi from ER, and Ethan Suplee, from The Butterfly Effect) and a real mountain man, Burt Reynolds.
The money is what they're after, but they find more. Friendship, life, and true values, amongst other things.
My sweetheart, Norman and I snuggled on the sofa and watched this while eating leftover salmon. Was nice to relax, no swearing or nudity - so it's OK for the kidlets. Probably not wee kids, but, over 10 or 12.
Good fun. Not terribly serious, but, isn't that nice once in a while? I think so!!
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