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Movie Reviews of Almost Heroes
Movie Review: ......"You there good man....fingering that stomach wound.
Summary: 5 Stars
I nearly wet my pants laughing at this movie.
Farley and Perry are brilliant together.
A must have movie!
Movie Review: Good Quality
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought it for a gift for somebody, and it was very good quality.Movie Review: Almost Heroes: Wacky Characters and One-Liners
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie derives it's humor from a series of wacky frontier situations that are completely accepted as normal by everyone but Matthew Perry.
The cast of this movie is excellent, you'll recognize most of them from Christopher Guest's "Mockumentary" films, but also involved are some unknowns who really steal the show and support a shallow plot.
The film is full of memorable one-liners and one particularly funny monologue where a member of the group (Higgins) tells how he tricked his brother into eating sheep dung, then delights in revealing that he has no brother at all, it was HE himself, HE ate the sheep dung.
Another great performance is from Kevin Dunn as Hidalgo, a vain Spanish tyrant who tortures people that do not praise the beauty of his hair or "the light that shines from within".
And of course, Eugene Levy as the cowardly and incompetent French linguist Guy Fontenot, whose facial expressions revealed behind a giant mustache are absolutely hilarious.
The only problem with the movie is maybe too many main characters, as Jonah the man-servant and the Priest really don't serve any purpose or offer any laughs during the course of the film.
This movie was overshadowed by Chris Farley's unfortunate death and is really worth your time if your a fan of wacky, non-sensical comedy.
Movie Review: Funny Farley Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
Chris Farley did an awsome job in this movie and knew exactly what made us laugh. You get all of the sounds and facial expressions we enjoyed on SNL as he plays an illiterate adventurer, Bartholomew Hunt. Matthew Perry plays a rich guy, Leslie Edwards, as they team with a hilarious crew to beat lewis & Clark in finding a pathway to the Pacific through the Louisiana territory.
There are so many memorable scenes from the movie, I hate to ruin a single one for anybody. One scene already mentioned includes Hunt needing to find the egg of an eagle...classic farley in that scene. Guy Fontenot, played by Eugene Levy, is actually one of my favorites as he is recruited into the group after claiming to know the languages of all of the natives they would encounter on their journey...lol
This movie is actually one of the better comedies I have seen in a long while. I am glad I was among the few that have been familiar with it for a long time. I showed it to a few friends years ago and they had never heard of it and thought it was hilarious. It simply didn't do well at the box office, partially due to its release being so close to the untimely death of Chris farley. It is a shame because this was one of his best and a great overall comedy. I don't think anyone was in the mood to laugh at that time. RIP Chris Farley.
Movie Review: "A Footnote To A Footnote" ~ The Race To The Pacific
Summary: 4 Stars
What if Lewis and Clark were not the only brave explorers forging a pathway across the Pacific Northwest on their journey to the ocean? What if they were actually in a race with another band of daring adventurers led by a rather inept pair named Edwards and Hunt?
Plausable or not, that's the plot of this highly underrated, slapstick comedy 'Almost Heroes' released in '98. Matthew Perry and Chris Farley are hilarious as Leslie Edwards and Bartholomew Hunt. Add to the cast the always enjoyable Eugene Levy as their French guide and the lovely Lisa Barbuscia as the lovely Indian maiden Shaquina and your set for a journey filled with lots of chuckles this oddball party of explorers strive to become more than just "a footnote to a footnote" in the history of America.
Silly, definitely / predictable, at times / enjoyable, absolutely!