The Ladies Man
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Movie Reviews of The Ladies Man
Movie Review: It's a favorite of Joe Morgan's, so it MUST be great! Would love to see it out on Blu-ray.
Summary: 4 Stars
Joe Morgan, the Hall of Fame base stealer of the 1970s Big Red Machine (Cincinnati Reds baseball team), had long since retired and turned sports commentator in 2000 when this came out in the theaters. The guy couldn't stop talking about this movie - at one point I thought he was going to leave the announcer's booth to play hookie (from a baseball game) and catch the film.
He was going on and on and on during the White Sox /Mariners ALDS in how he was going to venture to the theater to catch this movie when it opened up...it turned into a repeated joke throughout the series. All that being said, I drank the Kool-Aid as I was easily coerced by Morgan to see it in the theater.
Without realizing it, Morgan probably ended up selling half the box office tickets for this film...and I hope he really enjoyed it, because it's one of your standard SNL-ified B-movies that was destined to never really be that big.
It's not all it's cracked up to be, but it definitely has its funny moments. Much of it plays angles on old cliches, wrapped with big hair in a 70s Superfly burrito. Many might dismiss this as predictable knucklehead humor, but that's part of its charm...for those of us who appreciated classics like 'Caddyshack' and 'Airplane!', this can't be beat.
The dialogue is masterful and silly, Billy Dee Williams is PERFECT as the narrative bartender, and radio show Leon is pretty funny...along with the disenchanted jazz hands singing husband's group led by Will Farrell, there are also some clever, more subtle humorous speckles throughout (like the off-tune singing of Ken Hudson Campbell when they invade the house boat). Catching hilarious moments like that requires your attention, which is hard to do in a movie that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Still, a decade later 'The Ladies Man' rewards repeated viewings if the mood strikes. After all, if the articulate big-brained baseball announcer Joe Morgan likes it, there's obviously something to that. I'm sure he'll be in line waiting for it when it comes out on Blu-ray...whenever that decides to happen.
Movie Review: Silly and crude but pretty darn funny
Summary: 4 Stars
I came to appreciate this movie a little more after a second viewing. Sure, it's a really, really dumb movie, and Tim Meadows' Saturday Night Live character Leon Phelps, aka The Ladies' Man, is stretched just about as far as he can be without snapping, but there are laughs to be found here, and the film really isn't as raunchy as you might think. Leon Phelps is the perpetual 70s swinger who dispenses all of his wisdom in the ways of love on his own late night radio program. A lot of that wisdom involves some rather unsavory advice, most of it involving "da butt" in some fashion, and Leon soon finds himself out of work alongside his attractive producer Julie (Karyn Parsons, who turns in a pretty impressive performance). Unable to find a new radio job, Leon's troubles only increase when his womanizing ways make him the target of a group of men looking for the guy who seduced all their wives. SNL's Will Farrel turns in a particularly memorable performance as the ring leader of the group and a really, really devoted Greco-Roman wrestler whose wife somehow doesn't understand his need to get oiled up and practice wrestling day and night with his friend Bryan. With so much going on in his life, will Leon find the answer to all his money woes with a "Sweet Thing" from his past (if he can only remember which one of his former ladies she is), or will true love sneak up on him and make him a changed man? The Ladies' Man features some notable names in its cast list: e.g., Tiffani Amber-Thiessen, Julianne Moore (in an inexplicable little cameo), and the ultimate ladies' man himself, Billie Dee Williams. Billie Dee's presence lends a sense of class that is altogether missing without him, although he does play a prominent role in an unforgettable and hilarious practical joke of pretty crude proportions. When it comes right down to it, The Ladies' Man must be judged in terms of its comedic aspects, and I have to say I found the movie quite funny. If you found Tim Meadows' Ladies Man character on Saturday Night Live funny, odds are you will enjoy this movie.
Movie Review: Confused?
Summary: 4 Stars
I've owned this film for a while, came across the reviews on Amazon, and thought I'd add my two cents. Many of you are probably confused by the WIDE range of star ratings. Most of us would probably agree that "SNL" films have less-than-stellar scripts, so a lot depends on the star and character. Some think that Will Ferrell is hilarious; others find him truly annoying. I think he's both. Molly Shannon does nothing for me, Adam Sandler is hit-and-miss, and Chris Farley reduces me to happy-tears every time, (though he did take part in some wretched movies.)
This one makes me laugh. A lot. It really shouldn't, because on paper it probably looks like a steaming heap of excrement, but if you like (no, make that LOVE... the film IS 90 minutes,) Tim Meadows and his Ladies Man character, then you could do worse than shell out ten bucks on it. Just make sure you watch it with friends who love the character too-- it really adds to the fun. You'll be talking with a lisp for weeks.
Movie Review: Great for a laugh!
Summary: 4 Stars
Ok Ok, let me first start off by saying that the four stars I gave this movie had nothing to do with an outstanding plot or great character development. This is a movie that you have to be in the mood to watch. It is filled with many immature jokes that you can only appreciate if you don't take yourself too seriously. I usually throw this movie on when I just want to have a good time hanging out with friends or when I'm having a bad day. Check it out, just keep in mind that it is an SNL project.Movie Review: SNL Gold
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a pretty good flick. Leon, the protagonist, is on the search for his secret wealthy dream girl who wants to take care of him for the rest of his life. On the way he must avoid the mob of husbands after him for sleeping with there wifes. Action as fast as the jokes, this is great buy.