An American war comedy directed by Daniel Petrie Jr., starring Pauly Shore, Lori Petty, David Alan Grier, Andy Dick and Esai Morales.
A failed electronics salesman and his best friend join the army reserves. They attend boot camp and are immediately shipped to Chad for active duty.
Most people would not agree, but I think Pauly Shore is funny. In fact, everyone seems to hate this movie. Maybe it's because I watched it when it first came out on VHS rental, but I like it. The jokes are not quite funny enough, but it follows the standard comedy format established in the '70s and continued through the '80s into the early '90s. Skwisgaar Skwigelf from Metalocalypse would say "little laugh, ha.". Sometimes it's nice to watch something with sentimental, but not intellectual value. The addition of Lori Petty (of Tank Girl (1995) fame) adds to this. I can't think of anything really wrong with this, but there was also nothing besides casting done really well. I rate it adequate. You might want to watch it.
An American comedy directed by Randall Miller, starring Kid 'n Play (Christopher Reid and Christopher Martin), Doud E. Doug and Pauly Shore.
As an "urban retelling of Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper", an office mishap switches the school files of a criminal and a dork. They agree to keep the switch going and help one another fit their new roles.
I thought this was entertaining and funny. It may have something to do with Doug E. Doug and Pauly Shore. Pauly shore was actually repeating some lines from Encino Man (1992), complete with pauses and the same lines he was saying on the motorcycle ride into school with Dave. The timeless premise split off into comedic situations in which the wrong guy did something right which the right guy would not have been able to do. Being from my favorite era of films (late '80s to early '90s), I thought the production was handled well. I could hear and see everything very well and it held my attention. I don't feel the need to go on and on about liking this. I rate it good. Watch it.
An American comedy directed by Jason Bloom, starring Pauly Shore and Stephen Baldwin.
A pair of young men accidentally get locked in an ecological experiment with scientists for a year.
Not bad. First, a quick observation on Pauly Shore films. In this as well as Encino Man (1992), Pauly Shore plays an entertaining idiot whose best friend is just a plain idiot. I'm not specifying whether the idiot is Dave or Link. Maybe it's both. Regardless, the idiot friend has much less dialogue than Pauly. I'm not sure about his other films and should probably add them to my list. The plot of this film had many smaller branches shooting off from the basic premise. The characters were mostly shallow and static, but some of them did change a little bit. Camerawork and editing looked good to me, but I like the time period in film that this is from. Audio was mixed well and there was some variety to the soundtrack music. However, it was mostly mid-'90s pop songs that sucked and got overplayed. There was some bisexual innuendo to mention. The guys are in a car and talk about "going both ways". Given that they have girlfriends and are clearly in love with one another, it is believable. I rate it adequate just for being entertaining. If you haven't seen it, you might want to check it out, but it is listed among the worst films ever made.
An American comedy directed by Les Mayfield, starring Sean Austin, Brendan Fraser and Pauly Shore.
A pair of unpopular high school boys find a frozen cave man and thaw him out. They teach him to live in the modern world and he makes them popular by association.
I saw this when it first came out. It's one of those feel good buddies movies. The plot is not a main focal point in this case. The characters take center stage. They are cheesy, hokey and play to the gimmick. Some people don't like Pauly Shore, but I think he works well as a character actor in this type of situation. Video style was not a main focus of this film, but the soundtrack was. Because of how extremely dated the songs are, I think they are appropriate. Also, we have Queen's "Stone Cold Crazy", the first speed metal song ever earning points in my view. I think this was made with the premise in mind and it conveys that scenario very well. Overall, don't try to overthink this one. Just chill, buuuuudy. I rate it awesome.
