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DeNiro and Murphy Team Up in Showtime
After a few months of working some very long hours, I finally have some time off to do what I want to do again. I was able to go to the movies for the first time in months. There were a few other times when I could have gone before this, but at those times, there were no movies playing that I... Read full review »
It's Showtime!!!!
I don?t really care for Robert De Niro. I can?t recall a single film he?s been in that has been even remotely entertaining. I know that he?s a good actor, but I just don?t like his style. I especially don?t care for his comedic roles, such as Paul Vitti in Analyze This. I?ve given De Niro a chance... Read full review »
Masochism, pure and simple...
Masochism: abnormal condition where pleasure is derived from pain and humiliation.
Showtime: abnormal condition where no pleasure is derived from this self-inflicted pain and humiliation.
I stood outside the cinema looking at the signs which in brazened neon blared a variety of...
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Meat & Potatoes Comedy
If you found a restaurant that served an absolutely delicious Meatloaf & Mashed Potatoes Special, you?d probably find yourself somewhat forgiving of the eatery?s poor service and dingy interiors. The meal would prove so sinfully delicious that all other detriments would seem unimportant by... Read full review »
Showtime: Ah, the Fine Art of Hood Jumping.
I hadn't heard of Showtime until one of my roommates was raving about a trailer he saw with William Shatner playing himself trying to teach Robert DeNiro how to be a cop.
That was enough for me. TJ Hooker trying to teach DeNiro how to act. Think...of the possiblities!
After...
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Hey, Robert De Niro has a thing on his face
The problem with Showtime is one I didn't anticipate. Hoping for a campy action comedy, I saw instead one of the best and least-lame action comedies of the last ten years (although that honestly isn't saying much, considering that the 90's have quite frankly sucked for action-comedies). The problem... Read full review »
"One Showtime with cheese please. Hold the mayo."
We all know what junk food is. Of course, that's a really silly way to begin a movie review. But consider what a piece of junk food is. We know that it's not nutritiously good yet we can't resist gobbling it down.
Well the 2002 comedy Showtime is a perfect example of the junk food...
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But what show IS it, exactly?
I've learned not to expect too much from movies these days, and with Showtime I certainly wasn't disappointed. I don't mean to sound like an old fogey, but really great movies are becoming fewer and farther between.
In the case of Showtime, a really great premise with potential for...
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Reality Bites
What in the world has happened to Robert DeNiro. The great actor, he of Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, and so many other memorable roles, has now lowered himself to one of the cinematic signs of the apocalypse, starring in a buddy cop movie. The catch, I guess, is that this is supposed to be the anti... Read full review »
R.I.P. Robert DeNiro The Actor?
I have an idea for the few fence-sitting reviews I've read who for some mysterious reason give this film thumbs up while noting poor directing, predictable plot, poor acting, or a list of other elements. Call trash trash. If two major basic elements of film aren't working, it's like a house with... Read full review »
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Showtime Full Frame DVD
SHOWTIME deftly combines clever satire and explosive action taking the buddy cop movie in a new direction. Robert De Niro stars as Mitch Preston a no-nonsense detective who makes headlines when he shoots the television camera right out of the hands of a meddlesome photographer during a bust. The department is sued for millions but a slick producer Rene Russo drops the suit to force Mitch to star on the network's new reality series. Trey Sellars Eddie Murphy a struggling actor and incompetent patrolman bamboozles his way into a plum role as Mitch's partner. Mitch is a better cop but Trey knows a lot more about how to be a TV star. He even comes up with the show's catchphrase: "It's SHOWTIME!" In the film's funniest setpiece William Shatner is brought in to teach Mitch and Trey how to master important TV cop procedures like jumping on the hood of a car. Things get more serious as the celebrity cops track down a crazed criminal armed with a powerful new weapon. Director Tom Dey SHANGHAI NOON keeps things moving and laces the action with reflexive humor. Murphy is in fine comic form and has terrific chemistry with De Niro.
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Showtime Widescreen DVD
SHOWTIME deftly combines clever satire and explosive action taking the buddy cop movie in a new direction. Robert De Niro stars as Mitch Preston a no-nonsense detective who makes headlines when he shoots the television camera right out of the hands of a meddlesome photographer during a bust. The department is sued for millions but a slick producer Rene Russo drops the suit to force Mitch to star on the network's new reality series. Trey Sellars Eddie Murphy a struggling actor and incompetent patrolman bamboozles his way into a plum role as Mitch's partner. Mitch is a better cop but Trey knows a lot more about how to be a TV star. He even comes up with the show's catchphrase: "It's SHOWTIME!" In the film's funniest setpiece William Shatner is brought in to teach Mitch and Trey how to master important TV cop procedures like jumping on the hood of a car. Things get more serious as the celebrity cops track down a crazed criminal armed with a powerful new weapon. Director Tom Dey SHANGHAI NOON keeps things moving and laces the action with reflexive humor. Murphy is in fine comic form and has terrific chemistry with De Niro.
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| Total Price: | $8.98 |
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