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El Cosmico Actually Likes CHARLIE'S ANGELS
El Cosmico here. I am so sleepy. I've been awake for about 38 hours now. Not a pleasant feeling. I'm going to sleep soon.
Before Harry took off on his journey of debauchery this weekend (enjoy the Tigger suit, girls), he made me promise to go see Charlie's Angels and write it up tonight.
Based on the trailers, I expected this movie to suck ass. Given my lack of sleep, the chance that I would be able to tolerate this film was reduced further still. In my mind, the ladies cast as the Angels, lovely and cute as they are, just don't kick ass. That would be a problem if this movie took itself seriously.
Fortunately, there are no such pretensions to be found here. Charlie's Angels is no masterpiece, there are no great feats of acting, the plot is thin, and a few scenes just fall flat. But that doesn't matter. It really doesn't. The film is just fun to watch.
It seems to me that the filmmakers were just out to make a fun movie, abandoning all other priorities. While there were a few scenes that were just mediocre, they were the exception. During the overwhelming majority of scenes, it just seems that the actors on screen are just having a great lot of fun, and it's easy to enjoy the movie along with them. They don't come off as hacks or primadonnas; it seems they have a good deal of perspective about what will evoke sincere laughter from an audience, there's a great lot of easily appreciable self-effacement, and beyond that, I was astonished to find a significant level of understanding of ass-kicking action scenes.
This was probably the biggest surprise. There was genuinely innovative and interesting action in this film. Repeatedly. At moments, it was exceedingly fun. Add to this a good number of scenes with which females can identify and feel powerful and cool, and add on top of that the fact that the three main actresses know full well how to provide eye-catching moments for the visually oriented male population, and you have a film that I think will have a lot of appeal to an exceptionally wide audience.
In my mind, the three lovelies, Drew, Lucy and Cameron, and Crispin Glover stand out as the most enjoyable presences on screen. Of course Bill Murray is good, but one expects him to be so. Crispin exuded a notable degree of badassitude, retaining a small bit of ridiculousness. The lovelies, somehow DID manage to kick ass. Amazingly, I would see this film again, and enjoy the experience. I'd even go so far as to say that I'd like this group of folks to do another project together.
Yes, there are better films to be watched, but most of them probably aren't in theatres near you. This one probably is. On top of that, it's a genuinely fun experience. Such films may not always win critical acclaim, especially by people like me, but they have their place. Sometimes, you just need to see a fun movie in a big theatre. Charlie's Angels will fill that need. Well done, ladies.
-El Cosmico
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HA! first. second, this movie is going to inspire me to work out,so rock on. third, this movie is going to suck. I'm a chick. I don't want to see cameron diaz naked or nearly so. whatever. I'm still going to be first in line next friday.
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Still, this movie's gonna make like a bajillion dollars (give or take), and this just goes to prove my theory that, "Guys like hot chicks." Yeah.
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Great line. The wire-fu bites. 'Well, I dunno what we're doin' but they did it in the Matrix so.. ' Can the angels fly? Destiny's Child is hot, why aren't they the angels????
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I'm going to see Charlie's Angels for the same reason I watched the repeats as a kid...T&A of course. I'm tired of the cliched wire-fu in recent movies. The thing that made the Matrix unique for an American film is now being played out. Hollywood can't keep beating the same dead horse over and over. This reminds me of the flood of lame ass crime films after Pulp Fiction hit it big. The studios released a ton of films with a similar style, but none of them rivaled the fun of the original. Same thing for the Scream style of horror films. Don't they understand that we want new things rather than a lame rehash of something that was better in the first place. It's almost like that one single that the radio station and MTV will play to death until you hate it. If I want wire-fu, I'll watch Fist of Legend not Charlie's Angels. Wire-fu out!!
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Man this system just kicks ass!
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Sure it looks to blatantly ripoff Matrix(as if that film was really so revolutionary), but it looks to be a good time. And any film that can inspire Destiny's Child to make a song that ISN'T just 4 minutes of saying how men suck HAS to be blessed! And FUCK the Yankees!
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Oct 27, 2000 12:26:42 AM CDT
"Destiny's Child is hot, why aren't they the angels????" Because
by removed_user
An all black female Charlie's Angels featuring black playmates woundn't be a bad idea. Use the ALL NATURAL HOO-HAA talents of Karin Taylor, and Renee and Rosie Tenison(yes twins!), and hell why not throw in Heather Hunter too. The Heather Hunter flash cartoon at othervision.com is hella cool too.
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You thought the movie was going to take itself seriously?
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Oct 27, 2000 1:40:21 AM CDT
A sleep deprived review is actually the most honest of 'em all
by tall_boy
Its akin to drunkeness, where you just state your feelings. So, therefore, if Lord El Cosmico thinks that its alright, I'm guessing that the majority of us willl agree. (Note: this perspective is brought on by a drunken, old school talkbacker, Tall_Boy. Please feel free to ridicule me. L8tr.)
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This movie looks like great fun! I plan on seeing it twice.
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man if they all got butt ass nekkid in this film and had a nasty debaucle with bill murray.. that would be cool..
aw hell. ill go see it anyway.. cameron diaz is hot man, well, i gotta go now and watch Life Less Ordinary again.... -
Good review, man. We need a new reviewer who stays up 38 hours straight before seeing a movie. If he can stay awake, make coherent sense out of the thing or remember anything special about it after waking up, that really says something. Call him Floyd.
As far as "C'sA", the reviews seem to be saying the same thing: "No masterpiece but fun, I'd pay to see it again". Sounds like a cool flick to me. Could this be the first wildly successful chick driven action movie? I'm thinking how lame "The Long Kiss Goodnight", "Point of No Return" and "VI Warshawski" were. -
1. fun is throwing back a few grey goose rosedrops and waking up without a hangover and doing it all over again....for a week!
2. fun is walking down the street with yer entourage, 2 hot fierce girls, lara flynn boyle look alike but a few pounds on her for the curves, a fierce gay guy with Prada Knock Off Aviators and a studded Cowboy hat and ME! (on our way to a bar of course)
3. and finally FUN Is getting all yer fabulous buddies and going to watch CHARLIES ANGELS ON THE BIG SCREEN and afterwards going out and drinking 78 Grey Goose Martinis
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..I've read a couple of review's so far but nothing that really tells me if this is a must see big screen flick or will video do the trick.
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Oct 27, 2000 11:29:12 AM CDT
"Could this be the first wildly successful chick driven action m
by anton_sirius
You mean, like, other than Aliens? (Sorry, dude- couldn't resist.)
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yeah! makes sense - don't think it was planed that way. peace
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...is that when i view it, that my oversized raincoat doesn't chafe my big fat naked erect penis. Thank you for listening, and i'll see "AT THE MOVIES!" Dropkick splittin like pants...
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