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JamesG · 05-25-2009, 04:15 PM

Movie Reviews: Dance Flick
25 May 2009 2:40 AM, PDT

The latest comedy from the Wayans brothers (well, actually mostly younger cousins, too), Dance Flick, has received mostly mixed reviews.

While Carrie Rickey of the Philadelphia Inquirer calls it a "gigglefest,"

John Anderson of Newsday describes it as "cluelessly crude."

And while Jennie Punter in the Toronto Globe and Mail hails it as "an entertaining, moderately irreverent comedy that launches the silly movie season on a sure foot,"

Kyle Smith in the New York Post dismisses it as a "grade-school parody."

Grabbing a dance metaphor, USA Today's Claudia Puig comments that it "occasionally hits its mark with nimble execution. But too often it stumbles clumsily into bad taste."

That's not necessarily a bad thing, writes Stephen Holden in the New York Times. "The cramming together of so much potentially offensive humor has a reverse effect. In a watchdog culture where candid remarks and clothing choices are continually weighed on the Internet as to whether so-and-so or such-and-such is going too far, Dance Flick exhales the rank humidity accumulated in a climate of obsessive caution. Its belly laughs leave you feeling liberated and not guilty; I repeat, not guilty."

-IMDB News

TJL · 05-25-2009, 05:14 PM

If it wasn't bad enough to have the Wayans brothers bombarding us with terrible parody movies, now their children are getting into the act.

A new generation of Wayans is now making movies.

Something must be done dammit!!!

comedyfreak · 05-26-2009, 04:28 AM

I only have one word......................NEPOTISM!

browneyes106 · 05-27-2009, 09:09 AM

The Scary Movie franchise was ok but the Wayons need to stop with the parody movies.

JamesG · 05-27-2009, 06:17 PM

The Wayans brothers have been going downhill lately. I don't know what's up with them.

After they did Scary Movie 2 they did White Chicks. I really didn't care for this one but I will choose this over their next project that came along which was Little Man. Little Man was horrendously bad.

I don't think, and I hope not, that there movies are supposed to be taken seriously but that is no excuse for releasing garbage. Their comedies simply suck.

browneyes106 · 05-27-2009, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesG

The Wayans brothers have been going downhill lately. I don't know what's up with them.

After they did Scary Movie 2 they did White Chicks. I really didn't care for this one but I will choose this over their next project that came along which was Little Man. Little Man was horrendously bad.

I don't think, and I hope not, that there movies are supposed to be taken seriously but that is no excuse for releasing garbage. Their comedies simply suck.

I think Little Man was the worst movie they made.

05-25-2009, 04:15 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,168	Movie Reviews: "Dance Flick" Movie Reviews: Dance Flick 25 May 2009 2:40 AM, PDT The latest comedy from the Wayans brothers (well, actually mostly younger cousins, too), Dance Flick, has received mostly mixed reviews. While Carrie Rickey of the Philadelphia Inquirer calls it a "gigglefest," John Anderson of Newsday describes it as "cluelessly crude." And while Jennie Punter in the Toronto Globe and Mail hails it as "an entertaining, moderately irreverent comedy that launches the silly movie season on a sure foot," Kyle Smith in the New York Post dismisses it as a "grade-school parody." Grabbing a dance metaphor, USA Today's Claudia Puig comments that it "occasionally hits its mark with nimble execution. But too often it stumbles clumsily into bad taste." That's not necessarily a bad thing, writes Stephen Holden in the New York Times. "The cramming together of so much potentially offensive humor has a reverse effect. In a watchdog culture where candid remarks and clothing choices are continually weighed on the Internet as to whether so-and-so or such-and-such is going too far, Dance Flick exhales the rank humidity accumulated in a climate of obsessive caution. Its belly laughs leave you feeling liberated and not guilty; I repeat, not guilty." -IMDB News

05-25-2009, 05:14 PM	#2
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05-26-2009, 04:28 AM	#3
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05-27-2009, 09:09 AM	#4
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	The Scary Movie franchise was ok but the Wayons need to stop with the parody movies.

05-27-2009, 06:17 PM	#5
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,168	The Wayans brothers have been going downhill lately. I don't know what's up with them. After they did Scary Movie 2 they did White Chicks. I really didn't care for this one but I will choose this over their next project that came along which was Little Man. Little Man was horrendously bad. I don't think, and I hope not, that there movies are supposed to be taken seriously but that is no excuse for releasing garbage. Their comedies simply suck.