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Jane Fonda's 'Monster in Law' Movie Grading at 17% Positive Reviews at Rotten Tomatoes.com
Rotten Tomatoes.com ^
| 5/11/05
| movie critics nationwide
Posted on 05/11/2005 7:13:33 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
Some of the highlights/lowlights
'Grindingly bad.' Kirk Honeycutt: Hollywood Reporter
'Jane Fonda probably should have stayed retired.' David Nusair, Reel Film Review.
'The laughs are as scarce as Coke Machines in the Kalahari Destert' Matt Brunson: Creative Loafing
'It is safe to say that there is not one surprising or memorable moment in this bland movie.' Steven Snyder: Greater Milwaukee Today
The experience of viewing this movie represents a one way ticket into tedium and a forced 90 minute imprisionment with Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez, both of whom give performances that can charitably be called cringe inducing.' James Bernadelli: Reel Views.com
'Fonda: pushing up daisies, pushing up diasies' Walter Chaw: Film Freak Central
'Is it worth 10 bucks to watch Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez retread the same sitcom territory trampled twice by Ben Stiller and Robert DeNiro? The short answer is no.' Rob Blackwelder Spliced Wire
'A fingers across the blackbord sitcom.' Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews
(Excerpt) Read more at rottentomatoes.com ...
TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: hanoijane; jlo; moviereview; traitor
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To: gopwinsin04
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posted on
05/11/2005 7:15:08 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Leftists would have no standards at all)
To: gopwinsin04
17% positive? Sounds WAAAYY too high.
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posted on
05/11/2005 7:16:00 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(Yes I backed over the vampire, but I swear I didn't see it in my rearview mirror.)
To: gopwinsin04
That movie would be terrible regardless of who was in it.
4
posted on
05/11/2005 7:17:21 PM PDT
by
Mr. Blonde
(You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
To: gopwinsin04
Who would have guessed it!? I thought this film was going to be an instant modern classic.
To: gopwinsin04
Movies are for Morons.
At least the garbage that is coming out these days...
To: Texas Eagle
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posted on
05/11/2005 7:20:00 PM PDT
by
LibertarianInExile
(The South will rise again? Hell, we ever get states' rights firmly back in place, the CSA has risen!)
To: scott says
You need to go see "Downfall", among many others in the recent past.
It's not the wasteland you think it is.
8
posted on
05/11/2005 7:20:08 PM PDT
by
Hank Rearden
(Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
To: gopwinsin04
This won't help J-Lo, after that rip-roaring fiasco, Gigi, with Ben.
And Jane thought this film would give her movie career a rousing come-back.
Hollow-wood is having a difficult season. Kingdom of Heaven, so far, has only returned about half of what is cost to make.
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posted on
05/11/2005 7:21:07 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: gopwinsin04
It'll get good reviews in North Vietnam.
10
posted on
05/11/2005 7:21:27 PM PDT
by
ProudVet77
(Warning: Frequent sarcastic posts)
To: gopwinsin04
Hopefully, this movie will crash and burn. I know I'm not going to watch it even if J. Lo appeared naked.
To: escapefromboston
Phenomenal critic quote:
"The laughs are as scarce as Coke machines in the Kalahari."
-- Matt Brunson, CREATIVE LOAFING
I gotta pick up a copy of Creative Loafing. I miss that magazine.
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posted on
05/11/2005 7:22:38 PM PDT
by
LibertarianInExile
(The South will rise again? Hell, we ever get states' rights firmly back in place, the CSA has risen!)
To: gopwinsin04
Ooooh, that's "Battlefield Earth" and "Ishtar" territory.
13
posted on
05/11/2005 7:23:14 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(Pope Benedict XVI: A German Shepherd on the Throne of Peter)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I would pay NOT to see it if JLO was naked in it.
To: Hank Rearden
I'll admit I'm not up on the movie scene.I'm sure there is some ok stuff still being made, but all the trailers I see look terrible!I never heard of "downfall", is it actually worth seeing?
To: Petronski
Well Battlefield Earth was embarrassingly bad where as Monster In Law seems just forgettably bad.
To: LibertarianInExile
Ahhhh. Hanoi Jane.
She's an actor-ette?
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posted on
05/11/2005 7:30:23 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Leftists would have no standards at all)
To: Petronski
To: escapefromboston
Very few movies can touch the books that have the same name.
To: scott says
I never heard of "downfall", is it actually worth seeing? It's a war movie - a brutal war movie about the last days inside Hitler's bunker. On a par with "Saving Private Ryan" and "Schindler's List" in every respect, including graphic violence now and then.
It's subtitled, but the acting is superb and I actually forgot I was reading the dialogue.
A tremendous film; not for the squeamish.
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posted on
05/11/2005 7:45:45 PM PDT
by
Hank Rearden
(Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
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