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Super
Troopers
(Fox Home Entertainment)
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Release Date:
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August
6, 2002
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Length:
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110 mins.
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| Rated:
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R
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Widescreen (1.85:1)
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Languages:
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English, French, Spanish
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| Subtitles:
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English, Spanish
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2 Screen-Specific Audio Commentaries, "Roadtrip Newsmap"
Featurette, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Filmographies, Theatrical
Trailer
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To say this film reminded me of 'Police
Academy' may understandably seem like an insult. But back in the day,
I really loved those comedies (let's be clear, I'm talking of only the
first few). In this movie, we got the same grand sense of fun along
with similarly zany hi-jinx. We even saw highly amusing characters who
all seemed to be in on the joke. However, where Police Academy had far
fetched madcap antics, here they were a little more grounded in
reality. While certainly not realistic, there were also not so crazily
impossible to the point of unfunniness. Unfortunately, there was an
amateurish feel as the more serious parts of the story lacked
substance and never seemed to shape into anything. The ending
especially just wasn't strong enough to either resolve the trite plot
or deliver big laughs. While the first can be forgivable in comedies,
the latter certainly cannot.
Extras on this DVD included quite a few hilarious deleted scenes and
alternate takes, a six minute promotional featurette, the theatrical
trailer and a trailer for Kung Pow. There were two separate
commentaries, one from director/writer/star Jay Chandrasekhar and
writer/star Erik Stolhanske, and one from writers/stars Kevin
Heffernan, Steve Lemme and Paul Soter. Each track dispensed anecdotes
and amusement, though the trio bestowed more of both.
There were plenty of moments I genuinely laughed out loud and that's
no light achievement in today's world of complex comedy.
| The Movie: |
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6/10 |
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3/10 |
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| Recommendation: |
Rent
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