Simply A Masterpiece

Expected more

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Released in 2000, "2001: A Space Travesty" spoofs space shows/movies and anything else it feels like making fun of, like politicians and musicians (e.g. "Bill Clinton" is one of the characters). Leslie Nielsen stars as a Frank Drebin-like character and the movie shoots for the goofy humor of The Naked Gun trilogy, but fails. With the wealth of material at its disposal, I don't know how this movie could've gone so wrong, but it's rarely funny and often downright bad; and this is coming from someone who enjoys goofy humor a la The Naked Gun. It doesn't help that the 2-3 most prominent women aren't sexy; to me, at least. Worse, the sex-oriented jokes are more gross and vulgar than funny. Thankfully, the third act is better than the first two, but that can't save it.The film is overlong at 99 minutes.GRADE: D+

I have just had the displeasure of viewing what can only be described as an abysmal shambles.The film starts of as bad as it finishers, with you being drip fed drivel from beginning to end.It is so bad, it causes friendships to be cut and relationships to end. It ruins the careers of those in it and the lives of those that have seen it. It should have this warning on the box.I paid £3 for the film, and it was £3 over priced. You should be paid to watch it, not the other way around.The $45,000,000 budget would be better used in cash to wipe my rear end.The only reason you would want to buy this is to get the few seconds of pleasure that come from knowing you have taken a copy of the shelves to pop in the bin.DVD players should be encoded to prevent poor films such as this to even reach display monitors.If you have considered buying this feature, you should be ashamed and embarrassed of yourself for getting that far.I drank heavy for 3 days after seeing this film just to try and block the mental images and thoughts of every cast member making a fool out of me and them.I would like to make an official apology to my friends and family for letting you down and making you watch such garbage.Avoid like the plague.

A previous reviewer called "2001: A Space Travesty" one of the stupidest and worst comedies ever. Describing like that implies that it was meant to be taken seriously. This one isn't meant to be taken seriously. Like any Leslie Nielsen movie, it's an excuse to be silly. It casts him as a marshal sent to outer space to stop a coup, but the plot of course isn't important. The movie's purpose is to have Leslie Nielsen get into a series of embarrassing situations - that is, embarrassing for him, a hoot for us. Granted, this one doesn't quite reach the standards set by the "Naked Gun" movies, but it has its share of laughs (particularly the opening scene).

Watching this on television the other day, I instantly felt great remorse for star Leslie Nielsen. After the success of the "Naked Gun" series, he has been restricted to a career of playing the same character over...and over...and over....This time, he is US Marshall "Dick" Dix (the first of many human anatomy puns/so-called "jokes"). I wonder how long it took them to come up with that one in the writing room."How about Agent Butt K. Isser?" "How about Agent T. Itz?" "No, wait guys! I've got it! Dick Dix! Haha we're comedic geniuses!" The budget is very obviously on the low end. Special effects are terrible. The film tries to lampoon the space travel segments of Kubrick's "2001" and fails miserably. Nielsen sucks food through a straw and can't manage to get it up the straw the whole way. Hahaha I chuckled all night thinking of that one! Or how about the woman in the back of the space shuttle who has huge breasts and manages to accidentally shed out of her clothes, which float around and slap Nielsen in the face? No, it couldn't have been the ugly fat woman whose clothes magically disappear...it's the busty blonde...I love Hollywood.