Really Surprised!

Excellent, a Must See

Am I Missing Something?

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

When more than a hundred people have reviewed a particular film, I usually don't follow up. But here I feel I must.I really like Steve Martin. And I often really like Goldie Hawn. Goldie comes off all right here. Steve Martin doesn't. And why? Well, the original film starred Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis. Hawn is every bit as good here as Sandy Dennis was back in 1970. But as much as I like Steve Martin, he's no Jack Lemmon.And then there's the script. With the original film I find myself laughing out loud. Here, not a chuckle. Maybe an occasional smile. Someone else described the film as being "banal", and that pretty well sums it up.And then, I really don't want to watch any film with Rudy Guliani, even if he's only in it for a few minutes.The only other actor in the script that stands out is John Clesse, and although I'm not a fan, he was funny here.Take my simple advice: watch the Jack Lemmon version. It's a great lesson on not only how good Lemmon was, but also how good Neil Simon was.

The Out-of-Towners (1999): Dir: Sam Weisman / Cast: Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, John Cleese, Mark McKinney, Oliver Hudson: Remake of the 1970 comedy starring Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis. It is about new territory and experiences starring Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn as a married couple. Martin is fired from his job but wishes not to alarm Hawn so he doesn't inform her that his travel to New York is for a job interview. They are bombarded with a series of incidences that mean little to the story. They lose their luggage, get mugged, get arrested, scale hotel walls, etc. Directed by Sam Weisman who previously made the dreadful George of the Jungle and this is not much of an improvement. Martin and Hawn shared great comedic chemistry in Housesitter but here their roles are props for bad writing. John Cleese appears as a snobbish desk clerk in what appears to be a tribute to his Fawlty Towers role. Nobody else can elevate this farce above the gutter area either. The original film regarded the reality of unfamiliarity to surroundings and culture. This remake merely takes gifted comedians and sends them through endless situations that we have seen countless times. What a waste of talent. For a superior vacation check out National Lampoon's Vacation and its worthwhile sequels. This is empty entertainment opting to replace any message with stupidity. Score: 3 / 10

I think I am done with reviewing after this one, or even discussing garbage like this. I would rather just spend my energy talking about the good. This could be the worst thing that ever was made, and I don't just mean movies, I'm suggesting the worst of ANY item ever put together by human beings on this Earth. I would expect Goldie Hawn to be a part of this....garbage (and I am being nice) but Steve Martin, well, he HAS done some crap, but he should be so ashamed of himself that he never tries to "act" in another movie. There should be a movement, lead by people who know what the original was, to have this...thing... stricken from the archives of film, to be removed and all remnants of it eliminated, so as to not be associated in any way, shape or form, to this...thing. After reading the good reviews on this? I am so embarrassed to actually have a membership card to the human race. Wow. Wow. Again.....Wow.

This movie is truly funny, why does everybody compare the original to the remake? If you want a true comparison the the original was bland, this piece is something else I watched it when it first came out on video and I was with my family and friends , we all laughed and enjoyed it. If you can't see humor in this then you my friend need to lighten up, sure this won't appeal everyone comedy has changed the past decade if a comedy doesn't have any controversial meaning or non stop sex, fart jokes then its not funny but to everyone who can take a joke its a must buy or at least a rental.I recommended this movie to my friends and family and they all enjoyed it, maybe we're from another planet?