When I first watched this movie I remember that I was having a hard time in my life. This was one of those films that made me cheer up and forget about my problems. Movies can do that sometimes.
Christopher C Yeah Stuckmann is the man. He is Top3 or Top2 rewiever in the world right now. Dont seem impossible at all, or even many years in future, that he could land a regular spot on a some network and maybe major one. Or get into movie making somehow. As a writer, actor, even as director. We dont know hes skills, say he would make short film to gain a foothold, i would think that independent movie with 300,000-600,000$ budget could be get together here and there by just the his name. Of course short film would have to be very good. And small steps. But i think he has chance to alot of things, hes stock is on major rise and by using publicity and self promotion, he could some day be involved in what he chooses to set his sights
Then the Farrelly brothers didn't check out rottentomatoes.com. Maybe RT didn't exist back then. According to RT, 83% of the critics loved it or liked it.
I literally feel out of my seat laughing, I was force to sit in a close aisle seat designed for wheelchair access, this seat had no armrests & yes I slid out laughing during the dog being defibrillated with 120 volts scene, OMG.
I literally fell out of my seat laughing, I was force to sit in a close aisle seat designed for wheelchair access, this seat had no armrests & yes I slid out laughing so hard during the dog being defibrillated w/ 120 volts scene, OMG.
This is in my top 3 favorite comedies.(Life of Brian, Blazing Saddles, and TSAM.) It's hilarious! It even came out the year I was born, that's a bonus! :)
I remember laughing so hard that I fell out of the movie theater chair. SO MANY amazingly funny scenes. The entire theater roared with laughter through the entire movie and there was an applause after the movie. One of my favorite memories in my entire life. So fucking funny!
3:34 and the sad irony is that is exactly what happened in Hollywood after this movie came out. The post Mary mentality when it came to movie comedies (the Klumps, tomcats, say it isn't so, American Pie) was that grosser must mean funnier. Which will inevitably lead to big money at the box office. Typical Studio "brilliance" right there.
@@linkbiff1054 That isn't true. Going off the top of my head, Goodfellas, Dances with Wolves, Pulp Fiction, and Social Network are movies that all got at least 3 1/2 *** out of four from Maltin.
"Look, you already did the hard part, laying the tracks.....now all we gotta do, is back it up. Now a 1, and a 2, and a"..............................."WE GOTTA BLEEDER!!!!!!!"
Clifford Shafran When the policeman shows up, just happening to know exactly where the "problem" is in that exact room is an underrated hilarious element of this film.
It happens. Mel Brooks and the Zucker brothers lost their touch too. Dramas and biopics get awards, but a good comedy is the hardest kind of feature length film to make.
The reason the Farrellys never really made a film as innovative, outrageous and well-concocted... was that after KINGPIN failed at the box-office, it seemed like they may have just not have staying power. They wanted tenure... but so many just don't get it. Look at what's happened to M. Night. Even their breakthrough film DUMB & DUMBER was kind of a routine movie. Maybe their brand wasn't going to catch on. So they literally put everything they physically could into this movie---every possible sex, scatological, gross-out gag and plot twist and comical observation they humanly had in them. So much until they were just a husk left. MARY contained everything.... and after that, their careers were assured. Unfortunately, that was kind of the problem. They put all they had into MARY... and all the movies they made afterwards made it seem like they had nothing left. At least very little. I mean, I liked STUCK ON YOU and SHALLOW HAL. And even OSMOSIS JONES. But IRENE and PROVIDENCE? Man, it seems like the brothers have been spent. Still, I remain a fan. Their stuff is at least worth watching.
I feel like this movie has not aged well . I saw it for the first time tonight and it was just kind of okay. I think the zipper incident was probably the funniest part.
I watched it for the first time this weekend. Turned it off after the zipper scene, found it too stupid and unfunny. Gave the rest of it a chance the next day, and actually found it quite hilarious. Horses for courses, evidently
The zipper scene had me saying "now that's funny "... but I really wasn't laughing. In fact I never laughed once throughout the entire movie. There is no doubt this is a beloved comedy that has become a borderline classic in some circles. And I have a pretty good sense of humor... Airplane, Blazing Saddles. After Hours and even some of the other Farrelly bros. movies I do like or love. Not sure why but this movie just doesn't make me laugh.
Gross and grosser is about right, it's not that I don't understand scatological jokes and I do laugh on rare occasions when those turn out to be funny, what I don't understand is people who make them. Why? Only way I can explain it is they tried everything else and they are not good enough so they turn to shit and get the lowest common denominator.
When I first watched this movie I remember that I was having a hard time in my life. This was one of those films that made me cheer up and forget about my problems. Movies can do that sometimes.
I’m having a hard time with life myself right now and this movie cheered me up tonight. I’m so glad that both of us enjoyed this movie so much.
@@MarcAnthem Hope you're both thriving
Same
There's a dedication to Gene Siskel in the credits of Me, Myself and Irene, which came out after he died.
I'm glad they both enjoyed it. It is hilarious.
Siskel even put it at #9 in his top 10 of the year.
www.innermind.com/misc/s_e_top.htm#SE1998
I miss these guys. Movie reviews are so boring and unengaging nowadays.
Allen Quinn See Chris Stuckmann's review of Nine Lives- a total evisceration. You'll be proven wrong.
Christopher C Yeah Stuckmann is the man. He is Top3 or Top2 rewiever in the world right now. Dont seem impossible at all, or even many years in future, that he could land a regular spot on a some network and maybe major one. Or get into movie making somehow. As a writer, actor, even as director. We dont know hes skills, say he would make short film to gain a foothold, i would think that independent movie with 300,000-600,000$ budget could be get together here and there by just the his name. Of course short film would have to be very good. And small steps. But i think he has chance to alot of things, hes stock is on major rise and by using publicity and self promotion, he could some day be involved in what he chooses to set his sights
have you ever heard of what the flick or Christy Lemire or Alonso duralde or their new home at breakfast all day
According to one of the Farrelly brothers, Siskle and Ebert were the only ones who actually loved this film when it opened.
Love those retards
Then the Farrelly brothers didn't check out rottentomatoes.com. Maybe RT didn't exist back then. According to RT, 83% of the critics loved it or liked it.
You're thinking of Kingpin.
This movie was a massive commercial and critical hit on release
I remember seeing this in the theater. The audience was howling.
Low, gross comedy done right! Glad this and the first 2 Farrelly Brothers' films gave Gene a good time in his final years.
I saw this in the theatre. I've never laughed so hard at a movie in my entire life, and I really mean that.
I literally feel out of my seat laughing, I was force to sit in a close aisle seat designed for wheelchair access, this seat had no armrests & yes I slid out laughing during the dog being defibrillated with 120 volts scene, OMG.
I would say this one, dumb and dumber and the hangover were the funniest movies I’ve seen in the theatre.
No one heard anything for one to two minutes after the “hair gel” scene
Glad this movie gave Siskel one last big laugh at the movies.
Me too.👍
Poor Gene sounds to be really struggling here. Love 'em both.
Gene was dying of cancer. He would only live another few months after this episode was filmed. He was only 53 when he passed away.
This was from July of 1998. He died in February 1999 from complications of brain cancer. He wasn't as sick yet here.
@@66kprdwd only?
I literally fell out of my seat laughing, I was force to sit in a close aisle seat designed for wheelchair access, this seat had no armrests & yes I slid out laughing so hard during the dog being defibrillated w/ 120 volts scene, OMG.
I miss Siskel and Ebert 😢
These guys had such a wonderful dynamic together. Ebert also never took himself too seriously the way a lot of critics do.
Just saw this movie for the first time. I laughed and cried myself to sleep. 😂😂😂
“The neighbor with the skin that looks like beef jerky”. Lmao
I laughed out loud at that line
This is in my top 3 favorite comedies.(Life of Brian, Blazing Saddles, and TSAM.) It's hilarious!
It even came out the year I was born, that's a bonus! :)
I miss these two, this was a great movie. I can see that Gene Siskel’s illness was effecting him negatively several months before he died.
Still one of the best comedy movies ever made. Its fucking hilarious
They were right about being difficult to imitate.
“The most embarrassing inquiry that any man could have.” You said it Mr. Ebert.
The contagious laughter in the movie theater during this movie was off the charts. Even though Saving Private Ryan was playing next door.
I remember laughing so hard that I fell out of the movie theater chair. SO MANY amazingly funny scenes. The entire theater roared with laughter through the entire movie and there was an applause after the movie. One of my favorite memories in my entire life. So fucking funny!
Gene not only put Kingpin on his top ten list, he did with There's Something About Mary as well, and in the same slot-9.
Alex Flowers yes it is
It's true. Watch their "Best of 1998" show.
3:34 and the sad irony is that is exactly what happened in Hollywood after this movie came out. The post Mary mentality when it came to movie comedies (the Klumps, tomcats, say it isn't so, American Pie) was that grosser must mean funnier. Which will inevitably lead to big money at the box office. Typical Studio "brilliance" right there.
One critic who didn't love this movie was Leonard Maltin.
Leonard Maltin hates almost everything that came out after 1976. Most of his reviews after that are downright silly.
Yeah, he gave 2.5 stars to Amadeus! So what should have won Best Picture?
link biff funnily enough, he actually really dislikes Taxi Driver, which actually came out in 76
@@zacharysiple783 He also gave 2 1/2 ** to Forrest Gump. That I agreed with. I agreed with his review of Social Network (****).
@@linkbiff1054 That isn't true. Going off the top of my head, Goodfellas, Dances with Wolves, Pulp Fiction, and Social Network are movies that all got at least 3 1/2 *** out of four from Maltin.
One of my favorite movies!
The best part of this review is Roger saying date with Matt, dog is on downers, date with Ben, dog is on speed. lol thats hilarious.
Matt Dillon looks like Bruce Campbell here hehe
If it was my job to decide the Oscar winners, I'd have given him best supporting actor. One of the all-time great movie comedy turns.
One of the greatest raunchy but gut busting comedys
i wonder what movies they would of liked. would they have liked wedding crashers? did ebert like wedding crashers?
These were good times
"Look, you already did the hard part, laying the tracks.....now all we gotta do, is back it up. Now a 1, and a 2, and a"..............................."WE GOTTA BLEEDER!!!!!!!"
Among the very few times I fell out of my seat from laughing so hard. That entire sequence leading to that payoff is a masterclass in comedy.
Why did Roger Ebert have to die??
Amazing they allowed the sound of him peeing to be heard on TV.
Frank and beans.
They made an error in showing that opening clip. The bleeder comment doesn't come until later in the scene, not right after he screams.
That was what the trailer showed. It was to hide the real gag, which is even funnier.
It was edited down to only the beginning and ending of the scene. What's in-between was too outrageous and gross for TV.
Clifford Shafran When the policeman shows up, just happening to know exactly where the "problem" is in that exact room is an underrated hilarious element of this film.
Ken to tan tee means he who is Loveth by many animals
I love this movie
Too bad that Peter and Bobby lost their way and no longer make funny movies.
winston smith that Green Book movie they just did wasn’t bad, it was a good flick. I’d give it a solid 7/10... but that’s just me
Ross DiamondThief only Peter did that, and it was shite
Dowling Mark well you have every right to disagree, but I did say “that’s just me” (i.e. my opinion).
It happens. Mel Brooks and the Zucker brothers lost their touch too. Dramas and biopics get awards, but a good comedy is the hardest kind of feature length film to make.
4 good ones in a row is still pretty good
I'd love to know what those 5 scenes were Roger was talking about.
sha11235 The Bleeder, Hair Gel can you come up with 3 more
The dog on speed would be one
The interrogation scene was one of them
SEVEN CHIPMUNKS TWIRLIN ON A BRANCH EATIN LOTS OF SUNFLOWERS ON MY UNCLES RANCH
Just re watcehd it, still very very funny. Matt Dillon was superb.
I get what you're saying but the gross out humor is not what the movie is about. American Pie should've been called Gross and grosser
Very funny and different fresh and new 😷
Yeah, gross and grosser is not the right. Yeah I get it but that's not what the movies about. There's Something About Mary is the perfect title
The reason the Farrellys never really made a film as innovative, outrageous and well-concocted... was that after KINGPIN failed at the box-office, it seemed like they may have just not have staying power. They wanted tenure... but so many just don't get it. Look at what's happened to M. Night. Even their breakthrough film DUMB & DUMBER was kind of a routine movie. Maybe their brand wasn't going to catch on.
So they literally put everything they physically could into this movie---every possible sex, scatological, gross-out gag and plot twist and comical observation they humanly had in them. So much until they were just a husk left. MARY contained everything.... and after that, their careers were assured.
Unfortunately, that was kind of the problem. They put all they had into MARY... and all the movies they made afterwards made it seem like they had nothing left. At least very little. I mean, I liked STUCK ON YOU and SHALLOW HAL. And even OSMOSIS JONES.
But IRENE and PROVIDENCE? Man, it seems like the brothers have been spent.
Still, I remain a fan. Their stuff is at least worth watching.
Hair mousse!
I feel like this movie has not aged well . I saw it for the first time tonight and it was just kind of okay. I think the zipper incident was probably the funniest part.
eartianfizz respectfully disagree. I watched it about a year ago, and I feel it holds up very well.
I watched it for the first time this weekend. Turned it off after the zipper scene, found it too stupid and unfunny. Gave the rest of it a chance the next day, and actually found it quite hilarious. Horses for courses, evidently
worst film of all time, 100% garbage, hateful and beyond stupid,
I didn't know Roger Ebert was a real human!
Roger Ebert was a brilliant man and accomplished way more than you EVER will.
The zipper scene had me saying "now that's funny "... but I really wasn't laughing. In fact I never laughed once throughout the entire movie. There is no doubt this is a beloved comedy that has become a borderline classic in some circles. And I have a pretty good sense of humor... Airplane, Blazing Saddles. After Hours and even some of the other Farrelly bros. movies I do like or love. Not sure why but this movie just doesn't make me laugh.
FRANK AND BEANS!!
every clip I see from this movie fills me with cringe
Stiller and Sandler are the two people who make me laugh the least. Haven't missed missing them in thirty years.
Gross and grosser is about right, it's not that I don't understand scatological jokes and I do laugh on rare occasions when those turn out to be funny, what I don't understand is people who make them. Why?
Only way I can explain it is they tried everything else and they are not good enough so they turn to shit and get the lowest common denominator.
I thought it was very unfunny and had a bad time watching it.