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Super Troopers | Actors/Actresses: - Kevin Heffernan - Marisa Coughlan MOVE THAT GIGANTIC COTTON CANDY Disclaimer: This is not a "The Story Begins With..." movie. The plot is incidental. No one dies, discovers themselves, becomes a man/woman through struggle, or learns how true love feels. 'Dude, Where's My Car?' has a more solidly aligned plot. Tax, tags, title extra. Everyone should have that one friend who is overly sarcastic with bone-dry wit. If you do not, then you may not have an appreciation for this movie. Broken Lizard has assembled numerous scenes forced into a poor "boy meets girl" and "corrupt law enforcement" plotline. These scenes are individually funny, proving that this is simply top-notch sketch comedy. Each "joke" is simply a razor-sharp wit battle between characters (minus Farva) that doesn't wait for the laugh track to kick in. There is no plot synopsis because there is no plot. Unfortunately, some people who have seen this are inflicted with Smartest Guy in the Room syndrome (a rare infliction which forces the sufferer to see his/her opinion as correct and the 100 opposing opinions as incorrect.) If you don't like the content of "R" rated material, don't see this. If you require 2 hours of pre-recorded audio and video to change your life, look elsewhere. If you have that friend that never smiles, yet leaves all around him/her in tears and cramping, buy this movie. As another viewer deftly observes, it gets funnier each time. Soon, you too will be offering moustache rides to acquaintances and fitting "Meow" into unknown song lyrics and conversations. Fare thee well. Close, but not quite. I bought this DVD after missing the movie in theaters. The previews I saw made it look like one incredibly funny movie, so I was more than happy to shell out the money for it. And I'm the type of person that is easily amused by most comedies. The movie definitely has it's funny moments, and the Broken Lizard guys certainly have potential, but overall it fails to satisfy. I never found myself laughing uncontrollably during this movie, and a lot of times just wondered what the heck was going on. I watched the movie three times before watching it with the directors commentary. With the cast/crew commentary, you start to understand that many of the parts of the movie are based on inside jokes from their college days that didn't really translate well to a wide audience. It made a bit more sense at that point, but the second rule of comedy is if the joke has to be explained, it's not funny. Since this is a drug comedy, I guess it also violates the third rule of comdey: If you have to be high to think it's funny, it's not funny. Given the amount of drug comedies out there like the Cheech and Chong movies, Half Baked, and even Dazed and Confused, this one fails to be as funny as any of them. To be honest, most Adam Sandler films are far funnier than this, and that's pretty bad. With that being said, I'd definitely keep an eye out for the Broken Lizard guys in the future. These guys aren't quite the "not ready for prime-time" players that the original SNL cast were, but with honed comedic skills they could do a lot better than the [stuff] that goes for comedy out there now. Unfortunately that [stuff] includes this film as well. This Entertaining Low Budget Comedy is a Hit. In a Small Vermont town, A Bunch of Slackers Police Highway Patrolmen (Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter Buy Super Troopers at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Super Troopers Search with the Priority Search Engine on Super Troopers This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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