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Wrongfully Accused | Year: 1998 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Pat Proft Actors/Actresses: - Leslie Nielsen - Richard Crenna - Woody Harrelson - Kelly Lebrock HILLARIOUS First off,I loved "The Fugitive" and the other movies this movie spoofs,and spoofs well I might add, but I also love a good laugh and this movie provides those in abundance. Nielsen is at his best as is the supporting cast,especially Richard Crenna his send up of the T.L.Jones character is brutally funny.Trust me, if you want to laugh watch this movie, although you will probably have to rewind it several times to get all the jokes you missed while you were laughing. Good movie, Good features, Full-Screen? Besides Airplane! and the Naked Gun movies, this is definately one of Leslie Nielsen's funniest, spoofing over 35 movies, including THE FUGITIVE. You can watch this over and over and still laugh and laugh even throughout the entire credits. This was written, directed, and produced by Pat Proft, creator of the POLICE ACADEMY, NAKED GUN, and HOT SHOTS! films. The DVD itself was released in 1998, the same year as the movie. For a movie and small as this in 1998, this DVD has lots of special features, more than some DVDs released today. This DVD features a DVD-ROM trivia game, an interview with the cast, many trailers, and a slide show. On top of that there are also two featurettes. The first, (VISUAL F/X) is located in the special features menu and is an 8-minute documentary of the special effects in the movie. The second, (PRODUCTION NOTES) is located in the "about the film" menu and is a 5-to-10-minute documentary about the movie itself and some additional special effects in the movie. The movie is also presented in a theatrical Dolby Digial 5.1 soundtrack, which I thought was quite pleasing for such an old DVD. During some of the action scenes, the surround effect can be heard with a light bass. The picture quality was very pleasing as well with very colorful and bright images, however a few minor distractions here and there, but nothing to take your eye off the screen. You are probably wondering why I gave this movie 4 stars. That is simply because the movie was very featured in a full-frame format, as opposed widescreen. Besides that, if you are a spoof fan, go out and rent or even buy this movie and you will definately love it. An interesting but unfortunate oversaturation of Nielsen. Leslie Nielsen is the kind of actor you either love or hate. Some people love his oddball sense of humor, while others despise his sometimes sick and perverse ideas. With that said, the first "Naked Gun" film is considered a classic by many, and his other films have varied degrees of quality. So when "Wrongfully Accused" was released, no one knew what to expect. Sadly, the end result is Nielsen's attempt to make up for his bad films by filling this movie with so many jokes that no one still knows what to think. "Wrongfully Accused" is Nielsen's spoof of "The Fugitive", as well as several other movies that include "Titanic", "Anaconda", "Braveheart", "Mission: Impossible", and even "North by Northwest". Herein lies the first problem: too much material to work with. Now, spoofing movies isn't a bad thing, but spoofing a LOT of movies can be a little nauseating. And when some of the spoofs aren't even that necessary or particularly funny, one can only wonder whether the licensing of the movies so Nielsen can spoof them was worth it. And then there are the typical Nielsen jokes that his fans are so accustomed to. Unfortunately, they face the same problem as the movie-spoofing: there are just too many of them. Don't get me wrong, there are several extremely funny scenes in "Wrongfully Accused", but for some odd reason they are lost in a mindless sea of unfunny fillers. Viewers might one minute laugh at a joke, and then the next instant frown in disgust at a completely unnecessary joke. For some reason, Nielsen refuses to give viewers a break from his oddball humor. While this works in some cases ("Mystery Science Theater 3000", for example), it doesn't work with "Wrongfully Accused". The tiny yet noticeable breaks between jokes is what helped make the first "Naked Gun" movie a classic, and unfortunately "Wrongully Accused" didn't use that formula and suffers because of it. Plotwise, the movie is just as ridiculous as the spoofs and jokes, which can be a good thing or a bad thing. Because of the oversaturation of Nielsen's humor, some of the scenes aren't even that necessary to the movie; they are just there to make fun of something. I'd like anyone to tell me that the "Baywatch" spoof scene was vital to the plot of "Wrongfully Accused". Regarding the actors, everyone does a pretty decent job. Thankfully, there are no bad actors to make viewers grind their teeth in disgust. Still, the script does manage to raise some eyebrows. Yes, it's a Nielsen movie with Nielsen jokes, but even a Nielsen movie needs a good script (again, see the first "Naked Gun"). All in all, "Wrongfully Accused" is a questionable movie at best. It can be argued that this movie tanked at the box office because it was a bad movie to begin with, but I think a lot of people are getting sick and tired of Leslie Nielsen. And since this movie is filled to the brim with his oddball humor, it's easy to see why they wouldn't have liked it. My advice is to approach this movie with caution. If you can stand hundreds upon hundreds of Nielsen's jokes in a short time span, then give "Wrongfully Accused" a try. Just don't be surprised if you think that the ending credits (which are downright hilarious) are funnier than the entire movie overall. Leslie Nielsen, King of Slapstick If you haven't watched this outragously funny movie, watch it because its a guarantee that it will keep you laughing till you gut busts, great spoof from famous movies and a really funny story to go with it, this movie has earned it's position as the greatest slapstick movie of all time, i recommend with this that you watch another classic slapstick comedy, 'Airplane'. 10/10. Buy Wrongfully Accused at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Wrongfully Accused Search with the Priority Search Engine on Wrongfully Accused This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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