list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around See Spot Run on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/See_Spot_Run/184359/default.aspx Title: See Spot Run
Year: 2001
Director: John Whitesell
Plot: A police dog finds himself pitted in a battle of wits against an accident-prone mailman and a gang of crooks (and it looks like the dog has the edge in the brains department) in this broad comedy. Agent 11 (Bob) is a bulldog trained by the FBI agent Murdoch (Michael Clarke Duncan) to sniff out drugs, and the dog's keen nose ferrets out the storage facility of Mafia kingpin Sonny (Paul Sorvino); Agent 11 has also been taught to show no mercy with criminals, and he gives Sonny a serious bite in a rather personal place. Needless to say, Sonny is not amused, and wants revenge against the pooch, so Agent 11 is put into the animal equivalent of the witness protection program. However, unlikely circumstances set the dog loose, where he soon pairs up with Gordon (David Arquette), a stunningly inept letter carrier with a long history of fending off ill-tempered pets. Gordon is attempting to impress Stephanie (Leslie Bibb), an attractive single mother, by helping to look after her son James (Angus T. Jones), and when he comes across Agent 11, he adopts the dog and names him Spot, feeling certain he can smooth out the critter's often cranky relationship with people. But Gordon doesn't know that Sonny and his henchmen are hot on Agent 11's trail and that his new best friend will lead a gang of ruthless gangsters into Stephanie and James' home. See Spot Run was originally announced as a vehicle for comedy star Martin Lawrence, but when changes in Lawrence's schedule prevented him from taking on the project, it was retooled for the talents of David Arquette. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:29:00 GMTSee Spot Run2001John WhitesellA police dog finds himself pitted in a battle of wits against an accident-prone mailman and a gang of crooks (and it looks like the dog has the edge in the brains department) in this broad comedy. Agent 11 (Bob) is a bulldog trained by the FBI agent Murdoch (<a href="/players/P___240637/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Michael Clarke Duncan</a>) to sniff out drugs, and the dog's keen nose ferrets out the storage facility of Mafia kingpin Sonny (<a href="/players/P____66963/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Paul Sorvino</a>); Agent 11 has also been taught to show no mercy with criminals, and he gives Sonny a serious bite in a rather personal place. Needless to say, Sonny is not amused, and wants revenge against the pooch, so Agent 11 is put into the animal equivalent of the witness protection program. However, unlikely circumstances set the dog loose, where he soon pairs up with Gordon (<a href="/players/P_____2421/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>David Arquette</a>), a stunningly inept letter carrier with a long history of fending off ill-tempered pets. Gordon is attempting to impress Stephanie (<a href="/players/P___273467/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Leslie Bibb</a>), an attractive single mother, by helping to look after her son James (Angus T. Jones), and when he comes across Agent 11, he adopts the dog and names him Spot, feeling certain he can smooth out the critter's often cranky relationship with people. But Gordon doesn't know that Sonny and his henchmen are hot on Agent 11's trail and that his new best friend will lead a gang of ruthless gangsters into Stephanie and James' home. See Spot Run was originally announced as a vehicle for comedy star <a href="/players/P____40942/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Martin Lawrence</a>, but when changes in Lawrence's schedule prevented him from taking on the project, it was retooled for the talents of <a href="/players/P_____2421/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>David Arquette</a>. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide22http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u35910wzuzt.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/See_Spot_Run/184359/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/moviebabe/archive/2007/3/9/6218.aspx Post By: MovieBabe
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Body: Did you hear about the blond couple who froze to death at the drive-in? They went to see Closed for Winter. What did the fish say when he hit a concrete wall? "Dam." The above jokes -- which make me laugh every time -- are an appropriate introduction to the year's worst cinematic disasters for the following reasons: (1) The first is my favorite movie-related joke, (2) both indicate that I'm easily amused, and (3) the punch line of the second has typically been my reaction when I learn of the films I've been assigned to review. It's been a dismal year at the movies, from disappointing summer fare (how do you make Pearl Harbor boring?) to so-so independents and foreign films that have been successful simply because people are tired of feeling so bad (Amelie? Cute, but about 20 minutes too long). Then there are the no-name, no-plot groaners that I get stuck with, this year's unusually high number of which is attributable to either frantic green-lighting during the threat of a writers' strike or my getting old. I've had to sit through the worst of the worst, ranging from so-bad-they're-funny to so-bad-I'm-pissed. According to the numbers, many of you have wisely avoided this dreck at the theaters, but let this serve as a warning that the worst 10 movies of 2001 do not even a Blockbuster night make. I started to rank these in order of hatefulness, with No. 1 being the, um, lowest, but after the first few the badness is pretty much uniform: 1. Tomcats: A group of undesirable guys doing undesirable things to way-too-desirable-for-them women. In other words, Penthouse Forum come to life. Oh, and Jerry O'Connell and Jake Busey are the slimiest leading men ever. 2. Say It Isn't So: A heartfelt story about the trials faced when one sleeps with his sister. (Let's hope no one sat in the theater thinking, It's funny because it's true!) And could someone please tell me how Chris Klein broke into Hollywood? 3. 3000 Miles to Graceland: You get Vegas, you get cool criminals, you get Elvis. Yet this seeming sure shot quickly degenerates into as much of an unsightly mess as a bloated, hopped-up King after too many peanut-butter-and-nanner sandwiches. Kevin Costner -- I could stop right here, couldn't I? -- plays the baddest Elvis of a gang of five thievin' impersonators, and once the rather stylish casino robbery ends and the rampant bloodshed begins, you simply count down the minutes until all the Elvii have finally left the building. 4. See Spot Run: Drug busts and severed testicles -- but for kids! Even the sight of David Arquette covered in dog doo isn't worth the price of a rental. 5. Glitter: The most reasonable explanation for Mariah Carey's emotional breakdown. 6. Sweet November: Keanu Reeves as a mover-and-shaker ad exec? Please. And with all due respect to Charlize Theron's loveliness, you just can't act that crazy and still get the guy. A restraining order, maybe. (Then again, perhaps it's hard for a guy to find someone who also enjoys walking on the beach to Enya.) This 30-days-of-love-therapy cheesefest -- complete with the revealing of terminal-illness secrets -- is so leaden that it even takes away your ability to enjoy Reeves' bumbling attempts to emote toward the end. 7. Summer Catch: You think watching an entire baseball game on TV is boring? You'll never find less exciting play -- on or off the field -- than in this Freddie Prinze Jr.-led rip-off of Bull Durham, which ends with Prinze's full-of-promise pitcher abandoning a no-hitter to go after the girl -- with the smiling support of his teammates. Worst...ending...#ever. 8. AntiTrust: Though Ryan Phillippe's golden curls and empty, pretty face were much better suited to the flesh fair that was 54, it's kind of fun to watch him concentrating really hard as he connects the dots in this Bill Gates-gone-bad anti-thriller. But Phillippe as Super Genius, Tim Robbins as Evil Computer Man, and Claire Forlani as the Most Boring Girlfriend Ever ultimately leave you feeling that the only dangers awaiting Phillippe are carpal tunnel syndrome and eyestrain. 9. Shallow Hal: I'm not sensitive, and I'm not large, but this is one insulting movie. You've got men whose jackassery prevents them from seeking any but the most stunning women and women who are judged by looks alone, but in the end it's the gals who are pitied and deemed in need of rescue. 10. The Wedding Planner: OK, so a lot of my female friends liked this fluff about the loneliest wedding planner of them all. I was game until Jennifer Lopez -- looking as Jennifer Lopez does -- gives up on finding love after one rejection and decides to agree to an arranged marriage with a cousin she previously couldn't stand, thinking it's her only way to happiness. Way to role-model, J. Lo. But, as I said, I'm easily amused. So even when I walk out of an assigned movie thinking that maybe I should grab one of those Work at Home! fliers on the way to the Metro, I can find something worthwhile amid the film's awfulness to make up for my trauma. In an effort to put a positive spin on this year's collection of otherwise horrible flicks -- this is the season of giving, after all -- here are some little ways in which these bombs excel: The In-a-Nutshell Award for Best Unintentional Criticism "He's pretty honest with his feelings. I don't think he knows how to act" (AntiTrust, said about Phillippe). Gaggiest Gag A tie: A wayward testicle that's chased through a hospital and ends up in someone's dessert (Tomcats) and a shit explosion when a toilet -- complete with the gassy girl who is occupying it -- crashes through the floor to the classroom below (Not Another Teen Movie). The Thank-God-for-Big-Girls Teen-Choice Award Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, whose shower scene and cat suits persuaded little boys everywhere to stop fucking around with video games and work on finding Dad's Playboy collection (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider). Best Use of a Non-Jiggly Body Part to Hold Audience Interest The raven-haired Emmanuelle Chriqui, whose follicular stylings blessedly took the focus off her lame boy-band co-stars (On the Line). The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living Award for Best Philosophizing "It's weird. Three days ago, I had a phat job and not a worry in the world -- and now I'm going to turn into a vampire" (The Forsaken). And, finally: Best Keanu-as-Himself Moment Since Bill & Ted Eulogizing a 9-year-old as "a little man; just a boy, really" (Hardball).
]]>Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:29:00 GMTMovieBabeMovieBabe Blog3/9/2007 7:29:00 PMDid you hear about the blond couple who froze to death at the drive-in? They went to see Closed for Winter. What did the fish say when he hit a concrete wall? "Dam." The above jokes -- which make me laugh every time -- are an appropriate introduction to the year&#39;s worst cinematic disasters for the following reasons: (1) The first is my favorite movie-related joke, (2) both indicate that I&#39;m easily amused, and (3) the punch line of the second has typically been my reaction when I learn of the films I&#39;ve been assigned to review. It&#39;s been a dismal year at the movies, from disappointing summer fare (how do you make Pearl Harbor boring?) to so-so independents and foreign films that have been successful simply because people are tired of feeling so bad (Amelie? Cute, but about 20 minutes too long). Then there are the no-name, no-plot groaners that I get stuck with, this year&#39;s unusually high number of which is attributable to either frantic green-lighting during the threat of a writers&#39; strike or my getting old. I&#39;ve had to sit through the worst of the worst, ranging from so-bad-they&#39;re-funny to so-bad-I&#39;m-pissed. According to the numbers, many of you have wisely avoided this dreck at the theaters, but let this serve as a warning that the worst 10 movies of 2001 do not even a Blockbuster night make. I started to rank these in order of hatefulness, with No. 1 being the, um, lowest, but after the first few the badness is pretty much uniform: 1. Tomcats: A group of undesirable guys doing undesirable things to way-too-desirable-for-them women. In other words, Penthouse Forum come to life. Oh, and Jerry O&#39;Connell and Jake Busey are the slimiest leading men ever. 2. Say It Isn&#39;t So: A heartfelt story about the trials faced when one sleeps with his sister. (Let&#39;s hope no one sat in the theater thinking, It&#39;s funny because it&#39;s true!) And could someone please tell me how Chris Klein broke into Hollywood? 3. 3000 Miles to Graceland: You get Vegas, you get cool criminals, you get Elvis. Yet this seeming sure shot quickly degenerates into as much of an unsightly mess as a bloated, hopped-up King after too many peanut-butter-and-nanner sandwiches. Kevin Costner -- I could stop right here, couldn&#39;t I? -- plays the baddest Elvis of a gang of five thievin&#39; impersonators, and once the rather stylish casino robbery ends and the rampant bloodshed begins, you simply count down the minutes until all the Elvii have finally left the building. 4. See Spot Run: Drug busts and severed testicles -- but for kids! Even the sight of David Arquette covered in dog doo isn&#39;t worth the price of a rental. 5. Glitter: The most reasonable explanation for Mariah Carey&#39;s emotional breakdown. 6. Sweet November: Keanu Reeves as a mover-and-shaker ad exec? Please. And with all due respect to Charlize Theron&#39;s loveliness, you just can&#39;t act that crazy and still get the guy. A restraining order, maybe. (Then again, perhaps it&#39;s hard for a guy to find someone who also enjoys walking on the beach to Enya.) This 30-days-of-love-therapy cheesefest -- complete with the revealing of terminal-illness secrets -- is so leaden that it even takes away your ability to enjoy Reeves&#39; bumbling attempts to emote toward the end. 7. Summer Catch: You think watching an entire baseball game on TV is boring? You&#39;ll never find less exciting play -- on or off the field -- than in this Freddie Prinze Jr.-led rip-off of Bull Durham, which ends with Prinze&#39;s full-of-promise pitcher abandoning a no-hitter to go after the girl -- with the smiling support of his teammates. Worst...ending...#ever. 8. AntiTrust: Though Ryan Phillippe&#39;s golden curls and empty, pretty face were much better suited to the flesh fair that was 54, it&#39;s kind of fun to watch him concentrating really hard as he connects the dots in this Bill Gates-gone-bad anti-thriller. But Phillippe as Super Genius, Tim Robbins as Evil Computer Man, and Claire Forlani as the Most Boring Girlfriend Ever ultimately leave you feeling that the only dangers awaiting Phillippe are carpal tunnel syndrome and eyestrain. 9. Shallow Hal: I&#39;m not sensitive, and I&#39;m not large, but this is one insulting movie. You&#39;ve got men whose jackassery prevents them from seeking any but the most stunning women and women who are judged by looks alone, but in the end it&#39;s the gals who are pitied and deemed in need of rescue. 10. The Wedding Planner: OK, so a lot of my female friends liked this fluff about the loneliest wedding planner of them all. I was game until Jennifer Lopez -- looking as Jennifer Lopez does -- gives up on finding love after one rejection and decides to agree to an arranged marriage with a cousin she previously couldn&#39;t stand, thinking it&#39;s her only way to happiness. Way to role-model, J. Lo. But, as I said, I&#39;m easily amused. So even when I walk out of an assigned movie thinking that maybe I should grab one of those Work at Home! fliers on the way to the Metro, I can find something worthwhile amid the film&#39;s awfulness to make up for my trauma. In an effort to put a positive spin on this year&#39;s collection of otherwise horrible flicks -- this is the season of giving, after all -- here are some little ways in which these bombs excel: The In-a-Nutshell Award for Best Unintentional Criticism "He&#39;s pretty honest with his feelings. I don&#39;t think he knows how to act" (AntiTrust, said about Phillippe). Gaggiest Gag A tie: A wayward testicle that&#39;s chased through a hospital and ends up in someone&#39;s dessert (Tomcats) and a shit explosion when a toilet -- complete with the gassy girl who is occupying it -- crashes through the floor to the classroom below (Not Another Teen Movie). The Thank-God-for-Big-Girls Teen-Choice Award Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, whose shower scene and cat suits persuaded little boys everywhere to stop fucking around with video games and work on finding Dad&#39;s Playboy collection (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider). Best Use of a Non-Jiggly Body Part to Hold Audience Interest The raven-haired Emmanuelle Chriqui, whose follicular stylings blessedly took the focus off her lame boy-band co-stars (On the Line). The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living Award for Best Philosophizing "It&#39;s weird. Three days ago, I had a phat job and not a worry in the world -- and now I&#39;m going to turn into a vampire" (The Forsaken). And, finally: Best Keanu-as-Himself Moment Since Bill &amp; Ted Eulogizing a 9-year-old as "a little man; just a boy, really" (Hardball). http://www.spout.com/blogs/moviebabe/archive/2007/2/27/5845.aspx Post By: MovieBabe
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Body: Having grown up on Warner Bros. cartoons, I'm proof that watching animated anvils getting dropped on people's heads and singing "Kill the Wabbit" along with an angry little Elmer Fudd holding a shotgun won't ruin a kid for life. When it comes to live action, however (and it's looking as if David Arquette's presence in a movie may be as trusty as the MPAA at warning of overdone violence) I can't help but wonder if guns being pointed at animals and a man getting his testicle bitten off by a dog (to be replaced by a metal ball) qualify as suitable entertainment for children. See Spot Run stars Arquette as Gordon, a fumbling man-child who must prove that he's not as dumb as he looks -- and that he's worthy of a willowy blonde's love -- when he's stuck looking after the blonde's son, James (Angus T. Jones), for a couple of days. Meanwhile, one of the FBI's finest canines, Agent 11, escapes from a doggie witness-protection program (established when a hit was put on the mutt after a messy drug bust). Agent 11 wanders into mailman Gordon's truck and makes friends with James, who's nestled among the sacks of mail while Gordon works his route. Seeing as how dogs are every mailman's worst enemy, Gordon initially tries to pry the two apart. But because Gordon is really just (surprise!) a big ol' softy, Agent 11 -- now referred to as Spot -- gets to s6tick around. James becomes a bit disenchanted with the dog, though, when Spot refuses to change his tough FBI demeanor. (When Gordon tries to get him to catch a ball, Spot flashes back to his puppy-boot-camp trainer instructing, "No playing!") James and Gordon soon come to the conclusion that Spot is, well, "retarded" -- always a nice word to introduce to an impressionable audience. Spot's hit men, still under the orders of their boss (Paul Sorvino, believe it or not), finally catch up to the dog in a Home Alone-inspired finale of destruction, gunfire, and injury (there goes the other testicle!) -- you know, family fun. Of course, the dog prevails, the guy gets the girl, and kids all across America will leave the theaters asking, "Daddy, why did it click when the bad man walked?"
]]>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:08:00 GMTMovieBabeMovieBabe Blog2/27/2007 9:08:00 PMHaving grown up on Warner Bros. cartoons, I&#39;m proof that watching animated anvils getting dropped on people&#39;s heads and singing "Kill the Wabbit" along with an angry little Elmer Fudd holding a shotgun won&#39;t ruin a kid for life. When it comes to live action, however (and it&#39;s looking as if David Arquette&#39;s presence in a movie may be as trusty as the MPAA at warning of overdone violence) I can&#39;t help but wonder if guns being pointed at animals and a man getting his testicle bitten off by a dog (to be replaced by a metal ball) qualify as suitable entertainment for children. See Spot Run stars Arquette as Gordon, a fumbling man-child who must prove that he&#39;s not as dumb as he looks -- and that he&#39;s worthy of a willowy blonde&#39;s love -- when he&#39;s stuck looking after the blonde&#39;s son, James (Angus T. Jones), for a couple of days. Meanwhile, one of the FBI&#39;s finest canines, Agent 11, escapes from a doggie witness-protection program (established when a hit was put on the mutt after a messy drug bust). Agent 11 wanders into mailman Gordon&#39;s truck and makes friends with James, who&#39;s nestled among the sacks of mail while Gordon works his route. Seeing as how dogs are every mailman&#39;s worst enemy, Gordon initially tries to pry the two apart. But because Gordon is really just (surprise!) a big ol&#39; softy, Agent 11 -- now referred to as Spot -- gets to s6tick around. James becomes a bit disenchanted with the dog, though, when Spot refuses to change his tough FBI demeanor. (When Gordon tries to get him to catch a ball, Spot flashes back to his puppy-boot-camp trainer instructing, "No playing!") James and Gordon soon come to the conclusion that Spot is, well, "retarded" -- always a nice word to introduce to an impressionable audience. Spot&#39;s hit men, still under the orders of their boss (Paul Sorvino, believe it or not), finally catch up to the dog in a Home Alone-inspired finale of destruction, gunfire, and injury (there goes the other testicle!) -- you know, family fun. Of course, the dog prevails, the guy gets the girl, and kids all across America will leave the theaters asking, "Daddy, why did it click when the bad man walked?" http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/revenge/MemberTagFilms.aspxrevenge
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