list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Starsky & Hutch 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/Starsky_Hutch/226917/default.aspx Title: Starsky & Hutch
Year: 2004
Director: Todd Phillips
Plot: Starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson in the title roles, this kitschy tongue-in cheek action comedy is based on the popular 1970s cop show of the same name. Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson (Wilson) and Dave Starsky (Stiller) are a tough pair of plain-clothes cops who drive a red and white Ford Torino and solve cases with the assistance of their informant, Huggy Bear (Snoop Dogg). While investigating their latest case, the duo realize that the culprit is none other than Reese Feldman (Vince Vaughn), the criminal involved in their first bust. Starsky & Hutch also features appearance by Juliette Lewis, Will Ferrell, and Matt Walsh, who, along with Snoop Dogg and Vaughn, all had roles in director Todd Phillips' last film, Old School. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
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]]>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:57:57 GMTStarsky & Hutch2004Todd PhillipsStarring <a href="/players/P___112816/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ben Stiller</a> and <a href="/players/P___200996/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Owen Wilson</a> in the title roles, this kitschy tongue-in cheek action comedy is based on the popular 1970s cop show of the same name. Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson (Wilson) and Dave Starsky (Stiller) are a tough pair of plain-clothes cops who drive a red and white Ford Torino and solve cases with the assistance of their informant, Huggy Bear (<a href="/players/P___298988/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Snoop Dogg</a>). While investigating their latest case, the duo realize that the culprit is none other than Reese Feldman (<a href="/players/P___225542/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Vince Vaughn</a>), the criminal involved in their first bust. Starsky & Hutch also features appearance by <a href="/players/P____42230/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Juliette Lewis</a>, <a href="/players/P___224449/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Will Ferrell</a>, and Matt Walsh, who, along with <a href="/players/P___298988/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Snoop Dogg</a> and Vaughn, all had roles in director <a href="/players/P___106394/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Todd Phillips</a>' last film, <a href=/films/221302/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Old School</a>. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide13Tag Target (>10)2632http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t58967wvkba.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Starsky_Hutch/226917/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/aidanbrack/archive/2008/8/18/34099.aspx Post By: aidanbrack
Post To: The Bigger Picture
Post Date: 8/18/2008 12:05:00 PM
Body: Based on the TV show which ran for 93 episodes from 1975 to 1979, the movie version of Starsky & Hutch teams up Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson as the bickering California cops. Having never seen the show I worried that the film, which is part homage, part loving spoof, would go over my head. Fortunately the script is funny enough in its own right that even if you do not know the material it spoofs you will still find much to enjoy. Set in "Bay City", California - our two heroes come from decidedly different schools of policing. Starsky (Stiller) is intense and highly-focused whereas Hutch (Wilson) is laid back and prepared to make a quick buck on the side. Forced together by their Police Chief when nobody else is prepared to work with them, they struggle to overcome their differences and become a team. After discovering a corpse in the water, Starsky and Hutch find themselves hot on the trail of druglord Reese Feldman (played wonderfully by Vince Vaughan). Feldman has developed a new form of cocaine that smells and tastes of sweetner, making it almost completely undetectable. Whilst none of the elements of this film are particularly fresh in and of themselves, here execution is everything. Stiller and Wilson are some of the best bickerers in the business and they do a fine job here, demonstrating enormous chemistry and excellent comic timing. They are joined by a fun cast that includes Snoop Dogg as Huggy Bear, Jason Bateman as Feldman's business partner and Will Ferrell in a hilariously overblown cameo role. The film also has a number of excellent set pieces including a disco dance-off (very Zoolander but done just as nicely), infiltrating a Bat Mitzvah and another infiltration scene near the end. Sending up both the seventies and cop show cop-outs (does putting a stetson and a false moustache on really make you undetectable?), it packs enough laughs to ensure its 101 minute run time rarely drags. Starsky and Hutch may break no boundaries but it is an enjoyable romp and a spoof that feels genuinely affectionate towards the material it sends up.
]]>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:05:00 GMTaidanbrackThe Bigger Picture8/18/2008 12:05:00 PMBased on the TV show which ran for 93 episodes from 1975 to 1979, the movie version of Starsky &amp; Hutch teams up Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson as the bickering California cops. Having never seen the show I worried that the film, which is part homage, part loving spoof, would go over my head. Fortunately the script is funny enough in its own right that even if you do not know the material it spoofs you will still find much to enjoy. Set in "Bay City", California - our two heroes come from decidedly different schools of policing. Starsky (Stiller) is intense and highly-focused whereas Hutch (Wilson) is laid back and prepared to make a quick buck on the side. Forced together by their Police Chief when nobody else is prepared to work with them, they struggle to overcome their differences and become a team. After discovering a corpse in the water, Starsky and Hutch find themselves hot on the trail of druglord Reese Feldman (played wonderfully by Vince Vaughan). Feldman has developed a new form of cocaine that smells and tastes of sweetner, making it almost completely undetectable. Whilst none of the elements of this film are particularly fresh in and of themselves, here execution is everything. Stiller and Wilson are some of the best bickerers in the business and they do a fine job here, demonstrating enormous chemistry and excellent comic timing. They are joined by a fun cast that includes Snoop Dogg as Huggy Bear, Jason Bateman as Feldman's business partner and Will Ferrell in a hilariously overblown cameo role. The film also has a number of excellent set pieces including a disco dance-off (very Zoolander but done just as nicely), infiltrating a Bat Mitzvah and another infiltration scene near the end. Sending up both the seventies and cop show cop-outs (does putting a stetson and a false moustache on really make you undetectable?), it packs enough laughs to ensure its 101 minute run time rarely drags. Starsky and Hutch may break no boundaries but it is an enjoyable romp and a spoof that feels genuinely affectionate towards the material it sends up. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/6/26/31749.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 6/26/2008 5:00:43 PM
Body: Over the weekend, Wanted had a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.com. It’s since gone down to 81% (at the time of this writing — and with top critics it’s down to 67%), though that’s still pretty good for a movie that initially looked like just another Matrix knockoff. But will the good reviews make for great box office? Last night, while viewing the latest trailer in a theater with some friends, I mentioned that Wanted was receiving great reviews. Nobody believed me at first, and then they didn’t care; they still thought it looked terrible. Good reviews rarely help an action movie, and bad reviews rarely deter audiences from seeing them. However, if we look at the top 5 most critically acclaimed action movies, it’s clear that people do often prefer a good action film to a bad one. The next 5, on the other hand… The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 94% (top critics: 98%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #9 ($377 million) Sample Critic Quote: “The film event of the millennium.” (Richard Corliss, Time) My Analysis: In terms of both reviews and gross, it is possible that, yes, this final LOTR film was the film event of the millennium only three years in. It even won the Oscar for Best Picture, as well as ten other Academy Awards. However, we do have a few hundred years left, and Corliss’ assessment is likely to be challenged one of these centuries. Casino Royale (2006) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 94% (top critics: 95%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #133 ($167.5 million) Sample Critic Quote: “This is the best James Bond film in at least 17 years, and Daniel Craig might be the best 007 … ever.” (Eric D. Snider, EricDSnider.com) My Analysis: Most critics and audiences agreed that this was one of the best 007 films ever and that Craig was at least the best Bond since Connery. Still, it only grossed a mere $7 million more than Die Another Day, which was certified rotten by RT. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 93% (top critics: 97%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #62 ($227.5 million) Sample Critic Quote: “It is probably the best action films to date that doesn’t involved so much special effects.” (Wilson Morales, BlackFilm.com) My Analysis: I agree that it’s the best of the series and one of the best action movies in years, maybe even best to date not involving special effects, as Morales says. But really the only reason that Ultimatum is higher up on the b.o. charts than The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy is because people took awhile to get into the series, with many of Ultimatum’s audience having seen the previous two for the first time on DVD. Still, along with both Return of the King and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, it’s one of the rare threequels that earned the highest gross of its series. Considering Return, that says one thing, while considering Indy, that says something else. Spider-Man 2 (2004) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 93% (top critics: 95%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #10 ($373.6 million) Sample Critic Quote: “[It's sure to] join the upper echelons of action movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, and Die Hard.” (Jeffrey Overstreet, Looking Closer) My Analysis: If this sequel were switched in ranking with its predecessor (see below), it might say something more about reviews equaling revenue, but otherwise between the two installments, there is evidence that good superhero movies will perform better than bad ones. Just don’t pay any attention to Spider-Man 3, which is also pretty close on the b.o. charts, but which is pretty far below in RT ranking (62%, whole; 44%, top critics). Iron Man (2008) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 93% (top critics: 92%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #26 ($305.9 million and counting) Sample Critic Quote: “It’s the best movie of its kind since the second Spider-Man movie four years ago.” (Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle) My Analysis: Fitting to LaSalle’s quote that Iron Man is just behind Spider-Man 2, and with only another $70 million to go in order to be just behind it on the b.o. chart. Unfortunately, as far as ticket sales show, it’s really only the best movie of its kind since the third Spider-Man movie one year ago. Spy Kids (2001) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 92% (top critics: 96%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #309 ($112.7 million) Sample Critic Quote: “To sum up, if you want your children to someday appreciate the true art of cinema, Spy Kids is a terrific movie to start with.” (Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News) My Analysis: If by “true art of cinema” Strauss means the kind of action movies that receive good reviews, then he’s right. Film critics love the well-directed spy movies (see #2 and #3). As for kids, they don’t care about reviews, which explains why Alvin and the Chipmunks made almost double what Spy Kids grossed. Out of Sight (1998) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 92% (top critics: 90%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #1,395 ($37.6 million) Sample Critic Quote: “In a summer filled with mega-hyped disappointments, Out of Sight proves the undeniable value of story, characterization, and — most of all — intelligence.” (Mike McGranaghan, Aisle Seat) My Analysis: The mega-hyped disappointments of that summer include Godzilla, which made about $100 million more than this film. Of course, Out of Sight isn’t really an action-packed action movie, and it only starred George Clooney, who despite being a huge movie star has never really been that big a box office draw. Meanwhile, 1998’s biggest box office winner, the more-action-packed Saving Private Ryan (which RT apparently doesn’t consider to be an action movie), was also one of the five best-reviewed films of the year. Hot Fuzz (2007) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 90% (top critics: 92%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #2,029 ($23.6 million) Sample Critic Quote: “Hot Fuzz is everything an action-comedy should be. It achieves through parody what most films in the genre can’t accomplish straight.” (Nathan Rabin, The Onion A.V. Club) My Analysis: The best action buddy comedy in ten years, yet it’s gross is hardly comparable to the box office success of the Rush Hour movies, Bad Boys II, Lethal Weapon 4 and … Starsky & Hutch? Even Jimmy Fallon’s Taxi performed better domestically. Rescue Dawn (2006) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 90% (top critics: 88%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #3,970 ($5.5 million) Sample Critic Quote: “A potentially commercial audience-pleaser that retains all of the characteristic Herzog complexity and nuance, Rescue Dawn is an electrifying action adventure that clamps your nerves with jaws of steel.” (Rex Reed, New York Observer) My Analysis: Too bad more moviegoers don’t read Rex Reed, because that’s a mighty good sell. Unfortunately, Rescue Dawn suffered a double blow because of who directed it. Critics certainly overpraised it, just because it’s an Herzog film; audiences likely avoided it because of the same reason (not by name, but had it opened bigger right away, audiences wouldn’t have even noticed the art house connection and might have gone to see the new action movie starring “Batman”). Spider-Man (2002) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 90% (top critics: 85%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #7 ($403.7 million) Sample Critic Quote: “Let the gauntlet be thrown: Spider-Man may be the best comic adaptation of all time.” (Todd Gilchrest, FilmStew.com) My Analysis: In terms of box office receipts, it is indeed the best comic adaptation of all time. But as we see by two titles above, it’s since been beat in terms of critical acclaim, just in this decade alone (and from earlier, at least Superman: The Movie has a better RT score). Still, it would almost be evidence that critics and box office can sometimes go hand in hand if it weren’t for that certified rotten movie that ranks just above it on the box office chart: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:00:43 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com6/26/2008 5:00:43 PMOver the weekend, Wanted had a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.com. It’s since gone down to 81% (at the time of this writing — and with top critics it’s down to 67%), though that’s still pretty good for a movie that initially looked like just another Matrix knockoff. But will the good reviews make for great box office? Last night, while viewing the latest trailer in a theater with some friends, I mentioned that Wanted was receiving great reviews. Nobody believed me at first, and then they didn’t care; they still thought it looked terrible. Good reviews rarely help an action movie, and bad reviews rarely deter audiences from seeing them. However, if we look at the top 5 most critically acclaimed action movies, it’s clear that people do often prefer a good action film to a bad one. The next 5, on the other hand… The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 94% (top critics: 98%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #9 ($377 million) Sample Critic Quote: “The film event of the millennium.” (Richard Corliss, Time) My Analysis: In terms of both reviews and gross, it is possible that, yes, this final LOTR film was the film event of the millennium only three years in. It even won the Oscar for Best Picture, as well as ten other Academy Awards. However, we do have a few hundred years left, and Corliss’ assessment is likely to be challenged one of these centuries. Casino Royale (2006) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 94% (top critics: 95%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #133 ($167.5 million) Sample Critic Quote: “This is the best James Bond film in at least 17 years, and Daniel Craig might be the best 007 … ever.” (Eric D. Snider, EricDSnider.com) My Analysis: Most critics and audiences agreed that this was one of the best 007 films ever and that Craig was at least the best Bond since Connery. Still, it only grossed a mere $7 million more than Die Another Day, which was certified rotten by RT. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 93% (top critics: 97%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #62 ($227.5 million) Sample Critic Quote: “It is probably the best action films to date that doesn’t involved so much special effects.” (Wilson Morales, BlackFilm.com) My Analysis: I agree that it’s the best of the series and one of the best action movies in years, maybe even best to date not involving special effects, as Morales says. But really the only reason that Ultimatum is higher up on the b.o. charts than The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy is because people took awhile to get into the series, with many of Ultimatum’s audience having seen the previous two for the first time on DVD. Still, along with both Return of the King and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, it’s one of the rare threequels that earned the highest gross of its series. Considering Return, that says one thing, while considering Indy, that says something else. Spider-Man 2 (2004) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 93% (top critics: 95%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #10 ($373.6 million) Sample Critic Quote: “[It's sure to] join the upper echelons of action movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, and Die Hard.” (Jeffrey Overstreet, Looking Closer) My Analysis: If this sequel were switched in ranking with its predecessor (see below), it might say something more about reviews equaling revenue, but otherwise between the two installments, there is evidence that good superhero movies will perform better than bad ones. Just don’t pay any attention to Spider-Man 3, which is also pretty close on the b.o. charts, but which is pretty far below in RT ranking (62%, whole; 44%, top critics). Iron Man (2008) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 93% (top critics: 92%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #26 ($305.9 million and counting) Sample Critic Quote: “It’s the best movie of its kind since the second Spider-Man movie four years ago.” (Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle) My Analysis: Fitting to LaSalle’s quote that Iron Man is just behind Spider-Man 2, and with only another $70 million to go in order to be just behind it on the b.o. chart. Unfortunately, as far as ticket sales show, it’s really only the best movie of its kind since the third Spider-Man movie one year ago. Spy Kids (2001) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 92% (top critics: 96%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #309 ($112.7 million) Sample Critic Quote: “To sum up, if you want your children to someday appreciate the true art of cinema, Spy Kids is a terrific movie to start with.” (Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News) My Analysis: If by “true art of cinema” Strauss means the kind of action movies that receive good reviews, then he’s right. Film critics love the well-directed spy movies (see #2 and #3). As for kids, they don’t care about reviews, which explains why Alvin and the Chipmunks made almost double what Spy Kids grossed. Out of Sight (1998) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 92% (top critics: 90%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #1,395 ($37.6 million) Sample Critic Quote: “In a summer filled with mega-hyped disappointments, Out of Sight proves the undeniable value of story, characterization, and — most of all — intelligence.” (Mike McGranaghan, Aisle Seat) My Analysis: The mega-hyped disappointments of that summer include Godzilla, which made about $100 million more than this film. Of course, Out of Sight isn’t really an action-packed action movie, and it only starred George Clooney, who despite being a huge movie star has never really been that big a box office draw. Meanwhile, 1998’s biggest box office winner, the more-action-packed Saving Private Ryan (which RT apparently doesn’t consider to be an action movie), was also one of the five best-reviewed films of the year. Hot Fuzz (2007) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 90% (top critics: 92%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #2,029 ($23.6 million) Sample Critic Quote: “Hot Fuzz is everything an action-comedy should be. It achieves through parody what most films in the genre can’t accomplish straight.” (Nathan Rabin, The Onion A.V. Club) My Analysis: The best action buddy comedy in ten years, yet it’s gross is hardly comparable to the box office success of the Rush Hour movies, Bad Boys II, Lethal Weapon 4 and … Starsky & Hutch? Even Jimmy Fallon’s Taxi performed better domestically. Rescue Dawn (2006) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 90% (top critics: 88%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #3,970 ($5.5 million) Sample Critic Quote: “A potentially commercial audience-pleaser that retains all of the characteristic Herzog complexity and nuance, Rescue Dawn is an electrifying action adventure that clamps your nerves with jaws of steel.” (Rex Reed, New York Observer) My Analysis: Too bad more moviegoers don’t read Rex Reed, because that’s a mighty good sell. Unfortunately, Rescue Dawn suffered a double blow because of who directed it. Critics certainly overpraised it, just because it’s an Herzog film; audiences likely avoided it because of the same reason (not by name, but had it opened bigger right away, audiences wouldn’t have even noticed the art house connection and might have gone to see the new action movie starring “Batman”). Spider-Man (2002) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 90% (top critics: 85%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #7 ($403.7 million) Sample Critic Quote: “Let the gauntlet be thrown: Spider-Man may be the best comic adaptation of all time.” (Todd Gilchrest, FilmStew.com) My Analysis: In terms of box office receipts, it is indeed the best comic adaptation of all time. But as we see by two titles above, it’s since been beat in terms of critical acclaim, just in this decade alone (and from earlier, at least Superman: The Movie has a better RT score). Still, it would almost be evidence that critics and box office can sometimes go hand in hand if it weren’t for that certified rotten movie that ranks just above it on the box office chart: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/moviebabe/archive/2007/7/4/13057.aspx Post By: MovieBabe
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Post Date: 7/4/2007 10:53:00 AM
Body: By Tricia Olszewski Dave Starsky and Ken “Hutch” Hutchinson aren’t in love—they just like each other a whole bunch. Though you may get a different idea from the musical cues in Starsky & Hutch, the big-screen incarnation of the ’70s buddy-cop show: “Can’t Smile Without You” opens the film, “We’ve Only Just Begun” plays when the partners have a spat, and even “Don’t Give Up on Us Baby”—original Hutch David Soul’s soft-rock hit—makes an appearance when the 2004 Hutch (Owen Wilson) sweetly serenades a couple of lovely ladies...while looking straight at Starsky (Ben Stiller). But who can blame him? You can care about the story involving Reese Feldman (Vince Vaughn), a drug dealer who peddles an undetectable “new coke,” if you want to. But it’s more or less just a way to kill time in between scenes of Stiller, decked in poufy hair and a thick belted cardigan, breaking chairs as the uptight Starsky, or Wilson, in turtlenecks and wide lapels, doing a disco-era version of his easygoing-surfer schtick. (He prefaces an impending threesome with “I don’t think we even have to judge it—it’s too natural.”) True, Starsky & Hutch is little more than 97 minutes of sight gags and goofy jokes, but it ends before it gets old. Writer-director Todd Phillips, with the help of co-scripters John O’Brien, Scot Armstrong, and Stevie Long, brings his Road Trip and Old School sensibility to the characters, portraying them as hopeless softies who nonetheless struggle to prove how tough they are. (When Starsky gets teary and Hutch reassures him that it’s good to cry, he responds, “It’s great, but I’m not crying. I’m not a crier. I work out.”) There are homages to the TV show sprinkled throughout, of course, including Starsky’s red 1976 Gran Torino and cameos by the old crime-fighters themselves. Wilson reacts to the appearance of Soul and Paul Michael Glaser by saying, “Who the hell are these guys?” The movie’s triumph is that you don’t really need to know.
]]>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:53:00 GMTMovieBabeMovieBabe Blog7/4/2007 10:53:00 AM By Tricia Olszewski Dave Starsky and Ken &ldquo;Hutch&rdquo; Hutchinson aren&rsquo;t in love&mdash;they just like each other a whole bunch. Though you may get a different idea from the musical cues in Starsky &amp; Hutch, the big-screen incarnation of the &rsquo;70s buddy-cop show: &ldquo;Can&rsquo;t Smile Without You&rdquo; opens the film, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve Only Just Begun&rdquo; plays when the partners have a spat, and even &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Give Up on Us Baby&rdquo;&mdash;original Hutch David Soul&rsquo;s soft-rock hit&mdash;makes an appearance when the 2004 Hutch (Owen Wilson) sweetly serenades a couple of lovely ladies...while looking straight at Starsky (Ben Stiller). But who can blame him? You can care about the story involving Reese Feldman (Vince Vaughn), a drug dealer who peddles an undetectable &ldquo;new coke,&rdquo; if you want to. But it&rsquo;s more or less just a way to kill time in between scenes of Stiller, decked in poufy hair and a thick belted cardigan, breaking chairs as the uptight Starsky, or Wilson, in turtlenecks and wide lapels, doing a disco-era version of his easygoing-surfer schtick. (He prefaces an impending threesome with &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think we even have to judge it&mdash;it&rsquo;s too natural.&rdquo;) True, Starsky &amp; Hutch is little more than 97 minutes of sight gags and goofy jokes, but it ends before it gets old. Writer-director Todd Phillips, with the help of co-scripters John O&rsquo;Brien, Scot Armstrong, and Stevie Long, brings his Road Trip and Old School sensibility to the characters, portraying them as hopeless softies who nonetheless struggle to prove how tough they are. (When Starsky gets teary and Hutch reassures him that it&rsquo;s good to cry, he responds, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s great, but I&rsquo;m not crying. I&rsquo;m not a crier. I work out.&rdquo;) There are homages to the TV show sprinkled throughout, of course, including Starsky&rsquo;s red 1976 Gran Torino and cameos by the old crime-fighters themselves. Wilson reacts to the appearance of Soul and Paul Michael Glaser by saying, &ldquo;Who the hell are these guys?&rdquo; The movie&rsquo;s triumph is that you don&rsquo;t really need to know. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/funny/MemberTagFilms.aspxfunny
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