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i ended up loving this movie. it's hard not to when the dvd menu lasts a minute and goes right back into the movie. chris farley is at his best, i think, in a style that only he can perfect. I don't know why but almost everything in this movie makes me laugh. it shouldn't be that funny. i've seen over twenty times now since i've owned it. Almost Heroes is a sleeper hit that was way before its time. the humor would fit in with a lot of today's cult/smart humor, along with farley's own brand of slapstick and farleyness.

this is the movie my friends and I watched the most in high school. we'd fall asleep to it, have it in the background, or just watch it as a default. We still quote, or misquote it, and it still ranks up there as one of my faves. BE FOREWARNED: The 2-Disc Colletor's Director's Cut that came out in 05 or 06 was awful and ruins the movie. Coppola adds crappy surfer music throughout, adds unnecessary scenes that take you out of the movie, and has the cast reunite for a commentary (which is possibly the worst commentary ever, washed up actors reliving the glory days). BUY THE OLD VERSION DVD, if you get it, that's the one that hits home.

the only reason i watch this movie is because the Wilson brothers have a cameo in it as Orville and Wilbur Wright. Other than that, Steve Coogan is decent, Jackie Chan is Jackie Chan, it's a little boring for an adventure movie, and it's a Disney movie. Although I do like watching Natty Tre (National Treasure to you).