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i like this movie. it starts off with a sweet credits beginning that was probably ahead of its time. and that's what this movie is made up of. scenes way ahead of their time. the pacing is almost real time in every scene, namely real-life pauses and dialogue. the car chase scene was worth it, even if it doesn't compare enough to today's standards. it still is very original and keeps with the originality of this movie. the on-foot chase at the end is really dragged out however, almost like in Heat, but i like the Heat foot race better. Steve McQueen IS COOL. i won't take that away from him any day. i just wish i would've started a Steve McQueen following sooner. He's just great to watch, even if you don't like the scene. i own this movie, but i don't know if i will keep it, because it is long and dragged out at times, but it is cool. so i might keep it just to know i have that in my bag o tricks.

this has to be one of the most boring movies i've ever seen. you think, hey, mel gibson's in this one! but he's barely in it as much as you'd expect. jovovich and davies are bland, acting almost retarded (artsy? whatever). jimmy smits is in this movie. jimmy smits. 

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).

you'd think a cast with hoffman, connery, and matthew broderick would make a movie watchable on that note. but this is set between the "ferris bueller matthew broderick" and the "now matthew broderick." He's not that bad in this but the movie just blows. The guy on the back of the dvd case says "Sean Connery is Terrific...Dustin Hoffman is Brilliant...Matthew Broderick is Wonderful." None of this is true. They don't have a chance to be any of these adjectives. The director uses all these far away shots for way too long of a time and then the movie just becomes boring. the one almost really funny scene is just Broderick forgetting what room he is supposed to go into after planning this elaborate medical building heist. Oh yeah, they're a family of crooks. Then why is the movie a drama? It gets way too serious and believe it or not Sean Connery has the worst mouth in Family Business. It feels like in order for these actors to move into the 90s, they had to do one last horrible film. I bought this thinking it was a no-miss, but then again I hadn't heard of it before. Bad sign there. I actually sold this to my friend Kyle for a dollar. He just gave it back to me. It's not even worth having.....unless no one else will take it. They should put this movie in prisons. NO WAIT. You don't want those guys to go crazy. If I ran a prison, I'd play good movies but not have a rewind button, that would work.

It's hard to write a review for this movie. It just makes me laugh like no other. If you want a good test to know if you appreciate smart and stupid humor, check it out.

talk about the end of a trilogy going out with a bang! the extended version of this film is almost an hour longer than the other installments!