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Shamelessly and gratuitously sexist. Flashy, trashy nonsense. And don’tcha just love it to death!
Well that was what I thought after I’d watched the re-vamped Charlie’s Angels back at the Cinema some two years ago. I confess to having the ‘hots’ for Cameron Diaz (And what red blooded male does not?) and would not push Drew Barrymore out of bed either – so those two facts in themselves drew (no pun intended) me to this movie at first.
This is, after all, meant to be entertainment. No ‘sub-plot’, ‘hidden agenda’ and certainly never was going to get into the Oscar nominations list. But it’s a cracking over-the-top, all-action movie full of fast cars, boats and high kicking gorgeous girls – look no further. Charlie’s Angels has all these things and more! A bit like a low brow James Bond movie (– is there such a thing as a ‘HIGH BROW’, James Bond film ?). Anyway, dis-engage your brain, sit back into a comfy chair, switch on, enjoy…..
The story….oh forget the story, you came for the babes didn’t you? Well Cameron
Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu play the Angels with certainly the first two spending much of the film trying hard not to let their boobs pop out of their costumes! Now that’s definitely a job I’d like – you know..the guy that has to tape them down to stop them just …flopping out when they are not supposed to! And with some of the costumes you can imagine a quick turn in front of a mirror and the phrase I used in my title being uttered – and the answer is “No, most certainly not”.
Add into the mix that ageing, but still still capable, comedian Bill Murray. He is excellent as the hopeless, hapless ‘Bosley’ – Charlie’s ‘gopher’ and the go-between who contacts the Angels for their assignments. The girls each have their own character – much like in the original TV Series from the 70s – with both Drew and Cameron showing their comic abilities with some one-liners. Ms Liu, I found to be slightly miscast. Sure she can kick with the best of them, but personality – she has little! Maybe as the lesser of the trio ‘star-wise’ she was in awe or more likely she just was not given the lines. Her on-screen boyfriend in this movie is none other than Matt le Blanc of ‘Friends’ and ‘Lost in Space’ fame. His role is a minor one though, I guess not to detract from the main cast. Now, if only they’d have upped the ante and cast Halle Berry alongside Cameron and Drew……mmmmmm, I can see the $$$$$ signs already
OK – The story then, if I must. The Angels have to find kidnapped computer whiz Eric Knox and his marvellous piece of voice recognition software that could be very dangerous if in the wrong hands. Those ‘wrong hands’ belong to one of Hollywood’s favourite British baddies - Tim Curry - who plays Millionaire Roger Corwin. But there are a few twists along the way. It seems that the overall target is Charlie himself – it’s all a bit of a ploy to flush him out into the open. I won’t reveal why, who and how – just watch the movie (If you haven’t already) and enjoy the ride.
Like I said, this is not a ‘thinking mans film’ – the sight of Ms Diaz flying through the air unleashing a karate kick, while the zip on her jumpsuit edges further down towards her navel and her boobs resolutely refuse to do the right thing and leap out into view! Ms Barrymore – once a ‘Hollywood wild child’, famous for ‘getting them out’ for David Letterman live on TV, has similar costume…’designs’. Definitely no strain on the eyes and not taxing for the brain.
DVD STUFF You can see this movie on Sky TV quite regularly, but if like me, you think it’s just fab, you could go the whole hog and buy the DVD. You never know, they may have some outtakes where things maybe slip out just a bit too far (I still want the job as the set guy who stands by to ‘put them back in again’!). Sorry – they don’t, but the extras are pretty interesting to look at – nothing groundbreaking, but if you are a fan, well worth paying a couple of £££s extra to buy the DVD rather than Video. Currently www.play.com has the DVD on offer at £9.99 inc postage and you can possibly pick up a BOGOF offer in the likes of HMV, Virgin or other offline stores which will work out around the same price.
·´Welcome to Angel World´ featurette ·´Angelic Attire´ - the clothes and how they were designed to stay on! ·´Getting G´d Up´ featurette giving you a view from the Director ·´The Master and the Angels´ (Martial arts and stunts) featurette ·´Wired Angels´ - Chinese Alley scene deconstruction ·3 Deleted/Extended scenes with introduction by the Director ·Outtakes – but no ‘pop-outs’! ·Destiny´s Child & Apollo 440 music videos featuring songs from the movie ·Feature length audio commentary ·5 original cinematic trailers ·Scene selection etc
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
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1970s jiggle show. Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore (who also produced) and Lucy Liu star as the hair-tossing, fashion-setting, kung-fu fighting trio employed by the my...
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Advantages: Superb, brain-in-netral campy fun with non-stop flashy action sequences Disadvantages: Very 'music video' in style, Tom Green sucks, not for the curmudgeonly...and don't expect to expand your mind here!
wampyrii 14.12.2002 (16.12.2002)
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Review of Charlie's Angels (DVD)
Advantages: Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz... Disadvantages: The most stupid film ever, even worse than The Avengers, possibly as bad as Batman and Robin
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Aug 27th, 2002
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