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Richman kept appearing on-screen (first of all in a tree) to sing a ditty. It had the effect of making it seem like a tongue-in-cheek fairy tale. There are three of the songs here, with the last ("Let Her Go Into the Darkness") being an unexpected assassination attempt on him--his singing isn't that bad! The inclusion of "Mary's Prayer" by Danny Wilson shows a sense of humour in the Music Supervision department. It's used for a dreamy montage, and is enormously cheesy. A couple of classics suggest an ear for the peculiar, such as "Margo's Waltz" (Lloyd Cole) and "Build Me Up Buttercup" (The Foundations). Something like "Is She Really Going Out With Him" (Joe Jackson) is included to encapsulate half the plot for anyone not paying attention. Amongst the more recently penned songs is the best thing The Propellerheads ever wrote--"History Repeating". Many comedy albums think it's essential to do the jokes to death with dialogue tracks, but thankfully there are none here. --Paul Tonks
the Zucker-Abraham-Zucker movies, in which (often tasteless) gags were piled on at a fierce rate. The difference is that co-writers and co-directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly have also crafted a credible story-line and even tossed in some genuine emotional content. The Farrelly brothers' first two movies, Dumb and Dumber and Kingpin, had some moments of uproarious raunch, but were uneven. With Mary, they've created a consistently hilarious romantic comedy, made all the funnier by the fact that you know that they know that some of their gags go way over the line. Cameron Diaz stars as Mary, every guy's ideal. Ben Stiller plays a high-school suitor still hung up on Mary years later; the obstacles standing between him and her include a number of psychotic suitors, a miserable little pooch, and, oh yeah, a murder charge. The Farrellys' admittedly simplistic camera work, which adapts easily to a TV screen, and the fact that you'll likely laugh yourself so silly over certain scenes you'll want to replay them to see what you were missing while you were busy convulsing, make this a perfect video movie. --David Kronke
the Zucker-Abraham-Zucker movies, in which (often tasteless) gags were piled on at a fierce rate. The difference is that co-writers and co-directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly have also crafted a credible story-line and even tossed in some genuine emotional content. The Farrelly brothers' first two movies, Dumb and Dumber and Kingpin, had some moments of uproarious raunch, but were uneven. With Mary, they've created a consistently hilarious romantic comedy, made all the funnier by the fact that you know that they know that some of their gags go way over the line. Cameron Diaz stars as Mary, every guy's ideal. Ben Stiller plays a high-school suitor still hung up on Mary years later; the obstacles standing between him and her include a number of psychotic suitors, a miserable little pooch, and, oh yeah, a murder charge. The Farrellys' admittedly simplistic camera work, which adapts easily to a TV screen, and the fact that you'll likely laugh yourself so silly over certain scenes you'll want to replay them to see what you were missing while you were busy convulsing, make this a perfect video movie. --David Kronke
There's Something About Mary (Wide Screen) (More) (Special Edition)
Main specs
Actor(s): Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller, Lee Evans, Keith David, Markie Post, Jeffrey Tambor, Richard Jenkins, Chris Elliott, Khandi Alexander, Keith David, Harland Williams, Lin Shaye, Lin Shaye, Sarah Silverman, W. Earl Brown, Keith David, Harland Williams, Brett Favre
Director(s): Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Genre: Comedy - Romantic
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 1998
Running Time: 1 hour 54 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: A beautiful woman called Mary is courted by numerous admirers. An old friend, Ted, hires a detective to find her after thirteen years. The detective who finds her falls in love with her. Even Mary's best friend, Tucker, lies to her to win her affections.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Release date: 06/03/2006
No of Discs: 2
Catalogue No: 2522101034
Editor: Christopher Greenbury
Barcode: 5039036026390
Screenwriter: Peter Farrelly, Edward Decter, Bobby Farrelly, John J. Strauss, Michael Steinberg
Music Performer: Jonathan Richman
Featured: Jonathan Richman
Director of Photography: Mark Irwin
Producer: Charles B. Wessler, Frank Beddor, Bradley Thomas, Michael Steinberg, Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
Languages
Main Language: English
Hearing Impaired Language: English
DVD Description
A beautiful woman called Mary is courted by numerous admirers. An old friend, Ted, hires a detective to find her after thirteen years. The detective who finds her falls in love with her. Even Mary's best friend, Tucker, lies to her to win her affections.
Technical information
Special Features: Audio Commentary By The Farrelly Brothers, Audio Commentary By Writers Ed Dector And John J Strauss, Fourteen Extended Scenes With Optional Director Commentary, Five Additional Commentary Scenes, Getting Behind Mary Featurette, Backstory Featurette, Frank And Beans A Conversation With W Earl Brown Featurette, Comedy Central Reel Comedy Featurette, Best Fights Featurette, Five Interview Segments, Puffy Boobs And Balls Featurette, Around The World With Mary, Stills Gallery, Outtakes Reel, Karaoke Build Me Up Buttercup, Music Video Everyday Should Be A Holiday, Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Professional reviews
Review: ...This time the Farrellys....have it figured out....[Dillon is] magnificently venal....[Diaz has a] blithe,easy charm... -- Rating: A (Entertainment Weekly, )
...The Farrelly brothers have made a film that's a hoot in every sense....The film works ridiculously well because it never stoops to being mean-spirited....The Farrellys display a crazy audacity that's worth admiring... (New York Times, )
...THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY is sensational, sicko fun -- you won't believe your eyes....The biggest and boldest laughs around... (Rolling Stone, )
...Notable for its intelligence, invention and, unlikely as it may sound, compassion... (Sight and Sound, )
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NO PUFFY NNNNOOOOOO!!!!! Review ofThere's SomethingAboutMary (SpecialEdition) (WideScreen) (More)by
kgray71
Advantages: Excellent Film, Puffy the dog Disadvantages: Too many extras on DVD
...& Puffy the dog) - they won Best Fight Scene at the MTV Movie Awards, it also includes how they made Puffy.
Comedy Central's Reel Comedy There's somethingaboutMary
6 New featurettes including behind the zipper (How they made it look like Ben zipped himself) and Puffy, Boobs and Balls (how they did the special effects)
Around the world with Mary Foreign Language Clips - view the end scene in different languages
Poster Gallery - Theatrical posters
Theatrical Trailer
Every Day Should Be a Holiday Music Video
Buttercup Karaoke Video - the words are displayed at the bottom of the screen with Puffy in his white cast, bouncing along them
Outtakes - see the stars getting it wrong and having a laugh at the same time.
Characters
Cameron Diaz gives an excellent performance as Mary, as she is oblivious to what is happening around her. Ben...
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Advantages: Funny gigs and romantic story Disadvantages: Not suitable for young children
...This movie should be called "There’s Nothing AboutMary". Before I watched the movie, I thought that Mary has some sort of supernatural power, hence the title "There's SomethingAboutMary". However, still waiting for that something to happen, the movie ended. The story is basically about every man Mary knows falling in love with her, except her dumb brother. And particularly this guy, Mary's high school mate, who used to like her. There are many funny scenes, like the first date, where he goes to pick her up at her place and was introduced to her parents and something went wrong in the toilet (adult stuff).
Actually, the movie has it romantic moments too, when the guy (can't remember his name) gave up the chance and give Mary back to her genuine nice boyfriend.
I shall say no more. Watch it yourself....
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Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: Funny, funny, did I mention funny Disadvantages: A bit long
...There's somethingaboutMary is an extremely funny movie, but more than that it has a good story line with some good actors too. It is about a middle aged man who is still in love with his school sweetheart, and he sends a spy to go and try find her for him. There is a twist though, and the spy falls in love with Mary and wants her all for himself. The story unfolds in the most comic of ways and it a good laugh. Anyone who is not to petty and has a good sense of humour should watch this film. It's none stop laughter!...
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