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6 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
Will the last person out please slap McG.....HARD!, 18 April 2004

Author: Rob Taylor (Rob_Taylor) from London

What can one say about this movie? Words like peurile, pointless, ridiculous, inane and so on spring immediately to mind. One reviewer commented that it was entertainment for sufferers of Attention Deficit Disorder, and I can't argue with that. If anything, that's being kind. It's more like entertainment for three year olds. At least, the last time I saw such utterly ridiculous action scenes was in a Roadrunner cartoon when I was a kid. From the opening "truck containing helicopter falls off dam..." scene it just goes downhill all the way.

Now, when I was younger, I thought it would be cool if films had more music in them, some nice rock or even pop tunes here and there. But you can take things too far, and McZero has done exactly that here. Not just pop songs populate the film, but songs who's clever lyrics enhance the scene they're being played over.......not! You'll be cringing in embarrassment by the third or fourth song, trust me.

The best thing about the film was the guy playing Bosley, whom I hated at the start, but grew to like in direct proportion to my growing contempt at the rest of the film. He alone kept me watching to the end.

The angels were OK-ish, but the guy playing the "Irish" baddie needs some serious voice coaching. His accent was the worst Irish attempt I've seen since Burt Reynolds in Universal Soldier 3 (or was it 4?). Anyhow, he has all the menace of Scooby-Doo on Valium and overacts atrociously. There's one scene (I'll call it the Terminator 2 scene) where he looks off meaningfully to one side at the end of the scene. I can't really describe it, you have to see it. Suffice to say I could hardly breathe I was laughing so much.

And Demi Moore.....Well, let's just say that all the King's plastic surgeons and all the King's beauty therapists can't hide the fact that she is getting old. Nor can dating kids half her age or less, but we won't go there. If this is her comeback I doubt we'll be seeing much of her in the future.

All that McZero has done here is produce an endless music video with ludicrous action sequences interspersed throughout. That's it. There's bugger all plot, bugger all acting and pointless cameos from actors who really should know better.

Things I learnt from this film, contrary to accepted physics and common sense:

If you fall off a dam, there's enough time whilst you're falling to climb inside a helicopter, cold start it, then fly it to safety before being smashed to pieces.

Also, never have an accident on an off-road motorbike, as they automatically explode on impact.

"Irish" bad guys are fire-resistant.

A Kevlar vest will stop a .50 calibre handgun round at ten feet.

Desert Eagle's (the above mentioned handgun) have so little recoil and are so easy to handle that even an aging has-been actress can use one in each hand.

I could go on, but you've probably got the idea by now that I was far from impressed with this film. So let's just say that, if you're three years old this movie rocks! Otherwise it's a concrete block on it's way down to the bottom of the Ocean of Movie Obscurity. And deservedly so.

NOT recommended.

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7 out of 12 people found the following review useful:
Metafilm: Gremlins meets The Beatles, 11 July 2003
Author: tedg (tedg@FilmsFolded.com) from Virginia Beach

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Spoilers herein.

I liked this. It was intelligent. It was competent. It was cinematic. It was post post- feminist sex-as-joke smart. It was original in its perspective on the unoriginal nature of film.

There's a reason that this ended on a stage -- it is placed as a movie about movies. Of course most movies today are, but this one carves out a unique niche. "Hulk" was equally intelligent but it respects the cinematic mechanisms it exploits. "Moulin Rouge" was much more intelligent but added a vicious intent: to demolish the genre.

This one is in between: it doesn't demolish, it exploits so extremely yet subtly that we have the choice ourselves. But just along the way, the makers wanted us to know that they were aware: so we have the stage, the "observe" atory (used before, notably in the selfreferential "Bowfinger"), the goof on "Maximum Extreme 2," the reference to the TeeVee show by bringing Jaclyn back as Jaclyn. Within this, we have a constantly accelerating series of references to other films: when they got to "Black Narcissus" meets "Star Wars" I had to completely surrender and let the flow of cinematic microorgasms wash over me.

I love this stuff. Yes it is fluff, but it is fluff that intelligently walks the line between masterfully executed fluff and a parody of fluff. Bruce Willis invented this genre, at least in this Summer movie form, and it is extra cool to see him (and Demi!) dancing through it. I credit Drew Barrymore for this, and -- mark me -- when the long view is written, this film will be important and she will be remembered as our K Hepburn. She is the one who invents this film, who monitors its balance.

Here's a side issue: when the counterculture of the sixties was being forged, its key notion was that for the first time in celebrity we had not a single role model but a compound one. In the Beatles, we had four complementary beings melded into one. That quaternity fascinated because while everyone chose an individual among the four to emulate, they were inseparable. As the ambition of that era faded, we reverted back to single roles: the typical high-schooler had seven (or so) to chose from.

Drew is moving back into that mode, or at least referencing it. Here we have the cute one, Cameron, who out-Julias Julia Roberts in working that smile. She's supposed to be dumb, the sexy Ringo. We have Lucy (no diamonds here), who is a fascinating character. Ostensibly the genius, ostensibly the most graceful and beautiful one, she is presented as the one tied to the movie world (with her celebrity Dad and boyfriend). But as everyone knows, she's an intolerable bitch, nearly impossible to work with. In fact, the only reason we have the clueless Bernie Mac instead of the perfectly self-aware Bill Murray is because she drove him away. Just think about this: no amount of money could bring him back, and we're talking big bucks here.

And we have Drew, Drew the mastermind who is both IN this and creating it. Who has left the world of hedonistic drugs so although radiantly healthy is relatively chunky compared to her anorexic buddies. Who never had the camera-loving sweetness this movie celebrates but who shows up anyway as if to say so what? Who does a Willis tenfold in winking at us and saying: ain't it a gas and I can wiggle my butt too. (Though it got a little labored with the intelligently conceived but incessantly drummed "Hell on Ass" bit.)

These days, I try to watch films in pairs. My partner for "Angels2" was "Gremlins2." Check it out, seriously. Gremlins2 was a similar walk through other films, similarly balanced between nearly taking itself seriously and dumping on itself with religious fervor. Similar goof on pulchritude.

Opening sequences are promises. This one, with the extreme continuous pans (borrowed from the similarly situated "The Player") told me right away what a clever goof this would be.

Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 4: Worth watching.

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8 out of 14 people found the following review useful:
Pretty Women in Skimpy clothes, 18 June 2004

Author: Thomas Sandlin (tomsandlin@excite.com) from Louisville, KY USA

To me this was a shameless display of female flesh. I know most

men will say what's wrong with that! But when I watch a Movie I

want to be entertained by the story and the plot as well as the

scenery. To me this was a way for Demi Moore to show off her

new body. It was like Charlie's Angels meets the Matrix it was

overdone and unbelievable. The story itself was flimsy at best. I

enjoy looking at beautiful women as much as the next guy but at

least let it be in an entertaining way. I mean it is as if the said let's

see how many times can we use our new special effects technology and get away with it. Overall I would call it beautiful

women in tight skimpy clothes with Charlie's Angels as a subplot.I

certainly hope this is the last of Charlie's Angels. I Also hope that

the three ladies will take some much needed acting classes.

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9 out of 16 people found the following review useful:
When ego meets!, 1 November 2005

Author: wu-zi-mu from United Kingdom

Cameron Diaz: Hey girls remember that movie we did called Charlies angels?

Lucy and drew: Yes of course we had great fun on it and everyone loved it, why?

Cameron: well... let's make a sequel!!!

Drew: yeah sure, the first was well directed, had great music and a wonderful script, so everyone will love this one!!! but how do we make this one as good?

Drew: The script? yeah whatever the script!!!

Lucy: well the movie is gonna have us in it so there's no need for McG to work hard. In fact, he can just mess about with all sorts of stupid action sequences and silly plot outlines!

Cameron: yeah but how does that fit into the script?

Drew: The script, who cares about that it's gonna have us in it so everyone will love it!!!

Lucy: What about cameos?

Cameron: Cameos? come on nobody goes to the movies for Cameos so let's just have any stupid pointless Cameos in this one!

Drew: Or how about in the story my name is revealed to have one been Helen Zaas?

Cameron: OK, but how does that go in the script?

Drew: Who cares about the script everyone will love it!!!

Lucy: Hey, how about we have a new Bosley in this one and have a bit where you see Bill Murray on a background photo?

Cameron: Hmm? how does that fit into the script?

Lucy: what is with you and the script? Who cares about the script? it's got us in it so let's find a good actor for Bosley!

All: BERNIE MAC!!!

Cameron: OK I'll phone up and ask

( Ring Ring, Ring Ring)

Bernie: Hello?

Cameron: Hi this is Cameron Diaz, I was wondering if you would like to play Bosley in Charlies angels 2?

Bernie: OK sure, what's it about?

Cameron: Who cares, it's got us in it so everyone will love it!

Bernie: OK

Lucy: What did he say?

Cameron: He said yes

Drew: OK let's go do it then!!!

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15 out of 28 people found the following review useful:
Brutal., 21 October 2003

Author: Rooster99 from Paris, France

Hahaha! Oh my God this movie was so bad it was hilarious! The whole helicopter sequence was pathetic, but it is Charlie's Angels after all. It's not like they were trying to make Gone with the Wind. But CA2 really is pathetic. All the cartoon violence, the idiotic costumes, the non-existent plot, the obviously fake nudity, it is a complete waste of time. It's also not at all entertaining, even though you know it's supposed to be stupid. You just get that "Oh my God is this movie moronic" feeling over and over again. The guy who flips upside down to shoot the Angels from his dirt bike! HAHAHAHAH! Man, that was terrific! And I am pretty sure it was supposed to be cool as opposed to completely stupid, but I could be wrong.

I doubt it's the worst movie of the year. There is a lot of eye candy in this film, it has to be better than Gigli (which I haven't seen). If you can get over the utter stupidity, you might be able to sit through half of it before you have to either get out of the theatre or eject the DVD. At least if you buy the DVD you can take your time getting through the whole thing. It's so bad it's likely going to take 4 or 5 tries. But you could invite the guys over just to make fun of it! At least with the first CA, it was completely hokey the way the Angels beat up entire armies of baddies, but it attempted to maintain some modicum of believability. CA2 is just an out and out cartoon fantasy. Totally uneven, terribly fake action sequences, really just an extended music video with bad jokes, bad acting, and bad action sequences. I loved the part where Drew gets kicked in the teeth 3 times in a row by the big bad baddie and shakes it off. HAHAHAHAHA! Man she's tough! (NOT)

Waste of time. I'll give it a 3 out of 10, one for each Angel just because they are willing to debase themselves with this utter drivel. Now that takes courage!

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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
Dangerous times can leave angels with dirty faces., 18 September 2010

Author: tyler-and-jack from Edinburgh.

McG gets his ass back in the director's chair, and the leading ladies all join him, for this sequel to the entertaining but daft Charlie's Angels movie.

There are very few changes here. Diaz, Barrymore and Liu once again play our crimefighting females and they're still given tasks by the voice of Charlie. Bosley has morphed from Bill Murray to Bernie Mac but, otherwise, it's business as usual.

From the very opening moments, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle sets out it's stall and says to the viewer "this is what you're getting so you can come along for the ride or switch off/walk out right now". And, let's face it, those who saw the first movie and returned for the sequel already knew what they were getting into even if this film ramps up everything and turns the already-flimsy material into nothing more than a loosely connected series of music videos.

Once again, everyone on screen appears to be having a lot of fun. The ladies and Bernie Mac get most of the screen time (as is only fair) but Matt LeBlanc, Luke Wilson and Crispin Glover return and show that they're game to go along with things. Then we have Demi Moore's much heralded appearance. Pink makes a cameo appearance and Justin Theroux provides us with one of the very worst "Oirish" accents ever put on screen.

Shia LaBeouf has a small role, as does John Cleese and eagle-eyed Jackass fans may be pleased to see Chris Pontius in the mix as well. There are also small moments for Robert Patrick, Robert Forster and Bruce Willis. Eric Bogosian appears for seconds and even acts as diverse as Eve and the Olsen twins get shoehorned in here.

It may not be as self-indulgent and vomit-inducing as, for example, The Cannonball Run II but it certainly has that feeling that everyone just had so much fun that they wanted to see what they could get away with and who else they could invite along for the ride. And you have to either just laugh or cry when a movie of this sort references the fantastic Cape Fear. I laughed, I enjoyed myself while also loathing myself at the same time and I couldn't help but approve of McG's blatant lack of shame.

Oh, and there's another great selection of songs here (which many may find unsurprising, considering the MTV nature of the scenes) to accompany the far-fetched antics of the angels.

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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
I'm getting too old for this..., 19 May 2004

Author: TheOtherFool from The Netherlands

I turned 25 last sunday but today was the day I felt really old... You see, I just saw Charlie's Angels, Full Throttle.

Everything about this movie looks good. The cast, the scenery, the action... It's just all so loud, so massive, so long. It feels like you're in a rollercoaster that goes on for over an hour and a half, without ever slowing down. There must be like a hundred songs on the soundtrack, including complete albums by the Prodigy.

The movie completely relies on its three leading ladies, and 2 of them really pull it of. Lucy Liu and Cameron Diaz are perfectly cast in their roles, but somehow you feel Drew Barrymore doesn't fit in it. She doesn't add anything to the trio, if you'd ask me.

As there are other weak points. They replaced the great Bill Murray for some annoying unknown comedian (who keeps on making black & white jokes, how old is that?), plus it's obvious Demi Moore completely forgot her acting lessons in this one. Ouch.

Still, the action is great and would have fitted in the Matrix trilogy, as I give this one a 4/10.

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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
American pie part 4: Three women and a drunken scriptwriter, 30 August 2003
Author: nice_watch from Utrecht, The Netherlands

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This is a very great film....if you like American pie. Appearantly the same person wrote the punch lines in CA2 as well, because the humor is of the same kind: the obvious jokes have the same effect as if someone hits you on the head while you are already unconscious.

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For example the following line: "Oh, were you the cock ? I was the beaver.". Need I say more ?

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Perhaps the producer thought this film was not funny enough, so John Cleese was hired for the extra fun boost.However, the only contribution he could make to this film was giving a surprised look. If they only gave this man some more time to act in CA2 ... On another occasion I thought it became a film parody, which was not original at all (unless you haven't seen Naked Gun) for the scene which I won't specify further.

But fortunately I went to see this film not for the comedy aspect . There should be something sensational and breathtaking about the action and it would be better than the first CA...or so I was told . Using more special effects doesn't mean it will look better. When do they learn ? The multiple slow motion computer animated action scenes doesn't make it cheesier (cheese, that would save the film), it just doesn't impress me at all !

The positive side: during the film it kept me puzzling how the #@$% did they get so many cameo's that crazy to appear in this film, except for Bruce Willis, who probably only joined this pathetic excuse for a film because of his Demi-wife (yeah, I know she is his ex, hence the title "Demi-wife"). So I somehow got a thriller/suspense sensation after all.

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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
Fun movie!, 28 July 2003
Author: ShiaLaBeoufLover from Oklahoma

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

I thought "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" was a fun movie. It was great!!! I really liked it. It was better than the first one. More action!!! My favorite 'angel' is Alex Munday (Lucy Liu) but they were all wonderful!!! It was funny!!! Bernie Mac was really funny. And Shia LaBeouf was cute in the movie. It is a great movie for the family but the profanity and violence may disturb younger children.

*Warning: Contains Spoilers*

Also, this movie has some sexual references that younger kids may not be able to see like all three 'angels' go to a bar and strip dance for some men to get something Alex (Lucy Liu) hits Natalie (Cameron Diaz) with a whip and some of her clothes fall off (but nothing graphic is seen). When all three 'angels' some nude from a statue figure but nothing is seen. Some of the ladies in the film show mild cleavage. But other than that that's okay.

*End Of Spoilers*

I recommend this movie. If you haven't seen it, you should!!! B+

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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
Strangely, you need to know what you're talking about to criticise., 27 July 2003
Author: DiamondDevil

This was not the greatest film ever made, it didn't come close, but as for it being the worst film ever, I seriously think not. There was no decent plot to this film true, but from the start it was planned this film would be more about seeing Diaz, Barrymore and Liu looking hot, than being a spectacularly written, directed, produced and anything else possible film, and why? Because that's what the general public want. With this in mind I think this film is quite frankly brilliant. It does exactly what is was supposed to, please the general public, and anyone who even considers this film to be bad because it lacks plot, realism and meaning, obviously has no right to comment on it as they don't understand what movie making is about. So before anyone else decides to criticise this movie, go speak to someone who knows what they're talking about, because they will realise how meaningless and wrong their point actually is. And I know I moan, but come on, stop bitching about something you don't understand.

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