Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Python Hyena Dick (1999): Dir: Andrew Fleming / Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya, Will Ferrell, Bruce McCulloch: Interesting film poorly marketed. That is not to say that it isn't good. It just isn't up there with All the President's Men. Title is a slang attempt at humour yet a media term for Nixon's downfall. It focuses on the Watergate break involving President Richard Nixon. This information was founded by "Deep Throat", which protects two teenage girls who walk Nixon's dog. Both girls split on a class trip to the White House and are caught. Fearing that they might know something Nixon appoints them as official dog watchers. Entertaining story with many surprises yet it resembles a teen comedy. Director Andrew Fleming does his best to make it appeal to both audiences and is given hilarious performances by Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams as the teen girls in question. Dan Hedaya steals the film as President Nixon who attempts to divert the girls but ends up being made a fool. Bruce McCulloch and Will Ferrell are superb as struggling journalists who were portrayed by Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in All the President's Men. Whether it appeals to adults or teenagers doesn't take away from the fact this is a funny and insightful comedy where it is learned that sometimes the most unlikely factors can overthrow the big and powerful. Score: 9 / 10

capone666 DickThe White House would make an excellent setting for a porno, with all of its dick-heads, pussies and assholes.Unfortunately, the Deep Throat in this comedy is really a whistleblower.On the White House tour, Betsy (Kirsten Dunst) and Arlene (Michelle Williams) are whisked away by G. Gordon Liddy (Harry Shearer) and interrogated on their accidental involvement in Watergate.Dumb but dangerous, President Nixon (Dan Hedaya) appoints them White House dog-walkers.Around the oval office, however, they continue to unknowingly influence the course of history.When dismissed from office, they decide to tell-all to Woodward (Will Ferrell) and Bernstein (Bruce McCulloch), under an assumed name inspired by a blue movie.A witty re-imagining of the Watergate scandal, Dick has enough history to be educational and enough laughs to make history tolerable.Incidentally, the only ones having sex in the White House during Nixon's reign was Checkers and Spiro Agnew's leg.Green Light vidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

danzeisen A really fun movie, that takes a serious national mess and makes it a comedy. It is so much more fun to get behind official stories and get the real stories that move events. This is, of course, all make believe and fantasy, but the historical events- the break in, the tapings, the resignation, etc. really did occur. It is in fact a great way to introduce younger people to what happened, while getting a real laugh, actually a lot of laughs, especially at the end. A really fun movie- for those of us who lived through those times it provides a great flashback to the times, the scenes, the music and even the people that were making news back then. Not a grand educational type movie, but the good girls prevail in the end. Don't blame me if you spit your popcorn out a few times with laughter, and if you are old enough to get the jokes you just might. For the type of movie it is- a comedy, it is hard to see how it could get much better.

JasonIK75 I hated, hated, hated, hated this movie. The first sign that trouble was on the way was seeing Will Ferrell's idiot grin and realizing he and the other guy were supposed to be playing Woodward and Bernstein, roles previously played by real actors Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman. I laughed, maybe, twice. This is a perfect example of a film that deserved to flop, since it wasn't any good. For some reason, some critics gave this film good reviews which is something I will never understand. There is a good, funny movie featuring clueless teenagers wandering around the White House. It's called Beavis and Butt-Head Do America and it is much more entertaining than this stinker could ever be.