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Save your money for something good and enjoyable
Livestonth
I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
Kodie Bird
True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.
cuentaabsurdaparafaceboo
I live in Spain and I never watched his stand up, so this is my first contact with this actor and I can only judge him by this film. Now I'm not too picky when it comes to laughs, Adam Sandler, David Spade or even Rob Schneider will make my day, but this guy I just don't understand, he sends wrong vibes all the time and it's hard for me to think of someone less funny. Norm McDonald in Dirty work was awful, but this one I think is even worse. I only got to the end of the movie because of the lot of cameos with very funny people, such as Ben Stiller, Bill Maher or Vince Vaughn, but the movie itself is just depressing.
rooprect
A narcissist is one who has excessive love or admiration of oneself. You'd think a person who writes, directs and stars in a movie about himself would fit that definition. But it's the exact opposite."Pauly Shore Is Dead" is a satirical, self-deprecating (self-loathing?) autobiography by a man who was once on top of the world but now he's flattened by it. The movie is mostly predictable, with silly gags and one-liners typical of the plastic 80s and early 90s partycoms we loved so much. Pauly stayed true to the genre that made him a hit.But what I liked were the introspective moments peppered throughout, particularly toward the end, where we see that maybe Pauly could, in fact, be another Robin Williams or Adam Sandler... a typecast slapstick comedian who manages to break out of the mold and become a legitimate actor. The story is superficial, and if you choose to read between the lines--realizing that this movie itself is part of the autobiography--it's a grand experience.Dozens of great cameo appearances make this film a treat. From the opening scene with arrogant Charlie Sheen, to the clips of angry Ben Stiller, to the scene with penniless Gerardo rapping on the side of the road (remember "Rico Suave"?), to the bit with ditzy Paris Hilton or clueless Britney Spears ("Pauly Shore? Oh you mean the guy who was on MTV *before* I was born!") there's tons of comedic eye candy, especially for the 90s pop culture crowd. I think that's the key to all the fun. You don't necessarily need to be a Pauly fan in order to be entertained, as long as you recognize some of the big & upcoming stars of the late 90s."Pauly Shore Is Dead" is not a big budget production, so don't expect polished Hollywood finesse. It seems like a lot was shot on digital cameras, giving it a cheap, homemade feel (deliberately?). The soundtrack is sorta cheezy (again, deliberately?) but with a few big hits like The Cars "Let the Good Times Roll", a tune by Eminem, and ironically a tune by Limp Bizkit, whose singer appears in a cameo handing a demo cd to Pauly and subsequently getting into a fight, yelling "You'll see! My band is going to make it big and we'll never ask you to be in our video!" (the irony being that Pauly has appeared in several).So brush up on your 90s pop culture, then pop this movie in & have a blast. Movies I would compare this to are "Best in Show" (or any of the excellent Christopher Guest mockumentaries, "Napoleon Dynamite", and a weird, undiscovered dark comedy called "Circus Maximus ".
Michael_Elliott
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) ** (out of 4) The entire gimmick of this "documentary" is that Pauly Shore realizes that he can't get a job anywhere so the only way to get any respect is to fake his death. After his "death" he starts getting talked about as a comic genius but his cover is blown and there's a backlash when people realize he's not really dead. I was twelve years old when Shore's career took off and I must admit that I enjoyed both ENCINO MAN and SON IN LAW. I continued to watch his movies but stuff like IN THE ARMY NOW, JURY DUTY and BIO-DOME were just three of the worst comedies ever made in history so it's good to report that this movie is much better than them. Shore directed, produced, wrote and stars in this comedy that is pretty much a spoof of Hollywood and it tries to answer the question as to why some fall and get back up while others just stay dead. The most amazing thing about this picture is that Shore got an incredible number of stars to line up for cameo appearances and this includes Charlie Sheen, Chris Rock, Tommy Chong, Pamela Anderson, Britney Spears, Todd Bridges, Carson Daly, Ellen DeGeneres, Andy Dick, Snoop Dogg, Dustin Diamond, Fred Durst, Dr. Dre, Corey Feldman, Paris and Nicky Hilton, Clint Howard, Kato Kaelin, Mario Lopez, Tommy Lee, Michael Madsen, Bill Maher, Jason Mewes, Adam Sandler, Tom Sizemore, Jerry Springer, Vince Vaughn, Whoopi Goldberg, Ben Stiller and Sean Penn. Yes, that Sean Penn. The amazing number of cameos here does make you wonder why these friends couldn't have gotten their buddy Pauly into a few more movies. Or, perhaps this was their way of helping and getting him to shut up about asking them to get him into movies. Either way, the end result really isn't anything special as it's clear Shore needed a better writing to whip the story together and make better sense out of it. I'm sure a more talented director could have made a much funnier film but PAULY SHORE IS DEAD works as a minor film that will mainly appeal to those who want to see all these stars and to see what Shore has been up to.
Knewsense78
PAULY SHORE IS DEAD will be liked by some and hated by many, i'm sure. I, however, having just watched this on Showtime's free preview weekend, liked this movie. Seems Pauly's career has gone down the toilet (who would of thought?) and Pauly starts being visited by the spirit of the late, great SAM KINISON (I ? the spelling) who gives Pauly...wait for it...advice. So, Pauly decides to fake his own death. He pulls this off by stealing the body of a dead man, dressing him to look like himself and shooting the guy in the head. After all, according to Pauly, he was already dead. Soon, the death of PAULY SHORE is news across the globe and Pauly is happy that he has stirred up some much needed publicity and so what if he had to be fake dead to get it. But, as things like this tend to do, his plan backfires and soon the talk across the globe is that Pauly faked his death. Needless to say, people aren't happy. I will stop right there with that. This movie is low budget at best but it is fun to watch. There are cameos aplenty. A quick example: CARROT TOP (great in this movie as the next big thing who actually buys Pauly's house and rubs it in his face because Pauly's broke), DR. DRE (according to him "Pauly had some good weed."), Britney SPEARS (who refers to Pauly as "the guy who was on MTV before she was born.") and there are more. This movie plays out like an E! TRUE Hollywood STORY that is quite interesting and funny. I've said enough.
