JeffreyDJ

I've seen this film numerous times, and its just as much fun every single time. I saw one review comment that he would have been impressed if it were a student film and compared it to the far less entertaining film 'GO'. I wonder if he saw the same film I saw? Characters can be developed through actions and reactions, not always spoken word. That means you don't need 3 hours of dialogue to develop a character, in this case Lola. The story and setup is simple, but is told well and in an entertaining fashion. Be prepared to watch it multiple times to catch the smallest details.

I took my two children to see this film at the drive-in after they had been inundated with the commercials for a few weeks on the Cartoon Network and Nickelodean. They loved the scenes involving the Turtle Man that we have all seen in the broadcast previews.

Unfortunately, this scene as played in the actual film has moments in the trailer that are not in the movie. These happen to be the moments they found the most amusing. This was disappointment number one for them.

Disappointment two was that the film wasn't that good -- and they barely laughed throughout it. I myself felt lucky the film seemed to only last for about an hour. Then the credits seemed to roll on for almost as long as the actual film showcasing outtakes and additional scenes. It was rather obvious from watching these outtakes and additional tidbits that entire scenes and sequences where removed from the film. Lucky for us they were excised, unluckily they were left in the credits.

The saving grace for the entire night was that this was a double feature with Stuart Little 2, which they did enjoy quite a bit.

This movie isn't nearly as bad as the mainstream critics have said it is. Nor is it as good as some others may lead you to believe. This isn't the Empire Strikes Back. It also isn't The Phantom Menace.

With that said, I thoroughly enjoyed myself at this film, and only winced at one or two lines. The action was amazing in some scenes, and the love story a trifle. Overall, well worth seeing and fun way to spend an afternoon.