Malibu's Most Wanted | | Cast : | Jamie Kennedy, Blair Underwood, Ryan O'Neal | | Director : | John Whitesell | | Studio : | Warner Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Full Screen | | Released Date : | April 18, 2003 | | DVD Released Date : | February 08, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | April 02, 2005 | | Summary | Surprised to find myself laughing | Content
 | 2.5 stars
This was a rather simple, formulaic film reminiscent of Hollywood in the 80s. However, I was completely surprised that I enjoyed the film, and found myself laughing at several points.
I don't want to come off as being bigoted, but I'm very, very puzzled as to why some cultures immitate, if not emulate, others - especialy when what the imitating culture is doing fits them about as well as a size 2 dress fits a four hundred pound woman. I don't think for one second that Jamie Kennedy believed that "B-Rad" was exactly who he was, even though the film ended with what seemed like acceptance. It was a complete mockery of said imitation, and Kennedy did a good job of demonstrating how poorly he (and thus an entire culture) wore his "behavior" because, simply put, he just looked silly. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 05, 2005 | | Summary | A Comedic Look At An Annoying Subculture | Content
| Jamie Kennedy nailed this one on the head. "Malibu's Most Wanted" exposes a part of our society that has become increasingly annoying over the years: White kids with wealthy parents who think that just because they wear "urban" clothes and listen to hip-hop, they are somehow "street." Others have picked on Eminem for doing this, but that guy actually lived in a rough neighborhood in tough confines. He has "street" cred. Most of these other punks wouldn't know what it's like to be poor, untrusted, even hated, because of their social status or skin color. It's these same kids whose parents bail them out every time they wreck their Navigator or Escalade they mommy bought for them.
In this social comedy, Kennedy plays B-Rad, a wealthy Jewish kid whose father is running for governor. B-Rad "drops rhymes" and "represents" the best of Malibu. He thinks he's "street," all the while driving around in a vehicle with vanity plates, a fancy sound system, etc. He hangs out with his "crew" at the Malibrew coffee house. B-Rad's father entrusts his son's unusual behavior to his campaign manager, who promptly hires two professionally trained actors to "scare" B-Rad white again. Unfortunately, the dynamic duo he chose are perhaps "whiter" than B-Rad. They are played with great comic timing by Anthony Anderson and Taye Diggs. Some of the best parts of the film are when these two play out the stereotypical "white" side of hip-hop by asking the DJ at a hardcore rap club if he has any Will Smith to get "jiggy" with. Another hilarious scene involves a Korean family protecting their shop in Compton.
The obvious intention of this film is to expose racial stereotypes and make them comedic in the process. For instance, when B-Rad's crew decides to go save him, they each go home and get their parents' biggest gat. It's funny when the Arab character comes out with a bazooka given to him by an uncle back in the homeland.
Perhaps unintentionally, this film shows that just because a person is black or just because they are poor, doesn't mean that they aren't aware of the world around them. When a gang, the "I-9's," abduct B-Rad, they mention that they are voting for his father in the election.
In all, this film makes some very valid points about stereotypes. It also shows the viewer that just because someone is a certain color or race or religion, never underestimate what they are capable of. It is also very funny. It utilizes stereotypes in a comedic fashion just as much as in a social way. Lastly, it shows people just how silly they look when the pretend to be something that they aren't.
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| Rating | | | Date | February 25, 2005 | | Summary | quite a catch the hiccups movie | Content
| glad I saw the trailer
glad I have this on dvd
worth the laughs every time
Jamie Kennedy makes me laugh harder and harder every time I watch this on dvd
the whole cast is hilarious
the movie from start to end is very funny, entertaining too |
| Rating | | | Date | February 23, 2005 | | Summary | Funny | Content
| This is a good movie with the main character B-rad (Jamie Kennedy) who is a wannabe rapper or wigger, who lives in a big house in Malibu. His dad (who is running for a governor) is tired of him and hires two actors played by Taye Diggs and Anthony Anderson to kidnap him and take him to the real hood in compton to scare the ghetto-fied attitude out of him.
This is a good movie and it's funny how wack B-rad raps at the freestyle and throughout the movie. He makes a big mistake at the freestyle by saying the n word (in an all black club) and is booed off.
Also there is Shondra (hall) who goes around with PJ and Sean(the actors) and Snoop Dogg makes a brief appearance as Ronnie Rizzat who tells B-Rad and tells him to be himself.
Overall this is good and watch for a funny movie |
| Rating | | | Date | October 23, 2004 | | Summary | Just Shows How Stupid All You Wanksters Are!!! | Content
| I agree 100% on this terrific film. Yeah I like comedys, but the real reason I like it is because it makes all the stupid fags like Eminem that want to be black look stupid. You know when you'r driving down the street and you see 2 white guys wearing FUBU and talking all that slang, well now you just can say "ha what stupid retards just like the guy in that movie". The movie I think has a great story, and mediocre acting, the jokes are funny and it is off the hizzle. Just so you know I am not racist I have plenty of black friends, the only people I have a problom with are those stupid posers. If you'r one of those people watch this movie, maybe you'll see how people look at you and stop posing. |
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