Without a Paddle | | Cast : | Dax Shepard, Matthew Lillard, Seth Green | | Director : | Steven Brill | | Studio : | Paramount Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | August 20, 2004 | | DVD Released Date : | January 11, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 29, 2005 | | Summary | One of the all time greats! | Content
 | This movie has got everything! Good story line, believable characters that are well acted out by the three main actors and above all else, it is so so hilarious! The scene when they encounter the bear while fishing has got to be one of the great comedic moments in movie history. I highly recommend this DVD to anyone who enjoys a good solid laugh and I am sure this will be one of those movies where you will keep on watching over and over. Buy it! |
| Rating | | | Date | August 04, 2005 | | Summary | Great Comedy!! | Content
| This movie is about three best friends who take a camping trip to find D.B. Cooper's treasure after their best friend, Billy, dies. But when they get there, they have lots of problems. The movie is put together very well and it's hilarious. The funniest moments are as listed: When they fall down the big waterfall. The bear eats their map and cell phone. A deer growls at them. They get high in the burning marijuana field. And there are about ten other things that are funny but that's too many things to list. I recommend this movie to anyone who likes good comedies. BTW, to the one guy, there are two songs they play when they're driving. One song is called Deliverence and another is called Jimmy Mathis and both are by Bubba Sparxxx. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 20, 2005 | | Summary | I'm Without Popcorn | Content
| This movie was so good I ran out of pocorn every time.
This movie is about 3 friends that leave their home in Philadelphia for a camping trip after their friend Billy's death. Their destination has a special meaning, as billy was fixated on going there to search for lost treasure.
Hoping to find some of the 194,200 of famed airline hijacker D.B Cooper's money - - rumored to be located somewhere in the wilderness - - the men embark on the adventure of their lives. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 18, 2005 | | Summary | hilarious! | Content
| Without a Paddle is one of the funniest movies that I've ever seen. Also loaded with special features, this movie is great for teens and adults.
WITHOUT A PADDLE
Seth Green, Matthew Lillard and Dax Shepard star in this offbeat comedy as childhood friends whose lives have drifted apart but must reunite following the sudden death of a fourth friend.
The trio finds out that he was hot on the trail of the $200,000 that vanished with real-life airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper in 1971. After discovering a map left behind, they decide to follow its course to claim the loot. They soon run into a few things that their friend hadn't planned on, including backwoods pot farmers with itchy trigger fingers, beautiful tree-living hippies and a bear with maternal instincts that knows no bounds!
Also starring a hilarious Burt Reynolds, Without A Paddle proves that it's better to be down a river than up a creek.
SPECIAL FEATURES
-Commentary by Director Steven Brill
-Video Commentary by the Cast and Director
-MTV's Making the Movie: Without A Paddle
-13 Additional Scenes with Optional Director Commentary
-6 MTV Interstitials
-Theatrical Trailer
-Full Screen Version
-Dolby Digital
-English 5.1 Surround
-English 2.0 Surround
-French 2.0 Surround
-English Subtitles
-Spanish Subtitles
Special Features Not Rated
2004/COLOR/98 MIN./PG-13
PG-13
FOR DRUG CONTENT, SEXUAL MATERIAL,
LANGUAGE, CRUDE HUMOR AND SOME VIOLENCE
"Outrageous and zany."
-Jeffrey Lyons, NBC
"A white water ride with laughs!"
-Greg Russell, WB-TV/Detroit
THE CALL OF THE WILD. THE THRILL OF ADVENTURE.
THE MISTAKE OF A LIFTIME.
WITHOUT A PADDLE |
| Rating | | | Date | July 16, 2005 | | Summary | "Could you really see their downstairs?" | Content
| All too often is there an abundance of serious, straight-faced films that are released at an almost constant pace in theaters. Then every once in a while the proverbial "ugly duckling"comes around and opens everyones eyes. Without A Paddle is a little of both of those. While it is anything but a monumental smash hit, it opened a lot of peoples eyes and did quite well for what it had to work with. Aside from Seth Green and Matthew Lillard, Without A Paddle really didn't have much going for it. In a nutshell it's basically your typical comedy. This means that it will include some gross-out humor, rednecks, and a huge amount of drug and "downstairs" references. Or at least that's what this film brings to the table. Without A Paddle is about four men (Tom, Dan, Billy, and Jerry) who, as children, were very troublesome and adventurous. This led them into their mid-twenties where Billy had to separate from the seemingly inseparable group to pursue other goals in life. What follows is the untimely death of Billy, and what could have been the demise of the rest of the gang. But instead, the remaining three become closer than ever before and, following directions from a map Billy left before he croaked, go on a final adventure. This journey consists of finding the hidden treasure of D.B. Cooper which had eluded the boys since early age. It all begins here as they set off while reminiscing about childhood, Culture Club, and mix tapes.
As for more info on who Tom, Dan, and Jerry are... Dan, played by the awesome Seth Green, was the doctor that was worried and paranoid about being diseased. He also had a lot of phobias, which I found to be comedic considering that he was a doctor and most doctors have very few (if any) fears when it comes to health. Then there was Jerry. Matthew Lillard did a good job as Jerry, in my opinion. Jerry was basically a yuppie-like businessman with an unhappy life. He also had a girlfriend who he was too afraid to propose to. Tom, the third and final character, was played by Dax Shepard. Tom was, overall, a very good liar. He tended to stretch the truth more than was necessary, or he just flat-out lied. For instance, rather than having earned money off of selling prized Harley Davidson motorcycles, in reality he actually sold off several of his friends band t-shirts on eBay. So in short, the brief cast of characters in the flick were interesting enough, even though I would have preferred a bit more depth for each of them. I did like what Seth Green did for his character though. I couldn't have imagined a better actor casted for such a role.
I actually liked Without A Paddle quite a lot for a standard Friday evening comedy. It's distantness and comedy were aimed at a much younger audience that I expected; teenagers will definitely like this one the most. Especially with the repetitive talk of women's "downstairs" and several scenes that include Tom, Dan, and Jerry escaping two of the villains in a field of weed. The humor is intended to be immature, but at times it can be very funny. Then again, there are some scenes that either take it too far or just go off the edge with ridiculousness. For example, the part where the three wander into a tree of two "forest girls" who appear to be lesbians is a little too much. In my opinion, the first half of the flick was much better than the final half. Actually, the beginning turned out to be very well-scripted and thought out. I liked the inclusion of the mix tapes and vintage posters. The opening childhood scene was neat, especially with the awesome music. If there's one thing that I liked in the movie, it was all of the music. The backgrounds and scenery kind of got tiring and boring after a while. It seemed like the guys fell off nineteen of the same waterfall. There was little to no variety when it came to the setting. I would have liked for the most to take place elsewhere, maybe in, say, the desert. That would have made for some good comedy, but would of been a surefire rip-off of that old Pauly Shore movie. Overall, Without A Paddle is for the younger audience. I wouldn't recommend it to small children for several reasons. One, some of the language is inappropriate. And two, the fact that drugs are in the movie is a no-no. Other than that, if you think your kid is ready for that, then by all means let them watch this. I only recommend Without A Paddle to anyone looking for a couple good, non-serious chuckles. Other than that, this film doesn't really provide much else. |
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