The Out-of-Towners | | Cast : | Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn | | Director : | Sam Weisman | | Studio : | Paramount Studio | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | April 02, 1999 | | DVD Released Date : | April 01, 2003 | | Language : | Unknown (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | Closed Out-of-Town | Content
 | 1999s OUT-OF-TOWNERS is not without its merits. It does get occasional laughs from its screenplay adaption. Just not as many as the rapid-fire original penned by Neil Simon and although Steve Martin (One of my favorites) and Goldie Hawn (very reliable) are cute, neither character seems fresh. Martin had done this role already in PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES with better results. And JOHN CLEESE has one of the least forgivable roles in recent memory. there are some inspired scenes: When the couple find themselves in a sexaholic group meeting or when NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani catches them having sexual relations in Central Park or when Andrew Lloyd Webber robs them. This should put them on the lookout for Stephen Sondheim. the film is filled with moments of slapstick that seem rather forced but is overall a reasonable brainless one-time-viewing story. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 25, 2004 | | Summary | Extremely Funny for Everyone | Content
| Weather you have been a tourist in New York City or live there anyone can relate to this movie. Even if you have not taken a bite out of the Big Apple the humor, plot and acting is first rate. I have seen the movie numerous times and whenever I watch it again, I still find myself laughing. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 30, 2004 | | Summary | Stick to the Original | Content
| If you've seen the original "Out-of-Towners" with Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis, there's really no reason to see the remake. Jack was so funny and put everything into his performance, but this time the humor just isn't there. The story is very rushed and it hurts the movie. For example, the couple leave Ohio, get on a plane, it can't land in New York, they can't find their luggage and are rerouted to Boston all in the first 20 minutes of the movie! And they altered the story a little, which cuts even more of the humor out of it. Like, instead of the hotel giving their room away, their credit card was decined. There's just nothing funny about that. Nor do I remember their going to a group in the hotel to talk about sex in the original movie! Making a remake of this incredible movie was a mistake. Or if they did want to do it, they could've taken the time to do it right. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 28, 2004 | | Summary | STICK TO THE ORIGINAL. | Content
| Anyone who has seen the original 1970 version with Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis, under the aegis of Neil Simon's tight scriptwriting, knows how an excellent cast, script, and director can put together a comedy masterpiece. By the same token, it's easy to see how the opposite of that can create another insipid Hollywood bore-a-thon! Despite two stars in the lead that I simply adore, it falls miserably on its head. There are about 2-3 actual gags that evoke so much as a grin, and out of a full length movie that just isn't enough. While I highly recommend the original, you'd probably be better off skipping this wannabe farce. |
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