Jamie Lee Curtis: Fierce Creatures - Movie

Fierce Creatures
Cast :	John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline
Director :	Robert Young (III), Fred Schepisi
Studio :	Universal Studios
Format :	Color, Closed-captioned
Released Date :	January 24, 1997
DVD Released Date :	September 02, 2003
Language :	French (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Audience Rating :	PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
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Rating
Date	March 07, 2005
Summary	A must for Monty Python fans....
Content	They're baaaaaack......the funny four from "Fish Called Wanda." John Cleese, Michael Palin, Kevin Kline and Jamie Lee Curtis wanted to work together again, but didn't want a sequel to "Wanda" so they set Cleese to work on a script. Rod McCain is a NZ media mogul whose "Octopus" Empire swallows up businesses and spits them out again---not quite what they were before. McCain hires Willow Weston (Curtis) as a manager for a media publication and the job is gone before she can even report. With the help of McCain's son, Vince, WIllow manages to land on her feet (Vince is hoping eventually to land her on her back) as the manager of a British Zoo. Ex-cop, Rollo Lee (Cleese) is already there. He's the Zoo Director and his idea to put the sleepy zoo on the map is to get rid of all of the tame animals and focus on "Fierce Creatures." Naturally, the three of them collide with some of the best comedic routines I've seen in a long time. With a few brief exceptions, "Fierce Creatures" is funny all the way through. I would like to note that the full-screen DVD cuts a good deal of the picture off. If you really want to see all of this film, get the widescreen VHS version. I was disappointed that the DVD editing could not be better and that's the reason for deducting one star.

Rating
Date	January 29, 2005
Summary	Ferociously funny!
Content	Rollo Lee (John Cleese) is a newly-appointed Zoo Director who's been told in no uncertain terms that he must make the venture profitable. Rollo quickly concludes that the only way to start the cash flow is to display only the most savage of animal attractions. He calls a meeting with the zookeepers and tells them: "From now on in this zoo we require only animals that are potentially violent. Fierce animals! I want a lethal weapon in every cage!" Loveable lemurs, meek meerkats, and pacifist penguins are all made to fool the public into believing that they are, indeed, fierce creatures. Classic Cleese. Staci Layne Wilson Author of Staci's Guide to Animal Movies

Rating
Date	July 15, 2004
Summary	Good movies presented badly
Content	This is a very good movie but to get the feel of the full story it needs to be seen in the original aspect ratio of 2.35 to 1.Many scenes edges are chopped off and distractingly paned across. Universal releases several other of its popular (and not so popular)films in widesceen format so why not this popular movie. I would recommend the widescreen version of the video tape if you can find it over the full screen dvd. So to Universal get this movie on dvd the way it was filmed and intended to be seen, please !

Rating
Date	July 07, 2004
Summary	The crazy "quartet" at it again.
Content	I saw `A fish called Wanda' a while back but didn't know there was a sequel. You can imagine my joy when I found out that Cleese, Curtis, Kline & Palin had teamed up again. I won't bore you with the details of the plot as it will just be a rehash of what previous reviewers have said. The main thing you must be wondering if you've seen the first film is: Is this movie funnier? Or if you haven't seen "A fish called Wanda," Is it worth watching? The answer to both questions is yes. However it depends to a large extent on what you consider to be comedy. If you like Monty Python, Yes Minister, Fawlty towers, BlackAdder (generally British humor) etc...then this movie will definitely appeal to you. If you are more into the American-style `action-comedies' this movie may not be as funny to you. Although most people think Kleese was the funniest, I liked Michael Palin as the loquacious know-it-all the best. I had to press pause a couple of times so that I could stop laughing before I continued with the movie. As in most other comedies there are the `dry' parts, fortunately though, this movie has very few of those. My only gripe was that Kline's accent sounded more Australian than New Zealand, and he was supposed to be a Kiwi. This is not noticeable to those unfamiliar with these two accents, but it would be like having an American (U.S) actor use a Southern accent when playing a Canadian. Even with that petty `grievance' I would highly recommend this movie. If you can, you should also watch "A fish called Wanda" which is equally funny.

Rating
Date	March 11, 2004
Summary	John Cleese at his best
Content	This movie caught me by surprise. Having not seen "A Fish Called Wanda" I was greatly surprised by the interaction of the characters in this very funny movie. The movie starts a little slow at first with Cline and Curtis and Kevin Cline is not at his best in this film, he plays more of a straight man and does that well. The movie is a take off of the Rupert Murdoch empire and is a slam at the Merger and Acquisition frenzy of the mid to late 90s where companies were acquired then sold off if not a cash cow and the proceeds used to buy other companies. In this case the company that Octopus - The name of Kevin Cline's company- acquires is a zoo in London. There are some great plays with the animals and the scenes where Cline and Curtis think that Rollo Lee (Cleese) is a casanova are just hilarious. I was in stiches watching this funny and even heart warming film. The animals will make you go ahhhhh. The fluffy zoo animals, the not fierce ones, are what make it a guy/girl movie and Cleese does a great job of bringing his characters together. This is a must if you want to laugh.

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