Joe's Apartment | | Cast : | Jerry O'Connell | | Director : | John Payson | | Studio : | Warner Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby | | Released Date : | July 26, 1996 | | DVD Released Date : | February 03, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | March 12, 2005 | | Summary | Best Roach Musical I've Ever Seen | Content
 | I remember watching a cable movie many years ago that
had me riveted to my seat. I was watching all of
these lively cockroaches singing and dancing inside
this rancid New York apartment. I discovered that Amazon.com had this on sale for $10 and moved in on the bargain...and what a
bargain it truly is. I laughed out loud as I watched
"Joe's Apartment" in its entirety...what an ingenious
screenplay and animation piece...watching apartment
dwelling roaches come to life and befriend a young man
lost in the sickness, madness, and stench of NYC.
There are two love relationships going on in this
flick...one between Joe and his bugs (or vice
versa)...and the other between Joe (Jerry O'Connell)
and his heart-throb (Lily) Megan Ward.
This film is so bizarre in a disgusting and unhealthy
kind of way, I must say you simply can't miss it. Not
only do the roaches talk to Joe, but they have a keen
knack for singing...a real groove.
From another perspective, it is a true commentary on
the life and times of living in the quagmire of a big
city - namely New York. It enlightens you to the
plight of many who can't find a decent apartment (with
a roof over their heads) for less than $1,500 per
month.
"Joe's Apartment" is so unique it is a must for nearly
everyone. I never thought a director or producer
could bring to life the personality of a swarm of
pests that have totally invaded Joe's pad.
So, with no further ado, in the cockroach comedy
category (that's a new one I know), "JA" gets a solid
5 stars. |
| Rating | | | Date | October 25, 2004 | | Summary | I have a new respect for roaches | Content
| The official sounding fellow who wrote that professional review above is really quite sensitive. I bet he rarely goes camping where real bugs like these crawl around. I also bet that his gutless review won't stand up to the test of time. Future generations will recognize this movie as a gem for sure. As for myself, I didn't find either the bugs nor the human actors to be less than what was necessary to make me laugh endlessly. This movie is a sleeping classic for sure. Geeze, the modern Y2K people of today watch T.V. shows like the 'Fear Factor', where they make beauties eat roaches for cripes sake. Now that is gross! |
| Rating | | | Date | September 16, 2004 | | Summary | THIS IS WHY | Content
| I'M OVERSTATING THIS MOVIE BY GIVING IT A FOUR. AND THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S NO THREE AND A HALF. FIVE STARS ARE THROWN OUT HERE ON GOOD OR FAIR MOVIES, EVEN POOR ONES. TO ME A FIVE STAR MOVIE IS INDEPENDENCE DAY, THE MATRIX, BROKEN ARROW, OR CADDIE SHACK. THIS IS ENTERTAINING AND HAS LOTS OF LAUGHS. BUT THE REASON WE RATE THE MOVIES IS SO SOMEONE LIKE ME WHO NEVER SAW OR HEARD OF THE MOVIE CAN GET A IDEA ON HOW GOOD IT IS . AND ON THIS, THIS SITE FAILS BADLY BECAUSE FOUR AND FIVE STAR MOVIES ARE USED TOO MUCH AND "THE PRODUCERS WHO LIKE TO FIND ANY FLAW THEY CAN BRING DOWN SOME VERY GOOD MOVIES". BACK TO HERE. A 80 MINUTE CRAZY MOVIE THAT IN THE SIXTIES WHOULD HAVE BEEN A HIT, GET IT HIT, OH WELL, IF IT WORKS FOR YOU GIVE IT A GOOD RATING BUT KEEP THE FIVE STARS TO THE REAL FIVE STAR MOVIES!!!!!! |
| Rating | | | Date | September 10, 2004 | | Summary | HIDE THE RAID! | Content
| I haven't laughed so hard in a long time until viewing this wickedly original movie. Although based on a fifteen minute "short," writer/director John Payson stretches it to 80 minutes and although at times it seems forced, I still enjoyed it immensely.
Just the idea of singing, talking and humanoid cockroaches is hilarious, and Payson gives us plenty of them with excellent special effects. Their song and dance numbers are riproaringly funny. I'm certainly not a proponent of having cockroaches around, but in this movie, they serve as a Greek chorus for the trials and tribulations of Joe. At times, overly crude, the humor is still omnipresent and when one is done watching JOE'S APARTMENT, one should feel lighthearted.
Jerry O'Connell does well as the backward Joe; Megan Ward is a delightfully silly Lily; and we even have Don Ho as a gangster and Robert Vaughn as Lily's crossdressing Senator father. When he asks Lily where she got her earrings, I about lost it!!!
This is a funny movie and is made purely to make you laugh!!! |
| Rating | | | Date | February 05, 2004 | | Summary | A sequel, please!!! | Content
| You don't have to be a teenage boy to love this thing.
My wife and I just watched it on cable and she insists
that I get the DVD. We're both 64 and anything but gross. |
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