MovieDudes review : Erin Brockovitch (may contain spoilers!)

Movie Dude · 09-01-2003 11:16am #1

Erin Brockovitch used to be a beauty queen but now is an unemployed mother of 3 children and to make things wurse her two husbands have walked out on her without paying child support (boo!). Erin has big tits and likes to dress like a prostitute in order to get her way with men.

One day Erin gets in a car accident and employs a lawyer called Albert Finney to defend her in court. Erin loses the case because she has a fowl mouth and says some bad words to the judge. Afterwards Erin blames Finney for losing in court and gets in his face so much that he gives her a mickey-mouse job filing documents just to shut her up.

However, whilst snooping thru these files Erin disovers that a company called PGandE have been poisoning the water supply to the people of some redneck town in southern californa for years! Erin tells Albert Finney and they decide to sew the company.

All this legal work leaves Erin v.busy so she gets her next door neighbor 'BikerDude' to mind her kids in exchange for sex. After about six months of being Erins manbitch BikerDude has had enough and leaves her for a HarlyDavison and the open road.

Finney eventually wins the people of hicksville ca. $333million dollars and everyone is happy (except for PGandE of course - lol). Erin gets several pay rises throughout the movie and finally a cheque for $2million dollars for her 2 years work at Albert Finneys lawfirm.

Movie Dudes rating : **

BioHazRd · 09-01-2003 11:28am

So we won't be seeing any of your contributions in the general media then.

WTF

Bio

s8n · 09-01-2003 11:33am

are you the guy from the simpsons or what??

also learn how to spell

Mr E · 09-01-2003 11:40am

1. Albert Finney was the ACTOR'S name, not the character's name. The character was Ed Masry.

2. Did your mommy let you stay up and watch it last night? (No adult I know spells that bad!)

- Dave.

Panda · 09-01-2003 5:42pm

talk about your third rate review, sheesh.

Panda dudes rating: -*

imo its a good film, and worth about 4 stars.

Thanx 4 The Fish · 09-01-2003 6:51pm

enjoyed the film. It's a true story as far as I remember.

MovieDude

Get a job

Your skillz in movie reviewing need work.

sceptre · 09-01-2003 9:02pm

"May contain spoilers"

Hmmm, how's about "May contain nothing but spoilers, no personal views at all except for a star rating out of some undefined number"

Did you like the movie? Hate it? Is it two stars out of two? Three? Forty-seven (it'll be a cold day in hell when I recognise Missoura)?

09-01-2003 9:20pm

Your parents must be so proud. Their six year old being able to write such a good review and being able to spell so well also.

jonno · 09-01-2003 9:42pm

FAO: Movie Dude

[Why did you call the thread a movie review?

1) You spelt the name of the movie wrong?
2) Its not a review, it's a very brief and bad summary of the film's main plot.
3) You said it may contain spoilers, well it did, all over it. I know it was a true story and all but jaysus dont rehash the whole plot.
4) You cant spell.
5) If you have no opinions on things dont review them?

PS: Don't give up your day job.]

I thought it was a very good film probably Roberts best performance since Pretty Woman.
Albert Finney was quite good too.

IMO it deserved at leat 4/5 stars.

Methinks Soderbergh would have got an oscar for it but then again he did win it for Traffic the same year which was a better film IMO.

Karl Hungus · 09-01-2003 9:44pm

Movie Dude.
As an amature Journalist, I can tell you something that you might have overlooked. A flimsy relay of the plot does not equal a review.

Kalina · 10-01-2003 4:47pm

Why did you bother reviewing this film?? it's been out for ages... RTE even have it!!!

Spunog UIE · 10-01-2003 8:59pm

seriously you work for RTE don't you... you eh spent money on a film that either no one wants to see or seen ages ago...but you made promises didn't you...you promised the advertisers that they'd get seen, didn't you... DIDN'T YOU!?

Mr E · 10-01-2003 9:03pm

Yeah, thats why he reviewed the movie the DAY AFTER it was shown! :rolleyes:

- Dave.

Greenbean · 11-01-2003 6:47pm

Classic review, more of this please - a rather good, humorous, to the point, non (but not anti) pro-feminist cut down of a rather poor movie.

Shad0r · 11-01-2003 6:55pm

worst review EVAR?

logic1 · 11-01-2003 7:56pm

Originally posted by AngelWhore
Movie Dude.
As an amature Journalist, I can tell you something that you might have overlooked. A flimsy relay of the plot does not equal a review.

Amateur.

.logic.

azezil · 11-01-2003 7:59pm

meanwhile... tiz an ok film, some funneh's worth watching for eh your wan, pritty woman!

Spunog UIE · 11-01-2003 8:34pm

Originally posted by TmB
Yeah, thats why he reviewed the movie the DAY AFTER it was shown! :rolleyes:

- Dave.

its RTE lUIKE.

^CwAzY^ · 11-01-2003 9:13pm

Jeez give the guy a break. All movie critics had to start somewhere!

Shinji · 11-01-2003 9:40pm

All movie critics had to start somewhere!

It's just a shame a few more of them didn't start by throwing themselves off high buildings, eh?

Robbo · 14-01-2003 12:07am

It's a pity he isn't the lad who writes the movie previews on Aertel...

Dustaz · 14-01-2003 3:26am

Originally posted by Robbo
It's a pity he isn't the lad who writes the movie previews on Aertel...

now THAT guy can write a review:)

deezoid · 14-01-2003 12:18pm

I'm thinkinging this am great review. Is wrote rite for peoplez wit learning dis abiliz. Thank youse.

joey D · 14-01-2003 2:42pm

it's a funny toungue-in-cheek review, you bunch of humourless fukwits. by the way, erin brokovich appears in the movie - she's the waitress in the diner when julia roberts is bringing her kids out for some grub after losing the court case.

Bard · 14-01-2003 3:04pm

Originally posted by joey D
it's a funny toungue-in-cheek review, you bunch of humourless fukwits.

No, it's not funny and no it's not a review, - it is, as already stated, "a flimsy relay of the plot" with no real mention of whether the film is any good or not and HOW it's any good or not.

Oh - and calling people "humorous fukwits" - yeah, that's a good way to get them to take you seriously... nicely done!

ozpass · 14-01-2003 3:16pm

Looks like you all scared off Movie Troll anyway.

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Thorbar · 15-01-2003 8:04pm

It would be interesting to compare joey's and Movie dude's IPs :E

Lafortezza · 15-01-2003 9:55pm

Movie Dude, come back all is forgiven, your review inspired me,
if only all critics were as perceptive as you in deconstructing modern cinema classics for the simple man on the street.

Can you do a review of "Cool Runnings", I'm having trouble reconciling the main characters emotional problems with the harsh and hostile environment of Olympic bobsledding

I'm going to sit here in the Films board awaiting your return...

MovieDudes review : Erin Brockovitch (may contain spoilers!)

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