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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Gore Verbinski |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 19 December, 1997 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Dreamworks Video |
| MPAA RATING: | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Adult Humor, Adult Situations, Animal Picture, Animation & Live Action Mixed, Children, Color, Comedies, Comedy, Comedy Video, Computer Animation, English, Family, Family-Oriented Adventure, Family-Oriented Comedy, Feature, Feature Film Family, Humorous, Light, Movie, Nothing Goes Right |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 667068467321 |
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Customer Reviews of Mouse Hunt - DTS
A TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM HICKEY. This was William (Bill) Hickey's last film. He died shortly after its filming. As one of our best actors of stage, TV and film (remember him in Prizzi's Honor? - he played Prizzi), as well as a renowned teacher of acting, I was so pleased and moved to see at the film's end that it was dedicated to his memory. <
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>Ironically, Hickey's role is of the dying father dispensing advice to his two idiotic sons. You can see that he himself is ill, but I believe he used that to create his last masterful performance. <
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>If you like slapstick, this is your movie. I imagine kids would like it a lot. There's lots of action, a wonderful mouse who outsmarts everyone, and Christopher Walken is great as a bumbling but very serious mouse exterminator. Guess who wins out? <
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>The two starts of the film, Nathan Lane and Lee Evans, give perfect performances. Also Vicki Lewis, as one of the brother's wives, is outstanding. <
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>A series of mice were probably used in the filming, but the level on which they were trained and perform is really awesome. I really got a kick out of him (them?). And indeed it is a very handsome mouse - looks like a show mouse to me. <
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>As I say, if you are a fan of slapstick, this is your film!
It's like a Cartoon Come to Life
Director Gore Verbinski (The Mexican, The Ring, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Weather Man) has quite a way with slapstick. I wish he would do more comedies, because this is tons of fun.
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>People compare it to Home Alone, but it doesn't have that film's pathos, which is fine. Mouse Hunt is more similar to Laurel and Hardy, The Three Stooges, and the Warner Brothers cartoons of the 1940's.
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>Two adult brothers, both down on their luck, inherit an old house that turns out to be valuable. But there's a mouse occupying the place, and the two men want to get rid of it. Not so simple a task, because this particular mouse is resourceful and clever.
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>You can't help but root for the mouse. There are times when you actually are scared for the poor little guy. He even sleeps in a little mouse bed made out of a small box and cotton. But he's very formidable.
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>If you or your family have enjoyed the physical comedy of Home Alone, then this is right up your alley. And the production design is great, especially the old factory and the decaying house, with its mouse tunnels and passageways.
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>My only quam is that the movie is too long at 98 minutes. It drags in the third act, and could've been edited down to 75 minutes. But that's no big deal.
Pest in control
For the longest time, live action comedies with animals usually feature dogs. But by the 1990s, robots and computer effects had advanced to the point that the two funniest animal comedies featured a pig and a mouse. This was the less famous of the two, but is every bit as good. The story is simple; two brothers inherit a mansion and try to spruce it up for an auction. Unfortunately for them, a mouse inhabits the mansion and counters their every move. Their game of cat-and-mouse ends with the mansion being destroyed. The movie is a comedy, and like all good comedies, it examines a fundamental human flaw, in this case greed. The greed of the two brothers, their families, and of the various individuals who want to buy their mansion. The mouse itself looks quite real, even in the close-up shots. The style of comedy is a combination of old-fashion slapstick, wry British dialogue, and the occasional dirty joke. But overall, the entire movie is suitable for all ages.
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>Some notable things about this movie. First, it was the first big outing for Gore Verbinski, who would go on to make Pirates of the Caribbean. Second, one cannot spot a single brand name in this movie. Only one other movie has such a distinction; Dick Tracy. And like Dick Tracy, the viewer really cannot guess the decade in which this movie takes place. For sure it happened in the 20th century, since a television, radio, and automobiles are present. But the dress, hairstyle and even language are nondescript. This movie is fun to watch, and a piece of art; I highly recommend it.