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Fans of Stiller & Wilson Love It, Others Go Elsewhere
STARSKY & HUTCH is not a great film. It is not even a good film. I went through a series of stages while watching it. At first, I did not think I was going to like it at all. I do not really care for Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson all that much and I found their other collaboration, ZOOLANDER, a complete travesty. But in the first five minutes, I felt the film had some promise. However, as in some of their other films, I feel that you either love watching these guys play themselves or you do not. Neither of them is able to create dynamic characters. Instead, they just simply play themselves in every movie and let the cards fall where they will. Of course, I realize that there are some pretty serious fan clubs out there for both of these guys. Thus, if you are someone who loves watching either of these guys, then you will probably get a kick out of STARSKY & HUTCH. But if you are not a fan of these actors, then there really is not a lot here to justify the expense of purchasing the DVD. <
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>Of course, there are some winning moments. The trumped up "partnership" of these two guys gets to be quite funny at certain points and Will Ferrell's brief performance is a scream, as always. I never saw the original TV show, so I cannot comment on the film's "accuracy." However, given the standard performances of these two guys, I wouldn't be surprised if the film fails to resemble the original at all. I would describe it as a mediocre comedy at best. The only reason to watch it is if you like Stiller and Wilson. STARSKY & HUTCH has them both in spades.

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Another Classic Movie Butchered
Ben Stiller is annoying. He's like the bubonic plague. He just won't disappear. And how many lame movies did he star during this year? Let's see: Starsky and Hutch, Envy, Dodgeball, Anchorman (good movie) and the dreaded Meet the Fockers. Jesus, Chris Farley would kick his ass if he were still alive. Can anybody say that Ben Stiller is a "sellout"? I can. <
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>The movie is terrible. I was forced to see this. Just kill me now, as I have wasted yet another hour and a half of my valuable time. Ben Stiller, you know I hate him, but Owen Wilson? Geez, that guy pisses me off as well. Another thing: if a movie has a rap star in it, it's going to suck. Who appears in this movie? Snoop Doggy Dogg! He was better off rapping in songs like "Gin and Juice", possibly one of the few rap songs I would ever listen to. I don't need to explain the movie further, other than it sucks and should only be bought as a frisbee. I'd rather watch Pokemon than this (Pokemon sucks).

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Wild wacky adventure in the '60's
Having never seen the original Starsky and Hutch shows I was absolutely clueless on how these two men worked in their relationship. Starsky played by Owen Wilson is definatly in a turnaround in this role, as he usually plays the rather clueless and brainless man of the hour. Point in case I Spy and the shangia noon/knight series. <
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>Ben Stiller is as always Ben Stiller, no more, no less. The movie is a crackup, there is just no two ways about it. Snoop Dogg is an interesting character, although I was a bit on the clueless side about his role. It think they needed to explain what he was just a little bit better. fashion statement or detective. Or both. I'm not sure. <
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>One of the best parts of the film is where Starsky and Hutch break into the enemy's territory by playing Mime's. Wherewith the mimeless Starsky tells the crowd that he'll do the climbing wall motion one more time. Watch it, you'll see what I mean.