FILM REVIEW: Trading Places
 

This is a pretty much perfect Christmas film for older teens and adults who want a laugh at a great comedy that a tiny bit more intelligent and well-constructed than the majority of comedies.


Here, my friends, is a slice of fried Christmas fun turned to DVD...

The story is a 'prince and the pauper' type swap, but here instead of lookalikes we get the snooty Dan Ackroyd being replaced with the streetwise Eddie Murphy, brought on by a $1 bet between two greedy old rich guys betting whether breeding or environment makes or breaks the man.

Environment wins out here, with Murphy taking to his new job and lifestyle like a Crimsoner to butter (or maybe not?), whilst Ackroyd quickly becomes part of the dregs of society. What could be sadder than seeing a Santa try and blow his brains out and being out of bullets [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

The writing here is sharp as lemon juice, the leads (the two above joined by Jamie Lee Curtis and Denholm Elliott) are really on their game (as is every supporting actor here), and this is all tied together with a great script and direction.


Oh, and there's a reveal of, IMHO, one of the finest pair of breasts ever seen in cinema (there are only one finer pair IMO, but that's irrelevant).

Ho ho ho!

OVERALL: 3.5/5
REWATCHABILITY: Yearly, at Christmas!
Adults and older teens - topless shot and swearing.


RATINGS (out of 5):
0 - This is a complete waste of time, and you will regret wasting it
1 - don't bother unless no other options at all
2 - okay for a single watch, if you've got time
3 - Definite watch if you get a chance
4 - See it very soon, at least once before you die
5 - See it immediately, no excuses


Opinions/comments/arguments please, especially if you think I missed anything worth of discussion/expansion, or violently agree or disagree.

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Oh, and there's a reveal of, IMHO, one of the finest pair of breasts ever seen in cinema

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*** Jamie has fantastic boobies ***



Jamie Lee Curtis = Safe(ish) For Work


Was going to post this pic direct in thread but don't want to hijack your thread Diebitter

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I wanna watch 'True Lies' now. She's so hot in that!

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Jamie Lee Curtis is genetically male.

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Jamie Lee Curtis is genetically male.

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I thought this was BS cos I thought she'd had kids, but I've looked at some urban legend sites, and they confirm it's undetermined, and she declines to comment (and her kids are adopted).

hmmmm....

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He was wearing my Harvard tie. Oh, sure, like he went to Harvard!

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Jamie Lee Curtis is genetically male.

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I would hit it still....

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Jamie Lee Curtis is genetically male.

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I would hit it still....

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Well, she isn't any less hot to me in Trading Places/True Lies now I know more...

There's a whole new thread in here somewhere...

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OK Not sure. Don't know if they can have children or not, but in theory they should be able to have girls only.

I just checked out IMDB: "Adopted two children: Annie (b. December 1986) and Thomas (b. March 1996)." Hmmmmmn......

Of course the other interesting fact about JLC is that she is married to Baron Haden-Guest of Spinal Tap and Simpsons Fame -- undoubtadly the coolest Heriditary Peer there is. Apparantly she saw his picture in the paper, and got her agent got in contact with his agent, they fell in love, stayed togethor and had children. Pretty refreshing compared to most celebrity marriages.....

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Less it's very, very cool to have Christopher Guest as a peer of the realm (I thought he was a lord actually). And probably all the way up to 11 too!