Journey to the center of the mind (7/19/97)
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George Of The Jungle. [Sam Weisman, 1997.]
Brendan Fraser as George of the Jungle; Leslie Mann as his mate Ursula; John Cleese as the erudite Ape. One can’t expect much from motion pictures based on old television shows; one must expect the least from one based on the funniest television show ever made. Relative to lowered expectation, therefore, this isn’t bad: almost as dumb as it had to be, and occasionally just dumb enough to be memorable. — George does indeed look good in Armani, and I’m still wondering how they got the elephant to act like a dog. Check it out.
Having chosen to see this with a light heart and clear conscience, I was filled with horror nonetheless when I realized I was going to have to sit through a string of Disney trailers before they’d let me watch it. — Coming soon: Robin Williams reinvents Flubber. — The nightmare continues.
____________Dumb, dumber, dumbest (7/16/97)
