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The Animal (2001)

June. 01,2001
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4.8
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PG-13
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When loser Marvin Mange is involved in a horrible car accident, he's brought back to life by a deranged scientist as half man and half animal. His newfound powers are awesome -- but their adverse side effects could take over his life. Now, Marvin must fight to control his crazy primal urges around his new squeeze, Rianna, and his rival, Sgt. Sisk, who both think he's one cool cat.

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Beanbioca
2001/06/01

As Good As It Gets

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Lollivan
2001/06/02

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Derrick Gibbons
2001/06/03

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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Jenni Devyn
2001/06/04

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

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thisanant
2001/06/05

I am honestly surprised at the low ratings of this movie . it is a hilarious comedy and it really does not deserve such ratings . It is really funny , from the start to finish . the idea is new , the jokes are cool , may be a little on the animal side .

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Python Hyena
2001/06/06

The Animal (2001): Dir: Luke Greenfield / Cast: Rob Schnieder, Colleen Haskell, John C. McGinley, Cloris Leachman, Ed Asner: Nauseous images of a grown man sniffing someone's butt in search of drugs. Film addresses communication urges from within with sick references to bestiality. Rob Schneider plays a cop in training who is in an accident where a rock crushes his car. The effect here look about as hideous as a roll of toilet paper bouncing off the car. A scientist patches him up using animal parts, which gives him unusual tendencies. Colleen Haskell plays an animal shelter employee impressed with his ability to allow birds to feed out of his gaping mouth. Concludes with dead bodies and a horrid plot twist. Schneider is alarmingly gross as dinner for two involves urination under the table. He also licks his crotch and seduces a goat. Haskell makes little impression despite the one key revelation she is involved in. John C. McGinley plays a rival cop investigating the murders and will get his just desserts in typical disgusting fashion. Finally there is Cloris Leachman appearing to remind us that she is far better than this. Directed by Luke Greenfield who must have thought he had an idea to present but like any potential idea it needs a followup screenplay that rises above formula as oppose to the gutter. Unfortunately it turned disgustingly savage and should be fed to lions. Score: 2 / 10

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view_and_review
2001/06/07

Was it silly? Yes. Was it absurd? Yes. Just what I expected from a movie titled "The Animal" starring Rob Schneider. Rob Schneider plays a lovable loser named Marvin that fails over and over again to make the police force. After a most exaggerated accident Marvin is taken by a mad scientist and operated on. After the experiment Marvin has the abilities and characteristics of a bunch of different animals. It all makes for some funny situations. It is a bit over the top and even the plot is a bit silly, but it all works because of the type of movie it is. It is not the best break out movie for Schnieder as the lead, but it is nothing to unexpected.

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ccthemovieman-1
2001/06/08

This was just plain funny and very entertaining throughout the goofy 83 minutes. Crude? Yes, at times, but what modern-day comedy isn't lately? The PG-13 rating is a joke. With all the sexual stuff in here, "R" is more appropriate.Some of that sleazy stuff, to be honest, was pretty funny, though and there isn't much profanity. Rob Schneider, as "Marvin," lays his goofy Deuce Bigelow-type character on us, trying to get the pretty girl "Rianna" (Colleen Haskell). I really thought this would be a stupid film but Schneider's animal imitations are hilarious and, overall, this a very fast-moving, silly-but-lots of laughs film.

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