The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999)
David Hyde Pierce, playing an alien (credited as infinity-cubed in the opening credits), narrates a courtship in a late-20th century American city as an extraterrestrial nature documentary. The relationship "footage" is played straight, while the voice-over (with its most often wildly inaccurate theories) and elaborate visual metaphors add comedy.
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When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
The acting in this movie is really good.
Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
This is a SATIRE. It is a pseudo science fiction/romantic comedy that spoofs dating/relationship rules and procedures, that ultimately endanger our species by making procreation unlikely.The aliens who are observing the human mating couple judge that humans are remarkable in that they have not gone extinct in spite of their extremely complex and difficult mating rituals.Since humans have proved themselves to be so resilient, and have thrived as a race, against incredible odds, then they should be left alone, allowed to live and the planet should not be destroyed by the aliens.(And,...it is laugh out loud funny in places.)
I recently watched this film during the wee hours in the morning off TV and found it an excellent excuse not to go to bed. The film used the format of a '50s nature show to spoof the modern day relationship. It is not the most sophisticated film ever, but I think it makes its point. David Hyde Pierce is quite effective as the alien narrator, using his frank, matter-of-fact tone that is similar to that of his character on Frasier. The basic and almost elemental terms/phrases he uses to describe everyday items makes me think not only about what we, as humans, get wrong when we observe other animals, but also about the truly absurd things we do/own. It is true that the acting of those on-screen is not up to "awards" standards, Mackenzie Astin and Carmen Electra fill their stereotypical roles well. Don't go into watch this movie expecting everything, because you won't get it. But if you're looking for a little bit of fun to waste some time, give it a try. I give this film a rating of 3/5.
Ha! This is like one of the first movies i ever did when i did extra work. There is a scene in the bar where she gets hit on by three men. Im the one David Hyde Pierce says smelled funny. That's my claim to fame! woo - hoo!LOL All in all this is a cute romantic comedy. It drags a tad, the side characters never develop in the slightest bit, and Carmen Electra is the worst actress ever. Also the set looks like it was assembled in minutes on some shots..
I caught this movie late one night on cable and am so glad I did. It take an outside look on human relationships to show us just how odd we really are. I recommend this for anyone looking for an incredibly cute comedy. This film left me smiling.