Starsky and Hutch: The Movie (DVD)

Now your all already thinking "Iama...stop reviewing this DVD and get back to CD's like you said you would, your DVD ones suck". well you know what, tough! Background ~~~ Starsky and Hutch the movie is obviously based loosely around the characters of the TV show shown from 1975-1979 (and repeated often since). For people my age (yeah I'm a young 'un) who don't remember the TV show this was a bit like a new thing to me, you know the classic feel of something that still somehow feels new yet feeling like an old friend, a bit of an odd juxtaposition I admit. Synopsis ~~~ Starsky and Hutch are two cops patrolling "Bay ...  Read the complete review

Since I was a kid I have always been a fan of Starsky and Hutch even though I was never allowed to watch anything more than the opening title sequence as it was shown at 9.25pm on a Thursday night on BBC1. So when they announced that Starsky and Hutch was going to be made into a movie I was more than happy that the famous TV series had finally got the leap from TV to cinema screen that it really deserved. After I saw the film at the cinema, I was thinking the complete opposite. The plot revolves around a new mix of Cocaine which cannot be detected by the sniffer dogs and therefore can be moved quite seamlessly. At the same time two cops are being ...  Read the complete review

"Starsky and Hutch" is the cinematic equivalent of bubblegum. It's great big silly fun that tastes good and has a sort of childish daftness that you can't help but enjoy. ...even if you really should know better... Before I start, I should admit one thing to everyone. I don't actually remember the 1970's TV series staring David Soul and Paul Michael Glasier. Like the target demographic of this film (late teens), I'm just a little bit too young. Although I may not know the original show it is easy to tell that where this film succeeds is in being a complete pastiche of the original, rather than trying to recreate Soul and Glasier's performances. ...  Read the complete review

STARSKY & HUTCH Intro: When Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson announced that they were to star in the remake of the popular 1970's TV show, there was understandably a mixed response. On one hand, you've got a brilliant and much-loved TV show, and how often have we seen a brilliant first film or TV series only to be ruined by a sequel, or remake? But on the other hand, Stiller and Wilson are two brilliant actors with great on-screen chemistry, and together with director Todd Phillips, it seemed that if anyone could do it, it would be them. It was always going to be tough to live up to the great expectations that were set by the series, but in my ...  Read the complete review

David Starsky (Ben Stiller) is one of the most dedicated and straight talking cops on the Bay City force; he lives and breathes the law, just like his mother did before him. At the other end of the scale is Ken Hutchinson (Owen Wilson) a cop who doesn't mind stepping breaking the rules if he gets something out of it. After Captain Doby (Fred Williamson) pairs them up as partners, their first case finds them discovering a mystery watched up body. After some investigating, they find that the dead man was involved in a huge drugs deal, transporting a new type of cocaine. With the help of their man on the street Huggy Bear (Snoop Dogg) they uncover a whole web of crimes ...  Read the complete review