 | 映画原題: Cheaper by the Dozen 2 [ 映画邦題: 12人のパパ 2] |  | |  |  | |
 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 : Hollywood Cinema Director : シネマ作品監督紹介 |
| Cheaper by the Dozen 2 : Hollywood Actor [CAST・CREW] : 出演ハリウッド俳優(男優・女優・声優)&ミュージシャン・アーティスト紹介 |
| Cheaper by the Dozen 2 : 現地ハリウッド市民の評価 : 英語批評版 : Native Evaluation |  |  |  |  |  THIS IS STEVE MARTIN'S BEST MOVIE EVER...#1 "SPREAD THE WORD" / 2005-12-30
I JUST SAW CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2, WITH MY WIFE & 2 TEENAGE DAUGHTERS...I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS MOVIE, IT HAS "HEART" IT'S INCREDIBLY FUNNY, AND BRING A BOX OF KLEENEX...MY FAMILY ALSO ALL GAVE IT 5 STARS...THIS IS STEVE MARTIN'S BEST SINCE PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES. I ALSO LIKED THIS MUCH BETTER THAN THE 1ST CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN. PLEASE GO SEE THIS MOVIE, IT'S WORTH EVERY PENNY...CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO COME OUT ON DVD, I'LL BUY 5 COPIES... |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | Let's hear it for a decent, clean, family film! / 2005-12-30
I truly enjoyed this movie - and wouldn't hesitate to allow some of my young children to see it! There is no foul language, and dating and first crush situations were handled very tastefully - and even with a flair of innocence about them! I happen to be the oldest of 7, my husband is one of 8, and together we have 5 children - so we are very much pro big families. It is very refreshing to see a positive story involving not one, but TWO large families! In this day and age where society pushes the idea that 1 or 2 children makes the perfect family, this movie gives the viewer a fairly accurate glimpse of what life can be like with many more siblings. Of course there will be times of difficulty and disagreements, but there is also plenty of love to go around, and this is the ultimate conclusion of this movie - in BOTH families! There are many lessons to be learned in this film - not the least of which is the need to have a clear vision of what is more important in life. Both fathers in this story are struggling with competitiveness that has become an obsession, but I found it truly moving when Steve Martin's character chooses to forfeit the final tie-breaking event because of the potential risk to his 9-months-pregnant daughter. His was the choice of a true champion, and in the end, both fathers come to recognize that their families are so much more important than winning another trophy! What a truly refreshing message to families and young people who are being bombarded with messages of "me first" and "look out for number one!"
I most certainly do not regret the time and money spent to see this film! If you are tired of all the sex, violence and gore present in so much of today's movie choices, I suggest you give this film a try. It is rare to walk out of a movie theater feeling uplifted, but that is exactly what this film did for me! | | | | | | | | | | | |  Only For The Adult Leads / 2005-12-28
If there is any of you out there who thought that Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt and Eugene Levy would be the only good parts about this movie, well, you are right!. These three leads are what make this otherwise "vanilla" flick worthwhile. I enjoyed the original, but I knew what I would get when going to see this sequel. I was right. As an innocent film for the younger set and families, it is quite all right. Other than that, it doesn't have much to offer. Just more of the same. Our three adults try their best with the film. Even though they are what keep this film watchable, and deliver the film's most humorous moments, they don't always succeed either. But you can tell that they are trying to raise the bar a little and bring more to the material, because there isn't much there. The Baker family returns with all twelve kids intact. Oldest daughter(Piper Perabo) is even expecting her own. Tom(Martin)feels that the family is drifting away from each other, and decides to have one last family blow out at the lake they used to visit. They all head there and Tom soon finds himself against his old rival Murtaugh(Eugene Levy), who is filthy rich and owns most of the lake. Murtaugh has eight kids and a trophy wife(Carmen Electra). Soon, The Baker family and the Murtaugh family find themselves challenging each other in different ways. The older kids, except Perabo, are wasted. Hilary Duff(who is not looking as cute as she used too)is only there for a quick scene here and there and to offer beauty tips. Tom Welling, who is 28 and playing much younger, has nothing to do either. All the other kids might as well be kid #1 and kid #2, because there are too many of them. Not much time is spent on most of them and they just become faces in the crowd. The script is prettty predictable and cliched, and the film can be quite corny. Especially the number of scenes that have sweeping music coming into the background. The movie has some nice moments and a scene here and there that might make you smile, but the movie is pretty laugh free. So, is there anything to recommend?. Well, the scenery is nice, and the adults deliver. Hunt is always adorable, and it's her own dry kind of wit that is especially welcomed here. Levy is always welcomed, and Steve Martin can make anything look better than it is. And Carmen Electra?. Well, this is the best movie she's ever been in. That's not saying much. It is nowhere near as good as the first one, not that that one was a classic. But if you are looking for something to take the kids and grandma too, you couldn't do much worse. This would be the movie for you. | | | | | | | | | | | |  What Is The Point? / 2005-12-28
Of course, this is a rhetorical question. I already know the answer: "Cheaper By the Dozen", starring Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hillary Duff and Tom Welling was a big hit in 2003. So much so, other studios began looking for similar projects, which is why our local multiplexes were recently inundated with the remake of "Yours, Mine and Ours", starring Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo and eighteen kids. "Dozen" was popular enough to warrant a sequel, which is why many parents and guardians are currently being subjected to "Cheaper By The Dozen 2", with the entire cast returning for "sequel money". But it seems a bit passﾃｩ doesn't it. They've already done 12 kids, the competing film had eighteen, and you can't have a sequel with just 12 kids again. How to one up the competition?
Dad (Steve Martin) and Mom (Bonnie Hunt) realize their family is drifting away. Nora (Piper Perabo), their oldest, is pregnant...
...And apparently somnambulant, as the viewer will completely forget she is in the film, even when she is on screen...
...and her husband...
...Not Ashton Kutcher; either they couldn't afford him or he had better sense. My guess is the latter...
...will soon move to Houston, for his job. Charlie (Tom Welling, TV's "Smallville") is working in a garage to pay off his student loans. Lorraine (Hilary Duff)...
...Eat some food, Hilary. You don't look healthy and you are a role model to many, many pre-teen girls. Not a good image...
...has just graduated from high school and will soon move to New York for an internship at Allure Magazine...
...The product placement is very subtle. More on that later...
...So Mom and Dad decide the entire Baker clan needs to make one last trip to the old lake house and have one last summer of fun. Upon arrival, Dad learns that Murtaugh (Eugene Levy), his old summer rival, has been buying up every property around the lake. Soon, their old rivalries heat up and the Baker Twelve are soon competing against the Murtaugh Eight for the prize of best summer ever. Bingo. There we go. "Cheaper By The Dozen 2" actually has twenty kids, one dog and Carmen Electra. We have a winner for most excessive and pointless casting.
If Steve Martin only made these types of films, I would be more upset. But because he balances these terrible, overly broad, overly commercial projects with smaller, more interesting, better made films like "Shop Girl", "The Spanish Prisoner" and "L.A. Story", I am willing to give him a little slack. But only just a little. Steve Martin is a funny guy and to watch him in these bad films is just painful. As Tom Baker, he consistently shouts, yells, gestures with his arms, flails about, in short, acts crazy. In the real world, this guy would never be allowed to raise 12 kids. After four or five kids, I would hope Child Protective Services would rush in and get a court order for a mandatory vasectomy. My beef with Martin's involvement is that he could make these films better. Maybe not great, but at least pleasant for the adults to sit through. Instead, he allows the filmmakers to throw in food jokes, children acting crazy, broad comedy and more. Martin is at the point in his career where he can wield some of his power. He should be able to say "You know what, let's try this instead." At the very least, he could insist on another rewrite before committing to the project.
You know a film is going to be bad when Carmen Electra turns out to be the most natural adult in the bunch. With Martin's arms flailing about and face breaking into broad maniacal, cartoonish grins, Levy's posturing and harrumphing and Hunt's apparent boredom with her role, Electra actually makes an attempt at being a real human, a real adult. She plays Levy's third wife and doesn't like the way he interacts with his children. She looks to Hunt's character for guidance. Yeah, it's as boring as it sounds.
I have two problems with Hilary Duff's character. First, she doesn't look healthy, like she has lost a lot of weight. This doesn't present a good image to all of the many `tween' girls who look up to her. Second, her character's internship at "Allure Magazine" is an excuse to work in a product placement for the magazine. In every scene, anytime someone sees Lorraine (Duff), she is reading a copy of the magazine, to "study and prepare for her internship". Yeah, right. Uh-huh.
The film is very formulaic and seems to follow the same basic outline as the previous film. Yes, they have changed the setting, but there are still animals running about causing havoc, children getting into trouble in fairly dangerous ways and parents who seem to stand back and just laugh it off. If it ain't broke, right? Well, just because "Dozen" made money doesn't mean it wasn't broke. Yet, because it made money, they decided to stick close to the original. The only deviation is the addition of Murtaugh's eight children. Naturally, they had to best the competition. I hate to see what they have planned for "Cheaper By The Dozen 3". Perhaps, the Baker family sets out to save an Austrian Orphanage from the Nazis. Martin could dress up as a nun and prance across the Alps singing "The Hills Are Alive" while his children soak Hitler's underwear in meat and send in their dog. They could single handedly win World War II. I better stop, or some studio executive might not realize I am leveling the sarcasm on with a trowel.
I know it isn't necessary for a successful comedy to be overly broad and simplistic, yet Hollywood seems convinced this is the key to a successful comedy. Fill it with kids, a couple of animals, lots of food jokes and voila, instant success. Unfortunately, we, the American people seem to be proving them right.
Why is it necessary to take kids to these bad films? It only serves to make them less discerning and capable of appreciating the truly great films. We should make sure they are watching great animated fare, truly funny comedies, and helping to expand their horizons. Of course, I am guilty of this as well.
| | | | | | | | | | | |  a Family Flick / 2005-12-27
This movie is what I have come to expect from a Steve Martin film. It had its funny one-liners that made me laugh slightly and it had its over used cheesy moments also. This movie is exact what Disney is known for producing. I didn't go to the movie expect the funniest movie of all time but I went expecting it to be horrible. I came out a little surprised; except for the horrible Hillary Duff the movie was actually well done. The acting was alright for a Disney film and the writing was as I expect. Cheesy. Overall I think this movie has a good message (the same as the first one). Just don't go to this movie expecting to laugh out loud.
I did find it quite funny though when I looked over at my girl friend who was crying at the ending that was anything but touching. Overall I gave this film a three because I believe it is a good family movie.
Thanks You.
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