Starsky and Hutch

Day 2 of the Torino Trilogy brought to you by the only site ridiculous enough to do such a thing. Starsky and Hutch seemed like one of those films that all the funny stuff was in the trailer. Negative, Ghost Rider. Hilarious through and through. The laughs were well deserved and I relished in all of them. So, Starsky (Stiller) and Hutch (Wilson) are partnered up against their will. Opposites attract. Starsky is by the book, all go no quit, 110% all the time. Hutch is a slacker, who doesn't mind bumping elbows with low life informants, and prefers to be on the take. It just makes his life easier. They do not like each other or being forced into their new found partnership. What works so well is the fact that they are undercover cops in the 1970's. It's got a bit of the campiness of that era, but runs extremely smooth. Come to find out it was co-written and directed by the always brilliant Todd Phillips (Old School, The Hangover). He creates memorable comedies. The costumes these two doofuses come up with are so awesome. The picture above is when they have to go to a biker bar and get info. The name of the bar is The Dirty Sanchez. NICE. These two guys are after white collar drug runner named Reese Feldman (Vince Vaughn with a sweet 'stache.) They must meet up with Huggy Bear (Snoop-a-loop) to get 411 on the next guy up the chain. It leads them to a prisoner who delivers the best line of the whole movie. "Two Dragons." If you've seen it, you get it, if not then you need to see it. The prisoner is actually Will Ferrell, who steals the show with only one or two scenes. This film is looked over in the realm of great comedies, but with my literary genius, I have convinced myself to buy it and watch several dozen times. I do think this film should stand eye to eye with other great comedies such as Old School, Hangover, and Lady and the Tramp. Derailed with that one, huh? The movie climaxes with a great scene headlined by the Torino itself. I am really surprised this didn't get a sequel. Also, if you get the DVD, watch the bloopers and you will see a stunt gone horribly wrong. The stunt driver is driving the Torino in reverse really fast when he goes to whip a 180, but he got a little trigger happy and destroyed the front end of his car and the back end of a parked car. Awesome. Also look for the cameo by the original guys who were Starsky and Hutch on the TV series.

NBM rates Starsky and Hutch - Awesome

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