#3 - Phat Beach (9/18/12)
Tuesdays on Tape Rating Scale™
Previews: 0/1
Soundtrack: .5/.5
B&T: 1.5/1.5
Graphics: .5/1
Sound Effects: .5/.5
Likable Characters: 1/1
Memorable Moments/Quotables/Emotion: 1.5/1.5
Total: 5.5/7
Personal Thoughts: Phat Beach is a great movie. This beach adventure stars Lean on Me favorite hefty homeboy Huggy Hopkins. It also happened to be the first movie the committee rated. We all had a blast!
Benny and his friend Durrell steal Benny's dad's car and take a trip to the beach to find love and fortune. Along the way, they run into misfortune after misfortune, often to hilarious effect.
I saw the movie for the first time in around 1999 on USA Up All Night. It's always been one of my favorites. Upon rewatching, I felt that the first half is much stronger than the second half. The jokes kinda peter out towards the end. That's not to say I didn't enjoy it. I grew attached to the characters (especially the main star's friend) and enjoyed seeing where their odyssey took them. I love movies that follow the characters on an epic adventure. Phat Beach is truly epic. It would have rated much higher on our 7 point rating system if only it had previews.
Should you watch Phat Beach? Yes. Doubly so if you enjoy urban comedies and beaches and Coolio.
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