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The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile.
--
Plato
CHARLIE'S ANGELS
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For every TV-into-movie success like
The Fugitive
, there are dozens of uninspired films like
The Mod Squad
. Happily
--
and surprisingly
--
this breezy update of the seminal '70s jiggle show falls into the first category, with Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore (who also produced), and Lucy Liu starring as the hair-tossing, fashion-setting, kung fu-fighting trio employed by the mysterious Charlie (voiced by the original Charlie, John Forsythe). When a high-tech programmer (Sam Rockwell) is kidnapped, the angels seek out the suspects, with the daffy Bosley (Bill Murray in a casting coup) in tow. A happy, cornball popcorn flick,
Charlie's Angels
is played for laughs with plenty of ribbing references to the old TV show as well as modern caper films like
Mission: Impossible
. McG, a music video director making his feature film debut (usually a death warrant for a movie's integrity), infuses the film with plenty of
Matrix
-style combat pyrotechnics, and the result is the first successful all-American Hong Kong-style action flick. Plenty of movies boast a New Age feminism that has their stars touting their sexuality while being their own women, but unlike something as obnoxious as
Coyote Ugly
,
Angels
succeeds with a positive spin on Girl Power for the new millennium (Diaz especially sizzles in her role of crack super agent/airhead blonde). From the send-up of the TV show's credit sequence to the outtakes over the end credits,
Charlie's Angels
is a delight.
--
Doug Thomas
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ITEM DETAILS
Consciousness Calibration Level:
350
Submitted by:
Joshua Fredrickson
Directed by:
McG
Starring:
Cameron Diaz
,
Drew Barrymore
,
Lucy Liu
,
Bill Murray
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Theatrical Date:
03 November, 2000
Release Date:
07 October, 2003
Number of Media:
2
Manufacturer:
Columbia Tristar Hom
Format:
Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound
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