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Fabio and a Bubble Kid...How could this NOT be funny?

Ah man! This movie has it all: a singing, happy psycho-brady bunch cult, old people, a Hindu ice cream man, the mini-me guy being tossed around, a guy in a bubble, and Fabio. I apologize to all the people who missed this one because it slipped by through the theaters and to video without anyone noticing because everyone's so PC-friendly, but the truth is, this movie was made by Disney. I don't want to get too deep about the movie because if you want substance, this certainly is not the one for you, but it's also not as shallow as it seems...there is substance in it, amazingly, thanks to the acting chops of the Bubble actor; he did a good job humanizing the wierdo. It's cleverly written, cleverly acted, and man, did I mention Fabio is in it? I bet even Disney was surprised it was funny and then I bet Disney was even more surprised it did lousy. Don't let the concept scare you, it's on the floor funny in the tradition of Rat Race (not that Rat Race was so great, mind you), Road Trip, and Zoolander. It the perfect friday night movie...I recommend, I recommend! Oh, one last thing, there's a girlie mud wrestling thing with the bubble boy...curious? yes, the irrevent humor of it all! Go rent, then buy. (moment of seriousness: it really is a very funny movie, i think even Ebert liked it...didn't he?)

Who in their right mind approves producing movies like this?

Who comes up with premises like this?

Okay, so there's this boy who spends his whole teenage life in a plastic bubble being taken care of by his crazy mother, and then the boy falls in love with the girl next door but she runs off to get married with a punk and boy-in-bubble must start off across country (talk about hi jinks) to break up wedding and learn something about himself while being attacked by a vulture (NYA!).

Someone presumably pitched this premise to some Hollywood producer guys and, god love 'em, the bizarre thinking of the Hollywood producer guys concluded the thumbs up would be in order. This is a fantastic movie. Forget the stuff about being inspired, this is just a dang funny movie. See it in the wrong mood and it'll be dumb. See it in the right mood and you'll love the hi jinks. Plus, my man, Jake Gyllenhaal has got great hair throughout.

Note: The vulture in the movie looks like a Cape vulture, i.e. occurring in Africa not in the SW of the USA. We'll recognize this lapse in filmmaking/natural history coordination, but choose not to take away any stars.

Love it or Hate it--I loved it

This film's got what "Joe Vs. The Volcano" has...sweet, lovable characters in completely impossible circumstances. A slapstick black comedy with a touch of good-natured cynicism, wrapped around a fractured fairy tale.If you're not a fan of the offbeat--if "guilty pleasure" is something you'd never admit to enjoying--then by all means, you should avoid this film.I went into the viewing experience with no expectations and laughed so hard my abdominal muscles ached for three days. It was absolutely, delightfully offbeat. Not for the mainstream movie fan. DEFINITELY a must-see for folks who can appreciate something that isn't cut from sensitive cloth, though.It's "There's Something About Mary" for fans of 70s kitsch, with Jake Gyllenhaal, who deserves a level of stardom nobody's achieved since Tom Cruise thundered into the 80's. Yeah. He's that good.

in the same vein as Pee Wee's Big Adventure and Rat Race

You have to be in a certain mood and have a little bit of a skewed sense of humor to enjoy this diamond in the rough. If you liked Pee Wee's Big Adventure then you'll like this movie too. Rat Race tried hard to capture the inane and superfluous humor of Bubble Boy and Pee Wee #1 but couldn't pull it off. Bubble Boy succeeds because it never takes itself too seriously. How can it? A movie based around a guy who crosses the US trying to stop his girl friend's wedding... in a plastic bubble. If you want something quirky, funny, and silly, but kinda clever, give this movie a try. Yes, it is very stupid, but it's also fun. Lighten up and enjoy. You'll be glad you did. There's more than a few chuckles and a couple of outright laughs, and a few places where you'll be scratching you head and thinking "who could come up with this and how could they make it into a move?". Not because it's bad, but because it's so weird. Ice cream and curry? Who'd a thunk it?Don't let the low score on IMDb fool you. This movie is only for certain tastes, but if your funny bone is a little bent, then I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

The most underrated film of 2001

Well everyone says that this one was horrible, but they need to stop and watch it for what it really is. Bubble Boy isn't an academy award movie, it won't win anything and its caused a ton of controversy. However, what it is; a great movie that will have you laughing all the way through it until the end, all that a movie like this should be. One of the best comedies I saw all year, check it out for yourselves, you won't be disappointed. Just remember to take it lightheartedly, after all, it is comedy.

How'd this get greenlighted?

You know, after seeing the ending, I was reminded a LOT of Joe Dirt. And of The Animal. And of almost every gross-out comedy that has come out this year. The plot is incredibly sophomoric and racist. My advice: take the five dollars you'd spend on this and rent Clerks, the other movie that I saw this weekend. If you're an intelligent person, you'll laugh until it hurts. If you don't laugh, maybe you should've seen this piece of crap instead.

Ok it's not the best comedy but..........

This movie rocks. So why am I giving this 4 stars if it rocks, I'll tell you why. I watched this movie like a zillion times. If you don't like the movie you were not made to watch the movie. If you know what the movie is about you would know exactly what you were getting into. The movie is about a boy who has a disease and is confined to a bubble forever but as he grows older and lives this retreated life with his father and his very religious mother, he gets a next door neighbor played by Marley Shelton who looks a lot like Heather Graham that he starts to fall in love with. She moves away to get married and he tries to find her to stop the wedding. So his journey includes a cult with members that have the same name (Todd), circus attractions, a motorcycle gang, explosions, road kill, ice cream, planes, busses, and much much more. The movie includes Verne Troy, Beetlejuice, and Swoosie Kurtz. I only recommend this movie if you like such movies as "Dude, wheres my car?" and "Dumb and Dumber". So don't complain about the movie after watching it because I told you. So enjoy the funny movie, hey no wait, buy the movie, tell your friends, buy them copies, you can never have enough. sincerely an expert at movies that do not make any sense at all.

A post-modern gem

This film was a lot of fun! I saw this movie because I was impressed with Jake Gyllenhaal in Donnie Darko, a great film. When I looked at some of the other reviews I noticed that the folks who didn't care for this film were younger viewers. They are, of course, entitled to their opinions - I was allowed to dislike Home Alone and I was apparently the only one on the planet who felt that way. Having said that, I think that this film, while being about a teenaged boy isn't necessarily made to be appreciated by a teenaged boy (or girl). One reason is that there are so many classic film references that they simply may not understand the satire/humor. I'm just making a wild guess here but unless the average 15 year old has taken a film appreciation course, a movie like The Graduate (which is lovingly spoofed at the end) probably hasn't made it on his or her "must see" list. For those who thought this film was cruel, look past the vehicle - remember how Animal Farm wasn't about animals? So if you didn't grow up watching Land of the Lost or if you thought Life of Brian was blasphemous, you may not have had enough time to acquire the taste for a great post-modern comedy like Bubble Boy.

Yep. It blew, alright.

I did not like Bubble Boy. In fact, I hadn't seen such a disgusting movie in a long time. The movie's called a comedy, but there are few actual [and supposedly] "comical" scenes, and those that are present are incredibly lame and, at points, downright offensive. I did chuckle a few times, but these were only at the scenes involving the midget, and one minor funny character isn't enough to hold up an entire movie. Plus, not only does Bubble Boy poke fun at a real-life disease (which I didn't find all that bad, really), but it also ridicules other minority groups; even religious groups. So Bubble Boy's a great example of what Hollywood is reverting to, and that's not funny at all. However-- If you like humor like Austin Powers and Joe Dirt, then you'll probably find this movie somewhat entertaining. However, in respect to the rest of us who still look for decent movies on a Saturday night, I'm kind of ashamed to even admit I wasted a good hour on this poor product.

500 DOLLA!!! 500 DOLLA!!!

it's a shame when a movie gets hammered for been political incorrect as this one has but people have their right to voice their own opinion and thats whats right in a free world that aside we should look at the big picture and decide can we laugh at ourselves of be just a pain in everyone's ass. This movie is cool and does not for me degrade the suffers of this awful condition, in fact anyone who is suffering from this condition would love to go on the same adventure as portrayed in the film and end up with a cool chick like clohe. Hells angels sideshow freaks and a crazy cult all add up to one crazy movie and the mud wrestling 500 dolla!!! 500 dolla! 500!!! dolla don't ask i'll tell you later, realale

horrible

Bubble Boy was the most pathetic movie ever. How anyone enjoyed it is beyond me. In the movie, A boy named Jimmy has disease in which he can't touch any germs, so they put him in a bubble. When the girl he loves moves to get married in Ney York, he makes his bubble portable and goes to New York to stop the wedding.As if the plot of the story isn't dumb enough, bad acting and pitiful directing make this movie a total disaster. Never see this movie in your life time, for you will be overcome with boredom.

Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!

This movie is a marvelous piece of acting and directing!! I mean I saw this art work and couldn't believe the incredible story I witnessed. First of all, the acting is genius, the directing incredible, the soundtrack mezmirizing!! This movie was robbed at the acadamy awards. This is possibly the finest movie of all time!!!!!! YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED.

In actual truth this movie is added up into one word:

CRAP.

You may have noticed I was being sarcastic. But seriously don't waste your precious time on this utter garbage. Jake Gylanhole (I think that's how you spell it.) really hit rock bottom with this pyle of dung!! This movie is an insult to comedy and just about anything good in this world.

Please don't waste your cash on this. PLEASE.

Surprisingly hilarious

When I saw the previews of this movie, it looked completely stupid. Based on the whole premise I had no intentions of ever seeing it as it looked so dumb and I promptly forgot about it. I recently saw Donnie Darko and Moonlight Mile, both of which I really enjoyed and soon after discovered Jake Gyllenhaal (who did an excellent job in those 2 movies) starred in Bubble Boy. I was kind of surprised by this, as I remembered how ridulously bad Bubble Boy looked. But my curiosity got the better of me so I finally broke down and watched it. I was expecting very little of the movie. I was expecting it to confirm my suspicions that the movie would be horribly unfunny. But to my surprise, I loved it!

Bubble Boy is entertaining throughout and downright hilarious in several spots. I'd best describe it as a mix between Pee Wee's Big Adventure and Dude Where's My Car. The events that happen are completely outrageous but thoroughly funny. Some of the things are pure genius. The ending is extremely predictable but that doesn't take anything away from it as whole. There are just so many good parts its hard to pick a favorite. I just watched this last night and I'm already eager to view it again.

This movie is a perfect example of the old saying that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, or put too much faith in critic's reviews. Critics generally give these type of comedies bad reviews, I think mostly because if they actually admitted they liked them they'd be ridiculed by the rest of the snobby critics. This movie is definitely worth watching at least once, if not repeatedly.

Man, why why why?

When I first saw the trailer for this I thought it was gonna be one of those not-so-stellar over-the-top comedies of lately. And indeed I was correct upon viewing it. There wasn't any major stars in it which was quite good for this low budget film.There were many things I didn't like in this movie because it felt like it didn't flow and was illogical at some places. for instance, how could a boy (Jake Gyllenhaal) makes friends with a biker gang, a cult group of Todd and Lorraine, and Dr Phreak's people all coming together at the end to cheer on the poor boy for his courageous efforts to win the heart of the girl (Marley Shelton) whom he met at his house for a short duration.Running a mere 84 mins, which I wanted to end faster, I really don't think this movie should deserve any praise simply because it's not funny when you poke fun at children who are immunodeficient. I'm pretty sure some people/critics find the movie overall to be quite funny, I on the other hand didn't. In fact, I don't know how this movie got made in the first place, let alone the drafting stage.I'm only gonna be generous in the rating only because of the busty girls at that "500 dolla" place. 4/10

Very Unerrated movie

I thought this movie was excellent- a must have for any Jake Gyllenhaal fan!

I felt this movie was just a big laugh.

I saw this movie for its humor. I did'nt feel it was mocking anybody with a problem. It was meant to be a screwball comedy. It was'nt mocking Jimmy's problem. The parts that were funny was the adventure and misadventure he got into. And the crazy and interesting people he met along the way. I know it's not easy to live that way, but im sure that they are making the best out of it. I hope that anybody with Jimmy's problem, could see this movie and have a big laugh. The Drama version is The Boy In The Plastic Bubble(1976) starring John Travolta in the lead role.

This is offensive??

What a world we live in. Throughout the history of our great land and especially in arts and cinema, depicting people who are not considered "normal" is something so taboo that we have gone to great lengths to debase these forms.Granted, Bubble Boy isn't necessarily something we should defend to the death (unlike Freaks or something to that matter), but it presents the great problem of depicting people with disabilities. I will say this: the movie did have its moments. While the overall structure of the film was pretty silly to begin with, the filmmakers at least showed they had a good time making this film. To me, I found it more inspirational to the fact people like Beetlejuice, Matthew McGrory (RIP) and Verne Troyer actually had roles in this film. Top it off with a multi-ethnic cast and you have yourself a rather watchable movie. Jake Gyllenhaal was also good as the sweet and naive protagonist, giving a great homage to John Travolta's Boy in the Plastic Bubble. But the funniest moment in the movie had to be the Fabio-led cult that was like an evil version of Up with PeopleThe Political Correctness Mafia will most likely try to strike this movie from the lexicon of America, I'll at least say I watched it. I'm not saying this is a great film, but at least it didn't make me fall asleep.

What a great movie!

I don't care what anyone says, I think this movie was excellent!! My love for the acting of Jake Gyllenhaal probably has a lot to do with it, but even if he didn't play the part, i would still think it is a very cleverly made film. It made me laugh and cry. It was full of hilarious jokes and smart-ass humor, which is right up my alley. I absolutely loved this movie, and will definitely be buying it the day it comes out on video. I praise the film makers and cast, Thanks for making such a great film! I think Jake Gyllenhaal was perfect for this role, and is the next big REAL actor!

surprisingly amazing!!

i had no interest in seeing this movie (admit it, it looked baaad), but one long, boring night, i decided to try it out. and i was completely hooked!!! it was probably jake gyllenhaal's incredibly sweet and innocent face, or maybe his high-pitched, adorable voice, or just the goofy haircut he sported that did it for me. it could have been the great job swoosie kurtz did as the religious, overbearing mother (and she was hilarious, trust me).but most likely, it was how, regardless of how the plot seemed on paper or in previews, it all worked out to be, hands down, one of the best movies i have ever seen. the characters were incredibly well planned out (and they all pulled it off without a hitch) and the storyline was seamless.even though some of the situations were a little mindless and overdone, like the niagara falls scene and the whole "cult" thing (can you say "zoltan" from dude, wheres my car?), it was well worth it. if youre just looking for something light and delightfully embarrassing(if you watch it by yourself you wone be so ashamed to laugh) to watch, with no sex or swearing(which was sooooo nice for a change), definitely watch it (or be like me and watch it over and over again)... if not for the actual story, then just for jake gyllenhaal. even if i hadnt liked the movie, i still would have adored him. my rating? an absolute 10+/10 :)

hell yeah

this movie is one of the funniest movies i've ever seen. trust me it's worth it.