2012 Movies Ranked

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I was looking forward to this movie year, but there were some disappointments like Prometheus and the The Dark Knight Rises.  Still, I think I may have overdone the movie waching.  There’s over 20 movies on this list, and these are just the ones I like.

40. Ivan the Incredible

D: Michael Hegner

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Forget Foodfight!  This is the worst animated movie I’ve ever seen.  Crude animation.  Off-putting character designs.  Uncomfortable situations.  A terrible moral (“better to just let yourself be the victim than risk being a bully”).  Not even ironically enjoyable.

39. The Odd Life of Timothy Green

D: Peter Hedges

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You’d think this would just be a cloying family movie, but it’s actually really stupid.  Two prospective parents tell an adoption agency a story about a fantastical boy that is either a tall tale made to waste their time or a testimony to how they should not be allowed to adopt a kid.

38. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

D: Bill Condon
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I was a bit surprised to see The Bunk in this movie.

37. Dark Shadows
D: Tim Burton
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This could have been great had it been made during the 90's, but unfortunately Tim Burton's passion is waning with old age.  It also beats out Underworld for having the worst werewolf design in movie history: literally just a human with digitigrade legs.

36. Cinderella 3D

D: Pascal Herold

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Not technically as bad as Foodfight, but it was very tedious and had some off-putting character designs.

35. Underworld: Awakening

D: Mans Marlind, Bjorn Stein

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Our favorite genocidal vampiress is back in a movie that almost makes the first Underworld look good.

34. Foodfight!

D: Lawrence Kasanoff

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The infamous animated film that’s so aggressively s---ty that it actually has some ironic appeal.

33. Pokemon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice

D: Kunihiko Yuyama

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I don’t know why I let my friends make me sit through all these boring Pokemon movies.  The protagonist may be cute, but he is a f---ing moron. 

32. Prometheus

D: Ridley Scott

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This movie may have great effects and cinematograpy, but it combined insufferable pretentiousness with B-movie stupidity.  David (Michael Fassbender) is the only character whose motivations and actions make sense.  He’s like the only person in the movie.  The other characters are like really dumb animals.

31. Total Recall

D: Len Wiseman

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A joyless and boring adaptation of the Paul Verhoeven classic.  I’ve been trying to be supportive of Kurt Wimmer, but this is the last time I watch something written, but not directed, by him.

30. John Carter

D: Andrew Stanton

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I know the story was the space opera that started it all, but the movie doesn’t do anything to make it seem fresh outside a few imaginative visuals and good moments of world-building.  The movie is very orange and has a generic CGI look that made me feel like I was watching the end of Episode II again.  The characters weren’t all that compelling, even if they had a few amusing moments.  The movie is also poorly paced.  John Carter is a 19^th Century Virginian, and I’m pretty sure I have more of a Southern accent than he does.  I love how he just encounters two armies of Martians fighting and simply decides to take the side of the one that seems to be losing even though he has no frame of reference.  I guess he likes lost causes. 

29. The Amazing Spider-Man

D: Marc Webb

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Though less visually gaudy than Sam Raimi’s movie, the plot was not quite as well-constructed.  I found the overall experience so bland that when I saw the sequel I had forgotten that Denis Leary’s character had died.  Still, I liked Andrew Garfield and his Spider-Man had some great one-liners.  Gwen Stacy was also a stronger character than Mary Jane was.  James Horner’s score is mostly forgettable, but it has its moments.

28. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

D: Peter Jackson

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Despite some great scenery and the ingenious casting of Martin Freeman as Bilbo, the movie drags on with unnecessary side quests and drawn out scenes.  We don’t need tedious padding to remind us that Lord of the Rings is going to happen, Peter Jackson.  Also, the gross-out gags during the troll scene were uncalled for.  Is it just me or does the theme sound familiar?

27. The Hunger Games

D: Gary Ross

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The movie is solid and has some striking visuals.  I’ve seen good shaky-cam and bad shaky-cam.  This movie has the latter, but it works to its advantage since there’s no legitimate criticism that it hypocritically revels in the violence in condemns.  Still the biggest problem with the Hunger Games is the Hunger Games themselves.  They don't make much sense, and the sequels are much better.

26. Moonrise Kingdom

D: Wes Anderson

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While very stylish, I found its characters and humor lacking.  A slight miss from Wes Anderson.

25. I Declare War

D: Jason Lapeyre, Robert Wilson

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The immature decision to make the religious kid a gullible moron was the one mistake that ruined this otherwise clever movie for me.

24. 3, 2, 1...Frankie Go Boom

D: Jordan Roberts

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A funny movie with Ron Perlman as a drag queen.

23. Looper

D: Rian Johnson

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An enjoyable, clever and truly original sci-fi movie that’s not an adaptation of anything.  In other words, a true rarity.

22. Brave

D: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman

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A decent movie, but a bit subpar by Pixar standards.  

21. The Dark Knight Rises

D: Christopher Nolan

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A huge disappointment considering how great the previous two movies were.  While the cinematography was great, the story left a lot to be desired, and Bane was poorly handled in the adaptation.  I love how Batman’s bad leg and back are brushed off and forgotten about halfway through the movie.  That’s how you handle vulnerability.  Still, overall a well-executed movie despite its adaptational failure.

20. Cloud Atlas

D: The Wachowskis, Tom Tykwer

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An interesting movie.  I found “The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish” the most amusing.  I didn’t like Ben Winshaw’s character for committing suicide while practically teasing his poor lover about it, just because he was confident in his belief in reincarnation.

19. Argo

D: Ben Affleck

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A good movie, but nothing too distinctive.  Don't think it deserved the Best Picture Oscar.  Really liked John Goodman in it.

18. Rise of the Guardians

D: Peter Ramsey

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Don’t have much to say about it other than it has good visuals.

17. The Avengers

D: Joss Whedon

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I liked this movie, but I wasn’t as amazed by it as others were.  I loved the banter, and the character interactions were great.  Loki comes into his own as a good villain in this movie.  Still, I found it visually bland.  That final battle was just generic CGI glut.

16. ParaNorman

D: Sam Fell, Chris Butler

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Good stop-motion animation, some good twists and a good sense of humor.  A good affectionate homage to horror conventions.

15. Wreck-It Ralph

D: Rich Moore

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A colorful, clever and fun movie with likable characters.  My one complaint is the casting of Sarah Silverman.  “Let’s make a charming kid’s cartoon…and cast the offensive and divisive comedienne for no reason!”  I mean Janeane Garofalo’s not much better, but at least she would have been understandable as she actually has a pretty respectable voice acting career.

14. MIB3

D: Barry Sonnenfield

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Considering how bad MIIB was, it was surprising that this movie was actually pretty good.

13. Lincoln

D: Steven Spielberg

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Although I can’t help but think of it as an absurd parable for Obama, it’s still a good movie.  Daniel Day-Lewis is perfect as Lincoln.

12. Les Miserables

D: Tom Hooper

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I’m not the biggest fan of musicals, but I did like some of the songs.  I think the live singing helped make it seem a little more organic, but I was checking my watch during some of the song numbers.  Unlike most people, I didn’t mind Russell Crowe’s performance.

11. Zero Dark Thirty

D: Kathryn Bigelow

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Kathryn Bigelow can make a recent news story whose outcome we already know seem thrilling and suspenseful.  As, for the controversy surrounding it, there’s a difference between depicting torture and endorsing it.  Bigelow deserves credit for not whitewashing history.

10. Holy Motors

D: Leos Carax

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An interesting movie with a clever premise, but it had major pacing issues.

9. The Pirates!  In an Adventure with Scientists!

D: Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt

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One of the funniest movies of the year.  The stop-motion animation is mixed well with computer effects.

8. Beasts of the Southern Wild

D: Benh Zeitlin

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Very original and one of the best movies I’ve seen from this year.

7. Skyfall

D: Sam Mendes

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It’s a bit of an idiot plot, and it has a few Bond clichés, but it’s very fun thanks to good action, funny banter, beautiful cinematography and one of the best Bond villains as played by Javier Bardem.  I'm also glad the theme song won the Best Song Oscar.

6. Dredd

D: Pete Travis

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Much better than the campy Judge Dredd.  It does have some of my visual pet peeves in the form of CGI bloodspray and oversaturated green/yellow scenes.  Karl Urban and Lena Headey are good as Dredd and Ma-Ma.  The down-to-earth vision of the future is bland, but it does work by making you believe how depressing the world is.


5. The Dark Knight Returns

D: Jay Oliva

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A faithful, well-executed adaptation to the classic. 


4. Django Unchained

D: Quentin Tarantino

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It’s original, witty, stylish and by far the most fun movie of the year.  The plot is full of surprises, and unlike some Tarantino films it doesn’t have an interminable scene in a restaurant.

3. The Act of Killing
D: Joshua Oppenheimer
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This Werner Herzog/Errol Morris produced documentary provides a chilling insight into the banality of evil dealing with the Indonesian Killings of 1965-6.  It's particularly disturbing to see how making a staged reenactment of their own murders disturbed the killers more than the real thing.

2. Seven Psychopaths

D: Martin McDonagh

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A tragic dark comedy that does meta right.

1. The Cabin in the Woods
D: Drew Goddard
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An extremely funny and creative satire on horror movies, but it has a few flaws, particularly the ending.

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I Must Say, I Really Like It.

 

Rock & Rule

1983

D: Clive A. Smith

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Pros: Excellent animation, Cyberpunk atmosphere, Charismatic villain, Music, Some good humor

Cons: Imperfect story, Weak protagonists

      I really gotta hand it to my Skype friends.  Not only are they giving me reason to get out of bed on single nights off, they’re introducing me to some interesting movies I’ve never heard of to watch and review (and yet they’ve never watched Transformers: The Movie before I showed it to them…).  One of these movies was Rock & Rule.  The premise of this movie seemed a bit questionable to me at first. Usually having a plot revolving around saving the day with the power of Rock & Roll is not a good thing (e.g. Sonic Underground), but it works surprisingly well here.  Having an ancient power that can be unleashed by a certain voice singing a certain chord is fair game, and coincidentally the character seeking this power is an aging rocker seeking a shot at power and immortality.  This movie is sneaky in the ways it makes me not hate it.

      A few notable musicians lent some memorable music to this film.  The soundtrack includes pieces from Cheap Trick (although I’ve heard better from them), Blondie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Melleny Brown and Earth Wind & Fire.  My favorite part of the soundtrack, however, is the techno score by Patricia Cullen, which really enhances the cyberpunk atmosphere.     

      As Nelvana’s first feature film, and the first fully Canadian-produced animated movie, Rock & Rule had a particularly painful production.  Victimized by fickle producers and a disinterested distributor, this movie had an underwhelming theatrical release and was a massive commercial flop.  The fact that it was an animated film not marketed toward children certainly didn’t help, either.  This is a shame because it is quite a sight for any animation fan.  The animation is detailed and fluid, even with shading.  The attention to detail given to the characters’ body language says so much about their personalities in this movie.  In addition to the top-notch traditional animation, there are numerous inventive practical effects, such as the use of backlit cow brains for the distinctive texture of the interdimensional being unleashed by the villain.  The dark cyberpunk atmosphere is bolstered by excellent scenery and the use of early 80’s CGI.  I might say something about how it came out a year after Blade Runner, but apparently Rock & Rule had been in production since the late 70’s.  Though some may find that dated, I just love that stuff, but then again I also like wood grain trim on cars and electronics.  It’s an aesthetic we should bring back. 

     The movie takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where a nuclear war has rendered humanity extinct, leaving animals alive to evolve into sapient races.  This would be more plausible if their culture actually seemed like a distinctive one which did evolve from the ashes, rather than a more futuristic version of ours.  In this future, a legendary, but aging, rocker called Mok (Don Francks) searches for a certain singer whose voice could unlock an interdimensional demon, conceivably granting him more power.  He frequently consults his supercomputer, whose avatar resembles a Darth Vader face with a female voice (Did you ever wish Darth Vader was a woman?  Mok does!).  I love Mok.  A combination of Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop and David Bowie, he has a lot of style and charisma that is fitting for a flamboyant 70’s style rocker. 

Particularly when rays of light shine out from his crotch.

Francks does an amazing job voicing him, and Lou Reed and Iggy Pop take turns providing his singing voice.  It would be a crime not to credit his animator, Robin Budd, who clearly put a lot of work into his animation.  I must say, though, a disproportionate amount of that effort seemed to go into Mok’s lips.

The movie does a great job depicting this character with restraint and escalating tension.  In the first scenes, he’s hidden in the shadows, and we don’t see him until the protagonists do (and it’s quite the reveal).  His egomania is shown well through his dissatisfaction with the least little dip in popularity he experiences and through his suppressed rage whenever Omar insults him.  Later in the movie, his desperation for power and fear of downfall manifest themselves in a gradual physical breakdown leading up to his final show.  We increasingly see him as a pathetic man probably ravaged my years of drug abuse and excess, and he only wants more.   

     The protagonists, who live in Mok’s hometown of Ohmtown, are less compelling.  The movie’s hero, Omar (Greg Salata/Paul Le Mat in the US Version/Robin Zander as singing voice), comes off like a passive-aggressive douchebag most of the time.  In his first scene, he flippantly promises his partner Angel (Susan Roman/Deborah Harry as singing voice) he’ll allow her to sing her own song for a talent show, only to storm off when she does so.  The movie tries to pass him off as a lovably smarmy antihero like Han Solo.  The difference is when Han Solo acts smug at gunpoint toward Greedo, it works because we know he’s a badass who has the situation under control.  When Omar trolls Mok’s hulking, pit-bull-like henchmen, he comes off like an idiot who’s trying to get himself killed, even if the dialogue is extremely funny in this scene.  It’s more effective when he outsmarts the dimwitted Officer Quadhole (Donny Burns), and his trick is pretty clever.  He then hijacks the officer’s squad car and takes it to Nuke York, even you’d think it would be easy for the authorities to intercept a stolen police car.  He does it to the guy again, and they hilariously show the same footage of the car driving off.  A particularly unlikable moment for Omar is his treatment of Mok when he first meets him.  None of the characters know Mok is the villain, and from their point of view he's just being a really good host and trying to give them their big break.  Instead, Omar insults Mok openly to his face and insults his music (even though it's clearly superior to Omar's).  Mok's reaction of suppressed rage is amusing. I may be in the minority, but I do find Paul Le Mat’s voice more amusing than Greg Salata’s, even if it was put in there as a result of executive meddling.  As for the rest of the group, Angel is likable enough, but she mostly plays the role of damsel.  Stretch (Greg Duffel) is a generic comic relief character.  The most likable of the bunch is Dizzy (Dan Hennessey), who is the only one who seems competent and aware of the gravity of the situation.

     The plot isn’t that compelling, but it is well-paced and entertaining enough.   Most of the good guys’ actions can be more appropriately described as serial buffoonery rather than heroism.  All the while, Mok is oblivious to the painfully obvious twist that when his computer said that his evil can only be thwarted by “one heart, one voice, one soul” and that “no one” can bring it back, it really means that two lovers singing as one can send Mok’s demon back from whence it came.  Up until the very last scene, the heroes’ attempts to rescue Angel result in Mok’s brainwashing them and sending them on their way.  At one point they get caught by a border guard (Maurice LaMarche channeling John Wayne) and are hauled in, only to appear later in a tattoo parlor expositing how its owner bailed them out offscreen.  I imagine this was one of the many deleted scenes the fell victim to the movie’s hellish production.  It’s a good thing that happened fast before Omar mouthed off to some huge prison inmate with predictable results.

     More interesting than the protagonists are Mok’s ugly henchmen, the inexplicably roller-skate-clad Schlepper Bros.  Sleazy (Brent Titcomb) is a standard dimwitted henchman, while Toad (Chris Wiggins) is at least of average intelligence and Zip (Greg Duffel) is almost childlike in his naivete.  They remind me of me and my bothers a little.  I’m like Zip (the baby of the group), my oldest brother is like Toad (the responsible one who dotes on the younger siblings), and my middle bother is Sleazy (who’s just off doing his own thing).  Zip’s innocence is apparent when he questions Mok about the meaning of good and evil, and Mok deflects it with a speech extolling moral relativism (all while being high as a kite).  It’s a refreshing scene to watch in this day and age, where everyone is making up his own tenuous moral code.  In the most genuinely surprising and poignant twist in the movie, Zip realizes what side he’s on and sacrifices himself to save the heroes.  This causes a distraught Toad to turn on Mok, killing him while Omar and Angel are free to sing the Demon back from whence it came.

     I find the character designs of this movie a bit odd.  Early on, when the tentative title for the movie was Drats!, the designs looked more conventional.

Rather than being conventional anthros, most of the characters range from petting zoo people to some odd missing link between that and regular furries. 

Omar looks particularly odd.  He has a full-blown upper muzzle, but his lower jaw is completely human and has quite a rather strong chin.  He looks like one of those misguided attempts to make furry characters look more attractive to non-furries.  The easiest characters to look at are Dizzy, because his grotesquely out-of-place human chin is covered up by his neck fat, Angel, who’s practically human, and Mok, because he’s supposed do look ugly.  I would argue that with anthropomorphic characters that look so human, there was no point in making them anthros in the first place.  Still, the characters are well-drawn, and the look adds to the movie’s distinctiveness.  Since darkness was a recurring theme, I don’t think conventional funny animals were really obligatory here.  I also love Mok’s design so much, that everything else is moot.
     Part of the movie's lack of success is its status as an adult cartoon.  One particular scene sums up this movie's inappropriateness for children.  The characters attend a club party filled with scantily clad women with nipples poking through their tops, transvestites and junkies.  Still, compared to the exhaustingly pervasive raunch of 70's adult cartoons, it's pretty tame.  Not bad enough to ruin the movie for me.  

     Despite its flaws, I really enjoyed Rock & Rule and it’s well-appointed DVD.  It’s an offbeat gem, and its animation alone makes it worth watching for any cinephile.  After all, it did introduce my philistine ass to Iggy Pop and Lou Reed.  And you got to hand one thing to this movie when it comes to prescience.  We may not have had nuclear war, there are not any rat-mutants anywhere and David Bowie has yet to unleash the Forces of Hell, but the movie did predict the prominence of flat, terribly-animated cartoon shows, many of which Nelvana itself is responsible for.              

DVD REVIEW

Rock & Rule: Special Edition

2009

Above Average

Pros: Special Features, Alternate Version of Movie, Cover Art, Bonus Cartoon

Cons: Poor Quality on the Alternate Version

     Despite this movie’s relative obscurity, it has an impressive DVD release, reflecting the dedicated nature of its cult following.   It’s better than that of most mainstream movies I’ve seen.  The DVD boasts an impressive array of special features.  Disc 1 contains the movie in Anamorphic Widescreen and 5.1 Surround Sound.  It’s great to see this wonderfully animated movie in high quality on a flatscreen.    It also has documentary on the movie’s production, a sketch gallery and a commentary by director Clive Smith. 

     The Second Disc contains more sketches, workprints, and the Canadian version of the movie.  Unfortunately, I think this version of based on a recorded TV airing, and the quality is absolutely dreadful.  Still, it’s nice to have it.  Another cool feature is the inclusion of the Nelvana cartoon “The Devil and Daniel Mouse,” which was an indirect inspiration for the film.  The script is available on DVD-ROM. 

      Another nice part of this DVD Release is its packaging.  I normally don’t like cardboard DVD cases, but I liked this one enough not to cut it up and fashion a new one out of a blank plastic box.  Refreshingly, the slipcover uses the original movie poster as a opposed to some photoshopped eyesore.  Inside, the case features great artwork from Mok’s in-universe concert posters.  Also included is a very nice booklet that provides some great behind-the-scenes info.  Overall, this DVD is highly recommended and is a must-have for fans of this movie.   

          

MEMORABLE QUOTES

OPENING NARRATION: The War was over…  The only survivors were street animals: dogs, cats and rats.  From them, a new race of mutants evolved.  That was a long time ago…  MOK, a legendary superocker has retired to OHMTOWN.  There his computers work at deciphering an ancient code which would unlock a doorway this world and another dimension.  Obsessed with his dark experiment, MOK himself searches for the last crucial component… a very special voice.

[Omar is singing scat while practicing guitar]

ANGEL: You really have a way with words, Omar.

OMAR: Hey, I’m rehearsing.

ANGEL: So we play one song.  One of your song’s, of course.

OMAR: Of course!

ANGEL: So if we did two songs, one could be mine.

OMAR: …Yeah, ok…

ANGEL: Omar…

OMAR: Angel?

ANGEL: I’m gonna trust you.

[Omar strums the theme to “Dragnet” and Angel sticks her tongue out at him]

STRETCH: Mok?!  Don’t let him get us!  He’ll put a heck on me!

DIZZY: Hex, Stretch, hex.

STRETCH:  Ooooh!  Ooh, two of them!  That’s even worse!

ZIP: Yeah?

ANGEL:  W-we’re here to see M-

OMAR: [sarcastically] MOoooK!  Great to see ya!

ZIP: Heh-heh, but, uh…

OMAR: Nice place you got here.  Kinda cozy.

ZIP:  Uh, uh, thanks, uh…

OMAR: Hey, Mok, baby,let’s talk some vinyl.  What’s the deal?

ZIP: Uh, listen.  You got it all wrong.  I’m not… [bumps into Sleazy]

OMAR: [to Sleazy] Oh, hi!  You must be Mok’s brother!

SLEAZY: No, but uh…

OMAR: No?  But you look so much alike!

ZIP: Uh, well, uh...we are brothers, but uh…

OMAR: Like I said, let’s bottom-line it, Mok!

ZIP:  I’M NOT MOK!!!

OMAR: You’re not?

ZIP: No.

OMAR: Sorry. [turns to Sleazy] MOOooook!

OMAR: That’s it.  Party’s over.  Let’s blow.

ANGEL: Slow down, Omar.  Let’s give it a chance.  We might…

OMAR: Come on, it’s a waste of time to creep around this depravo’s mansion escorted by two of mother nature’s finest freaks.

TOAD: Three…

OMAR: Huh?

TOAD: Three!

OMAR: This one talks in numbers.

ZIP: [looking for Dizzy] I spy with my little eye something that begins with…fat.

DIZZY: So you wanna play rough, eh?  That’s what I was afraid of.  These hands are lethal weapons.  I could paralyze you.

ZIP: Oh, no you don’t.  [Repeating what Dizzy said]  Remember,” violence is not the answer to anything.”  Hey, Toad, this one’s got lethal weapons.

 TOAD: [sarcastically] Whooah, keep him away from me.

QUADHOLE: Ok, you punks…

OMAR/STRETCH/DIZZY: [sarcastically] Freeze.

QUADHOLLE: What are you doing in a public fountain?

OMAR: We give up, Quad, what are we doing in a public fountain?

QUADHOLE: Ok, wiseguys.  Into the car.  Now.

DIZZY: Why?

QUADHOLE: That’s a 419.  B&F.  Bathing felony.  You’re lucky I’m not running you in for a 431: Improper swimwear.

OMAR: C’mon, Dizzy, I’ll get the evidence.

QUADHOLE: Oh, no you don’t.  I’ll get the evidence. 

OMAR: Naw, I’ll get the evidence.  No, you get the evidence.

QUADHOLE: No, I’ll get it.

OMAR: Naw…

QUADHOLE: I’LL get it.  You.  Into the car. [walking toward the fountain]  Trying to con a law officer, eh.  Well, let me tell you one thing, buddy.  That’s a 637, and this time I’ve got you red-handed.  Someday you’re gonna thank me.

OMAR: You’re absolutely right.  [drives off in the squad car] THANK YOU!

QUADHOLE: [angrily] You’re welcome.

MOK: [having just been pestered by some bureacrats] Wars have been started for less!  Gentlemen, when I want your opinions, I’ll give them to you!

ZIP: Hey, boss, um…can-can-can you tell the difference between good and evil?

MOK: Zip, try to realize there is no longer black or white, good or evil.  We’ve evolved beyond that.

ZIP: Um…but Uncle Mikey says we should…

MOK: We all must have our own personal view of right and wrong.

ZIP: But-but-but is what we are doing evil?

MOK: Of course not.  Remember, Zip, “evil” spelled backwards is “live,” and we all want to do that.

ZIP: Well, yeah-yeah, but-but-but Uncle Mikey says that, uh…

UNCLE MIKEY: [on TV] So until next week, boys and girls, goodbah and be good.

ZIP: Goodbye, Uncle Mikey.

MOK: Zip, Zip, Zip…no Santa Clause, no Tooth Fairy, and no Uncle Mikey.

MOK: She can sing or she can scream…but she still pissed me off.