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| The Producers (2005) (Widescreen) | 
 enlarge | Director: Susan Stroman
Actors: Gary Beach, Matthew Broderick, David Huddleston, Nathan Lane, Jon Lovitz
Studio: MCA Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 6668
Format: Ac-3, Dolby, Dubbed, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Running Time: 135 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD28437D
UPC: 025192843723
EAN: 0025192843723
ASIN: B000EWBKMG
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 2005
Release Date: September 23, 2008
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Condition: Includes French and english language tracks. Minor dust on disc. In good condition. Widescreen. Shipped from QC.
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Over the top October 21, 2008
Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane) is a loser as a Broadway producer, but his accountant Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick) helps him come with up with a plan to produce the worst show ever on the Great White Way, one they know will close after only one performance, and then abscond with the money they raised. The show they're sure will bomb is called "Springtime for Hitler."
Based on Mel Brooks' Broadway musical that was based on his non-musical movie, this is pretty much a filmed stage play starring the play's two leads, Lane and Broderick. I like Nathan Lane, but this is too much of a good thing; he's too loud, too mincing, and too broad and is exhausting to watch. Broderick is full of wide-eyed, Ferris Bueller-charm and likeability, but he is tiresome after a while, too. Will Farrell was completely awful as the Nazi-loving playwright and really ruined the show for me. All the dialogue is SHOUTED as if they're still trying to reach the last row of the balcony and they all seem so enamored of themselves and their material that it's off-putting.
I liked the original Producers back in 1968, which was nutty and wacky and funny; this time around, the movie is too big for the big screen. I grew weary and wanted it to end. I can certainly see how charming Lane and Broderick would be on the stage, especially if you're seated 100 feet from them. They're adorable and talented and the story is funny; it just doesn't work on the screen.
 i just didn't get it at all October 30, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well,i tried to watch this movie,i really did.but i had to quit
watching after 30 minutes.this movie is based on the musical of the
same name,and it shows.it plays like a musical all right,but in my mind
they forgot the movie.i mean,i just didn't think there was any flow to
the things at all. everything felt kinda disjointed.the actors(Matthew
Broderick,Nathan Lane and even the extras)seem to play their parts as
if they are actually in a Broadway musical,rather than a theatrical
movie.at least that's the impression i had.but then, that could be the
whole point.but it just didn't work for me.i think you have to have a
certain sense of humour in order to enjoy this movie.i only watched 30
minutes,but that was enough for me to know it wasn't my type of
movie.if you like musicals,you probably will like this movie,but then
again,you could simply go see the exact same thing on stage.in my
opinion The Producers(2005)version is a 0/10.not because it's an awful
movie,but because it didn't resonate with me at all.but others may
enjoy it and find it very funny.if you like this film,you might also
want to check out the 1968 version starring Gene Wilder and Zero
Mostel.
 An absolute riot! Hilarious! Great musical! June 6, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Matthew Broddick, although usually a 2-D actor had an amazing performance, along with Will Ferrel and the others. This movie was hilarious and the musical parts were good. The writing was witty and it had good timing, "Oola Dance" was priceless and it was all in all a fun film.
 Highlight, Uma shows her Thurman's May 26, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane) did it again. Yep his plays are flops. Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick) accountant inadvertently suggests that one can make a mint by selling more than 100% of a flop production. This sets Max in motion to produce the floppiest play yet.
Will their scheme succeed?
Well ever since his successes in his youth Matthew Broderick has had a string of mediocre movies. The string has finally broken with this less than mediocre production. One plus is that they did not try to mimic the original film. The addition of several new musical pieces and keeping "Springtime for Hitler" shows a great effort at creativity while retaining the essence of the story. However the musical pieces were more vulgar than funny and relied of base language and gestures than on skill or relevancy.
There were some good actors such as Hilda the wrong way pigeon. And Uma looked like she had fun in this one. However most of the actors including Matthew Broderick looked like they were just walking through.
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