Here is another 60-second SNL sketch stretched into a feature-length film (well, sort of, it's barely over an hour without the credits). And stretched it is, quite thinly.
The premise of the series of sketches the movie is based on features two brothers played by Will Farrel and Chris Kattan. The brothers rarely speak, and the sketches are allegedly made humorous because they're constantly jerking their heads to the side to the steady beat of cheesy dance club music, regardless of whether or not the music is present.
This is the one joke the movie owes its existance to. The good news is that the brothers abandon the head jerking for the majority of this film. The bad news is that removing the head thing eliminated that one joke, and they forgot to add others in. Maybe they tried, but it's hard to tell. The plot is entirely inessential and wearily generic, serving only to place the brothers into new locations to make wisecracks, and occasionally, have sex. Much of what is meant to be humor is so woefully unfunny it's almost painful to watch.
But enough of that. In the event that someone may happen to find some elusive perspective from which A Night At The Roxbury has any redeeming value whatsoever, it is recommended that he or she stick with the VHS version rather than the DVD. The DVD, of course, comes with the advantages intrinsic to all DVDs: Longer life, no rewind time, and better sound and video. But that's all. No bonuses are included on this disk, save the theatrical trailer, which is hardly of any value to anyone without Farrel's and Kattan's portraits tattooed on their body. And in this sort of movie, sharper video and audio don't really matter.
Recommended only for hardcore SNL fans. DVD recommended only for hardcore SNL fans who absolutely must have everything on DVD.
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