Kath & Kimderella (2012) Reviews

• The perfect complement to the TV series

  summerblink2012-09-12

  I felt the need to write a review after the 2-star review featured on the front page was written by someone who freely admitted to a) never having seen an Austrlian comedy film, and b) never watching the TV series. The is the perfect companion piece to anyone who's been a fan of the girls since 'Big Girls Blouse', where Kath and Kim (and to a lesser extent Prue and Trude) first started. These women have been living these characters for so long that the dialogue and performances are flawless - absolutely spot on, but not predictable. The cinema I watched it with similarly had a great time - everyone was splitting their sides. Ladies - if I were wearing a hat, I'd take it off and show you my bald spot. To everyone who didn't find it amusing - there's so much of Australian culture you do understand. If you call yourself an Aussie, you should be ashamed.

• Worth going to see

  therese-475-5834492012-09-13

  I must say, i was hesitant to see this movie, thinking the worst! But i was pleasantly surprised. I am not a huge fan of Australian comedy myself but i thought the acting was very good. Don't forget that Kath and Kim have been the portrayal of characters we all may of encountered in the good old days of the 80's. If you weren't around then, you wont get the humour!In reference to the "bike scene", I am pretty sure it was made to look like that on purpose, as it would of been badly done in the 80's, they were just sending it up! If you aren't Australian and you weren't old enough or born in the 80's and you aren't familiar with Kath and Kim already, then you wont get it!! Soundtrack was great!!

• look at moi ploiz!

  rmam12012-09-11

  Loved the show & enjoyed the movie. I know they repeated a lot of the jokes but I do believe this was certainly a movie for the fans. I love to laugh & a lot of things make me laugh (apart from sh*t like two & half men and how I met your mother which are horrible) and feel this movie is simply good for nostalgic purposes. Also if you're not a fan of kath & kim then wtf are you doing writing a review on it? Morons...anyway, it was enjoyable and there were some jokes there that most ppl didn't seem to get (jane and gina can be clever that way) but I got them. I love these women and this movie hasn't changed that. It had it's odd moments but if you're a fan, and you love to laugh (at the same jokes over & over, similar to watching Little Britain) then you'll like this movie. If you're old, a stick in the mud or just plain dumb, you won't appreciate it enough to sit back & enjoy it for the nice, traditional Aussie "yoomah" that it is :)

• not that great....

  j_bellus2012-09-13

  First, as others have done, let me 'disclaimer' this by saying I am a MASSIVE fan of the series, and I think anyone who isn't was always going to be disappointed by this so shouldn't have bothered! Half my late-teen years were spent pretty much reciting the jokes of each season, as they were subsequently released, between my friends who loved it just as much. That made the whole situation of viewing, and reviewing, this movie very hard. I was really disappointed in this film - not in a way where I had built up massive expectations, but in the way that it just simply wasn't good. At all. You can tell these girls still have some amazing wit and humour, as there are some definite funny moments, but for the most part you just wonder who actually looked at the script, or the final cut, and thought it was a good idea. I spent half the film cringing, especially as I was sitting next to a friend who wasn't 'sold' on the series and could feel him just thinking...WTF. -The storyline is just a bit weird - the characters lose a bit of their cuteness/overall kitch-ness when they're removed from the incredible suburban plainness which is Fountain Lakes. Though I understand that TV->film adaptations often need to move to grandiose settings to avoid being labelled as an extended episode, the storyline was just unbelievable and weird (take the show to Europe, sure, but made up cities, a royal family, dungeon-come-gay disco...come on). -The Sharon gay jokes....the first time is funny but by the end (going to the dress up party as, quote, "a friend of Dorothy's...you know, the Lion from Wizard of Oz") it becomes an insult. The show used to do subtle humour incredibly...maybe not anymore. -The Dame Edna cameo. Enough said. -In general, the jokes haven't evolved since season 1. Yes that has always been the case, but when watching the movie for 2 hours (and seeing extended cameos from characters who were previously small players, like Marion or Prue and Trude) it becomes painfully obvious. All in all, there were some funny bits for sure, and if you're a fan of the series you might like. But in general, this was a mess, and if you're a MASSIVE fan of the series,you may be let down :(

• Unnecessarily necessary!

  feelreallove-921-8459712018-03-24

  This fillum is the 'clowning glory' of Kath n Kim! I understand what the negative reviews are saying, but they miss the point of Riley and Turner's self mocking 'joke within the joke'. Just as they joke about the joke going on so long it becomes banal in Season 4 of the show, the joke is on us for continuing to watch! Just for that, this is worth 10 stars!!