Without A Paddle (2004)
- Starring:
- Seth Green,
- Matthew Lillard,
- Dax Shepard,
- Ethan Suplee,
- Abraham Benrubi,
- Rachel Blanchard,
- Ray Baker
- and Burt Reynolds
- Directed by:
- Steven Brill
- Studios:
- Paramount
- MPAA Rating: PG-13 for drug content, sexual material, language, crude humor and some violence.
- Theatrical Release: August 20, 2004
- DVD Release: January 11, 2005
- Runtime: 95 min.
Plot: When their childhood friend dies, 3 friends reunite at his funeral. They revisit their childhood memories – and discover one dream undone. They all made a pact when they were kids to find DB Cooper and his treasure – a man who stole money back in the 70’s, parachuted into the Oregon wilderness…then disappeared. They discover that their friend had gotten some maps together and had never lost the dream. So, they decide to go off on a camping/hiking trip to find the lost treasure.
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Loading ...I first saw the preview for Without A Paddle and thought, ehhh…doesn’t look that great, maybe when I’m really bored, I’ll rent it. I also heard from my friend that it was a comical film. I thought okay, do I listen to her or is it going to be a stupid funny movie that I really don’t get into?
Well, it got to the point that nothing new had come out that I really wanted to see, so I decided what the heck…why not a little comedy!
Seth Green as a Doctor was a little…odd. Hey, we’re “Buffy” fans in this household and we’re used to Werewolf Green. But, he actually did a great job portraying the paranoid doctor-type. The plot helped that out a little, but not so much that you got carried away and didn’t notice how schizophrenic he was.
Matthew Lillard took on a different role than usual. He wasn’t the same funny stoner guy from Scooby-Doo (2002) or the lunatic guy from Scream, he was the down-to-earth, working 9 to 5, almost-family type. He did an okay job at this, but I think we’ve seen him too much as the funny guy lately that this role just doesn’t fit him.
Dax Shepard is a very comical guy. He plays the “screwup” of the friends,who hasn’t made anything of himself since high school, just out enjoying the party scene. I think he does a nice job portraying this character in the film.
The plot of the film was okay, but definitely not reality. Come on, who would, at 30, decide to drop everything and follow a childhood dream? But, the way they fleshed out the characters (and who they had as actors) helped it along nicely. The movie really does try to get to a point and makes it there without the viewer getting bored or falling asleep. It was a very predictable film, as you could tell that this was the same old “high school buddies, trying to follow a past dream” that we’ve seen before, but still enjoyable.
I thought the film might have a few comical points to it and that I may enjoy myself (as long as there weren’t any other films I wanted to see out yet) – and I was more than right. I thoroughly enjoyed the film. As for Reid, he got a few laughs out of it. It really helped that the 2 of the 3 main characters were actors that I enjoy watching in any role.
I would definitely recommend this film for a rainy day, when things are dreary and you need something to cheer you up. I will probably put this on my wish list, but I’ll wait until it’s a little cheaper.
So next rainy day…rent Without A Paddle for you and yours and get ready to sit back and enjoy a film that shows once again that somebody always has it worse than you do!
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- Widescreen
- Animated Menus
- Scene Access
- 2 Feature-Length Audio Commentaries:
- by Director Steven Brill
- by the Cast and Director Steven Brill
- MTV's "Making the Movie" Special
- 13 Additional Scenes With Optional Commentary by Director Steven Brill
- 6 MTV Interstitieals
- Theatrical Trailer
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