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Date Posted: 11:17:39 04/30/02 Tue
Author: Mt. Healthy Mountaineer
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Video Review: "Free Enterprise" starring William Shatner

No, I'm not making a habit of doing video reviews for this forum but this is a movie that most of us here would be interested in. I picked it up at the library and I just had to check it out because it looked so bad - but I was pleasantly surprised.

Here's what the back cover says:

"Free Enterprise is the first film about the so-called "Star Wars Generation," the thirtysomethings who are neither Generation X or Slackers. They are the baby boomers who grew up with Captain Kirk on the tube and Luke Skywalker on the big screen."

"It's a dysfunctional story about 2 avid "Star Trek" fans...who meet their idol, William Shatner, and discover he's nothing like his fictional counterpart. With their illusions shattered, the two friends must face their fears about the future in this contemporary comedy that combines the hip, L.A. romantic milieu of "Swingers," with the knowing pop culture sophistication of 'Clerks.'"

So, after reading that you know I had to check it out. It was a good little movie - not life changing, but funny for all of us who have ever referred to the person in the shotgun seat in the car as "mr. Sulu" because he has to be navigator. Fun things to watch for include: Kiss Action figures, Space 1999 spaceships hanging from the bedroom cieling, grown adult men looking at Star Wars dolls in the store, references to "Logan's Run" and William Shatner rapping.

Shatner plays himself and constantly pokes fun at his reputation as an arrogant, bombastic goof. Either the man has no ego, or his ego is so large that he doesn't mind being the butt of the joke.

If you watch this movie - be sure to watch during the credits - there's more, even though it looked like the movie was over.

In the credits it also says, tongue in cheek, to watch for the upcoming sequel "Willaim Shatner vs. The World Crime League." Now that sounds like a movie!

It has a website, www.freeent.com

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It sounds good! (NT) -- mvd, 13:10:09 04/30/02 Tue