Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

2003 "The evolution of dumb..."
3.5| 1h25m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 13 June 2003 Released
Producted By: New Line Cinema
Country: United States of America
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This wacky prequel to the 1994 blockbuster goes back to the lame-brained Harry and Lloyd's days as classmates at a Rhode Island high school, where the unprincipled principal puts the pair in remedial courses as part of a scheme to fleece the school.

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adonis98-743-186503 It's the 1980s, and it's the moment that Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne meet. The two individuals are seen by many as 'special', and become best friends as soon as they meet. Principal Collins and his lover, the lunch lady Ms. Heller, want to make as much money out of scams, and their next idea is to create a special needs class. Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd is far from being the worst thing ever made but it's also not that great either. The acting and the dialogue was dumb, the direction too and some scenes were complete rip-offs from 94'.
kgilroy130 Now this.. this is a load of garbage. The first Dumb and Dumber had me laughing so much, but this, I only got a few laughs out of this. I have to admit it was a pretty funny movie, at parts, but compared to the first movie, this was nothing. I'm surprised they decided to go and make this movie with out Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. I never even heard of the actors who played Harry and Lloyd! The thing that irritated me the most was Euguene Levy. The whole movie turned into a drama after he was in it and took away from the whole point of the cartoonish comedy in the movie. He ruined the movie. This movie was nothing compared to the first. They should have not made this movie. And Dumb and Dumber To is coming out this year, and they aren't even counting this movie as the second! That's how bad it was. At least Dumb and Dumber To has the old actors in it and the same characters. Plus it is going to be a cross-country road trip. There is really no point in this movie. 3/10 because of how horrible this was compared to the first.
vchimpanzee And now we know how it all began. In 1986, Harry has been home-schooled by his widowed mother and doesn't have a clue about how the outside world works. Lloyd lives at the school he attends because his father Ray (at least I think that's his father, because Harry doesn't appear Hispanic) is the janitor. But Lloyd doesn't get that he doesn't have to catch the bus: he's already AT school.If not for that one little detail Harry and Lloyd might never have met. The two immediately become friends and Lloyd explains to Harry what he needs to know about attending a real school. They don't really comprehend that the minute they arrive at school, Turk and the other cool kids are actually bullying them.And then there is Jessica, the cute girl in the tight sweater and the really short skirt. She's really nice but the guys misinterpret her behavior, as she has a boyfriend and really wants something from them.Principal Collins and lunch lady Ms. Heller are having a secret affair, financed by the money they embezzle from the school. And they will really have a chance to clean up: Mr. Moffitt, a successful man who was once a "special needs" student (hey, Forrest Gump did it) will give $100,000 to any school which develops its own special needs program.Amazingly, except for Harry and Lloyd, this school has no actual special needs students. Every school has them and it should be no problem. But Ms. Heller will teach the class and Harry and Lloyd will recruit the students. They're not too bright and don't quite understand that some of these kids are not "special", such as the football team's mascot who is not really part horse. However, the "special" kids will get out of doing real work, so they quickly agree to be part of the scam. Among the special kids are Carl, Toby, Lewis, and of course Turk. A Chinese exchange student our heroes call Ching Chong must be special too because she has trouble with English.Jessica is suspicious and goes in search of answers about the alleged special needs class. Meanwhile, photos are taken in a fake classroom actually used for computer classes. But the class actually meets in a shed used by Ray. Their big project will be a parade float.Jessica and Harry become friends, and he meets her parents in what turns out to be a hilarious disaster, with Lloyd failing miserably as a Cyrano de Bergerac, while Harry forgets about the chocolate bar in his back pocket and later sits on the hot radiator in Jessica's room. If you love bathroom humor, what comes next is a classic moment. And if that's not enough, Harry has another unfortunate incident with Jessica's father involving mud.There's another great gag involving frozen drinks, "it", and complete ignorance of exactly how gasoline works. Also an exciting car chase.So will Jessica find out the truth? Will the villains in this adventure get what's coming to them?No, this doesn't live up to the classic original "Dumb and Dumber", but if you don't set your expectations too high ... it's still not that great. Well, there are plenty of good moments.Derek Richardson and Eric Christian Olsen both do a reasonably good job. So do Eugene Levy and Cheri Oteri. No one's winning awards here but you have to laugh at these people.Rachel Nichols is pleasant and intelligent, and good-looking in the style of Gwyneth Paltrow.Bob Saget is perfectly normal as Jessica's father until ... you know. And then he really shines.Dana Gould has a great scene as the former special needs student.Other enjoyable performances come from Brian Posehn, the store clerk, and Michelle Krusiec as Ching Chong.If you're looking for quality, you're not going to find it here. If you enjoy juvenile humor about losers in high school, this just may be for you.I know I liked it.
Robert Falzmann Just as hilarious as the original Dumb & Dumber. This movie sticks to comedy, not drama. It gets to the point, moves along well. A well-thought out movie that is not stupid. I give it a 10 out of 10 because I thoroughly enjoyed it. Good acting, good characters, good performances, good story. The movie is actually quite sincere. It's not pretentious.Why the low ratings and bad reviews by others? I came to this movie with no expectations or preconceived notions about anything or anyone. If they made this movie any better it would simply have been different, not better. Highly recommended. I also recommend "The 'Burbs" (1989) starring Tom Hanks.