Wuchak "Without a Paddle" (2004) is a comedy/adventure about three old friends who fulfill a childhood pact by venturing into the Northwest wilderness to solve the mystery of D.B. Cooper, an unidentified man who hijacked an airplane in 1971 and parachuted out with a large sum of money. Will they solve the mystery? Will they even get back alive? I remember seeing the trailer at the time and was really excited about seeing this film because I love lost-in-the-woods type adventures, but I was somewhat disappointed. I've seen it twice since then and liked it better than my first viewing, but it's still far from great. It's basically just a fun adventure flick with various lost-in-the-woods shenanigans.It starts off pretty good and gets lame in the mid-section, but the final act is decent. I appreciated the camaraderie of the three friends (Seth Green, Matthew Lillard and Dax Shepard), the hip soundtrack, the excellent guest appearance of Burt Reynolds and the awesome New Zealand locations. The two hippie chicks in the woods aren't anything to get too excited about, but that's a matter of taste. It's worth checking out if you like adventure-in-the-woods flicks.The film runs 95 minutes.GRADE: C+ (almost B-)

MikHailNTaysMom Personally, I have two (well 4 ;) ) words for you when it comes to this movie.. "Seth Green" & "Matthew Lillard" ;) Need I say more??!! This is a hilarious comedy where 3 teenage friends (now far into their adulthood - OK, well not that far) reunite at their 4th friend's funeral to complete his 'bucket - list' last item.. one that they had ALL FOUR agreed to do as young children. They had no idea he had actually started the journey they had all talked about all those years ago. This is very similar to "The Goonies" ;), which is probably why I loved it so much!! A 'classic' never dies, even if it's with different actors and a completely different plot!

merklekranz Dax Shepherd is clearly the cream of the crap in this overlong rafting misadventure. The story is weak, and you've seen it all before. Plenty of sophomoric jokes, along with a story stretched to the maximum. Burt Reynolds appears embarrassed with such trite material, and the two backwoods idiots have way too much redundant screen time. Throwing in a message about responsibility, comes across as totally out of place considering how silly everything gets. The D.B. Cooper connection is tenuous at best. If watching stupidity on parade is your idea of entertainment, then "Without a Paddle" should be on your list of must see movies. Others beware. - MERK

Michael O'Keefe Its more like up a s^*t creek without a paddle. Dumb, dumb, dumb. After the funeral of a friend, three "city boys" decide to honor a childhood promise and take a trip on river in Oregon. This little camping expedition will enable them to search for the lost D.B. Cooper loot. The will some how survive outrageous encounters with animals and wild, woodsy mountain men. The three will end up close to naked when befriended by a woodsy hermit played by Burt Reynolds. Plenty of sexual reference and crude humor. The scenery is more impressive than the cast that includes: Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Dax Shepard, Nadine Bernecker and Bonnie Somerville.