Blu-Ray disc movie review of Meet Dave
February 12, 2009
Eddy Murphy seems to be churning out family friendly film at alarming rate these days. After the success of Beverly Hills Cop and 48 Hours franchise, Eddy Murphy has largely floundered in mediocre films except for Shrek franchise. Most of these mediocre films have been family friendly affair with minimal budget and modest box office haul. That seems to be Eddy Murphy’s plan with Meet Dave. It’s very forgettable film that entire family can watch without fear of sex and violence.
Meet Dave is a story about a crew of miniature beings inhabiting a bigger robot who arrive on Earth to save their own kind. Eddy Murphy plays the captain of the mission. When the vehicle gets damaged in the collision, he decides to learn more about human and their emotions. He gets to know the person who has run him over. This sounds like some Disney affair and it is exactly that. There are some funny moments to go along with light hearted drama.
This is family film that’s intended for family. If you are twenty something and looking for a good movie, this might not be your cup of tea unless you are big Eddy Murphy fan. This isn’t to say that there aren’t any funny moments because there are plenty of funny situations. Eddy Murphy deserves a lot of the flack he gets for movies like Norbit. However, this film doesn’t deserve that harsh treatment as it is primarily targeted at family viewing. This is a solid family film with feel good story. Any other demographic might want to avoid this film.
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Yes it IS underrated.
Yes it is an underrated movie.Made at a time when it was fashionable to put down Ediie Murphy. With the Shrek franchise he could care less!
But I liked Bowfinger, Norbert and Dr Doolittle 1 and 2 ;and this is the best Sci Fi comedy since Galaxy Quest.
And since the worst review complains that Murphy acts like a “Character-less Robot”, watch the film and then go “DOH!!!!”.
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A look at earth through the eyes of an alien
Arriving with a thud at the statue of liberty, an alien ship shaped like a human Eddie Murphy begins his adventure here on earth. He must learn to walk, talk, and interact with others in his quest to save his planet. Seeing the individual aliens on board “Dave” the space ship grow to like earth and its people despite the negatives is priceless.
This movie is for the family. Yes it has some childish potty and just silly humor but it has bigger good messages that kids will appreciate also. In some ways the growing bond between the boy in the movie and Dave reminded me of the Air Bud movie. Think of the alien kinda like a protective yet funny dog…with the intelligence of “ET” for quick learning.
This was one of those movies that I think the trailers they chose were the reason it didn’t do well at the theaters. It has its sci-fi elements but is just not made for only that crowd as it isn’t going after the hard core action fans (despite some nice special effects). If it had been marketed as a family movie of Dave, the boy, and the boy’s mom, I believe it would have done well. Personally I found myself with lots to smile and laugh about but I didn’t sit down to view Oscar material here…just a feel good movie.
Check it out for at least a rental if you like family movies and eddie murphy in those types of roles.
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Clever Comedy
I rented it online. The movie had some good laughs I enjoyed the cast and they had a good chemistry. Main objective is to save the home planet by destroying earth. Along the way they see that all people aren’t bad and there still some good ones out there. Definitely worth renting if you are an Eddie Murphy fan and enjoy a good comedy. The only thing missing was Charlie Murphy.
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Eddie fan
My kids loved this movie. Despite Eddie Murphy’s considerable talent, I didn’t expect much given some of his movies like Nutty Professor and Norbert, but I have to say Meet Dave was clever, funny and definitely entertaining. A perfect movie for a family night!
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A Must See
Very Funny!
Ok so its one of those stupid, funny movies but you cant help but laugh !
My 2yr old loves it to she quotes parts of the movies its so cute.
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The Search is On!
Alright if you want to read reviews to find out what the movie is about look at others’ reviews. I just want to tell you how me and my friends turned watching this movie into a drinking movie.
Do you remember the days of the Bob Newhart Show and how everyone played “Hi Bob”? Where everyone drank whenever they said “Hi Bob” and after 30 minutes you were blitzed.
Try a variation of this where everytime you see a boom microphone you drink. The same result will happen; by the end of the movie you will be drunk.
I cannot believe that it was such a prevalent error in this film, but us drinkers are reaping the rewards.
Thanks Eddie, those little guys are even more funny when you are hammered.
BOOM! Drink!
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Gift for boss
This item arrived in just a few business days after I purchased it and that is wonderful for the holidays! Also, this is the funniest movie ever.
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Hillarious
This is the best Eddie Murphy movie since Dr. Dolittle 1&2. this movie is hillarious. only Eddie murphy could come up with something like this, well i guess the only other person could do this movie is Jim Carrey. well all in all this movie was good.
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Very Funny!!!
I received this as a Christmas present. I thought it was pretty good and very funny! Eddie Murphy plays a small alien Captain in a spaceship version of himself. He comes to earth looking for a rock that will take away the earth’s water supply. He befriends a boy named Josh and his mom, Gina. He observes humans and sees that they are mostly good. I love how he tried to be human. I highly recommend that you MEET DAVE!!!
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A fun bit of fluff
Dave is a silly bit of fluff staring Eddie Murphy as both the ship (a ship shaped like a man in a white suit) and as the captain), a tiny 1-inch tall man. The ship and crew arrive on earth to drain the salt from Earth’s oceans to save their homeworld. This is okay because earth is clearly a planet full of savages. However, as time passes and the crew of the ship becomes more attached to the ‘giants’ which surround them, they begin to reconsider their feelings on the matter.
I found this film kind of amusing. It isn’t rocket science, and there are times when bathroom humor prevails (such as when the giant ship must dispose of food it has ‘consumed’ to look human). But this is probably something kids will enjoy.
Overall, I was amused enough to watch this film from beginning to end, although, I kind of wish we could’ve seen what happened to #2 Murphy’s second in command, even if he did go a bit rambo at the end, he did have a bit of a point. Murphy’s acting was amusing, and he really did a decent job of portraying the wooden, jerky and weird ship.
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The movie should have been more popular than it is…GREAT Comedy!
Eddie Murphy (Dave Ming Chang; the small alien) and Gina (Elizabeth Banks; the human being) do a great job in this movie playing their respective characters. The movie basically is about a group of tiny aliens from Planet Nil who come down to earth in a human body like spaceship, which is the giant human version of “Dave”. Dave is just a random name that Eddie Murphy’s character gives when he awkwardly meets Gina after she accidentally runs him over with her car. We don’t know what his ‘real’ name is, but it is probably not an earthlike name. Anyway the aliens have to save their home planet from an energy crisis so they try to drain the earth’s oceans on get the special “jewel” that a bully steals from Gina’s son’s character (I can’t recall his name). The giant Dave later has to shake the bully due upside down to recover the special orb from him.
As the movie progresses Dave loses sight on the real mission and gets sidetracked with Gina and her son (I think he develops some romantic feelings for her). This start to get real complicated from here as the alien crew starts getting very frustrated and plan to overthrow him as captain and get back on the mission. It starts getting real funny and a bit scary as a different captain takes over and causes chaos on earth by zapping and destroying things, and soon all of the police are after the giant Dave.
In the movie I love the growing bond between the aliens and the humans on earth. It shows that there can be an understanding between two completely different cultures or even species. I recommend you watch the movie in Blu-Ray for the special effects to be clearer. This is a classic entertaining movie that children of all ages will enjoy and there is a love and friendship theme to the movie. I first wanted to see it because I love Eddie Murphy movies (especially his Doctor DooLittle movies), but then I started liking the movie itself.
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Hilarious!!!!
I watched this movie over the weekend with my nephew after being very reluctant to rent it. I’m now fixing to purchase it for my DVD collection. It was hilarious. Kids of all ages would love watching this movie.
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A Good Laugh!
I like Eddie Murphy and always enjoy a movie he is in that is funny and clean and this one is just that. We have an alien named, Dave, who finds his way to earth, but Dave is really a space ship that is filled with ‘little people’ from another planet controlling the robot Dave.
They are on a mission looking for their lost Orb that if used would help their planet but destroy ours.
As Dave tries to mingle with ‘earth’ people all of those in the Dave space ship begin to learn and live emotions they didn’t know they had such as love, joy, fun, and well just emotions that they never used. What started out to be a trip of earth’s destruction turns into one of friendship.
My family and I really enjoyed this movie. It has some good giggles, a good story with a happy ending, and was just plain fun to watch. It might not have the depth that some need in a movie, but it definitely has the giggles. Give it a try if you want to just relax with your family and walk away with a smile. Eddie Murphy was excellent as always.
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