I Know the Answer!
Added 10/22/2004
It appears nobody has chosen to review this movie in a considerable amount of time. I don't know if the dorks in the movie ever figured out what this means, but I can shed some light on it. Between 1956-58, I forget, there was a black singer who had a soulful tune whose name I cannot remember (he may have been a one-hit wonder) but he was trying to use some expression that he did not have the intellect or education for, so he either made up something or mispronounced something and it came out "pompatus". To give it some authority, years later Wolfman Jack (you've heard of Wolfman Jack? As in the movie, "American Graffiti"?) used the expression in a song "Clap for the Wolfman" that he participated in with the Guess Who. (I saw them perform it in person). Steve Miller's use of it came later. Nobody seems sure what that guy back in the 50s meant. I can't see EVERY movie that comes out, though I did see the preview, so I took Roger Ebert's word that it sucks. Five stars, my ***.
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The Pompousness of Schenkman
Added 2/21/2003
A group of idiots hang around to chug beers and engage in "clever" conversation. The shallowness of the characters is belied by the director's resort to making a "political statement" at the end of the film. Add four stars if you're still living in the 60's. ...
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Good start but it tapers off......
Added 2/3/2001
This film starts off well, with witty dialogue and dead-on portrayals of 30 somethings dealing with the urban dating scence. After awhile, though, the film seems overlong and the characterizations run out of steam. The guys in the film are definitely self-absorbed and verbal in a way that, upon reflection, may be particularly recognizeable to city dwellers. I wonder whether the experiences depicted here will resonate as well with non-urbanites.
2 out of 2 people found this helpful.
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Witty, Funny, and Meaningful
Added 7/27/1999
The Pompatus of Love is one of my all-time favorite movies. The fast paced dialogue is always entertaining, and this movie addresses an issue everybody has to face at some point: how to attain a fulfilling love life before you go crazy trying. Very funny, and with a light enough touch that it'll make you think without being cheezy. You've got to see this movie!
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Why THE POMPATUS OF LOVE is good.
Added 4/30/1999
Now you may wonder why i gave this movie a 5 star rating. Well... I rented it thinking it would be another "kitchy" indie movie. I was very suprised to see that this movie had a amazing plot, and the story just make me sit there for around 40 minutes after pondering love and life and all that stuff. It is an amazing movie. Well worth the 5 star. A hip love movie for the 90's
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I Know the Answer!
Added 10/22/2004
It appears nobody has chosen to review this movie in a considerable amount of time. I don't know if the dorks in the movie ever figured out what this means, but I can shed some light on it. Between 1956-58, I forget, there was a black singer who had a soulful tune whose name I cannot remember (he may have been a one-hit wonder) but he was trying to use some expression that he did not have the intellect or education for, so he either made up something or mispronounced something and it came out "pompatus". To give it some authority, years later Wolfman Jack (you've heard of Wolfman Jack? As in the movie, "American Graffiti"?) used the expression in a song "Clap for the Wolfman" that he participated in with the Guess Who. (I saw them perform it in person). Steve Miller's use of it came later. Nobody seems sure what that guy back in the 50s meant. I can't see EVERY movie that comes out, though I did see the preview, so I took Roger Ebert's word that it sucks. Five stars, my ***.
2 out of 7 people found this helpful.
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The Pompousness of Schenkman
Added 2/21/2003
A group of idiots hang around to chug beers and engage in "clever" conversation. The shallowness of the characters is belied by the director's resort to making a "political statement" at the end of the film. Add four stars if you're still living in the 60's. ...
4 out of 5 people found this helpful.
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Good start but it tapers off......
Added 2/3/2001
This film starts off well, with witty dialogue and dead-on portrayals of 30 somethings dealing with the urban dating scence. After awhile, though, the film seems overlong and the characterizations run out of steam. The guys in the film are definitely self-absorbed and verbal in a way that, upon reflection, may be particularly recognizeable to city dwellers. I wonder whether the experiences depicted here will resonate as well with non-urbanites.
2 out of 2 people found this helpful.
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