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In the Army Now

In the Army Now (1994)

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Average Rating: 2.2/10
Critic Reviews: 6
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Comedian Pauly Shore goes to boot camp in this comedy adventure set in Chad. It was filmed on location in the California and Arizona deserts. Shore is cast as Bones, a dreamer who wants to open his own stereo shop with his best friend Jack. To earn the cash, Bones talks Jack into joining the Army reserves. In boot camp, they are trained as water purifiers. While in camp, they meet the feisty Christine who takes no guff from men and Fred who is afraid of everything. The foursome are called to

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Feb 3, 2004

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Putting Mr. Shore under the authority of a pretty female drill sergeant (Lynn Whitfield) is, along with that bad haircut, one of this film's only ways of getting laughs.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Every promising situation -- Shore suffering through basic training, dealing with real battle and so on -- suffers immediate creative fatigue.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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It's a tale as old as the jokes, which were already old when the Peloponnesians went to war.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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The screenplay, work by five writers, based on a story by three others, seems to have been rewritten often enough that any individuality has been lost.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Shore's character -- an immature, SoCal mall rat--may have been tolerable introducing videos on MTV, but 90 straight minutes of his lackadaisical schtick borders on torture.

July 28, 2009 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide
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Should be discharged

March 11, 2006
Clint Morris
Moviehole

A good reason to go AWOL.

July 30, 2005
John Wirt
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

Not even as good as Bio-Dome, and I never thought I would ever say that in my life.

May 2, 2003
Blake Davis
KFOR Channel 4 News

It stars Pauly Shore. 'Nuff said.

November 25, 2002
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

It stars Pauly Shore...you do the math.

August 5, 2002
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Let's put it this way: it's a 90-minute comedy, and I laughed just once (the guy in front of me spilled popcorn on his whiny date, if you must know).

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
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This was the type of film I thoroughly enjoyed when I was younger. Now looking back, I can't believe the crap I enjoyed when I was young. In the Army Now is a horrible film with a terrible cast. Pauly Shore made two fairly comical films, but unfortunately for him, with this one he started to repeat himself and be very annoying. His antics were decent for at least two films, but over doing the weasel was starting to be painful to watch. The comedy elements of this film fall flat and they never get off the ground. How can they with a one dimensional comedian like Pauly Shore? In the Army Now fails from start to finish. This is simply a poorly written comedy with nothing going for it. The jokes are stale, the acting sucks, and the direction is bad. The film fails to entertain and fails as a comedy. If you're looking for a good comedy, this isn't it. What you can expect from this film is an awful attempt at comedy and yet another folly from Pauly Shore. Encino Man and Son in Law were decent, but this film was the point in Shore's career where he started to be irrelevant with his crap style of humor. His one joke routine worked for two films after that, it didn't. In the Army Now is a poor comedy that at times makes you smile, but never makes you chuckle. Maybe the film would have been better if it had better actors, but since this is a Pauly Shore film, this film is a miss. In the Army Now is significant because, it shows signs of Pauly Shore's dwindling sense of comedic delivery. A forgettable film.
December 10, 2011
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Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

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I didn't ever see "In The Army Now" until a few weeks ago. I didn't ever think it would be that good of a movie, but after watching it I found out I was wrong. Two guys who have nothing else to do decide to join the army and that's when the fun begins. They are both thought of as losers and it doesn't seem like they could ever make it in something like the army at first. However, they turn out to be two of the most successful people in the army.
If you like good comedy movies, I recommend seeing "In The Army Now" because it's fun to see how Pauly Shore and his friend make it a success being in the army. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2000. Makes you wonder if it's really that fun to be in the army.
August 15, 2009
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Jason Owens

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