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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful :- Underrated, funny movie, 10 December 2005 Author: upsidedown_i from Canada
I first saw this movie at my cottage in 2001 because my little cousins begged to rent it. I groaned because it looked like any other Family Channel movie with cheesy lines, etc. However, I was very wrong. I enjoyed it thoroughly. It was recently advertised to be shown on TV again, and I felt nostalgic about it. But, I couldn't help thinking that since I was about 13 when I first saw it, my tastes might have changed, and I would hate it now. Again, I was definitely wrong.This movie can appeal to any age group, because it has plot lines involving a wide range of ages. All the plot lines offer something funny and cute, even if sometimes unbelievable. But with a movie like this, you have to be able to suspend your grasp on reality for a couple hours.If you're looking for a good, light movie to pass some time with, you will not be disappointed by this one. I recommend it to anyone.
5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful :- "Pete & Pete" as a mediocre movie, 23 September 2003 Author: itsadrian from Selangor, Malaysia
I had high hopes for this movie before it first came out, noticing that the writers were none other than the masterminds behind "The Adv. of Pete & Pete". Having watched it, however, left me feeling underwhelmed. I think for anyone who was (is) a fan of P & P, watching this movie is like watching flashbacks from the show, albeit with less engaging characters and a so-so story. Messrs. McRobb and Viscardi even throw in the obligatory "slightly annoying sidekick kid named Wayne" in this movie, which I find to be quite sad.. anyway, here's to Pete & Pete, forever in our collective memories..
6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :- Mischief, butt, and Emmanuelle Chriqui, 6 October 2000 Author: SanDiego from The Beach, Jr.
Part "American Graffiti" (a few hours in the lives of several kids and the adults in their lives), part "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (fun and life's lessons learned in a day off from school), part "Groundhog's Day" (the second film in what I hope will eventually be The Weatherman Trilogy featuring Chris Elliot in quirky roles), and part "A Christmas Story" (nostalgia and snow), "Snow Day" is a slap stick comedy that doesn't take itself seriously and offers harmless fun. Something for everyone in the family. Chevy Chase and Jean Smart have fairly small roles as the parents but they are a joy to watch. Stories involving younger kids reminded my of "Our Gang", the stories involving teens reminded me of "Ferris Buelle"r. Rated PG for mischief (say what?), and the word "butt." Emmanuelle Chriqui plays the most popular girl in school who is not only drop dead gorgeous but a girl next door type who is nice to everyone. She makes a terrific role model and it's refreshing to see this aspect of her character, which in most movies would have been written as all out bad.
5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful :- Not Great, But Not Terrible., 25 July 2001 Author: movies2u from United States
"Snow Day" is a good family film that you should watch on a rainy day, or snowy day for that matter. Chris Elliot did a good job as "the snow plow man", and the rest of the younger cast was okay. The entertainment was good, and the acting wasn't too bad. In fact, some of the movie was funny. Overall, this is a good rainy Sunday movie. If your'e looking for a entertaining family film, you should rent this. But only take it for what it is. I give this film a 6/7 out of 10.
2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :- Not Even Entertaining For Children!, 5 July 2007 Author: leighabc123 from Portsmouth, Virginia
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This movie has a predictable fairy tale plot. A boy tries to date the most popular girl in school. But another girl tries to get with him. He about to get beat up by the popular girl's boyfriend. But he ends up with the girl that wanted him. Plus a girl wishes for snow and sabotages the snow plower's snow plowing job. Unrealistic. The highlight of this movie was seeing fly Chilli and fly Pam Grier making a cameo. Chris Elliott has been type-casted as a stupid person in every movie that he is in. It is hard for Chevy Chase to top his National Lampoon movies. Any child knows that when it snows, they have to make up snow days on Saturdays, during Spring Break, or at the end of the school year.
5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :- Very dumb, even for kids, 13 December 2000 Author: MisterWhiplash from United States
I saw Snow Day not expecting too much, but getting even less than I thought. It is a incredibly stupid, unfunny and almost saddening kids movie (any movie where they have the great punk man Iggy Pop into classical music and wearing a neckbrace is a sacrilege). The film follows a kid (Mark Webber) who wants a popular girl (who is one of the hottest real teen girls I've seen in a while) on a day when all the schools are closed. Not the worst romantic plot, but with kids fighting against a maniacal snowplowman who is embodied by a overacted Chris Elliot. A terrible movie which kids could like or hate depending though the parents are definate, which if you think is helped by7 Chevy Chase should sometime rent Caddyshack or Vacation. D
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :- Standard coming of age flick with a few good moments, 2 January 2001 Author: Mitch-38 from Houston, Texas
SNOW DAY is an almost magical term for kids, and anyone else who experienced these words in their youth, certainly can relate. The problem with this movie unfortunately, is that it takes on way too many plot complications than the script can handle. In doing so, the setting up of each plot takes time, and this is not good for an approximately 90 minute movie. The effect of all of this is tedium in many parts. If the script had been less ambitious, SNOW DAY would have been a much better movie.Kudos have to be mentioned for the cast, and there were some very funny moments indeed. I must also congratulate the makers for some rather inspired casting choices. My favorite, above and beyond, has to be Iggy Pop playing the ice rink owner/DJ, who plays nothing but Al Martino(!) over the speakers. The graffiti in the bathroom gag was pretty good, too. Chris Elliott, in a DELIVERANCE mountain man motivated performance, is very comical as the sadistic "Snow plow" man. However, these are not enough to keep this flick afloat. The very young ones might appreciate the humor and situations. For the rest of us though, it sinks under the weight of its script, leaving us to drift haplessly in the dull drink.
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :- Geez, give this movie a break, 8 April 2000 Author: Rick41 from West Chester, Pa
Good-natured fun about the adventures of weatherman Chase and his family during unexpected snow day in upstate New York. We've seen all the subplots somewhere before, and many of them are over-played, but I thought this movie was a pleasant diversion just the same. The child actors are fine throughout, and Chris Elliott does an amusing turn as the hated SnowPlow Man.
enjoyable family movie, but certainly not Oscar material, 10 January 2003 Author: vchimpanzee from North Carolina
Chevy Chase is in last place in popularity among the meteorologists in Syracuse, N.Y. This means he must resort to gimmicks such as a hula skirt during a wintertime heat wave, and a snowman outfit when it finally does snow. John Schneider is the good-looking and cocky first-place weatherman Chase must compete with. Chase's wife works too hard, and his children want it to snow. Hal, his oldest, fantasizes about a girl named Claire, who has a boyfriend, but doesn't realize that a girl he considers a friend wants more. His daughter Natalie wishes for snow, and one night Chase notices strange readings on his equipment. The next day there is a record snowfall. The kids eagerly listen to the list of closings on the radio and are disappointed to not hear schools listed, while the stereotypically evil principal is delighted. The radio announcer realizes his mistake, and the kids are happy (the principal is furious). Hal can't go out to try to win Claire; he has to babysit his younger brother while his mother goes to work. Then his mother can't get out (this does not stop her from working), so Hal is off the hook and ready to begin his quest. (Wonder why she didn't make him shovel the driveway?) Natalie and her friends throw snowballs at the principal and plot against the scary Snowplow Man, who is said to do terrible things to kids. Hal tries one plot after another to win Claire. The younger son paints himself blue and goes out in the snow nearly naked, among other things, but with a computer and a secretary she demanded go to the office, she still gets some work done. There is good music where the kids go ice skating, except when the kids distract the DJ and put on music they like; this is an opportunity for Hal. Another advantage for Hal: his father is on television. Silly fun; nothing too offensive. A wonderful performance by the girl playing Natalie. SPOILERS: Chase does eventually put Schneider in his place, but I was disappointed he didn't give a scientific explanation of how snow forms (similar to the wonderful opening sequence with models of water molecules coming together to form crystals, worthy of an educational film for science classes); it was enough for the assembled crowd that Schneider couldn't do it. Also, the kids capture and tie up Snowplow Man and try to undo his work so they can't go back to school. It's a bizarre scene kids will love.
I want to cry., 3 January 2003 Author: Adam (speedny7) from New York
This is a movie? Did people actually pay to see this? This movie is an insult to the mind of even the stupidest child. I would like to add that I enjoy such kids movies as "Dunston Checks In" and "Good Burger", but still couldn't even still through this whole pile of garbage. Do not see "Snow Day".
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