Artie (2000) Online

I really liked the movie. It's obviously a low budget "B" type production (no offense to the producers intended). However, if you lose the snobish "DVD quality" bias, and look at it with an open mind you will see the real essence of how creative & funny these guys are. I liked the similarity to "CHRIS" the Farley brothers show (ya, I am obviously a huge fan... God bless Chris Farley... I sure do miss him). The character "Emily" by Heather Mccomb was great. I know I fell in love with her and was ready to kick Arties ASS for not seeing how adorable she was from the get go!! I say she's easily going to be the next Rene' Zellwigger (sp-sorry) A true American sweetheart wating to be discovered!! Turns out the movie was a great romantic comedy after all. Ya I am a guy, I own a construction company, lift weights, play guitar in a rock band and STILL like romantic comedies!! There are lots of us out there. I recommend the movie ( I bought it), and hope we see more of this type of production from the cast and crew. To me I like to see that talent, a good script and premise can overcome the limitations of a limited production budget.

No, really.

I thought a movie about man's favorite form of short-term disruption would be a little better than this. But it isn't even a 'movie'-its a long form video that KINDA looks like film, except for the bad choppy edits to disguise flubbed lines, etc.

Its that bad.

The 'college students' are played by men who are balder than the tires on my old Ford Tempo. That's a sign that something's wrong.

Basically this is a really bad college movie that attempts to use fart jokes to staple everything together. It doesn't work. The 'bad cop' who harasses our 'heroes' never gets any come-upance. The scenes of Artie's whacked out 70's parents (Hair that long in '76? Come on) are there for no reason. And the ability to pass wind at will doesn't fix any problems for our characters, nor is it cured by finding love. Its like someone threw a bunch of ideas into the air and filmed the ones that landed in the circle on the floor.

On top of that, its a cheap-o DVD too, with no title menu or even chapters. There are 'bloopers', but in a movie full of mistakes, who'd notice a blooper?

Man I'm glad I only paid $4.80 for this. I think I'll save it as a present for whichever of my loved ones ends up getting a lobotomy in the future. I can't fathom who else would actually like this thing.

I laughed, I cried. I laughed and cried at the same time. Sophomoric humor for sure, but the situations and timing make everything in this movie work. The grandfather in this movie had me rolling on the floor. And the bathroom scene was exxplosive!

I hired this movie purely for the title "FART The Movie". I thought that something with a title like that would HAVE to be funny. This movie is an absolute pile of crap. The story is lame, the jokes aren't funny, and are we supposed to believe that the balding guy that plays Artie is a college student? This movie seems to skip a big chunk of story and just make assumptions for the viewer. The cast is pretty bad, all the actors are about 5-10 years older than their characters, and the acting is terrible too.

This movie was a waste of time to watch, and I don't recommend anyone else bother with it. I didn't laugh once, which doesn't happen very often because I have a pretty immature sense of humour.

If there was ever a tasteful movie about a young man's struggle with love and overall gastrointestinal distress, Artie is it! And talk about multi-generational appeal! It's innocent, but completely twisted at the same time. Ya gotta see this film.

"Artie AKA F.A.R.T. The Movie" does not meet with the fart joke quota one would expect from both the movies title and premise. It instead is a tame romantic comedy with a few fart jokes thrown in. Thats not to say the movie is entirely unfunny but I can't help feel disappointed that the premise was not taken further. The movie would have been more interesting if it were in the tradition of the remarkable comedy "Senseless", setting up more wacky gas related prediciment's for artie, in which then hilarity would ensue as he tries to overcome them.

A little slow in the beginning with some over-the-top acting, but gradually the story begins to come together. Some good acting by relative unknowns. Kevin Farley, like his brother Chris, makes a great "buddy" and plays the frat-boy role well. Somewhat like a Saturday Night Live skit, some scenes go farther than they should to get a laugh. Otherwise it's a film that makes you laugh and smile and feel good at the end. It reminded me of "The Sure Thing". Hope it makes the big screen soon.

Matt Berman's film moves along with the grace of a falcon. Soaring high with an engaging romance that's not too sappy, whilst diving in with a primal humour, tasteful enough to skim above the gutter. "Artie" manages to weave together a story of budding young love with the stuff that made our ancestors roll about in the caves. Not an easy task, yet Berman's easy going script and his clever padding of the line leaves the audience smiling sweetly and chuckling

This is a truly wonderful film, with consistently good performances. It evokes the mood of a Bergman chamber drama, which is always a good thing. And speaking of Bergman, he actually ripped this film off and retitled it "Shame". When Jean-Luc Werner Bergman rips a movie off, you know it must be good.

In closing, this is one of the greatest films in history, and is an essential building block in any film aficionado's collection. Recommended without a doubt!

11/10

• Dr. Jonathan Wellington, Jr., MMD Winner of the Golden Web Award

Not often enough does there come a film that can make you laugh hysterically and than one minute later put tears in your eyes, but that's exactly what this romantic comedy does. No matter how zany and crazy the antics of Artie and his college buddies get, you never lose sight of the love story that lies beneath. "Artie" is a perfect blend of contrasts, from its ability to have a really funny fart sequence share the same scene with some very touching dialog to having some very talented new-comers work seamlessly along side some very seasoned actors. The combination of rising star Seth Walther(Artie) and veteran actor Rance Howard (Grandpa) make for one of the funniest scenes in the film, for which I defy anyone not to crack up with laughter. This is a film that will make you walk away happy.

I can't remember all that happens in this film, but I do remember some okay bits. This film was probably the inspiration for the awful Thunderpants. Basically Artie Wilson was born with a farting problem, he just can't stop when he is nervous, or easily amused, or he can make it happen himself. Seth Walther as Artie, or 'Farty Artie" is quite funny I suppose. The only really good bit I can remember is him depressed and saying that he can pull his finger and fart, with small or big pulls. Also starring Kevin P. Farley as Kevin "Bear" Cutterback, Heather McComb as Emily Miller, Christine Steel as Andre'a Parker, John Farley as Scooter, Rance Howard as Grandpa Morton, Royce D. Applegate as Officer Clemmons, Leslie Easterbrook as Science Teacher, Chris Soldevilla as Donnie, Francine Sama as Noreen and E.T.'s Dee Wallace-Stone as Sara the Bartender. Poor!