Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

kissed61 One of my top 5 favourites of all time, so many inside jokes. A classic! Can hardly wait for the sequel , which apparently is still moving forward. I once gave DVD copies to my Jewish friends on Chanukah. A great date movie to help break the ice with your Jewish princess (or prince) The sequel is titled "THE HEBREW HAMMER VS Hitler" How can you go wrong with a title like that. OK, now I'm filling lines for posting requirements Find a part for Sandy Koufax , Kesselman Gilbert Gottfried ? Jackie Mason before, you know. Where can I get a good corned beef sandwich in this town, that's not too dry? Nobody makes good corned beef anymore.

gavin6942 An orthodox Jewish blaxploitation hero (Adam Goldberg) saves Hanukkah from the clutches of Santa Claus's evil son (Andy Dick).My biggest complaint with this film is the sex jokes. I thought they carried themselves well with the racial and ethnic humor, and made a mockery of racism and stereotypes. Throwing is sexual material just seemed to cheaper it, and for that I had to dock them a star.What I found interesting was having Peter Coyote as the head of the Jewish Justice League. With a name like Coyote, I did not think he was Jewish. Turns out I was very, very wrong. His father was a Jewish investment banker and his maternal grandfather was a rabbi. He certainly knows about the stereotypical Jewish, New York City life.I also found my appreciation of the film changed between my first and second viewings. The first time I loved it for the racial humor. The second time, there was still that, but I had since seen "Superfly" and a few other films and better appreciated the homages that were thrown in, particularly the use of the Curtis Mayfield.The MC Hammer and Mike Hammer jokes were good, and hopefully not over anyone's head (by 2003, did people still know who MC Hammer was?).

Gethzerion Too bad the IMDb scoring system isn't favorable to movies like this one. If you're not familiar with Jewish culture then you'll likely miss most of the jokes. I'm born Jewish and my parents tried to raise me as one too, but they completely gave up when I was around 10. I've grown to be agnostic and I haven't know any Jews personally for at least 15 years (except for my parents, who barely count).I felt like this movie was made for me. I laughed so hard I almost choked myself, while my friends were often wondering what the hell I was laughing at.I think it's meant for a very specific audience. If you understand/are familiar with Jewish culture, you will love this movie. It's just so out there and has a succulent in your face attitude.

lmiskg This film is dreadful. It has absolutely zero laughs. Hebrew Hammer (Adam Goldberg) sets out to save Hannukah from Evil Santa (Andy Dick). Perhaps a promising enough basis for a plot, in actual fact the film does not progress beyond this premise. While there are some (far and few) nice touches and the plot is relatively coherent, it is laboured, hackneyed and ultimately, mindlessly boring. This despite the fact that Goldberg, Dick and Greer (Hammer's client/love interest) all have quite considerable screen presence. Despite being played for what might be described as whacky over-the-top gags, this film is consistently middle-class middle-of-the-road muck. DO NOT waste 85 minutes of your life on this. (note- the music was good..!)