Product Description

Stop that 'Roo! The chase is on when two bumbling Brooklyn buddies sent to deliver a $50,000 mob pay envelope cross paths with a hip-hopping prankster of a kangaroo who sprints off with the loot.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:2 Audio Commentaries, Mates: One by KANGAROO JACK HIMSELF, the Other by Jack's Good Buddies JERRY O'CONNELL, ANTHONY ANDERSON, ESTELLA WARREN, Director DAVID McNALLY, Writers STEVE BING and SCOTT ROSENBERG and Visual Effects Supervisor HOYT YEATMAN
Documentaries:CASTING SESSIONS - UNCUT: outrageous animal auditions BEHIND THE GAS: the sound mixer's job of finding the perfect sound for the flatulent camel MARSUPIAL MAGIC: how Jackie was transformed from outback wannabe to screen sensation...in his own words
Gag Reel:Side-splitting cutting room floor stuff
Other:SING-ALONG WITH JACKIE LEGS: Join in Jackie's rousing rap with on-screen lyrics JACKIE LEG'S DANCE GROOVES: Learn how to do Jackie's cool marsupial moves

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23757 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2003-06-24
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, French
• Dubbed in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 89 minutes

Features

• Stop that 'Roo! The chase is on when two bumbling Brooklyn buddies sent to deliver a $50,000 mob pay envelope cross paths with a hip-hopping prankster of a kangaroo who sprints off with the loot.Running Time: 89 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN Rating: PG Age: 085392454129 UPC: 085392454129 Manufacturer No: 24541

Amazon.com
Kids will be drawn to Kangaroo Jack because of the playful antics of a computer-generated kangaroo; however, they'll probably be bored stiff as they endure the absurd and over-elaborate plot. Charlie (the charmless Jerry O'Connell) and his best friend Louis (the reasonably amusing Anthony Anderson) run afoul of Charlie's mob boss stepfather. He insists that they deliver $50,000 to a mystery man in the Australian outback--or else. Along the way, these two dimwits put Louis's bright red jacket (which happens to contain the money) on a kangaroo they think they've accidentally killed, which awakens and bounds off. Belabored and nonsensical chases follow, along with the usual realizations about the importance of friendship, etc. Kangaroo Jack has a lot more sexual innuendo and violence than you'd expect, none of which is either funny or thrilling. Christopher Walken and Estella Warren get through their supporting roles largely unscathed. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews

Welcome back, zany adventure!
Here's one of those special movies that remind us of the better old-time adventure films, where everything fits together to give us just the right level of enjoyment, suspense, and humor. Many a modern "action" film depends on pushing the action to ever more extreme levels to entertain us with something new. But all too often that is symptomatic of a void in what else the movie has to offer. But this movie doesn't need that. It keeps us entertained because the protagonists are likeable, never boring, and they have adventures that are funny to boot. A stepson of a mob figure is sent with his buddy to Australia, to deliver a payment for a routine mob transaction, or, so he and his buddy think. But there are surprises awaiting them there, and the plot will keep you wondering as it plays out, as they encounter one misadventure after another, from a kangaroo they run over and presume to have killed, to a plane ride they won't soon forget. But I'll say no more. See and enjoy to find out how it all plays out in the land down under.

The worst movie I have ever seen
Simply put, Kangaroo Jack was awful. I'll keep this review brief, because so much has already been said about the film, but here are my reasons for hating it so profusely:

1) It was advertised as a talking animal movie (or at least, this was implied by the ads). The only scene in which the "Kangaroo Jack" talks is a very brief one in which one of the characters is hallucinating. KANGAROO JACK IS A COMPLETELY NORMAL KANGAROO IN THE REST OF THE FILM.

2) It has one of the weakest plots ever, and not enough action/jokes/anything to compensate for it. Seriously, this movie is BORING. The only interesting scenes involve Estella Warren, and they're only interesting because she's hot.

3) The jokes simply aren't funny. A twelve-year-old might chuckle at one or two of them; anyone else will likely rip out their ears and scream.

4) Although kids might laugh at the movie's pathetic jokes, the film really isn't even appropriate for children. There's too much crude and sexual humor: from the scene where passengers on an airplane mistakenly think the main characters are playing with poop in the airplane bathroom to the scene where Charlie squeezes one of Jessie's (clothed) breasts.

But the bottom line is that the movie is stupid and boring. Hooray!

Cute, and ultimately good fun
The Kangaroo sold me in the commercials. So did Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson, so I gave the movie a chance. It payed off. This movie was adorable, good clean fun. Besides the camel flatulence and one other racy joke, the PG rating is totally appropriate. Kids should really enjoy this, and for adults, the two stars should hold their attention. And the Kangaroo... well he's fun for everybody to look at.