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Possibly the unanimated screen cousin followup to Kung
Fu Panda, Paul Blart: Mall Cop answers the pressing question
- Can a chubby guy be a superhero too - in the resounding
affirmative. TV's King of Queens lovable working stiff Kevin
James relocates to suburban Jersey in an even larger than
life silly but good natured laughathon as the corpulent
crimefighter mall cop in question, who's more than a little
obsessive about cornering anyone shopping around for trouble.***
Directed by Steve Carr (Daddy Day Care, Next Friday)
and co-written by Kevin James, Paul Blart: Mall Cop stars
James as the hapless 21st century Jackie Gleason, scorned
and ridiculed both on and off the job, but not hearing any
of it. Between nurturing elaborate fantasies of supe rsized
superheroics, Blart spends a typical day running over a
neighborhood dog tailgating his scooter on the way to work,
directing civilians to exactly which stores the heated toilet
seats are located in, and being subjected to a Victoria's
Secret beatdown by an irate shopper dissing the slutty underwear.***
Blart is also a single dad duped into a green card marriage
by an even more rotund illegal alien femme fatale, who left
him to raise preteen daughter Maya (Raini Rodriguez) alone.
But he's showered with plenty of maternal doting, emotional
support and platefuls of food at home by both Mom (Shirley
Knight) and surrogate parentally inclined Maya. And though
the family is eager to match him up with a mate online,
Blart wears his heart conspicuously on his sleeve at work,
nursing a crush on perky wig saleslady Amy (Jayma Mays).
But running interference on his courtship moves, is a gang
of cutthroat shoplifters who show up one day, intent on
conspiring a hostile takeover of the premises on skateboards,
and committing assorted acts of mall malice.***
Not to worry, Blart singlehandedly sets his sights
on finally getting a chance to seriously show his stuff
chasing down these athletic accomplices. Which includes
making the most of his mountainous assets like gargantuan
sliding and slithering around the mall, and flattening the
felons with the advantage of his ample torso, when not beating
up a perp with a handy tanning machine. He also gets a little
help from a jar of some sort of wickedly spicy condiment
called The Devil's Crotch, enough said.***
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Introducing the new eco-friendly ultralight DVD Case.***
DVD & BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES: Fun on Set Outtakes;
Deleted Scenes; Commentary with Kevin James and Producer
Todd Garner; Kevin James: Not Your Average Mall Cop; Film
Stunts; The Mall Experience Shoot; On Set with Mike Rooftop
Escamilla: Behind-the-scenes footage from a pro BMX biker;
Action Sports Junkies: A look at the film's extreme sports
actors; Mall Cop Response: A mall security guard takes on
a pro skater; Mike V. vs. Mall Cop: A pro skater takes on
mall security while spray painting the mall; Free Running
vs. Parkour: A look at the extreme sports of parkour and
free running; Thoughts with Kevin James: Kevin James gives
his random thoughts on malls, moustaches and how to become
a mall cop; Sugar: Follows a free runner through the mall
as he races to get Kevin James sugar for his coffee.***
BLU-RAY EXTRAS:
Digital Copy of the film for the PC, PSP™, Mac or iPod;
Cinechat: Send onscreen messages to friends around the world
while watchi ng the movie together.
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