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Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling

  • Video
  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • 1h 36m
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Rik Young, Kristopher Turner, and Oliver James in Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling (2009)
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Zach talks Ben into taking off time to go on an adventure of a lifetime. Our two fiends head out on the river, along with an uptight Brit to find Ben's long lost love.Zach talks Ben into taking off time to go on an adventure of a lifetime. Our two fiends head out on the river, along with an uptight Brit to find Ben's long lost love.Zach talks Ben into taking off time to go on an adventure of a lifetime. Our two fiends head out on the river, along with an uptight Brit to find Ben's long lost love.

  • Director
    • Ellory Elkayem
  • Writer
    • Stephen Mazur
  • Stars
    • Oliver James
    • Kristopher Turner
    • Rik Young
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    3.2K
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    • Director
      • Ellory Elkayem
    • Writer
      • Stephen Mazur
    • Stars
      • Oliver James
      • Kristopher Turner
      • Rik Young
    • 19User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Oliver James
    Oliver James
    • Ben
    Kristopher Turner
    Kristopher Turner
    • Zach
    Rik Young
    Rik Young
    • Nigel
    Madison Riley
    Madison Riley
    • Earthchild…
    Jerry Rice
    Jerry Rice
    • Hal Gore
    Amber McDonald
    • Thunderstorm
    Cory Bossom
    • Young Ben
    Derek Nolan
    • Young Zach
    Madison Bontempo
    Madison Bontempo
    • Young Heather
    Robert Blanche
    Robert Blanche
    • Massey
    Todd A. Robinson
    Todd A. Robinson
    • Overton
    • (as Todd Robinson)
    Ellen Albertini Dow
    Ellen Albertini Dow
    • Mrs. Bessler
    Danny Belrose
    Danny Belrose
    • Bar Patron
    Mason Knight
    • Kyle
    Will Cuddy
    • Lyle
    Glen Baggerly
    Glen Baggerly
    • Managing Partner
    • (uncredited)
    Kimberly Howard
    • Staff Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Galen Schrick
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ellory Elkayem
    • Writer
      • Stephen Mazur
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    2vampyrecowboy

    Boring and lifeless

    While the first movie wasn't all that entertaining - it was passable, this doesn't come close to it what-so ever.

    Dialoge is poor, setting is not to full effect, story is lame, casting is all wrong, nothing in this is memorable.

    The squirrel sequence is just retarded and it's subplots are just as stupid.

    I saw this free and was glad that I didn't pay for it.

    It saved me the cost of a rental, but regardless is was still lifeless and bring.

    Not even the two eco-chicks were from the first movie - which I guess is a good thing...

    Who thought of this story as something to produce is severely looking to get fired.

    Soundtrack didn't offer anything either.

    If you liked the first Without A Paddle, you should leave it at that and forget about this one, because you will enjoy this.

    Nothing really works in this. It's just a mess of sub-stories that were mishmash-ed together to put together a sub par script that is not funny or entertaining.

    There is a reason that this went straight to video...because it would not have lasted 2 weeks in a theater.

    It's poorly developed - even the sound nature effects are over done.

    The continuity is atrociously horrible as is the timing and looping.

    Save your money, save your time...go to sleep instead.
    4chellethecat-1

    Mediocre at best

    I'll be the first to admit, I'm VERY tolerant when it comes to movies. I will watch almost anything at least once. This movie was no exception, and after the first movie (which I have to admit I liked) I figured there was no harm in watching this one.

    I almost never say this... but, I wish I'd turned the channel. Seriously, that is saying a LOT for me. I willingly sit through movies that most people cannot stand. I knew from the start that this was not actually a sequel to the second as far as characters and events; but rather of concept and idea. I have no problem with that. My problem is, the things that made the first movie endearing to me (a halfway decent script, fairly likable characters, and a nice good feeling at the end) were completely missing from this one. Add in goofy CGI squirrels (such things have a proper time and place people, come on!) and it was bordering on unwatchable.

    I will say, you just cannot blame this on the actors, because that part wasn't bad - the material they had to work WITH was the problem. This movie started off on the wrong foot with a shaky script. And the actors are really the only reason I've rated this even as high as I have.
    1JakJam

    A Rating of One Because There's Nothing Lower

    Even a bad comedy can be good sometimes. Not this one though - not even close.

    Terrible story, terrible cinematography, terrible continuity, terrible casting. This is one of the worst movies I've ever seen.

    Oh - and please - was there not one Canadian any where near the shooting of this film to teach the director that Canadians do not talk as though they were portrayed in this movie. The use of the sound "eh" and the 'sayings' (like "Holy Halifax") were contrived and - well, okay, I'm going to use a bad word: stupid. It was so annoying and so ridiculous, it was hard to even get close to the end without eye rolling and chucking popcorn at the screen. Is it really so challenging to portray a Canadian? After all, we are America's closest and largest neighbour and have thousands of Canadians working in Hollywood alone. This wasn't funny, it was lazy writing and unacceptable.

    I'll be sure to avoid anything with these actors and directors in the future.
    1movieman_kev

    because CGI rodents biting people in the crotch is the height of hilarity, right?

    The best part of having a girlfriend is, of course, the copious amounts of sex. On the flip-side, the worst part of having a steady girlfriend is having to sit through many MANY crappy movies, this brings me to the topic at hand "Without A Paddle 2" which has nothing at all to do with the first one (which ironically I also was conned into watching when it came out, different girl though, but I digress) This one revolves around a guy who meets a vegetarian animal-rights crusader while on the first day of high school, she gets expelled the second day before she can so his 'cool' homemade 'Meat is Murder' T-shirt (I guess the Che shirts were all sold out) Anyways years little his friend, who works in a nursing home, accepts the dying wish of an ancient old lady to find her grand-daughter, whom winds up being, yup you guessed it, little Mizz Feminist crusader. So he, his friend, and a snotty English guy with ulterior motives travel to her last known whereabouts deep in the rain-forests.

    This film was atrocious, the joke aren't just easily telegraphed, they're also massively unfunny, the acting is sub-standard and I didn't give a toss about any of the characters involved in the least. Also Jerry Rice was a great football player, and as an actor he was a great football player. That was seriously painful to watch. The only good thing that came from this film is the sex I got for being forced to deal with this major eye sore of a 'movie'. It's all about reparations people.

    My Grade: F

    DVD Extras: A 10 minute Making-of; 'Furious Nuts' featurette which is 7 minutes about the CGI-squirrels; 'Treehouse Tales' three minutes about the treehouse sets; a gag reel; 4 very short deleted scenes; and Tralers for "Van Wilder: Freshman year", "American Teen", "Stoned Age", " 'Kenny Vs. Spenny' Volume 1, 'TV Funhouse Uncensored'
    1jenroxyasox

    Unwatchable garbage

    My little sister accidentally rented this movie thinking it would be as funny as the original Without a Paddle film. However, its only use is as a Frisbee, and even then it doesn't fly straight. Avoid. The acting was abysmal, a total joke to be honest. The plot was non- existent, and the movie was simply made up of lame joke after lame, stinking joke. Oliver James used to be good, in 'What a Girl Wants,' he is a half decent actor and is rather hot too, but this film is simply a great disappointment if you were watching it only for him. And really, that seems like the only reason anyone would watch this movie, because honestly, you would be better off cleaning the bathroom or writing a ten-page essay as this would be both more entertaining, and a better use of your time. Sure, if you're bored out of your mind, it is vaguely possible you might gain some slight entertainment value from this film, but you would have to be an immensely sad, lame-humoured person for such an impossibility to occur.

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      According to credit lists for both 'Without a Paddle' (2004) and its sequel 'Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling' (2009), there are no common cast and crew members who worked on both pictures.
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    • Release date
      • January 13, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Không Một Mái Chèo: Thiên Nhiên Vẫy Gọi
    • Filming locations
      • Portland, Oregon, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Famous Productions
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      • $6,300,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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