Without a Paddle (2004)

Simply A Masterpiece

Don't listen to the negative reviews

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

I'm into adventures, as long as they are enjoyable. I've done canoeing myself, but not down a waterfall! Seth Green was great (I'd previously seen him in Rat Race and Austin Powers in Goldmember), Matthew Lillard was cool as Jerry and Dax Shepard was adventurous as Tom. Their journey was well planned out and I was hoping that they would find what they are looking for on their adventure. Fulfilling a promise is an act of good. I admit I could not stop laughing when they went over that waterfall!When I saw those two farmers, who are actually bad-guys, I straightaway saw them as the kind of characters I would stay well clear of. Dan, Jerry and Tom certainly demonstrated that themselves involving chases through the many trees, not to mention that big bear.One part of the adventure I did not expect was when Dan, Jerry and Tom came across a Treehouse owned by two beautiful hippies, Butterfly and Flower – beautiful names for beautiful ladies. Christina Moore and Rachel Blanchard play them wonderfully. They are very kind, caring and loving, like I am. The name "Earthchild" is also beautiful. I commend those who care for the environment, whether it's in real life or the fictional world. I was inspired by Butterfly and Flower explaining about a big thunderstorm that came over the forest one night, they danced naked in it and then held each other soaking wet until the morning. Come to think of it, what other shower would you get in the middle of a forest when you're protecting it from being cut down? Thinking about it, I suppose it's making friends with the rain, and showing the raindrops that you're not afraid of them. It became my favourite scene. Holding onto someone is a sign of love, and care. I was inspired by that scene and the words, "Fly free and know that love follows you," were beautiful. I was hoping I would see Butterfly and Flower again at some point later in the adventure.I was a bit tense when the bad guys arrived and tried to cut down the tree, but I was relieved when they failed and chased Dan, Jerry and Tom. Burt Reynolds later appears as Del Knox. I'd seen him in Smokey and the Bandit. I was interested that his character turns out not to be so unfriendly. The fight scene involving Dan, Jerry and Tom taking on the bad-guys was tense, but the outcome was impressive. The bad guys are caught in the end and Dan, Jerry and Tom are honoured. I was glad that D.B.'s parachute and the treasure turned out to be real. I find it hard to believe Del spent 30 years waiting to have a life! The dialog was well-written and there is plenty of humour, especially during the scene where Jerry decides he's good without the money and Dan gives Tom the £100,000.Jerry's proposal to his girlfriend and her accepting it is a well-done scene. The next scene is one I love – it's revealed that Dan and Flower are in a relationship. Love is SO beautiful. I've sometimes imagined Dan admitting his love for Flower and her telling him the same. Now THAT is beautiful – just like love is. I'm sure Butterfly would also have someone by her side. I also commend Tom for entertaining the Scouts at the end. He certainly knew how to make a story exciting! Those three friends may have been without a paddle but they were certainly not without an adventure!7 years ago on this very evening of 31st July, I filmed the Sunset on Fistral Beach in Cornwall. As I did, I imagined romantic thoughts involving my favourite scene in Without A Paddle and my favourite James Bond ending in Licence To Kill. While in Cornwall, I decided that I didn't want to be single anymore and began my search for love. Without A Paddle certainly contributed to that amazing Summer of 2007 and the amazing feeling I had while filming that Sunset – the love in my heart was flowing like a river of honey.Peace!

I've seen this movie like 3 years ago, and it was on TV a week ago. I watched it again and i had to laugh equally loud as i did the first time.This movie has every ingredient a good Road-Trip movie should have.A adventure; seeking the long lost treasure of DB Cooper, hot chicks, redneck weedgrowing hillbillies, a protective bear, and the best of all are the 3 main characters. A superb casting score for this movie. The main characters are all very different in personalities big together they form a great bond. The scene in the burning weed field is one of the best ever! At a sidenote: there a many sidereferences to the starwars trilogie (the old one) I would recommend this movie to anyone who is in for an adventure of a lifetime and a evening full of laughs! Great great great movie!

This is the story of three friends (Green, Lillard, Shepard) from the big city of Philadelphia who go canoeing together out in the woods and mountains of Oregon State after the death of a friend, Billy. Billy was obsessed with going there to search for the unaccounted-for $194,200 out of the $200,000 that famed airliner highjacker D.B. Cooper parachuted with quite possibly to his death in 1971 $5,800 of his marked ransom loot was found in 1980. Canoeing down the Columbia River, the trio soon finds that their canoeing experience goes wrong..., both horribly and hilariously wrong, as the river turns dangerous, and they have encounters with the crazy mountain men (Burt Reynolds) plays who live near the river. Without a Paddle 9/10

For the sheer laugh factor alone, I liked this movie. This was actually one of the few movies that I expected to be funny and it turned out even funnier. I already knew about Seth Green (Dan Mott) and Matthew Lillard (Jerry Conlaine) from prior films, but I had never seen Dax Shepard (Tom Marshall). In my opinion, this movie isn't nearly as funny without Dax Shepard. His lines were funny, yes, but the way he delivered them and the way he spoke was really funny. The movie was simple and silly enough; three childhood friends go on an adventure in the woods, get lost, and tick off some marijuana growing hicks in the process. There were no events too absurd, yet some of the events were made for you to stretch the imagination, which is what you need for an effective comedy.