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This film deserves a higher rating


I can't believe this film only has a 3.6 rating. Granted it isn't the most original film ever but I think too many people on IMDB are rating this film on the basis that it is trying to be a cinematic classic. It's trying to be a light hearted immature humour film that you can and easily watch with your friends while having a few beers and for me it works really well at doing this. I gave it an 8.

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I agree. aw, man lighten up. sit back and laugh.

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Edddie Murphy is a comic genius. I rated it a 5.




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I'd give it a 5-6 personally. I didn't think it was that bad! However,they showed the only funny bits in the trailer.


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I'm with you on that.

I think a lot of ppl labeled it as another "fat suit blk comedian movie" - But the movie wasn't about that. - In fact most of the funny parts wasn't about the Fat Woman.

Sorry. I just don't get how Bowfinger is better than this when the nerd Character is almost the same Character in these two movies.
















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I've seen over 1714 movies with an average of 6.18 and I gave this movie an 8!

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8 from me Norbit is a great film & the funniest for many years + Eddie Murphy is still a comic genius.

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I'm a huge Eddie Murphy fan and I love this movie Norbit. Rasputa is a riot and poor Norbit its a shame how she do him....."how you doin".

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black movies always get downvoted on IMDB. Just ignore the ratings

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i gave it a 7, plus im 21
and i watched it with friends, and they found it hilarious
+ isnt this movie better when drunk? :P

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I think all fat women rated it 1.

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That's definitely why this film got panned by a lot of critics. They thought it portrayed fat women in a negative way.

F*kc the critics. Fat is funny!

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I'd say this film should be within 5.8-6.4. There's nothing clever about this film but its still plenty of stupid funny stuff in it and I'm a fully mature, college educated guy who is not a cheap thrill.
There are countless films in this rating range that I find Norbit night and day better.

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hahaha how the *beep* did i end up here? This movie is absolute trash, probably Eddie's worst, and a total embarrassment to his career, comedy, black people, hollywood, and whatever the hell else of relevance you can think of! Probably the best kick you can get out of a bad movie like this is people's reactions to it. Too funny!

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I will admit that rewatching the movie for the first time in years was rather funny rewatching again but I will admit that the film itself is strange.

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