The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
R | 03 September 1999 (USA)
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David Hyde Pierce, playing an alien (credited as infinity-cubed in the opening credits), narrates a courtship in a late-20th century American city as an extraterrestrial nature documentary. The relationship "footage" is played straight, while the voice-over (with its most often wildly inaccurate theories) and elaborate visual metaphors add comedy.

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TrueJoshNight

Truly Dreadful Film

Greenes

Please don't spend money on this.

Claysaba

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Beystiman

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

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Dana Day

This is a SATIRE. It is a pseudo science fiction/romantic comedy that spoofs dating/relationship rules and procedures, that ultimately endanger our species by making procreation unlikely.The aliens who are observing the human mating couple judge that humans are remarkable in that they have not gone extinct in spite of their extremely complex and difficult mating rituals.Since humans have proved themselves to be so resilient, and have thrived as a race, against incredible odds, then they should be left alone, allowed to live and the planet should not be destroyed by the aliens.(And,...it is laugh out loud funny in places.)

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jungfrau_augen

In general this movie is just "ok" but there are a few absolutely hysterical moments. My favorite are the representations of how different contraceptives work that are done by men on a track dressed as sperm. The spermicide and pill are two funny ones in particular. Towards the end of the movie, the Male drives past them as they film and wonders what is going on. While it is just one moment, it made the whole movie worth while. Carmen Electra doesn't hurt either. I would like to state my opinion on this "minimum of ten lines of text to post a comment" policy. It is silly. I feel that my comment may be useful to someone. Why do I have to be long winded about it? It leads to filler like this, which helps no one. I certainly don't think my comment is any less valid simply because I can't write a paragraph on "The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human." It's a good movie, but not ten lines good.

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rprather

This was an original movie with good acting. There were some humorous scenes as well as some sexy scenes. For as many times as they were getting it on, it would have been nice to see a little more skin from the lovely Carmen Electra. Some parts of the movie including the ending were a little predictable, and some of the predicaments the male gets into were a little too convenient or seemed to be the stereotypical behavior of males in general rather than what you would expect from this specific character from what he had already shown up to those points. The "Sperm Guys" were hilarious and ingenious to add. Overall, this movie was good for a few laughs, some brief nudity, an original concept, and watching a relationship go full circle from meeting all the way to marriage and children.

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billyatcamp

I recently watched this film during the wee hours in the morning off TV and found it an excellent excuse not to go to bed. The film used the format of a '50s nature show to spoof the modern day relationship. It is not the most sophisticated film ever, but I think it makes its point. David Hyde Pierce is quite effective as the alien narrator, using his frank, matter-of-fact tone that is similar to that of his character on Frasier. The basic and almost elemental terms/phrases he uses to describe everyday items makes me think not only about what we, as humans, get wrong when we observe other animals, but also about the truly absurd things we do/own. It is true that the acting of those on-screen is not up to "awards" standards, Mackenzie Astin and Carmen Electra fill their stereotypical roles well. Don't go into watch this movie expecting everything, because you won't get it. But if you're looking for a little bit of fun to waste some time, give it a try. I give this film a rating of 3/5.

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