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A Rating of One Because There's Nothing Lower

Decent movie -  not as good as first - some fun laughs

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Kristopher Turner and Oliver James in Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling (2009)

Kristopher Turner in Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling (2009)

Rik Young in Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling (2009)

Oliver James in Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling (2009)

Oliver James

Kristopher Turner

Rik Young

Stephen Mazur

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&apos;s long lost love.

Ellory Elkayem

Without a Paddle: Nature&apos;s Calling

Simply a low-budget version of the first movie

&quot;Without a Paddle: Nature&apos;s Calling&quot; (2009) is a comedy/adventure about three old friends who venture into the Northwest wilderness to find a girl whom one of them fell in love with when they were kids. She&apos;s now a hippie tree-hugger, but stands to inherit a fortune. Will they find her? Will they even get back alive? 

This &quot;sequel&quot; was only made because the first movie, 2004&apos;s &quot;Without a Paddle,&quot; was a minor hit at the box office, making three times its expense in the USA alone. As you can see from the above synopsis, &quot;Nature&apos;s Calling&quot; is merely a retread of the same plot with slight variations and different actors. It also cost $12.7 million less.

If you liked the first film you might appreciate this one, but it&apos;s anemic by comparison, not that the first one was that good. The protagonists are likable and the filmmaking is hip, including the soundtrack, but the shenanigans are only mildly amusing and the girls, again, aren&apos;t anything to get too excited about, although the brunette is the best of both worlds. The over-the-top scene with the squirrels is easily the best scene and is almost worth the price of admission. I suggest only watching this one if you&apos;re a fan of the first movie and want to see a lesser film with the same plot and tone.

An interesting difference is that this one was actually shot in the Great Northwest, in the wilderness East of Portland, rather than New Zealand.

The film runs 96 minutes.

GRADE: Borderline C- or C

Without a Paddle: Nature&apos;s Calling Trailer

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"Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling" (2009) is a comedy/adventure about three old friends who venture into the Northwest wilderness to find a girl whom one of them fell in love with when they were kids. She's now a hippie tree-hugger, but stands to inherit a fortune. Will they find her? Will they even get back alive? 

This "sequel" was only made because the first movie, 2004's "Without a Paddle," was a minor hit at the box office, making three times its expense in the USA alone. As you can see from the above synopsis, "Nature's Calling" is merely a retread of the same plot with slight variations and different actors. It also cost $12.7 million less.

If you liked the first film you might appreciate this one, but it's anemic by comparison, not that the first one was that good. The protagonists are likable and the filmmaking is hip, including the soundtrack, but the shenanigans are only mildly amusing and the girls, again, aren't anything to get too excited about, although the brunette is the best of both worlds. The over-the-top scene with the squirrels is easily the best scene and is almost worth the price of admission. I suggest only watching this one if you're a fan of the first movie and want to see a lesser film with the same plot and tone.

An interesting difference is that this one was actually shot in the Great Northwest, in the wilderness East of Portland, rather than New Zealand.

The film runs 96 minutes.

GRADE: Borderline C- or C

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.

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