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Chippy
KJ's Leading Pundit
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:45 pm Posts: 63026 Location: Tonight... YOU!
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That's the best I could get...
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MovieGeek
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Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 6:38 pm Posts: 3682 Location: Here
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Thank you! That will work.
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_axiom
The Wall
Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:50 am Posts: 16163 Location: Croatia
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Shack wrote: Oh one more thing, I agree with Mad that the trailers were a bit disappointing... only because they were seemingly in on the joke, particularly with Satan's Alley. It should've been brilliant, but with the "MTV's best kiss winner" thing, the music, and the title, it came off more as an SNL skit. It would've been funnier if they went dead serious and actually tried to make a trailer real studio's would. Fatties Fart 2 came off the best for me because it actually felt legit, as a comedy the sillyness fit it. I actually don't think the fake trailers were there to really mock the industry or the movies - that was just an additional punch (and not so good one in my opinion too). To me they were more of a background material for each of the main lead actors in the movie and they really did set up their peronalities quite good with trailers only. Stiller's Speedman was a Schwarzenegerish/Stalloneish type that after a million and one sequel went for a serious role in hopes of general critical acclaim and some awards, Black's Portnoy was like Eddie Murphy type low grade fart humor guy and again went or some critical acclaim, while RDJ's Lazarus was a critically acclaimed god of the industry, sorta built on DDL and oher "get-inside the character's skin" actors. The trailers were there more because they were part of the movie, than because it would be cool to have them. As for the movie itself. 8/10 -> BWhile some parts and jokes fall flat, there is more han enough good things in other parts of the movie to make up for that. Kudos to RDJ and Tom Cruise. They were both great. RDJ obviously better as his character was probably the most juciest character of the season yet and he pulled him off magnificently.
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Nebs
Joined: Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:01 pm Posts: 6385
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Was amused, and enjoyed Robert Downey, Jr. but movie as a movie was a bit lame, uninteresting and just not that funny. C
Also, why are people calling Tom Cruise's role cameo?
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Darth Indiana Bond
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Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:43 pm Posts: 11617 Location: Wouldn't you like to know
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Nebs is drunk, and this film is good, no great. . . that is all.
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Gulli
Jordan Mugen-Honda
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 9:53 am Posts: 13403
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This was terrible, where was the funny?
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misutaa
je vois l'avenir
Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:33 pm Posts: 3841 Location: Hollywood/Berkeley, CA
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Gulli wrote: This was terrible, where was the funny? At Pineapple Express
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Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:43 am |
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Jim Halpert
Stanley Cup
Joined: Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:52 pm Posts: 6981 Location: Hockey Town
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Gulli wrote: This was terrible, where was the funny? you like the rocker
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Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:12 am |
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Excel
Superfreak
Joined: Sat Aug 20, 2005 12:54 am Posts: 22206 Location: Places
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i still cant get over damn hilarious this was
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Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:55 pm |
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getluv
i break the rules, so i don't care
Joined: Sun May 15, 2005 4:28 pm Posts: 20411
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this movie catered to the same type of crowd that was Entourage.
a lot of non-american posters here gave it the thumbsdown. which is good to see.
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:41 pm |
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Thegun
On autopilot for the summer
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:14 pm Posts: 21895 Location: Walking around somewhere
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getluv wrote: this movie catered to the same type of crowd that was Entourage.
What you mean cultured movie fans, who enjoy well written satire?
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:24 pm |
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Johnny Dollar
The Lubitsch Touch
Joined: Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:48 pm Posts: 11019
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A huge mess, one that exhausted any and all sharp satiric ideas in the first 15 minutes. Maybe 10 minutes.
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:26 pm |
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getluv
i break the rules, so i don't care
Joined: Sun May 15, 2005 4:28 pm Posts: 20411
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Thegun wrote: getluv wrote: this movie catered to the same type of crowd that was Entourage.
What you mean cultured movie fans, who enjoy well written satire? i don't choose individual scenes to like a movie.
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:59 pm |
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Riggs
We had our time together
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:36 am Posts: 13299 Location: Vienna
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Meh, I'm disapointed. Most of the jokes fell flat and there were some painfully long sequences where I got bored out of my mind. It didn't helped that Jack Black is about the most annoying actor on this planet. God, I hated him in this one. Some stuff did work though, and was pretty hilarious like 2 of the trailers (the rest sucked), the Panda stuff or Tom Cruise. I just expected to have way more fun than I had. C
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Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:46 am |
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2001
Another You
Joined: Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:38 am Posts: 4556
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Zohan or Step Brothers may be funnier movies this year but what gives it the edge is that it was not as stupid as those. The pLot got a LittLe uninteresting at times and it makes me feeL stupid that I didn't get some of the things that went on. Tom Cruise' "Low" scene, the stuff on SimpLe Jack and the fake traiLers were great, though.
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DIB2
All Star Poster
Joined: Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:57 am Posts: 4669 Location: Anchorage, AK
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The early Trailers set the tone, then the film did not let up, it became even more gut busting
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Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:49 pm |
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Gulli
Jordan Mugen-Honda
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 9:53 am Posts: 13403
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I tried to rewatch this and had to shut it off after 30 minutes. I'm employing no hyperbole when I say this is one of the worst movies of the decade.
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Sun Oct 26, 2008 2:18 pm |
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Chippy
KJ's Leading Pundit
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:45 pm Posts: 63026 Location: Tonight... YOU!
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Gulli wrote: I tried to rewatch this and had to shut it off after 30 minutes. I'm employing no hyperbole when I say this is one of the worst movies of the decade. You have no soul
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BJ
Killing With Kindness
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:57 pm Posts: 25035 Location: Anchorage,Alaska
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Gulli wrote: I tried to rewatch this and had to shut it off after 30 minutes. I'm employing no hyperbole when I say this is one of the worst movies of the decade. WHAT.THE.FUCK! 
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Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:29 pm |
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MadGez
Dont Mess with the Gez
Joined: Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:54 am Posts: 23371 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Gulli wrote: I tried to rewatch this and had to shut it off after 30 minutes. I'm employing no hyperbole when I say this is one of the worst movies of the decade. Its pretty shit.
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Riggs
We had our time together
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:36 am Posts: 13299 Location: Vienna
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MadGez wrote: Gulli wrote: I tried to rewatch this and had to shut it off after 30 minutes. I'm employing no hyperbole when I say this is one of the worst movies of the decade. Its pretty shit. Agreed. The more I think about the film the more I dislike it. I have absolutely no desire to watch this again.
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matatonio
Teh Mexican
Joined: Fri Oct 15, 2004 11:56 pm Posts: 26066 Location: In good ol' Mexico
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I seriously didn't get how this is "funny". I few jiggles here and there but not laugh out loud funny. Ok I guess.
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Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:01 pm |
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zingy
College Boy Z
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:40 pm Posts: 36662
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I've seen this like four times now, and I do feel like it gets better with each viewing, but that it's definitely the least funny of the summer comedies (Pineapple Express and Step Brothers).
Oh, and that "I'm a lead farmer, mother fucker" is not a funny line at all.
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Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:41 pm |
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Chippy
KJ's Leading Pundit
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:45 pm Posts: 63026 Location: Tonight... YOU!
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Zingaling wrote: I've seen this like four times now, and I do feel like it gets better with each viewing, but that it's definitely the least funny of the summer comedies (Pineapple Express and Step Brothers).
Oh, and that "I'm a lead farmer, mother fucker" is not a funny line at all. You have no taste.
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Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:38 pm |
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Jonathan
Begging Naked
Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:07 pm Posts: 14737 Location: The Present (Duh)
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Zingaling wrote: Oh, and that "I'm a lead farmer, mother fucker" is not a funny line at all. Not really, but it's totally badass.
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Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:49 pm |
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