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  1. TClermont TClermont is offline

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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 10:19am)

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471042/

    Not really capable of doing a skeeze-style movie writeup at 5AM. I got into a private screening for it yesterday and all I can say is this movie is hilarious from beginning to end. It was so nice to see Eddie Murphy be able to be non-G rated Eddie Murphy again, and the rest of the all-star cast was excellent in supporting him. Ben Stiller is definitely the lead, and holds his own, but Eddie Murphy stole the show. I'd put this on par with Hangover 1 as one of the funniest movies/fastest 2 hours I've ever spent in a movie theater.
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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 10:39am) in reply to TClermont

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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 1:03pm) in reply to Hodge05

    Wow I thought the previews looked like a bust... might have to check it out tho
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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 3:33pm) in reply to TINNAL

    so its going to rival Drive as the most horribly mis-marketed film of 2011?

    Because tbh it looks like a giant turd from the trailer. Eddie Murphy's career has been dead for decades.
    Edited By: Glo4m Oct 28th, 2011 at 03:34 PM
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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 3:38pm) in reply to Glo4m

     
    Originally Posted by Glo4m View Post

    so its going to rival Drive as the most horribly mis-marketed film of 2011?

    Because tbh it looks like a giant turd from the trailer. Eddie Murphy's career has been dead for decades.

    Hangover looked pretty dumb from the first trailers then it popped. So it's not out of the question that this may be good.

    This actually sounds like a modded form of a movie pitched 7 years ago with eddie, jackie chan, owen wilson, chris tucker, bruce willis, and 2 others, a huge buddy cop flick.

    Edit*** nvm quick look at RT says it's pg-13... weak.
    Edited By: Niceguy Oct 28th, 2011 at 03:39 PM
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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 3:41pm) in reply to Niceguy

     
    Originally Posted by Niceguy View Post

    Hangover looked pretty dumb from the first trailers then it popped. So it's not out of the question that this may be good.

    This actually sounds like a modded form of a movie pitched 7 years ago with eddie, jackie chan, owen wilson, chris tucker, bruce willis, and 2 others, a huge buddy cop flick.

    Edit*** nvm quick look at RT says it's pg-13... weak.

    Before Hangover I knew it would probably be huge since it was Galifinakis's first big role. I had seen a stand up DVD of his a couple months prior and he was instant top5 comic of all time in my mind.

    and now that you mention it, if chris tucker and jackie chan showed up in the trailer for this movie u wouldnt be surprised at all
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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 4:33pm) in reply to Glo4m

     
    Originally Posted by Glo4m View Post

    Before Hangover I knew it would probably be huge since it was Galifinakis's first big role. I had seen a stand up DVD of his a couple months prior and he was instant top5 comic of all time in my mind.

    and now that you mention it, if chris tucker and jackie chan showed up in the trailer for this movie u wouldnt be surprised at all

    lol what?
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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 4:51pm) in reply to KidKGB

     
    Originally Posted by KidKGB View Post

    lol what?

    a better way to word it may have been to clarify stand-up comic. His Live at Purple Onion (i think) is one of the best stand up sets I have ever seen, imo.
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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 5:04pm) in reply to Glo4m

    yeah, that's what i took it to mean. i'm sure it's a great set (don't believe i've seen it), but one set does not make him a top 5 comic.

    George Carlin
    Richard Pryor
    Eddie Murphy
    Chris Rock
    Jerry Seinfeld
    Rodney Dangerfield
    Sam Kinison
    Steven Wright
    Louis CK
    Dave Chappelle

    There's 10 better comics off the top of my head.
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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 6:40pm) in reply to KidKGB

     
    Originally Posted by KidKGB View Post

    yeah, that's what i took it to mean. i'm sure it's a great set (don't believe i've seen it), but one set does not make him a top 5 comic.

    George Carlin
    Richard Pryor
    Eddie Murphy
    Chris Rock
    Jerry Seinfeld
    Rodney Dangerfield
    Sam Kinison
    Steven Wright
    Louis CK
    Dave Chappelle

    There's 10 better comics off the top of my head.

    this guy it the most unfunny annoying POS
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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 6:48pm) in reply to KidKGB

     
    Originally Posted by KidKGB View Post

    yeah, that's what i took it to mean. i'm sure it's a great set (don't believe i've seen it), but one set does not make him a top 5 comic.

    George Carlin
    Richard Pryor
    Eddie Murphy
    Chris Rock
    Jerry Seinfeld
    Rodney Dangerfield
    Sam Kinison
    Steven Wright
    Louis CK
    Dave Chappelle

    There's 10 better comics off the top of my head.

    Zero sets can make a top comic, imo, because you know, its my opinion.
    Pretty loltastic to name 10 better comics without having seen the set I'm talking about. But alas, you are entitled to your opinion, as I am to mine.
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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 6:49pm) in reply to Glo4m

    you lost me at "all-star cast"
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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 7:08pm) in reply to Glo4m

     
    Originally Posted by Glo4m View Post

    Zero sets can make a top comic, imo, because you know, its my opinion.
    Pretty loltastic to name 10 better comics without having seen the set I'm talking about. But alas, you are entitled to your opinion, as I am to mine.

    Fair enough. I should probably see the set.

    Just out of curiousity, which of the comics I listed would you put Galifianakis above?
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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 7:11pm) in reply to KidKGB

    ok maybe top 7, i would put the following above him and the rest below:

    George Carlin
    Richard Pryor
    Eddie Murphy
    Steven Wright
    Louis CK
    Dave Chappelle
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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 7:19pm) in reply to Glo4m

    Now, everyone take note: by being somewhat passive and casual, I got him to agree that I was right and he was wrong.

    BOOM!!!!!!
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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 7:27pm) in reply to KidKGB

     
    Originally Posted by KidKGB View Post

    Now, everyone take note: by being somewhat passive and casual, I got him to agree that I was right and he was wrong.

    BOOM!!!!!!

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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 7:28pm) in reply to KidKGB

    No mention of Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks, Redd Foxx or Don Rickles among the all time great stand-up comics?
    Edited By: ltquick Oct 28th, 2011 at 07:28 PM
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    Oct 28th, 2011 (10/28/2011 7:41pm) in reply to ltquick

    Less arguing over which comedians are better all-time and more talk about this movie that looks like a huge turd but might actually be good.
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    Oct 29th, 2011 (10/29/2011 2:12am) in reply to ltquick

     
    Originally Posted by ltquick View Post

    Bill Hicks

    i duno, i watched some of his stuff. not really very funny. overhyped cause he died

     
    Originally Posted by Glo4m View Post

    Eddie Murphy's career has been dead for decades.

    bowfinger tho
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    Oct 29th, 2011 (10/29/2011 2:19am) in reply to krispycream

     
    Originally Posted by krispycream View Post

    i duno, i watched some of his stuff. not really very funny. overhyped cause he died

    bowfinger tho

    Eddie Murphy was great in Dreamgirls, but that wasn't really a comedic role. Also his performances in Life and The Nutty Professor are very underrated, imo.
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    Oct 29th, 2011 (10/29/2011 4:59am) in reply to ltquick

     
    Originally Posted by ltquick View Post

    Eddie Murphy was great in Dreamgirls, but that wasn't really a comedic role. Also his performances in Life and The Nutty Professor are very underrated, imo.

    LOL, underrated; please refrain from using that word in a sentence unless you mention the incredibly overlooked performances given by Sean Patrick Flanery and and Norman Reedus in The Boondock Saints. I'll be the first to admit that Duffy's direction is sublime, but those two actors truly bring his vision to life with remarkable grit, realism and emotion.
    Edited By: BubbaKGB Oct 29th, 2011 at 05:05 AM
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    Oct 29th, 2011 (10/29/2011 5:03am) in reply to Niceguy

     
    Originally Posted by Niceguy View Post

    nvm quick look at RT says it's pg-13... weak.

    Yeah... the only complaint I could have about the movie was that the rating handicaps it. The movie is 100% adult comedy, yet it's restrained by the rating so that it can appeal to more potential viewers. I can't imagine how epic it would have been if they just sought out to make it R-rated from the beginning. It definitely doesn't feel like a PG-13 movie. It feels more like a radio edited version of an angry Eminem song. You know there's more to it, but the censors came in and chopped it up.
    Edited By: TClermont Oct 29th, 2011 at 05:06 AM
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    Oct 29th, 2011 (10/29/2011 5:08am) in reply to TClermont

    boondock saints outta left field... how long have you been waiting for someone to use the term 'underrated' in a film thread?
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    Oct 29th, 2011 (10/29/2011 5:20am) in reply to Ozzie

     
    Originally Posted by Ozzie View Post

    boondock saints outta left field... how long have you been waiting for someone to use the term 'underrated' in a film thread?


    Yeah that confused me. I thought it was some kinda inside joke with bubba andltquick
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    Oct 29th, 2011 (10/29/2011 5:43am) in reply to krispycream

     
    Originally Posted by krispycream View Post

    i duno, i watched some of his stuff. not really very funny. overhyped cause he died

    Overhyped?? You know, who's overhyped? That Julia Roberts. What has she done for me lately, amIrite? Really grinds my gears
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    Oct 29th, 2011 (10/29/2011 6:23am) in reply to Hughes4

     
    Originally Posted by ltquick View Post

    Eddie Murphy was great in Dreamgirls, but that wasn't really a comedic role. Also his performances in Life and The Nutty Professor are very underrated, imo.

    Daddy Day Care and Shrek are the tits imo

     
    Originally Posted by Hughes4 View Post

    Overhyped?? You know, who's overhyped? That Julia Roberts. What has she done for me lately, amIrite? Really grinds my gears

    She has been horrible ever since Pretty Women...i guess Erin Brockocunt was ok if you like that ghey ass feminism shit.
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    Oct 29th, 2011 (10/29/2011 7:30am) in reply to Prestonluv

    op has to be a level, right?
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    Oct 29th, 2011 (10/29/2011 7:45am) in reply to norcaljeff

     
    Originally Posted by norcaljeff View Post

    op has to be a level, right?

    Nope. Just retarded. Consider the source
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    Oct 29th, 2011 (10/29/2011 7:59am) in reply to Hughes4

     
    Originally Posted by norcaljeff View Post

    op has to be a level, right?

     
    Originally Posted by Hughes4 View Post

    Nope. Just retarded. Consider the source

    Given the right script Eddie Murphy can still be very good.

    who knows...maybe this movie will actually be good.
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    Oct 29th, 2011 (10/29/2011 1:44pm) in reply to dolphin13

     
    Originally Posted by dolphin13 View Post

    Yeah that confused me. I thought it was some kinda inside joke with bubba andltquick

    Not really. Boondock Saints (I and II) are probably the most underrated pics of the last 30 years. Waiting with anticipation for Troy Duffy to complete the trilogy.
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