Ooohhhh, I know... "Shaun of the Dead" was a classic and Simon Pegg is the De Niro of modern society. Viva-La-Crap-Taste-In-Movies, mo-fo. Kubrick has fuck all on Edgar Wright.
To be honest I don't like any of the spoof films (eg. Scary Movie, Disaster Movie) and think they ran their cource when they started. But really why does it matter? People will make crap films like people will make crap anything else but it doesn't stop a great movie from being great.
Vampires Suck made more money than Scott Pilgrim because Vampires Suck was marketed to a wider target audience (i.e.: morons). With all the video game references, Scott Pilgrim was extremely...nichey. Don't get me wrong, I loved Scott Pilgrim and think it sucks that it made so little money, but it at least makes sense why that happened.
Also, you know what I want to see? I want Mel Brooks to make one last parody movie before he dies, just so modern moviegoers can understand how a parody should be done. I know Mel Brooks isn't the man he once was and if he did a new movie it'd likely suck, but it would still be several billion times better than anything Friedberg and Seltzer have done.
Also, you know what I want to see? I want Mel Brooks to make one last parody movie before he dies, just so modern moviegoers can understand how a parody should be done. I know Mel Brooks isn't the man he once was and if he did a new movie it'd likely suck, but it would still be several billion times better than anything Friedberg and Seltzer have done.
Dear Mr. Brooks,
Please bring Rick Moranis out of retirement and make "Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money" (aka "Spaceballs 3: The Search for Spaceballs 2").
The first Scary Movie wasn't so bad. Granted I haven't seen it since it was in the theaters, and granted I was 16 or 17 at the time, but as far as I can remember it was actually parodying horror film cliches and such, as opposed to randomly inserting YouTube videos or whatever. It wasn't anything brilliant, but it shouldn't be compared to these... things they're making now.
What the hell happened to these kinds of movies? We go from Blazing Saddles to Airplane to Naked Gun to Hot Shots to... this.
We should write them a letter and remind them. Or Mel Brooks can just send Mongo after them.
Most definitely. Though we'd have to double check to make sure that our letter isn't funnier than the movie contents or it may be included as an extra joke.
Most definitely. Though we'd have to double check to make sure that our letter isn't funnier than the movie contents or it may be included as an extra joke.
... if we get a cut of the $90 million or so that this movie is likely to take in, I could live with that. Especially because that means we could start making movies as TWO OF THE FOUR WRITERS of this piece of shit. So then people would come to our movie and find out it's infinitely better then these movies!
... if we get a cut of the $90 million or so that this movie is likely to take in, I could live with that. Especially because that means we could start making movies as TWO OF THE FOUR WRITERS of this piece of shit. So then people would come to our movie and find out it's infinitely better then these movies!
Hmm...this is starting to sound like a fairly decent idea when you put it that way. Okay! Let's get started on that letter!
Dear Knuckleheads,
Make funnier movies. Or better yet, stop making movies at all because the void where a movie might reside would be funnier than the actual product.
I tried watching Scary Movie once. I couldn't get through it because Anna Faris is a cancer upon this planet, and I despise her. Seriously, she is so irritating and there's something so repulsive about her to me. I can not stand her. I want to run her over with a frakking semi with the words SLAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE painted on the side.
Scary Movie 2 and 3 on the other hand, were somewhat watchable for me because of three people: Tim Curry, David Cross, and Leslie Neilsen. Yes, I think both movies are relatively funny for various parts. Scary Movie 2 is better than 3, but 3 does have some rare parts I can enjoy. I shudder at the thought of the fourth movie though. Actually, I've never seen 2 all the way through, nor 3. Maybe I should do this before giving favor to either one, although I'm automatically biased toward 2 because of Tim Curry.
For those who dont know what the scene I was talking about, I was talking about this one . Also, a bit off the subject. But...Pilgrim bombed? How could that be?
For those who dont know what the scene I was talking about, I was talking about this one . Also, a bit off the subject. But...Pilgrim bombed? How could that be?
The source material is bad and the two main leads were playing the exact same role they play in every single film they're ever in?
Yes, I realize they're different actors. Doesn't make it any less funny though.
Isn't that the joke?
Also, I did not like Scott Pilgrim for the reasons Dashing mentioned and some of the 'jokes' were completely pointless and lacked explanation, such as the scene with the Seinfeld sounds.
Isn't that the joke?
Also, I did not like Scott Pilgrim for the reasons Dashing mentioned and some of the 'jokes' were completely pointless and lacked explanation, such as the scene with the Seinfeld sounds.
Yeah, pointing that out for anyone who wasn't sure what I was getting at, though.
And... the movie is about a guy who beat up his girlfriend's seven evil exes, including an Indian hipster guy and a vegan with magical powers. But the Seinfeld scene didn't make sense?
And... the movie is about a guy who beat up his girlfriend's seven evil exes, including an Indian hipster guy and a vegan with magical powers. But the Seinfeld scene didn't make sense?
To be fair, even with that in mind, the Seinfeld scene was fucking BIZARRE.
What's this about Scott Pilgrm and Seinfeld? Will I be annoyed?
For no reason, for one scene in the film it has the Seinfeld bass transition, similar exterior shot before cutting inside, and laugh track. I wish I could tell you it had a point but I blame it for my dislike of the movie. WHY WAS THAT THERE
Michael Cera acted really well I have to say, the only flaw I could point out was that he's Michael Cera and thus instantly dislikable.
That's the one thing about the movie that I didn't like: Scott Pilgrim is NOT a Cera-esque character in the source material. The exact opposite, really. Sometimes he becomes the soft-spoken socially awkward geek, but he's normally egotistical, loud, and boisterous. He's still a dick in the movie, but not nearly as much.
EDIT: Oh god, I'm becoming that guy. ("In issue #375, Batman CLEARLY states...")
EDIT 2: Oh, and all the stuff they had to cut for time constraints made me a bit disappoint.
I thought Scott Pilgrim was a pretty funny and enjoyable movie. I still haven't read the comics to compare. I just felt that they took a whole bunch of different elements that I typically enjoy separately, and combined them in a pretty effective way. I particularly liked the comedic timing. It's all very punchy.
Wright said the idea came from a single panel in the comics where it said “Studio Audience – Ahhh” and that gave him the idea to continue the sitcom theme into the next scene.
Works for me. Personally I just viewed it as an odd, stylistic interpretation of Scott's cheerful mood.
Yeah, the whole movie is actually told within Scott's point of view. It's not really apparent until you think about the transitions from each scene to the next.
The way I see it, it's one of those movies where every hater's reason to hate it is every lover's reason to love it.
So, Comedy Central showed Disaster Movie today and out of morbid curiosity, I watched some of it.
DISASTER MOVIE had a 5 minute long High School Musical sequence, featuring random appearances of actors pretending to be Justin Timberlake and Jessica Simpson. Also someone pretending to be Ellen Page from Juno was there too. For some... reason. I am pretty sure that neither of those movies are in the disaster movie genre. And they had nothing to do with anything going on with the main characters as far as I can tell. Ugh.
It was so bad that I had to put on Star Trek Generations instead.
So, Comedy Central showed Disaster Movie today and out of morbid curiosity, I watched some of it.
DISASTER MOVIE had a 5 minute long High School Musical sequence, featuring random appearances of actors pretending to be Justin Timberlake and Jessica Simpson. Also someone pretending to be Ellen Page from Juno was there too. For some... reason. I am pretty sure that neither of those movies are in the disaster movie genre. And they had nothing to do with anything going on with the main characters as far as I can tell. Ugh.
It was so bad that I had to put on Star Trek Generations instead.
That's how bad it was!
Me and my friends played a game; who can watch the movie the longest. I won after 8 minutes.
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Also, you know what I want to see? I want Mel Brooks to make one last parody movie before he dies, just so modern moviegoers can understand how a parody should be done. I know Mel Brooks isn't the man he once was and if he did a new movie it'd likely suck, but it would still be several billion times better than anything Friedberg and Seltzer have done.
Those movies ran their course before they started. Their course was almost run by the time the first draft of the script was finished.
But it has at least slightly more artistic worth than Vampires Suck. Slightly. Probably.
Dear Mr. Brooks,
Please bring Rick Moranis out of retirement and make "Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money" (aka "Spaceballs 3: The Search for Spaceballs 2").
Yours hopefully,
Davies
EDIT: I just found out about this...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceballs:_The_Animated_Series
...awesome.
What the hell happened to these kinds of movies? We go from Blazing Saddles to Airplane to Naked Gun to Hot Shots to... this.
The people who make these things forgot that the end result should actually be funny.
We should write them a letter and remind them. Or Mel Brooks can just send Mongo after them.
Most definitely. Though we'd have to double check to make sure that our letter isn't funnier than the movie contents or it may be included as an extra joke.
... if we get a cut of the $90 million or so that this movie is likely to take in, I could live with that. Especially because that means we could start making movies as TWO OF THE FOUR WRITERS of this piece of shit. So then people would come to our movie and find out it's infinitely better then these movies!
Common sense in movies is overrated.
And, while I love Scott Pilgrim, I can see why it's not everyone's cup of tea. Y'know, like adventure games.
Hmm...this is starting to sound like a fairly decent idea when you put it that way. Okay! Let's get started on that letter!
Dear Knuckleheads,
Make funnier movies. Or better yet, stop making movies at all because the void where a movie might reside would be funnier than the actual product.
Signed,
Alcoremortis and Scnew
That is a good letter. And, it is funnier that their movies, so I think you'll accomplish your goal.
Scary Movie 2 and 3 on the other hand, were somewhat watchable for me because of three people: Tim Curry, David Cross, and Leslie Neilsen. Yes, I think both movies are relatively funny for various parts. Scary Movie 2 is better than 3, but 3 does have some rare parts I can enjoy. I shudder at the thought of the fourth movie though. Actually, I've never seen 2 all the way through, nor 3. Maybe I should do this before giving favor to either one, although I'm automatically biased toward 2 because of Tim Curry.
Sweet, I'm going to profit and I didn't even have to actually write anything worthwhile!
... Oh god I've turned into them.
Nuh-uh! Scott Pilgrim and Mark Zuckerberg are two completely different roles!
Yes, I realize they're different actors. Doesn't make it any less funny though.
Sweet! Okay, we're golden.
We must prevent this catastrophe! Quick! Write a post script at the bottom before it's too late!
Isn't that the joke?
Also, I did not like Scott Pilgrim for the reasons Dashing mentioned and some of the 'jokes' were completely pointless and lacked explanation, such as the scene with the Seinfeld sounds.
Yeah, pointing that out for anyone who wasn't sure what I was getting at, though.
And... the movie is about a guy who beat up his girlfriend's seven evil exes, including an Indian hipster guy and a vegan with magical powers. But the Seinfeld scene didn't make sense?
To be fair, even with that in mind, the Seinfeld scene was fucking BIZARRE.
What's this about Scott Pilgrm and Seinfeld? Will I be annoyed?
It's a 30 second scene. I thought it was funny.
For no reason, for one scene in the film it has the Seinfeld bass transition, similar exterior shot before cutting inside, and laugh track. I wish I could tell you it had a point but I blame it for my dislike of the movie. WHY WAS THAT THERE
Just youtubed it. it was well done, but the idea of that plop in the middle of my film angers the blood.
Michael Cera acted really well I have to say, the only flaw I could point out was that he's Michael Cera and thus instantly dislikable.
That's the one thing about the movie that I didn't like: Scott Pilgrim is NOT a Cera-esque character in the source material. The exact opposite, really. Sometimes he becomes the soft-spoken socially awkward geek, but he's normally egotistical, loud, and boisterous. He's still a dick in the movie, but not nearly as much.
EDIT: Oh god, I'm becoming that guy. ("In issue #375, Batman CLEARLY states...")
EDIT 2: Oh, and all the stuff they had to cut for time constraints made me a bit disappoint.
As for the Seinfeld scene:
-from an interview
Works for me. Personally I just viewed it as an odd, stylistic interpretation of Scott's cheerful mood.
Yeah, the whole movie is actually told within Scott's point of view. It's not really apparent until you think about the transitions from each scene to the next.
The way I see it, it's one of those movies where every hater's reason to hate it is every lover's reason to love it.
DISASTER MOVIE had a 5 minute long High School Musical sequence, featuring random appearances of actors pretending to be Justin Timberlake and Jessica Simpson. Also someone pretending to be Ellen Page from Juno was there too. For some... reason. I am pretty sure that neither of those movies are in the disaster movie genre. And they had nothing to do with anything going on with the main characters as far as I can tell. Ugh.
It was so bad that I had to put on Star Trek Generations instead.
That's how bad it was!
Me and my friends played a game; who can watch the movie the longest. I won after 8 minutes.
I feel like he was actually the real winner.
To be fair, I blinked to most of it, so it's around 7 minutes and 56 seconds.