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Test Screening look at UNDERCOVER BROTHER!
Hey folks, Harry here... I love the trailer for UNDERCOVER BROTHER. I feel the trailer for UNDERCOVER BROTHER is 9 to 20 times funnier than any of the trailers thus far for AUSTIN POWERS 3. In fact, that isn't accurate, because there isn't a single laugh in any of the AUSTIN POWERS trailers thus far, and the UNDERCOVER BROTHER trailer has laughs throughout. Now the first look at answering the question of whether or not all the funny gags in the film have been sandwiched into the trailer for UNDERCOVER BROTHER and that the film is stretched an hour and a half out of that material and drags like hell... or not. And it looks like the film works, even the animatronic escaped creation from Henson codenamed Denise Richards apparently is not terrible. I really can't believe that yet. But here ya go....
Ok Harry,
Long time reader, first time contributor. I have noticed that there is surprisingly little info on the upcoming Eddie Griffin movie, Undercover Brother. I just came from the Hollywood Galaxy 6 theater where I was party to my first test screening. Without further nonsense, lets get into it.
Well, lemme start by saying, I HATE DENISE RICHARDS...... I do not think she should be allowed to pollute such fine franchises as the Bond series and furthermore, I would be able to die a happy man knowing that she's not allowed to destroy the credibility of another movie even if said movie is not going for "credible". As it is not a perfect world, I guess we can't always get what we want. I will say however, that she does NOT (holy crap am I actually saying this!?!?) ruin this movie, I will go further in saying that she (GOD NO!!! STOP TALKING) actually fit the part she played in this movie perfectly. OK OK OK, enough of my Denise Richards rant.....
I will make this quick as it is fairly late for my pathetic 50 year old in a 24 year old's body. We all know the story, Eddie Griffin is an undercover spy-type in the mold of John Shaft meets James Bond meets Austin Powers (without the limey accent) and he is on a mission the stop the "Man" and his lackey, Mr. Feather (Played by Chris Kattan) from controlling the minds of black people everywhere. The movie is the rebirth of the 70's black genre film with a parody feeling to it. It gets going with the jokes about 30 seconds into it and goes full tilt all the way to the end credits (actually through the end credits too!) The audience I watched this movie with was dying laughing throughout. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by the work all of the actors did in this movie. Everyone nailed their parts on the head. Pay close attention to Neil Patrick Harris (TV's Doogie Howser) this guy was absolutely hilarious every time he is in front of the camera. Dave Chappelle was great... and.... well.... you all get my point, everyone was great.
I definitely believe that if this movie does good in the box office we will see sequels..... they set it up to be sequel ready. I would recommend this movie to anyone who is looking for a good summer popcorn comedy. It never takes itself seriously and it is always funny throughout. Unfortunately no one from the movie was there for any Q & A, but then again, I really didn't expect them to be there. I am hoping that if this movie gets some good word of mouth it will do well, I would LOVE to see another Undercover Brother as they just barely chipped the surface of that potential that this comedy could have.
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It's hard to judge whether Austin Powers 3 will be funny or not because thus far the trailers don't contain much actual footage from the movie. I think this is because they are still working on the movie, tweaking the jokes to keep it as current and topical as possible. In fact, I read that "The Osbournes" filmed a scene for the movie only a few weeks ago.
I do agree that Undercover Brother looks pretty funny though. But I have a problem with this review- what kind of heterosexual male says stuff like "I hate Denise Richards"?? Come on, even though she's a horrible actress, she's mainly there to look hot and she does! -
she should enrich every movie with her sexappeal.
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Not sexy. Being a heterosexual man doesn't require for anyone to pretend that Denise Richards is a "hottie." Please guys, be honest, or at least be a little more convincing with the aesthetic subterfuge. Take it from someone who almost made the cut himself.
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Black mans Kryptonite, damn this bitch is superfine coming from a brother that hoe got back DAMN! A bitch like Denise would mess up a brothers life... spending all his bling bling on underware and diamonds shitt, A brother then not turning up to work in da morning cos his getting a high dose of denise sugar......A brother then getting the sack then she leave. a brother only got one thing left CRACK...By the way this movie will rock looks far funnier than Austin 3.
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May 10, 2002 9:02:46 AM CDT
this film will be shown with a rebuttal from the creator of "The
by durhay
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Not hot. Annoying and entirely unable to act. On a cruder note, her tits are lopsided, of poor shape, and the parting between them is far too wide to be acceptable in my book. Oh, and if anyone questions my straight credentials, I'll come round their house and give their wife/girlfriend/mother something to hang her towels on. Yeah baby.
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Oh yeah, PLANT! PLANT, PLANT, PLANTY PLANT PLANT PLANT FRICKING PLANT PLANT-DIDDLY-PLANT!!! Denise Richards NEEDS a bomb in her ribcage...
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You have to say about three times a piece what big, hearty, heterosexuals you are. You know why? Because not thinking Denise Richards is HOT is conclusive evidence that you're as queer as the day is long. Oh, and for the guy with the "towel rack," I bet the monograms on your towels read "his and his."
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http://www.undercover-brother.com (the link is on the home page: click on Snoop!)
Snoop Dogg...with the cast of Undercover Brother, dancing & trippin' under a shower head with Bootsy Collins on a George Clinton sample!! **sigh** I digress, Dee's hard on talent...just try watching her mouth the words to Snoop's rapping! LOL!!!
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Gotta say, it's refreshing no one's yelled "PLANT" yet, or at least by when I started typing. Anyway, here's my submission for a print blurb by, I dunno, "Bill Frankels, KHYV-TV Kansas": "You're Gonna See This, Sucka!"
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this blaxpoitation spoof stuff is damn cool..even with the 'enter the dragon' style confrontation between Undercover Brother and 'the Man'...this sh!t is my kinda sh!t..ya dig?
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Does that make me gay or something? Or am I short sighted and don't see she's 'not hot'.? If getting a shot at her meant I needed to go blind and become gay.... well hand me that white stick and call me fruity!
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Chilli is funny! Denise is hot but my dog's ass can act better than she can. That's really my only beef with her.
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Wild Things - car wash, cut-off denim shorts, wet white blouse, champagne on bare breats, three-way action...how the hell can you not appreciate this woman? Oh, because she can't act? Let's face it guys - pretty much all the women who've said "that was great" have been better actresses, but I know which ones I'd rather play sink the sausage with! That is all.
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Well, Denise Richards is VERY HOT, I mean , I would go down her any day of the good, ol week, I bet anybody with a penis would do the same. Rain_Dog,what movie she gets naked in so you got to see her boobs? I will rent the movie and jack off to it tonight? By the way I loved your towel rack crack. How ever , when it comes to acting, Ms.Richards, sucks shit out of a monkey ass. But so does Charlize Theron, whom I hate so very much.
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When is someone going to make a film starring fitness guru Denise Austin? sk
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you want acting...get a judi dench movie....movie looks funny, denises booty looks fine, and did anybody watch ' wild things ' for anything else..?
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That movie where Denise Richards is naked (well topless anyway) and also wears tight clothes all the time is 'Wild Things'. Break out the hand cream.... Oh, and I think she can act, a little. She was good in Starship Troopers and Drop Dead Gorgeous, because she had to play cold, unfeeling, bimbos in both. This used to be known as the 'Nicole Kidman' role, but NK moved on. I suppose DR will too, someday.
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I have to admit when I saw the trailer for this film I was skeptical. But, I went to the same screening in Hollywood, and I laughed all the way through. They say (No, I don't know who they are.) 97% of success of a film is casting and I have to admit, the casting was perfect. It's a movie you'll have to see again to hear the jokes you missed due to you're laughing at the jokes previously done.
It's comedy at it's best. A fun and funny romp.
My co-worker is is new to LA and never been to a screening, loved it as well.
I strongly see a sequel and strongly recommend this film.
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Well, weekend is coming up and unlike the rest of you guys, I am still gonna be the same dateless loser as before. So the question is, when I look at likes of Denise Richards, and Nicole Kidman, I wonder who screws women this beautiful,I mean I have gotten laid but to score with some one as good looking as these ones( Some look as if they were just cut out of a comic book) must be a heavenly feeling. I mean Goddamm it I feel lonely boohooo, any thoughts, comments?
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She's just perfect. nuff said.
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no doubt about that bw...and undercover brother's other lady is one hot piece of ass as well
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May 10, 2002 12:12:59 PM CDT
"I have noticed that there is surprisingly little info on the up
by sod off baldric
You say that like it's a bad thing. The less said about that guy, the better.
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...like maybe Austin Powers?? I can just see the meeting at a major 'Wood studio: "Austin Powers did so much money this weekend!" "Yea, but the African American demo was down." "What are we going to do?" "I know!" "Let's make a "BLACK" Austin Powers! You know, like a parody on blaxpoitation movies!" "Hey, that's a great idea - but wait, lets go one step further. Let's throw in some white people - scratch that - hot white chicks and we'll get the WASP demo of young white males as well!" "You're a genius!" "Thank you. Now what should we call it?" "Ha! ha! I have a very creative title. How about 'Undercover Brother?'" *fake corporate laughter is heard throughout the room* "Amazing! We are so creative and spontaneous. How do we do it?" "Genius! Now where's the blow?"
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has big boobies. Oh, and I'll watch anything with Dave Chappelle in it, I watched "You've Got Mail" fercrissakes. That man cracks my shit up. "Where's Billy Bong Thornton?"
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Please make this stop. Please do not go see this movie. It is not funny. Blaxploitation movies are not funny. Well, let me clarify that a bit. Blaxploitation movies are not funny to black people who would like to be taken seriously in this society and dislike being bombarded with outdated and offensive racial stereotypes masquerading as comedy. My wife and I were subjected to this trailer recently in a theater in good ol' Plano, TX recently. (We like the 'burbs - so sue us!) When my wife asked me how this movie got made, I simply gestured to the cackling throngs of white patrons in the theater and said "That's how." Then again, maybe I'm too sensitive about such things. On second thought, let's just bring back all the hateful racial and ethnic stereotypes that plagued Hollywood's golden age. Fu Manchu, you and about two dozen razor-wielding illegal immigrant migrant farming Mexicans are needed at Paramount. And some drunk Irishmen. And those darn Jews as well (don't want to leave anyone out!) Oh, well. I guess I'll see everyone in line at National Lampoon's remake of "Birth of a Nation"! God bless the USA!
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"So the question is, when I look at likes of Denise Richards, and Nicole Kidman, I wonder who screws women this beautiful"... the answer is: DR: Charlie Sheen; NK: Tom Cruise/Hugh Jackman/Tobey Maguire. So to fuck NK, all you have to do is be rich, famous and a member of People's 50 Most Beautiful People... but to fuck DR, all you need is to be a reformed cokehead/whoremonger. and DR is definitely hot, at least as long as she doesn't open her mouth for anything other than oral sex.
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But she cannot act to save her life. She's best suited to cavorting naked in Playboy videos without having to say any lines. Hear my plea, Hef!
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I mean c'mon! I don't wince at her everytime she's on-screen the way Catherine Keener or Meryl Streep makes me absolutely cringe. Sure, she's a little fake, but that doesn't keep me out of the strip clubs. Doesn't Denise deserve the same equality/treatment as your common, everyday stripper? Seriously, I thought she did a pretty descent job in 'Wild Things', and 'Drop Dead Gorgeous'. Maybe if you spent more time in strip clubs, you'd come to appreciate Denise's...ahem...assets a little more...
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It's a movie starring Black people. And I bet it will be better than Austin too. Just like Blade was better than X-Men. Face it when it comes to kick ass flicks, my people ROCK!!!!!!
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I'm sorry. I have never posted here before, hell I wasn't even a member until about three minutes ago. But that all changed as soon as i saw this review. I was invited to see a rough cut of this movie last November at Universal, and I still regret losing those 2 hous of my life. The movie was deplorable, the humor non-existant, and the whole white people are stupid gag ran flat after about 30 seconds. Sorry for the long post, but sometimes you just can't sit by and watch what hopefully was a plant give people false hopes for this pile of shite. good day.
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If some one gives a review, and they love the film, do you dismiss it right way? Summer popcorn fun is what I am looking for. Is Austin Powers in Trouble?
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First of all, to Brooklyn Bred, thanks for the Black pride. It's good to see some of that going around, and it's especially good to see in a TB where the topic is a movie starring a Black man. I mean, the topic is "Undercover Brother", not Denise friggin' Richards! How come I can't go through a TB without reading a million posts about some girl in the movie! Here's a thought - let's talk about the damn movie. I guess that shows where these TB'ers thoughts are. I guess i'm disappointed that this is the first TB about a "Black movie" in a while, and it'sa being overrun with comments about a White girl (no matter how lovely she is) - just like all the other TBs! Argh! Let's talk about the movie -plot, details, story - things like that - not some girl and whether she's hot or not. As for Mr. "Barry White" - please tell me you aren't Black. Because if so, your posts are setting all your people back 400 years. Your posts are so much a caricature that I can just see you as a young White guy sitting at his keyboard, spitting out every slang term he can in an effort to "sound Black". I'm hoping against hope that you're not Black. Please say it ain't so. Sod off Baldric - if you hate Eddie Griffin so much, WHY IN GOD'S GREAT NAME ARE YOU POSTING IN A TB ABOUT THIS MOVIE? It's like you came here just to bitch. Hush it up, already. We know you don't like Mr. Griffin. Moving on... To Rick Kane, I don't know if you know it or not , but there's one big fact that would nullify your Hollywood "creative" meeting scenario - the fact that "Undercover Brother" existed before the movie as an animated show on the 'net. If I could remember which site, I'd tell you. Also, interestingly enough, a White man created it. Talk about progress. From what I have seen of the trailors, the characters are all true to the 'net series, so it wasn't a bunch of "suits" sitting around coming up with a plan to appeal to the Black demographic (although I applaud you in realizing that there ARE idiots in Hollywood that DO do that) - they just simply saw movie potential in the series and acquired the film rights to it. In fact, "Undercover Brother" has the distinction of being the first web series to have a movie made from it. I'm not attacking you, Mr. Kane, just putting out the facts. With that said, I feel the movie is going to be extremely entertaining and very funny. I wish I could share the opinion of my fellow TB'er in Plano, but I really feel that there is no ill will behind this movie - especially when "Undercover Brother" is the hero, and the hero practically always wins. In fact, I'm looking forward to it more than Episode II - I'm going to see that mainly because I've seen the others and want to keep the streak going. I do hope it's good though. But enough from me - just enjoy the movie... quote The Rayven... nevermore.
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Surely you jest. "Undercover Brother" is the worst movie ever? You'd got to be kidding. There's far worse projects that have been made and are in the planning stages now. Just because you may have felt slighted by a few jokes in the movie, it doesn't mean it's the worse movie. Hell, many Black people would contend that they've been forced to deal with jokes made at their expense for years. It's called living with some of the people in America.
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Let's be clear.I have nothing against poking fun at the whole blaxploitation genre, but so far, the only film to have gotten it right in every conceivable way was I'm Gonna Get You Sucka. I've seen the trailer for this movie in front of almost every major movie release in the past two months, all the way back with Resident Evil. It still never ceases to piss me off. First off, Eddie Griffin has NEVER been funny. In ANY movie. Period. Right down there with Chris Tucker in the low life shit category. Somehow he still gets jobs. Weird how Hollywood works. Second, and keep in mind, i dont use this word lightly, but the entire trailer just gave me that nausea that blastant ignorant stereotyping tends to give me. Black woman's pissed cause black man slept with a white girl. Blackness is "confirmed" by how much "soul" you've got. White people in general are ignorant as shit. White girls are blow-up dolls. Its pathetic that somebody in Hollywood thought this was a good idea. I wont even go into what a waste of talent this is for Chi McBride. Just to be short, if they're going to make a movie in this sort of genre, its possible to do it without insulting every black person--hell, EVERYONE'S--intelligence. But, i take much comfort in knowing that with a release date right at the end of the month, it'll get buried quick, fast, and easy under the weight of AOTC and a probably still-going-strong Spiderman. Fuck this movie. Fuck it up its stupid ass. Revolution is my name.
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May 10, 2002 10:29:35 PM CDT
Is there ANYTHING less funny than putting a contemporary black m
by osmosis jones
See Ladies' Man.
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May 10, 2002 11:56:59 PM CDT
Denise Richards makes Jessica Alba look like Liv Ullman.
by cash bailey
Truly the most talentless actress to ever gain a somewhat-successful mainstream film career.
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Any man that does not know this is... well, not that there is anything wrong with it.
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May 11, 2002 10:53:40 AM CDT
i'd blow denise richards grandaddy just to sit next to her i
by jonnyaction
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Huh? Tell me! Because as far as I know, popcorn is just a food you eat while watching a movie.
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May 12, 2002 3:35:20 AM CDT
believe me, hot women are all either gold-digging whores or soul
by cash bailey
But I'm not a misogynist. Good-looking men are just as bad. In fact hot people, period, are vermin.
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It's uncanny how this little gem converted a devout cynic yet again. And a first time poster-What a coincidink.
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This movie looks cool as the air from an air conditioner that's set on "cool".
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after "I'm Gonna Get You Sucka". Have you ever heard of In Living Color. He was the creative force behind that show, that's why the show sucked when he left it. He also directed a little film called "Scary Movie" and did the semi-funny "Don't Be a Menace.." lampooning hood films.
K.I. Wayans is certainly funny and talented and "I'm Gonna Get You Sucka" only gives you a taste of how good he is. To basically call the guy a "has-been" is doing a great desservice. -
The question is how much does it
take to buy a morbidly obese, red
headed hillbilly these days? Or at
least an advertisement on his website. There was absolutely no
reason to make this movie other
than for a bunch of studio suits to show how 'down' they are with
the brothers. This material has been done before. Sad that the studios don't take advantage of the Internet to get ideas. Of course then their relatives would
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May 12, 2002 7:32:18 PM CDT
".....they just barely chipped the surface of that potential tha
by reb55_0
Did Eddie Griffin forget to bring the huge Rastafarian floppy hat from his "Def Comedy Jam" days? Maybe that was one of the missing jokes.....BTW, did anybody else watch "Pootie Tang" just to se Chris Rock sneak in a cameo as the rich-but-cheap-bastard? "How much for ONE RIB?" Always fun at bar-b-ques. And the supermarket. And board meetings...or so I'd guess.
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Bad acting or not, if you hate her that much, i have 4 letters for you to think about....
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You are smoking some seriously bad crack if you believe that shit in the tabloids about Nicole and Tobey. The picture the tabloids have of them is so fake (in reality, he is almost a foot smaller than she is for Christ's sake!)
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May 13, 2002 9:15:52 AM CDT
Have you gentlemen ever heard of "Hollywood Shuffle"?
by andrecrabtree111
While it's not strictly blacksploitation, I think it's the funniest movie every about blacks and their work/portrayal in movies and television. If you want something with a little heart and soul, check out this masterpiece by Robert Townsend.
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May 13, 2002 11:01:58 AM CDT
"...if you hate Eddie Griffin so much, WHY IN GOD'S GREAT NA
by sod off baldric
Because this is a free country and I have a right to express my opinion, for good or ill, about any subject I so choose. In other words, if I feel like bitching about an Eddie Griffin movie, I will bloody well bitch about an Eddie Griffin movie. Maybe, just maybe, I'll reach at least one wayward soul and save them from subjecting themself to this crap.
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May 13, 2002 8:05:54 PM CDT
Admit it. You'd like to be Charlie Sheen's dick for a ni
by det. john kimble
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...played Halle "I didn't deserve my Oscar one bit and I'm not actually that black anyway because my mom is white and I looked retarded during my acceptance speech" Berry. Nah that'd suck. This movie looks pretty cool. I like Dave Chappelle a lot, and I'm interested in seeing Chi McBride in a movie role. I bet Eddie Griffin the basketball player could beat Eddie Griffin the actor in basketball tho.
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Oh, and I'm glad to see a talkback about a black movie too. How come we didn't get one when House Party 4 came out?!?!?! That movie is so funny; it's just a complete rip-off of Ferris Bueller's day off (and yes, House Party 4 does exist, it just doesn't have Kid and Play). Anyone else here love the movie Krush Groove?? Man that flick was awesome. Seriously was. Had all the great rappers in it. In conclusion, this movie looks pretty funny, even if it does have Denise Richards.
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Actually, some of the jokes do look pretty lame. I'll see it anyway.
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