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The Ice Captain takes his EX to see the world premiere of MICKEY BLUE EYES
Alright folks, Harry here. Now I don't know about you, but I've been enjoying the trailers for MICKEY BLUE EYES. They just seem to be tickling me the right way. So, I'm a bit curious. Now... as for it being the 'funniest film of the year' as the Ice Captain states... Well, the question bares asking... "What Comedies Have You Seen This Year?" Has he seen ELECTION? Or DETROIT ROCK CITY? Or SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER AND UNCUT? What about LAKE PLACID? Hmmmm... Well, I'm seeing this one no matter what, but be cautious of unchecked hyperbole...
My ex girlfriend (ex for many reasons you don't have to know about, but one
being a tendency to drag me to chick flicks) played true to form and took me
to
the NY premiere of the latest Hugh Grant movie "Mickey Blue Eyes". Not my
dream
date, as you can imagine, but I love her, I miss her, what can I tell you?
So we are on our way into the theater and I just can't wait to get thru this
and
then get down to the real business of the evening. Hugh Grant and Liz Hurley
paraded for the papparazi and besides Hurley's legs, my only diversion was
gawking at Keith Richards whose face now looks - in terms of wrinkles and
hair -
like an unmentionable but sensitive part of a man's anatomy.
We get into the theater, find our seats and then something weird happens.
The movie starts and Grant's up there cracking jokes and the whole place
starts
laughing and I'm thinking what the hell is wrong with these people - have
they
all been partying with Keith? And then something even weirder happens .. I
start laughing. At first I'm so embarrassed I pretend I've got some kind of
respiratory problems (this is NY in August) but pretty soon the game's up
and I
just go with it. Hell - maybe this is how I win back dream girl. And once
I'm
out of the closet (if you get my drift), all hell breaks loose.
Here's the truth - this is the hands down, no holds barred funniest movie
I've
seen all year. Hugh Grant is a guy working in an art auction place who wants
to
get engaged to a local girl (Jeannie Tripplehorn) but she won't do it
because of
her goombah daddy (James Caan). I know, I know, you've seen a lot this mob
comedy stuff but this movie's so way different in tone you don't even
notice.
It's sort of British surreal humor a la Monty Python mixed with French
farce,
with a little Notting Hill type wit. Grant pretending to be a mobster and a
Chinese restaurnat scene that has to go down as the biggest laughs I've
heard in
a movie theater - this thing just WORKS.
Grant does a lot of the stuff he's done before that hasn't always worked for
me
in the past but he also did a lot of real slapstick stuff that I've never
seen
him do before. Like - stripping his clothes off to distract Tripplehorn and
there's a restaurant scene where he keeps dropping his gun on the floor -
both
scenes were really funny. James Caan besides being a movie legend, gives a
great performance. damn funny in a playing it straight kind of way. It
really
seems like more comedy than romance so Tripplehorn has the least to do and
I'm
not a huge fan of her anyways. The rest of the cast - especially Burt Young
as
the big don are funny too.
Anyhow, the date turned out pretty great too, so I'm happy and I suppose I
have
the movie to thank for creating the right vibe. I haven't read much about
this
movie on the web, so I thought I'd just let you people know. The movie
deserves
it.
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What a charming young man that Hugh Grant is...
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Aug 15, 1999 10:15:35 AM CDT
The englishman who went up a hill and came down a goodfella.
by not todd
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So let me get this straight: It's like Python's "Pirahna Brothers" sketch by way of Mr. Hulot and Notting Hill? Or is it like the Godfather starring John Cleese, Gerard Depardieu and Rhys Ifans? Forgive my skepticism, but I have to take your opinion with a grain of salt- you were trying to impress your ex after all. I'll believe it when I see it myself- on video.
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Not saying it isn't great, but a lot of the bits in the trailer/ads sure remind me of Billy Crystal's "Elmer the Fudd" final scene in Analyze This ...
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Unchecked Hyperbole!?? You walked into that one Harry...what about all the hype you generated for The Phantom Menace, Austin Powers 2, The Blair Witch (gag!) project, and The Iron giant!!? Only one of those films was worth the hype (and if you can not guess which one I am talking about I will give all you cluesless folks a hint...not the first, second or third movie in the above list), and typically it is being ignored by the public. Maybe you should have taken the time and energy promoting the aforementioned 3 films and put it into Iron Giant. There is a great article in todays Daily News Business section (CA-san fernandeo valley edition) that says what you have been saying all along...the film was mauled by bad marketing (or you could read between the lines and realize the writer of the article was saying...take a clue! on how to market animated films from Disney! you idiots). Love em or hate em Disney knows how to market films geared for kids to adults and children. The reason I will not see Mickey Blue eyes is because I never understood why Hugh grant is becoming a major star in america (and the world), if it was not for the hooker incident he would be another mediocre actor who stumbled into roles in movies that got lucky, and became box-office hits. I really do love you bemoaning unchecked Hype harry...physician heal thyself please.
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Now wait just a damn minute; Austin Powers was so funny, I found myself coughing and gasping for air at least 3 or 4 times.
As for Episode I, well let me just explain a bit. I'm gen X (I freely admit it!) my earliest, and only memory of SW had been seeing Return of the Jedi when I was about 7. I never saw any of them again, and as a teenager had dismissed them as "kids movies". When I was about 16-17, I started hearing adults talking about the new trilogy, and I decided to give SW an honest chance; I rented it, and thought it was way too slow (Indy movies are also PG to PG13 and move much faster). Then I saw Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi! They were MUCH MUCH BETTER!!!!
Mabyee it has something to do with the fact that I was 2 in 77, and hence did not see it in theaters immersed in all the hype and lines with people camped out, but I CAM'T comprehend for the life of me how such a slow movie could have become that popular.
Because I am a "semi" SW fan, I didn't spend the entire year or two before EP1's release reading the spoilers on the net. Untill I saw it I had no clue about the existance of Jar Jar, and only after searching the web after the movie had I heard these "Jar Jar must die" things.
I went to see EP1 hoping to see a fun movie (that I might enjoy seenig a few times) and that was consistant w/the other trilogy.
What I saw was an intense and fun movie, that left me felling satisfied (not asking "Is this it! This is what everyone is talking about?") not like EP4.
Personally I found EP1 to be the most fun film in the series. With the exeption of a larger part for Samuel L. Jackson I think Lucas made every detail PERFECT.
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Iron Giant wishes it was half the movie Phantom Menace is. Wait, a quarter, hold on, a fourth. Iron Giant was a mediocre "movie with a message". I hate movies with a message, especially a message as liberal, left-wing and un-American as that one. "I am not a gun"???? Maybe you SHOULD BE a gun, cause what you are is a stupid waste of metal. Compared to George Lucas' new classic, TPM, Iron Giant is nothing at all. Maybe that's why one made $413 million so far and the other made $13 million. Then again, STILTMAN, maybe to your dried up and shriveled brain Iron Giant is better. Who knows? People these days have all sorts of STUPID ideas. Seek help, clod. TPM rocks!!!
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Kauffman has it right. Grant's appeal is based on offering something few (no?) other leading men do. Rather than trying to be cool or sexy or hard he plays the charm and approachability card. It's what he does and he does it well.
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Ah, Warrior, Warrior, Warrior, how I miss your silly antics on WCW. But at least I can get my fill of your incoherent rants here at AICN. Phantom Menace did so have a message. The message was: Buy more stuff! Line Lucas' pockets! Now, I am not saying it was a bad film. I quite enjoyed it. It was exceptional eye candy BUT that it all it was, and all it will ever be. Iron Giant reached for something far greater than mere spectacle and it achieved it. Decades from now, when we debate whether Phantom Menace or Return of the Jedi is the weakest entry in the series, Iron Giant will be appearing at the top of all sorts of 'Best' lists. As for your laughable 'TPM made $412 million and IG didn't' argument, by that logic Titanic is the greatest film ever made, Armageddon is an all-time classic that should be studied in film school and all that crap that Kubrick put out- none of which made a dime- should be buried in the dusty attic of film history, never to be seen again.
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As Peter Allen used to say: everything old is new again. Doesn't anyone think that the plotline of "Mickey Blue Eyes" owes even a slight debt to the Daniel Day-Lewis' English-fish-out-of-water "Stars and Bars," or, for that matter, the Matthew Broderick/Marlon Brando mob spoof "The Freshman?"
This "trend" is driving me nuts; although I loved the "Iron Giant,"
let's face it: it's basically "ET," and "The Astronaut's Wife" looks like an updated version of "Rosemary's Baby." Don't these screenwriters have any shame? The only really original film I've seen in recent weeks is "The Sixth Sense," and even it had "Poltergeist-y" overtones. Sheesh. -
you said, "George Lucas' new classic, TPM" -- thanks for the laugh, man. I really needed that.
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So Warrior, how far up Lucas' ass is your head exactly??
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You are the most annoying poster on AICN. Just reading what you write makes me want to twist your scrawny neck! How can someone as ignornant and uninformed as yourself possibly know how to use a computer? I can't believe you are a Star Wars fan. Maybe I should switch to Trek.
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Is it just me or does Jeanne Tripplehorn looks just like the TacoBell chihuahua? I was wondering what she's been doing since Waterworld and all those lame independent romantic comedies set in NYC lofts...
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For the life of me I can't understand how someone can automatically, without question, equate the relative merits (read "quality") of a product with its performance in the marketplace. No insult to anyone, but the audience CAN be stupid, and if the success of such lame efforts as Lethal Weapon 4, Wild Wild West, Armageddon, etc. doesn't prove anything, it proves that people fall prey to clever marketing. For crying out loud, Miller Lite is the best selling beer in America, and the stuff is just plain AWFUL. Good commericals, though. Despite what your personal opinion of Blair Witch is, do you think all of those people in line opening weekend heard anything besides the positive hype that saturated the market? How many of those people left disappointed? Can't get your money back afterwards, unfortunately (wish I could, sometimes). I suppose Warrior watches only the top-rated TV shows, buys all of the top-selling "fashion" (how you like those baggy-assed pants, anyway?), etc.? Anyone who relies on the market to tell them what to do deserves what they get.
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Why all these personal insults over all movies and people's harsh tone and desperate attempts for attention? While I was pretty damn disappointed with TPM, it is much easier to respond to silly posts by searching for some sort of intelligence in a post, and discounting and ignoring them if there is none displayed. And I quote, "Iron Giant wishes it was half the movie Phantom Menace is. Wait, a quarter, hold on, a fourth." Much simpler than trying to think of complicated ways of insulting someone and wasting your time.
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The Phantom Menace is a new classic? It was a fun movie, but not a classic by any standard. The Iron Giant was twice the movie the Phantom Menace was. It has a message and that's a bad thing? It had emotion and heart, witch TPM didn't have any of. The only thing you got right was that Austin Powers 2 was funny.
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I hated Austin Powers 2. It wasn't funny. And about the box office, I was merely stating that I think the average filmgoer is not stupid. That's why I place some importance to box office totals. Only if you think the general public are idiots do you discount box office. Which is why I think Iron Giant failes to appeal to the average Joe. And Detroit Rock City is just CRAP.
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http://www.showbizdata.com/contacts/dailybox.cfm. Go there.
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1)Election 2)South Park 3)American Pie 4)Austin Powers 2 5)Mystery Men 6)Dick 7)Drop Dead Gorgeous 8)Big Daddy
I think that is right. Sorry if I missed one. -
They just don't even try hard anymore.
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Have you seen it? I think it was a 99 release but it mught have been November or December 98.....anyway funny as hell and very underrated.
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Here's why he's successful. Because he doesn't just play charming characters on film, he IS charming in person. He throws a large part of himself into every one of them, and wins over the audience. My guess is that if you hate him on screen, you'd hate him in real life.
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To Stupid Boy Movie News. I fired my agent because, among other things, he thought Zero Effect was the best movie ever and couldn't understand why I wouldn't write shit like that. About 95% of all the news and posts on this site are for sci-fi, action, special effects, comic book, cartoon, the SXSW mafia, and various other genres appealing to, you guessed it, stupid young boys. Someone dares to post something about actual human beings interacting, and everything has to be redirected to Stupid Boy Movies. I got a real kick out of the eight funniest movies of the year post. I laughed about four times total in all eight. Quite possibly eight of the worst movies of the last decade, the last half century, of all time. Get a life. Learn to interact with humans, not cartoon characters or comic books.
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Here is my review of your top 10 funniest, PurpleD. -Election: Did not see it. -South Park: Did not see it, friends and girlfriend say it wasn't that great. -American Pie: Same thing. -Austin Powers 2: Didn't hold a candle to Austin Powers 1. Only four or five funny moments in the entire movie. -Mystery Men: Underrated and underappreciated. A great movie, fun. -Dick: Hilarious, Kirsten Dunst is excellent as always. -Drop Dead Gorgreous: Hilarious, Kirsten Dunst is excellent as always. Not as funny as Dick though, but Denise Richards, boy is she hot! Go Carmen Ibanez! -Big Daddy: Not as good as The Waterboy.
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Kicking back with some low-life hooker in Hollywood (yes it's a re-hash) when he's got that gorgeous woman Hurley? Gotta be kidding. When I see him that's all I think about. Call me one track minded, but he's a loser. I forgive him for being horny swine, but I'd give anything to see his face with that cop light on him mid-blow. Nice career move, boff a slut.
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