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Massawyrm Loves STRANGER THAN FICTION!!

Bamn you Dichael May by ledbetter51	Oct 26th, 2006 07:06:34 AM
Bamn you Dichael May
So... by WizardX	Oct 26th, 2006 07:07:01 AM
Do you think he liked it?
Sounds pretty damn good man. by Cameron1	Oct 26th, 2006 07:10:21 AM
Admittedly the trailer made me think Kaufmann-lite but I'll give this shot, your Break-Up review made me take a chance on that flick and I was very happy indeed.
It has a new Spoon song on the soundtrack... by rbatty024	Oct 26th, 2006 07:27:33 AM
so that's a selling point. I don't particularly like Will Ferrell, but I'll take a chance.
Funnier than Borat?? by Igouptoeleven	Oct 26th, 2006 07:29:48 AM
Funniest film of the year? hmmmmm not too sure bout that.
i'da said Truman Show over Man on the Moon by triplefive	Oct 26th, 2006 07:33:29 AM
this definitely seems like Ferrel's truman show...and "do you have monster balls" is very funny, indeed
Plant by tile_mcgillus	Oct 26th, 2006 07:41:15 AM
Must be because it was a positive review right...? I will definately be checking this out.
Monster Balls by The Pusher	Oct 26th, 2006 08:04:33 AM
Had to say it. Also, looking forward to this one.
Actually, my balls are pretty normal... by Garbageman33	Oct 26th, 2006 08:28:11 AM
But my cock is enormous. I just wanted to get that out there.
My balls are not that big either by Kristian66	Oct 26th, 2006 08:30:27 AM
But then again, neither is my cock
Damn you Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Oct 26th, 2006 08:31:44 AM
Damn you Michael Bay
Massa, I see you got that vagina transplant already by YackBacker	Oct 26th, 2006 08:33:24 AM
Congratulations, dud-errr ma'am. Seriously, the MAN ON THE MOON/PUNCH DRUNK LOVE love you're selling in support of this movie proves to me that I will hate it. And your dislike of Ferrell's more "pedestrian" works tells me you've lost touch with the giddy little ten-year-old retard that lives in all of us. You want a hug? You want a DVD collection of WILL & GRACE? Well go somewhere else for that shit, pal! I only gots punches and VENTURE BROS. dvds over here... maybe I'm the one that needs a hug?
"Jayne" Austin...? by Osmosis Jones	Oct 26th, 2006 08:47:36 AM
Damn, you, spellchecker.
Well, color me surprised. by Childe Roland	Oct 26th, 2006 08:50:55 AM
Everything from the idea for this film to the cast had me saying "pass" until I read this review. I'm also not a fan of Ferrel as anything but a supporting player (and one of the wackier ones) in an ensemble comedy. But I did enjoy Elf. So I'll take your word on this one and recommend it to the missus for our next "date night."
I totally agree by solidseaweed	Oct 26th, 2006 08:52:10 AM
I got a chance to see the film at the London Film Festival last Sunday and I couldn't agree with Massawyrm more. It's by far the most intelligent comedy I've seen this year with is Ferrell's best performance yet.
Funnier than Borat?? by EnemyWithin	Oct 26th, 2006 09:08:32 AM
I hate that prat Sacha Baron Cohen, ever since the 11'o clock show, ive never found him funny. Anyway, Stranger than... saw a trailer ages ago, and i liked the looks of it, but after some quite dull reviews i was alittle put off, but this review has got me interested again.
A FEW POINTS by richier123	Oct 26th, 2006 09:29:08 AM
I thought Stay was a really good movie. The way the whole thing related back to the 10 seconds of his death or whatever, pretty sweet. And I might have to see this movie now because those Sonic guys are hilarious 2/3 of the time. Man, I laugh just thinking about them...
I also have little use for Will Ferrel... by Trancer	Oct 26th, 2006 09:29:15 AM
but I thought "Elf" was entertaining. The trailer for this looked interesting, and after reading this, I definitely plan on seeing it. Maybe Will Ferrel's finally getting past the comedy for 13-year-olds phase.
Jayne Austin? Classic... by Alonzo Mosely	Oct 26th, 2006 10:13:25 AM
I always love it when the AICN reviewers try and show us they are culture vultures, and inevitably fall flat on their oversized faces...
Also, I know someone who was an extra in this movie... by Alonzo Mosely	Oct 26th, 2006 10:21:09 AM
And she got to dance with Hoffman, so she should be easy to spot if they didn't cut it. Of course none of you care, but I don't care about nipples on Optimus either, so fuck the lot of you...
It can be a better film wirthout being funnier than by ChorleyFM	Oct 26th, 2006 10:57:05 AM
Borat. We all know that Borat will be hilarious, but will have little substance. This really does look like it could be as good as Truman Show or Man on the Moon, to remarkably brilliant comedies.
I'm sorry, Massa. by Sasha Nein	Oct 26th, 2006 11:02:55 AM
I just read "cockless of the heart" and now I can't take you seriously anymore.
Definitely watching this by Plum	Oct 26th, 2006 11:14:19 AM
The trailer completely sold me on this movie anyway- I'm mixed on Will Ferrell, but I adore Emma Thompson, and I love stories that mix up art and life. I'd be pretty damn shocked if this got any Oscar attention, but maybe it lives in that "zany but not TOO weird" zone the Academy can tolerate.
Funnier than Borat?? by Igouptoeleven	Oct 26th, 2006 11:48:49 AM
It may well have more substance, but old Massa said its the 'funniest' film. The Truman show was good, wouldn't say it was funny in the slightest though. i'm sorry enemywithin but not only will Borat be one of the funniest films of the decade, but the man is a comedy genius. You are simply....wrong.
TOO SOON!!!! by Bill Brasky	Oct 26th, 2006 11:52:03 AM
c'mon Will, it is just TOO SOON for your career to spin down into the depths of "I need to do a movie where I can get some real acting cred" or "I always wanted an Oscar when I was a kid." Will, the common folk have spoken, and YackBacker will tell you that they all want more of Ricky Bobby, Kicking and Screaming, Bewitched, Anchorman, Starsky & Hutch, etc. This is true comedy, in the Adam Sandler "everything-after-Happy-Gilmor e" vein. You know, the idea that once funny isn't funny anymore, keep doing what was funny because old farts and rednecks will still shell out ten bucks to see your two hour shit fest. Yeah!!!!
Good Review by Saluki	Oct 26th, 2006 11:57:06 AM
Very direct and to the point. The trailer almost had me, but this article sold me. Love the premise, and the bright, yet nearly dead look of all the locations oddly makes the dry humor work even better.
I liked the script well enough... by Novaman5000	Oct 26th, 2006 12:01:15 PM
Now if I can only get into a screening! I'm looking foward to it.
I haven't seen Delirious in years... by Novaman5000	Oct 26th, 2006 12:01:58 PM
But I remember liking it. I was around 10 when I saw it though...
Commercials Aren't That Good by jimmy_009	Oct 26th, 2006 12:22:30 PM
Think I'll wait until the DVD comes out. Punch Drunk Love was Punch Drunk Retarded. Don't even get me started on the garbage that was Monster's Ball.
Damn, Jimmy... by Childe Roland	Oct 26th, 2006 12:39:06 PM
...you're just on fire with the showing of your ass in talkbacks lately. Punch Drunk Retarded? That's fucking priceless, kid. Is the reason you don't want to get started on Monster's Ball because Massawyrm already used the most obvious lame wordplay for the title? Damn. Must suck to have you thunder so completely stolen. By the way, those urinal cakes aren't for eating. Just FYI.
Stay was amazing. Maybe Forester's best movie. by JackLint	Oct 26th, 2006 12:50:29 PM
Stay was mediocre the same way Memento was mediocre.
I retract my opinion. by jimmy_009	Oct 26th, 2006 01:06:13 PM
I realize now that I can't have one. Thanks for setting me straight Roland. And Monster Ball's is hilarious.
Doesn't take much for Maggie G. to be... by El Scorcho	Oct 26th, 2006 01:30:33 PM
more adorable here than in any other film she's been in. That's because she's an insufferable, annoying, ugly-as-fuck clown.
This flick almost feels like it was... by vivavitalogy	Oct 26th, 2006 01:44:43 PM
written by Kuafman. Imagine: There Kaufman is sitting with chains around his ankles held captive by studio execs. They want there mainstream movie with the Kaufman charm. "Screw acclaim, we want money" they yell. The crack of their whips are heard around the world. We weep.
First by Cruel_Kingdom	Oct 26th, 2006 02:21:24 PM
Saying it almost makes it true, right?
Hate to beat a dead hose by Fabulous Freak	Oct 26th, 2006 02:29:43 PM
but make with the avatar already
And IT WROTE ITSELF!!! by Prof. Quatermass	Oct 26th, 2006 02:46:38 PM
Screenplay by Zach Helm. Not that _that_ matters, right?
Stay the course!!! by Lamerz	Oct 26th, 2006 03:03:22 PM
Seriously though, I can't wait to see this. Something that actually looks fresh and original without being too artsy-fartsy. Fuckin A, I finally get to see The Departed tonight. YES!!!!!!!!!
Oh, and the "Damn you Michael Bay" thing is... by Lamerz	Oct 26th, 2006 03:10:10 PM
... so motherfucking over-tired. Get over it, losers.
MCMLXXVI - Learn to use punctuation, bitch. by Lamerz	Oct 26th, 2006 03:12:15 PM
That's all, folks.
Looking forward to the film by Ragin Bully	Oct 26th, 2006 03:14:43 PM
This one as well: http://tinyurl.com/wraah
I'm totally there. by minderbinder	Oct 26th, 2006 03:16:47 PM
I had never even heard of this until I saw a TV ad. These days, there's not much that gets me excited, but seeing even 30 seconds worth of it made me want to go.
Skipping by Cobbio	Oct 26th, 2006 05:23:25 PM
The problem I have with this film is I already saw the whole thing in the trailer. I know exactly what's going to happen, who it's going to happen to, and how it's going to conclude. Maybe the extra ten minutes of stuff I didn't see in the trailer will make the film worth seeing, but I already laughed, I cried, and then wanted to bitchslap the hell out of the people who made the trailer. I'll be skipping this film.
Man on the moon? by undercat84	Oct 26th, 2006 05:29:31 PM
I think I would have to go with Eternal Sunshine as Carrey's defining role if I were to choose. This review pretty much described everything I was hoping this movie would be.
Borat And This Seem Like A Good Time by The Ender	Oct 26th, 2006 07:03:56 PM
Good times for old Ender folks
Unamuno did it by Bongalongadingdong	Oct 26th, 2006 08:01:17 PM
...among others. i'm not impressed by this premise.
hey richier= ASSHOLE. by foreignerbelt	Oct 26th, 2006 11:09:34 PM
hey richier= ASSHOLE. spoilers make me angry. especially when I'm about to watch the movie
have to echo Quatermass by BadMrWonka	Oct 27th, 2006 12:20:32 AM
Helm is a HUGE up and coming behind the scenes guy. complete with a star-packing directorial debut, a hot actress girlfriend, and tons of street cred int he theater community. I'm going to see this because of him, if not for anything else. although to be honest, all parts look great. this is going to be enjoyable, and I love to love movies that are sweet. too often sweet = suck, and when someone can do something good-natured and still interesting, I will pony the fuck up.
Glad to hear it by Zorak5	Oct 27th, 2006 02:00:00 AM
Stranger Than Fiction looks great, but more importantly, it could save what has been a really boring year for movies for me. For some reason this year, I have seen drastically fewer movies than I usually do. It's been pretty dismal. And of the few that actually looked good enough to see, only one or two are actually worth seeing again. This year has lacked an "A Mighty Wind" or a "Napoleon Dynamite," a small, but highly-entertaining film that becomes a favorite. I'm hoping Stranger Than Fiction can be that film. Because with less than 3 months left in the year, it has really been a horrible year for movies.
I saw it yesterday by strangef8	Oct 27th, 2006 05:50:24 AM
And I agree with everything he said.
Igouptoeleven by EnemyWithin	Oct 27th, 2006 06:51:50 AM
I am not wrong I just have a different opinion to you. I dont find anything funny about taking something that is funny, and then using that same joke over and over again. You might like it, good for you.
Enemywithin by Igouptoeleven	Oct 27th, 2006 08:14:59 AM
.....But your wrong.
Alonzo Mosely stole my cigarettes!! by DirkD13"	Oct 27th, 2006 09:13:26 AM
Damn you Alonzo Mosely!
Damn you Michael Bay for having monster balls! by boba_rob	Oct 27th, 2006 10:08:50 AM
You sexy tomboy beanpole you! Tell Grando I said hi and that I'm sorry for the bomb in his ribcage.
Brooke Hogan is f****** HOT as hell! by boba_rob	Oct 27th, 2006 10:09:48 AM
Those boobies, geez! Totally off topic, I know.
...key Vulcan Mind Meld music... by Bill Brasky	Oct 27th, 2006 03:27:13 PM
My mind to your mind. My thoughts are your thoughts... Pain...truth...suffering. Love?... More Ricky Bobby? Please? PAIN!!!
Igouptoeleven by EnemyWithin	Oct 27th, 2006 06:06:48 PM
Yor such a cock that you cant even accept someone else's point of view. Poor thing...
Massawyrm... by Nintendo Dude	Oct 28th, 2006 11:03:21 AM
I have been working at a video store for going on six years now. I can't tell you how many times I heard that "monster balls" comment when it was released. Some others off the top of my head: "Do you have any Hildago?" "Any Centennial?" (when asking for The Sentinel.) Two all-time favorites were when women asked for either "What Women Want" or "Snatch." Always made me grin when some cute blonde asked me for Snatch.

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