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Burton and Carrey's RIPLEY is back, BELIEVE IT OR NOT!

Will there be male cows with udders? by theBigE	Dec 18th, 2006 05:09:45 AM
Oedekirk did Barnyard, right? I still can't give over the fact that he gave female body parts to male characters!
Budget problems? by theBigE	Dec 18th, 2006 05:10:47 AM
I heard the movie got shelved for monetary reasons. Perhaps Oedekirk is writing the low budget version!
Damn you Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Dec 18th, 2006 05:43:25 AM
Damn you Michael Bay
Big Fish 2 by GooBoy	Dec 18th, 2006 05:46:06 AM
I remember watching Big Fish with my wife one night and looking over to her saying "Ya know what would be a cool movie? A movie based offa Ripley, from Ripley's Believe it or Not." Then we dismissed the very idea, cuz it would probably seem exactly like Big Fish. hmmm....
It's Oedekerk by Vicenzo	Dec 18th, 2006 05:46:22 AM
His best film so far has been Nothing To Lose. It had Martin Lawrence in it.
Rhino birth by Trevor Goodchild	Dec 18th, 2006 05:47:39 AM
is the funniest Jim Carrey scene of any Jim Carrey film. (For me).
WHEN NATURE CALLS is just as funny as the first one.. by Amy Chasing	Dec 18th, 2006 05:57:00 AM
Give me an Uwe Boll movie instead. Christian Slater & Tara Reid in a sex scene to the tune "7 seconds away" - now _thats_ funny.
The RIPLEY's script by Nordling	Dec 18th, 2006 06:01:25 AM
If they're going to make it more of a comedy, that would be a mistake. It's a good script, with lots of adventure and fun. It actually kinda reminded me of RAIDERS.
Odekerk also wrote PATCH ADAMS. by Gilkuliehe	Dec 18th, 2006 06:03:48 AM
Which is one annoying as fuck abortion of a movie. That and Burton, mmm...
Give it a chance-maybe it is only minor rewrites? by kinghenryVIII	Dec 18th, 2006 06:07:34 AM
I've njoyed all his work till now, though the Thumb stuff is gay. One minor gripe - the guy also did Patch Adams. Patch Adams was a work of shite - I was hoping for a flying lesson gone bad when Robin was standing over the cliff .... him and his bitter sweet bullshit shtick. Can't stomach that movie. He had a string of wanna be Good Morning Vietnams that, yes, there was no fighting, but tried to balance the drama and comedy and just fell flat into rasberry territory.
Someone kill Oedekerk by JackPumpkinhead	Dec 18th, 2006 06:10:58 AM
Before they let him do a Mask prequel. His "films" and "talent" make Son of the Mask look like the original.
Liked it better when Depp was Interested by DOGSOUP	Dec 18th, 2006 06:21:59 AM
I went to the Ripleys Museum last week in Newport Oregon. Carrey will ham it up too much. In conclusion, Captain Panaka does unspeakable things to babies.
Panaka Bonaqua by Amy Chasing	Dec 18th, 2006 06:40:22 AM
a missed opportunity in soft drink container collectibles
Oh, come on... by Halloween68	Dec 18th, 2006 06:42:21 AM
KUNG POW rocks. Of course you have to be drunk to watch it. But it still rocks. It also doesn't hurt to be a fan of kung fu theatre and Bruce Lee films. The who movie is all cut scenes and is a spoof of CHINESE CONNECTION (at least I think that's the one). The guy in the bunny slippers cracks me up. It's like a cheesy-ass DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID.
gingivitis is the leading cause of all tooth decay by triplefive	Dec 18th, 2006 06:57:13 AM
bumblebee tuna.
Spank you, happy helperton. by v for vienetta	Dec 18th, 2006 08:10:13 AM

THUMB WARS and KUNG POW most definitely rock by SpyGuy	Dec 18th, 2006 08:11:56 AM
THUMB WARS is one of the funniest and most quotable STAR WARS parody films ever and KUNG POW deserves some love for introducing us to Master Tang and Evil Betty. ?At that moment, the Chosen One learned a valuable lesson about iron claws... THEY HURT LIKE CRAP, MAN!"
"You must be... by fivecoat	Dec 18th, 2006 08:55:18 AM
...the Monopoly guy. (*whispering into ear) Thanks for the free parking." Ave Ventura: When Nature Calls: solid Jim Carrey: solid Tim Burton: solid this new movie: should be solid my stool: not so solid
Here's the juice on what happened... by Uncapie	Dec 18th, 2006 09:00:24 AM
...it wasn't schedualing conflicts. It was that Carrey and Burton kept rewriting the script(Which was good and had great characters including the half-torso wonder, Johnny Eck as one of Ripley's buddies that goes on an adventure to find the Horned Man.) making it more and more unbelievable, thus skyrocketing the budget. So, the producers shelved it. It's a good role for carey to play and Burton would do a fine job bringing it to the screen. It would be nice if it got back on track again.
Nobody involved is right for this project by Doctor_Sin	Dec 18th, 2006 09:10:42 AM
Admit it. All of them have something individually, but as a whole? Eeks.
Kung Pow: by neonist	Dec 18th, 2006 09:35:03 AM
Easily one of the greatest comedic achievements of humankind, no debate. Master Betty: I have been called bad before. Many have said I do things that are not correct to do. I don't believe in talk such as this. I am nice man, with happy feelings. All of the time. First, a joke. What do you get when you cross an owl with a bungee chord? My ass. Nyah, haha, haha, haha, ENOUGH.
More Kung Pow by neonist	Dec 18th, 2006 09:38:02 AM
Because the talkback opportunity has presented itself, and you know you just can't get enough. Master Tang: Listen, and listen well. I really like the band N-Sync. My favorite member is Harpo. I think there's a Harpo. If not there should be. I will write their next hit, maybe 'A boom-boom chiky chiky boom-boom a boom-boom chiky chaka chaka cho cho.' By the way, you must beware of Betty's iron claw. They are sharp, and they hurt. And beware his song about big butts, he beats people up while he plays it!
If any movie deserves a sequel by neonist	Dec 18th, 2006 09:49:49 AM
it has to be Kung Pow: Enter The Fist. Why this has not happened is beyond me.
"And you must be...the Crybaby!" by SpyGuy	Dec 18th, 2006 09:59:39 AM
One of the best lines ever. And just for shits and giggles, here's a great exchange cut-and-pasted from IMDB because I'm too lazy to retype it... Black Helmet Man: "Do not underestimate the power of the Thumb." Imperial Thumb: "Oh, don't try to scare me with your ooby-dooby magic talk, Helmet Man. Your 'I'm a horrifying warlock and I'm going to get you with my mystic potions' talk sickens me! I laugh at you and your 'I'm a frightening wizard' threats of hostility. Why don't you gather up some frog legs and eyes of a newt, and conjure up a potion that will get you your face back, and perhaps make you one mere ounce less pathetic than you truly are?!" [Black Helmet Man strangles him with the "Power of the Thumb"] Imperial Thumb: strangled gasping "...Or not..." [Imperial Thumb's head pops off] Black Helmet Man: "Any other comments?" British Thumb: "I have a question...Why is it that we all speak in British accents, when we're from outer space and there's no Britain?" [Black Helmet Man turns and pops British Thumb's head off as well]
Love Oedekerk to pieces, but he's not the right guy. by scrivener	Dec 18th, 2006 10:15:26 AM
Ripley should be weird in a natural, believable way - not outright stupid funny like Oedekerk is wont to do. Yes, I loved Kung Pow, Thumb*, Ace Ventura, etc (I laughed so hard in Kung Pow my chest and sides hurt for days)... but he really needs to keep his hands off Ripley. He's just TOO out there to make this work.
WELL by THE KNIGHT	Dec 18th, 2006 10:25:13 AM
It's Good to see Burton doing some big budget stuff...
Jim Carrey's funniest movie... by Spandau Belly	Dec 18th, 2006 10:35:01 AM
might just end up being that Joel Schumacher high budget remake of Pi that they keep advetising. I think its called 23, not to be confused with 24, the show. Looks like a strong potential for unintentional comedy of the year!
Oedekerk used to do stand-up. by Mr. Nice Gaius	Dec 18th, 2006 10:47:41 AM
Does anyone remember his "Psychic Severed Head" routine?!
And to all you Patch Adams haters... by Mr. Nice Gaius	Dec 18th, 2006 10:51:54 AM
...there is actually a Talkbacker with the handle, "PatchAdamsSUX". I'm gonna venture a guess and say that he agrees with you.
unspeakable secrets are hidden within by durhay	Dec 18th, 2006 11:00:24 AM
Gong Li's cleavage. THE CURSE OF THE GOLDEN SHOWER.
Oedekerk sucks, this movie is a bad idea by S-Mart shopper	Dec 18th, 2006 11:21:26 AM
The only reason he is still in the business is because people think he's Kevin Nealon's retarded cousin. LEGENDAAARRRYY!!!
Nothing to Lose had one joke that had me roaring by myspoonistoobig	Dec 18th, 2006 11:29:08 AM
Tim Robbins walking into a gas station with smoking shoes and the dude at the counter, without missing a beat, goes "You must be really fast."
When Nature Calls was fantastic by godzillasushi	Dec 18th, 2006 12:08:08 PM
for an alright movie.
Well, spin the wheel 'cause I don't fuckin believe it! by Puddleglum	Dec 18th, 2006 12:16:56 PM
Nor do I really care too much about this movie.
Burton will compensate by Doctor Phibes	Dec 18th, 2006 12:20:05 PM
I don't think his style is going to be right for this sort of a film. This had so much potential. I have to keep the faith, though, that no matter what crap he comes up with, Burton will be able to compensate
oedekerk. by JacksonsPole	Dec 18th, 2006 12:47:49 PM
sucks. big time. nothing will change that. even the movies people go, 'well, it wasn't THAT bad...'. they were. they were THAT bad. and, jim carrey has potential. but, so far, i've yet to see him fully realize himself as an actor. mostly, i just wanna punch him. and, patch adams...
"So, he can work well with Carrey..." Ridiculous. by Darth Bauer	Dec 18th, 2006 12:52:45 PM
The job of the actor is to bring the script to life. The writer is not supposed to write the script for the actor. This is why so many films are boring.
Yeah, I can't stand JIm Carrey... by Childe Roland	Dec 18th, 2006 01:04:53 PM
...but Trevor's right about that rhino birth scene. Caught it by accident while flipping channels one day and fell out of my chair laughing. As much as I enjoyed the actual show, a movie about RIpley's life holds little to no interest for me simply because I know it will be a dramatization of an adaptation and I suspect a documentary on the History Channel would do the guy more credit.
When Nature Calls is fucking fantastic by performingmonkey	Dec 18th, 2006 01:32:04 PM
Despite the whole movie just being an excuse for various Carrey setpieces (i.e. it's a Carrey vehicle and nothing more) it's still fucking great, partly because it doesn't pretend to be anything else, and partly because Carrey delivers the goods in droves ("there's......someone on the wing...some...thing!"). If they did that with ANY funnyman now the movie would just fall flat on it's face.
two words by aicmb	Dec 18th, 2006 01:38:37 PM
shit sandwich
hot in the trojan rhino... by sonnyhooper	Dec 18th, 2006 01:43:43 PM
even before the rhino birth carrey crack me up. when he is in the rhino, sweating balls, he takes off his underpants, wrings them out and says: "WAARRRMMM!" classic
how many Oedekerk's are there? by HammeredGuy	Dec 18th, 2006 01:56:28 PM
Bill, Bob, Steve, Marlon, and Tito. Are they brothers, or cousins or just a fluke they're all in comedy with the last name?
KUNG POW 2: TOUNGES OF FURY by Mike_D	Dec 18th, 2006 02:40:25 PM
now!!!
Don Murphy pwns teh suck. by Badger999	Dec 18th, 2006 03:28:50 PM
Someone needed to say it.
DAMN YOU TOM DELAY!!! by beefywhore	Dec 18th, 2006 03:32:14 PM
sorry, I got nothing...
NOTHING TO LOSE by WISEBLOOD	Dec 18th, 2006 03:58:07 PM
Was the shit...how come nothing else that guy has done is funny?
How about Ricky Gervais instead? by grillskill	Dec 18th, 2006 04:09:12 PM
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"Let me know... by chiahead	Dec 18th, 2006 04:37:05 PM
...if you see a Radio Shack!" "bwa bwana. Neo. Bwana bwana bwana bwa. Sporin." "Product placement Taco Bell..." Good times... good times...
Call me when... by Manatee	Dec 18th, 2006 04:52:08 PM
They make "In Search Of...: The Movie" with full-on Nimoy!
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck by Nairb The Movie	Dec 18th, 2006 04:57:39 PM
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck
Carrey needs a hit BADLY!!!!! by Monkey_King	Dec 18th, 2006 05:09:52 PM
Last couple of films were misses. How about doing that INCREDIBLE MR. LIMPET film, or LUPIN III or GOD OF COOKERY or something friggin funny. Bring back the old, not-so-serious Jim Carrey.
What is the fucking plot? by Doctor_Sin	Dec 18th, 2006 05:11:33 PM
Jim Carrey running around, meeting up with weird people and shit who do weird things? How do you fucking make something like this a watchable film? By having a bunch of thumbs popping up (probably into Carrey's eagerly accepting ass)?
Nothing to Lose is the shit. by Lenny Nero	Dec 18th, 2006 05:23:46 PM
He also did this TV special about 6-8 years back that I found pretty got-dang fucking hilarious.
And this would be that TV special: by Lenny Nero	Dec 18th, 2006 05:24:34 PM
http://imdb.com/title/tt012020 9/
Why the fuck is Oedekerk writing this, when... by DanielKurland	Dec 18th, 2006 07:22:41 PM
the original draft was written by the writers of ED WOOD. You all know how fucking good that was. Hopefully, this is merely a minor polish, and their work isn't completely shelved.
Oedekerk is amazingly unfunny by Lighthouse	Dec 18th, 2006 08:26:53 PM
And Kung Pow was some of the most retarded shit I've ever seen, so I guess I'm a communist.
I am a Communist pig! by Doctor_Sin	Dec 18th, 2006 08:36:10 PM
Can't we rise up in protest and force Hollywood's unneeded big bucks into schools, hospitals, police? Something worthwhile? These buttweasels earn Big Bank for crapulacious ideas while motherfuckers are starving in America. As Jim saunters back to his air conditioned trailer, I hope he catches the whiff of homeless turds in the gutter.
All I want to say is... by Freefinger	Dec 18th, 2006 10:15:10 PM
... picture this, Mr Ripley comes on camera, we see a man who's hair is basically out of wack... he is pale as a ghost, his arm comes up and (reveal!) he has fuing scisors for hands! Don't care who writes it, Burton will try to make it a dark goth movie about a man who's looking into strange things... Fu Burton... Fu** him and his movies...
and... by Freefinger	Dec 18th, 2006 10:26:59 PM
...yes fu*k Burton and Bumble Ward!
Chud's header on this is good: "shitty; horrible writer by JackPumpkinhead	Dec 18th, 2006 10:43:02 PM
...one of the least funny guys in Hollywood"... All of this being much too gentle for this scum Oedekerk, but at least it's close to the truth.
I think it's the studios reining Oedekerk in by Durendal	Dec 18th, 2006 11:49:11 PM
That made some of his flicks better than others. The Thumb series was all his, and they were painfully bad. Obvious and lame jokes abound, and the thumb faces got old after about ten seconds. I'd also guess that Kung Pow was his own solo job without someone keeping an eye on his script, and it had a few funny moments, but got real damn old before long. Barnyard was a rotten abortion of a film, but I guess the suits figured the CGI novelty would make up for it. I'm guess that his better films like Bruce Almighty and even Ace 2 had studio correction and a horde of other writers correcting his bullshit. Patch Adams was a book adaptation. We've seen what happens when Oedekerk gets control of a project, and that's unleashed agony. Now, for some horrid reason, Kung Pow 2 seems to be in production (IMDB, so take with a grain of salt). God help us all.
Kung Pow was great.. by FrodosBlueBalls	Dec 18th, 2006 11:53:45 PM
until you get to the cow scene, and then it's all downhill from there. The alternate voice track on the DVD is pure comic genius. You get to actually hear what they were saying before it was dubbed over...fucking hilarious shit. Oedekerk will always get a pass from me for giving me Kung Pow and When Nature Calls.
WNC is still Carrey's funniest movie... by workshed	Dec 19th, 2006 07:05:00 AM
...hand's down. All the rest are pale imitations. And i guarantee it's still being watched long after Rocky 6 has hit the bargain bins (a couple of weeks at best).
Oedekirk? That guys a fucking fruit loop by BendersShinyAss	Dec 19th, 2006 08:05:56 AM
someone give that guy an anatomy book on the difference bwteeen boy cows & girl cows - here's a hint, there's more to their differences than a fucking bow tie in the hair. between barnyard and kung pow I've never seen someone so obsessed over cow tits
Gong Li! by Spender	Dec 19th, 2006 09:53:04 AM
I hope Gong Li is Still attached to this.
Oedekerk. Only reason that guy keeps getting work is... by Gandalf The Gaye	Dec 19th, 2006 01:35:10 PM
...people keep mistaking him for the Mr Show guy. "You wanna get Oedekerk in to write this? GREAT, I love Mr Show!" - fuck, I saw this guy interviewed for some Making-of-Barnyard shite and he came across as what can only be described as a "stupid cunt". Those Thumb Wars quotes you people keep cut and pasting are terrible - like something a fucking 14-year-old would do.
As berserk as GOD OF COOKERY is... by Harry Weinstein	Dec 19th, 2006 05:15:18 PM
...it's definitely my favorite Stephen Chow movie. I can see why Carrey wanted to redo it, it's an intense role requiring real acting skill, with moments requiring drastic shifts in performance from comedy to tragedy in the space of a few seconds. Watch Chow carefully in GOD OF COOKERY, he's giving one hell of a great precision-timed performance. Carrey's one of the few other people who could pull off that role, in my own, ultimately irrelevant opinion. With Chow directing, this time with a budget and hopefully the inclination to clean up the rather half-assed ending, this hypothetical film could be pretty cool. Certainly cooler than some of the shit Carey's turned up in lately. Just keep Jay Roach the hell away from it this time.
I was really looking forward to this. by Rakafraker	Dec 20th, 2006 06:41:31 PM
But now it feels like it's gonna get cheesed-up really badly. It needs to be a big-budget film. Carrey? Burton? Ripley? It HAS to be big-budget. There gonna kill it if they don't pony up the cash. Mark my words! (My luck it'll be a smash!) I hope for the best, but expect the worst.

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