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Quint considers THE LOVE GURU and GET SMART. Which one will deliver the goods this weekend?

roo? by McDee	Jun 19th, 2008 03:58:24 PM

Ben Kingsley's in this? by palimpsest	Jun 19th, 2008 03:59:44 PM
Oy vey.
Austin Powers by Mattyboy122	Jun 19th, 2008 04:05:08 PM
First one is funny, the second one is basically a remake of the first (but with mini-me and Fat Bastard) and the third one isn't as funny, but it gets points for trying something different. Kinda similar to the Indy franchise, except not nearly as good (in the sense that one sequel practically remakes the first film while another sequel goes off in a different direction to mixed reactions (at the time, at least)). Anne Hathaway is a hottie, though, so I might see Get Smart. Plus I smell what the Rock is cookin'.
Myers Shoulda Made the Sprocket's Movie by kevinwillis.net	Jun 19th, 2008 04:10:55 PM
He didn't, and then he did . . . The Cat in the Hat? Ouch. Now, apparently, this. I still bet I'd like watching The Love Guru about fifty times better than The Happening, tho.
"You're a midget." by kevinwillis.net	Jun 19th, 2008 04:11:35 PM
I laughed at that line in the trailer. It may all be recycled, but some of it's still funny.
But did "Everyone Laugh" by Olsen Twins_Fan	Jun 19th, 2008 04:20:58 PM
at your jokes after the movies?
fuck the faux smart by bacci40	Jun 19th, 2008 04:27:46 PM
i dont care what brooks says, the studio just payed for his retirement...that movie is not get smart, just like the new steve martin in a black moustache and bad french accent is not the pink panther...FUCK HOLLYWOOD....WHEN IS SAG GOING ON STRIKE...DEATH TO HOLLYWOOD, DEATH TO THE ECONOMY, DEATH TO CALIFORNIA...thank-you, i feel better now
Damn You Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Jun 19th, 2008 04:30:19 PM
Damn You Michael Bay
Guru - Get Smart connection by spudwas	Jun 19th, 2008 04:31:32 PM
How ironic these two movies opening the same time. Larry Storch (F-Troop) was once on the TV show "Get Smart" playing a villain call "The Groovy Guru." The episode was called "the Groovy Guru" in 1968. 40 years later...together again!
Family reunion analogy by Heckles	Jun 19th, 2008 04:32:59 PM
Excellent. That is exactly what this movie seems like. I take it you can't say "everyone laughs" at this one. Nope, no laughing for everyone indeed. No sir. [Everyone Laughs]
Pond by Quint	Jun 19th, 2008 05:05:39 PM
I don't say the film sucks. It doesn't. What I said is what I said, despite how you want to read something else into it. But if you think I was just trying to cover up a negative review for some reason, feel free to believe what you want. I genuinely liked the movie, believe it or not. If I didn't, I would have said it. I have no loyalty to one side or the other, I just want to see them make good movies.
Take out "r" and SMART by Kankennon	Jun 19th, 2008 05:08:44 PM
And you have GET THE LOVE GUU. While you're at it, remove all other characters other than Anne Hathaway and Jessica Alba. Start out with a friendly girl spat that grows into an outright catfight. The girls start to go at it and end up ripping each others clothes off in the sexy struggle. They lose focus about why they're fighting and start to kiss and fondle each others exposed body parts... And then I wake up and realize I'm sitting in the theater watching Mike Myers or Steve Carell mug to the camera and pine for what could have been...and for the loss of that extra $10 in my wallet...
Alba has been vacant-eyed since birth by Liberty Valance	Jun 19th, 2008 05:14:04 PM
I don't care how hot she is right now, I look forward to the day when her beauty withers and we never have to see her again. Has there ever been an ectress more devoid of talent?
*actress by Liberty Valance	Jun 19th, 2008 05:15:58 PM
Fuck this antiquated 20th century message board and its lack of an edit button!
Ok..... by rogueleader66	Jun 19th, 2008 06:01:51 PM
Why is it if someone enjoys a movie that is generally thought of as "bad" it means they have low standards for their entertainment? I seriously doubt that there is anyone on this site who doesn't have a "guilty pleasure" movie that they enjoy to watch, knowing it's crap and knowing they would get crap for liking it. On top of all of that, we get the usual group of naysayers who pre-judge movies before seeing them. Now don't get me wrong, I have said plenty of things about movies that have not come out yet, but I still reserve final judgement until I see it, if I in fact decide to see it. I guess what I am trying to understand is why people call movies crap or garbage, or cinematic turds before they see them. Please enlighten me as to how anyone can know a movie will suck before they see it. I have seen plenty of movies pre-judged on here and then a lot of the naysayers saw the film they pre-judged and liked it. I am not judging anyone in any way shape or form, I am simply trying to understand how you can be so decisive on a movie not having seen it.
Ok..... by rogueleader66	Jun 19th, 2008 06:01:53 PM
Why is it if someone enjoys a movie that is generally thought of as "bad" it means they have low standards for their entertainment? I seriously doubt that there is anyone on this site who doesn't have a "guilty pleasure" movie that they enjoy to watch, knowing it's crap and knowing they would get crap for liking it. On top of all of that, we get the usual group of naysayers who pre-judge movies before seeing them. Now don't get me wrong, I have said plenty of things about movies that have not come out yet, but I still reserve final judgement until I see it, if I in fact decide to see it. I guess what I am trying to understand is why people call movies crap or garbage, or cinematic turds before they see them. Please enlighten me as to how anyone can know a movie will suck before they see it. I have seen plenty of movies pre-judged on here and then a lot of the naysayers saw the film they pre-judged and liked it. I am not judging anyone in any way shape or form, I am simply trying to understand how you can be so decisive on a movie not having seen it.
Sorry for the double post by rogueleader66	Jun 19th, 2008 06:02:57 PM
Damn touch pad, damn i hate these things gotta get a mouse for this laptop.
Pond by Quint	Jun 19th, 2008 06:13:21 PM
I understand what you're saying, but there are a ton of movies that I'd call character movies that depend fully on who is cast and not how the plot moves. Not to compare the two, but Big Lebowski is such a film. You recast that movie and it falls apart. Get Smart is in no way as great as Lebowski, but you get what I'm saying. Sometimes the fun is watching certain people play in the same sandbox and that's what makes Get Smart worth seeing. How does that make it a bad movie that I'm trying to cover up?
Quint - Midget Movie Hookup by MediaNerd	Jun 19th, 2008 06:25:57 PM
Have you seen the movie "The Terror of Tiny Town"? If not, you must add that one to the Movie a Day list. Its an All Midget-Musical Western.
You lost me at "FART JOKES" by unclemeat	Jun 19th, 2008 06:45:56 PM
For me, they're the worst kind of jokes. If fart and midget jokes are the best things about this movie, I can't (and honestly don't want to) imagine the worst ones. I'll go with Maxwell Smart, thank you...
I'm going with Get Smart by spectrebeeyatch	Jun 19th, 2008 07:03:00 PM
That looks really funny and I love both leads. Guru trailers make me cringe and not laugh.
Didn't know P. Warburton was in this film by kobain	Jun 19th, 2008 07:07:32 PM
Please let it be Hymie!!!
who does james caan play? by jig98	Jun 19th, 2008 07:09:59 PM
he was on the original show at one point. and it's his first film role since leaving las vegas. {no, not the nic cage pic.} zing!
ahh just checked imdb by kobain	Jun 19th, 2008 07:16:28 PM
Patrick Barburton IS Hymie... DUH! how could he have been anyone else by Hymie?
Yes, but a trailer doesn't show 80%... by Dolph	Jun 19th, 2008 08:32:47 PM
...of a movie, and a trailer is all most people will have seen. Just review the movie! I can't imagine reading a press review: "I‘d seen 80% of the movie so I already knew most of the jokes." Step above that man, it's lazy.
I saw Carell's "Dan in Real Life" and it was fantastic! by chien_sale	Jun 20th, 2008 05:48:48 AM
I can't believe this movie was not more successful. I hate people.
I knew I had become a man when... by Darth Rosenberg	Jun 20th, 2008 08:17:18 AM
...for the first time I saw/heard a fart joke in a movie and didn't laugh.
i wont spoil it wink wink by ArcadianDS	Jun 20th, 2008 09:24:33 AM
but seriously, is it even possible to mention Patrick Warburton in this movie and not have it spoiled already? But yeah - that was inspired casting.
Great Cast for Get Smart but... by ConcreteParakeet	Jun 20th, 2008 11:50:12 AM
It just doesn't look funny. It is a damn shame because they have really cast this remarkably well.If you don't get that Smart is a political satire as much as a spy spoof then you really don't "get" Smart.By approaching this strictly as a goof on spies you're really not seeing the big picture and making it into an action comedy is really not getting it.Don't blame Brooks and Henry because this was written and shot before they came on board apparently after a lawsuit. I see that cast though and dream of what might have been. Warburton as Hymie is as inspired as the rest of the casting but next time get better writers. And why make it an origin story? With Max as an analyst? That's just stupid and makes no sense.Hopefully, they don't give him father issues like every other movie has these days.
I've been sick of Guru for weeks now by liljuniorbrown	Jun 20th, 2008 12:00:11 PM
From American Idol to the MTV Movie awards, I feel like I have watched atleast three or four hour long commercials for this shit in the last month. The look and sound of the charector are so annoying it's just not funny to me. I kind of feel the same way about Sandlers Zohan,but something tells me I will watch that shit pile then complain about it later. Thank God for Ben Stiller and Jack Blacks return from comic death in Tropic Thunder. I think the comedy to beat this summer will be Step Brothers, it looks amazing.
Best example of "Dependent on cast"?? by Darth Macchio	Jun 20th, 2008 12:53:36 PM
Easy. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. I heard at one point Robin Williams was tied to it...ugh...horrible. Carrey owned the role, made it his, and made the movie hilarious. Anyone else and it would have been atrocious. There are others but that sticks out every time I think of it.
Oh and doesn't just the word 'Guru' imply.. by Darth Macchio	Jun 20th, 2008 12:55:23 PM
..suckage? Seriously, has there ever been a movie with a Guru in it, much less be a word in the title, that wasn't complete shite? Only exception I can think of is the Guru guy in "All of Me" with Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin ("Backinda bowl! Backinda bowl!!")

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