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Yeah, super choppy.
This works a lot better, sorry it's not embeddable:
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/features/exclusive/
Stupid title, and the trailer spells out the premise in all caps, and for god's sake hasn't Mr. Blue Sky been retired yet?
But I'm really looking forward to this movie.
I think there's been some changes to the script I read; I don't recall Jonah Hill's character, and not really much of Tina Fey's character either (I think maybe his secretary had a few lines in the script I read, but they probably expanded her role once Fey was cast).
Also, Martin Starr makes that part a lot funnier than it was just reading it, just by virtue of his line delivery.
Unfortunately, the link for the script is now down, so I can't go back and compare.
Looks great. This premise is just way too fantastic.
I loved Louis' "I would touch girl's boobs."
I have a lot of faith in this one. I think it's weird seeing Louis on a trailer like this. I guess he can pull off a sloppy friend tho. Def looks like the part. I never even bothered to see Ghost Town but this looks more like something i'd enjoy. The premise really is fantastic. As usual, it'll come down to execution. I'm cautiously optimistic.
I know. I'm used to seeing him in trailers where he says, "You're the male Oprah. Op-bro."Originally Posted by Libel
You're saying Ricky Gervais set out to write and direct the next Jim Carrey movie?
I can sort of see where you're coming from. At least from the trailer, it reminded me of Ghost Town, at least in terms of how it seems different in tone than The Office or Extras (mainly that someone seems to learn something about life). I'm not sure that's a bad thing, especially considering that I really enjoyed Ghost Town, but it does seem a little strange when compared to one's existing exposure to Ricky Gervais' comedic sensibility.
It does have similarities in premise to "Liar, Liar", as well as (to me, anyway) "Idiocracy", in that it presents an alternate universe for us to consider which is kind of like ours, but different. The first half of the movie is also a lot like that SNL sketch with Joe Montana where he is a guy who can't help expressing his innermost thoughts ("You won't bother me- I'll be upstairs masturbating").
The second half of the script reminded me of Ghost Town, in that it becomes more of a "message" movie and got a little sappy for my tastes. So you're all right on the money here. There are lots of funny moments and ideas throughout the script though.
The main sticking point I think when this comes out is going to be, what exactly does "lying" entail? Is it deliberately saying something that is untrue, or is it also the ommission of truth? For example, in this world that the movie creates, if someone came up to you and said "So do you like my outfit?", you would have to say "No" if you didn't like it. That makes sense. But does that mean that everybody has to go around all the time saying stuff like "Sometimes I cry myself to sleep and wake up in a puddle of urine" or "I've loathed every second I've worked for you". "Not being able to lie" doesn't necessary mean "I have to tell you everything I'm thinking, all day long". I realize Gervais went in this direction because it's funny to have people saying embarassing stuff all the time, but it does make the logic of the script a little confusing.
This looks alright, but goddamnit why can't Ricky Gervais make something more along the lines of The Office or Extras? We already have a million movies like this... I know he has it in him. And from watching Extras, he obviously is very conscious of the pitfalls of selling out and doing mainstream b.s... I don't really think he's selling out here, I'm just not sure why he would head in the opposite and most obvious direction from where he was just after making Extras. It's just frustrating because I feel like he has it in him to make a really wonderful movie that doesn't necessarily have to reach the widest audience. But I guess that's just how this shit goes.. (I'm talking to you Baby Mama! And you too Let's Go to Prison!)
I think it looks good. Pretty much everyone in it is someone I like and have seen be funny.
Saying it looks like a Jim Carrey reject movie sounds like a way of saying that's a high concept comedy and those are always terrible. I guess since most of the better comedies recently have been more character based, its an understandable position, but there have been so many great high concept comedies. If Groundhog Day came out today, you would probably say the same thing about it.
Also saying don't we have a million movies like this is weird since we are in year 3 or 4 of the Judd Apatow era, where if you don't want to see 'mainstream' comedies, you are in luck since they make up about 10% of the comedies. I think both styles can be great, but if you really only like non-mainstream comedies, you have absolutely no reason to complain.
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