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Post by The Charismatic Enabeler on Nov 29, 2009 0:06:15 GMT -5
So I just watched this movie, expecting it to be terrible, and found it was pretty damn good. The part where he sings Jumper has to be one of the funniest things I've seen in quite awhile. Anyone else enjoy it or are my standards too low?
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Post by smokinvokoun on Nov 29, 2009 0:17:17 GMT -5
I saw it last year and I thought that it was very very good. It was much better than I thought it was gonna be.
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Post by Sickfit, King Of The Fits on Nov 29, 2009 0:21:18 GMT -5
For what it is (a cute, quirky comedy), it does what it should intend to do. And Zooey Deschanel is ridiculously hot.
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I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Nov 29, 2009 1:19:51 GMT -5
Its one of those movies that shouldnt have been good, but it was for some reason.
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Post by fw91 on Nov 29, 2009 1:24:30 GMT -5
...Wish you would step down from that ledge my friend
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Nov 29, 2009 1:41:42 GMT -5
Every pretty girl deserves to go to a ball.
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Post by knightrider01 on Nov 29, 2009 1:45:22 GMT -5
Every pretty girl deserves to go to a ball. She's not gonna get to go to a ball!  |
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Post by Dragonfly on Nov 29, 2009 3:37:10 GMT -5
Compared to the book, it sucked. The movie felt like a random string of gags, whereas the book actually told a story. Parts tailor made for a movie screen (the way Danny Wallace got the idea in the first place, the "Amazing Penis Patch" he orders off the Internet, the Nigerian email scam he "falls" for) were cut in favor for jokes about Red Bull and sex with the elderly.
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Post by Rorschach on Nov 29, 2009 4:26:09 GMT -5
Compared to the book, it sucked. The movie felt like a random string of gags, whereas the book actually told a story. Parts tailor made for a movie screen (the way Danny Wallace got the idea in the first place, the "Amazing Penis Patch" he orders off the Internet, the Nigerian email scam he "falls" for) were cut in favor for jokes about Red Bull and sex with the elderly. There was a book? I thought someone in Hollywood liked LIAR LIAR so much they decided to remake it and just change the "cannot tell a lie" part to "cannot say no"? ;D That being said, I really actually liked it. And Zooey being so darned cute didn't hurt either. |
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Post by Bo Rida on Nov 29, 2009 7:14:43 GMT -5
The book was great, it was a guy actually living a year saying yes as opposed to a work of fiction (although I doubt he'd have done some of the things without a book deal). Basically it was saying that nearly all the good things that ever happened to you were as a result of you saying yes to something which is true when you think about it. It was pretty inspiring as: {Spoiler}The guy wound up getting married as a direct result of saying yes to things he wouldn't have done normally.
I was so inspired I tried it myself, it lasted one morning until I was asked if I wanted cranberry sauce on my turkey sandwich. More importantly it was lol funny which wasn't so great when reading it on the bus, Join me is even better. |
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Post by Steveweiser on Nov 29, 2009 7:36:56 GMT -5
Danny Wallace's books are great, as they're all based on challenges he does, such as the mini cult he started, and where he got Dave Gorman to find 54 people also called Dave Gorman. He also did a great TV series where he started his own country in his flat.
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Nov 29, 2009 15:56:48 GMT -5
I haven't seen it and was not real thrilled to go see it. I might give it a chance. I liked Liar Liar but nothing can top that. Not even Dumb and Dumber.
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Post by Full of IT. on Nov 29, 2009 17:19:19 GMT -5
It's only redeeming quality was Rhys Darby (who would be genius just reading out of the phone book) in my opinion.
My sister said it best... "So... it's Liar Liar, but now he has to say yes?"
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Post by nickcave on Nov 29, 2009 17:24:57 GMT -5
Danny Wallace's books are great, as they're all based on challenges he does, such as the mini cult he started, and where he got Dave Gorman to find 54 people also called Dave Gorman. He also did a great TV series where he started his own country in his flat. I must find this guys books, they sound hilarious. |
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Post by @TenaciousBe on Nov 29, 2009 18:07:18 GMT -5
Sigh. It's not Liar Liar. In LL, he physically could not lie, it was a campy silly comedy. Yes Man is about saying Yes to things because you want to, because it opens doors for him when he was normally just a shut off hermit avoiding his friends because he was depressed.
And it's not meant to be a literal translation from the book. It's based on it, but this is a work of fiction. (Yes, I'm being Captain Obvious, but some people seem to have missed that point.)
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Post by Reptar on Nov 29, 2009 18:39:00 GMT -5
I watched it earlier cuz of you guys, and it's one of my new favorite movies.
I literally cried during the Jumper scene. It was the funniest thing I've seen in years.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2009 22:20:36 GMT -5
I enjoyed it and was pleasantly surprised.
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