macgruber movie

so funny. fat kilmer forever.

but then i think step brothers is a classic

so do i

Coincidentally, I only saw Step Brothers for the first time when I was watching tv after getting home from MacGruber last Friday night. They were both funny, but Step Brothers is probably the better movie and MacGruber is the funnier movie.

Swift bombing out in theaters will probably only hasten its cult status.

If it's still at my nearby 14plex for a second week, I'll strike.

I doubt it will still be there, but definitely go if it is -- I know you'd like it.

kinda can't wait to see it again tbh

seeing this tonight since it's cheap day - hoping everyone else will be at shrek instead.

just chiming in to say Step Bros is ALL TIME AWESOME

"the clown has no penis"

this was awesome

this anecdote from the director's interview with ny mag gets at one the aspects I really liked, how it was basically a regular action movie world with this great, pathetic character in the middle of it (I guess I can never say I hate Will Forte again).

We wanted to plug this comedy character into a world he really shouldn’t be in. I had a conversation with Powers Boothe, where he said, “What is this? Is this Hot Shots?” And I’d say, “No. You’re dead serious.” He’d say, “So in the scene where he’s offering to fellate me, how should I play that?” And I’d say, “It’s heartbreaking. It’s genuinely heartbreaking.”

went into it hoping it'd live up to, like, pootie tang and it definitely blasted past that marker. Don't really agree with the "TERRIBLE but HILARIOUS" sentiment upthread. Movie's a lot more thought out and consistent than most (was based around a character rather than the sketch, didn't throw in off-game jokes just cause there was space, jorma taccone has some visual sense, characters actually react to MacGruber's awfulness, rather than it being like Fletch where Chevy's riffing into a void of folks who never seem to notice the crazy shit he's saying).

wasn't transcendent but I thought it was a pretty solid example of people who probably know their zucker bros and snl comedies by heart and thinking out ways to improve on their weak points. not just screaming and clumsily winging random bullshit in a creaky premise like Hot Rod (which I still enjoyed).

also the female lead was actually a funny, entertaining person rather than just an object to quest for.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBsiPSUlPVQ&feature=related

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGwl2iKotgM&feature=related

We wanted to plug this comedy character into a world he really shouldn’t be in. I had a conversation with Powers Boothe, where he said, “What is this? Is this Hot Shots?” And I’d say, “No. You’re dead serious.” He’d say, “So in the scene where he’s offering to fellate me, how should I play that?” And I’d say, “It’s heartbreaking. It’s genuinely heartbreaking.”

― da croupier, Friday, May 28, 2010 8:15 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark

awesome

I really love the use of "Hot Shots" as shorthand

also want to believe boothe really used the term "fellate"

glad u liked it croup.

powers boothe. i am so there.

why isn't this nestled between mystery team and something starring luke wilson in the redbox machine already. can't wait

this was AMAZING

the way val kilmer says "WEEEEEEEAK"

also macgruber porks his wife's ghost in a cemetery

ehhhh really guys? this had a couple of huge laughs (the note) but I thought it was pretty lacking overall.

u must have been out of the theater when he porks the ghost of his wife??

one of many bits that was smirk-funny, not lol-worthy, mostly for going on way way too long. also the repeated gags just seemed lazy, not clever.

Yeah I just hate it when running gags run throughout a movie. Also really hate refrains and choruses in songs. So lazy.

there's more than one way to repeat a gag.

macgruber orgasms were A+++

This was the best SNL spin-off since "Hot Tub Time Machine." Note: in 2012, the cast of SNL will travel back in time and premiere the skit "Hot Tub Time Machine." The rest of history, alas, remains the same.

Didn't see this piece of ish, btw. Because it looks terrible.

hey gr8 u saw the preview which shows none of the best parts because they are unairable 4 tv

This was the best SNL spin-off since "Hot Tub Time Machine." Note: in 2012, the cast of SNL will travel back in time and premiere the skit "Hot Tub Time Machine." The rest of history, alas, remains the same.

Didn't see this piece of ish, btw. Because it looks terrible.

― Josh in Chicago, Monday, June 7, 2010 8:13 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

congratulations

To make that joke and then gripe about macgruber looking terrible.

http://media.bigoo.ws/content/gif/music/music_139.gif

lol!

not that funnie imo

does richard dean anderson appear after the credits or something? I thought he was supposed to be in this.
i have very conflicted feelings about this:

1. i am glad macgyver isn't sullied by appearing in this
2. but he's already sullied himself by appearing in pepsi macgruber ads

ah, this was alright, no great shakes though.

i really like Val Kilmer since he got fat and old.

Saw this on Thursday just to have a break in the heat. Could NOT stop laughing, from the soundtrack choices, to the car stereo jokes, to the coffee shop scene. It horrifies me that I have to be the same age as these guys, as I remember all these stupid Cannon Group/New World late 80's action shite flicks.

:D gotta see this again

THIS SHIT IS HELLA FUNNY WTF LOOOOOOL

yuip

saw it on yr recommend, thx

still die whenever i think of the abortion joke

'we actually all went to college together...'

starting tight end for the university of texas at el paso

I dunno if I posted this on ilxor.com/ILX earlier but Will Forte is very handsome. it's just that he might be like five foot two