macgruber movie

I feel like I've seen this exact joke done somewhere else before (can't remember where), but they sell it thanks to Powers Boothe's incredible deadpan - MacGruber begging to be let back on the case, culminating in him screaming "I will suck your dick. I will fuck you. I will let you fuck me. I will fuck anything in this room; just point at an object and I'll start fucking it."

the director drinks everytime someone sez any version of macgruber on the commentary

is the commentary any good? jorma + other lonely island guys were p. funny on the hot rod commentary.

it shouldve been better, jorma had 4 beers while talking, but it nvr got that funny

<3 jorm, shoulda been snl cast member imo, funniest of the lonely island dudes

the part where hes all 'if you change yr mind' and hands her the piece of paper with 'im at the pentagon' in messy big handwriting slayed me completely

hahaha

i like everyone involved in this movie, the SNL sketches, and generally am on the same wavelength w/ a lot of you dudes re: comedies, but man this just didn't do anything for me. a few good gags, sure, but it felt kinda uneventful and not very fun overall.

Just looked up Robbie Dupree on YouTube because of this movie.

saw this over the weekend FINALLY

fucking owned

I think my wife is still somewhat annoyed that I picked this over The Adjustment Bureau but I MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE

Yyyyyup. I daresay it's the best of the SNL movies, probably largely due to not being super slavish to the source material.

YOU MADE THE RIGHT CALL. xp

actually the real annoyance is probably because after she suggested TAB I started flipping through the OnDemand menu to see if there was anything else I wanted to see and when I got to Macgruber I just went "OOOH!" and pushed play

Okay, I would have been annoyed as well because things like this happen to me all of the damn time.

this movie is insane.

A shame this wasn't nominated for the action movie poll. Heads would have exploded.

This and Hot Fuzz are great action movies because knowingly ramped-up parodies of action movie OTT-ness just kinda makes for even more awesomeness. They're taking what's already there and making it one louder.

I didn't think this movie was any more over the top than Bad Boys II or The A-Team.

the other guys was better

"probably largely due to not being super slavish to the source material."

slavish to the skit, maybe, but no macguyver, no cred.
it'd be like making an ALF parody movie and ALF never shows up, and it's just Chris Kataan in a furry suit for 70 minutes.

I have no idea if that is genius comedy or the most terrifying idea I've ever heard

the other guys was better

― dave coolier (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, February 14, 2012 2:56 PM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hah i got in this exact same argument w/a friend after recommending macgruber, needless to say you could not be more wrong

The Adjustment Bureau was so lame. It's like The Matrix except there's no kicking and the agents are just angels with a Mad Men fashion sense who can't appreciate the glory of love.

and no guns either. occasionally characters are forced to hurry.

hats and doors

really enjoy watching macgyver with my children. never really watched it when it was on.

good 2 know lagoon

just #fyi

This and Observe & Report live in a similar place in my heart, since both take a standard action hero plot and amp the lead's cluelessness to hysterical degrees, while keeping the supporting characters' intelligence at standard levels and forcing them to deal with this lunatic.

the main thing i remember abt the other guys is marky mark in tight throwback graphic tees, it may have secretly been an old navy ad now that i think abt it

The Other Guys had a lot of great moments but was really fucking sloppy and indulgent in comparison to this

that... is an amazing statement

brb, boggling

are you saying that the other guys is a tightly-plotted movie or that it's absurd a movie could have more loose ends and unrewarding bits than MacGruber?

it's absurd that a movie could be more indulgent than Macgruber, or really any SNL character film

when I say "sloppy and indulgent" I'm not talking about riffs that go on for a long time (which MacGruber certainly has), but stuff like Will Ferrell hollering for an MRI in a manner that's more Generic Will Ferrell than the character he's supposed to be playing and needless subplots about Mark Wahlberg's marital status. MacGruber's pretty damn focused and character-centric in comparison!

also, considering The Other Guys was made by a former SNL star and SNL head writer, I'm really comparing two movies within that genre.

okay that I totally buy/understand

it is amazing to me how funny Kristin Wiig is outside of SNL

She's great in anything as long as it's not a sketch where she's a wacky lady who does one thing over and over and everyone else on the stage is saying "hey look it's a wacky lady who does one thing over and over".

every snl skit ever

although I'm not gonna lie, the "don't make me sing" skit cracks me up every single time

needless subplots about Mark Wahlberg's marital status

needless? he learned ballet sarcastically, iirc that's the core of the character/movie/lyfe

yeah i agree

i really enjoyed the other guys and i don't nec. need ilx to ruin it for me

there's a thread that's p much a love-in about the other guys, perk yourself up there imo

Anticipate the heck out of THE OTHER GUYS

think there may have been another one tho

the other guys had its moments but i dont think they really understood how to utilize wahlburg fully

although I'm not gonna lie, the "don't make me sing" skit cracks me up every single time

― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Tuesday, February 14, 2012 3:19 PM (21 minutes ago)

my dear friend u need to reassess

the ballet was great, i'm just saying the plot added up to a whole lot of nothing. also didn't give Steve Coogan anything funny to do despite his long screentime, no similar waste of comedian in macgruber.

lol goole

Val Kilmer was just perfect in this movie, so hilarious

will never forgive kilmer for replacing will arnett as voice of KITT in revamped knight rider.

no redemption for iceman.