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mustangfun101 · 03-30-2008, 08:29 PM

I enjoyed it. Simon Pegg is great and his best friend in the movie is a crackup. I heard a reviewer call the actor who plays the best friend a british Bill Murray...I can see why he thought that. Not a bad start for David Schwimmer as a director.

xtop · 03-30-2008, 08:33 PM

i wish nick frost would have at least made a cameo in the movie, but i agree. it was a pretty decent movie

DutchBoy · 03-30-2008, 08:35 PM

I "sneak peeked" this last weekend, and loved it. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Good stuff -- I was hoping it was region free, but alas, now I must wait...

katharsis · 03-31-2008, 01:21 AM

I really enjoyed this movie. It has a bunch of very funny scenes in it and was quite refreshing although, the same storyline that has been done a million times already... then again how many original films are actually out there?

Just read an interview with Simon Pegg the other day on Suicide Girls, and he mentioned that him, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright would be working on a third movie together, now here is something I cannot wait to see!!

mustangfun101 · 03-31-2008, 01:53 AM

I just saw the box office totals for this weekend and this movie wasn't even in the top 12. I can't believe it, people don't know what they are missing. To be lower then Drillbit Taylor, College Road Trip, and Never Back down???? Time to do the whole "word of mouth" thing.

xtop · 03-31-2008, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by katharsis

I really enjoyed this movie. It has a bunch of very funny scenes in it and was quite refreshing although, the same storyline that has been done a million times already... then again how many original films are actually out there?

Just read an interview with Simon Pegg the other day on Suicide Girls, and he mentioned that him, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright would be working on a third movie together, now here is something I cannot wait to see!!

its gonna complete the ice cream blood trilogy thing they got going with shaun of the dead and hot fuzz

JTStarkiller · 03-31-2008, 02:16 AM

Just saw it today too. It's entirely too stale and predictable at times, but Pegg and the rest of the cast are great. Overall, I enjoyed it, but won't be picking it up on DVD or anything.

katharsis · 03-31-2008, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by mustangfun101

I just saw the box office totals for this weekend and this movie wasn't even in the top 12. I can't believe it, people don't know what they are missing. To be lower then Drillbit Taylor, College Road Trip, and Never Back down???? Time to do the whole "word of mouth" thing.

That's pretty sad! Most of the other movies out right now seem to be %@&#(@!
But that's how it works most of the time if there is a foreign movie being released in the US. The demand doesn't seem that hight, at least if it's not some big budget production or has some big big names behind it.
C'mon people go watch this!!! I promise you won't even have to read subtitles!!

DutchBoy · 03-31-2008, 02:47 AM

That sucks that it did so poorly (probably the same mooks that refused to go see 'Grindhouse'

)

Quicker to BD; guess I'll have to hope for that.

Ice2Dragon · 03-31-2008, 03:04 AM

I had to review this for the paper I write for.

I gave it an A +

by far one of the best movies out there right now.. its a shame it tanked at the box office.

And yes, i agree, a nick frost cameo would have been wonderful.

Hank Azaria in the gym scene was a freaking riot. WIth the powder and crap? Omg i nearly choked on my pop from laughing so hard.

mustangfun101 · 03-31-2008, 03:07 AM

The fight scene was great. When you have about 10 people in a huge theater and everyone is laughing out loud, that's a good movie to me.

mustangfun101 · 04-01-2008, 12:14 PM

I guess this movie is doing well in England and the rest of Europe (where its been released) so maybe after some word of mouth and people reading the positive press (3 articles on three different news web pages yesterday) it will pick up this next week.

Secretagentnumber6 · 04-01-2008, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mustangfun101

I just saw the box office totals for this weekend and this movie wasn't even in the top 12. I can't believe it, people don't know what they are missing. To be lower then Drillbit Taylor, College Road Trip, and Never Back down???? Time to do the whole "word of mouth" thing.

It was a limited release though. It played in a bout a third of normal theatrical releases. Even so it still underperformed a bit. If you triple its total it would have made around the 7 mil mark, which of course is still sub par.

Ice2Dragon · 04-01-2008, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Secretagentnumber6

It was a limited release though. It played in a bout a third of normal theatrical releases. Even so it still underperformed a bit. If you triple its total it would have made around the 7 mil mark, which of course is still sub par.

Actually it wasnt in limited release. Limited means its playing at fewer than around 800 theaters.. this was playing in well over 1000, and also in every major state.

The movie didnt have the backing the other two did, and thus will likely rake in less than 5 million during its theatrical run.

Which is a shame.

03-30-2008, 08:29 PM	#1
mustangfun101 Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Boise, Idaho Trading Score:2	Run Fat Boy Run I enjoyed it. Simon Pegg is great and his best friend in the movie is a crackup. I heard a reviewer call the actor who plays the best friend a british Bill Murray...I can see why he thought that. Not a bad start for David Schwimmer as a director.

03-30-2008, 08:35 PM	#3
DutchBoy Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:R. Cucamonga, CA Blu Ray Steelbooks™: 22 Home Theater Gallery:31 Blu-ray collection:101 Trading Score:12	I "sneak peeked" this last weekend, and loved it. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Good stuff -- I was hoping it was region free, but alas, now I must wait... Last edited by DutchBoy; 03-31-2008 at 02:45 AM.

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03-30-2008, 08:33 PM	#2
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	i wish nick frost would have at least made a cameo in the movie, but i agree. it was a pretty decent movie

03-31-2008, 01:21 AM	#4
katharsis Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:SoCal Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:379 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	I really enjoyed this movie. It has a bunch of very funny scenes in it and was quite refreshing although, the same storyline that has been done a million times already... then again how many original films are actually out there? Just read an interview with Simon Pegg the other day on Suicide Girls, and he mentioned that him, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright would be working on a third movie together, now here is something I cannot wait to see!!

03-31-2008, 01:53 AM	#5
mustangfun101 Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Boise, Idaho Trading Score:2	I just saw the box office totals for this weekend and this movie wasn't even in the top 12. I can't believe it, people don't know what they are missing. To be lower then Drillbit Taylor, College Road Trip, and Never Back down???? Time to do the whole "word of mouth" thing.

03-31-2008, 02:16 AM	#7
JTStarkiller Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Austin, TX DVD collection:69 Trading Score:17	Just saw it today too. It's entirely too stale and predictable at times, but Pegg and the rest of the cast are great. Overall, I enjoyed it, but won't be picking it up on DVD or anything.

03-31-2008, 02:47 AM	#9
DutchBoy Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:R. Cucamonga, CA Blu Ray Steelbooks™: 22 Home Theater Gallery:31 Blu-ray collection:101 Trading Score:12	That sucks that it did so poorly (probably the same mooks that refused to go see 'Grindhouse' ) Quicker to BD; guess I'll have to hope for that.

03-31-2008, 03:04 AM	#10
Ice2Dragon Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:9	I had to review this for the paper I write for. I gave it an A + by far one of the best movies out there right now.. its a shame it tanked at the box office. And yes, i agree, a nick frost cameo would have been wonderful. Hank Azaria in the gym scene was a freaking riot. WIth the powder and crap? Omg i nearly choked on my pop from laughing so hard.

03-31-2008, 03:07 AM	#11
mustangfun101 Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Boise, Idaho Trading Score:2	The fight scene was great. When you have about 10 people in a huge theater and everyone is laughing out loud, that's a good movie to me.

04-01-2008, 12:14 PM	#12
mustangfun101 Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Boise, Idaho Trading Score:2	I guess this movie is doing well in England and the rest of Europe (where its been released) so maybe after some word of mouth and people reading the positive press (3 articles on three different news web pages yesterday) it will pick up this next week.

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