Slog - Comments on In Case You Didn't See This Over the Weekend

Comment by ams

ams — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:55:24 -0800

Does Gary Coleman have no shame?

Comment by Cato the Younger Younger

Cato the Younger Younger — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:55:27 -0800

I just puked all over my desk.......

BTW, Straight to video.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:01:02 -0800

I'm surprised Gary Coleman isn't polishing the insides of artillery shells.

Comment by butterbean

butterbean — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:11:51 -0800

I guess this is what Willis was talkin' 'bout.

WTF: Rosie O'Donnell?

Comment by ru shur

ru shur — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:16:24 -0800

Meh. Like Carlos Mencia, the only thing offensive about this movie will be how unfunny it is.

Comment by keshmeshi

keshmeshi — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:35:48 -0800

@4,

Apparently it's a Rosie impersonator (who knew?), not Rosie herself.

Comment by iflurry

iflurry — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:46:46 -0800

Funny how they have to set the Wayback machine for sixty plus years ago to find someone who could make war look good. I'm sure the movie will discuss why Vietnam and Iraq were such great ideas, but they didn't have enough time in the trailer.

Comment by Dougsf

Dougsf — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:52:50 -0800

Agree with #5. It's producers will no doubt try to get some traction with a "the film they don't want you to see!!!" argument, but that won't make it funny.

I actually think Michael Moore is complete blowhard, and I'm usually his side of the issues. But like Scary Movie and its ilk, this "joke" formula (make out-of-place reference + people will get reference = hilarity!) is lazy and offensive.

Comment by flamingbanjo

flamingbanjo — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:10:02 -0800

With the occasional exception of South Park, Republicans aren't funny and should just stop trying.

Comment by karst

karst — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:51:43 -0800

Fuck. Do I have to hate Airplane now?

Comment by Jonah S

Jonah S — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:03:21 -0800

@ 9�Matt Stone and Trey Parker, I believe, are more in the Libertarian camp than anything.

Comment by J.R.

J.R. — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:55:08 -0800

@1: Gary Coleman has no job.

Comment by elswinger

elswinger — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:14:12 -0800

Republicans are such morons. Only assholes who call themselves "liberals" would say we shouldn't have fought the Revolutionary War, Civil War or WW2. Those were wars of necessity rather than the wars of choice such as Viet Nam and Iraq.

Comment by flamingbanjo

flamingbanjo — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:38:03 -0800

Matt Stone and Trey Parker, I believe, are more in the Libertarian camp than anything.

So in other words they're only half Republican? That explains why they're half funny.

Comment by Jay

Jay — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:45:58 -0800

You know, for a straight-to-video spoof, that article sure goes on for a lot of words. Like anyone gives a shit about the political views of marginal celebrities and has-beens.

Comment by Jay

Jay — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:48:16 -0800

14: Yeah, the liberatarianism is often where their stupid side comes from. These are two guys who vote Republican in every election to "defy" the Hollywood left afterall. How smart can they be?

Comment by Jay

Jay — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:49:20 -0800

That's LIBERTARIANISM btw. I packed too many syllables in there.

Comment by keshmeshi

keshmeshi — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:06:35 -0800

@13,

Considering the Republican love for race baiting, it's amazing that they'd look on the Civil War favorably, even if it was led by a Republican.

Comment by TheimdbPost

TheimdbPost — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:34:01 -0800

Very true about the crying censorship thing. Over at imdb the newbies must not know about the ever-present trolls that turn up on every movie's message board and scream "This movie will SUCK!".
Of COURSE, it will suck, idiot. EVERY movie sucks to some people, but surprisingly not to everyone.
It would be a huge relief to see it go straight to video stores though. Anything that blatantly political should be rewarded with the straight to video status. Even the serious documentaries don't usually get a huge opening. Don't most people just want to entertained and not preached to?(Not counting the Smug Smog makers, of course. ;)