On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 10:12 AM, David Lynch <[email protected]> wrote: > > Does "Not the worst movie ever" actually count as positive? > > I can see it on the movie poster. > > As I understand the character (and I think I learned all I need to > know from the Pepsi commercial), Macgruber dies at the end of every > "mission" or sketch -- and that is the gag -- that he is MacGyver > without the ability. How does that translate into a 78 minute feature > film? It isn't like the coneheads or even Wayne and Garth where you > can put the characters into different situations and either watch them > react or watch how others react to them. The only comedy to come from > Macgruber comes when he fails his mission -- if there is more to the > character/premise, somebody tell me, but I can't see how you can > stretch this one to feature length. > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > I find it funny not because he dies but how he lets so much get in the way of saving the day. I think it could go either way in the success realm. As for last good SNL movie, I think "Stuart Saves His Family" was underrated. > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- +++++++++++++++ Joe Coughlin http://www.twitter.com/inturnaround
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