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Tiger Woods
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""Funny People" might flop"


  

          

not saying it's definitely going to, but I could see it under performing. Notice that this vague language is an insurance plan against the L I would be taking if the movie did well and I had said the it's GOING to flop. Didn't say that. nope.

Trouble is though, for a movie starring two famous "funny people" this joint looks pretty heavy and not too funny. If I were in charge of the film's marketing campaign I would at least cleverly convince people that they were going to see their typical Apatow "hilarious with a heart" story audiences have gotten accustomed to the last few summers. But it appears from these drowsy ass commercials that the "hilarious" part has clearly been put on the back burner. I see this unusual advertising approach as being what COULD throw moviegoers off.

in all likelihood, this flick will do pretty well, but it sure is a pretty bold roll of the dice on Apatow's part to have this much faith in his audience.

  

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"Funny People" might flop [View all] , Tiger Woods, Thu Jun-11-09 10:39 PM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
It could... or it could make the movie a bigger hit than the previous tw...
Jun 11th 2009
1
precisely, my curiousity is definitely piqued
Jun 11th 2009
2
Cosign. It will definitely flop more or flop less than the other ones
Jun 11th 2009
3
      There's no way it's a bigger success than the others
Jun 11th 2009
4
      The only way it CAN'T be the biggest Apatow movie yet is if it isn't.
Jun 11th 2009
6
           Anyone who disagrees is an idiot unless they aren't
Jun 11th 2009
8
                This post couldn't go wrong... unless it does.
Jun 12th 2009
13
                     As far as I'm concerned, if this movie doesnt make money, others will
Jun 12th 2009
14
                          This is without question the greatest tangent we've ever been on
Jun 12th 2009
16
                               To quote Sarah Palin, "Absolutely not necessarily"
Jun 12th 2009
17
                                    Or she might not have.
Jun 12th 2009
19
                                         Cosign. But I beg to differ.
Jun 12th 2009
20
                                              I am 100% absolutely on the fence with this one
Jun 12th 2009
21
                                                   I'm pretty sure I definitely agree with you
Jun 12th 2009
22
                                                        It's six of one and half a dozen of the other, more or less
Jun 12th 2009
23
                                                             you know I'm not so sure about that... but i have to agree with you.
Jun 12th 2009
24
                                                                  What's this bullshit truth you're succinctly babbling about?
Jun 12th 2009
26
                                                                       hahaha...funniest shit i've seen in a while was this exchange...
Jul 08th 2009
34
                                                                            Co-sign. I couldn't disagree more.
Jul 21st 2009
45
      You misconstruing motherfuckers, lol.
Jun 12th 2009
11
           The correct OKP spelling is miscontruding
Jun 12th 2009
18
                Unless, of course, we're spelling a different word
Jul 07th 2009
31
it'll do numbers...i'm more worried about award nominations
Jun 11th 2009
5
damn I didn't know the buzz was like THAT
Jun 11th 2009
7
I liked ALL of Spanglish!
Jul 07th 2009
30
      Just...try it on!
Jul 21st 2009
40
way to take a stand.
Jun 12th 2009
9
*cough*
Jun 12th 2009
10
but this wasn't supposed to be a Knocked Up or 40 Year Old V.
Jun 12th 2009
12
I'm still expecting a lot of good jokes though
Jun 12th 2009
15
the preview shows pretty much the entire movie.
Jun 12th 2009
25
I know!
Jul 06th 2009
27
aka the "Chick Movie" promo
Jul 21st 2009
39
Might flop? I'm putting my parent's house up as collateral on this bet
Jul 07th 2009
28
As long as this guy's in the movie, it can't fail.
Jul 07th 2009
29
this is judd appatow's elizabethtown
Jul 07th 2009
32
It ain't that...
Jul 20th 2009
37
RE: "Funny People" might flop
Jul 08th 2009
33
red band trailer is out.
Jul 09th 2009
35
damn, this "Raaaaaaaaandy" clip completely restored my faith
Jul 20th 2009
36
Holy shit @ the porn
Jul 20th 2009
38
I just watched the HBO Featurette.
Jul 21st 2009
41
I saw that too & only laughed at the Randy bits. I'm pissed SS is in it.
Jul 21st 2009
43
i WANT to see this, but i dont know...
Jul 21st 2009
42
I'm fuckin with it
Jul 21st 2009
44
http://www.george-simmons.com/
Jul 23rd 2009
46
It's two and a half hours long?!
Jul 27th 2009
47
2:26. Looks like they cut about 4-5 minutes from the test screening
Jul 27th 2009
48
      I saw a screening last night that was supposedly 2:20. I liked it a lot.
Jul 29th 2009
50
david denby review in the new yorker
Jul 27th 2009
49

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