It's real nice of Will Ferrell (sp) to take this guy under his wing and co-sign him. It really is. I love underdog stories.
It was nice of Judd Apatow to put him in Pineapple Express (IMO, the weak-link in Apatow movies). No sarcasm, really.
I saw "The Foot Fist" way, and really, it was cool. Real original.I dug it...even though it took 2 sittings to finish it.
Underrated/underdog worshiping should cease, though.I hope he's not seen as "the next genius", because at best, he shouldn't upgraded beyond "supporting role".
His career's been defined thus far by a series of supporting and cameo roles and a possible career-defining role on a sitcom that's lasted all of 6 episodes (so far). So whom exactly is bigging-up Danny McBride like that? If the answer is "the media," well... they are paid to hype people up, yes?
Or is this yet another thinly-veiled attack on alleged "PTP Hipsters?" ________________________________________________________________________ He is stupid But he KNOWS that he is stupid And that almost makes him smart Let's listen
Orfeo_Negro Member since Oct 24th 2004 20923 posts
Sat Jun-06-09 11:46 AM
4. "uh... who ever called him a genius?" In response to Reply # 0
>Underrated/underdog worshiping should cease, though.I hope >he's not seen as "the next genius", because at best, he >shouldn't upgraded beyond "supporting role".
I have NEVER heard him being referred to as such by ANYBODY. Not on this board or anywhere else.
10. "been loving him since he was Bust-Ass in All the Real Girls" In response to Reply # 0
and if you don't know about him completely stealing an indie hipster romance (from, if you knew shit about film, was directed by the same dude that did Pineapple Express, so really it's a DGG connection to Pineapple Express more than it is a Judd Apatow or Will Farrell connection) with only about 5% of the screen time, then you don't know shit, son.
It's real nice of Joe Piscopo (sp) to take this guy under his wing and co-sign him. It really is. I love underdog stories.
It was nice of Stephen Herek to put him in Holy Man (IMO, the weak-link in Stephen Herek movies). No sarcasm, really.
I saw "Vampire in Brooklyn", and really, it was cool. Real original. I dug it...even though it took 2 sittings to finish it.
Underrated/underdog worshiping should cease, though.I hope he's not seen as "the next genius", because at best, he shouldn't upgraded beyond "supporting role".
He's pretty one-note.
That's all. ________________________________________________________________________ He is stupid But he KNOWS that he is stupid And that almost makes him smart Let's listen
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86672 posts
Mon Jun-08-09 11:49 AM
36. "Eastbound and Down is by a hundred miles his best work." In response to Reply # 22
And I wasn't a Jody Hill fan at all until EB&D.
Overall I find McBride to be funny, but EB&D shows his true potential as a comedic actor, because he has to find ways to work in more than just the "asshole guy" routine-- he has to ACT. And he does so beautifully.
if the person that made this post see Eastbound and Down and then likes it, but still feels McBride's other work is shoddy, he is still entitled to feel dude of over-rated. Not saying I necessarily agree with the poster, but one show isn't enough to out weight the fact the poster doesn't like the majority of McBride's work.
Orfeo_Negro Member since Oct 24th 2004 20923 posts
Mon Jun-08-09 09:29 PM
48. "He didn't say he didn't like McBride's other work, though." In response to Reply # 42
He just said that the work he's seen isn't enough to justify the props McBride gets... which is a pointless statement when you haven't even seen the work that he gets the most props for.
"I made dinner for y'all and this is how you do me?"
My favorite is when he's laying there against the toilet dying and Seth Rogen is trying to amp him all up and shit and saying "Aren't you fuckin pissed? Aren't you pissed at Ted?"
1. School of Rock isn't a benchmark in terms of great comedies 2. Even still Pineapple Express is still nowhere close as good as School of Rock (McBride was the only good thing about that film though)
65. "man...I reall am surprised at the lukewarm response to PA" In response to Reply # 60
To me that was the funniest film in quite a while. As I said previously, I think School of Rock is the funniest film of the 200Oughts but I think Pineapple Express is 2nd.
I thought Seth Rogen was just fine in it, I think McBride was insanely funny, and I thought the pairing of Corrigan and Robinson was brilliant and I wished there would have been more of them. I thought the subplots of "the Chinese" and Dale's highschool-age girlfriend were great and I though Bill Heder stole the show at the beginning.
I think Gordon Green was just fine. I'm unfamiliar with anything else he may have done so I don't know if this is his A-Game or not.
Oddly enough...even though I think he was rock solid and won't detract from his performance in any way...I think Franco was not as great as most have given him credit for. My one complaint would be that Gary Cole could have been given much funnier stuff to do. It should be a criminal act fro a screenwriter or a director any time he's misused in a film. James Remar could have been gievn more as well.
66. "It's a stoner flick for sure, but it's a damn good one" In response to Reply # 65
>I thought Seth Rogen was just fine in it, I think McBride was >insanely funny, and I thought the pairing of Corrigan and >Robinson was brilliant and I wished there would have been more >of them.
Corrigan certainly needed more screen time
I thought the subplots of "the Chinese" and Dale's >highschool-age girlfriend were great and I though Bill Heder >stole the show at the beginning.
I could've done w/o all this
>I think Gordon Green was just fine. I'm unfamiliar with >anything else he may have done so I don't know if this is his >A-Game or not.
I've only seen Snow Angels but I met him at that screening & he seems like a cool dude. I just added All the Real Girls to my Netflix tho.
>Oddly enough...even though I think he was rock solid and won't >detract from his performance in any way...I think Franco was >not as great as most have given him credit for.
Seriously? Cause I couldn't stand Franco before I saw this movie & I thought he killed it. I mean I went to Western so I know some stoners just like Saul. He nailed that performance.
My one >complaint would be that Gary Cole could have been given much >funnier stuff to do. It should be a criminal act fro a >screenwriter or a director any time he's misused in a film.
Yeah I expected much more from him as well. He's hilarious.
62. "*phew!* i thought you were talking about chi mcbride" In response to Reply # 0
i have no idea who you are talking about you mentioned apatow so i really don't care to ta! ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ Afro-American haiku: If Elvis Presley / is King / Who is James Brown, / God?(c) Baraka
70. "yeah. i finally got around to it... jesus is this post wrong." In response to Reply # 67
“I love you honey, but you've got clothes like a fuckin' dickhead.”
the best part about the DVDs was knowing that the parts with will ferrell would have great blooper reels afterwards. craig robinson barely held it together during the good take of that "this came to me in a dream" scene.
Printer-friendly copy 
Email this topic to a friend
Pass The Popcorn
#/media/File:Firefly.png)
