"Date Movie"

No spoof movie in the past decade has entirely stuck to the genre it's set out to satire, so to expect that. For writers to limit themselves by not taking a swipe at popular movies for a couple of seconds out of a 90 minute movie, given it works, is silly. The spoofs outside of the genre were relevant to the scenes in the movie, so what's the harm?

..and I'm not going to "come to the rescue" of a movie I like, because I respect opinions (only when they have basis). Alyson on the "operating table", being pieced together a la Darth Vader? Would it had been as funny had it been Frankenstein? No. Pop culture, something people can relate to, is what's going to grab them. In fact, in Episode 3, I would have much rather seen Vader fall on his face from the tabel than stumble around crying, which was easily the most embarassing scene in the entire Star Wars franchise.

..and Tony Cox as Yoda? The underlying irony in that, and the basis for the Yoda quip, was that he was an Ewok in ROTJ, Battle for Endor, and The Ewok Adventure. The explanation is in the Director/Writer commentary on the DVD.

Oh, yeah, and he's small..like Yoda.

Originally posted by C-Dic
..and Tony Cox as Yoda? The underlying irony in that, and the basis for the Yoda quip, was that he was an Ewok in ROTJ, Battle for Endor, and The Ewok Adventure. The explanation is in the Director/Writer commentary on the DVD.

Oh, yeah, and he's small..like Yoda.

Don't forget he was also in Spaceballs playing opposite a Yoda satire.

Originally posted by C-Dic
Not even in the movie.

Well that's good. It makes me wonder if they intentionally made the trailer look as shitty as possible.

I read in reviews, from people actually trying to figure out what exactly caused this movies failure, that it failed because it's trying to spoof many pure comedy movies which are simply funnier and more clever than Date Movie. Like the Meet the Parents/Faukers spoof where the cat is trained to use the toilet to shit, which was kinda clever and quircky in it's original form in Meet the Parents, but, HAHA!, when he does it in this movie there's loud plops and farts! HOHOHO!

Anyways, it seems like a valid reason as to why this movie would fail. You can't spoof something if the original version is funnier than the spoof.

Originally posted by C-Dic

..and Tony Cox as Yoda? The underlying irony in that, and the basis for the Yoda quip, was that he was an Ewok in ROTJ, Battle for Endor, and The Ewok Adventure. The explanation is in the Director/Writer commentary on the DVD.

Oh, yeah, and he's small..like Yoda.

So now I have to watch the DVD and listen to Director's commentary to get the joke? Come on Cinema....how does that work when you're in Movie theather? And Cox was an Ewok in ROTJ.

....

And? He also play a warrior in Willow....the point?

I've always said that comedy works differently on different tastes. But this wasn't a comedy....it was trying to be a comedy.

Hey BF! Rent it this tuesday and judge for yourself. I'll like to know your response after watching the film.

I dunno, I'm really hesitant at spending money on this movie. I've yet to hear something about this movie that doesn't sound shitty as hell.

You know me....I always advocate watching a movie before commenting....just check it out. If the first 15 minutes you don't laugh then turn it off....do it as charity....😛

Yeah, I might...I might.

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
So now I have to watch the DVD and listen to Director's commentary to get the joke? Come on Cinema....how does that work when you're in Movie theather? And Cox was an Ewok in ROTJ.

....

And? He also play a warrior in Willow....the point?

I've always said that comedy works differently on different tastes. But this wasn't a comedy....it was trying to be a comedy.

Hey BF! Rent it this tuesday and judge for yourself. I'll like to know your response after watching the film.

I mentioned his involvement in ROTJ, and my point was that there's a "Star Wars" connection. He being made up as Yoda was just thrown in there because he's small, and like Luke, he's taken Julia under his wing, as he's a mentor. It shouldn't be so hard to explain such an obvious little comparison, man! I mean, if it wasn't funny to you, that's fine. I wasn't roaring, but it was clever, IMO. Hardly complex.

There's no problem with the movie tackling so many different movies, as every single one of those movies has the same underlying theme. They incorporated multiple CHARACTERS that may have spoiled it somewhat, but not for me. They even touched on old romantic comedies that nobody even barely remembers, i.e. "When Harry Met Sally", "Say Anything", and "Sweet Home Alabama". Movies that High Schoolers today have probably never even heard of.

There's some racious comedy, but keeping in mind the demographic that would actually SEE this movie, being middle aged gals, and whom it was MARKETED to, I can see why it failed to entertain. That said, it was hardly a loss. It made a great profit at the box office, and I like to think it was earned.

Looks terrible to me. I'll never watch this. I usually go for this sort of thing to. Looks cheap and cheesy to me.

Originally posted by BackFire
I dunno, I'm really hesitant at spending money on this movie. I've yet to hear something about this movie that doesn't sound shitty as hell.

I saw it and I can say I never laughed once during the viewing, and I LOVE comedies and spoofs.

I just noticed today that Date Movie is no longer on the IMDb Bottom 100 list.

A pity 😬

I seen it today and it was FUNNYISH, some funny moments and some shit moments

ill rate it 7/10.

Best bit was when the fire guys blasted her with the water hose.!

Originally posted by Wolfie
I just noticed today that Date Movie is no longer on the IMDb Bottom 100 list.

It doesn't belong there. Not that IMDB is any constitution of quality, especially considering a lot of people there vote with prejudice, having never even seen the movie. Spoof movies this day and age are always going to get downvoted for a multitude of reasons. Parody is one of them.

probably one of the worst movies I've ever seen.

I actually hated it...i turned it off half way through

holy **** it was horrible!!

Originally posted by The Core
It doesn't belong there. Not that IMDB is any constitution of quality, especially considering a lot of people there vote with prejudice, having never even seen the movie. Spoof movies this day and age are always going to get downvoted for a multitude of reasons. Parody is one of them.

I don't respect the Bottom list very much because it's always changing, adding the newest crap movies that are nowhere as near as bad as older ones, with only a few movies that remain constant on there.

I saw this movie on HBO or Cinemax and I was really glad I didnt pay to see it or rent it. This movie is awful.

How come no1 likes this movie? 😕

Because people can't appreciate stupid humor for the sake of stupid humor. I know full well what I'm getting myself into when I watch movies like this. That said, I thought this one was a great take off of a LOT of romantic comedies that the age demographic probably wouldn't have even seen, i.e. "When Harry Met Sally", "My Best Friends Wedding".

I loved it, and what other people think of said fact doesn't bother me.

Originally posted by The Core
Because people can't appreciate stupid humor for the sake of stupid humor. I know full well what I'm getting myself into when I watch movies like this. That said, I thought this one was a great take off of a LOT of romantic comedies that the age demographic probably wouldn't have even seen, i.e. "When Harry Met Sally", "My Best Friends Wedding".

I loved it, and what other people think of said fact doesn't bother me.

Well said.