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Unashamed Pegg fanboy I may well be, but I won't be seeing this. I won't countenance even a single iota of my goodwill for that marvellous, marvellous man being eroded away by such mediocre drivel.

maybe it's an inside joke that i'm missing out on, but i'm pretty sure the reviewer's name is gene shalit, not gene shallot.

This is a man who once killed a zombie with a Sade record for fuck's sake

[rocks slowly back and forth singing Memories]

I do believe he killed it with a shovel though, the Sade record just stunned it with its smokey sex voice.

Oh Simon Pegg. I will beat you with my Batman soundtrack.

Yeah, what Dill the Devil said!

Simon, how could you?

I don't know why Simon Pegg feels he needs to hurt me this way, and Thandie Newton was still on notice from that time she was in one of those Mission Impossible movies with Tom Crazypants Cruise, which she followed up with effing Crash, and now THIS? She is so grounded. I mean, David Schwimmer? For serious? Who paid for this to be made? I'm going to need their name and location. Julie's got a spider with metallic green fangs that I've named Geoffrey, and little Geoffrey would like to make friends with the innards of the people who committed this atrocity.

Grrrrr...Simon...grr

I heard that (the awesome) Dylan Moran was funny in this though, and about the only funny thing in it. Can anyone verify?

I was going to comment on "Gene Shallot" but sarah has beaten me to it, even saying exactly what I was going to say about it being an inside joke. (Is it?)

I enjoyed Hot Fuzz immenseley, and I knew Shaun of the Dead was an instant classic before I was even done watching. But I've had no interest in seeing this since I started seeing the ads. All other obvious flaws aside, I want nothing to do with a movie in which the "hero" abandons a pregnant woman at the altar.

On a final nitpicky note, the line, "I may be fat/drunk, but you're [derogatory noun of choice] and at least I can go on a diet/will be sober tomorrow" is usually attributed to Winston Churchill. I've also seen it attributed to Mark Twain.

I never expected this to be good, but damnit I didn't want it to be as bad as this, for the love of my life Simon's sake....

shucks

and are the charecters' names really Major Apathy and General Boredom, or is that just an awesome subtle referance to Ben Folds?

I'm glad Geoffrey can be useful for something other than scaring the bejesus out of me.

I downloaded this a month or so ago and I laughed maybe... twice.
This flick is a waste. I would gladly crawl across a room of broken glass to get a whiff of the Thandie Newton Good Stuff, but even I have to say this movie sucks more balls than Jake Gyllenhall in a brazillian bathhouse. Avoid at all costs, unless you really need a reason to punch David Schwimmer in the face should you ever meet him at a Smug Convention.

I was hoping this one would rise above the stupidity, but I guess not. Dustin didn't even mention one of the worst parts of the flick: the blister popping scene. Nasty.

I think Simon Pegg did this as a favor for David Schwimmer; they did some shitty heist movie together a year ago. From what I heard, Thandie Newton isn't bad; she just has nothing to do in the movie. Wasting two perfectly decent actors in something like this is just wrong.

Hot Fuzz was awesome, and despite my hatred for zombie movies, I did like Shaun of the Dead. But did he have to use a Sade record? Say what you want, but I love her music.

Geoffrey will gnaw your face off with his pointy green fangs, Wormer, but that still sounds like more fun that sitting through this movie.

Major Apathy and General Boredom, or is that just an awesome subtle referance to Ben Folds?

Oh crap, revoke my Pajiba card, I thought it was a How I Met Your Mother reference.

Naming a spider Geoffrey almost makes less afraid of them. Almost.

This movie sounds fabulous! And to think I was whining earlier about the garbage that keeps getting greenlit & released by Hollywood. Thank you, thank you, for resurrecting my faith in the art of filmmaking.

:::tear:::

Goldie I watched this last week, and yes, Dylan Moran is pretty damn funny - though he's basically playing a reprise of his character in Black Books. The reviews pretty spot on, though. Not worth paying to watch it, I'm afraid, even for Dylan and Simon.

No no no no no.

I will not look. I will not listen. I will not admit that such atrocity could happen to Simon Pegg. If I don't admit it, it doesn't exist. I will go Up the Yangtze instead. I was waiting for a good time to start being depressed, and now, with this, I think I'm ready.

David Schwimmer is on the list.

Im a brit and diehard Pegg fan and no offence, hve been since long before most americans based on geaography if nothing else

i saw this with other Peggians and we loved it!

yeah its got the cliche 'other guy turns out to be a shit' thing going but it was well recieved in britain, its funny, its sweet, its simple, and Dylan Moran damn near steals it by being...Dylan Moran, basically.

Im really surprised when i hear people talking bad of it cos i know bad films when i see em but this, i found to be really charming

even the normally unbearabl thandie fucking newton wit her weird shaped head and whatnot managed to not irritate me to the point i wanted to punch her in the face

Does being 'Peggian' affect spelling?

Michael Ian Black is in nowhere near as clever as he THINKS, he is.

And why...ah...Who the fuck keeps giving Thandie Newton work?

Ouch, gunter. Ouch.

I'd heard very little about this flick, but I knew Pegg & Newton were in it and that was all I really needed.

Then, either yesterday or the day before, I was on WIMB and saw that Ross directed it. FUCKING ROSS!! Yeah, I know your goddamed name's Schwimmer, but like it or not, shitbag - YOU. ARE. ROSS. FOR. FUCKING. EVER. Then, I do a little spelunking around only to find that a VH1 talking head directed it?! What?! The friggin guy from the... the goddamed soder-pop commercials?! Then comes this review...

...I'm oh so very sad... Yes, I'm angry as shit, but there's a little icing of sadness on the rim of my hate-smoothie as I swallow the sad fact that Pegg has... (sniff)... has made me... (sob)... made me grab the keys for the MurderTank.

Death won't be riding shotgun on this particular trip, Mr. Pegg. No, this will only be a reconditioning. Schimmer & Black on the other hand? I suggest you motherfuckers find a bomb shelter somewhere...

>

Sad fact of life.

but then again, I didn't realize that all women had only the choice between two evils.

that was the quote i was referencing.

coveredinbees:
I have had that song stuck in my head all day oddly enough, so I latched on to that reference

although I do belive it is General Apathy and Major Boredom, not the other way around

gunter, i cant tell if you're being snarky or not but yes, yes it does. Unless you, like me, add it to your dictionary.

why did i do this?
I uh...shant mention.

BarbadoSlim...maybe the devil?
He's real and he hates us...it makes sense he'd make us all sin by casting this fool in films.

we then watch them,we go out frustrated at her overall crapness, we take it out on those around us...its the Crowley style corruption, none of this single soul laziness, mildly irritate thousands into commiting minor but nonetheless damning sins....bastard.

I will most likely see this at some point in the future, as it is a tradition in my family to rent and then watch abso-fucking-lutely everything.
That said, despite this review, I doubt there is any way to kill my dedication/mega-crush on Simon Pegg (even if this shite is directed by David "Why am i always whining?" Schwimmer).

by the way, dustin, you're reviews are my favorite. mmm, vitriol.

This sucks, I suspected it was going to be bad, but I was hoping that it wouldn't be terrible. Damn ass hell.

I downloaded this about two weeks ago but haven't been able to bring myself to watch it. I'm thinking I will just leave it that way, and allow my love of Simon Pegg continue unabated. Maybe I'll just go watch that 'Doctor Who' episode he was in instead...he was rather marvelous.

coveredinbees:
I totally thought the same thing, and had to stop myself from saying it out loud while doing the hand motions. I get that impulse a lot, and would say that I wish I had never seen the episode just for that reason, but then I would have missed Marshall's awesome Slapsgiving song.

Okay, I knew this was going to be godawful, but if it's driving Julie to freelance Geoffrey and Skitt to gun the engine on the MT, we might be looking at an apocalyptic event, kids.

As has already been said, this is complete shite, the only saving grace in the whole thing is Dylan Moran (and given the quality of everybody else's lines, he must have ad libbed his)

It does pain me that Pegg co-wrote this. Shows that his real job should be comedian, not turd polisher.

Actually, didn't Simon Pegg and David Schwimmer play asshole compatriates in Band of Brothers? Schwimmer was the total git, Captain Sobel, who was replaced before D-Day and Pegg played Sergeant Evans, his right hand man (and fellow complete bastard). Perhaps Pegg owes him a favor from back then.

Pity. I wanted this to be a good movie, though my hopes weren't high.

How the hell did Simon Pegg wind up as the star of a David-Schwimmer directed movie?

Because they became best buddies making Big Nothing the year before. That's why. (I understand it didn't get a cinema release over there?)

Anyhow, I saw RFBR last summer and to be honest what I can remember is that it was terribly predictable and yet mostly inoffensive. You had the feeling it would be much worse without Simon Pegg....and bloody unbearable without Dylan Moran.

Wait for the DVD.

What can possibly explain Black's continued viability in the entertainment industry? Whenever I see incongruity between talent and position, I think "zealous blow jobs". That must be the explanation. That, or absurdism. The guy is a pustule of comedic failure.

Admittedly I haven't seen this movie but my biggest problem with it is: The movie it titled "Run FAT BOY Run", yet the lead isn't fat - not by any stretch of the imagination would Simon Pegg be considered fat. WTF? Did Schwimmer want Edgar Wright but Pegg couldn't swing it so took the role himself?

As always Dustin, great review. My favourite line, "The premise itself is about as feebleminded as you'd expect from the corn in one of Nora Ephron's turds." When did I have corn?

What a damn shame! Because Simon Pegg IS funny, I liked both Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, and love "Spaced". Sometimes you need to go with your gut instincts and not go into it with David Schwimmer or the other dude (who the hell is this Michael Ian Black fellow anyway?) More like, who do these guys think they are? Trying to be funny is not the same as actually being funny...

I watched it.

I laughed at it.

I'll probably buy the DVD.

I have no regrets.

I saw this a couple of weeks ago,and while it wasn't particularly offensive, it was just so bland and boring the whole way through.

Pegg wasn't enough to draw me into this (don't get me wrong, I love him, but I just couldn't see him saving the movie) but I try never to miss a movie with Moran in it.

Pretty much as I expected the movie was almost entirely shitty, but Moran really stole the show, and was as hilarious as i expected him to be (did he actually ad-lib his lines? I just got that vibe...)

I think you guys are being too hard on Michael Ian Black. He's responsible for one of the greatest sitcoms of all time "Stella". and anyone who hated Stella is, in my book, a dumb-ass.

He's a very funny guy. Go check out his blogs on his typepad site and you'll see some top notch comedy writing that rivals that of Woody Allen in his prime.

I can't speak for this movie, but Black is one of the funniest comedy actors around, and a damn fine writer to boot.

I'll wait for the DVD, then rent it or watch it at a friends house. I actually haven't even seen a preview for this or anything! The only reason I knew it existed was that the sidebar in Pajiba has been advertising it for a few weeks.

*sigh* The premise sounded silly, but I figured Pegg would save it. The review was enlightening. Yet....

But was the Buffy jab really necessary?

bethy:
yup you are right... i always have that line in my head "major boredom singing... whatever and ever amen"

I saw this film about 2 months ago after getting it from a "source", and I think it was okay, nothing extraordinary, but it didn't tarnish pegg's reputation with me... but he would pretty much have to do bad porn for me to lose respect for him.

I always feel compelled to support someone I normally love and admire... and I went to see this with a heavy heart.... knowing that it was going to be bad...
Dylan Moran is funny...and yes the story is bad...and you cringe a few times...I thought the few scenes with Simon's character and his son were ok...
But I missed Nick Frost.... and I hate to say it, it was just so disappointing to see everyone in this film.... why do they do it? It's not like they need to money is it?

Oh well...in Australia this has been out for a while now, I'm not overly fussed about its mediocrity. I haven't seen it yet and I'm a huge Simon Pegg fan, although slowly Edgar Wright is becoming my main man. I mean Simon did Mission Impossible 3, we all forgave himf or that because of his bit part. I think Simon is quite happy to do a few movies that aren't classics inbetween his classics, at least that is how I view it. It's hardly like Pegg is losing his edge.

Oh, and to Kay, A Buffy jab is never necessary.

Simon Pegg! Dylan Moran! (Major Apathy: Who could be better? Black Books anyone?)

On the other hand: Friends? MINUS Lisa Kudrow?!

Less like sushi and donuts, more like donuts and 7 year old wasabi

I'd heard this was dreadful, but had to see it with my own eyes so I watched it on Youtube a couple of months ago (I know, I know...I usually never do that sort of thing). They have it in full, and it' still up and has been up forever. I guess they are hoping someone, anyone will watch it, even if they don't pay for it. It's not a bad movie, just overwhelmingly mediocre. Even Simon Pegg's awesomeness can't overpower the almighty suckiness of David Schwimmer.

Oh, dammit. Simon, Simon, Simon.

I'm going to shake my head sadly and walk away now...

"...and one was even stolen, nearly word for word, from a crack Roger Ebert once made when Vincent Gallo called him fat ("I can lose weight, but you'll always be an asshole.") "

Isn't this a version of a classic Churchill insult? (I may be drunk madam, but tomorrow I will be sober and you'll still be ugly)

Big Simon Pegg and Nick Frost fan and Hot Fuzz/Shaun of the Dead ranks up there in my all-time favorite comedies, but the second I found out the most unfunny Friend was doing this dreck, it was red alert time. Though I will admit Thandie Newton is quite lovely and which makes the premise of this movie all the more outlandish.

Though it pains me to bypass a Pegg performance, I think by the sheer context of it alone will I ignore this movie. Fucking Ross! And Michael Ian Black...shame on you! I find you funny and you produce this?!?

It could be worse...it could be Steve Carrell vs. he who shall not be named in Dan in Real Life.

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Thank you Ben for calling people out on the Michael Ian Black hate. The man's a genius - are we really still hating on respected comedians who do inane commercials or family movies? Let them do what they want, as long as they also bring the funny elsewhere.

I saw Michael Ian Black with Michael Showalter live and it was the only time I've gone hoarse from laughing so much at a stand-up show. He (and the rest of his troupe) are brilliant absurdists and Stella, The Baxter, The State, and Wet Hot American Summer all prove it.

I'm only two paragraphs in and I am so sad. I so wanted this to be a good movie

"And why...ah...Who the fuck keeps giving Thandie Newton work?"

THANK YOU. Every time I watch her in something, I think the exact same thing.

'Fine pewter portraits of General Apathy and Major Boredom singin' whatever and ever amen.' Oh, heart.

And c'mon. Why the Buffy hate? Don't act like there won't be at least one season of Buffy in your TV season countdown.

So, ummm...yeah...I'm coming into this late, so....

Ditto.

Actually I do agree with Buffy having no appeal to me, but, as I mentioned elsewhere, I'm not nearly as bothered as Dustin with this movie. I liked the Little Britain reprise a lot. I quickly realized that that show does the same sketches on every single episode, but they're mostly good the first time or two.

It's acknowledged that he's not really *fat*.

Jesus, who the hell else was in "Band of Brothers"?! All those stealth UK-ers coming out of the woodwork a few years later after I've forgotten their faces. It seems like every few months I see that down someone's imdb list and I'm surprised again. What young British actor *wasn't* cast? Amazing.

And riddle me this, ball-scratch? Why is it that in nearly every romantic comedy where there are two men competing over a woman must the ultimate loser must reveal himself to be a complete motherfuckery?

Sweet Home Alabama (a wife fave) didn't do this. Candace Bergen was the motherfuckery, not McDreamy.

It should be "myriad things", not a "myriad of things".

Myriad as in multiple, NOT as in multitude.

*thanks*

Shameless Pedant: I've had occasion to look up "myriad" in the OED because of that usage, and my reading is that it's acceptable to use it either way. YMMV.

And for the people wondering about the quote, it is usually attributed to Winston Churchill. Lady Astor accused him of being drunk, to which he responded that in the morning he would be sober, but she would still be ugly.

Shameless Pedant I'm afraid you've made the same mistake that I used to make and magic8ball is right.

It can be a noun or an adjective and you can even say a myriad myriads (as indeed Samuel Taylor Coleridge did once).

Dictionary.com has the explanation and the etymology.

I saw this a long time ago out of the UK, and I looooved it! I think this review is terribly harsh, and biased against David Schwimmer's directorial work--which I admit is tempting because in my mind, too, he's a socially retarded paleontologist. I would pay eight bucks to watch Pegg eat a plate of spaghetti, anyway. And I defy anyone to name a movie out right now with a funnier bit than Azaria powdering his balls!

Roger Ebert cribbed the best parts of Beyond the Valley of the Dolls from Winston Churchill too.

Just have to pop in to have my say. DS was quite underrated on Friends. I also thought he was the far superior acter of the lot.

I have yet to see the movie, intend to though, and soon.

someone needs to make a movie of Dylan Moran being Dylan Moran. That, I would pay to see. This? Not so much.

I watched this movie, hoping for so, so, so much more. As the movie ended, I wondered to myself why did this movie suck sooooo bad. Then came up "Directed by David Schwimmer, Written by Micheal Ian Black". Now when did Michael Ian Black find time away from doing best week ever and I Love... Being on VH1 to write such a piece of crap. And David Schwimmer... I thought he was dead...

Damn. I had so hoped this was going to be a good movie.

That's too bad.

I wasn't really looking too forward to see this movie anyway, for some reason I really despise Hank Azari

I guess we get to wait for Simon to play Scotty in the Star Trek movie.

Okay, I just watched this movie and admittedly it wasn't high cinema but Simon Pegg made his hapless loser totally relatable and the triumph of the human spirit... I got all choked up - fuckers made me cry. And I loved the little kid, too.

I enjoyed it. My horse ain't too high.

Look, I may have loved Simon Pegg's previous work (dating all the way back to Big Train), but I knew this (and that Big Nothing or whatever it was called) was going to be shit. Because people may not realize this, but much of Simon's greatness is brought out by the people he's surrounded by. When surrounded by his clever, funny friends, he is clever and funny as well. When breaking off on his own, he's shite. So yes, I like him. But, I also accept that without his friends, he's nothing special.

aw, what's the matter cool people? Not enough movie references for you? Not enough cool lines you can spout with your friends while spending another night of not meeting any women... for the rest of your life.... ever? You all call yourself Simon Pegg fans.... Umph.

The movie was a sweet romantic comedy and it was very well done. Parts were pretty damn hysterical. It wasn't the second fucking coming, though. Simon Pegg did very well in a romantic role and Dylan Moran could well be the next Dudley Moore (fuck you if you don't like Dudley. His career didn't start with "Arthur", geek).

I know you're all *tremendous* Simon Pegg fans here, but I guess you all didn't know Pegg and Schwimmer did a movie a little while back called "Big Nothing" which was recently released on DVD in the US. It wasn't great by any means, but Simon Pegg makes anything watchable... Well, maybe except Edgar Wright's "Asylum".

As for all of you people hinging your movie viewing habits on the opinion of some fuckwit you don't even know (Sorry Dustin. I usually trust your rants.)... keep doing what you're doing. You obviously need people to tell you what's good and what isn't. You're lives are obviously too busy to take a chance on a movie without anyone else's approval.

I liked it. It was a lot better than the review says it was. I will buy it on dvd.

i'm a gay poof and i suck balls

yes i aggree