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I Wanna Jump in the Ocean and Play-Wrestle and Make Out With This Trailer

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (18)

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You know that Indie Populism that pervades this site (or, at least, my posts)? Not exactly mainstream studio friendly, but mainstream independent film friendly? Indie flicks with big fucking hearts and epiphanic moments and a little quirk tucked in here, or a little whimsy dashed up there. Cool music, lots of dialog.

Yeah. That’s Solitary Man, at least judging from the trailer. I have no idea how good this movie will be, but the trailer just punches me in the gut with giddiness. It’s like a coming-of-age story for an older dude, played by Michael Douglas. Maybe it’s about coming to terms with his age, and maybe not fucking around with the youngsters anymore.

It’s got a phenomenal cast, too. In addition to Douglas, there’s Jesse Eisenberg (the good Cera), Jenna Fischer, Mary-Louise Parker, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito, and Olivia Thirlby. It comes from writer/director Brian Kopelman, who wrote Ocean’s 13 and Rounders.

I want to jump in the ocean and play-wrestle with this movie. I’m not sure what it is — maybe it’s just the score for the trailer (Michael Penn did the film score, so learned The Playlist), but it feels heliafies me (new word: to make exuberant).










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Comments

Mmmmmm Mary-Louise. Google "Mary-Louise Parker" and "Esquire." Enjoy.

Posted by: , at April 7, 2010 10:13 AM

A 70 year old man banging college girls. Dustin, you're losing your touch. That's mysogynistic like a mofro. All hot little 20 year olds want to suck grandpa's little piddle? No amount of uplifting piano can erase the mental image of that old naked fuck having sex with anything.

I'll be under my desk vomiting if anyone needs me.

Posted by: Kballs at April 7, 2010 10:38 AM

So, it's another mid-life crisis movie, but this time, it's got whimsy! God I hate these types of movies. It's like they're trying to give me a soul.

Posted by: admin at April 7, 2010 10:39 AM

erm, I'm with Kballs on this one...

Posted by: Stella at April 7, 2010 10:42 AM

I think it looks pretty interesting...
But another "Man" movie after "A Single Man" and "A Serious Man"? Do studios pick these things up in bulk? Oh! And "Iron Man"!
Should I pound out a "Manly Man" screenplay real quick? Or should I go for the lesser "Up" or "Nine" genres that have been so popular?
"Nine Up Man!"... oh dear that sounds dirty.

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at April 7, 2010 10:51 AM

another "Man" movie

Also forthcoming: Man Man, a biopic about my cat Man Man.

Posted by: the new transported man at April 7, 2010 10:58 AM

That cast list was plucked out of my dreams. I would pay infinity million dollars to see any combination of Thirlby, Fischer and Parker get together to provide some, erm, fan service.

Jesse Eisenberg is also awesome.

Posted by: trippdup at April 7, 2010 11:01 AM

From the writers that brought you 'Rounders'
We present:
Young Poon Hunting.

Posted by: Lindsey with an 'e' at April 7, 2010 11:46 AM

I wasn't even getting 19 year old women when I was 19.


I preferred the older ladies.

Posted by: DeistBrawler at April 7, 2010 12:56 PM

I'll probably see this. The cast is attractive enough to have me interested.
I think the biggest draw for me is Jenna Fischer. I've always had a soft-spot for her and I really want her to do something good beyond Pam on the The Office.

Posted by: St. Saturn at April 7, 2010 1:44 PM

Parts of the movie were filmed at my school and I remember people saying "Michael Douglas got punched on Eddie's!"

Haha, awesome, I'd totally forgotten about that. And my lady lover Mary-Louise is involved, as well? I'm there.

Posted by: Dorothy Snarker at April 7, 2010 2:07 PM

Fuck you, Kballs, AND you, Stella. We're old, not dead. What, are we supposed to confine ourselves to picking up the Golden Girls?

Hmmm, Betty White .... ahem, where was I?

Oh yeah:

Fuck you.

Posted by: , at April 7, 2010 2:54 PM

Well...that was a pleasant conversation.

Also:

THERE'S MORE THAN ONE MOTHERFUCKING GODDAMN SEARCH ENGINE ON THE PLANET! THEY WEREN'T EVEN THE FIRST! FUCKING STOP IT ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jay at April 7, 2010 3:00 PM

,
I said I didn't want to imagine THAT (i.e. Michael Douglas) old fuck's naked body. YOU may prance around naked harrassing all the barely legal women in here all you want. Not that you need my permission.

And it is weird when girls that age want to bone senior citizens. It's always about money and has an added undercurrent of desperation (hers to be rich, his to be young again) that makes me uncomfortable. A 50 year age gap is too much. Sorry.

Posted by: Kballs at April 7, 2010 3:49 PM

YOU may prance around naked

Why ya gotta put that in my head?

Posted by: Jay at April 7, 2010 4:32 PM

YOU may prance around naked harrassing all the barely legal women in here all you want.
---
I think I shall.

Candy?

Posted by: , at April 7, 2010 11:59 PM

THERE'S MORE THAN ONE MOTHERFUCKING GODDAMN SEARCH ENGINE ON THE PLANET! THEY WEREN'T EVEN THE FIRST! FUCKING STOP IT ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jay, I sound like that when I'm defending HD-DVD. Maybe it's time to just let WebCrawler go, dude.

Posted by: Ed at April 8, 2010 4:21 AM

I feel like Olivia Thirlby is the new Jena Malone.

Posted by: Victoria at April 8, 2010 6:40 AM