|
Post by ML Fan on Sept 23, 2007 18:46:52 GMT -5
"Good Luck, Chuck" opened at second at the box office this weekend. Lionsgate's "Good Luck Chuck," with Jessica Alba and Dane Cook in a romantic comedy about a man jinxed at finding true love, debuted in second place with $14 million despite an almost universal thrashing by critics. Here's the link, movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20070923/119057628000.html
|
|
|
Post by spikeloud on Oct 4, 2007 16:56:27 GMT -5
saw it last week, funny film proof that there is something evil about penguins
|
|
|
Post by dzero on Feb 6, 2008 10:56:12 GMT -5
from notalwaysright.com (A woman calls in, telling me that she rented Good Luck Chuck for her young son's sleepover without watching the movie first. She showed the movie to a party of young boys, and then had to call their parents to apologize.) Woman: "I need to know how I can prevent this from happening in the future." Me: "Well, if you bring the movie up to the counter, chances are that somebody has seen the movie, and if they haven't we can point you in the direction of a movie that would be appropriate." Woman: "This movie says 'unrated.' It should be okay!" Me: "Actually, 'unrated' means that things have been put into the movie that couldn't be shown in theaters." Woman: "What? I've seen CARTOONS that are unrated." (I assume she's talking about 'not rated,' but decide that telling her that there's a difference will just make her angrier.) Me: "Well, if you flip over and read the back of the movie, under the rating it will tell you what it is rated that for-" Woman, sounding angry: "Yeah, I know, I read it. It says, 'Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Drug Use, and Adult Language.' EVERY movie has that." Me: "I'm sorry about the misunderstanding. All I can suggest is that if you're not sure, you can bring the movie up to the counter and we can help you. Would you like me to put a free movie on your account?" Woman: "I don't think you should even carry this movie on your shelves, it's disgusting." Me: "I'm sorry, we only get what Corporate sends us." Woman: "Who can I complain to?" Me: "All I can do is put a free movie on your account for the inconvenience. Our company gets the movies with the ratings from the production companies-" Woman: "How can I call the production companies?" Me: "Um, I guess you could search for them on Google?" Woman: "Good, I am going to call the production company right now and complain." Me, trying desperately not to laugh: "Okay, I'm really sorry for the inconvenience, have a nice night." (She hung up the phone and I immediately burst out laughing-apparently a label saying, "UNRATED - CHUCKED UP EDITION," in giant letters, as well as all of the warnings on the back and just the plot of the movie are not enough warning. Does she want us to put up a sign saying, "DO NOT RENT THIS MOVIE FOR YOUR SON'S SLEEPOVER?")
|
|
|
Post by Michele on Feb 6, 2008 18:30:22 GMT -5
This is funny
There is always that one person that has to complain. Just cause that lady could'nt read the unrated note on the cover does not mean that they sould take this movie out of the shops. Everyone knows you don't rent these movies for kids. I'm sure that the back cover gave some hints about the movie.
A hint for the mother for next time get your son to pick out his own movie and if your not sure ask the people at the counter.
this movie is rated MA 15+ in Aussie and NZ
|
|
|
Post by AngelZ on Feb 6, 2008 19:24:44 GMT -5
Good grief the movie was for her son's sleepover, what was she doing hiring a 'romantic comedy'? Surely something like Transformers would have been more suitable? I suspect the kids requested the movie and I bet they weren't doing any complaining. ;D
|
|
|
Post by dzero on Feb 7, 2008 1:24:10 GMT -5
Good grief the movie was for her son's sleepover, what was she doing hiring a 'romantic comedy'? Surely something like Transformers would have been more suitable? I suspect the kids requested the movie and I bet they weren't doing any complaining. ;D Perfectly appropriate for any growing boy.
|
|
|
Post by Michele on Mar 11, 2008 2:30:03 GMT -5
I just saw a clip of this movie on youtube where Jessica's character uses a rock to get into her home.
|
|
|
Post by spikeloud on Mar 12, 2008 18:47:20 GMT -5
dzero, i'm glad you put that little clip of jess in "slo-mo"
i need to get a blueray player now so i can get a screen cap of that!
|
|
|
Post by Michele on May 19, 2008 3:57:33 GMT -5
My friend got me Good Luck Chuck on DVD.
|
|
|
Post by dzero on May 19, 2008 10:56:41 GMT -5
My friend got me Good Luck Chuck on DVD. Did you like the movie?
|
|
|
Post by Michele on May 19, 2008 19:39:07 GMT -5
yeah it was ok, not a big fan of Dane Cook sorry.
|
|
|
Post by dzero on May 19, 2008 23:03:50 GMT -5
yeah it was ok, not a big fan of Dane Cook sorry. no need to apologize for having good taste
|
|
|
Post by maria656 on May 20, 2008 5:12:26 GMT -5
from notalwaysright.com ... Woman: "I need to know how I can prevent this from happening in the future." ... Woman, sounding angry: "Yeah, I know, I read it. It says, 'Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Drug Use, and Adult Language.' EVERY movie has that." ... -apparently a label saying, "UNRATED - CHUCKED UP EDITION," in giant letters, as well as all of the warnings on the back and just the plot of the movie are not enough warning. Does she want us to put up a sign saying, "DO NOT RENT THIS MOVIE FOR YOUR SON'S SLEEPOVER?") I haven't been in a video store in a while since I got NetFlix, but last time I was there they had signs around the store labelling the movies: SciFi, Adventure, Comedy, New Releases, and what's this "Children/Youth", where she would have undoubtedly found something more appropriate. If he really wanted Jessica specifically, she could have rented Camp Nowhere or P.U.N.K.S. [though I have to admit my son likes her dancing 'all sweaty' in Honey-and he was maybe 7y when that came out. I'm sure even Dzero wouldn't fault that, even if it is mostly a chick flick] maybe instead of google-ing production companies, she should have checked movie reviews - some of the really conservative ones even list if a movie has cigarette smoking and if G-d is used as a swear. Not the clerk's fault she didn't do her homework.
|
|
|
Post by dzero on May 20, 2008 18:21:26 GMT -5
I haven't been in a video store in a while since I got NetFlix, but last time I was there they had signs around the store labelling the movies: SciFi, Adventure, Comedy, New Releases, and what's this "Children/Youth", where she would have undoubtedly found something more appropriate. www.theonion.com/content/video/historic_blockbuster_store_offers ;D P.S. that PUNKS movie is dreadfull IMO but at least she is in it, Camp Nowhere has like 30 seconds of Jessica in the whole thing and is just as bad a movie.
|
|
|
Post by maria656 on May 21, 2008 3:09:22 GMT -5
P.S. that PUNKS movie is dreadfull IMO but at least she is in it, Camp Nowhere has like 30 seconds of Jessica in the whole thing and is just as bad a movie. I agree. Now I would say Fantastic 4 [though personally watching JA with blue eyes is very disconcerting] I tend to get what I would like to watch and either cover my son's eyes, discuss whatever is going on, or watch it after he's asleep. [Trust me I watch more than enough actual kid programs; thank heavens for Pixar making family movies that are intelligent enough for the grown ups and fun enough for the kids] If I'm not sure about the content, I watch it alone before I let him, which would have been something else the mom in the story could have done. Since I wouldn't want to make someone else feel uncomfortable, for a group situation like the sleepover, I would have probably picked something almost annoyingly tame; for boys I would go with The Sandlot or Rookie of the Year [my brother and I laughed ourselves sick - though he said I was embarrassing him in the theatre ;D ]
|
|