Dec 17 2008Nice Try, 'I Love You, Man' Trailer
Be careful watching this trailer: it's deceptive. You see Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Thomas Lennon, and J.K. Simmons reprising his Juno role of "Dad", and you naturally start to believe this should at least be reasonably funny. But once you look back and think about it again, it's just another broad, high concept comedy that's only tolerable because it's somehow not starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson as the budding friendship. I feel like I'm a dog and this movie is a pill wrapped in cheese the producers are trying to coax down my throat. Luckily I caught that hint of medicine just before I was going to swallow, so they'll be finding this buried in a couch cushion in a few months.
Reader Comments
1. Jessica - December 17, 2008 11:55 AM
if J.K. Simmons is wrong, i don't wanna be right....
.....well except for Autumn in New York. that was really wrong.
and Hidalgo.
and Spiderman 2.
and Spiderman 3.
dammit.
2. DA - December 17, 2008 12:24 PM
Andy Samberg is useless and needs to go away.
3. jaime - December 17, 2008 12:33 PM
rashida jones is the main reason why i'm going to watch this. loved her ever since the office.
samberg and simmons are ok i think.
4. Sir Mix Alot - December 17, 2008 1:32 PM
Is another one of "those" comedy's we've been seeing quite often these days? yes
will I go see it? yes
is andy samberg funny? ... **shrugs shoulders** maybe?
that is all.
5. Spacepope - December 17, 2008 5:06 PM
Andy Samberg is definitely hilarious.
Evidence: Hot Rod and Lonely Island
This doesn't look awful.
6. sully - December 17, 2008 5:40 PM
what was wrong with freaks and geeks rashida jones? she plays the same character as in the office... or they just have the same name/face
7. david - December 17, 2008 7:59 PM
whatever this looks funnier then most movies coming out being deemed as comedies. Andy is defiantly humorous to a degree i will for sure be watching this.
i wouldn't pay for it but ill see it when it hits the web
8. reezy - December 17, 2008 10:46 PM
the writer of this post doesn't hate this as much as he'd let us believe he just wanted an excuse to post that really cool and witty line about the dog pill covered in cheese... was it worth it douche?
9. Delgo - December 17, 2008 11:03 PM
Cant believe they Vince Vaughn'ed my man Paul Rudd. Damned Hollywood.
10. Ethan - December 18, 2008 2:23 AM
I saw a prescreening for this film and don't let the trailer turn you off. This film is not a broad, Zack and Miri-esque comedy. It's got a lot of laughs and a lot of heart, more in the vein of 40-year old virgin. Give it a chance guys, it's really great.
11. Brandt Cooley - December 18, 2008 5:04 PM
Yeah, I'm loving the cast, but this looks like a terrible movie.
12. serene - December 18, 2008 6:48 PM
that... is some feces.
13. James - December 19, 2008 12:46 AM
I actually saw this a couple weeks ago at one of the first sneak previews - I was very surprised at how funny it was.
14. henry - December 19, 2008 8:03 PM
I saw a screening of this as well in Burbank. I frikin loved it. Better than Sarah Marshall. I was very surprised how funny it was. Why would you be hating on this - would you rather another Fred Claus?
Best comedy i've seen in years.
15. Uwvie - December 20, 2008 10:19 PM
Soooo, Paul Rudd, check. Jason Segel, check. Looks like Apatow. I'll wait until the trademark Red Band Trailer until i pass judgement. Unless this is another Drillbit Taylor, which means as humanity, we are FUCKEDDD.
16. Col. Klaus Von OvenBaker - January 20, 2009 4:11 PM
Dat Andy Sandberg is von unfunny juden....get into zie oven Andy, I promise to my Got in himmel the pain is only mildly excruciating! Schell jew boy!