Sep 24 2009'Did You Hear About the Morgans?' Trailer: They're City People in the Country!!!
As you may have learned from Yin-Yang tie dye shirts and trite movies about the universe maintaining a delicate balance between light and dark, the universe must maintain a delicate balance between light and dark. For every good, there is an evil, etc.
You probably knew that, but did you realize the same principle applies to clichéd fish-out-of-water comedies? There must always be equilibrium between outsiders coming to the big city and city folk stuck in the country. For every Crocodile Dundee, we need a Crocodile Dundee II; for every Tim Allen in Jungle 2 Jungle, a Tim Allen in For Richer or Poorer; for every Elf, a Renee Zellweger is: New in Town.
What I'm getting at is that we should be expecting a new naive bumpkin-in-the-city comedy soon (Barbie, perhaps?), because there's this now:
It still bewilders me that someone would steal the exact plot of For Richer or Poorer, only replacing IRS with mob and Amish Pennsylvania with Wyoming, but still eschew making a FRoP-style "American Gothic" parody poster. Come on with it already. We all know it's coming.
(Big thanks to Mike for reminding me For Richer or Poorer existed.)
Reader Comments
1. monster - September 24, 2009 5:27 PM
first
the trailer actually made me laugh a few times. wouldnt complain too much if i got dragged to watch it (and then to hell! see what i did thar)
2. BringChung - September 24, 2009 5:32 PM
With SJP's horse face and Hugh Grant's gigantic melon, it's really a marvel of cinematography that they manage to fit anything else on the screen.
I would rather chew, swallow, digest, and pass broken glass than sit through two hours of those two whoop at each other like a pair of retarded pelicans.
3. John - September 24, 2009 7:48 PM
I actually have to admit, that wasn't as terrible looking as I expected. Though there is a good chance I am simply still comparing everything to the Stan Helsing trailer.
4. Ken Heslip - September 24, 2009 8:22 PM
Ah....Stan Helsing. I long for the days of trailers with such intellect, wit and, damn it, down right spirtual uplift. Alas, the bar has just been lowered with scenes of set piece "jokes" strung together.
5. e`we - September 25, 2009 12:39 AM
i thought that movie would look stupider. it might actually be cute if that HIDEOUS horse face wasn't in it -there's no way the beautiful Hugh would ever waste time trying to win back that scraggly hag. unless she's ass-rich. if she wasn't jewish ... maybe mel was right. she's proof that jews have a LOT of power b/c were she a WASP she'd have never been an actress, and would spend eternity walking around with a bag over her head.
6. Dr. Thrasher - September 25, 2009 10:31 AM
Seth Gilliam from The Wire? I'll definitely have to get it if only to support him.
7. StealthAss - September 25, 2009 12:21 PM
That is such a zany plot. I 've got to admit that I was getting ready to post "I'd rather chop my dick off than watch that movie" or "I'd rather kill myself than be forced to sit through ten minutes of that movie." Then as I watched the trailer, (I say this with much shame) I found Hugh Grant's character funny. And I didn't want to vomit looking as SJP. I almost found her... attractive.... And it stars Clara Barton from Back to the Future III (also of Step Brothers' fame) and the learned old cowboy from Big Lebowski (and his career misstep of Ghost Rider). Good god, this movie actually looks decent. And now I want to chop my dick off for saying that....
-Greg
http://www.theawesometrain.blogspot.com
8. aikenhead - September 26, 2009 6:47 PM
I thought it starred Jim Breuer from the screen capture..
9. Zee Brat - September 27, 2009 4:22 PM
That was actually pretty funny.
10. Captain - September 28, 2009 8:23 AM
Must See!!!
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11. Winter1857 - September 30, 2009 9:32 PM
Anything with Sam Elliot is worth seeing (well...except Ghost Rider and maybe Roadhouse)...... Why is it that I like Hugh Grant? I don't want to but I do. He's like beer and cigarettes.