Dec 17 2008 Nice Try, 'I Love You, Man' Trailer

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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.

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Jun 8 2007 New Hot Rod Trailer

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Isla Fisher loves Jews

Look, I love SNL digital shorts - in fact, I'm wearing them! HAHAHA! Sorry for that. Anyway, Andy Samberg is probably one of the funniest guys on SNL right now, which means I'll probably going to see this movie. But the fact that they not only stole the "cool whip" joke from Family Guy but also decided to put it in the trailer gives me pause. If only it gave me paws.

I wonder how Isla Fisher feels about guys who make bad puns. How you doin'.