Jun 8 2007 Canuck Claims Knocked Up a Rip Off
Canadian author Rebecca Eckler is suing Judd Apatow, claiming Knocked Up is a ripoff of her novel of the same title. Astute iwatchstuff.com reader Kat actually pointed the similarities between the two stories last weekend.
She claims that while pitching her book to Hollywood producers, she learned of Apatow's project and the script, which she says had on it a picture of a martini glass with a pacifier around the stem -- the same as the cover of her book.
Jeez, you'd think if they were going to rip it off, they'd at least change the name. For his part, Apatow says:
"Anyone who reads the book and sees the movie will instantly know that they are two very different stories about a common experience," said the statement, posted on TMZ.com.
I haven't read the book, but it seems like the reason the movie was good was its biting sense of humor, which didn't rely all that heavily on the story. Plus, career-girl-gets-pregnant-by-accident just ain't that original of an idea. Still, if you are going to use an author's premise, you should at least buy the rights first. Even the Filipino boy I keep in my basement knows that.
Jun 4 2007 Success! Sort of...
"Take that, racist!"
Due, I'm sure, to the bump from iwatchstuff.com readers, Knocked Up made $29.3 million at the box office (hee hee, box office, I'd work there) this weekend, nearly earning back the $30 million it cost to make. I saw the movie on Sunday, and can safely say that I'm not sorry for recommending it. Though I am sorry for puking on that pigeon Saturday night. He didn't do anything to deserve it, poor lil' sky rat.
The comedy beat out Shrek the Third and came a close second to the movie that shall remain unmentioned, which dropped 62.4% in ticket sales.
Jun 4 2007 Peter Travers: Grumpy?
F*ck this and f*ck that, f*ck it all and f*ck her f*cking brat.
I just saw Knocked Up, and as astute (hee hee, "ass toot") commenter Willravel pointed out, it is indeed a powerful aphrodisiac. In fact I'm glad I didn't see it with my grandma, 'cause I'd probably be doin' the old broad missionary anal right now. Just kidding, she's dead!
But seriously, IMIO* it was spot on all the way through, hilarious, honest as hell, and nailed 'heartwarming', without being the usual collection of ridiculous cliches like, say, Love Actually (sorry, the only way I can praise something is by contrasting it with something I despise. My psychiatrist says it's because I'm broken on the inside; I don't understand his clinical jargon.). And Seth Rogan somehow looks like he has a dip in throughout the entire movie. Maybe he has big gums?
Anyway, my only question is how my favorite film critic, Peter Travers, only gave it three and a half stars. He gave Borat four, which was well deserved, but also Letters From Iwo Jima, which was, well...long. Long and grey. Anyway, check out the list of other flicks he gave three and a half stars to too and get indignant. Grrr! Love ya, Pete, but I call bullshit on this one.
Knives out!
*In My Infallible Opinion
UPDATE: The Rolling Stone feature on Judd Apatow claims the DVD will include seven hours of extras.
Jun 1 2007 Your Assignment for the Weekend
Aw, son of a bitch, not another flipper baby!
Okay, I know it's all been a barrell of drunk monkeys eating peaches and creaming up until now, but I've got some real shit to lay on you guys before the weekend. I haven't seen Knocked Up yet, but it's getting 90%+ on Rotten Tomatoes, and more importantly, it's the only movie that seems to have a realistic shot at out earning Butt Pirates of Turdland, the third installment of the JB tear-logy this weekend.
This is serious people. We need to show the studio execs out there that people will gravitate to actual intelligent filmmaking and not just lie still while receiving a dry anal rape from a marketing department somewhere. Plus, Jerry Bruckheimer hates blacks. That's messed up.
So that is your assignment. And remember, the first rule of iwatchstuff.com is...please talk about iwatchstuff.com. The second rule is, for the love of God, tell your friends. My mom won't even read it anymore. *pout*
May 29 2007 Knocked Up Parody Promo: Judd Apatow is a Funny Guy
"See those two ho's in the background? Yeah, I banged them too. Rock n Roll. Deal with it."
I'm sure this video will be all over the internet soon, so why not see it here, right? Right?? Anyone??
Anyway, it looks like Judd Apatow decided to do a parody* of the leaked clip of Lily Tomlin arguing with I Heart Huckabees director David O. Russell. This one imagines Michael Cera of Arrested Development and the upcoming Superbad as the original star of Knocked Up who gets fired for being difficult.
On the other hand, I got fired for from the orphanage for caring too much. Well, caring too much and that thing with the Mexican kid. Whatever.
*I would say "spoof", but apparently that's Aussie slang for semen; weird
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