Jun 23 2008 Weekend Box Office: 'Get Smart' Hopefully Destroyed Chances of Another 'Austin Powers'
1. Get Smart - $39.2 million, because $12 had to be spent on something new, and the newer iPods cost more than $12, and, give me a break, The Love Guru?
2. Kung Fu Panda - Another $21.7 million, thanks largely to Jack Black's fearless delivery of such lines as, "Who da man? Pan-da man!" I'm assuming that was a line in the movie.
3. The Incredible Hulk - Though it earned less than Ang Lee's Hulk in its opening weekend, the film's second weekend has fared better, grossing $21.6 million and inciting cries for director Louis Leterrier to make The Incredible Ice Storm.
4. The Love Guru - A sad, $14 million showing left Mike Myers wishing he could go back in time to write in a joke about how the ridiculously small audiences are sort of similar to how Verne Troyer is also very small. Oh well--save it for Guru 2!
5. The Happening - Still somehow clinging to the top five with another $10 million. I blame trees.
Jun 10 2008 The Love Guru Plays 'The Joker.' That's It.
I know The Love Guru is loaded to capacity with classic physical comedy, hilarious hair appliances, both new and previously-seen midget jokes, and Justin Timberlake, but.... there's just something missing that's holding me back from being completely in love with this thing. Maybe... I dunno... a Steve Miller Band cover? Yes. Yes, that's definitely it. And not like a parody of the song with lyrics changed for humorous effect; just a straight in-character cover that has no obvious reason for being.
Oh, good, here's one.
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Jun 4 2008 Chopra Declares It's OK to Watch 'Love Guru'
Attention Hindus: it's OK to enjoy bland comedy! Self-help icon Deepak Chopra has gone on the record to speak out on the outcry against the film, saying everyone should lighten up and enjoy the rehashing of old jokes--and it has nothing to do with Mike Myers endorsing his books! From the Hollywood Reporter:
"The premature outcry against the movie is itself religious propaganda," Chopra wrote, noting that the protesters based their views on the film's 21⁄2-minute trailer. "As viewers will find out when the movie is released this summer, no one is more thoroughly skewered in it than I am -- you could even say that I am made to seem preposterous."Chopra, who makes a cameo appearance in the film, said he and Myers have been friends for 15 years.
The two appeared together last year in an episode of "Iconoclasts," a series of short documentaries on the Sundance Channel, and Myers wrote the foreword to Chopra's latest book, "Why is God Laughing?" -- which explores the relationship between comedy and spirituality.
If only Myers could get Warwick Davis to defend all the midget jokes, or anyone else to defend anything else about it.
May 15 2008 'The Love Guru' Poster Too Annoying for Thorough Commentary
Dear god. Every time I make painful eye contact with anyone on this poster, it feels like they're shooting beams of pure obnoxiousness straight into my head. Except Jessica Alba, of course--her eyes are still as empty and lifeless as her performances. But she sure is pretty!
May 7 2008 New 'Love Guru' Trailer: Midgets, Various Funny Hair Still Prominent Themes
You've probably heard racist jokes about how the Chinese drop silverware to name their children, or have hilarious penis-length-implication names like Long Wang (if not, now you have, and you should try to meet more racists). But you don't know the whole story. Mike Myers has some startling new racial naming evidence: it turns out Indians have funny names too! As the new Love Guru trailer shows, his Guru Pitka character was born in the town of--wait till you hear this--Harenmahkeester. Harenmahkeester! Like "hair on my keester"! Butt hair! Also proved funny: midgets, adult heads on child bodies (someone else has also just realized this), midgets, cross-eyes, and midgets.
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Feb 29 2008 'The Love Guru' Trailer is...
I don't even know how to describe the painfulness of Mike Myers' The Love Guru trailer. "Austin Powers: new costume, same jokes" is appropriate, but doesn't really convey the way your brain shuts off around the point the midget jokes start (and never stop). At the same time, "brain Novocain in a sari" doesn't capture how sadly derivative it is, and omits the hilarity of the curly mustache. I guess the best I can do is "Mike Myers smothers your soul with the help of Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, prosthetic hair, midget jokes, and some penis references."
Thanks for the tip, Kyle.
Feb 15 2008 'The Love Guru' Poster Has Huge Nonsensical Euphemism
Nothing sells a comedy like the knowledge Mike Myers will wear funny hairpieces--except maybe an groundless dick joke. Honestly, "karma"? I don't even know what that's referencing; it's only the huge part tipping me off that it may be a penis.
The Love Guru's Karma is Huge! [Coming Soon]
Oct 24 2007 First Look at Mike Myers as Guru, Jessica Alba as Self
Behold, the first shot from Mike Myers' newest comedic endeavor, The Love Guru, featuring Myers in the eponymous role alongside Ben Kingsley, Jessica Alba, and Justin Timberlake.
Explaining the long stretch of time from Austin Powers to his newest incarnation, Pitka, an American left in India as a child, Myers said:
I enjoy having the Lamaze birthing process of it. It usually takes me three, 3½ years in between characters. I've written and created everything I've done, and it takes me a year to reflect on what I've done, a year to let the idea incubate and a year to create.
Meanwhile, when asked how she was able to create yet another deep character that smiled and looked pretty, Jessica Alba, as usual, simply smiled and looked pretty, creating yet another layered character to use in a future role.
Comedy guru Mike Myers loves his characters [USA Today]
