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Subject: 3693
Posted: September 07 2011 at 6:40pm

Finally, a kids movie that doesn't have anything disturbing that the creaters didn't notice. Too bad it still sucks like a Hoover!

The good:

It's not Eddie Murphy worst movie: It's not as bad as the limp Meet Dave or the Rotten Asshole Norbit, but that's not saying much!

Eddie first demonstration: This scene comes very close to being funny.

There's no bestiality!: After Alvin And The Chipmunks 2, Furry Vengeance, and The Grinch, it's "good" to find a family film that doesn't relie on the wet-dreams of furries!

The bad:

Eddie Murphy: It's been said before and it needs to be said again: What the f*ck happened to Eddie Murphy's balls? Are they stored in Jeffrey Katzenberg's desk? The only reason he's not in the ugly is because he only has one character here.

Thomas Haden Church: Remember how Church was nominated for an Oscar for Sideways? Yeah, this'll make you forget it. Granted, it's not as bad as his acting in All About Steve or his role as a cop in 2001 Worst Picture nominee 3000 Miles To Graceland, but it's still a limp performance.

Yara Shahadi: Remember that rant about annoying children in my Brendan Frasier Gets Raped By A Bear review? Shahadi makes them look like the cast of Stand By Me in comparison! She does a scream that's on par with John Galt's 90-page speech in Atlas Shrugged*!

The ugly:

The moral: Movies that say that fathers should quit their jobs are the bane of my existance. I hate this mini-genre so much, that in my initial roster, I left out every one that had it because I didn't want to go near them! Then I remembered that I'm going to review a movie where Jon Voight fights babies and decided to let one and only one in the roster. I choose this one because it was fresh in my memory and Murphy's going to host the Oscars next year. So, when Murphy bombs like a thousand James Franco's, you can remember my review.

Well that's the best live-action Eddie Murphy of the last fives years**! Grade: C

Next-up: The Nutcracker In 3D! (Christ, I'm f*cked!)

*That's a little harsh, Shahadi never idolized a child-killer! Link: http://www.michaelprescott.net/hickman.htm

**Dreamgirls was, technically, 6 years ago.

]]> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:40:59 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=46264#46264 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : I just saw this andgave this 4/10.I'm... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=36658#36658 Author: Vits
Subject: 3693
Posted: December 04 2010 at 4:27pm

I just saw this and gave this 4/10.

I'm so tired of this family movies telling parents to quit their jobs to spend more time with their kids.Actually it's not just family movies.I remember being mad at SAW because they talked about DR. LAWRENCE being a horrible father,when in fact we saw him help his daughter to sleep before finishing his work.That's how the world is and it should be.A good parent manages to balance both things.

Only half the time Eddie Murphy is funny.But considering the 2 movies he made before...Has nominating him become an obligatory thing?

]]> Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:27:02 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=36658#36658 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : Originally posted by Vits Well,the... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=30505#30505 Author: BurnHollywoodBurn
Subject: 3693
Posted: March 24 2010 at 5:00pm

Originally posted by Vits

Well,the common thing is that if a movie's bad,you blame the director,right?

Blame can be placed on a number of people: the writers for writing such a s*** screenplay, the studios for being dumb enough to greenlight it, the director for not knowing what he/she's doing, the actors and actresses for giving s*** performances, the editor for editing the movie all wrong, the marketing sucking, etc. But if the same director makes bomb after bomb (ie. Uwe Boll, Seltzerberg), yeah, you can blame them for being hacks.]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:00:53 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=30505#30505 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : Well,the common thing is that... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=30492#30492 Author: Vits
Subject: 3693
Posted: March 24 2010 at 4:14pm

Well,the common thing is that if a movie's bad,you blame the director,right?]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:14:34 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=30492#30492 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : Hack directors? Norbit (#2... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=30224#30224 Author: GTAHater767
Subject: 3693
Posted: March 16 2010 at 5:31pm

Hack directors?

Norbit (#2 Worst Film of 2007) and Meet Dave (#7 Worst Film of 2008) were directed by Brian Robbins, who also directed Hardball (#16 Worst Film of 2001) and The Shaggy Dog (#10 Worst Film of 2006).

Imagine That was directed by Karey Kirkpatrick. It's his second ever film after Over the Hedge.

If only he could get another role with a good director...

JUU YON BAN

]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:31:53 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=30224#30224 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : Originally posted by Headbanger14He... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=30218#30218 Author: Vits
Subject: 3693
Posted: March 16 2010 at 3:35pm

Originally posted by Headbanger14

He had one strong point in Dreamgirls but that's about it. Real shame because I really liked him in the Nutty Professor, Dr. Doolittle and Shrek movies, but that's about it. What happened, Doc?

That's what I don't get.JIMMY "THUNDER" EARLY didn't seem different from the others.Yet,he got an Oscar nom.,and had at least 85% chance of winnin'.

]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:35:36 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=30218#30218 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : Originally posted by Headbanger14He... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=28687#28687 Author: Michaels
Subject: 3693
Posted: February 03 2010 at 8:58pm

Originally posted by Headbanger14

He had one strong point in Dreamgirls but that's about it. Real shame because I really liked him in the Nutty Professor, Dr. Doolittle and Shrek movies, but that's about it. What happened, Doc?

1. He limited himself by not using his trademark R-rated humor.

2. He's been working with hack directors for the last handful of his movies.

]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:58:15 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=28687#28687 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : He had one strong point in Dreamgirls... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=28653#28653 Author: Headbanger14
Subject: 3693
Posted: February 02 2010 at 11:35pm

He had one strong point in Dreamgirls but that's about it. Real shame because I really liked him in the Nutty Professor, Dr. Doolittle and Shrek movies, but that's about it. What happened, Doc?

]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:35:01 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=28653#28653 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : 2000-2009 was not Murphy's... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=28241#28241 Author: Michaels
Subject: 3693
Posted: January 24 2010 at 8:02pm

2000-2009 was not Murphy's decade. He made two stinkers for every one "Shrek" movie that was made.]]> Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:02:24 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=28241#28241 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : I hope Eddie Murphy gets nominated... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=28232#28232 Author: GTAHater767
Subject: 3693
Posted: January 24 2010 at 6:50pm

I hope Eddie Murphy gets nominated for Worst Actor, but I can't decide whether or not it deserves more than that. First his triple-crown RAZZIE role in Norbit (the #2 Worst Film of 2007), then Murphy IN Murphy in Meet Dave (the #7 Worst Film of 2008), now this. Murphy deserves that nomination!

]]> Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:50:50 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=28232#28232 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : Meh... Then you need to start... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24936#24936 Author: dEd Grimley
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 16 2009 at 8:24am

Meh... Then you need to start giving Eddie Murphy credit where it's not really due, either. I don't like counting voice acting alongside anyone's cinematic highlights, although good voice acting goes a long way. Hell, you could count that as a good Cameron Diaz movie, then. And with three Shrek movies that would bring her up to... what, 3 right?]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:24:17 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24936#24936 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : Shrek, perhaps? I think Shrek... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24921#24921 Author: CriticalFrank
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 15 2009 at 2:14pm

Shrek, perhaps? I think Shrek and possibly Wayne's World would be acceptable as non-horriffic attempts at cinema... But the latter was an SNL movie, so it might not count.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:14:41 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24921#24921 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : But he had to TRY to ruin what... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24917#24917 Author: dEd Grimley
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 15 2009 at 12:56pm

But he had to TRY to ruin what was a promising career after Austin Powers 1 and... I dunno, whatever the hell else he did that wasn't terrible.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:56:37 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24917#24917 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : I think "The Love Guru"... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24887#24887 Author: CriticalFrank
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 15 2009 at 9:11am

I think "The Love Guru" cemented his spot as a failure... Don't you think?]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:11:39 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24887#24887 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : The brings up a debatable break-out... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24883#24883 Author: dEd Grimley
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 15 2009 at 9:07am

The brings up a debatable break-out candidate in Mike Myers.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:07:11 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24883#24883 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : Hmmm... that might explain a lot,... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24876#24876 Author: CriticalFrank
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 15 2009 at 9:02am

Hmmm... that might explain a lot, actually. Although I think he might be afraid to live in a volcano, due to all of the liquid hot Mag-ma. (damned hard to properly accent the Dr. Evil speach pattern in type)]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:02:04 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24876#24876 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : He strikes me as a supervillain... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24868#24868 Author: dEd Grimley
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 15 2009 at 8:54am

He strikes me as a supervillain that would live in a volcano with a cat, though. I'm sure he's spent time hunting (man) in Africa. I'm sure he's spent enough time with witch doctors to pick up a trick or two.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:54:35 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24868#24868 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : I dunno... Lorne doesn't... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24864#24864 Author: CriticalFrank
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 15 2009 at 8:50am

I dunno... Lorne doesn't strike me as very "Witch Doctor-y" Although that would be the perfect cover, I suppose. Maybe Alec isn't a true Baldwin... perhaps that is how the rest of the family got cursed?

]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:50:45 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24864#24864 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : The non-Alecs of that family are... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24854#24854 Author: dEd Grimley
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 15 2009 at 8:43am

The non-Alecs of that family are clearly plagued by something. But Lorne's probably the Doc himself. He needed to save money to hire the comedic genius that was Joe Piscopo.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:43:47 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24854#24854 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : He's in league with Lorne,... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24845#24845 Author: CriticalFrank
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 15 2009 at 8:37am

He's in league with Lorne, I think he might pay for half of the Witch Doctor's salary (which I hear involves chicken bones, and shiny beads). The witch doctor wouldn't dare curse a Baldwin...Except maybe Billy.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:37:10 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24845#24845 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : Yes, he's practically a cast... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24839#24839 Author: dEd Grimley
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 15 2009 at 8:29am

Yes, he's practically a cast member. But doesn't that seem to suggest that he's a cast member who's gone on to better things as well? Let's not forget, he did voice work for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:29:33 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24839#24839 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : I think Tina Fey might have survived... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24829#24829 Author: CriticalFrank
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 15 2009 at 8:09am

I think Tina Fey might have survived the curse because she got into bed with Alec Baldwin (for 30 Rock, not in real life.) And Everyone knows that Lorne Michaels and Alec Baldwin are in cahoots... Why else would Alec have shown up on SNL to host roughly 67 times?]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:09:16 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24829#24829 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : Well, I'd like to give a... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24820#24820 Author: dEd Grimley
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 15 2009 at 7:40am

Well, I'd like to give a quick shout out to Tina Fey, another possible bride of Grimley, whose career is quite solid at this point. Again, I have no real need to see Baby Mama or Mean Girls, but all the signs point to them both having been above average comedies with a target demographic that they just didn't seem to reach. But 30 Rock is undeniably a great, clever show.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:40:27 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24820#24820 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : And it is al because of the curse... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24794#24794 Author: CriticalFrank
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 14 2009 at 4:12pm

And it is al because of the curse placed upon them by Lorne Michaels' staff Witch Doctor. I think he hires on a new one ever couple years to make sure that the mojo stays strong. He wouldn't want someone to leave teh show and succeed. That would be ludicrous... It is a way to constantly remind them all that they are NOTHING without Lorne... He smacked Chevy Chase with an extra big dose of career killer whammy, after Chevy came back to host in the second season, and was a complete and utter ass to the rest of the cast. He even went so far as to insist that he had to host Weekend Update, because his fans would expect that... what a Douche.

]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:12:18 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24794#24794 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : To this day, Bill Murray is trhe... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24778#24778 Author: Michaels
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 14 2009 at 1:49pm

To this day, Bill Murray is trhe only ex-SNL whose career has been able to escape the "former SNL members career -and lives- go down the drain after they leave the show and make movies" curse. He hasn't had a perfect career, but at the same time, he doesn't go from one bad movie to another, unlike Ferrell, Murphy, Myers, Sandler, etc.]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:49:48 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24778#24778 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : ... Why do I get the feeling that... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24764#24764 Author: dEd Grimley
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 14 2009 at 8:45am

... Why do I get the feeling that as of that posting, a Gumby movie was put into works?]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:45:05 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24764#24764 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : I kinda like the Witchdoctor idea.... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24750#24750 Author: CriticalFrank
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 14 2009 at 12:06am

I kinda like the Witchdoctor idea. The image is so much more amusing in my head, than the "simpler" solution.

And sadly, I'm gonna have to get some sleep before I can check the weekend estimates.

]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:06:31 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24750#24750 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : Simpler and less supernatural... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24739#24739 Author: saturnwatcher
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 13 2009 at 2:09pm

Simpler and less supernatural explanation: A degree of hubris and the simple fact that a talent for standup/sketch comedy doesn't necessarily translate to the silver screen. A character that might be amusing in a 10 minute sketch can get pretty irritating in a 90 minute movie...Ask Mr. Bean (Rowen Atkinson).

Eddie Murphy did some great work on SNL...his character developments of Buckwheat and Gumby were inspired...but I wouldn't want to sit through a Gumby or Buckwheat movie. Similarly, a lot of the other characters that were born of the imaginations of SNL comics just couldn't carry a feature length movie, and most of the comics weren't very good actors.

Originally posted by CriticalFrank

I am fairly sure that Saturday Night Live places a curse upon all exiting cast members... Which might explain why Lorne Michaels keeps a Witch Doctor on the payroll...

]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:09:34 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24739#24739 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : Wow... yea, that's PRETTY... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24727#24727 Author: dEd Grimley
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 13 2009 at 12:35pm

Wow... yea, that's PRETTY dang bad. You'd have to Imagine That (you like what I did there?) it will do BETTER on Saturday, but not anywhere near making this a profitable movie. And what's sad is that this is the highest rated movie he's had in a long while. This might actually be the nail in the coffin for Eddie Murphy family comedies.]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:35:17 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24727#24727 No Need 2 IMAGINE Eddie’s in Trouble... : Well, Friday estimates have Eddie... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24712#24712 Author: CriticalFrank
Subject: 3693
Posted: June 13 2009 at 10:22am

Well, Friday estimates have Eddie earning less then 2 Mil... and being in sixth place. Of course, the weekend is what makes or breaks a movie, I just don't see it clawing it's way up beyond 6th place and 10 mil. this weekend... Meanwhile, "Up" looks poised to hit the 200 mil mark sometime next week, possibly by Friday.]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:22:47 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3693&PID=24712#24712