POLL: What Are You Watching -- 'Get Smart' or 'The Love Guru'?
I caught a screening of Hancock last night. We still have a couple weeks to go before we get to that film, but I am very curious to hear what you folks think of this flick. It's certainly ballsy (especially for a Fourth of July weekend), and I loved that about it -- so we'll see. My mouth shall remain shut for now. That said, this weekend is a peculiar one because we have two comedies competing against one another. Sure, one (Get Smart) could probably pass itself off as an action-comedy, but it will be fascinating to watch the old school (Mike Myers) go up against the new school (Steve Carell).
On paper (and from what I've been hearing), Get Smart seems like the better all-around choice if you only have cash for one film and want a taste of typical, popcorn summer entertainment. Then again, Mike Myers hasn't starred in a live-action film since 2003's The Cat and the Hat, and so fans might be itching for that familiar Myers absurdity (with a twist of Mini Me thrown in for extra punch). If you choose your films based on the female factor, well, Get Smart gives us the beautiful Anne Hathaway, while The Love Guru features the equally-as-beautiful Jessica Alba. My opinion: Hathaway's the better actress, but Alba's the fan favorite. As far as directors go, Love Guru gives us a first-timer, and Get Smart is brought to us by the guy behind films like Tommy Boy, Anger Management and 50 First Dates.
So, based on my shoddy analysis, which film will you be seeing this weekend?
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(Page 1)2. I will see "Get Smart"...but I wouldn;t waste my time or energy on "The Love Guru"...After seeing "The Happening" was crap...and by far the worst film of the summer of 2008, I would place the "The Love Guru" right next to it!!
Posted at 4:13PM on Jun 19th 2008 by Christopher
3. I'm actually looking forward to both films, but more specifically the love guru...been a big mike myers fan for a while, and i'm thinking this could be a return to form for him.
Posted at 5:41PM on Jun 19th 2008 by Devin
4. I used to adore Mike Myers but after seeing him turn to the camera at the MTV Movie awards and say "See The Love Guru out June 20" after the rest of that horrible show was basically an ad for the movie as well, my stomach turned.
He did the same thing at SNL's "Best of" last weekend - he is the only cast member I've ever seen come host his own best of special with added skits and turned a moving speech about Gilda Radner into an ad for his movie.
Anyway I won't be seeing TLG and I think we are going to see Get Smart. I don't know what happened to Myers or why he is so desperate for money (Shrek 1-4, anyone?), but that type of whoring out is something I cannot support.
Posted at 8:31PM on Jun 19th 2008 by Robin
5. I'll wait next week until Wall-E and probably wanted as well. Wanted will probably overblown but at least it will more entertaining than watching what was left out of the Austin powers movies. Wall-E should be fantastic.
Posted at 12:35AM on Jun 20th 2008 by LOs
6. Give up the goods on Hancock already!
Posted at 12:40PM on Jun 20th 2008 by ltg
7. went to see a screening of get smart on monday. it's actually pretty fun. much better than i expected, so i recommend it.
Posted at 12:34PM on Jun 23rd 2008 by colin
1. My faith in humanity rests upon the grosses of The Love Guru being low. At least lower than Get Smart.
Posted at 3:46PM on Jun 19th 2008 by Alex