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[ManaByte]

http://movies.aol.com/movie-trailer-clip/man-of-the-year-robin-williams

Basically a Jon Stewart-type cable comedian runs for President...and wins.

 

[tsp_gatmog]

MOTY

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

This looks pretty good. I saw the trailer before Talladega Nights.

 

[boredJonathan]

Saw this on BoingBoing and had to check it out. It looks awesome and because AOL's page didn't work for me in FireFox, here is a YouTube link - http://youtube.com/watch?v=bKhiGjjNKLg

It looks really funny, but I have a strong feeling that these bits are all just in the first half hour to hour and that the second half of the movie is a more tad more serious with much more drama. There are hints of it in the preview, and Good Morning, Vietnam had the same kind of flow but it worked there.. so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[Mashing]

All you had to do was tell me it had Walken (a.k.a. funniest man alive) and I'm sold.

 

[Boards of Canada]

Looks really bad.

 

[MrToughPants]

I thought this thread was about Homem do Ano, O (2003) aka Man of the Year.

Awesome movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312773/

 

[Steriletom]

That trailer did nothing for me. Not even a half smile.

 

[Dan]

Aside from the fake news thing, this looks like it's basically 'what if Robin Williams ran for president?' With that, it seems like it'll be a series of bits that could work practically as well on stage during a standup special, just with Christopher Walken, Laura Linney and Lewis Black on standby.

Maybe a rental.

 

[J2 Cool]

It looks really funny, but I have a strong feeling that these bits are all just in the first half hour to hour and that the second half of the movie is a more tad more serious with much more drama. There are hints of it in the preview, and Good Morning, Vietnam had the same kind of flow but it worked there.. so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Seems likely. Adam Sandler and Robin Williams have never made that leap to pure comedy movies where it stays insincere. Don't know why actually. They always gotta bring in that half a dose of drama. Sometimes it works, other times it's wasted space for more jokes.

 

[temp]

Remember Head of State? And sort of Dave? And probably a lot of movies? I do.

 

[boredJonathan]

Agreed, all of those movies share a similar plot idea but that hardly makes this take on it worthless.

 

[temp]

Agreed, all of those movies share a similar plot idea but that hardly makes this take on it worthless.

Well obviously. That said, having roughly the same plot makes me not want to see this.

 

[kablooey]

Looks like it could be decent, considering the director. I'll see it.