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Kane Knight
06-19-2008, 01:28 PM
I just saw an ad for his new movie. Looks like the same annoying, retarded character he's played in almost every movie he's done since like the 90s. How the fuck does he still sell enough tickets to merit making Murphy vehicles?
PapaGeorgio
06-19-2008, 02:24 PM
BEVERLY HILLS COP 4!!!!
Mr Regal
06-19-2008, 02:29 PM
Because Raw and Delirious are so fucking awesome he can do what the hell he likes.

Now shut the fuck up.
thedamndest
06-19-2008, 02:31 PM
Hey, Norbit was nominated for an Oscar.
MCEazy
06-19-2008, 02:54 PM
Repetition is a recurring character for eddie in just about any movie of his. If i were in his shoes i'd do the same thing, play the same type of character w/ a different name, make a bunch of money and move on to the next project, sounds pretty sweet.
CSL
06-19-2008, 03:01 PM
Because Raw and Delirious are so fucking awesome he can do what the hell he likes

Uh huh :-\
U-Warrior
06-19-2008, 05:21 PM
Is it another family friendly movie?

He actually could still be funny if would do more than pander to children and make the kind of great comedies he used to.
Juan
06-19-2008, 06:00 PM
Is it another family friendly movie?

He actually could still be funny if would do more than pander to children and make the kind of great comedies he used to.

Agreed. Him and Martin Lawrence were hilarious in LIFE.
Juan
06-19-2008, 06:02 PM
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ClockShot
06-19-2008, 06:56 PM
He probably could have had something if he held Norbit back a little while longer, I think that's what kept him from grabing the Oscar for Dreamgirls.

But this trend of him playing 5 roles in a movie has gotta go.
Kane Knight
06-19-2008, 07:39 PM
Because Raw and Delirious are so fucking awesome he can do what the hell he likes.

Now shut the fuck up.

I forgot about your mental handicap.

Repetition is a recurring character for eddie in just about any movie of his. If i were in his shoes i'd do the same thing, play the same type of character w/ a different name, make a bunch of money and move on to the next project, sounds pretty sweet.

LOL okay.

Is it another family friendly movie?

He actually could still be funny if would do more than pander to children and make the kind of great comedies he used to.

He could also be funny if he stopped making shit movies.

Funnier still is that people still buy his movies, though.
MCEazy
06-19-2008, 08:53 PM
LOL okay.


Lol, what i meant was that since most of his roles in movies are so similar that he doesn't have to work that hard to learn the role per se.
Crimson
06-19-2008, 08:59 PM
Bowfinger was hilarious. I don't know why he picks alot of shitty movies though, it'd be kinda cool to see him in a heelish role or something in a serious film.
Juan
06-19-2008, 11:14 PM
Yeah I don't think I can ever forgive Eddie for

http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/images/movie/large/Adventures_Of_Pluto_Nash.jpg

and

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SVGR4TKZL._SL500_AA280_.jpg
Juan
06-19-2008, 11:16 PM
Oh and

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Metro_movie_eddie_murphy.jpg/200px-Metro_movie_eddie_murphy.jpg

http://www.phoenixamv.com/ispy.jpg

and to a lesser extent...

http://www.sofacinema.co.uk/guardian/images/products/2/9392-large.jpg
Mr Regal
06-20-2008, 07:25 AM
I forgot about your mental handicap.


:rofl: sick burn, coming from the man with a bra hat.
Mr Regal
06-20-2008, 07:26 AM
Hey it says Showtime is "...loaded with great laughs" it can't be all bad.
The Mackem
06-20-2008, 07:55 AM
Daddy Daycare was a classic
D Mac
06-21-2008, 01:56 AM
I liked Showtime.
ct2k
06-21-2008, 11:54 AM
Has he ever acted seriously?

I mean I dunno, I was never huge on Jim Carrey until I saw Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine, which were both stupendous
Juan
06-21-2008, 06:46 PM
Harlem Nights? I dunno that's the only one I can think of.
Super V
06-21-2008, 07:21 PM
http://www.cartelia.net/fotos/p/plutonash.jpg
Bad Company
06-21-2008, 08:49 PM
I liked Pluto Nash :(
Mr. Nerfect
06-24-2008, 06:46 AM
People are idiots. I bet Mike Myers gets another movie equal in crappiness to The Love Guru made. The man is a star, and Meet Dave will make him a lot of money, and in a few years they'll be another crappy Eddie Murphy "comedy." People will still be stupid, they'll still be people that would be willing to vote for a George Bush, and there will still be people who purchase tickets to "Meet Dave Again!" when it gets made. This time there is a little woman inside Eddie Murphy as well, for mindless sex appeal, and Eddie Murphy will make crappy jokes about how he is meant to be inside her, wink at the audience, and make the film inappropriate for children, and too stupid for any reasonably thinking adult.

KK, in your infinite wisdom and "realistic" outlook on life, you should be able to accept that crappy mainstream American comedies will continue to make a lot of money.
Requiem
06-25-2008, 05:18 AM
Eddie Murphy was brilliant in Dreamgirls.
Mr. Nerfect
06-26-2008, 10:01 AM
Eddie Murphy was brilliant in Dreamgirls.

I'm fairly certain he would have won the Oscar if he hadn't pissed everybody off by having Norbit released almost immediately afterwards. Destroyed a lot of the good will towards Murphy. I don't think Meet Dave is going to help.
Mr. Nerfect
06-26-2008, 10:02 AM
What I want to know, is how both Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy got together, and made something as un-horrible as Shrek, and to a lesser extent, Shrek 2. I mean, I don't despise either guy (I actually have a soft spot for Mike Myers), but given their current career choices, it seems like anything they are involved with should be complete crap by overriding law.