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jjcool 01-14-09 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by WMAangel (Post 9196054)
His name is John Francis Daley (you might remember him from Freaks And Geeks), and he is currently a cast member of the TV show "BONES", so he might have been too busy for a DTV flick...

All I could come up with was Sweets. But he is a funny guy. Would have been great to get him back as the student who is now the teacher kind of thing.

harrydoyle 01-15-09 11:09 AM

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Adam Carolla is supposed to be having a guest appearance as some pervy cheesy sex expert... so in other words hes gonna be Adam Carolla. He's still one of the best comedians around and I think he's a major boost for this. As a fan of the original 'Waiting' and its comedy style I think I'll like this one too.

Clip of Adam Carolla as Ken Hasband in Still Waiting:

Patrick Mirza 01-18-09 04:51 PM

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I might rent it, but the first one is going to be hard to top. My wife and I both worked in the food industry almost ten years ago, so the film was funny in a truthful way. It's still one of her favorite comedies!

It's always hard trying to recapture lightning in a bottle for a second go-around. Look at Ghostbusters II, for example.

Snowmaker 01-19-09 08:20 AM

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No Blu-ray?

Panda Phil 01-19-09 08:31 AM

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I'm just amazed that I'm not the only one who loved the original.

A couple of mildly amusing bits in the trailer. I don't know, I'll probably wait until I read some reviews here first.

jjcool 01-19-09 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Panda Phil (Post 9208366)
I'm just amazed that I'm not the only one who loved the original.

A couple of mildly amusing bits in the trailer. I don't know, I'll probably wait until I read some reviews here first.

Luis Guzman explaining the the different techniques to show off his balls gets me every time. That, and for some reason i find Ryan reynolds absolutely hysterical, most of the time.

SuckaMC 01-19-09 02:58 PM

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I don't care for Dane Cook too much, but his "no bacon on the salad' bit kills me every time.

I'll rent this.

MTRodaba2468 01-20-09 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by droidguy1119 (Post 9195207)
Available in Unrated (90mins) and Rated (88mins) versions

Perhaps it's just me, but am I the only one that doesn't see the point in releasing both a rated version and an unrated version, likely with minimal differences, for a direct-to-DVD title?

jjcool 01-20-09 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MTRodaba2468 (Post 9210238)
Perhaps it's just me, but am I the only one that doesn't see the point in releasing both a rated version and an unrated version, likely with minimal differences, for a direct-to-DVD title?

You're not the only one. I would think that they could fit both version on the same disc, but I will be picking up the Unrated version.

The Monkees 01-20-09 01:12 PM

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I didn't even know about this either until I saw a picture of the cover on VideoETA the other day. As I stated before I'm not sure it will be good, but I'll give it a shot, why not?

Panda Phil 01-21-09 01:44 AM

Re: "Still Waiting..."
 

Originally Posted by MTRodaba2468 (Post 9210238)
Perhaps it's just me, but am I the only one that doesn't see the point in releasing both a rated version and an unrated version, likely with minimal differences, for a direct-to-DVD title?

That is kinda stupid.

harrydoyle 02-04-09 03:15 PM

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Found an extra clip on their youtube page that I thought was pretty funny:

Mildly NSFW


Lol, it's funny on such a basic level but funny nonetheless.

Matthew Chmiel 02-04-09 06:33 PM

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Mildly amusing, but +1 for hiring Krazee-Eyes Killah.

Zen Peckinpah 02-05-09 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel (Post 9245521)
Mildly amusing, but +1 for hiring Krazee-Eyes Killah.

Wha!?

"Are you my Caucasian!? Are you my Caucasian!?"

Matthew Chmiel 02-15-09 01:59 AM

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Finally caught this the other night.

What a piece of flaming dog shit.

I'm all for offensive, un-PC humor; but I felt dirty after watching this. I've never seen a film where every other joke was a play off some sort of stereotype or just a flat out racial slur. The other jokes all involved shit, piss, or another gag involving someone's bodily functions or organs. I'm all for when tasteless jokes when there is a payoff story wise, but I felt like the cast and crew of this film love going to the bathroom, but hate blacks and Jewish people.

All the fun, charm, heart, and satire on the restaurant culture that the first one had is completely devoid in the sequel.

On a side-note, as an audience member who enjoyed the original one, I feel cheated with some of the routes the returning characters take in the sequel ...
Spoiler:
... especially that of Justin Long's. The whole final act of the original was him finally quitting and going back to community college. At the final act of the sequel, we find out he hates his life as the regional manager of the restaurant. Um, yeah, great way at invalidating the story of the first flick.

ruddiger_718 02-15-09 08:26 AM

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Couldn't agree more. I was pretty bummed as well. I choose to forget this was ever made.

Panda Phil 02-15-09 10:32 AM

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Sounds like I can hang onto my $14.95 then. Pity.

EdTheRipper 03-02-09 05:47 AM

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I finally watched this the other day. It had a few slightly amusing parts but, for the most part, it was pretty damn bad.

DeanoBKN 03-02-09 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by EdTheRipper (Post 9299590)
I finally watched this the other day. It had a few slightly amusing parts but, for the most part, it was pretty damn bad.

I felt the same way. The new cast of characters were no match for the gang in the original. I liked the scenes with Nate & T-Dawg, and the cameos were fun, but that's about it.

madcougar 03-02-09 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel (Post 9267710)
Finally caught this the other night.

On a side-note, as an audience member who enjoyed the original one, I feel cheated with some of the routes the returning characters take in the sequel ...
Spoiler:
... especially that of Justin Long's. The whole final act of the original was him finally quitting and going back to community college. At the final act of the sequel, we find out he hates his life as the regional manager of the restaurant. Um, yeah, great way at invalidating the story of the first flick.

Wait, wait, wait...
Spoiler:
Justin Long came back for this? Seriously? Damn did he spend all his Mac money or what? Is he back in a quick cameo or what?

Matthew Chmiel 03-02-09 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by madcougar (Post 9300318)
Wait, wait, wait...
Spoiler:
Justin Long came back for this? Seriously? Damn did he spend all his Mac money or what? Is he back in a quick cameo or what?

Yes.
Spoiler:
Justin Long is in the flick for about five minutes tops. He plays the regional manager who tells the new restaurant manager that he did not get the district manager position. Besides that, Long spends his entire time on screen telling everybody how shitty his life has become.

madcougar 03-02-09 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel (Post 9300349)
Yes.
Spoiler:
Justin Long is in the flick for about five minutes tops. He plays the regional manager who tells the new restaurant manager that he did not get the district manager position. Besides that, Long spends his entire time on screen telling everybody how shitty his life has become.

Spoiler:
Wow. Even Thomas Ian Nicholas had enough sense not to come back for the direct to DVD American Pies. Wonder why he did it.

DonnachaOne 03-02-09 03:02 PM

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Never thought I'd be see people wistful for Waiting...'s quality and resonance.

Matthew Chmiel 03-02-09 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by madcougar (Post 9300550)
Spoiler:
Wow. Even Thomas Ian Nicholas had enough sense not to come back for the direct to DVD American Pies. Wonder why he did it.

I was under the impression that when in production, Still Waiting was going to be released theatrically.


Never thought I'd be see people wistful for Waiting...'s quality and resonance.
If you look back when the original was released theatrically, I was pretty vocal on here about how I thought it was a disappointment.

Once I caught the flick on DVD, it began to grow on me.

WMAangel 03-02-09 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel (Post 9300716)
I was under the impression that when in production, Still Waiting was going to be released theatrically.

According to the documentary on the DVD, they made it pretty clear they knew it was going direct to video from virtually the beginning and it was made under those parameters...

Spoiler:
I'm guessing the main reason Justin Long came back was simply as a favor to the writer/producer (who was the writer/director on the original film) and to the director (who was the producer on the first one)....


I found the deleted scene where they explained the absence of Ryan Reynolds kind of amusing....too bad the actual movie wasn't....


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