Perkinsun Dzees

I saw the trailer for FAT ALBERT. Funniest thing I've seen in years. Only the hilarious SPANGLISH trailer was close to being as good.

I didn't have high hopes for this movie when I first heard about it, but they've managed to bring Fat Albert to life in a near perfect way. The guy is a dead ringer for the cartoon character. I'm also happy to see Bill Cosby involved in the film. Anybody looking as forward to this as I am?

doctorinfinity

* crickets *

PopcornTreeCt

no.

BuddyRevell

no times 10

Jackskeleton

I defend fox titles more than anyone here and I will jump on the side that says...


NO!

Numanoid

I just ran "Perkinsun Dzees" through Babelfish. Turns out it really means "completely delusional and without the power of discretion". Who knew?

DRG

I was really looking forward to this movie, until I realized it said 'Fat' and not 'Marv'.

Perkinsun Dzees

Aw, c'mon guys, you know better than to judge a film before you've seen it. I bet ya FAT ALBERT ends up being more entertaining than either THE AVIATOR or MILLION DOLLAR BABY. In fact, if you go see FAT ALBERT and don't like it, I'll personally send you a free Jello Pudding pop.

Gizmo

Wait a second....your that fat kid from Kenan and Kel, Good Burger, and SNL, right? Yes! It must be you! Trying to promote your movie here? Don't even think about it. Were still pissed you refuse to do an audio commentary for the Criterion release of Good Burger!

El-Kabong

New to the forums, huh?

Tell you what - if I go and see it, and hate the movie as much as the piece of shit I genuinly think it to be - buy my ticket. If there's even a remote shred of enjoyment - if I get a laugh from a TRAILER, then we'll call it good - but if not, send me 6 bucks.

NitroJMS

[Gene Siskel]You're Satan, aren't you?[/Gene Siskel]

Joe Molotov

Jackskeleton

it's going to both suck and blow.

zero

[Dr Evil] riiiiiiiiiight [/Dr Evil]

Forum Troll

Live-action conversions of cartoons (and video games) do not work. They never have and never will. The resulting movie is always ghoulish and unwatchable. I submit the following as direct evidence:

The Cat in the Hat
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Mr. Magoo
The Flintstones
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
George of the Jungle
Dudley Do-right
Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget 2
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
101 Dalmatians
102 Dalmatians
Josie and the Pussycats
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Street Fighter
Super Mario Brothers
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider 2: Cradle of Life

Cygnet74

Dabaomb

aww, c'mon, everyone knows that they'll love this. It's got the guy from Good Burger!!!!!

Trigger

I think the OP is being sarcastic.

That said, I won't be seeing Fat Albert because it doesn't look like something I would enjoy... that doesn't mean it'll be a bad movie though. I'm sure someone will like it.

FantasticVSDoom

Trigger actually brings up a very good point. Is there one movie out there that absolutely no one likes? I mean there have been some really awful movies out there that have pretty much been universally slammed, but is there one movie that you can find that not one single person had anything good to say about? Of course judging by the Fat Albert trailer, this could be the one, but I doubt it.

Brain Stew

The only thing I found funny or interesting about it was when Fat Albert went to meet Bill Cosby in the commercial.

raven56706

Sorry but Mortal Kombat, George of the Jungle, Scooby Doo were successes.


the rest are flushed in my toilet.

DRG

If they had went further with the Brady Bunch Movie angle that the actual characters have been dropped in modern reality, this might have been at least okay. There ARE hints of that in the trailer. But they also flood it with goofy gags aimed at little kids and half-assed attempts to reach teenagers (Fat Albert raps... puh-leeze). When 95% of today's kids and teens have never even heard of Fat Albert.

Fok

How much screen time does Crosby have?

DRG

In this case, at least, I would argue that this could have made a fantastic film series. They had the perfect lead, and both movies had respectable supporting casts. Unfortanately, they hired a hack (Simon West) and a director who'd lost his touch (Jan DeBont). And the scripts were even worse than the directors. It could've been a rollicking adventure along the lines of Pirates of the Caribbean, but alas...

DonnachaOne

I think you're wrong, DRG. At work, the lenticular Fat Albert poster gets the most attention, far more than any other poster; I hear kids begging to see it, and teens discussing the changes they've made, referring to the characters by name. The trailer also gets good reception; we have big screen TVs in the lobby to show trailers, and the kids will crowd around to see it.

Not to mention that Fat Albert's been quite popular on youngsters' clothes this last few years. You've never seen teens walking by with a leather Fubu Fat Albert jacket?