Groucho

He should just do like all other successful comics and get a sitcom where he's bitched at by a hot wife. Those things run forever, get good ratings, and will earn him more money than he'll ever need.

The Antipodean

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dane_Co..._and_criticism

C-Mart

Thanks. That's pretty interesting.

islandclaws

I've always thought Dane was a total ass. C'mon, they released a DVD of his failed pilots. Plural. This guy can't make a sitcom, movie, stand-up routine or even a comedy cd work. I won't even pretend I know who he appeals to, but it certainly ain't me. I tried watching his stand-up one night to see what the big deal was. I kept it on (read:withstood it) for about 2 minutes before turning to reruns of The Golden Girls. The guy just IS NOT funny. He's lame. It makes me want to watch an unfiltered Robin Williams for an hour he's so bad. And that's bad.

Drexl

I can't have an opinion of the guy because he just hasn't done anything I've wanted to see. I haven't heard any of the standup either.

All I've seen is that commercial where he talks about postseason baseball. I'm not impressed so far, but that's just a commercial.

Daytripper

Damn it. You're right (of course). My bad. For some reason those two movies are blending together.

Daytripper

I'm definitely a late bloomer even knowing who the guy is/was. I read so many posts saying how bad he tanked hosting "SNL" right here on DVDTalk (the TV forum). A few months later, I saw some stand up special he had on HBO. Must've been a 20,000 seat theater sold out (the Garden?). The crowd were roaring, but not me. He seems like a likeable enough guy. Surely his stand up makes him money (?) I think he could keep doing some low key minor supporting roles and work his way up to legit films. And stop doing crap like "Good Luck Chuck".

DoubleDownAgain

I'm not a fan but then again I don't hate the guy either. I thought he was OK in 'Employee of the Month' and he was funny in his small role in 'Waiting..."

I won't go out of my way just because of him to see or avoid a film, at least not yet.

GoldenJCJ

I'm kind of the same as you. I really haven't seen anything that he's done. I saw his HBO special, I chuckled a few times and got a little tired of his schtick. He seemed like a fairly likeable guy until I saw a few episodes of Tourgasm. The guy comes off like a competitive dick. The type who throws a fit when he loses, and holds a grudge when someone does something better than him.

I still have yet to seen any movie with him in it.

Supermallet

To be fair, he didn't say Cook only appeals to people who like snide, egotistical assholes, just that he does appeal to people who like snide, egotistical assholes.

Daytripper

Yes, thank you!! Too lazy to go to IMDB. That's where I've seen him in a movie...."Waiting". He was actually quite good in that. Even though it was a very small role.

big whoppa

I didn't find him funny at all with his standup. Irritating actually. I would turn down a movie the instant I knew he was going to be in it.

thegame370

I think hes extremely funny and his stand ups are great. I think his over exporsure like someone here said is causing most of the backlash against him. We all know that there comes a point where its cool to be different and be agaisnt whatever the majority of people like or take interest to.
And alot of stand up comics talk about the same shit really. There probably just mad becuase Cook just gets more laughs than they do.
I have no problem though agreeing with the people who say his movies suck. They all seem pretty bland with the exception of Mr. Brooks and the other one he has coming out with Steve C.

Matthew Chmiel

I enjoy the man's stand-up, however, his choice of film roles have been quite terrible.

Waiting... and Mr. Brooks were the only two roles I enjoyed him in as, let's face it, he DID NOT play it straight in either movie. When he's regulated to playing the straight man, it doesn't work as his MO is being silly.

mndtrp

This is where I'm at, as well. I don't find his stand up funny at all, but the two movies above were decent.

JZ1276

i also grad in '95 and think he can be funny. He should stop making love stories. Actually, they should just stop centering comedies around sappy relationships all together.

Goat3001

I saw Dane Cook perform live a few years ago and I really enjoyed it. However, after watching him more I quickly jumped off the bandwagon. His jokes aren't that funny and he gets by with a lot of yelling/cursing/physcial humor that I don't find too humorous. I also have 0 interest in his movies.

But... Good for you C-Mart. These movies get made because enough people enjoy them to make it worthwhile to make it. I know that a movie forum is made to bitch about movies and actors and thats fine. But obviously there are enough people that enjoy Dane Cook to see his movies and for those that don't like them, just stay away. If his movies bomb then they'll go away on their own.

DealMan

His first CD (Harmful if Swallowed I think?) is downright hilarious, one of the funniest stand-up performances ever, IMHO. Unfortuneatly I don't really care for anything he did after that.

Zen Peckinpah

But The Adventures of Ford Fairlane is sooooo bad it's almost a masterpiece. "Booty time! Booty time! All across the USA!"

I like him a lot in Waiting, but then again he wasn't the lead and his boss was Luis Guzman.

nateman

You can thank MySpace for making Dane Cook popular.

I don’t think he’s funny & he doesn’t really have a ‘film career’ so it’s kind of hard for it to die, since he doesn’t have one to begin with. He looks & sounds like a jerk but I'm starting too not hate him as much because he hasn't been shoved down are throats like Carell has been, as of late.

cungar

I just noticed that Dane Cook is in Steve Carell's latest movie. Good reason to not see it. Looks like Carrell is going the Robin Williams route taking every script that's tossed his way.

adamblast

I wouldn't even know who he is except for the amount of webhate he seems to get lately. I have no use for myspace, and have never enjoyed standup much. His movies so far aren't the kind I tend to watch either.

Still, he seems fairly attractive and likeable from a distance... Unless his personality is a huge turnoff--and it sounds like it might be--I'd be inclined to forgive mediocre acting. Nobody much cares whether Alba or Biel can act for shit.

mijorico

I could care less if people don't like Dane Cook as a comedian. But what irritates me is this attitude that they're right and anyone who thinks he's funny is wrong. Comedy is subjective. Always has been, always will be. There is no right or wrong.

So hate him all you want. Just don't tell me I'm wrong for thinking he's funny. (And, for the record, I thought Employee of the Month sucked, as did his HBO special. Haven't seen any of his other movies.)

Giles

Dane who - his fifteen minutes were long gone..

vcuram

Never heard of him.