Old Dogs (John Travolta and Robin Williams)
11-06-09 | 04:22 PM
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Old Dogs (John Travolta and Robin Williams)
I am surprised this is actually the first movie that John Travolta and Robin Williams have co-starred together in. They seem to work well with each other and it is clear after watching the trailer for this movie. Looks like a funny movie.
11-06-09 | 07:06 PM
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It's a match that didn't seem obvious to me until I saw it ...
11-06-09 | 11:42 PM
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I'll give it a shot, the trailer has me interested, even though I can see where this film is headed right away.
11-06-09 | 11:52 PM
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I don't expect anything outstanding but this looks like it will be a fun comedy from the trailer. I'll probably check it out in theaters.
11-07-09 | 12:31 AM
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How long ago did they make this? I see from the credits that Bernie Mac is in it. Has it been sitting on the shelf for a few years?
11-07-09 | 12:50 AM
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- Bernie Mac's last film.
- The film was planned to be released on April 10, 2009, but Bernie Mac's death caused Disney to postpone the release date to November 25, 2009.
11-09-09 | 12:56 PM
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I enjoyed the trailers enough to want to see this. The cast is so solid and seeing Matt Dillon, Justin Long and Dax Shepard all on the same screen will be a good time!
11-13-09 | 05:01 PM
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This interview with John and his daughter Ella on Ellen is just too cute. I had to share! I think it will be fun seeing John, Ella and Kelly all on the big screen together.
11-25-09 | 01:05 AM
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I will never see this movie, but this review is frickin' hilarious:
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-...-than-old-dogs
"If "Old Dogs" were a person, I would stab it in the face."
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-...-than-old-dogs
"If "Old Dogs" were a person, I would stab it in the face."
11-25-09 | 08:34 AM
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Read the Rotten Tomatoes page. The quotes sound like Spinal Tap album reviews.
Painful.
A total train wreck
Racist, juvenile and nonsensical.
[A] sorry mess, a mangy, flea-bitten comedy of Daddy Day Care caliber.
It is an irredeemable affair.
...a morass of cliche, crotch shots and utter disregard for both logic and the audience. Walt Disney and poor Bernie Mac must be turning over in their graves.
Old Dogs seems to have lingered in post-production while editors struggled desperately to inject laugh cues. It obviously knows no one will find it funny without being ordered to.
So wretched that it should be unceremoniously put down.
If Old Dogs isn't the absolute worst movie either star has appeared in, it's close enough to count.
Insipid, predictable, broad comedy mixed with Disney Family Values makes for one exasperating sit.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009596-old_dogs/
Painful.
A total train wreck
Racist, juvenile and nonsensical.
[A] sorry mess, a mangy, flea-bitten comedy of Daddy Day Care caliber.
It is an irredeemable affair.
...a morass of cliche, crotch shots and utter disregard for both logic and the audience. Walt Disney and poor Bernie Mac must be turning over in their graves.
Old Dogs seems to have lingered in post-production while editors struggled desperately to inject laugh cues. It obviously knows no one will find it funny without being ordered to.
So wretched that it should be unceremoniously put down.
If Old Dogs isn't the absolute worst movie either star has appeared in, it's close enough to count.
Insipid, predictable, broad comedy mixed with Disney Family Values makes for one exasperating sit.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009596-old_dogs/
11-25-09 | 08:39 AM
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I will never see this movie, but this review is frickin' hilarious:
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-...-than-old-dogs
"If "Old Dogs" were a person, I would stab it in the face."
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-...-than-old-dogs
"If "Old Dogs" were a person, I would stab it in the face."
I was shocked to see that there were MIDNIGHT showings in my area.
I don't really seeing this do all that well but then again Paul Blart Mall Cop was so go figure...
11-25-09 | 09:31 AM
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I think midnight showings are something more commonplace in major cities. I know that in Orlando,Fl about an hour west of me, they do midnight showings every Thursday at certain theaters.
11-25-09 | 09:33 AM
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Any other combinations of completely random people you can think of that are going to be on screen together that would make me want to see this wretched mess? Your first two examples didn't work for me.
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11-25-09 | 11:28 AM
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I should have probably added that they were advertising the midnight showings like it was an event type movie! The same way they did with New Moon etc...
11-25-09 | 01:06 PM
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Re: Old Dogs (John Travolta and Robin Williams)
cungar -- I didn't think my groupings were random. The first set are all well-known comedic actors. So seeing them together would be entertaining in my opinion. The second group of people (John, Kelly, Ella) are all family, so I thought that would be fun to see their family dynamics in a movie. Sorry, didn't mean to offend anyone...I was just posting my thoughts.
11-25-09 | 02:27 PM
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I doubt the story is all that good but the cast will certainly bring in the bucks. Looks like one for a sunday afternoon
11-25-09 | 05:00 PM
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cungar -- I didn't think my groupings were random. The first set are all well-known comedic actors. So seeing them together would be entertaining in my opinion. The second group of people (John, Kelly, Ella) are all family, so I thought that would be fun to see their family dynamics in a movie. Sorry, didn't mean to offend anyone...I was just posting my thoughts.
11-25-09 | 06:06 PM
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11-25-09 | 06:45 PM
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After watching the trailers and reading the reviews, I can't imagine a more abominable, wretched looking movie.
And it'll probably make a fortune.
And it'll probably make a fortune.
11-25-09 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim Hill Media
Original article can be found here.
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Which – to be blunt – is bull.
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11-26-09 | 12:48 AM
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This will mostly likely be on a lot of worst list in a month.
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