Quick! Which sounds more promising: A big summer vehicle for a consistently bankable box-office star whose last three comedies have grossed $119 million, $137 million, and $158 million respectively, or an early February release starring that tabloid-staple Desperate Housewife who (fair or not) never seems to get nominated for anything?
Wait! Don’t answer yet. First, let’s make this a super scientific study: Grab a pen and a scrap of paper, and watch both trailers (embedded after the jump). Jot down how many times you laugh (slight, bemused exhalations count; horrified gasps do not) while watching each trailer, rendering your subjective opinions irrelevant in the process. Once you’re done, post your tallies in the comments section below.
I’ll kick things off with my personal laugh count: Over Her Dead Body, 6; You Don’t Mess With the Zohan, 0. Be warned: The former features clumsy-heroine-makes-messes clichés; the latter portrays Adam Sandler as an irresistible stud who excites middle-aged women by (among other things) licking their hair. Now click through and press play; I shouldn’t have to endure these things by myself.
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Umm, my tally is 0 and 0. Yawn.
Over Her Dead Body: Funny You Don’t Mess with the Zohan: Not. I smell a flop a brewing.
Not a single laugh, chortle or guffaw. In either. Closest I came to a reaction was when the announcer said, “Eva Longoria Parker.”
I would definitely see Over Her Dead Body before the Sandler movie, but I’d probably wait for DVD. Still, there were some definite laughs in the first one.
1=0
2=0
Won’t see either….
1=0
2=0
Won’t see either….
I thought Paul Rudd had more self respect then this.
Eva’s looks funnier but that’s not saying much. That Sandler pile of crap looks awful and Over her dead body seems like an update of Shelly Long’s stinker “Hello Again” which I secretly love by the way…
Over Her Dead Body: 0
You Don’t Mess With the Zohan: 1, when he makes the kid cry and then knocks him out. Pretty pathetic if you ask me. Now I don’t have to waste $25 at the theater.
Dead – 1 – when the said Eva Longoria Porter, when did she start using that name?
Zohan – 1 – for the Hezbollah voicemail
Neither one seems any good.
I’ll take a RomCom any day over a Sandler flick. As far as Zohan goes, I think I’d rather see P.S. I Love You 10 times in a row instead. It would be less painful, I’m sure. peach– I too loved that Shelly Long movie, and I must have a thing for movies where people come back as ghosts because I liked the Reese Witherspoon one and “All of Me” with Steve Martin as well.
Paul Rudd is WAAAAAY too good for this drivel. What was he thinking?
I actually liked them both but I’m easily amused
Eva – 8
Adam – 5
Over Her Dead Body- 10, Two extreme outbursts when teh mustard fell all over her, and when teh dudes arm caught on fire
Don’t Mess With Zohan- 3, The foot thing was kind of funny, but I rolled my eyes ten times more. I’ll wait till this comes on TV
As someone who spent time in Israel and Palestine, I chuckled once at Zohan, for an inside joke. Other than that, they both look horrific.
Eva: 6
Adam: 3
I actually think that the Eva one looks like it could be pretty good. I mean, Paul Rudd is usually hilarious.
i prob won’t bother seeing either, but the Eva movie did look a little more charming than Sandler’s…did I see Deuce Biggalo driving the cab? Oh dear god, no way I’m going now…
Dead: 3
Zohan:3
Even though the Eva pic looks more charming and cutesy, I’d like to point out that this is being put out by New Line, same guys who brought us “Monster-In-Law”. That movie’s trailer looked surprisingly decent too, and we all know how that turned out.
Dead: rental at some point
Zothan: uh, never
Including slight smiles…
“Over Her Dead Body”=9 (I do love Paul Rudd)
“You Don’t Mess with the Zohan”=4
adam sandler is an idiot! anyone who sees any of his moronic “comedies” is also an idiot!
i would like to first preface this by saying that i was already laughing because of what you wrote, so i was in a giddy mood.
Longoria-Parker/Rudd = 8
Sandler = 5.
But I have to say that those 5 were bigger/louder laughs than the 8. When he touches the kid’s nerve to put him to sleep i couldn’t stop laughing. the foot thing was really funny and so was the part where he though saying “kangaroo” was how he’d prove he was australian. not to mention, Rudd should just live with Judd Apatow so he’ll never be subjected to lowering himself like this again. It may be funny but it isn’t worth $12.
Didn’t laugh at either, wouldn’t see either.
Dead = 0
Zohan = 2
But to be fair I won’t spend money on either of them. They are both “HBO” movies.
Over Her Dead Body, 2; You Don’t Mess With the Zohan, 2. all bemused exhalations. and they both look terrible.
Dead: 5
Zohan: 5
But I refuse to waste my time with either.
Sidenote: I saw an absolutely heinous poster for Dead that looked like an 8 year-old’s first foray into Photoshop. I want some commentary on *that*.
Eva = 5 (or should it be Ruud?)
Adam = 6
Zohan with the foot thing and the hezbollah automated operator,pretty funny. Although I know the movie will be inconsistent like most of Sandler’s efforts. Over my dead body could be funny, but I get the feeling we just saw the best parts and those barely brought a smile to my face. Ruud can do better than this. Both rentals in my netflix queue 2 months after they release.
Dead = 5 definitely a rental. Hey, I have a thing for Paul Rudd ! So sue me !!!
Zohan = 1 (the 2000 years joke) Probably won’t rent it, sounds kind of offensive…
Zohan = -2
Dead = 3 + 5 paul rudd points = 8
Dead= 4 (All courtesy of Paul Rudd)
Zohan=0