According to Dane Cook, his upcoming flick, My Best Friend’s Girl, is "an edgy comedy with a dash of romance," and it’s the "best / funniest film" he’s done yet.
His only real complaint? The movie’s poster, which the comedian has taken to task on his own blog. A few of the (very true and very funny) points he makes:
Graphics: "Whoever Photoshopped our poster must have done so at Taser point with three minutes to fulfill their hostage takers’ deranged obligations…. This is so glossy it makes EntertainmentWeekly look wooden." (We always appreciate a shout-out, Cook, so thank you!)
Lips: "It looks like I’m wearing Maybelline Water Shine Diamonds LiquidLipstick. My character’s name is now Winter Solstice and I’m a hookerwith a heart of gold."
The set: "Pick one. This entire film takes place:
A. on Gattaca
B. at the Fortress of Solitude
C. inside a crystal wind chime"
Uh, I think you left one off, Dane: how about the way your right eyebrow is perched high enough to insinuate that you had maybe — just maybe — peed in your pants only moments before the picture was snapped?
PopWatchers, what do you think of the poster? And has a terrible poster ever made you not want to see a film?
I won’t ever watch that film, regardless of what Dane Cook has to say about it, but he’s right about the bad setup. The moment I gazed at the poster, the Photoshopper gave Cook a tawdry cut-and-paste job that makes him look too much like a cardboard cut out.
Although a poster never dissuaded me from a film, for some movies, it’s probably the only dynamic pieces from otherwise sterile films that came and went without fanfare (e.g., like John Tucker Must Die, Captivity or One Missed Call).
I never wanted to see this in the first place…the poster just proves my point on how HORRIBLE this will be
“And has a terrible poster ever made you not want to see a film?”
No–for this movie, the fact that Dane Cook is in it is enough to make me not want to see it.
Wow, not one of his comments was funny. Why is he famous again?
Kate Hudson…stop picking movies out of that fish bowl of paper slips your agent keeps on his desk.
bad posters don’t keep me away but dane cook AND kate hudson sure will do the trick.
When does the “Dane Cook backlash” backlash start?
Wow, Dane Cook, Jason Biggs AND Kate Hudson in one movie?! Can celuloid alone contain such powerful mediocrity?
I’m so glad to finally see someone call out the studios for hack Photoshop jobs on posters. Some of them are truly horrid.
It ain’t the terrible poster that’s gonna keep me from seeing this film. Dane Cook does a fine job of that all by himself.
And y’know, just for the record, I hated Dane Cook *before* it was cool!
I don’t care about bad posters. They’re easy to ignore. Like bad movies.
And why does Hollywood keep giving this guy roles? Just … why?
I’m sure this was in no way a ublicity stunt on Cook’s part. It definitely is not a way to stir up buzz, especially after the fizzling of “Good Luck Chuck” and “Employee of the Month.”
I hate the poster for the new Uma Thurman movie with colin Firth and what’s his face from “Grey’s Anatomy”
i have to be honest. i don’t pay too much attention to posters, unless they’re artistic. Terrible trailers on the other hand could kill a film before it’s even been promoted fully. however, i thought all of Dane’s points were true and hilarious….BUT, this just screams publicity stunt for some reason. Then again, I did see this trailer a few months ago and I actually thought it was funny even though the premise was tired.
Dane Cook hates the poster for his new movie and I hate Dane Cook movies so I guess the poster is a totally non issue.