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?
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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.
Cook’s Top 10 basically reveals how vain he actually is.
The big question is: How did Dane Cook get top billing over Kate Hudson? Who is her agent? Cook hasn’t had a movie that’s made more than 40 million on his name alone, and she’s been in a 100+ hit and a few that are close to that.
How did another Dane Cook movie get made? He has never done or said anything that is remotely amusing let alone funny. I’ll admit that he’s nice to look at and he has an interesting voice, but that’s ALL he’s got to offer!
I think I might be alone in my appreciation of Dane Cook, but that appreciation only extends as far as a few of his stand up specials. And as for the poster, I saw it when I came out of “Pineapple Express” this weekend and thought “huh. Dane Cook is in another sh***y movie. Well I’ll be.”
I don’t see why he cares?!!?!?!?!?? Doesn’t he have something better to do than get pissy over a movie poster?
I think like a lot of overexposed stand-up comedians, their schtick just gets tiresome after a while. When I first saw Lewis Black, I thought he was one of the funniest stand-up comics I had ever seen. Then after seeing him on various programs a couple more times, I realized that being excessively angry was losing its edge and novelty. Dane Cook should probably disappear behind the scenes for a little bit and maybe do some writing for a show or something like that. Then maybe he can re-emerge in a year or two, and the backlash may be slightly diminished.
even though i think dane cook has stole all of his funny lines (all three of them), and is more a myspace sensation then actually talented…..and none of his movies have turned a profit so I am not sure why he gets cast in anything…..he does have a point about how bad this poster is. Then again, look at the source material they were given to work with.
awww
poor dane has an ego bruise
According to the movie poster to me it looks like Jason Biggs (and his bouquet) and Dane Cook are getting married. With is Cocky eyebrow Dane falls for Kate. Alec Baldwin (he is listed as well) is Dane’s friend who he turns to for witty help.
I find it hard to believe this is the “best/funniest” movie he’s been in–no Kate Hudson movie could ever earn that title, even from Dane Cook. I suspect “Dan in Real LIfe” is safe.
Oh, I LIKE the poster! Mainly because Cook’s not talking at all, but hey…
“Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin, Jason Biggs, and myself really kicked the funny around.” Really? Kicked the funny around? Do people SAY that? It would be like Rachael Ray saying “run a knife through it” when she means “chop”, but in this example, Rachael Ray has absolutely no idea how to cook.
“Whoever photoshopped our poster must have done so at taser point with
3 minutes to fulfill their hostage takers deranged obligations.” Uh, what? First of all, there’s a thing called a hyphen. Learn to use it. Secondly, the artist had to fulfill someone else’s obligations? Do you know what that means? Cook is saying that the hostage-takers are obliged to do something, and they’re making the artist do it for them. So who asked hostage-takers to edit the poster? And why couldn’t they do it themselves?
The funniest movie he’s done yet? That can’t be too hard.
Dane Cook is so yesterday that he is almost ready to be famous for being famous for s*cking so bad.
This is undoubtedly the funniest thread of comments I have ever read!! Thanks to all. Bet that pu**y never complains again. Wait, what?