Latest posts for the topic "Good Luck Chuck"

Good Luck Chuck

glebe — GMT

I saw a commercial for Good Luck Chuck yesterday that completely reimagined the movie's plot! It implied the movie was about a clumsy girl (Alba) looking for love and the whole commercial was scenes of her being clumsy. Chuck was just an afterthought. The best part was how the announcer pronounced the name of the movie. He said, "Good Luck, Chuck" with a pronounced pause after "luck" as in, "Good luck with that clumsy girl, Chuck!" Of course in actuality the title isn't wishing Chuck good luck, it's saying Chuck is good luck. You can see a version of this new trailer on the film's myspace page: http://myspace.com/goodluckchuck So I guess this is the place to discuss all things Good Luck Chuck (which, btw, looks awful no matter what version of the trailer you see), but also I wonder if any one else has seen examples of trailers and commercials so blatantly falsifying a movie's plot?

Re:Good Luck Chuck

transformers2 — GMT

I actually think this movie looks funny i proably wont see in theaters but i am a big Dane Cook fan and will se it eventually defintley.

Re:Good Luck Chuck

SuperShaan — GMT

I just hope it makes some money, coz i got this movie in most of my studios. It's current imdb rating is 6.4 which is not great.

Good Luck Chuck

cRAzY — GMT

I think I have it in all my leagues. You can't go wrong with Cook and Alba. The hotties of both sexes. So my gf tells me. I think its gonna be hilarious. If I wasn't dirt poor I would definately drive an hour to go see it.

Re:Good Luck Chuck

JackO — GMT

When I first saw that commercial my first thought was "Oh boy, they are advertising Jessica Alba, they know what they got and are going to flaunt it." This to me looks like a horrible movie but I have it in both of my leagues. I believe the hype. *famous last words

Re:Good Luck Chuck

Nicodemus — GMT

[Shrug] I don't know, I think playing up Alba's role is a pretty smart move. I mean, think about it: How many more women might have taken their boyfriends / spouses / significant others / future exes to see Knocked Up, if the ads hadn't had to rely on Seth friggin' Rogen to sell the film as its male lead? If that film had starred Matthew McConaghey, Tobey Maguire or Hugh Grant, it would've hit $200 million. I remain, as always... Nico.

Re:Good Luck Chuck

la_resistance28 — GMT

Nicodemus wrote:

I mean, think about it: How many more women might have taken their boyfriends / spouses / significant others / future exes to see Knocked Up, if the ads hadn't had to rely on Seth friggin' Rogen to sell the film as its male lead? If that film had starred Matthew McConaghey, Tobey Maguire or Hugh Grant, it would've hit $200 million.

Sure it might've hit $200 mil, but the movie would have been a whole lot less interesting. I mean, I seriously doubt Katherine Heigl would've been as emotionally conflicted if she was having the child of Matthew McConaghey. :)

Re:Good Luck Chuck

la_resistance28 — GMT

P.S. Just imagine McConaughey in "Knocked Up" in place of Rogen's character when he rescued his bong from the earthquake. Wow. Priceless.

Re:Good Luck Chuck

dranscht — GMT

I actually don't think the movie looks that awful. It's my top choice next weekend (I'm not really a Resident Evil guy). It won't do spectacular business, but considering it's pretty cheap in any available league, the business it does do will make it worth the $3 you spend.

Re:Good Luck Chuck

Nicodemus — GMT

Well... erm... ye-esssss, la_resistance, I certainly concede your point. Rogen's Everyman-ness and total stoner mediocrity was sort of the whole source of dramatic tension in Knocked Up, and to be sure Katherine Heigl'd be far less averse to the whole notion if she knew she was about to give birth to a drum-banging (not to mention, bonging) Adonis. Good call, and such a casting choice could only have harmed the film... but I still say it would have done more business. Then again, Ghost Rider, too, did well over $100M. And I just threw up a little bit in my mouth. I remain, as always... Nico.

Re:Good Luck Chuck

iamhollywood — GMT

This looks like hilarious but i think they lost some money taking it to the R rating. So many preteens/teens have Dane Cook set as their idol and they're going to be dissapointed they can't watch him do Jessical Alba.

Re:Good Luck Chuck

transformers2 — GMT

They will find ways to get in and this movie will be sucessful.

Good Luck Chuck

StnMan5 — GMT

it just means that Mr. Bean's vacation will make a little more money.

Re:Good Luck Chuck

dranscht — GMT

I don't think the R rating hurts it THAT much. In general, I think the notion that an R rating dampens box office prospects is a little overblown.

Re:Good Luck Chuck

transformers2 — GMT

dranscht wrote:

I don't think the R rating hurts it THAT much. In general, I think the notion that an R rating dampens box office prospects is a little overblown.

Totally Agree dranscht because if underage kids want to see R rated movies they find ways in i know i do and it works and i see what i want to see no problems plus look at Knocked Up and Superbad they made 100 million no problem so an R rating does not hurt the box office.

Good Luck Chuck

cRAzY — GMT

Thats one reason I love working at a four screen. No one gets past us. NO One. We do head counts and are very good with faces. Mainly because its the same ones everytime. Anyways. I hate to disagree with Nico. But i don't think putting a more stunning strapping young lad in Rogens place would have made the movie more money. I think the whole point of the movie was the one night stand with the "less fortunate" guy. I know women love seeing all those hollywood hunks in romantic comedys. I just don't think thats the reason they went to watch this one. I also think it struck home for a lot of people. Theres a lot of guys out there who are not commiting suicide right now because they hit a homer with a perfect ten. On the other hand there is a smokin hottie jumping out of a window somewhere because she got wasted enough to sleep with the president of the chess club and it somehow ended up on the internet. I don't think apatow could've done anything to make this movie more beautiful than what it was. It was relateable to almost all kinds of personalities and personas. It was funny and dramatic without making the women too disgusted and the men too bored. Don't get me wrong. Your probably one of the smartest hombres on this site. I just don't think putting a big time hollywood hunk would've made this movie more money. The movie wouldn't have really made sense and if anything it would've made less money because so.

Re:Good Luck Chuck

Nicodemus — GMT

Aw, Hell, go ahead, disagree with me. Sometimes I'll say something stupid just to make sure you guys are really paying attention and to provoke a response. (You'll find, I think, that ALL my so-called "mistakes," "goofs," "errors in judgment" and other miscellaneous oddities were just part of an organized "[b.]s[.]ting" operation, single-handledly conceived, planned, and executed by myself on behalf of the entire Fantaverse, just to make sure that no one could just get away with saying the most ridiculous crap imaginable, without being called out. I mean, that would just be too much power for one man (rat!) to have, you know? Like, that whole Aqua Teen Hunger Force "prediction"? Total nonsense. You guys "passed" the test! You should feel proud, yessir. Yeppir. No doubt about it, you guys are on your toes!) [Grin] I remain, as always... Nico.

Re:Good Luck Chuck

tuan69 — GMT

We sure are. :D

Good Luck Chuck

cRAzY — GMT

Nicely put.

Re:Good Luck Chuck

glebe — GMT

And now we have incredibly misleading previews for The Heartbreak Kid. Did the studio think women wouldn't want to see a movie about a guy who breaks up with his wife on their honeymoon? Instead they're marketing it as a "guy has crazy wife and must escape" story.

Re:Good Luck Chuck

ashkul88 — GMT

wait, isn't that what the movie IS about?? man marries wrong girl, sees ms right on his honeymoon, and has to get away from wife....????

Good Luck Chuck

cRAzY — GMT

Yeah. Pretty much.

Re:Good Luck Chuck

iamhollywood — GMT

The only reason im going to see Heartbreak Kid is beacause of the gray hair on the head of Ben Stiller.