I think the humor in the movie, Love Guru, is going to center around jokes of irony. IE, isn't it funny that a very white man, Myers, is playing an "Indian" person. He's not indian, he's caucasian! HHAHA (/sarcasm)
There's going to be parody, and there's going to be sexual innuendos, but a lot of the jokes I've seen so far are as TheCoolerKing put it "His little pillow-car beeps when it backs up! Like trucks do! But it's not a truck, you see, it's a... "

And I get this feeling because thats Austin Powers was mostly Sexual Innuendos, and the movie was advertised as such. I went into knowing the movie would be mostly innuendos, and you know what I got? In you end oh's all over the place.

...maybe Irony is the wrong word though? I'm looking at it now, and not sure if Irony is the right word. But nevertheless, I feel the movie is going to be a lot of jokes of "Its A trying to B, but A can't be B because they are opposites!"

Film students think too much.

gdarklighter

San Diego, CA

August 2005

JUN 01, 2008 11:39 PM

cpkz said:
"Its A trying to B, but A can't be B because they are opposites!"

You're right. It's absolutely hiliarious. If you're five years old.

lowroller

Australia

May 2008

JUN 02, 2008 12:24 AM

I agree ... not even mildly amusing.

lavenir

Turlock, CA

June 2007

JUN 02, 2008 08:13 AM

vulgarmonster said:

What annoys me more is people saying they'd never see a movie like this with the same snobbish tone people use when they brag about how they never eat at McDonalds or don't own a television. Your biases aren't interesting to me, only your opinions on things you've actually evaluated.

The problem with this position is that I have to pay to see shit in order to be able to have an "informed opinion" about it. In the film industry, if a bunch of people pay to see something, and most of those people end up hating it, Hollywood will produce more of the same kind of shit. Why? Because it makes money. They'll produce more bullshit, more people will line up with their dollars so they can make "informed decisions" of the level of the bullshittery of the film, and the cycle will simply continute. To quote the gret John Lovitz line: "If it's not good, just don't go."

I probably would watch this film if I didn't have to pay for it.

lavenir

Turlock, CA

June 2007

JUN 02, 2008 08:18 AM

Oh, and I don't eat at McDonald's because it's really fucking unhealthy. If you're eating there, I hope you manage to avoid a heart attack. Or diabetes.

vulgarmonster

Englewood, CO

May 2005

JUN 02, 2008 04:21 PM

lavenir said:
Oh, and I don't eat at McDonald's because it's really fucking unhealthy. If you're eating there, I hope you manage to avoid a heart attack. Or diabetes.

Oh, and I don't necessarily have to condone something to use it as an example. Plenty of people who brag about about not eating somewhere like McDonalds eat food just as unhealthy. The statement was more about social posturing than dietary habits. Though I admit fast food is probably more dangerous than mediocre comedies.

And I'll be sure to sleep with one eye open and the night-light on should the Hamburglar sneak into my room with a order of diabetes and a punch to the heart if I ever dare splurge on cheap fast food.

lavenir

Turlock, CA

June 2007

JUN 03, 2008 04:43 AM

vulgarmonster said:

lavenir said:
Oh, and I don't eat at McDonald's because it's really fucking unhealthy. If you're eating there, I hope you manage to avoid a heart attack. Or diabetes.

Well, that was easy. My other points?

Disturbedpuppy

Wichita, KS

September 2005

JUN 03, 2008 07:58 AM

The "PUT ME DOWN JACKASS" was almost funny. I felt a little bit of something deep down inside me want to kinda chuckle at that.

lucidtrips

I'm lost

March 2007

JUN 03, 2008 10:42 AM

I think you are missing one very good comedic irony, that the movies tries to get audience to believe the Toronot Maple Leafs are contenders for the cup.... ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha....(breath)... ha ha ha ha ha..... sorry that is worth the price of admission for me. I will use that $20 to pay my admission for the movie.

Thistle

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

JUN 03, 2008 09:17 PM

cpkz said:

Thistle said: Ironic as in making fun of this type of movie? Do you think Austin Powers is supposed to be ironic?

It's actually called "reversal of expectations." Irony can involve expectation reversal and vice versa but they are not synonymous. Just so you know next time you want to talk about something like this.

HillsideStrangle

Victoria, BC

September 2006

JUN 03, 2008 09:41 PM

Mike Myers is a really funny comedian. Yes this movie looks like it sucks, but what comedian isn't in a bad movie or two? Ever see "Semi-Pro"?

Jealousy is an ugly emotion.

Reaver

Sneads Ferry, NC

August 2003

JUN 04, 2008 07:31 AM

Oh, God.

Are we over analyzing this or what? Austin Powers was funny because it mocked every single spy movie ever made (though three was very weak in my opinion).

Wayne's World was funny, though I am not sure why.

This movie looks stupid because it looks like an Austin Powers B-flick, and worse not funny!

r00kers

Nederland, CO

February 2003

JUN 04, 2008 11:16 AM

I really got sick of the Austin Powers movies, one was passable, two less so, and three was abysmal. There were way too many product placements for me also. I have no intention of seeing the new MM movie as it looks fairly lame.

Sydni

SUICIDEGIRL

USA

JUN 04, 2008 11:33 AM

You wrote so much to say so little.

SnakePlissken

Corvallis, OR

December 2002

JUN 04, 2008 12:03 PM

So it's cool now to not like Mike Myers? Shit these trends are hard to keep up with.

LiquidSunset

Pomona, CA

August 2006

JUN 04, 2008 06:32 PM

I can't wait to not see this movie.

CodyW

Lufkin, TX

December 2004

JUN 04, 2008 06:48 PM

The skit on SNL where he played the Scottish store keep was the best thing he ever did.