Don Payne (writer) talks FF sequel!!!

[Retroman]

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[Retroman]

Is It A Bird, Is It A Plane? No, It's A Lame Comedy

Movie review: My Super Ex-Girlfriend

By James Carroll

Epoch Times UK Staff

(20th Century Fox)

Comic book movies are big business. Relationship comedies are big business. It was only a matter of time before they were merged together. A match made in heaven, surely, especially with expert of effects comedy Ivan Reitman ( Ghostbusters 1 & 2) at the helm. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, pretty much everything when it's as lazily put together as this.

I mean, there are only so many clichés – and some frankly sexist ones at that – that a plot can throw in your face before interest begins to wane. It's such a surprise considering the talent. Okay, so Reitman hasn't had nearly as much success in recent years, but consider the cast: Uma Thurman, Luke – part of the "Frat Pack" – Wilson, Eddie Izzard, Anna Faris, and Rainn Wilson (the American Gareth in the US version of The Office). Not to mention the fact it is penned by one of the writers of The Simpsons: Don Payne. I only hope he hasn't got the writing gig for Fantastic Four 2 on the basis of this superhero script, because that sequel has enough to contend with after the dire first installment.

The plot of My Super Ex-Girlfriend is all in the title. Boy meets girl, boy gets girl. Girl is neurotic and overly possessive, and just happens to also be a superhero. Boy decides to dump girl, to which she doesn't react well, and proceeds to use her powers against him. Much hilarity ensues. Or not as the case may be.

For example: yes, stealing his car from the lot by blasting a hole in the wall and flying away with it is chucklesome. But no, seeing it later floating around in space with "you suck" etched across it isn't. It's just juvenile. Yes, using your heat vision to boil his goldfish in its tank is mildly amusing. But then using it to scorch "dick" across his forehead isn't. And the least said about the CGI shark attack the better.

The actors also disappoint. Thurman's obvious talent is completely wasted in the dual role of Jenny Johnson/G-Girl, with Super Ex completing her hat-trick of bad comic-y movies after The Avengers and Batman & Robin. Leading man Luke Wilson, meanwhile, struggles to carry the film and frankly doesn't have the charisma or acting ability of sibling Owen, and certainly not enough to front a major movie. Anna Faris makes little out of the thankless love rival role; whilst the early comedic promise for Rainn Wilson's best friend character is squandered through repetitive jokes and his being given nothing to do. As for Eddie Izzard's standard O.T.T. and hammy performance as villain Professor Bedlam, well, it may be time for him to re-evaluate the acting gig, and stick to stand-up.

Essentially a blend of the aforementioned Fantastic Four (boo! hiss!) and the Scary Movie spoof franchise, My Super Ex-Girlfriend is purely a teen-friendly, mess of a movie, that could only appeal to early teens or adults with an IQ of 50. Which is a super-shame when the concept had so much potential. Unfortunately the end product is just plain super-lame.

Source: http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-8-3/44501.html

 

[Kelly]

Essentially its a typical romantic comedy, with a twist. I saw nothing more or less than that. I laughed, I enjoyed it.....nothing spectacular, it was a nice movie to go to with the BF and enjoy some popcorn, diet coke, and have alot of laughs.

This critic needs to chill, have sex, something to free himself from such a massively negative life. It wasn't that bad...IMO

 

[GhostPoet]

Essentially its a typical romantic comedy, with a twist. I saw nothing more or less than that. I laughed, I enjoyed it.....nothing spectacular, it was a nice movie to go to with the BF and enjoy some popcorn, diet coke, and have alot of laughs.

This critic needs to chill, have sex, something to free himself from such a massively negative life. It wasn't that bad...IMO

I think (at least for me) the problem was the advertisements...they kept showing Uma using all these superpowers...so when I went to see it with my wife, I kept expecting lots of superhero spoofing...and instead got the generic jokes...

 

[Carp Man]

Is anyone as concerned as I am, with the total flop of My Super Ex Girlfriend, ( 20 million WW after 13 days ) about Don Payne writting FF 2 ? I've got a huge red alert going off in the back of my head.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Is anyone as concerned as I am, with the total flop of My Super Ex Girlfriend, ( 20 million WW after 13 days ) about Don Payne writting FF 2 ? I've got a huge red alert going off in the back of my head.

Since the biggest complaints are that the jokes are crap it raises some worries but this is a different beast

 

[Carp Man]

Since the biggest complaints are that the jokes are crap it raises some worries but this is a different beast

Yea but this guy writes The Simpsons. He should know about writting jokes, and if that is the case, the jokes stink, what does that say about the humor between Ben and Johnny? The humor between Ben and Johnny, was an important part of the movie.

 

[antariksh]

And the anticipation dies slowly.............

 

[MattC]

Yea but this guy writes The Simpsons. He should know about writting jokes, and if that is the case, the jokes stink, what does that say about the humor between Ben and Johnny? The humor between Ben and Johnny, was an important part of the movie.

Yeah, but the jokes between Ben and Johnny never really require too much skilled writing IMO. I think it is very much down to the delivery/chemistry of the actors, which is spot on with Michael and Chris. I would be more worried about the serious stuff.

 

[Carp Man]

And the anticipation dies slowly.............

WROUNG. My anticipation is as high as ever, however I am a bit concerned, but that in no way will dampen my anticipation.

 

[Hunter Rider]

WRONG. My anticipation is as high as ever, however I am a bit concerned, but that in no way will dampen my anticipation.

No U

 

[Carp Man]

No U

LOL Stop that. I have a hard enough time. LOL. I need no help.

 

[Hunter Rider]

LOL Stop that. I have a hard enough time. LOL. I need no help.

I just thought i'd get it to it before Malus arrived

 

[Carp Man]

I just thought i'd get it to it before Malus arrived

t:

 

[Kelly]

And the anticipation dies slowly.............

There is medication for this, and I mean that.....

 

[Kelly]

I think (at least for me) the problem was the advertisements...they kept showing Uma using all these superpowers...so when I went to see it with my wife, I kept expecting lots of superhero spoofing...and instead got the generic jokes...

I didn't go expecting much in the superhero portion....it was pretty much what I thought it was going to be...

 

[Carp Man]

I didn't go expecting much in the superhero portion....it was pretty much what I thought it was going to be...

Origin. We'll see the powers this one. Origin is done, time for powers. Time for the FF in all their glory.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Origin. We'll see the powers this one. Origin is done, time for powers. Time for the FF in all their glory.

WOW....just WOW

 

[Kelly]

Origin. We'll see the powers this one. Origin is done, time for powers. Time for the FF in all their glory.

I was talking about the My Super Ex-Girlfriend, hence the reason I quoted a post about it....I wasn't talking about the first F4 movie. And all their glory is not just action.....thats for the non-thinking person.