Comments on: Aniston Headlines for ‘Wanderlust’ Much Ado About Nothing http://the-frat-pack.com/2010/09/06/aniston-wanderlust-much-ado-about-nothing/ Tue, 22 May 2012 05:20:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: ASFan http://the-frat-pack.com/2010/09/06/aniston-wanderlust-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-4005 ASFan Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:12:15 +0000 http://the-frat-pack.com/?p=3274#comment-4005 Another difference between the Dugan movies and Funny People: Sandler didn't write the latter, nor did he produce it even though his company did. With Sandler's movies with Dugan, which are all Happy Madison productions, Sandler writes all of them, credited or uncredited. Additionally, Dugan said in an interview that as a producer, Sandler acts as a director as well, and since Sandler is a producer, more often than not he gets his say over Dugan. So really, it seems more of Sandler's doing that the films he's done with Dugan have been subpar and lacking in decent jokes. What if Sandler chose the proper story and came up with decent jokes for it? Also, look at Shawn Levy. His films have ranged from average to crappy. By that logic, Date Night should have ended up in that range. Yet it's actually a good movie and Levy's best yet. But I doubt that was mostly Levy's doing. Not at all saying Just Go With It will be as good, but I think you get the picture. Another difference between the Dugan movies and Funny People: Sandler didn’t write the latter, nor did he produce it even though his company did. With Sandler’s movies with Dugan, which are all Happy Madison productions, Sandler writes all of them, credited or uncredited. Additionally, Dugan said in an interview that as a producer, Sandler acts as a director as well, and since Sandler is a producer, more often than not he gets his say over Dugan. So really, it seems more of Sandler’s doing that the films he’s done with Dugan have been subpar and lacking in decent jokes. What if Sandler chose the proper story and came up with decent jokes for it?

Also, look at Shawn Levy. His films have ranged from average to crappy. By that logic, Date Night should have ended up in that range. Yet it’s actually a good movie and Levy’s best yet. But I doubt that was mostly Levy’s doing. Not at all saying Just Go With It will be as good, but I think you get the picture.

]]> By: Chris http://the-frat-pack.com/2010/09/06/aniston-wanderlust-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-4002 Chris Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:15:58 +0000 http://the-frat-pack.com/?p=3274#comment-4002 ASFan, I have to disagree. Yeah Sandler and Aniston could have good chemistry, but have you see the crap Dennis Dugan has made over the years. He has only made two movie that I enjoy: Happy Gilmore, and Saving Silverman. Dugan lately has put out I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, The Benchwarmers, and Grown Ups. I think people highly undermine the Director's vision of films. Compare Sandler's movies with Dugan to Sandler's movie Funny People with Judd Apatow. Huge difference. ASFan, I have to disagree. Yeah Sandler and Aniston could have good chemistry, but have you see the crap Dennis Dugan has made over the years. He has only made two movie that I enjoy: Happy Gilmore, and Saving Silverman. Dugan lately has put out I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, The Benchwarmers, and Grown Ups. I think people highly undermine the Director’s vision of films. Compare Sandler’s movies with Dugan to Sandler’s movie Funny People with Judd Apatow. Huge difference.

]]> By: Beth http://the-frat-pack.com/2010/09/06/aniston-wanderlust-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-3978 Beth Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:21:18 +0000 http://the-frat-pack.com/?p=3274#comment-3978 i'm a huge fan of anything david wain/ken marino, and paul rudd. i don't mind jennifer, the break-up is one of my all time favorites, but for some reason i am not so excited about this casting. maybe it just seems kind of "been there, done that" for her and the character type. i’m a huge fan of anything david wain/ken marino, and paul rudd. i don’t mind jennifer, the break-up is one of my all time favorites, but for some reason i am not so excited about this casting. maybe it just seems kind of “been there, done that” for her and the character type.

]]> By: ASFan http://the-frat-pack.com/2010/09/06/aniston-wanderlust-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-3976 ASFan Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:37:54 +0000 http://the-frat-pack.com/?p=3274#comment-3976 >Just Go With It will most likely suck. It’s a Dennis Dugan movie. Just Go With It will more likely be judged by the chemistry between Sandler and Aniston before anything else really. >Just Go With It will most likely suck. It’s a Dennis Dugan movie.

Just Go With It will more likely be judged by the chemistry between Sandler and Aniston before anything else really.

]]> By: Kevin Crossman http://the-frat-pack.com/2010/09/06/aniston-wanderlust-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-3974 Kevin Crossman Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:41:26 +0000 http://the-frat-pack.com/?p=3274#comment-3974 >If it’s literally saying that it probably wouldn’t be a good idea. Agreed. But it's been done before... >If it’s literally saying that it probably wouldn’t be a good idea.
Agreed. But it’s been done before…

]]> By: Chris http://the-frat-pack.com/2010/09/06/aniston-wanderlust-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-3973 Chris Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:26:14 +0000 http://the-frat-pack.com/?p=3274#comment-3973 Just Go With It will most likely suck. It's a Dennis Dugan movie. Horrible Bosses from what I hear about the script, is hilarious! It will probably feature Jennifer Aniston as Rachel from Friends but way way edgier. Wanderlust, I don't know what to expect. I do like Aniston and I think she is funny, but she is basically playing the same character in every movie. Maybe she's a little different in Along Came Polly, but basically all the same. Just Go With It will most likely suck. It’s a Dennis Dugan movie. Horrible Bosses from what I hear about the script, is hilarious! It will probably feature Jennifer Aniston as Rachel from Friends but way way edgier. Wanderlust, I don’t know what to expect. I do like Aniston and I think she is funny, but she is basically playing the same character in every movie. Maybe she’s a little different in Along Came Polly, but basically all the same.

]]> By: ASFan http://the-frat-pack.com/2010/09/06/aniston-wanderlust-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-3972 ASFan Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:05:56 +0000 http://the-frat-pack.com/?p=3274#comment-3972 I'm not doubting that this is an edgier role for her like her role in Horrible Bosses. Maybe the script actually says her character goes topless for something. Where we draw the line, of course, is whether we'll see anything, which would (most likely) be a no. I like Aniston as well, but I have to say her choice of scripts as of late haven't been very strong. Someone else pointed out on another site that her most recent films haven't played to her comedic strengths. Most recently in The Switch, she really wasn't given much funny material to work with in an otherwise pleasant film. Horrible Bosses and Wanderlust look like interesting films for her to do. And I would bet a good number of people wouldn't care about Just Go With It, but I saw a behind-the-scenes look on Entertainment Tonight and it looks like she's being given opportunities to actually be funny in that film instead of just being second fiddle to her male costar. What do you mean by the "Jennifer Aniston like you've never seen her before" marketing angle? If it's literally saying that, unless it's a quote from a critic, it probably wouldn't be a good idea. Do you mean showing little snippets of Aniston's character's edginess in the trailers and such? I’m not doubting that this is an edgier role for her like her role in Horrible Bosses. Maybe the script actually says her character goes topless for something. Where we draw the line, of course, is whether we’ll see anything, which would (most likely) be a no.

I like Aniston as well, but I have to say her choice of scripts as of late haven’t been very strong. Someone else pointed out on another site that her most recent films haven’t played to her comedic strengths. Most recently in The Switch, she really wasn’t given much funny material to work with in an otherwise pleasant film. Horrible Bosses and Wanderlust look like interesting films for her to do. And I would bet a good number of people wouldn’t care about Just Go With It, but I saw a behind-the-scenes look on Entertainment Tonight and it looks like she’s being given opportunities to actually be funny in that film instead of just being second fiddle to her male costar.

What do you mean by the “Jennifer Aniston like you’ve never seen her before” marketing angle? If it’s literally saying that, unless it’s a quote from a critic, it probably wouldn’t be a good idea. Do you mean showing little snippets of Aniston’s character’s edginess in the trailers and such?

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