"The Ivention of Lying"....SUCKED

obieone
obieone Posts: 5,077
edited June 2011 in Music & Movies
I've only seen Ricky Gervais in 3 flix, but he seems as one dimensional as David Carusso.
Stay clear of this dog
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited January 2010
    Is he better than the dork who is in the Transformers?
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited January 2010
    Thx for the warning. I was about to check this one out because I somehow confused Stephen Fry with Ricky Gervais. I liked Fry in V for Vendetta.
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  • DeusExa
    DeusExa Posts: 491
    edited January 2010
    Plot was much more subpar than I hoped.
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited January 2010
    I never expect much from movies, which is why I am usually pleasantly surprised and usually enjoy most movies. I do have to agree however, that I was expecting a LOT more in "funny" than this movie delivered.

    In general I like main actor's type of comedy, but there was really only a few "laughable" spots in the whole movie.
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited January 2010
    Based on the commercials, the premise of the story sounds funny, but in it's execution, it does a total face-plant.
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  • ballen823
    ballen823 Posts: 110
    edited January 2010
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Is he better than the dork who is in the Transformers?

    I like John Turturro, but hated him in Transformers. He was much better in O Brother, Where Art Thou, and other comedies.

    I wouldn't judge him based on his role in TF.
    fatchowmein wrote: »
    Thx for the warning. I was about to check this one out because I somehow confused Stephen Fry with Ricky Gervais. I liked Fry in V for Vendetta.

    I thought the same. I haven't seen V for a while, but thought that was Gervais in it.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited February 2010
    Movie sucked balls for food stamps. Absolutely not recommended.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2010
    It was a Ricky Gervaise vehicle riding on the success of another horrible movie, Ghost Town.
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited February 2010
    I remember seeing the previews and thought that te idea was pretty funny. I never thought about it again until now. Looks like i will not be watching his one.
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited February 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    It was a Ricky Gervaise vehicle riding on the success of another horrible movie, Ghost Town.

    +1. Ghost Town was another example of looking good in the commercials, then....SPLAT!
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited February 2010
    ballen823 wrote: »
    I like John Turturro, but hated him in Transformers. He was much better in O Brother, Where Art Thou, and other comedies.

    Not him, the other dork. Shewolf LeBlow, or whatever his name is.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2011
    Bah, I liked it.
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited June 2011
    I'ts ok, and I'm glad I got to see it on HBO or whatever channel it was on, but I would've been unhappy if I paid to rent it.
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  • Gatecrasher
    Gatecrasher Posts: 1,550
    edited June 2011
    I didn't think it was bad.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2011
    I think its a "chick flick"
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited June 2011
    Are you guys trying to tell me that this film, with its 'perfect' title, is NOT about American Politics and its Politicians? lol

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  • ysss
    ysss Posts: 213
    edited June 2011
    I was pissed because the concept had so much potential.

    They should've handled it with more wit and subtlety.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited June 2011
    ysss wrote: »
    I was pissed because the concept had so much potential.

    They should've handled it with more wit and subtlety.

    Yup. I thought it was a good concept and I t hought Ricky Gervais, who is a funny guy despite some of his movies, could do something good with it.

    Not so. Absolutely terrible.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited June 2011
    If you guys would listen to old **** guys like me, who have seen the evolution of the film industry, from mostly bad flix, with some absolute life lasting experiences, made by people who fet they were really doing something important, along with many happy accidents, where everything just happened to come together just right, to create a marvelous 2 hours, you could do a lot better.

    I mean really, ricky freakin gervais?, any sort of heavily advertised hollywood anything?, what the hell did you expect?

    Transformers?, jesus christ.

    I have recommended films like "Fitzcarraldo", which i came upon by total accident,not to say its everyones type of movie,but beats the hell out of sitting like a robot, watching commercials for the sequel to the hangover,then running out to see it, just to report back, shocked, dissapointed, that it was just as bad as the first one you fell for.As if getting ripped off for 2 hours of your life the first time was not enough to deter similar behaviour "Intacto', another interesting film, not the godfather, but beats the hell out of anything hollywood spent 10 bucks advertising lately.

    And dont forget documentarys, how about "Note by Note", all of these movies i have recommended, no one here ever related having seen it, either because of my recommendations, or on their own.

    But i can count on the media machine persuading people to mindlessly seek out the last one they saw a commercial for, then complaining her about plot development, or the similarity to other godawful crap movies they have seen lately.

    Honest to god.

    And for once, i dont care if someone getts his feathers in a bunch.

    RICKY GERVAIS!, THE PLOT HAD SUCH POTENTIAL!
    humpty dumpty was pushed
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