Sunday, December 6, 2009

Coming attraction: ‘Death at a Funeral’

Hat-tip: Shadow and Act.

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16 comments:

  1. Invisible WomanDecember 6, 2009 at 2:15 PM

    i was gonna post this later today; that's what i get for being a slacker :-/

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  2. AnonymousDecember 6, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    i feel like if they are gonna do a black version of an already funny british comedy it better be good. wow lol they got the same actor to play the midget. i keep picturing that one film with loretta divine and ll cool j fighting temptations i think.

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  3. Undercover Black ManDecember 6, 2009 at 2:55 PM

    ^ kj, that little dude Peter Dinklage is a real good actor. I've been wanting to work with him for years.

    The British original was funny, huh?

    I still don't feel eager to see it.

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  4. Undercover Black ManDecember 6, 2009 at 2:56 PM

    IW: Nobody beats Shadow and Act when it comes to posting trailers.

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  5. AnonymousDecember 6, 2009 at 4:29 PM

    waaaaaaaaaaay off subject
    are you watching these c'mon son's with ed lover.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/edlover4real

    yea man the british one was pretty funny. peter dinklage is good. at one point i started renting stuff just b/c he was in it.
    haha at no one beats shadow and act

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  6. junebugDecember 6, 2009 at 5:09 PM

    I can tell you this...no one beats Shadow And Act when it comes to black folks complaining. I kid, I kid. I LOVE S&A. And I love complainin' ass black folks. MYSELF included!

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  7. Undercover Black ManDecember 6, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    ^ You nut.

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  8. Geneva GirlDecember 7, 2009 at 3:43 AM

    I hope that all the best jokes weren't shown in the trailer.

    Peter Dinklage was amazing in Prince Caspian. I didn't realize it was him until I saw the movie the second time on a DVD and watched the "making of" afterwards. I would have sworn up and down that it was a British actor.

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  9. mariaDecember 7, 2009 at 5:34 AM

    the british version: HYSTERICAL.

    story funny from the first scene, just builds and builds.

    each character's story is entertwined, and there are just enough of them. the acting is wonderful...we could not stop laughing. i watched it alone and then with my kids.

    i have no interest in seeing a remake--they're usually not as good as a british original.

    re: dinklage: loved the station master.

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  10. mariaDecember 7, 2009 at 5:38 AM

    ok, i watched the trailer...they've made it pretty crass and dumbed down the dialogue quite a lot. you don't need to explain a joke!

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  11. procrastinating redcoatDecember 7, 2009 at 6:59 AM

    The original is in the style of a classic British farce. Think Fawlty Towers stretched over 90 mins. Will be interesting to see how this translates.

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  12. AndrewDecember 7, 2009 at 10:32 AM

    I find the very idea of this remake strange. I know this happens in television all the time, but to have an English language film (one that received a semi-wide U.S. release no less) get remade after only two years? Just weird. I can't think of any other examples of this. Hopefully it'll be funny.

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  13. that dudeDecember 7, 2009 at 11:40 PM

    This trailer is everywhere, but I have yet to see anyone post that they think the film looks funny.

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  14. Michael MurrayDecember 8, 2009 at 12:56 PM

    Looks pretty funny but....

    I love Chris Rock. I think he is one of the top 5 stand up comics of all time. He can't act a bit, and I can't understand why people let him drive a movie.

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  15. KellybelleDecember 8, 2009 at 10:01 PM

    i'm so there. i actual have the original on bootleg.

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  16. Undercover Black ManDecember 9, 2009 at 5:15 AM

    This trailer is everywhere, but I have yet to see anyone post that they think the film looks funny.

    Sheeeeit. They didn't even find a chick with a big booty to make Martin Lawrence's "ass is in graduate school" joke work.

    This movie looks like comedy death.

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