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flavopop

09-16-2006, 10:55 AM

If you think Artie is funny then you will definitley laugh during this movie!  Total Jersey movie with alot of the scenes shot in rutherford, Lyndhurst, Bayonne, and even a couple of Sea side scenes.  I work in Rutherford and Lyndhurst so it was really cool to see all the familiar places.I think if Artie had put a little more thought into the writing he would have had a SMASH, instead, it was good flick with some very funny parts..  Artie definitley cracks me up!.... Seeee YAaaaaaaaaaaaaa

JimBeam

09-16-2006, 11:32 AM

I lost a lot of respect for him and the movie when I was him on Stern wearing a shirt that said Beer league.That's totally lame.

NortonRules

09-16-2006, 11:59 AM

What's the movie about?  Someone that agrees with everything his boss says and has no integrity?

HBox

09-16-2006, 12:31 PM

JimBeam wrote: I lost a lot of respect for him and the movie when I was him on Stern wearing a shirt that said Beer league.That's totally lame.  Whoa. Is there some real life "Being John Malkovich" shit going on here?

flavopop

09-16-2006, 01:08 PM

Funny is Funny, and Artie Lange is FUNNY!  Put all that Stern shit aside, stupid radio wars = not funny!

reeshy

09-16-2006, 01:09 PM

Anything connected to Stern sucks.....that's comin fron a former Stern fan!!!!!

JimBeam

09-16-2006, 01:12 PM

I think Artie has his moments on Stern I just pointed out that I thought it was very gay that he was wearing a shirt for his own movie

Doctor Z

09-16-2006, 01:32 PM

If it's anything like Dirty Work, I'll see it.

lleeder

09-16-2006, 02:07 PM

Its sad that Artie made a movie involving his two most sterotyped hobbies beer and baseball. Way to give the people a different aspect of your personality. It would be like Jim Norton making a movie called "Transgender Monster Rain"

Bulldogcakes

09-16-2006, 02:09 PM

Doctor_Z wrote: If it's anything like Dirty Work, I'll see it.  If it has Norm MacDonald as the star, then I'll see it.

NickyL0885

09-16-2006, 02:14 PM

Artie is GREAT<img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/thumbup.gif" />. I have Sirius and i love it. All i listen to is Howard, even the re-plays. Occasionaly i'll listen to the music stations.

UnknownPD

09-16-2006, 02:15 PM

I'll see it when the DVD hits stores in a month or so

Fallon

09-16-2006, 03:27 PM

Bulldogcakes wrote: Doctor_Z wrote: If it's anything like Dirty Work, I'll see it. If it has Norm MacDonald as the star, then I'll see it.   He's got a new album out.<img width="500" height="500" border="0" src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000H7J9YE.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V41244431_.jpg" />

Reephdweller

09-16-2006, 05:42 PM

Saw it today because I've always liked Artie from back in his Mad TV days and Dirty Work, the movie is good, it's very funny. Jerry Minor (the black guy) from Lucky Louie is in it, playing pretty much the same character and he's pretty funny as well. Jim Breuer is in it, though not long enough those his scene is pretty good.

flavopop

09-16-2006, 05:48 PM

Reef gets it.  Its a funny movie that has nothing to do with Stern.  I bet while Artie is grateful to Howard for giving him the gig, he probably doesnt give a squirt of piss what Howie thinks of  him or his movie.  I hung out with Jackie Jokey Martling many times and even though Howie boy made fun of Jackie and his lifestyle.  Jackie defended him always.  I bet Artie has the same kind of relationship.  The film is very funny, go check it and try and leave the hatered of Howard behind.  I used to be a huge Stern fan, now, he annoys the shit out of me.  Ron and Fez are totaly where its at.  O&A and Lil Jimmy, very funny too.  Lets just judge some things on the funny!

Don Stugots

09-16-2006, 05:59 PM

JimBeam wrote: I think Artie has his moments on Stern I just pointed out that I thought it was very gay that he was wearing a shirt for his own movie like norton wearing an ona shirt on lucky louie?i will see it on hbo.  artie is funny.  stern or no stern.

badorties

09-16-2006, 06:32 PM

saw the movie on friday nightthere were a few laughs and funny moments, but the movie sucked ... the plot points were way too predictable & uninteresting, it was a very long 86 minutes with real shitty pacing & the movie had a real amatuer-ish quality to itit reminded me of clerks (meets dodge ball): except for any the character developments & intriguing storyline; and instead of star wars references, there were a lot of (sometimes very funny) regional sports jokesthe movie was basically 90 minutes of endlessly recycled dick/gay/italian jokes told by a cast of b-level comics & random soprano cast memberswait for it on HBO

SinA

09-16-2006, 06:39 PM

my pick: ralph maccio gets an oscar                   shoved up his ass every night

Reephdweller

09-16-2006, 08:11 PM

the movie was basically 90 minutes of endlessly recycled dick/gay/italian jokes told by a cast of b-level comics & random soprano cast members and that's a bad thing? <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/laugh.gif" border="0" />

Reephdweller

09-16-2006, 08:11 PM

Also, the theatre we were in had the preview for the Borat movie, it looks fucking funny as hell!

Fallon

09-17-2006, 09:12 AM

<a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2006&wknd=37&p=.htm" target="_blank">Ooooooooooooh sorrrry.</a>

ADF

09-17-2006, 10:07 AM

Fallon wrote: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2006&wknd=37&p=.htm">Ooooooooooooh sorrrry.</a>   It looks like I'm in the vast majority when I say that I have no interest in seeing this movie.  At best it's the sort of movie where a couple of years down the road you see it on HBO, watch it for five minutes, and then turn the channel.

Tenbatsuzen

09-17-2006, 10:11 AM

Fallon wrote: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2006&wknd=37&p=.htm">Ooooooooooooh sorrrry.</a>    I'm not defending the movie, but those numbers are skewed.  164 screens, and it made nearly 2,000 a screen.  Those are slightly respectable numbers for a no-name movie.

Don Stugots

09-17-2006, 10:55 AM

Tenbatsuzen wrote:  Fallon wrote: <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2006&wknd=37&p=.htm" target="_blank">Ooooooooooooh sorrrry.</a>    I'm not defending the movie, but those numbers are skewed.  164 screens, and it made nearly 2,000 a screen.  Those are slightly respectable numbers for a no-name movie.  how much was it talked up on sterns show last week?  i am not accusing, just asking.

Reephdweller

09-17-2006, 12:01 PM

how much was it talked up on sterns show last week?  i am not accusing, just asking.From what I heard, not a whole lot. They talked a lot the day after the premier and when Artie did Conan they played his appearance, but not all that much that it was in your face like Howard did when he had Private Parts coming out.

Don Stugots

09-17-2006, 12:13 PM

Reefdweller wrote:  how much was it talked up on sterns show last week?  i am not accusing, just asking.  From what I heard, not a whole lot. They talked a lot the day after the premier and when Artie did Conan they played his appearance, but not all that much that it was in your face like Howard did when he had Private Parts coming out.reef, since i trust you to be honest with you opinions, do you feel he promoted it enough or not enough for someone that on his staff.

Doctor Z

09-17-2006, 12:39 PM

It's not a no-name movie though... They've put a shitload of money into promoting this thing. I see constant commercials and even special previews for it on YES and ESPN, as well as on the radio (WFAN). They're targetting sports fans, obviously, but there's a pretty solid amount of promotion out there. It's not King Kong, The Matrix, or Lord of the Rings, but it's not exactly obscure either. I'm still gonna check it out cuz I like beer, baseball, and the funny.

Reephdweller

09-17-2006, 12:46 PM

reef, since i trust you to be honest with you opinions, do you feel he promoted it enough or not enough for someone that on his staff.Frankly I don't think he promoted it enough, but I also don't think he's that kind of guy. Where Norton would slip in whatever gig he's got going into a conversation, Artie doesn't seem to do that, so he just takes whatever he can. I think it needs to open on more screens and he needs to put himself out there more to do better, but my guess is that he won't. Plus the movie studio should promote it more, and honestly I think Howard should have done him a solid and pumped it up more. He definitely gave it a good review and all, but he should have talked the movie up more than he did.

SinA

09-17-2006, 12:48 PM

Fallon wrote: <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2006&wknd=37&p=.htm" target="_blank">Ooooooooooooh sorrrry.</a> Artie's movie beat the SHIT out of Clerks 2, which proves that Howard Stern is bigger and more relavant than Opiss and Aintfunny.  XM and those douches are OVER. Tick tick tick.Look at me Daddy!

Tenbatsuzen

09-17-2006, 01:02 PM

Doctor_Z wrote: It's not a no-name movie though... They've put a shitload of money into promoting this thing. I see constant commercials and even special previews for it on YES and ESPN, as well as on the radio (WFAN). They're targetting sports fans, obviously, but there's a pretty solid amount of promotion out there. It's not King Kong, The Matrix, or Lord of the Rings, but it's not exactly obscure either. I'm still gonna check it out cuz I like beer, baseball, and the funny. By no-name, I mean there are no A, B, or even C list actors on there. Outside of Artie, the person with the most name recognition is Ralph Macchio. And everyone is missing the point - the reason why the movie did so "poorly" is because it was only showing on 165 screens. By comparison, movies with a wide-release usually are showing on between 2000 and 3000 screens. Gridiron Gang opened on 3500, Black Dahlia was on 2300 screens. They advertised it on YES and ESPN, but it's local, not national, advertising. (ESPN has local and regional spot breaks that differ from the national package, and Yes is an RSN - Regional Sports Network). 2000 dollars per screen isn't great, but it isn't bad. By comparison, "The Covenant", "Crank", "Hollywoodland", and "Invincible" all made less on per-screen average than Beer League.  The question is this: how much did the movie cost to produce, and what will the profit margin be? Movies like this are usually designed to be more profitable on DVD than in the theatres. Clerks II only made 25 million dollars. However, it only cost between 5-10 million dollars to produce, and it'll make a ton on DVD. That's the kind of profit margin studios like to see. 

This message was edited by Tenbatsuzen on 9-17-06 @ 5:04 PM

Johnny4

09-18-2006, 06:57 AM

I saw it and it was a funny B movie. Great politically incorrect comedy that Hollywood will never put its name on. Just guys being assholes.

Don Stugots

09-18-2006, 07:01 AM

Johnny4 wrote: I saw it and it was a funny B movie. Great politically incorrect comedy that Hollywood will never put its name on. Just guys being assholes. not too different then life, or here for that matter.

Johnny4

09-18-2006, 08:56 AM

UnknownPD wrote: I'll see it when the DVD hits stores in a month or so Sorry, but you'll have to wait. It was picked up for a full national  release in October because of high demand.

DirtyJersey

09-18-2006, 09:25 AM

Im waiting for it to come out on DVD like every other movie that comes out. Ive given up on movie theatres, I cant think of a worse place to watch a movie than with a bunch of stranger assholes with no chance of drinking a beer.As for Artie, what he said about O&A bothered me but he still is a funny guy. Its just sad to see him basically become a male version of Robin, always kissing Howards ass.

JustJon

09-18-2006, 09:40 AM

This may not have been a full opening, but they're doing a slow rollout, and each week just open to more theatres until it's nation wide.

Tenbatsuzen

09-18-2006, 09:47 AM

JustJon wrote: This may not have been a full opening, but they're doing a slow rollout, and each week just open to more theatres until it's nation wide.    How hysterical would it be if it made more than private parts?

Doctor Manhattan

09-18-2006, 09:48 AM

Tenbatsuzen wrote:  Clerks II only made 25 million dollars. However, it only cost between 5-10 million dollars to produce, and it'll make a ton on DVD. That's the kind of profit margin studios like to see.      

This message was edited by Doctor Manhattan on 9-18-06 @ 1:49 PM

Doctor Manhattan

09-18-2006, 09:49 AM

And the first one only cost $27,000 and was so much better. They could have saved 5 - 9.973 million dollars.

Reephdweller

09-18-2006, 04:21 PM

How hysterical would it be if it made more than private parts?I would just loff and loff!!

BLZBUBBA

09-18-2006, 05:25 PM

When Norton had O&A stand up during the HBO ONE NIGHT STAND and let them take a bow?  Was that more acceptable than anything Artie has done?  I can appreciate loyalty.  Sure.  But c'mon. When it comes to shameless self-promotion O&A are the all time champs.  Anything for more press.  But when Norton had them stand up during his ONE NIGHT STAND appearance?  Granted.  It was his special and he could do whatever he wanted.  But it should have remained his special.  And O&A shouldn't have entered into it.  If pre-planned it was kinda bush-league and needy on O&A's part.  If spontaneous it was bush-league and needy on Jimmy's. And as far as all their bragging about appearances on late night talk shows?  The champion hog-caller from North Carolina made annual appearances on Carson's show.  They all have had their share of jugglers.  Letterman has had long string of stupid human and pet tricks.  Get over yourselves.  You were on Letterman?  Congrats.  That makes you about as big as someone who has their dog hump their leg...while whistling DIXIE. Now if the dog whistles DIXIE...that's BIG!

Doctor Z

09-18-2006, 05:32 PM

Don't forget Laurie Metcalf... I'd say she's at least C-List... possibly B.

Tenbatsuzen

09-18-2006, 06:37 PM

Doctor Manhattan wrote: And the first one only cost $27,000 and was so much better. They could have saved 5 - 9.973 million dollars.   Rosario Dawson > The two girls in Clerks I.  Her salary was probably around 500K.

giannidesk

09-18-2006, 06:46 PM

Lil Jimmy Norton shamlessly plugs EVERYTHING he works on all morning long...including but not limited to his myspace account.Just this morning Opie was complaining about traffic (the subject matter at the time), and then made sure to mention he was on his way to his brothers restaurant (which he owns part of) and gave the address and phone #.But, you will never here Anthony doing any of that crap.

Tenbatsuzen

09-18-2006, 07:01 PM

giannidesk wrote: Lil Jimmy Norton shamlessly plugs EVERYTHING he works on all morning long...including but not limited to his myspace account.Just this morning Opie was complaining about traffic (the subject matter at the time), and then made sure to mention he was on his way to his brothers restaurant (which he owns part of) and gave the address and phone #.But, you will never here Anthony doing any of that crap.   Brother Joe's bands?

spoon

09-18-2006, 10:00 PM

Heard it was actually funny and I guess I'm a little biased bc my business partner has few pals in the movie.  There just one step above extras, but they got in bc they know Artie growing up in NJ and word is he's pretty damn good to his pals of old.  You have to respect that, but not his work on Stern.  They swear by him being funny and real cool.

legroommusic

09-18-2006, 10:17 PM

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JustJon

09-19-2006, 09:37 AM

Doctor Manhattan wrote: And the first one only cost $27,000 and was so much better. They could have saved 5 - 9.973 million dollars.  And the film alone cost more than $27,000 on this film.

Tenbatsuzen

09-19-2006, 10:07 AM

I don't get the Clerks II hatred.  Outside of the Smashing Pumpkins montage, I was pretty happy with it, outside of the glaring Emma-food-at-work loophole. We all KNEW that Dante was a stammering douche.  A lovable one, but a douche nonetheless.  You didn't think cheating was beyond him?

MilkmanDann

09-19-2006, 12:38 PM

Loved Clerks 2, dont understand the hate for it either. Beer league? myeh... I'm sure comedy central will show it nonstop in 6 months, catch it then. And they've been advertising the hell out of it around Philly. Think I'd rather check out Beerfest instead.

aceofspades7

02-14-2007, 06:57 AM

i rented this last night and have to say i was very dissapointed.  i like artie and stern but this movie basically was dirty work or happy gilmore with more booze and drugs...

Snacks

02-14-2007, 02:15 PM

I thought it  was pretty funny. Low budget but funny. I guess I have to find it funny he grew up in my town and graduated a couple years before me. The movie and some of the shit he talks about makes me think of my youth.

zildjian361

02-14-2007, 04:10 PM

it was Artie being Artie fun movie it couldnt hurt being on Howard due to the fact there's a giant bllboard right before you go into the LINCOLN TUNNEL Going into NYC plugging his BORGATA casino show in feb.<img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/drunk.gif" border="0" width="58" height="30" />

JimBeam

04-22-2007, 09:46 AM

So I finally saw this movie and had to say it sucked.
It was basically Artie doing his stand-up written into a " script ".

I will say I laughed at a few lines because I'm a huge fan pf ptty humor but sadly for Artie most of the funny lines came from the old guy that was the pitcher.

Even Jim Bruer, who I think is very unfunny, had a better appearance than Arite.

I actually think Beer Fest was a funnier movie. Clearly less predictable.

cougarjake13

04-23-2007, 03:10 PM