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PapaBear

07-01-2006, 05:44 PM

<a href="http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/talladeganights/" target="_self">TALLADEGA NIGHTS</a>The trailer looks pretty funny. I particularly like when he thinks he's on fire, and prays to Tom Cruise to use his Voodoo magic, to save him.

Fallon

07-01-2006, 05:59 PM

Yeah, that does look pretty awesome.

Judge Smails

07-28-2006, 05:36 PM

I'm officially getting scared and spooked at this whole Scientology conspiracy.  I've been seeing the ad for this movie for over a month now.  Originally he's running around screaming "Help me Jesus.  Help me Jewish God.  Help me Tom Cruise."  A couple of weeks ago they dropped the "Jewish God" line out of the commercial.  That's OK, I guess.  Probably didn't want to offend the more sensitive t.v. viewers, but I assumed they left the line in the actual film.  I just saw the commercial again, and now they've dropped the Tom Cruise reference and replaced him with Oprah.  Anyone else catch this?

cougarjake13

07-28-2006, 05:43 PM

i did notice that when the trailer first came out , you heard the whole tom cruise part, help me tom cruise use your voodoo magic or whatever that line was, then it got chopped to just help me tom cruise, havent heard or seen the oprah line yet

badorties

07-28-2006, 08:00 PM

i read that ali g steals the flickit seems a little too 'red statey' for my yankee blood ... i'm just not willing to accept NASCAR into the fold just yet

PapaBear

07-28-2006, 10:01 PM

The trailer that they have shown on TV has never had the complete version that was on the theatre trailer. I think it's just an issue of them not wanting to offend anyone in the TV audience. If I remember correctly, both Tom Cruise AND Oprah, were in the theatrical trailer. I'm sure both will also be in the movie. TV trailers never come close to showing what is in the actual movie.

Tenbatsuzen

07-29-2006, 02:30 PM

The "Tom Cruise" line probably has more to do with the fact that he was in "Days of Thunder", rather than a scientology link.

PapaBear

07-29-2006, 09:00 PM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: The "Tom Cruise" line probably has more to do with the fact that he was in "Days of Thunder", rather than a scientology link.  No... It's a Scientology thing. He screams for Tom Cruise to save him with his voodoo magic. Wasn't much Voodoo in Days of Thunder.

Tenbatsuzen

07-29-2006, 10:00 PM

PapaBear wrote: Tenbatsuzen wrote: The "Tom Cruise" line probably has more to do with the fact that he was in "Days of Thunder", rather than a scientology link. No... It's a Scientology thing. He screams for Tom Cruise to save him with his voodoo magic. Wasn't much Voodoo in Days of Thunder.   I thought the line was "Help me Jesus, help me Tom Cruise, help me Jewish god", but I could be wrong.

PapaBear

07-29-2006, 10:07 PM

That's the line that they've been using on the TV trailers, but the trailer they had, when I first posted this thread included the whole thing. I'm sure the whole thing will be in the actual movie. As we've all seen in the past, the TV trailers are never very accurate to the actual film. The unedited scene is pretty damn funny. I hope they keep it.*edit* I just checked the link again. There are several trailers to choose from. If you click on the one that says "Theatrical Trailer" you get the whole thing. No Oprah, but he says help me Tom Cruise. Use your witchcraft.

This message was edited by PapaBear on 7-30-06 @ 2:28 AM

cupcakelove

07-29-2006, 10:11 PM

I thought the Tom Cruise line had to do with Days of Thunder.  This movie does look hilarious.

HBox

07-29-2006, 10:35 PM

[color=navy]I just watched the original trailer, adn the exact line is as follows:"HELP ME JESUS!!!!! HELP ME JEWISH GOD!!!!! HELP ME TOM CRUISE!!!!!! TOM CRUISE USE YOUR WITCHCRAFT TO TAKE THIS FIRE OFF OF ME!!!!!!"<a href="http://mp3content03.bcst.yahoo.com/b02r01/004/yahoomovies/11/25864358.mov?StreamID=25864358&b=al4evbp1u4h5m44c019d6&CG_ID=1438424" target="_blank">But don't take my word for it. That ain't how I roll. Watch for yourself.</a> 

This message was edited by HBox on 7-30-06 @ 2:38 AM

Judge Smails

07-30-2006, 05:45 PM

HBox wrote: I just watched the original trailer, adn the exact line is as follows: "HELP ME JESUS!!!!! HELP ME JEWISH GOD!!!!! HELP ME TOM CRUISE!!!!!! TOM CRUISE USE YOUR WITCHCRAFT TO TAKE THIS FIRE OFF OF ME!!!!!!"<a href="http://mp3content03.bcst.yahoo.com/b02r01/004/yahoomovies/11/25864358.mov?StreamID=25864358&b=al4evbp1u4h5m44c019d6&CG_ID=1438424" target="_blank">But don't take my word for it. That ain't how I roll. Watch for yourself.</a> This message was edited by HBox on 7-30-06 @ 2:38 AM I just watched the theatrical trailer on the official site again and you are correct that that is the exact line.  In that clip, however, there is no mention of Oprah.  Yet, I swear to the little baby Jesus that I saw a commercial on t.v. where Tom Cruise was replaced by Oprah.  At the very least the Thetans have managed to use their influence in Hollywood circles to create another version of the ad.  I am so enthralled by this little puzzle that I will need to see this movie as soon as it comes out just to see which line finally makes it into the movie.

fezident

07-30-2006, 05:52 PM

That "help me Tom Cruise" line just isn't funny.  It just doesn't hit me right.I feel the same way about the "YAAAAA, KELLY CLARKSON!" line from 40 Yr. Old Virgin.  I just can't find the humor in saying a celebs name.  I don't know why they put it in the script.  It makes me mad. YAAAAA, ROBERT REDFORD!!!  Anybody? Anybody?     thud.

narc

07-30-2006, 06:01 PM

<hr color="cococo" align="left">fezident wrote: That "help me Tom Cruise" line just isn't funny. It just doesn't hit me right.I feel the same way about the "YAAAAA, KELLY CLARKSON!" line from 40 Yr. Old Virgin. I just can't find the humor in saying a celebs name. I don't know why they put it in the script. It makes me mad. YAAAAA, ROBERT REDFORD!!! Anybody? Anybody? thud.<hr color="cococo" align="left">

I agree. Nothing I've seen from either movie really makes me want to see it.

FUNKMAN

07-30-2006, 06:04 PM

fezident wrote: That "help me Tom Cruise" line just isn't funny.  It just doesn't hit me right.I feel the same way about the "YAAAAA, KELLY CLARKSON!" line from 40 Yr. Old Virgin.  I just can't find the humor in saying a celebs name.  I don't know why they put it in the script.  It makes me mad. YAAAAA, ROBERT REDFORD!!!  Anybody? Anybody?     thud.i thought the Kelly Clarkson was okay!the best for me and obviously due to my age was the Jack Palance reference. I was like HOLY FUCKING SHIT and it gives me a laugh each time i hear it. For me it was just pure genius.  sidenote: i'll never forget some army picture growing up and Jack Palance had gotten his arm caught under the tank track/wheel and the tank was sitting on his arm. he eventually made his way back to a building where the rest of his troop were and they all took turns shooting the officer in command. that's all i remember from the movie...<img height="337" src="http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9gnMiN0ZM1EZOEAbDujzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN 0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12ighq7of/EXP=1154397684/**http%3a//www.poeforward.com/poeveranda/pi/actors/palance1953.JPG" width="252" border="0" />

mikeyboy

07-30-2006, 08:09 PM

fezident wrote: That "help me Tom Cruise" line just isn't funny.  It just doesn't hit me right.I feel the same way about the "YAAAAA, KELLY CLARKSON!" line from 40 Yr. Old Virgin.  I just can't find the humor in saying a celebs name.  I don't know why they put it in the script.  It makes me mad. YAAAAA, ROBERT REDFORD!!!  Anybody? Anybody?     thud.But it's not just yelling out a celebrities name.  The gimmick (I think) is that it's a guy pretty uneducated about any religion except Christianity calling out for help in a time of need from any religion that might help him -- Judaism (help me Jewish god) and scientologu (Help me Tom Cruise. save me with your voodoo powers, or whatever).  I agree that the Kelly Clarkson line is stupid.  I'm not a big fan of comedy not coming from the material itself, but rather the use of "funny sounding" words or phrases.

PapaBear

07-30-2006, 08:12 PM

Very well put Mikeyboy. Now explain the comedy theory of Judy Tenuta, please.

fezident

07-31-2006, 04:20 AM

Oh.I thought he just said "yaaaaa...help me Tom Cruise!".  I didn't know the whole story. That's what I get for only skimming a thread.  I can be a lazy jew.

This message was edited by fezident on 7-31-06 @ 8:21 AM

grlNIN

07-31-2006, 07:10 AM

I can't remember where i read or heard it but the yelling during the waxing scene in 40 Year Old Virgin where mostly impromptu and unscripted. That's why the actors in the back are laughing so hard, im fairly certain the entire thing was very loosely scripted just to get the best laughs.That being said the Kelly Clarkson line wasn't funny either way and this Nights movie looks awful.

cougarjake13

07-31-2006, 03:44 PM

the kelly clarkson line was funny but had no relevance to the movie or any sub relevance of any kindthe tom cruise line is funny b'c  1. he did a movie about nascar2. he is famous / almost the figurehead of a religion which falls in line with the rest of the quote<img height="100" src="http://home.comcast.net/~bob80/RFnetCougarJake13.jpg" width="300" border="0" />

ADF

07-31-2006, 07:43 PM

It's a Scientology reference and the movie looks mildly amusing.  Maybe catch it on HBO.

Tenbatsuzen

07-31-2006, 07:53 PM

I'm a NASCAR fan, so I'll watch it.  I loved Anchorman... ambivalent on 40 Year Old Virgin. Remember, a lot of the more funny stuff in Anchorman WASN'T seen in the commercials... sex panther... punch you in the uterus... the melee scene... etc.

Tenbatsuzen

07-31-2006, 07:55 PM

BTW, if you're wondering why he thinks he's on fire, some racing fuels cause "invisible" fire...

HBox

08-04-2006, 02:55 PM

I saw it this afternoon. Ehh. It wasn't bad, I guess.  Definitely no Anchorman. There definitely wasn't any ROTFLMAO moments. Unlike Anchorman, all the best gags were given away in the trailer.

Snoogans

08-04-2006, 03:32 PM

PapaBear wrote: Tenbatsuzen wrote: The "Tom Cruise" line probably has more to do with the fact that he was in "Days of Thunder", rather than a scientology link. No... It's a Scientology thing. He screams for Tom Cruise to save him with his voodoo magic. Wasn't much Voodoo in Days of Thunder.  I dont know. The way Duval tricked him into thinkin he had those special tires that could hold the corner at daytona was pretty tricky

Snoogans

08-04-2006, 03:34 PM

HBox wrote: I saw it this afternoon. Ehh. It wasn't bad, I guess. Definitely no Anchorman. There definitely wasn't any ROTFLMAO moments. Unlike Anchorman, all the best gags were given away in the trailer.    am i the only person on earth who thinks anchorman is the second dumbest movie ever? I HATED it. The only movie Id ever say made me question watching it more was Zoolander. I barely chuckled at anchorman, and I barely could form a thought after zoolander.

Reephdweller

08-05-2006, 10:59 AM

am i the only person on earth who thinks anchorman is the second dumbest movie ever? I HATED it. The only movie Id ever say made me question watching it more was Zoolander. I barely chuckled at anchorman, and I barely could form a thought after zoolander. Must be just you because those movies while not brilliant were pretty damn funny...anchorman especially.

fezident

08-05-2006, 03:10 PM

Meh.

drusilla

08-07-2006, 08:17 AM

Snoogans wrote: am i the only person on earth who thinks anchorman is the second dumbest movie ever? I HATED it. The only movie Id ever say made me question watching it more was Zoolander. I barely chuckled at anchorman, and I barely could form a thought after zoolander.  i hated zoolander when i first saw it.  i thought it was so stupid & i still can't sit through it.   same for anchorman.  i didn't laugh at all & never got all the way through it.

narc

08-07-2006, 08:29 AM

I only thought Anchorman was okay. The only scene I really laughed hard at was the whole battle and its aftermath. The rest of it felt like an extended Simpsons episode or something. And Will Ferrell just can't do it on his own for me. 
Zoolander on the other hand is hysterical. Guess I'm just a bigger Stiller fan.

JustJon

08-07-2006, 09:37 AM

I'm in the Anchorman isn't funny group.  I tell this to people and they tell me I have to watch it a few times to really enjoy it, but I tell them it sucked the first time, why would I torture myself by watching it again?

fezident

08-07-2006, 10:58 AM

I'm definitely one of those people that think every single line of dialog in Anchorman is a treasure.  I love the absurdity, the delivery, the pauses...everything.When I saw it in the theater, NOBODY was laughing. I was like "what is wrong with everyone here but me?!'Then I analyzed that statement and realized, I've officially become my grandpa. Whoa.

J.Clints

08-07-2006, 04:32 PM

It took a few times for me. But still is not Great. JustJon wrote: I'm in the Anchorman isn't funny group. I tell this to people and they tell me I have to watch it a few times to really enjoy it, but I tell them it sucked the first time, why would I torture myself by watching it again?

grlNIN

08-07-2006, 04:53 PM

drusilla wrote: i hated zoolander when i first saw it. i thought it was so stupid & i still can't sit through it. same for anchorman. i didn't laugh at all & never got all the way through it.    How are we even friends at this point?

drusilla

08-07-2006, 04:56 PM

i wonder the same thing everyday

Reephdweller

09-04-2006, 05:03 AM

I finally got to see Talladega Nights last night, I loved it. There's a lot of sillyness to it, but also a lot of very funny things in it as well. Will Ferrell really makes this movie more than anything else. Sascha Cohen is very funny as well...there's a scene towards the end where he is running for his life and he looks exactly like Borat which was funny in itself. As a fan of NASCAR I've been wanting to see this for a while now and it did not disappoint. Hakuna Matata Bitches!!!<img height="211" src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/movies/t/talladega_nights/farrell_reilly/281x211.jpg" width="281" border="0" />

cougarjake13

09-04-2006, 07:39 AM

just saw it over the weekend and it had some funny parts but wasnt that great, anchorman was the same for me as well, some funny parts but overall not that greatthe movie played out as if i had narcolepsy and kept waking up from time to time, see a few minutes and then pass out again, it had no continuityhe goes from being born to like 12 to being on a pit crew within 20 minutes, then gets in the car and starts winning races and becomes famous in another 20 minutesjust very choppy

sailor

09-04-2006, 02:15 PM

saw it today, it was hilarious.  will ferrell is a comedic genius.  old school, anchorman, even elf were all great movies. also, in the movie all of those lines were used: god, jewish god, tom cruise, and also oprah winfrey.  there were definitely many funny moments left out of the trailers.  it's funny how comedy that works for one person does nothing for others.  i am one of the few people who just doesn't get caddyshack.  to me, it's a borefest.  i had a mild chuckle during one scene, and fell asleep on it twice.  and i went into that movie wanting to love it because everyone else seems to get such a charge out of it.

AngelAmy

09-04-2006, 08:44 PM

i saw it this weekend and i enjoyed it very much, laughed a lot....we all just have different tastes.

Furtherman

07-06-2010, 02:16 PM