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What do you think of Bowfinger?
🕑 Added 2024-04-09 19:54:04 +0000 UTCYou know the drill, leave some comments about your thoughts on Bowfinger and we'll read a couple out on the show!
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Ryan Uytdewilligen
Solid comedy. I love Steve Martin, but this is Eddie Murphy's last great performance. Certainly one of his most inspired
SpectSerg
I always caught bits and pieces on comedy central when I wokld stay home from school but, I will always remember how my chuck e cheese had one of those arcade games where you need to stack the cubes on a screen and one of the prizes was a DVD of Bowfinger.
Zenshift
When I think about Eddie Murphy and Steve Martin in this Bowfinger movie, I get very comfortable.
BGarri1933
Ha yeah I wasn't saying the rest of his movies are complete garbage, I just think that Bowfinger is really great and is elevated a bit above those other movies. I've never actually watched Pink Panther. The remake or the original.
Lux Anatis
Ha, that's funny. Sometimes my daughter will put a movie on and she'll have me guess what it is by sound alone.
Mary and Steve
That’s one thing I love about Pluto and Tubi since we don’t have cable. Just turn on a comedy movie like ‘the old times.’ (A game Steve and I will play is ‘guess what scene of the movie it is’ based on how far into the runtime it is.)
Lux Anatis
Definitely
Mary and Steve
Bowfinger is an excellent example of those ‘tune in halfway through on cable’ movies.
Gavin Fitzgerald
Yes, but in terms of comedies norbit was the last
Lux Anatis
Dreamgirls
Gavin Fitzgerald
Although i stand by that groundhog day was the last comedy of the snl/sctv era, bowfiner feels like coda. Some say that this was the last time eddie murphy tried, i disagree, I stand by that he really tried with with norbit. It was the audience's and critic's reception that swayed him toward doing family comedies. I wouldn't say this is anyone's best, but it is a solid watch and a funny depiction of both the explotative producers as well as scientology in hollywood
JokersJuicyAss
Never even heard of it
Lux Anatis
Yeah, it's a harmless enough family comedy, but so is Parenthood. And I actually think his Pink Panther isn't THAT bad
BGarri1933
That seems like it could be interesting. Steve Martin apparently wrote it as well. I'm not gonna lie though, I am kind of a Cheaper by the Dozen fan.
Lux Anatis
What, you're not a fan of Bringing Down the House?! Seriously, though, Shopgirl is pretty good and released a few years later, but it's not exactly the zany, high concept comedy he's known for.
The One and Rory
"Bowfinger is one of those comedies that makes me sad we never see its type again, but happy that it does exist. Even though it’s not the most original idea, the concept and plot are cleverly written & executed. Everyone is managing to deliver 110% to their comedic roles (Especially Murphy), knowing what the material requires to sell the act. Most importantly, it kind of inspires you to pick up a camera and make your own cheap schlock, which is something this subgenre should aim to do. If there’s any real negative to be found with this film, it’s how it’s kind of hard to find on VOD over here (I wanted to buy a digital copy for my iTunes)." - Extract from my own review: https://boxd.it/5DOM2Z
I_R_Sticky
I remember enjoying it a lot and finding it very funny. Have not revisited it but still surprised it is not talked about more today.
Lux Anatis
I actually rewatched it recently and found out I had fused it in my memory with Showtime, which also starred Eddie Murphy. Anyway, I seem to remember the marketing focusing so heavily on the nerdy twin brother character that I thought the entire was about and even titled after him. I was really surprised to find he doesn't show up until around the halfway point and isn't really a major part of the story. I think the movie is pretty uneven and the ending especially implausible. There's no way what they showed at that premiere would be accepted as a Hollywood production ready for wide theatrical release! It's funny you guys are doing this one next after how hard you balked at the two Hollywood insider Hollywood satires in that awesome recent catch up episode.
BGarri1933
One of the best comedies of the 90s. It may be the last great comedy movie for both Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy. (Minus Dolemite is My Name for Eddie Murphy)
