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Press Start, Bitch: Check out This BREAKING BAD 16-Bit RPG

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 31st, 2012 at 2:28 pm

If we get ultra-violent video games and shovelware TV and movie tie-ins, is it too much to ask that we combine the two (without the crap, rushed video game programming)?  College Humor came up with a nice alternate universe where we still made 16-bit RPGs and then tied one to Breaking Bad.  It’s not only fun, but a great way to sum up every season!  If you’re opposed to any kind of Breaking Bad parody, you should A) lighten up; and B) remember that the show has a sense of humor.  It’s a ridiculously dark sense of humor, but that’s part of what makes the show so amazing.

Hit the jump to check out Breaking Bad in 16-bit RPG form.

Patton Oswalt Gets Kicked out for Texting in New Alamo Drafthouse PSA

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 14th, 2011 at 9:08 am

The Alamo Drafthouse has a strict no-texting policy.  They have this weird theory that losing one shitty customer is alright because you’re getting so many more sensible, polite customers in return.  It makes the theater experience better, makes people want to come to the theater, and then profits happen.  Everbody’s happy.  They also make warnings/PSAs that actually work.  When you go to a multiplex, you get a cellphone company like Sprint or AT&T doing a cutesy PSA telling people they shouldn’t talk and text during the movie.  No one pays attention, and they act like ass-holes anyway because the theater isn’t going to enforce anything.

By comparison, the Drafthouse does really catchy PSAs.  Their best was using an angry voicemail from a patron who was kicked out for texting.  Young Adult director Jason Reitman and star Patton Oswalt built off this hilarious voicemail for a new PSA and you can check it out after the jump.

Another Reason to Keep COMMUNITY on the Air: Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 25th, 2011 at 7:55 am

NBC has pulled Community from the network’s midseason schedule so we can all continue to enjoy the magic of the wretched new sitcom, Whitney.  In fairness, NBC has given Dan Harmon‘s hilarious and brilliant sitcom over two seasons to find an audience and that audience has never come.  But the ones who have shown up (i.e. smart people) have been rewarded with references so clever that sometime they cannot be seen with the naked eye…or at least not in a single episode (or even a single TV series).

Case in point: a Community fan recently noticed that the show had directly referenced Tim Burton‘s Beetlejuice once per season for the past three seasons, which would of course complete the eponymous character’s summoning chant, “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.”  On any other show, that would simply be a coincidence and a writer’s room that liked the 1988 comedy as a go-to reference.  On Community, it’s par for the course.  Hit the jump to check out the proof of Beetlejuice summoning and hope that a Michael Keaton guest spot is on the way.  Community airs at 8/7c on NBC.  Tell your friends.

Don Cheadle Is CAPTAIN PLANET in New Funny or Die Spoof

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 31st, 2011 at 7:52 am

Hey, remember that live-action Captain Planet movie we reported on last month?  Remember how stupid the idea sounded?  It still is!  But that doesn’t mean it isn’t ripe for parody and Funny or Die has done just that.  When Captain Planet (played by Don Cheadle) is summoned by the Planeteers (whose ranks include Community‘s Gillian Jacobs and Napoleon Dynamite‘s Efren Ramirez), he goes a little overboard with his superpowers.  They say that absolute power corrupts absolutely and that saying still applies to environmentally-conscious superheroes.

Hit the jump to check out the video.

Paul Rudd Pitches Marketing Ideas for OUR IDIOT BROTHER to Harvey Weinstein

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 10th, 2011 at 8:15 am

The Weinstein Company picked up My Idiot Brother at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and changed the title to Our Idiot Brother.  But star Paul Rudd believes the studio can do so much more.  In a new Funny or Die video, Rudd comes into Harvey Weinstein’s office and starts pitching marketing ideas.  You’ll laugh at these ideas now but I’m sure we’ll be seeing all of them being used in less than ten years now.  Paul Rudd will jump out of the back of your taxi and Morgan Freeman will be your driver.  The future is strange and wondrous.

Hit the jump to check out the video.  Our Idiot Brother opens August 26th.

SAVED BY THE BELL Meets FINAL DESTINATION 5 in Miles Fisher’s “New Romance” Music Video

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 4th, 2011 at 10:56 am

Final Destination 5 star Miles Fisher’s is also a musician and creator of viral parodies.  He’s blended both for his single “New Romance” where he and his fellow Final Destination 5 stars take on a Saved by the Bell look and promptly get slaughtered in a variety of hilarious ways.  It’s yet another acknowledgement that these movies may not be intended to scare as much as they’re designed for grotesque laughs.  Also, if you ever wanted to see Jessie Spano get destroyed by her own locker, this is the video for you.

Hit the jump to check out the parody.  The film and music video also stars Nicholas D’Agosto, Emma Bell, Arlen Escarpeta, P.J. Byrne, Ellen Wroe, Jacqueline MacInnes-Wood, and David Koechner in the Mr. Belding role.  Final Destination 5 opens in 3D on August 12th.

Jason Alexander Does a PSA for the Netflix Relief Fund

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 28th, 2011 at 9:55 am

A couple weeks ago, I wrote an editorial chastising those who were upset at Netflix’s recent price hike.  I explained that the company needs to raise their prices in order to stay competitive and that no one owes you cheap movies nor are you obligated to stay a Netflix subscriber.  Total strangers disagreed with me in the comments section and now I have seen the error of my ways.

That’s why I’m so glad Jason Alexander has done a PSA for the Netflix Relief Fund.  I was so ignorant to think that having to pay six to ten extra dollars wasn’t the same kind of suffering endured by non-middle-class white people the world over.  So please, drink deep of this white whine and together we can refuse to pay a little more for movies where Jason Statham plays a hitman.

Filming on Season 3 of COMMUNITY Begins Today with a Nice Welcome for the Cast and Crew

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 25th, 2011 at 3:04 pm

The Comic-Con panel for Community is one of many I wish I could have attended.  The show is arguable one of the funniest on television and certainly one of the most intelligent and daring.  Of course, Emmy voters don’t really recognize the value in taking huge risks and then succeeding when it comes to comedy and so the show has been overlooked completely for the past two seasons.  Filming began today for season three and the cast and crew got a nice reminder of that fact.  Hit the jump for the wonderfully self-deprecating banner that welcomed everyone back from hiatus.

Watch This: Every Michael Bay Movie in under a Minute

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: June 30th, 2011 at 12:24 pm

Transformers: Dark of the Moon is 154 minutes long but did you know you could condense every Michael Bay movie in under a minute?  It’s true and the folks at CollegeHumor have done exactly that!  While I think some Bay movies are better than others, he certainly has a formula that earns both massive box office and massive scorn from critics.

Hit the jump to check out the video.

Michael Sheen Reads TWILIGHT Fan Fiction

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 26th, 2011 at 12:35 pm

I don’t really understand the appeal of fan fiction, but there’s a lot on the Internet where the appeal confuses me.  For those who don’t know, “fan fiction” is where a fan takes a property they like and writes their own story for it.  They’re not writing on spec to try and get a job on the show or anything like that.  They’re just writing it because they’re a fan.  A subset of fan fiction is “slash-fic” where the author makes two characters have sex regardless of their relationship in the property.  On VH1, The Twilight Saga co-star Michael Sheen read some fan-fic that closely borders on slash-fic.  The absolute conviction of his reading is what makes it hilarious.  What’s even better is that I think if Sheen read the actual Twilight books, they would be just as funny if not funnier.

Hit the jump to check out the video.  Sheen will reprise his role as Aro in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, which opens November 18th.

Hilarious Alternate Takes from BRIDESMAIDS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 25th, 2011 at 2:05 pm

Bridesmaids is a must-see comedy and if you’ve already seen it, then you’ve probably guessed that there’s plenty of brilliant stuff that ended up on the cutting room floor.  Rather than endure an excruciating wait to see all of the alternate takes on the Blu-ray and DVD, the good folks at Funny or Die have now released at least some of those alternate takes online, and there as funny as you’d hope.  My personal favorite is Jon Hamm’s one-liner at the 2:57 mark.

Hit the jump to check out the video.  Bridesmaids is currently in theaters and you need to go see it.

Will Ferrell Reprises His George W. Bush Impersonation to Make Important Announcement on Funny or Die

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 4th, 2011 at 6:50 am

Late Sunday night, President Obama made a historic announcement that U.S. special forces had killed Osama Bin Laden.  But former President George W. Bush (as played by Will Ferrell) has his own special announcement to make regarding the assassination of a hated menace.  Hit the jump for a Funny or Die special report.

Conan O’Brien Doesn’t Think Chris Hemsworth Was the Right Choice for THOR

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 22nd, 2011 at 7:58 am

Unless you’re Australian, you’re probably not familiar with Thor leading man Chris Hemsworth.  American ignorance about the actor turns out to be a huge boon for Conan O’Brien as he decided to put a slightly effeminate spin on Mr. Hemsworth’s performance.

Hit the jump to see what I mean.  Thor opens in 3D on May 6th.

The Fine Bros Cover 47 Years of DOCTOR WHO History in 6 Minutes

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 15th, 2011 at 12:32 pm

I’ve never watched a single episode of Doctor Who, but I’m familiar with the broad outline of the series.  However, since the show debuted on November 23, 1963, it’s covered a lot of plots, characters, and Doctors.  Coming to the rescue are the Fine Bros.  Known for their YouTube comedy videos as well as their rapid-fire delivery of movie spoilers, Benny and Rafi fine cover 47 years of Doctor Who history in six minutes. It’s impressive stuff so hit the jump to check out the video.

The new season of Doctor Who premieres on BBC America on April 23rd at 9/8c.

Popular Video Game Characters Audition Their Fatalities for MORTAL KOMBAT Series

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 11th, 2011 at 3:06 pm

Earlier today, Steve interviewed Mortal Kombat: Legacy director Kevin Tancharoen.  While we’ll have the full interview for you soon, Tancharoen shared an amusing Mortal Kombat parody video that wonders what would happen if popular video game characters crossed over into the MK frachise.  Fans of the series already know that Kratos from God of War will be in the upcoming game, but what if Mario, Pacman, or Link got to throw down some fatalities?

Hit the jump to check out the video.

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