Trailer here. (http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/hitch/)
Release Date: February 11, 2005 (wide)
Cast: Will Smith (Alex "Hitch" Hitchens), Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Michael Rapaport, Ato Essandoh, Amber Valletta, David Wike, Julie Ann Emery, Robinne Lee, Casper Andreas, Jeffrey Donovan, Maulik Pancholy, Rebecca Mader, Alexander Skarsgard, Philip Bosco, Amro Salama, Darrell Foster, Kevin Sussman, Marlyne Afflack
Director: Andy Tennant (Sweet Home Alabama, Anna and the King)
Screenwriters: Kevin Bisch, Jessica Bendinger, Babaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz
Premise: A professional matchmaker's program is threatened by a female journalist who enrolls as a student and plans on publishing an exposé on his fradulent methods.
So much for a Hitchcock biopic. :cry:
Quote from: In a PM to Cinephile, ono. neverI WAS GONNA SAY THAT YOU BASTARD!
Um. Yes. Instead of Hitch's life we get ... well, winter trash.
i was also thinking 'hitchcock biopic', especially since mac posted it. :?
Okay well then I'm either more quick-witted or I'm disgustingly unoriginal.
Either way I won because I posted first. 8)
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Saw a commercial for this over 24 Season Premiere. Looks horrible, of course. Don't screen near an open flame. It's this year's Welcome to Mooseport. Sucks that just when the good movies are heating up, the bad ones get dumped into theatres as well, so no one really notices. The days where it seemed as if Will Smith would ever be a respectable actor are a memory or a dream. And the guy from King of Queens is in there, too. Not that I've ever seen that, or wanted to watch that, but yeah, the parallels to Romano (but not so much Hackman) are obvious. Not in the premise, but the style you'd expect.
I thought it looked pretty fuckin funny.
I saw a trailer for this before "The Life Aquatic..."
It looked painful.
I admit I'm till nursing a grudge against Will Smith for ruining "I, Robot" but even taking that into account, it looked painful.
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Oh my no, this looks bad. But I'd like to defend Kevin James a bit. He's not going to be good in this movie because the movie looks truly awful. It also looks sloppily put together. Anyway, Kevin James is funny, I think. Better than Ray Romano (although I like older episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond).
Basically, anything with Will Smith attached to is is destined for failure. That guy, for all of the money he already has, sure chooses shitty scripts.
OMG!!! LOL!!!!oneone
Quote from: MyxomatosisBasically, anything with Will Smith attached to is is destined for failure. That guy, for all of the money he already has, sure chooses shitty scripts.
That's hard to argue with, but The Fresh Prince of Bel Air was one of the greatest things to ever grace the TV screen.
Quote from: Two Lane BlacktopI saw a trailer for this before "The Life Aquatic..."
i actually saw this trailer twice. once before oceans 12, people were practically rolling in the aisles, and a second time before the life aquatic, the theatre was silent. i give group B credit, although they did start to laugh when they almost kissed. :yabbse-undecided:
Quote from: themodernage02Quote from: Two Lane BlacktopI saw a trailer for this before "The Life Aquatic..."
i actually saw this trailer twice. once before oceans 12, people were practically rolling in the aisles, and a second time before the life aquatic, the theatre was silent. i give group B credit, although they did start to laugh when they almost kissed. :yabbse-undecided:
Now that is cool... we all know that different flicks are aimed at different audiences, but getting to see it played out in a side-by-side comparison like that is great.
Now, it makes me wonder, WHY were they running that trailer before a Wes Anderson movie in the first place?
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Did anyone like this trailer? I seriously thought it was really funny. It seems like a really interesting idea.
Quote from: Two Lane BlacktopNow, it makes me wonder, WHY were they running that trailer before a Wes Anderson movie in the first place?
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Marketing and the general public sees it as a Bill Murrary film; not a Wes Anderson film.
Bill Murray, though, seems to have become a serious actor over past years. And this is thanks to Wes Anderson. It's Wes's casting him in Rushmore that sent him down that path, and ultimately sent him on his path towards Sofia Coppola (as we all know, getting him an Oscar nomination in the process). Sure, he was hesitant to do Lost in Translation, but after seeing him in that, Rushmore, and The Royal Tenenbaums, I sure hope there isn't a turning back for him (and casual movie goers will probably be more turned off, which is a good thing). Punch-Drunk Love didn't change Sandler, though (though working with Brooks was a good step). It is yet to be seen if Anderson and Coppola have changed Murray. Interviews seem to indicate they have, and he has a deep respect for both of them. Of course, a guy has to get paid, and that's why he does dreck like Garfield and Charlie's Angels.
Quote from: wantautopia?Bill Murray, though, seems to have become a serious actor over past years.
The films and/or his roles are still considered comedic. Thus, a trailer for a comedy, for the most part, will be advertised in front of a comedy film.
I actually saw this tonight and liked it... I mean... its really funny and Will Smith really knows how to entertain his audience... Eva Mendes is hot and she is very funny too... and probably the best of the movie is Kevin James. I couldnt stop laughing my ass off for the first hour, then of course it goes down a little bit and its not so entertaining, but then it comes back and overall its pretty good.
A nice way to spend a couple of hours laughing... dont expect more than that, but if you have a date its better than "The Wedding Date" for sure!
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Cons_Products/FMCG/Partner_may_face_30_mn_Hitch/articleshow/2264000.cms
Partner may face $30 mn Hitch
8 Aug, 2007, 0347 hrs IST,Sonali Krishna, TNN
MUMBAI: The recently released Salman Khan & Govinda starrer Partner seems to be heading for serious trouble. Co-produced by Eros and K Sera Sera, the movie has been accused of being a direct lift from the Will Smith starrer Hitch.
The producers of Hitch, Will Smith's production house Overbrook Entertainment along with Sony Pictures Entertainment, are contemplating a $30-million suit against both the Indian producers. Senior officials of Sony Pictures said that they will probably move the court in the UK as both K Sera Sera and Eros are registered entities in the UK and the US.
James Lassiter, partner, Overbrook Entertainment, told ET, "We are looking into the matter and consulting Sony Pictures on how to take the matter forward." The aggressive move stems from the fact that Sony Pictures is all set to debut in Bollywood and is planning to reproduce some of its Hollywood flicks in Hindi and other regional languages.
However, when ET contacted Sunil Lulla, managing director, Eros International, he said, "We have no idea about this development and I have not seen Hitch to remake it into Partner." Moreover, Sony Pictures is also looking at adapting some of its own formats to Indian sensibilities.
Insiders also revealed that they have realised that the Bollywood overseas market is significant, and if money is being made, they would want a piece of the pie. This is not the first time, one has heard of Indian films lifting the entire script from Hollywood flicks.
However, this is the first time that an international film company has decided to take legal action against an Indian entertainment company for plagiarism. In a sense, this also shows Bollywood's growing importance, with foreign entertainment companies looking at entering the Hindi movie space and taking notice of Bollywood content.
With Walt Disney, Viacom and Sony Pictures eyeing to grab a share of Bollywood, copyright infringement will no longer remain a dormant subject. Indian filmmakers will now have to tread carefully in terms of how they whip up content as foreign entertainment companies will rightfully claim a share of the profits on the back of copyright fees.