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| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 3 June 2009 - 04:36 AM |
| Will Forte has confirmed that the MacGruber movie is going ahead. Appearing on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, when asked about a MacGruber movie, Forte confirmed that he, John Solomon and Jorma Taccone, had just finished writing it. “We’re gonna make it in Albuquerque. It’s me and Kirsten Wiig and cast to be determined.” Forte said. It won’t be the first time that Saturday Night Live has tried making movies out of their skits. Wayne’s World, Coneheads, A night at the Roxbury, It’s Pat, and Ladies man where all borne of SNL skits with mixed results. It’s hard to know where this one will go, but Forte did make an interesting comment saying “It’s maybe a little different than people are thinking.” One has to now wonder not only how this new movie will fare, but also how this will impact on the real MacGyver movie being made. Will it encourage the real movie along or will it hurt any chance of MacGyver ever being taken seriously again? |
| Posted by: Lothithil 3 June 2009 - 04:51 AM |
| Oh dear. The latter, I fear. When I saw what could be done with Star Trek, hope surfaced that something good could be done in a MacGyver movie, if those involved really had their heart in the project. And maybe that movie can still be made that would turn the head of a hard-core MacNut like me. But my optimism doesn't last long  |
| Posted by: Beachbead 3 June 2009 - 06:34 AM |
| i think it's wrong to go ahead with this, but there going to start on this soon and I will not be watching it at all. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 3 June 2009 - 11:48 AM |
| So it's time to start panicking? Can we do something about it? |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 3 June 2009 - 03:55 PM |
The only thing we can do about it is not go to see it and hope it flops on it's first day.  I really can't see this being good in any way for the MacGyver movie. All I see it doing is strengthening the idea in peoples minds that MacGyver is a joke and in the process quite possibly pointing the producers of the MacGyver movie towards the comedy route that failed other movies so badly in recent years. In other words Will Forte thinks MacGyver's a joke and he's making damn sure the rest of the world does too.  |
| Posted by: dinoman 3 June 2009 - 04:31 PM | ||
He can do whatever he wishes in his own little world but don't expect the others would appreciate and reckon the same. MacGruber is not MacGyver, for crying out loud! And I really doubt that a decent movie could be make out of those little 3-minute jokes. |
| Posted by: MacsChick 3 June 2009 - 06:05 PM |
| All I can say is, I hope RDA stays away from it entirely--not even making a cameo appearance. |
| Posted by: MacBeth 3 June 2009 - 09:43 PM |
| I just don't see how they could ever even try to stretch it out to a movie. The only one of the movies on your list that I ever saw was Coneheads -- which I personally thought was funny, but wasn't much of a success at the box office. And at least the Coneheads skits had a running plot, with a storyline that was more than 3 minutes long. MacGruber is the same 3-minute joke repeated ad infinitum. I've read some comments to the effect that "It was funny when it started, but man, it's gotten old. They've run it into the ground. They should retire it." I don't see them getting production funding. No money = no movie. (= good news!) |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 3 June 2009 - 10:38 PM |
I loved Waynes World. Still do actually. Highly entertaining movie. Party on!  I'm guessing from Fortes comment of “It’s maybe a little different than people are thinking.", that the movie is going to be a comedy based on the MacGruber skits rather than an overly long skit in itself. If this is the case it might actually be an entertaining dig at MacGyver.. but even so, I'm not really interested in making fun of MacGyver. I went through my teens with MacGyver as my main role model/mentor, and it would be nice to see some serious acknowledgment of the accomplishments of the show and character for all the people who have actually gotten something out of the show, instead of making fun of it all the time. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 5 June 2009 - 02:03 AM | ||||||||||||||||||||
I agree. As long as RDA stays clear of it is a good thing. If he's involved, it sounds like betrayel to me. I've been thinking about this and it would feel like treason, if RDA is involved. After all these years, you think he would do that to us? Don't you think it's rather coincidental that this MacGruber movie nonsense comes out about the same moment the rumours of the actual movie rockets around the world? We were getting hope and knowing the fact the actual houseboat was ready for use again this happens. Before things started to happen for the movie, this MacGruber movie is suddenly going ahead. It's like they don't want it to happen. Too good, to be true might be this: What if this was just a façade and that they're actually working on the real movie here but making us believe they're making a parody? But than again, why aren't they honest with us and tell us the real deal? If this happens I hope Lee David Zlotoff steps up, convinces RDA in doing the role serious again and than we might have a chance again. Maybe also too good to be true.
Same here.
This being my final hope. I went to see Star Trek earlier in the week. (Nearly missed in recognizing W. Morgan Sheppard, just in his last shot I recognised him) Though pretty much unfamiliar with storylines and characters and the whole hype around the old shows, I know that if JJ Abrams will get his hands on MacGyver it will be good. But as said before, if everything turns out bad for the movie and everyone bails out, I'd set my hopes on JJ Abrams. He bossomed me with confidence when I saw Star Trek. This is his 2nd film based on an old series and it scored even better than Mission Impossible III. And I would just accept all the other changes, like a younger cast, because it will happen anyway. Come to think of it Karl Urban might be a good Murdoc. If you haven't seen Star Trek, go for it. On allmovie I have never read such a positive review on something. A few quotes on the Star Trek review of allmovie.
Sounds like what MacGyver should be like.
Sounds very important to me.
Also very important to me.
If it's done like that, it's cool. Have a few comedy scenes is one thing but it shouldn't or may not be the main goal of the film to become a comedy. Orci and Kurtzman are the scriptwriters by the way.
Sounds like good advice to the cast. Inhabit the character instead of emulating it.
Though I don't know the Star Trek theme, Michael Giacchino might be up for the job. If he can manage to evoke feelings of nostalgia and excitement for the Trekkies, he might manage it for us too.
And wouldn't that be great either? If the MacGyver film becomes a four star movie, I die as a happy man. If it scores less but it has good references and good intentions, I won't be dissappointed. If it scores less that 2,5 stars or 2 stars it's scandalous and I won't die as a happy man. Sorry for the long post, but this is what I have been thinking about yesterday. |
| Posted by: MacsChick 5 June 2009 - 04:32 PM |
| I just thought of something...MacGruber is a spoof of MacGyver, right? Well, what if this "announcement" of a MacGruber movie is just a joke? It would be nice if it were so, huh? |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 5 June 2009 - 04:49 PM |
| we can live in hope. |
| Posted by: SMeeceymouse 7 June 2009 - 07:53 AM | ||
I agree. I can't believe they would even attempt such a thing. What a slap in the face to all of the MacGyver fans out there. MacGruber sounds like it should be a hamburger on the MacDonald's $1.00 menu.  |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 7 June 2009 - 08:25 AM |
| If they slap us in the face, they can expect to get slapped back. My hands are itchy and my fists are balled up. |
| Posted by: SMeeceymouse 7 June 2009 - 09:40 AM | ||
Good I'm right behind you. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 7 June 2009 - 10:51 AM |
Mind if I duck?  |
| Posted by: Beachbead 7 June 2009 - 11:19 AM |
| I'm right behind everyone else. |
| Posted by: SMeeceymouse 8 June 2009 - 06:50 AM | ||
Okay then I'll stand in front of you, and I'll duck.  |
| Posted by: MACGYVERISMYDAD 8 June 2009 - 08:09 AM |
| Why now?! why not after the MacGyver film is released?! This is going to screw the MacGyver movie up so bad. I don't want to the new mac film to go the way that the new knight rider did. |
| Posted by: SMeeceymouse 8 June 2009 - 11:15 AM |
| Sounds like SNL is planning on stealing the thunder that the new MacGyver movie is going to bring. Only thing they are going to do is make a mockery out of RDA or whoever is cast to play MacGyver. Look at what they did with the Starsky and Hutch movie. made a serious television show into some sort of joke. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 8 June 2009 - 11:48 AM | ||||||
Maybe it's better if we both duck.
Was SNL behind the movie with Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson?  |
| Posted by: SMeeceymouse 9 June 2009 - 07:04 AM |
| I agree we both duck. The second part of your question I don't know. I don't know why they can't leave old television series and old movies alone. Let the kids enjoy them the way we did. |
| Posted by: Beachbead 9 June 2009 - 01:26 PM |
| I just hope and pray they do not go ahead with this, and I'm hopeing that Rick doesn't go alone with this. |
| Posted by: SMeeceymouse 10 June 2009 - 09:26 AM | ||
It would be nice if Rick went on Entertainment Tonight, and publicly stated that he was no way involved with the MacGruber movie. I think that would put a lot of fans at ease. And if he announced that he was backing the MacGyver movie. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 10 June 2009 - 10:58 AM |
| 'Sounds like pretty good advice.' 'You really think so?' 'Yep!' |
| Posted by: MacsChick 10 June 2009 - 04:44 PM |
| I hate to say this, as I have been a loyal (and adoring) RDA fan for years, but I will be pretty upset if he does the MacGruber thing and not MacGyver. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 11 June 2009 - 11:21 AM | ||
I know how you feel and as I said in other topics as you might know by know. If he's involved, I'd consider it as treason towards the fans. |
| Posted by: Miasma 16 June 2009 - 11:07 AM |
| Yeah, this will be a really bad movie. I mean, I can laugh at MacGyver. It's a campy show filled with lots of bad acting, cheap sets, implausible situations, etc, etc. Fine. And if the parody was done well, I wouldn't mind (hell, it's a TV show they're mocking, not a relative, I'm not going to take it personally.) But the MacGruber skits just aren't funny. And if they aren't funny in really short doses, it sure as hell won't be funny when stretched out for 90 minutes. |
| Posted by: HERBALTLADY 16 June 2009 - 11:42 AM |
| I'm disappointed that it's named MacGruber not MacGyver! I was really getting excited that I can see an action packed movie that I'm familar with! |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 16 June 2009 - 02:00 PM | ||
You do realize that MacGruber and MacGyver are two different things right? And that we're talking about two different movies? |
| Posted by: HERBALTLADY 16 June 2009 - 05:24 PM |
| Rockateer, Honestly I didn't know we were talking about two different movies here. If you can explain to me in simpler form on what's going on, then I'll understand. I must of misread of these two different movies.   |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 16 June 2009 - 06:12 PM | ||
um.. well if you go back and read the news topic at the start of this thread, it kinda explains it, but basically MacGruber is a parody skit on Saturday Night Live, whihc is now being made into a movie. Probably going back through our other http://www.macgyveronline.com/forums/index.php?showforum=36 will give you a better understanding. |
| Posted by: HERBALTLADY 17 June 2009 - 07:08 AM |
| Thanks, I just did. Well I just hope MacGruber dosen't ruin todays generation minds of MacGyver. I do believe you do have to a sense of humor these days but there is some shows or movies that you just don't make fun of. |
| Posted by: Beachbead 11 July 2009 - 02:42 PM |
| well they have a storyline for the MacGruber movie it just sounds so dumb (if this has already been posted then please remove it.) http://eclipsemagazine.com/movienews/11331/ |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 11 July 2009 - 03:19 PM |
| Yeah it does sound stupid, but then what do you expect from MacGruber. |
| Posted by: MacsChick 12 July 2009 - 06:16 AM |
| At least there is no mention of RDA being in it yet, so that's a hopeful sign. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 12 July 2009 - 09:22 AM |
| MacGruber as his equal? MacGyver being outsmarted or beated by someone who's everything that MacGyver is not? Well what the *beep*? |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 13 July 2009 - 07:46 PM | ||
Here's that quick synopsis of the MacGruber plot which seems to be getting mentioned in various blogs now.
http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSTRE5670TG20090709 |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 14 July 2009 - 01:22 AM |
| It sounds bad already! |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 14 July 2009 - 04:29 PM |
| yep. I can't help thinking this is going to go beyond the SNL skits and taking a full on assult of the whole MacGyver show in the style of Naked Gun and Scary Movie. |
| Posted by: Miasma 15 July 2009 - 06:36 AM |
| The idea of him being retired and living as a monk is a rip-off of Rambo II, and that was already spoofed in Hot Shots Part Deux. So it seems MacGruber will be a rip-off of a rip-off. Sheesh. |
| Posted by: Miasma 15 July 2009 - 06:48 AM | ||
If this movie is anywhere NEAR as funny as the Naked Guns movies, I'll be surprised. The SNL skits don't even make me crack a smile. At least the Naked Gun movies have their moments. I have nothing against poking fun at MacGyver-- it was a campy show, and it certainly had some cornball moments that deserve to be mocked-- but MAKE IT FUNNY. The SNL skits completely miss the mark. |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 15 July 2009 - 03:02 PM | ||
yeah I thought about Rambo when I read that monk bit too. But as far as being a rip off of a rip off and completely unoriginal... That's kind of what I expect from these idiots. I hope the movie crashes and burns and needs to be rescued from it's Mongolian captures by the real MacGyver. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 16 July 2009 - 10:30 AM | ||||
That was Rambo III.
Good one! We need good old fashioned action/adventure/drama here. |
| Posted by: Bubba Ho-Tep 16 July 2009 - 01:12 PM |
It seems that MacGruber is going to happen before the (possible) MacGyver movie.  If that is going to be the case, then I hope it does really well. Not because I think MacGruber is the least bit funny or that I want it to spawn sequels, but because if it does due well it may create more interest in the real MacGyver movie and get that ball rolling quicker. Truth be told, I rather not see a MacGruber movie at all of course. But if it fails miserably it may put the MacGyver movie in danger since it is mainly just an idea floating around right now, so it is very fragile. I can't believe MacGruber is actually happening. It reminds me of the Gieco cavemen almost getting a TV series. It just doesn't seem like there is enough there to go ahead and make a movie. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 17 July 2009 - 01:53 AM | ||
Ever thought of the fact that if it fails miserable (which I hope it does) the creators of the movie and maybe other crewmembers of the show might get the feeling to set things right for the fans. Maybe not making it up for us because they haven't done anything bad. I just hope they realise it's their responsibility to make to movie how it should be for us and most of all to teach SNL a lesson of how it's supposed to be done and to not mess with us!!! Because I never like the fact (as I said before) that when things got rolling for the movie, they all of a sudden showed up and started their joke about a parody on high speed! |
| Posted by: SakLumberjack 18 July 2009 - 03:41 AM |
| When I read the name of the MacGruber villain character, I thought "Oh boy, we're all in trouble now." Seriously, that's a censor-friendly spelling of a swear word, and incredibly unoriginal. That would be like me writing a script and calling my villain "Embison"... |
| Posted by: Beachbead 18 July 2009 - 09:16 AM |
| Boy, this sure is giveing me a headache of how dumb this movie is. |
| Posted by: Miasma 20 July 2009 - 08:29 AM | ||
That's actually a good point that I hadn't considered. I think the producers of the "real" movie will definitely be keeping an eye on how well MacGruber does to see if it's worth investing in a MacGyver movie. If MacGruber totally bombs, it will send a clear signal that the general public doesn't care enough about MacGyver to warrant making a proper movie. On the other hand, if MacGruber does really well, the producers of the MacGyver movie will realize there's still a strong market for the character. Well, either way, I'm not going to bother seeing this. If it means no real Mac movie, so be it. |
| Posted by: Miasma 20 July 2009 - 08:39 AM | ||
I doubt they'll feel any obligation to make it up to the fans. We die-hards are a fairly small breed. Talking to most people I know out there in the real world, they either remember MacGyver as "kind of a cool show" or "campy 80s TV." Most people aren't going to take offense to a parody. Hell, I consider myself a pretty die-hard fan, but even I don't find it offensive that they're mocking it... I just wish they did a better job of mocking it. If this bombs, it's extremely unlikely that the producers are going to say, "Well, nobody cared enough to see a MacGyver parody, so now we're going to invest a lot MORE money to make a real MacGyver movie!" That's not the way it works. More likely, the mentality will be, "Well, nobody cared enough to see a MacGyver parody, so there clearly isn't much interest in the character anymore. Maybe we should just scrap our plans for a MacGyver movie and focus on a character the public still cares about." They're interested in what could conceivably bring in money, not on keeping a small circle of diehard fans happy. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 20 July 2009 - 11:54 AM |
| Maybe nobody care about a mockery but maybe they do care about the proper treatment the character rightfully deserves. |
| Posted by: Miasma 20 July 2009 - 12:27 PM | ||
Possibly, but I don't know if that's a gamble they'd want to take on a project that would cost millions. Time will tell. If they're doing a mockey, though, I still wish they'd take my idea: "Team 80's", a movie in which a bunch of 80's heros, including Mac, Michael Knight, The A-Team, Scarecrow & Mrs. King, Air Wolf, etc (all played by the ORIGINAL actors) are called out of retirement for one last mission. I mean, does it really get any cooler than watching RDA, Mr. T and David Hasselhoff taking on bad guys together? I think not! lol. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 20 July 2009 - 12:54 PM |
| Well maybe if you add Tom Selleck to that bunch. |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 20 July 2009 - 01:39 PM | ||
Actually I think that logic has a major flaw. If the Dukes of Hazzard movie or the Starsky and Hutch movie bombed, would that mean that no-one was interested in the original TV shows any more? The answer of coarse, is no. It would mean those movies were rubbish. Likewise if the sequel to a movie bombs, that doesn't mean that no-one liked the first movie, it means the sequel was a dud. The success or failure of a parody movie really is no reflection on peoples attitudes of the original show being spoofed. In the case of MacGruber it will be completley about how popular the skit is and what kind of reviews it gets. I was just sitting here thinking about the skits, and it's occurred to me that MacGruber isn't really a parody of MacGyver because they don't actually make fun of the show. They've taken a couple of elements from the show and made a stupid little scenario which they thought was funny. I think the only reason people know it's suppose to be a spoof of MacGyver is because they told people. I'd bet money that without all the media attention explaining that MacGruber is a spoof of MacGyver, most viewers wouldn't have made the connection. So I actually think this movie will have little to no impact on the MacGyver movie, unless there's some sort of connection made by the media (reviews etc) back to MacGyver. |
| Posted by: Miasma 21 July 2009 - 12:49 PM | ||
You don't think the similar name, the identical logo, the hair, the scenarios, the fact that he's trying to use common objects to save the day, and the fact that RDA sometimes shows up would clue people into the fact that it's related to MacGyver? I'd be willing to take your bet!  |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 21 July 2009 - 01:42 PM |
| Your assuming they know enough about MacGyver for those things to mean something to them. Remember we're talking about a show that ended some 15 years ago. The majority of people born in the 90's onwards probably have never seen a full episode of MacGyver, so wouldn't make the connection. |
| Posted by: Miasma 22 July 2009 - 08:14 AM |
| I think of it this way-- I never watched Magnum PI at all, but if SNL did a skit called "Man-Gun PI", featured a guy wearing a Hawaiian shirt and a bushy mustache, occasionally guest starring Tom Selleck, I'd be able to make the connection that it was a parody of Magnum PI. Some things are just well-known enough for most people to get them, even if they were never fans or watched the show. Maybe that's not the best example, since Magnum PI was on in the 80s when I was around. So let's go back further. If SNL did a skit called Silligan's Island, about a bunch of idiotic cast aways shipwrecked on an island, I would get that it's a reference to Gilligan's Island, even though Gilligan's Island was before my time, and I never watched it. |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 22 July 2009 - 01:35 PM |
| And if they then made a movie of the Man-Gun PI or Silligan's Island skits, would it make you more interested in seeing the original shows? Or if those movies bombed, would it make you less interested in the original show? |
| Posted by: Miasma 23 July 2009 - 10:52 AM | ||
Personally, no. But I still think if a movie studio was considering making a Magnum PI movie, and then they saw that nobody had any interest in a Magnum PI parody, it might make them cautious. Of course, I don't think that's true for all franchises. For example, if a Star Wars parody failed, it certainly doesn't mean Lucas would say, "Well, I'd better not make a new Star Wars movie." But with MacGyver, we're talking about a franchise that has been dead for a long time, so it's riskier to invest money in bringing it back. The studio needs some way to determine whether or not people still have an interest in the character/franchise, and it seems like the response to a parody of the character would be at least one way that they might measure it. But then again, I may be wrong. I do think, though, that they'll want SOME way to measure interest in the franchise before proceeding. Maybe it won't be through MacGruber. Maybe it'll be through Mac DVD sales or syndication ratings or activity on Mac message boards. I don't know. But investing millions into a long-dead franchise is risky business. |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 23 July 2009 - 01:33 PM |
| They're not investing into a dead franchise. They're making a movie, and I think they will follow the same process they would with any other movie to decide if it goes ahead or not. Most movies don't have old fan bases or old francises. They look at the script and decide if it they think it will work or not. I can't see why they wouldn't follow that same process here. They didn't worry about old fans for Dukes of Hazzard, or Starsky and Hutch, they followed the process and decided to go ahead and make the film. |
| Posted by: Miasma 24 July 2009 - 06:19 AM |
| >>They're not investing into a dead franchise. They're making a movie<< A movie based on a dead franchise. That's what I was trying to say. >>They didn't worry about old fans for Dukes of Hazzard, or Starsky and Hutch, they followed the process and decided to go ahead and make the film.<< That's a good point. Maybe I'd just be overly cautious as a producer. Guess that's why I'm not in the business. Did either of the films you mentioned do well at the box office? I honestly can't remember. If they didn't, it might make producers more cautious now about trying similar things. I dunno. |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 24 July 2009 - 02:18 PM | ||
I don't know either. But remakes and revivals seems to be Hollywood's thing at the moment, for both Movies and television. Right now a movie version of Land of the Lost is bombing at the theaters, a new Knight Rider show recently bombed on TV, and then we have Total Recall,The Neverending Story,The Karate Kid , Romancing the Stone all set to be remade as new movies. Hollywood's gotten lazy and/or talentless. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 25 July 2009 - 10:34 AM | ||||
What?! I do wonder what Paul Verhoeven, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Zemeckis and Michael Douglas are thinking about this. Also 90210 has gotten an revival I think and Saved By The Bell was also up for a revival. But no one can play Zack Morris better than Mark-Paul Gosselaar.
Both, there are still good ones out there. But obviously they're not thinking of the right hands. But who are those right hands? Spielberg? Chris Nolan? JJ Abrahams? |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 30 July 2009 - 01:48 PM |
| According to http://www.cinematical.com/2009/07/30/wanna-find-fame-on-macgruber/ they are now looking for extras and "stand-ins" for the film. By the sounds of it they're looking for people who look interesting, not average-normal, which doesn't really give me any confidence. Souce: http://www.cinematical.com/2009/07/30/wanna-find-fame-on-macgruber/ |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 31 July 2009 - 12:29 PM |
| What confidence? Why fight it actually? This is a lost cause anyway. MacGruber is suddenly going ahead on turbo speed while things where finally going for the right movie. Keeping our hopes up is becoming more and more difficult. |
| Posted by: Beachbead 4 August 2009 - 05:50 AM |
| I hope it goes stright to DVD, because no one in there right might would watch this. |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 7 August 2009 - 02:33 PM |
| Just spotted this description on http://www.backstage.com/bso/production-listings/los-angeles-production-listings-1004001376.story. MacGruber (Comedy, Action). <snip> Will Forte in the title role who is lured out of his retired life as a monk to fight evil and fend off an impending worldwide nuclear attack. Written by Forte, John Solomon, and Jorma Taccone, who directs. Casting: Sheila Jaffe, 6330 San Vicente Blvd., 5th fl., Los Angeles, CA 900448. Shoots in mid-August. I also see that IMDb now has Val Kilmer listed as a confirmed cast member. Previously he was listed as rumored. |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 12 August 2009 - 03:41 AM |
| According to http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=14642&count=0 the MacGruber movie will carry a HARD R rating. I can’t see any way this movie can do anything good for the MacGyver franchise. The movie is obviously gone well past the SNL skits and moved into grand obscenity. The warning signs where there ever since we first learned the name of the movies main bad guy, which is a typo of what many consider to be the worst curse word of them all. I have some HARD R thoughts on what I want to happen to this movie now. I really can’t see it doing anything to help either the planned MacGyver movie or the original show. Apparently the MacGruber movie is scheduled to hit theaters April 16th, 2010. I hope it hits the toilet before then. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 12 August 2009 - 07:01 AM |
| Usually I'm all pro R-rated films, I don't care what's involved: language, violence, nudity, torture, but not when they take on my hero. I'd say make a movie for any audience you like. My favorite rating is of course R. But a MacGyver movie should be like Casino Royale. There's violence and torture of course but not a single foul word, no nudity. A strong PG-13 would be more than enough. The last two Indy's are PG-13, Sahara too I think, the Jurassic Park movies are PG-13. Actually all the great blockbusters were. Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Titanic, Lord of the Rings, they're all PG-13 and considered to be the best films of all time. Mac should get a PG-13 but not higher. PG maybe but than you have to be careful already with what you plan to do on violence. |
| Posted by: Pepino1309 12 August 2009 - 09:33 AM |
| The very idea that they would make a film that portrayed my childhood hero as a farce is sacrilege! I hope it bombs in every way! |
| Posted by: Beachbead 12 August 2009 - 11:28 AM |
| I was hopping they would stay away from the Rated R stuff since it's a rip from MacGyver but as I've read it's not going to stay in the guild lines of PG, that gives me more reason not to watch it. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 12 August 2009 - 01:06 PM |
| Can't wait to see it win Razzie Awards. |
| Posted by: Beachbead 1 September 2009 - 12:22 PM |
| Ryan Phillippe Shoots ‘MacGruber’ Movie. They started shooting the movie around Aug 31 2009. http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/09/01/ryan-phillippe-shoots-macgruber-movie/ |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 1 September 2009 - 01:56 PM |
| Well those pictures certainly live up to my expectations. |
| Posted by: guitarrgirl 1 September 2009 - 05:10 PM |
| I thought the MacGruber skits were hilarious even before RDA's participation. Not sure you could keep that up for 90 minutes though. :) m |
| Posted by: macnut23 5 November 2009 - 11:13 PM |
| *puts foot down* i'm just going to watch the MacGyver movie. I don't like this McGruber. it's sounds like a travesty of a hamburger to me, and I am absolutely not buying it! btw, will RDA bee on the MacGyver movie at all? I'm sorry, I'm new... |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 6 November 2009 - 01:03 AM |
| The MacGyver movie seems to be dead in the water. We haven't heard a single thing about it since the initial announcement. |
| Posted by: dinoman 19 November 2009 - 04:26 PM |
| I just read this news on the IMDB forum. It looks like that the MacGruber movie production is still running: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118480/board/thread/151820194 |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 19 November 2009 - 05:06 PM |
| yeah. there's on set photos of them filming it http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/09/01/ryan-phillippe-shoots-macgruber-movie/. They're a bit old now, but once a movie starts filming it generally takes something major to stop it because it's costing the production company, so they want the movie finished and in theaters so they can at least get their money back. So even if we don't hear any news of the movie, it will most probably still be filmed, unfortunately. In fact we're more likely to hear about it if it was stopped now than if it completes, because it would be something major happening to stop it.  Now I just wish we could hear something about the MacGyver movie. |
| Posted by: MacGirl 14 December 2009 - 11:18 AM |
| The description of the MacGruber movie doesn't even make reference to the original show. I bet it'll bomb... I agree that the short SNL skits are somewhat amusing for a few minutes, but trying to make a whole movie of that? I don't think so. With Wayne's World, I think there was enough of a storyline there already, so it more or less worked. I'm not going to see the MacGruber movie if it's made. It's not so much that I feel insulted by it... it's more that there just wouldn't be anything to keep me interested. I do agree that I'd MUCH rather see the MacGyver movie made, but at this point, I rather doubt it'll happen. |
| Posted by: angus20 4 January 2010 - 08:57 AM |
| My main concern it's that richard is getting a little old, he might not be interested in filming a movie cause of his status. i don't know if i would ever have a chance of seeing mac again in action, ofcourse with out richard it wont be the same. |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 1 March 2010 - 05:54 PM |
| Apparently the MacGruber release date has been pushed back a month. According to [urk=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2010/03/macgruber-release-date-pushed.html]this[/url] report, the studio claim it's all part of a shuffle around of movie release dates, but I can't help wondering is it is more to do with Lee Zlutoffs copyright claim. |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 1 May 2010 - 03:20 PM | ||
Interestingly this article from the http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/144382843 refers to MacGruber as a parody of shows like MacGyver and Walker Texas Ranger. It also refers to MacGyver as a minor TV action show, which makes me thing the author of that article doesn't know much about the topic.
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