list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Run, Fatboy, Run on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Run_Fatboy_Run/289126/default.aspx Title: Run, Fatboy, Run
Year: 2008
Director: David Schwimmer
Plot: An overweight man leaves his fiancée on their wedding day, only to realize years later that she's the one and only woman of his dreams in a romantic comedy that reunites Big Nothing co-stars Simon Pegg and David Schwimmer. It's not easy to win back a woman after leaving her at the alter, but when an obese man finally realizes just what a mistake he made, he vows to run a high profile marathon in order to convince his ex-fiancée that the rich and handsome man she is about to marry isn't the guy for her. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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]]>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:38:04 GMTRun, Fatboy, Run2008David SchwimmerAn overweight man leaves his fiancée on their wedding day, only to realize years later that she's the one and only woman of his dreams in a romantic comedy that reunites <a href=/films/292335/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Big Nothing</a> co-stars <a href="/players/P___307202/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Simon Pegg</a> and <a href="/players/P___211130/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>David Schwimmer</a>. It's not easy to win back a woman after leaving her at the alter, but when an obese man finally realizes just what a mistake he made, he vows to run a high profile marathon in order to convince his ex-fiancée that the rich and handsome man she is about to marry isn't the guy for her. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide10Taggedy Taggged (6-10)943http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s289126.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Run_Fatboy_Run/289126/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/christhilk/archive/2008/12/12/38333.aspx Post By: ChrisThilk
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Post Date: 12/12/2008 7:00:49 PM
Body: I like Simon Pegg quite a bit as a comedic actor as well as Hank Azaria. But while these two capable actors form the crux of the conflict that drives the comedy of Run Fatboy Run the movie never quite comes together into a cohesive whole. It’s like we know we should be laughing more at what’s going on but it never pushes us over the edge into actually finding the events of the movie humorous. A decent comedy but I think it has a lot of untapped potential.        Originally posted on:Chris Thilk
]]>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:00:49 GMTChrisThilkChrisThilk Blog12/12/2008 7:00:49 PMI like Simon Pegg quite a bit as a comedic actor as well as Hank Azaria. But while these two capable actors form the crux of the conflict that drives the comedy of Run Fatboy Run the movie never quite comes together into a cohesive whole. It’s like we know we should be laughing more at what’s going on but it never pushes us over the edge into actually finding the events of the movie humorous. A decent comedy but I think it has a lot of untapped potential.        Originally posted on:Chris Thilk http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/4/9/27153.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 4/9/2008 7:01:33 PM
Body: It started off seeming like a joke. But Oliver Stone’s Bush biopic was legit — even if it then appeared to indeed be “a joke”. And now, because the internet can’t lay off writing about the thing (Bush=traffic), we are able to see just how much of a joke the thing is. Thanks to The Hollywood Reporter’’s Risky Biz Blog, we can read the first three pages of the script (originally titled Bush, now known as W), which looks like it was written by a student in a high school creative writing class (it was in fact written by Wall Street scribe Stanley Weiser). Well, obviously Bush experts would declare it inaccurate. Are we to really believe that Bush called Karl Rove a “turdblossom”? If the script wanted to get the facts straight, he would have used “butthead” instead. Though we only get the film’s opening, others have seen the whole thing. Earlier this month, ABC chimed in with its review, and this week Slate joined in the fun: Page 20: Now for that near-death experience. While watching the 2002 Miami Dolphins-Baltimore Ravens playoff game at the White House, W. gets a pretzel stuck in his throat. He “pounds his chest with his fist” then “faints, falling to the floor, hitting his head.” Only then does the pretzel dislodge. W. “takes a long, deep breath, feeling lucky to have survived.” Wait, that really happened. Who’s calling this thing inaccurate, again? Slate also references a few moments in the film dealing with Bush’s need to prove himself to his father. Funny, sure, but let me be the one to spoil the ending of Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (which I reviewed here): the stoner comedy sequel beats Stone to the punch, and hits the joke harder, by having Bush smoke pot with the title characters and then high-dial his dad. As for the recent cast additions of Ioan Gruffudd as Tony Blair and Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice, Libertas reaffirms my belief that Stone is going for complete authenticity here: Around the time of the unwatchable Beloved, Newton was thrust on us as The Next Big Thing, but that quickly fizzled. A little warmth is always appreciated by the public in their next big things, and Newton gives off less warmth than a Frigidaire. That’s not to say she’s not lovely to look at or even talented, but her icy distance is much better suited as the women scorned who had it coming. This lack of warmth is precisely why I had a problem with her being in Run Fatboy Run (which I reviewed here). But as Rice, she is perfect. And there’s absolutely nothing funny about her. So, my current belief is that Stone will be treating the material in W totally seriously, regardless of what you think you see on the page. And if you think I’m being serious, too, then you’re some kind of a turdblossom. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:01:33 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com4/9/2008 7:01:33 PMIt started off seeming like a joke. But Oliver Stone’s Bush biopic was legit — even if it then appeared to indeed be “a joke”. And now, because the internet can’t lay off writing about the thing (Bush=traffic), we are able to see just how much of a joke the thing is. Thanks to The Hollywood Reporter’’s Risky Biz Blog, we can read the first three pages of the script (originally titled Bush, now known as W), which looks like it was written by a student in a high school creative writing class (it was in fact written by Wall Street scribe Stanley Weiser). Well, obviously Bush experts would declare it inaccurate. Are we to really believe that Bush called Karl Rove a “turdblossom”? If the script wanted to get the facts straight, he would have used “butthead” instead. Though we only get the film’s opening, others have seen the whole thing. Earlier this month, ABC chimed in with its review, and this week Slate joined in the fun: Page 20: Now for that near-death experience. While watching the 2002 Miami Dolphins-Baltimore Ravens playoff game at the White House, W. gets a pretzel stuck in his throat. He “pounds his chest with his fist” then “faints, falling to the floor, hitting his head.” Only then does the pretzel dislodge. W. “takes a long, deep breath, feeling lucky to have survived.” Wait, that really happened. Who’s calling this thing inaccurate, again? Slate also references a few moments in the film dealing with Bush’s need to prove himself to his father. Funny, sure, but let me be the one to spoil the ending of Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (which I reviewed here): the stoner comedy sequel beats Stone to the punch, and hits the joke harder, by having Bush smoke pot with the title characters and then high-dial his dad. As for the recent cast additions of Ioan Gruffudd as Tony Blair and Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice, Libertas reaffirms my belief that Stone is going for complete authenticity here: Around the time of the unwatchable Beloved, Newton was thrust on us as The Next Big Thing, but that quickly fizzled. A little warmth is always appreciated by the public in their next big things, and Newton gives off less warmth than a Frigidaire. That’s not to say she’s not lovely to look at or even talented, but her icy distance is much better suited as the women scorned who had it coming. This lack of warmth is precisely why I had a problem with her being in Run Fatboy Run (which I reviewed here). But as Rice, she is perfect. And there’s absolutely nothing funny about her. So, my current belief is that Stone will be treating the material in W totally seriously, regardless of what you think you see on the page. And if you think I’m being serious, too, then you’re some kind of a turdblossom. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/3/28/26715.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 3/28/2008 3:00:32 PM
Body: I’ve seen Run, Fatboy, Run a couple times now (read my SXSW review), and I’ll still recommend it for Dylan Moran alone. But I’ll also agree that it’s far from great. In fact, it has a lot of flaws, most of which stem from the film’s uneven pace (perhaps fitting for a comedy about a marathon?) and the lack of a definite goal (ill-fitting for a comedy about a marathon — the movie has no real narrative finish line, only a literal one). I’ll even concur with the criticisms that it is awfully conventional, though I believe that by nature comedy has to be conventional in at least some way in order to function correctly. However, the one thing I will not tolerate in negative reviews of Run, Fatboy, Run, of which there are many, is its being called a derivative romantic comedy. Derivative, sure; as I mentioned, it is conventional, and it is predictable, and it does seem very, very familiar, plot-wise (name me 10 classic comedies that aren’t). But romantic comedy? I can’t say exactly how many critics are labeling the film as such, but going by blurbs found on Rotten Tomatoes, there are at least seven, including “top critic” Desson Thomas of the Washington Post. Sorry, guys, but that’s just lazy reviewing from lazy critics who aren’t even paying attention to a film’s story, let alone displaying a basic sense of film study. I may not have seen enough films from before I was born (because, of course, no critic can see enough), but at least I know the definition of romantic comedy. The meaning is right there in the genre name, after all. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:00:32 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com3/28/2008 3:00:32 PMI’ve seen Run, Fatboy, Run a couple times now (read my SXSW review), and I’ll still recommend it for Dylan Moran alone. But I’ll also agree that it’s far from great. In fact, it has a lot of flaws, most of which stem from the film’s uneven pace (perhaps fitting for a comedy about a marathon?) and the lack of a definite goal (ill-fitting for a comedy about a marathon — the movie has no real narrative finish line, only a literal one). I’ll even concur with the criticisms that it is awfully conventional, though I believe that by nature comedy has to be conventional in at least some way in order to function correctly. However, the one thing I will not tolerate in negative reviews of Run, Fatboy, Run, of which there are many, is its being called a derivative romantic comedy. Derivative, sure; as I mentioned, it is conventional, and it is predictable, and it does seem very, very familiar, plot-wise (name me 10 classic comedies that aren’t). But romantic comedy? I can’t say exactly how many critics are labeling the film as such, but going by blurbs found on Rotten Tomatoes, there are at least seven, including “top critic” Desson Thomas of the Washington Post. Sorry, guys, but that’s just lazy reviewing from lazy critics who aren’t even paying attention to a film’s story, let alone displaying a basic sense of film study. I may not have seen enough films from before I was born (because, of course, no critic can see enough), but at least I know the definition of romantic comedy. The meaning is right there in the genre name, after all. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/3/6/25934.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 3/6/2008 5:01:00 PM
Body: There may not be any literal baton passing going on in the marathon-set screwball comedy Run, Fatboy, Run, but the movie, which was directed by Friends star David Schwimmer, is noteworthy for its hand-offs. The first has to do with the writing of the film, which began as an original screenplay by American actor/comedian/writer Michael Ian Black (Wet Hot American Summer) and was later reworked by British actor/comedian/writer Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead). Despite the screenplay credit confusingly indicating the two writers collaborated, it is more a matter of one taking over from the other and going the distance with it. The second pass relates to the actors. Although Run, Fatboy, Run is sold as a Simon Pegg comedy, the true stand-out is lesser-known Dylan Moran, who supports as Pegg’s character’s best friend. Familiar to most Brits as the star of the Channel 4 series Black Books (which I keep meaning to finally rent), Moran has also appeared in minor roles in the movies Shaun of the Dead, Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story and Notting Hill, none of which really showcased his talent the way Run, Fatboy, Run does. Because it was probably not intentional for Moran to upstage Pegg, though, it has to be said that rather than a hand-off of the spotlight, this is more a stealing of the show. And boy does Moran make a great getaway towards the finish line. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:01:00 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com3/6/2008 5:01:00 PM There may not be any literal baton passing going on in the marathon-set screwball comedy Run, Fatboy, Run, but the movie, which was directed by Friends star David Schwimmer, is noteworthy for its hand-offs. The first has to do with the writing of the film, which began as an original screenplay by American actor/comedian/writer Michael Ian Black (Wet Hot American Summer) and was later reworked by British actor/comedian/writer Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead). Despite the screenplay credit confusingly indicating the two writers collaborated, it is more a matter of one taking over from the other and going the distance with it. The second pass relates to the actors. Although Run, Fatboy, Run is sold as a Simon Pegg comedy, the true stand-out is lesser-known Dylan Moran, who supports as Pegg’s character’s best friend. Familiar to most Brits as the star of the Channel 4 series Black Books (which I keep meaning to finally rent), Moran has also appeared in minor roles in the movies Shaun of the Dead, Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story and Notting Hill, none of which really showcased his talent the way Run, Fatboy, Run does. Because it was probably not intentional for Moran to upstage Pegg, though, it has to be said that rather than a hand-off of the spotlight, this is more a stealing of the show. And boy does Moran make a great getaway towards the finish line. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/comedy/MemberTagFilms.aspxcomedy
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