Johnny English

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-07-14 11:05am

Well, Rowan Atkinson (aka Mr. Bean) is starring as a James Bond type, and the movie is coming out on July 18. So, who's looking forward to some more insane hijinks?

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-07-14 11:10am

Oh You mean the movie about what our Bean was actually doing during the Gulf War II (BTW WHAT is the name we're giving this war??)

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-07-14 11:12am

All I've heard is The Second Gulf War. Though a lot are going the Operation--route as with Afghanistan (Operation Infinite Justice?) and as we did with Panama (Operation Just Cause).

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-07-14 11:16am

Operation Hamburger. What the hell kind of rock have you been under?

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-07-14 11:38am

I wanna watch this movie, it's bound to be hilarious. Now, to think of a girl who's want to come with me...

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2003-07-14 11:40am

Errr, it's pretty poor

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-07-14 12:22pm

Rottentomatoes.com has it rated 50 percent. Oh well, I suppose you'll like it if you enjoy British humor...

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-07-14 12:35pm

Err- Johnny English has been out in Australia for months. It's come and gone. I heard it was funny. I haven't seen it.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-07-14 01:03pm

It's been out... for months?

The release date here in the US is supposed to be July 18...

God Emperor · Post by **God Emperor** » 2003-07-14 01:04pm

I want to see it, and my dad has just goten tickets to the movies through work.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-07-14 01:12pm

Crayz9000 wrote:Well, Rowan Atkinson (aka Mr. Bean) is starring as a James Bond type, and the movie is coming out on July 18. So, who's looking forward to some more insane hijinks?

Sherri is a big Mr. Bean fan, so we're both looking forward to it...

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-07-14 01:24pm

Ah, Mr. Bean. This should make for some classic movie watching.

A Big Flying Fish · Post by **A Big Flying Fish** » 2003-07-14 01:27pm

Seen it. Brilliant film. And remember people, always look for the stairs if you can. Sewers aren't the place for people to be climbing.

Hethrir · Post by **Hethrir** » 2003-07-14 05:22pm

I nearly died from laughter during that film. A great deal of it was highly predictable, but it was just too funny.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-07-14 06:43pm

Saw it months ago, it was okay, it had the Bean like humour but it wasn't Bean grade stuff, it seemed a tad too childish in places, it didn't warrant a second viewing when my uni film society had it on not long ago.

But die hard Atkinson fans will love it, I only wish Bough was the same from the original Barclay Card ads.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-07-14 06:51pm

Crayz9000 wrote:It's been out... for months?

The release date here in the US is supposed to be July 18...

Other nations have to wait months for US movies to reach them.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-07-14 06:57pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:
Crayz9000 wrote:It's been out... for months?

The release date here in the US is supposed to be July 18...
Other nations have to wait months for US movies to reach them.

That can depend greatly on several factors such as success of the film in the original nation that made it and showed it first, cost of advertising and arsehole level of the film studio and distributor. The UK typically gets movies from the US within a month or on the same date as do most other EU and developed nations, though some films can be released ages after (28 Days Later, Finding Nemo etc.) due to other factors. Disney hates the UK when it comes to releasing films and that's okay, I hate them equally.

Needless to say, seeing a movie before anyone else doesn't really bother me, I only know 5 year olds that go about it like that, but as for Johnny English, be warned, it may not be what you expect.

I assume you all know that the film is based off the Barclay Card ads in the nineties with Atkinson as a bumbling spy.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-07-14 11:04pm

Hethrir wrote:I nearly died from laughter during that film. A great deal of it was highly predictable, but it was just too funny.

Reminds me of the Roadrunner and Coyote -- very predictable, but very funny anyway...

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-07-15 03:29am

I saw it about 3 months ago, I thought it was good Atkinson humour, but not as good as some of his old stuff.

Hethrir · Post by **Hethrir** » 2003-07-15 04:21am

I thought having the French as the bad guys was so fitting of typical British shows. I liked his stand up work best, but i found this very close. I thought it was better than Austin Powers.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2003-07-15 06:08am

Alright. Nowhere near as good as Blackadder. They went for more American "Pratfall" humour than British sarcasm.

And I wouldn't have given the old bag her job back.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-07-15 06:12am

Dude, it's Mr. Bean. It has to be good.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2003-07-15 06:13am

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:Dude, it's Mr. Bean. It has to be good.

No, I've seen it. It's OK.

They ignored Rowan Atkinson's suggestions a lot of the time and went with American humour.

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-07-15 06:18am

Mr. Bean is not nearly as funny as Black Adder.

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2003-07-15 07:26am

Vympel wrote:Mr. Bean is not nearly as funny as Black Adder.

Indeed. Nothing like snippy, whitty and bitting humour of one guy with a superior intellect surrounded by morons ... reminds me of my life actually

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