- Here’s the best thing about “Cop Out” – It’s a movie that, from the first day a frame of film was shot, knew what it was going to be. Kevin set out to make an 80’s style throwback popcorn movie, a tribute to that genre, and he’s come through in spades. While some folks have pointed out that some critics just didn’t get what the movie was trying to be, fans have spoken out with a comfortable #2 weekend box office bow, just behind “Shutter Island”. Fan scores and reviews continue to be highly positive (the film is enjoying a “Fresh” community rating among moveigoers at Rotten Tomatoes). And, best of all, both Warner Bros. and Kevin himself are pleased with the results from this weekend.
Kevin spent some time on Twitter yesterday to talk directly with fans who dug the film. We won’t list all those tweets here, for that you can visit his Twitter directly, but here’s some of the some significant from the day:
Hey! Thanks, all, for braving the elements and peeping #COPOUT last night. Best opening of my career! Means a lot to the whole COP OUT crew.
Via @bLouMagic “I wanna see Cop Out but I’m snowed in.” Saturday’s good, too. Sunday as well. If not, then next week. Peep it if you can.
Via @Svayvan “I feel obligated to see Cop Out because of all the free smod” I like the way SNrub thinks! #COPOUT
Via @proudcanadianer “number of sources saying 20mill for #copout congrats buddy!” With that weather back east, I’m just hoping for $18mil.
Via @amadcow2 “loved Cop Out, great cast, great pacing, & really really funny.” Thanks! Getting this from vast majority of you, & I love it!
Via @TobysKat “just watched CopOut gonna go see it again. I laughed so hard, so did the entire audience!” Excellent to hear. WB & I thank u.
Via @markhoward “Saw #Copout last night in Northern NJ crowded house even with the snow. Really liked the flick, good job” JERSEY REPRESENT!
Via @dvdmike “are you and the studio happy with the numbers on #copout ” I can’t speak for the studio, but I will: it’s all happy emails.
Many of the more critical reviews for “Cop Out” seemed to be reviewing Kevin himself rather than the film’s content, which struck us as quite strange. That being said, we wanted to point out some major venues that dug the movie and share some links and clippage for ya:
“Kevin Smith’s lowbrow buddy-cop comedy is ridiculous fun.”
“‘Cop Out” is foul-mouthed, puerile, crude, haphazard, superficial, silly and funny a lot of the time.
Of course it is. It’s supposed to be that way.
That’s why the producers hired indie wisenheimer, director Kevin Smith (“Clerks,” “Chasing Amy,” “Zack and Miri Make a Porno”) to helm what would otherwise be a standard black-and-white, buddy-cop flick.
Smith certainly does his thing here, delivering a film that’s part celebration and part parody of the well-worn genre.”
“”Cop Out” is a silly waste of time. In other words, it’s just what we need right now. An outrageously smutty comedy that riffs on cop movie clichés even as it uses them to anchor its loopy plot, it’s got automatic weapons, Tracy Morgan in overdrive and Bruce Willis rolling his eyes in a way that says, “I’m surrounded by crazy people.”
PLEASE do go see “Cop Out” today, for the first time, or go at it again with some new friends…And if your schedule allows, do yourself a favor and watch some of the best hockey ever played today at 3 PM EST, when the USA takes on Canada for the gold medal! The last match was insane, this one’s shaping up to be even crazier. Must see TV.
Archive for February 28th, 2010
Mr. Smith Talks to “Wired”…
“Oh, I’m online all the time now. I’m not an outdoorsy type. Everything I do that’s not related to filmmaking or child-rearing or trying to fuck my wife is online. The medium of Twitter is built for me. I recently did a 24-hour tweetathon, and people asked me how I did it. I said, “The only difference between this and my normal regimen is that I let you know I was doing it.” I have 1.6 million followers–this army of people who think like me. There aren’t enough of us to invade a whole country, but we could probably take Quebec.”
This smaller piece is followed up with a much larger interview with Wired that again takes a tech slant, but covers the span of his career. It uses some of the same material from the previous interview but is a lot more detailed. That’s the one we’d recommend if you’re choosing:
“…If nobody gave me another dollar to make I movie, I’d probably finance it myself if I were passionate. But I’ve done it enough. So long, and thanks for all the fish. Zack and Miri really took box office away from me. If A Couple Of Dicks came out and made $30 million I wouldn’t care. I can’t tell you how miserable it was to be the guy who made Mallrats. But now there are kids who come up to me that are 15 who tell me how much they loved Mallrats. He was some bastard’s dirty urge when the film came out, and now he’s watching my flicks and relating to them.
My entire career I owe to the Internet. I owe Harvey Weinstein for the money to make Clerks and Universal for Mallrats. After that, I had to rebuild everything that I had. The rest I owe to the good fucking people of the Internet.”
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- The German premiere of “Cop Out” happens in April, and the official trailer in the German language is now available. It’s a fun watch. We hear that the Willis voiceover is the same dude who always provides his voice in German language versions, though Tracy Morgan’s voice seems a little…well, it’s an odd choice, anyway. Definitely worth a click over to see what the Germans will hear in April — The voice dubbing never gets old to us.
- If only parents would have taught this kid to fear and respect that escalator . Sad story, though — The kid wanted to be a hockey player. Bummer. Keep your kids safe on those escalators, folks. Listen to Brodie.
- If anyone’s got audio from Kevin’s call-in to Friday’s Opie & Anthony radio show, drop us a line — The call caught us off guard and we didn’t get to hear it. He was calling in to promote “Cop Out”.
- We enjoyed scooper Kat’s defacing of the dollar bill and wanted to share her work with you. Nice job, Kat.
- Update’s over, time for you to go out and see “Cop Out”! Go go go…
