The New 'Love Guru' Trailer
Filed under: Comedy, Paramount, Movie Marketing, Trailers and Clips
With every piece of marketing that comes out for Mike Myer's The Love Guru, I am less sure about whether or not this movie is going to work. The new trailer for the self-help comedy is now up on The Guru Pitka's MySpace page (that's right, he has his very own page), and after watching it I just don't know what to think. The first trailer wasn't so great, but then there were those hilarious You Tube messages. The latest trailer, though, puts the film back in the 'meh' category -- talk about confusing.Guru is the story of an American-born guru who is hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs to provide counseling to their star player (played by Romany Malco). Joining in on the hilarity are Justin Timberlake (as a French Canadian player), The Daily Show's John Oliver as Pitka's assistant, and Jessica Alba as the love interest.
It's going to be strange to watch Myers find his niche in the current crop of R-rated comedies. Myers seems to come from a tradition of 'silly' humor which always speaks to his love of all things English -- you can practically hear the Benny Hill music in the background. Guru is going to be a far cry from the Apatow brand that has permeated comedy at the moment. Since the trailers don't seem to be helping me make up my mind, I guess I'll just have to take my chances on Guru at the box-office.
The Love Guru opens in theaters on June 20th.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-06-2008 @ 6:22PM
Scott Weinberg said...
This trailer played before 'What Happens in Vegas' and I swear I heard crickets sitting behind me.
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5-06-2008 @ 7:45PM
BondsBabe said...
I saw the trailer and I was really disappointed, not that I expected much anyway. Was I the only one who noticed a recycled gag from another of Myers' more famous movies?
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5-06-2008 @ 8:00PM
Christopher said...
No interest in this trash!! Looks stupid as hell!! Jessica Alba is living proof the casting couch is still alive in Hollywood! This girl has no talent!
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5-06-2008 @ 8:01PM
Christopher said...
I have 100% absolute no interest to waste my movie buck on this trash!! This doesn't even look funny! Jessica Alba is proof that the casting couch still works in Hollywood!
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5-06-2008 @ 8:37PM
Christian said...
Aha, but there is a great character actor in this movie and I don't mean Ben Kingsley. So beautiful.
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5-06-2008 @ 9:23PM
Tigerlily said...
Saw the preview before Iron Man. Barf. It won't be worth a free rental on DVD let alone a movie ticket.
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5-06-2008 @ 9:59PM
Joe said...
A tragedy wrapped in a disaster compounded by a train wreck.
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5-07-2008 @ 10:29AM
Alex said...
Mike Myers on his worst day will still make something better than the Wayans Brothers on their best.
That being said, The Love Guru looks like Myers on his worst day. My friends and my wife all think this will be good (I'm the only naysayer) so I'm sure I'll get roped into seeing this but I mind being dragged to this less than if I was dragged to the likes of White Chicks or Little Man.
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