There were rumors of a MacGruber movie for a long time, and now it is finally here. The Saturday Night Live parody of MacGyver was a hit with fans, and it made for some great commercials, but it is not much of a hit with critics. At the theaters, it could be competing with Shrek Forever After, the fourth and last of the series. Reviews for both are somewhat good, but mostly lukewarm.
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MacGruber on the big screen
After all the television shorts and Super Bowl spots, MacGruber is now a feature film. It will compete for box office quick cash with a film starring an SNL alumnus, that being Mike Meyers. The MacGruber character parodies action heroes from the 1980s, complete with mullet. Granted, the target audience may be too young to remember MacGyver, or John Carpenter's masterpiece They Live. Rotten Tomatoes gives MacGruber a score above 50 percent, but Kurt Loder of MTV is non-plussed.
No more Shrek sequels forever after Shrek Forever After
There could be no Shrek sequels forever after Shrek Forever After. Sequels tend to get repetitive, and Rotten Tomatoes gives a rating of just over 50 percent. Sequels can effortlessly deflate a series, though some franchises are just lame within the crib to begin with (Transformers, for example.) However, it would appear that this final installment has one thing going for it, which is 3D. Visually it should be interesting.
Scene-apsis
Chances are we already know what we’re in for with MacGruber, as we’ve all seen the MacGruber trailer by now. It won’t be a thinking persons’ film, but it should be amusing. It seems SNL movies just aren't what they used to be, but considering that they've had several flops to every success, a quality SNL film is a rare bird. Shrek has the 3D to rely on. Something can look great, but if it's a lousy movie, it’s nevertheless a lousy movie. However, a lot of people sure are certain that it does.
Additional info at these websites
MacGruber
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/macGruber/
Kurt Loder
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1639736/20100521/story.jhtml
Rotten Tomatoes
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shrek_goes_fourth/
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