MacGruber Hits Theaters, Fails To Blow Minds Of Critics

There had been MacGruber movie rumors for a when, and now it is in theaters. The parody of MacGyver by Saturday Night Live has not been a hit with critics so far, but it has been a fan favorite. It could be competing at the box office with the fourth and final installment of the Shrek franchise, Shrek Forever After. Reviews for both have been somewhat good, but mostly lukewarm.

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MacGruber hits the big screen

After numerous appearances on television, including some famous Super Bowl spots, MacGruber is finally hitting the big screen. It will compete for box office payday cash with a film starring an SNL alumnus, that being Mike Meyers. MacGruber is a send up of 1980s action heroes, complete with a mullet. Granted, the target audience may be too young to remember MacGyver, or John Carpenter's masterpiece They Live. That said, MacGruber has a 66 percent Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and also the overall response seems good, except from Kurt Loder who doesn’t have many kind words for it.

Shrek Forever After will do, donkey

There can 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 very easily deflate a series, though some franchises are just lame in the crib to start with (Transformers comes to mind.) It does have 3D going for it though. Visually it should be interesting.

So far, so good, so what

We’ve all seen the MacGruber trailers and TV spots, so we know what we’re getting. It will be amusing, though not exactly a brainy film. There are precious few SNL movies that are worth watching. The new Shrek film, like many other movies these days, is relying on 3D to sell it. Just since the visuals are great, doesn't mean the rest of a film is up to par. A lot of individuals think 3D makes anything great, but it can end up to be pouring perfume on a pig.

Additional details 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/