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BAD TEACHER RED BAND TRAILER

February 24th, 2011 | by Tom
Posted In: Bonus Materials

The red band trailer for Cameron Diaz’s Bad Teacher came out recently and it’s so completely ridiculous, I had to share it with you.

The gist of it is basically that Cameron Diaz swears a lot. Awkwardly. Is anyone convinced by this “bad-girl” persona she’s slapped on? This performance seems specifically designed to counter-act Diaz’s bubbly Every Girl reputation. Instead it comes off as contrived.

Justin Timberlake is acting so unbelievable goofy, it’s like he wandered out of a Saturday Night Live sketch.

In fact, I can’t decide if this movie is supposed to be straight up satire or if we’re supposed to take any of the characters seriously?

Jason Segel appears to be approaching his role with some sincerity and, as Forgetting Sarah Marshall proved, he’s endlessly endearing as the underdog.

But from this trailer, it looks like casting Diaz was a mistake. Whatever they’re selling, I’m not buying. To me it looks like some vain attempt to make Diaz relevant again by shocking us into paying attention. She’s like Madonna, or something.

What do you guys think of Bad Teacher? Is it a Bad Santa knock off or something worse? It Diaz at all believable in this role? Leave your comments below!

UPDATE: If anyone needs proof that Cameron Diaz is desperate to reinvent herself as a bad girl, check out this headline from The Huffington Post – Cameron Diaz On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’: ‘I Love Porn!’

└ Tags: Bad Teacher, Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake, red band, trailer
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2011 OSCAR BALLOT

February 24th, 2011 | by Tom
Posted In: Bonus Materials

As I posted yesterday on the Theater Hopper Facebook page, I kind of keep forgetting that the Oscars are this Sunday. I don’t know why I’m not more excited about them. I guess because the field of nominations this year feels so… safe.

In my head, it’s between The King’s Speech and The Social Network to walk away with the big prizes Sunday night. It all depends on whether or not Academy voters buy the hype behind The Social Network being the “first important film of this generation.” Considering the voters tend to skew older and that they value more traditional forms of entertainment, my money is on The King’s Speech winning them over.

At any rate, here’s my 2011 Oscar ballot – complete with who I think WILL will and who I think SHOULD win.

2011 Oscar Ballot

What do you think? Am I way off base with my predictions? Who do you think will walk away with Top Honors from this year’s Academy awards? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!

└ Tags: Academy Awards, ballot, Oscar, predictions, The King's Speech, The Social Network, voting
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