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Post by Bailiffoldaccount on Jan 6, 2009 13:29:57 GMT -5
with a new product, Slap Chop. "You're gonna love my nuts."
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Post by evp5O on Jan 6, 2009 14:17:29 GMT -5
Hate to have to clean that damn thing Hes nutty  |
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Post by Bugsey on Jan 6, 2009 19:13:40 GMT -5
A ShamWow Parody Video That is Actually Funny...... The Vince from ShamWow Movie (aka The Underground Comedy Movie) August 18th, 2008 Paul Lucas You’ve probably seen that irritating twerp Vince from ShamWow on TV. Well it turns out that Vince had something of a history in entertainment before he ever started annoying people on the ShamWow commercials. His name is Vince Offer and he wrote, directed, and starred in a 1999 movie called The Underground Comedy Movie, which was a sketch comedy film. To say that Vince’s movie was panned by critics would be quite an understatement. The New York Times claimed, “The Underground Comedy Movie stands as a monument to ineptitude and self-delusion.” Entertainment Weekly rated the movie an “F” and said of Vince Offer, “He’s got a second grader’s notion of satire.” The public doesn’t seem to like this movie any better than the critics: The average user rating on Netflix is 1.6 (out of 5) and caustic comments like “This movie was by far the worst movie I ever saw” appear with some regularity. Apparently, Vince tried to sell DVDs of this movie through a TV commercial. I missed that commercial but you can watch the trailer here. www.ucmovie.com/wattsup/trailer/quicktime.htmInfomercials and really bad movies are two of my great passions in life. So it brought tears to my eyes when I found out Vince from ShamWow had created a movie many earnestly claimed was the worst of all time. Needless to say, The Underground Comedy Movie went straight to the top of my Netflix queue. So in great hopes of seeing one of the worst films ever made I watched Vince Offer’s directorial debut. And this may be the most difficult thing I have ever had to write in this blog but… It’s not that bad. Don’t get me wrong: I’m not saying it’s a good film. I can confidently state that The Underground Comedy Movie sucks. But I just don’t think it’s a strong candidate for worst movie of all time. Keep in mind that I am an aficionado of trash cinema, so my perspective is a lot more jaded than that of most people. If you think the Vince from ShamWow movie is the worst movie of all time, then please have a look at Revenge of the Cheerleaders, Dice Rules, Dracula the Dirty Old Man, or any movie directed by Doris Wishman and then get back to me…or check into your nearest mental hospital. The Underground Comedy Movie is lowbrow, gross-out comedy. The humor consists mainly of body parts, bodily fluids, comic violence, and nude bag ladies. The movie is based on sketches from Vince Offer’s L.A. cable access TV show and the humor is precisely at the level you would expect from a cable access show. The movie tries to offend people as much as it tries to make them laugh. Yes, most of the comedy is pretty awful and unfunny but it is not much different than lots of other attempts at low budget, lowbrow comedy. I will even admit to laughing out loud a few times (and I was laughing with it not at it), mainly at the old lady in the “Bat Man” sketch. The Vince from ShamWow movie features lots of D-List celebrities: Gena Lee Nolin, Joey Buttafuoco, Michael Clarke Duncan, Slash, Angelyne. There is also an appearance by the once-respected actress Karen Black, and some “before they were famous” scenes with Ant (of Last Comic Standing) and Bobby Lee (of Mad TV). I love how this 1996 story in Entertainment Weekly reports that Axl Rose and Anna Nicole Smith were slated to appear in the movie—and instead they had to settle for Slash and Angelyne! In fact, Vince Offer sued Anna Nicole Smith in 2000 for backing out of the movie because she thought it would be detrimental to her career—probably the only wise decision Smith ever made in her tragic life. The litigation surrounding The Underground Comedy Movie is more interesting than the movie itself. Vince Offer filed suit against the Farrelly brothers, creators of There’s Something About Mary, claiming they stole ideas from a promotional copy of The Underground Comedy Movie they received in 1997. Indeed, at the end of the DVD this appears on screen: |
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Post by Bugsey on Jan 6, 2009 19:21:56 GMT -5
And of course in ESPANOL.........
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Post by cheswick on Jan 7, 2009 12:27:15 GMT -5
I'd rather watch Vince than Billy Mays.
That guy practically jumps out of the T.V
and grabs you by the throat.
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Post by laurnsmom on Jan 7, 2009 15:58:26 GMT -5
What's with the headset on his head?
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Post by Dennis the Menace on Jan 7, 2009 19:06:41 GMT -5
LM:
Haven't you ever come over for the Dutchess County Fair in August? All of the guys/gals that are hawlking the thing that only work for them (e.g. - mops, car polish, carpet cleaners, etc.) - they're all wearing headsets while they demo their products!
Dennis
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Post by fran welch on Jan 10, 2009 17:20:25 GMT -5
I bought the sham-wow, they work pretty good. Got a stainless sink in the kitchen and it looks like I polished it after using. So far so good, just got them though........Gotta try it on the car.
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