Defamer
The MTV Movie Awards (The Oscars of the 17-22 Demographic™) has wisely contracted director Brett Ratner, the accomplished cinematic parodist whose feature-length works are uproarious, pitch-perfect send-ups of blockbuster-producing genres like the buddy film and the summer superhero flick, to publicize a just-announced contest soliciting user-generated spoofs of their favorite Hollywood fare using a variety of pre-cleared clips and music. To get prospective entrants in the spirit of the competition, Ratner has provided his own satirical short, in which he and longtime, English-challenged collaborator Jackie Chan simulate a pitch meeting for X-Men 4, a flight of comedic fancy rendered surprisingly poignant when one remembers that it was Ratner's hilarious X:Men: The Last Stand installment that brought the beloved franchise to an abrupt end.
- My MTV Movie Awards '07 [MTVmovieawards.yahoo.com]
- Previously: Chan: Ratner Doesn't Know Much About This Action-Directing Stuff [Defamer]
Comments
Poop. He's just never gonna go away, is he?
they'll probably give him his own mtv show, 'tool'd', in which wannabe directors find themselves in blazers and t-shirts at a bar thinking they're going to hook up with the latest starlet. they don't, but they do get a deal for a future film involving Jackie Chan and said starlet.
Remember ten years ago when Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn pitched James Cameron a sequel to "Titanic" in an MTV Movie Awards sketch? Those guys were good with comedic timing and improv but nowhere NEAR the skill of Brett and Jackie.
why am I not surprised to see Brett Ratner next to the title "Pimp Yourself?"
So it's America's Next Joel Gallen, then.
For his own career, Rat-ner followed the 3 steps in reverse order.
Except he forgot to follow steps 1 and 2
17-22 demographic? You're shooting a little old there.
Isn't Christopher Penn dead?
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