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General Category => Sports/Entertainment/MSM/Social Media => Topic started by: flowers on July 05, 2014, 11:15:37 pm

Title: 'As funny as a liver transplant!' Melissa McCarthy's comedy Tammy is slammed by critics as 'deplorable' and 'pointless'
Post by: flowers on July 05, 2014, 11:15:37 pm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2681012/Melissa-McCarthys-comedy-Tammy-slammed-critics-funny-liver-transplant.html

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On Wednesday she joined a prestigious group of entertainers to have her handprints and footprints preserved in cement outside the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

But what was a career highlight for Melissa McCarthy has been spoiled by the terrible reviews for her new movie Tammy, a family affair directed by her husband Ben Falcone and written by the couple.

Indeed, one damning review by the New York Times Observer even went so far as to call the R rated comedy 'about as funny as a liver transplant'.

Title: Re: 'As funny as a liver transplant!' Melissa McCarthy's comedy Tammy is slammed by critics as 'deplorable' and 'pointless'
Post by: Machiavelli on July 06, 2014, 02:33:29 am

Rex Reed rocks!  :laugh: (http://observer.com/2014/07/melissa-mccarthy-gives-tammy-her-all-but-its-nowhere-near-enough/)

Title: Re: 'As funny as a liver transplant!' Melissa McCarthy's comedy Tammy is slammed by critics as 'deplorable' and 'pointless'
Post by: mountaineer on July 08, 2014, 12:16:48 pm

I've never watched her TV show, Two Fat People Being Fat (or whatever it's called) but I get the impression that her whole schtick is, well, being fat, making her a PFP (professional fat person).

Title: Re: 'As funny as a liver transplant!' Melissa McCarthy's comedy Tammy is slammed by critics as 'deplorable' and 'pointless'
Post by: ABX on July 08, 2014, 01:22:01 pm

I just don't get her appeal. This movie (and her whole schtick) seems to be The Garbage Pail Kids sequel.

Title: Re: 'As funny as a liver transplant!' Melissa McCarthy's comedy Tammy is slammed by critics as 'deplorable' and 'pointless'
Post by: ABX on July 08, 2014, 01:23:44 pm

(http://sylviagarza.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/garbage-pail-kids.jpg%3Fw%3D294%26h%3D400)

Title: Re: 'As funny as a liver transplant!' Melissa McCarthy's comedy Tammy is slammed by critics as 'deplorable' and 'pointless'
Post by: flowers on July 08, 2014, 05:18:09 pm

I have watched his stand up act. he is good.

Title: Re: 'As funny as a liver transplant!' Melissa McCarthy's comedy Tammy is slammed by critics as 'deplorable' and 'pointless'
Post by: Millee on July 08, 2014, 05:22:31 pm

I must be old, but I can't remember the last good comedy I saw.   :pondering:

Title: Re: 'As funny as a liver transplant!' Melissa McCarthy's comedy Tammy is slammed by critics as 'deplorable' and 'pointless'
Post by: Oceander on July 08, 2014, 05:41:14 pm

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/07/04/article-2681012-1F4A388200000578-409_634x946.jpg)

Title: Re: 'As funny as a liver transplant!' Melissa McCarthy's comedy Tammy is slammed by critics as 'deplorable' and 'pointless'
Post by: flowers on July 08, 2014, 05:43:25 pm

Quote from: Millee on July 08, 2014, 05:22:31 pm

I must be old, but I can't remember the last good comedy I saw.   :pondering:

:laugh: