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Review of The Love Guru

Permanent Link by bootlegga on Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:38 pm

Mike Myers stars as Pitka, an American who was abandoned at the gates of an ashram in India. After being raised by a guru, he moves to the USA to seek fame and fortune as a self help guru. Constantly playing second fiddle to Deepak Chopra, he seeks to gain a guest spot on Oprah, believing that will secure him bragging rights in the self-help market. He must use his unorthodox methods to help Toronto Maple Leaf Darren Roanoke (Romany Malco) deal with his estranged wife, who is currently dating LA King goalie Jacques Grande (Justin Timberlake).

Despite all the critics who have savaged this movie, it isn’t all bad. Essentially, he has re-packaged Austin Powers as Pitka. Austin Powers was filled with penis jokes, gags about bodily functions and oddly named characters. Really, what’s the difference between Alotta Fagina and Tuggingmypuddha? Even Min-me (Verne Troyer) is along for the ride. The only real difference is that the subject matter allows Myers to ridicule other institiutions like Bollywood, self-help counseling and a host of other silly topics. One of the funniest parts of the movie is when Myers and his sidekick sing 9-5 and More than Words with a sitar.

I saw the premiere and I thought it was very funny and equal to the Austin Powers movies. If you were a fan of those movies, then you’ll likely enjoy this one too. If, like many critics, you do not enjoy low borw comedy, then you won’t enjoy this either.


http://www.lovegurumovie.com/
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RE: Review of The Love Guru

Permanent Link by Mr_Canada on Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:12 am

I agree!

I went to see this and was happily amused. Kinda annoys me that critics can't take comedy and rated this so low. Where are their senses of humour? What are they, 80?

And, being a Leafs fan and all... This movie was the of the best I've ever seen, ;)
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RE: Review of The Love Guru

Permanent Link by bootlegga on Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:02 am

I liked it despite the fact it was based on the Leafs...
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RE: Review of The Love Guru

Permanent Link by gangstalking on Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:29 pm

I thought this one was horrible, I just thought, if you weren't Canadian, some of the jokes might not make sense, and even then, I think I laught at the end of the movie, and that was just because of Mike Myers making an appearance as himself.