Fat Guy 5: Five Hilarious Movie Deaths

This week, for the Fat Guy 5, we take a break from superhero movies. After all, there are plenty of lists out there about best superhero movies, superheroes who can kick ass and why Kick-Ass is the most awesomest fanboy film since Watchmen. Instead, the Fat Guys have broken with the status quo and are delivering a Fat Guy 5 inspired by Death at a Funeral.

This new… er, sort of new film shows us that not only can death be funny, but death in a movie can be hilarious. And that got us thinking about some of the bests movie deaths around. The rest is history…

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The Idiot Boxers – Episode 4

In this very special episode: In catch-up mode, the Idiot Boxers cover the slate of TV from the beloved 24 (RIP… sniff, sniff) to what show ABC wants to use as a replacement for LOST. They buzz about a Star Wars sit com and the loss of Merrill’s favorite new show Sons of Tucson. Kevin rants about Grey’s Anatomy and both Idiots lay into reality TV.

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Fat Guy 5: Five Movies to Avoid on Date Night

Steve Carell and Tina Fey have teamed up to deliver a great date night movie, appropriately called Date Night. And that got us Fat Guys thinking while this movie is great for a real date night, there are plenty of film out there that are not.

So, as a public service, we have compiled a list of five movies you really don’t want to take a date to… unless they’re into that sort of thing.

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Video: Kevin Reviews Movies on FOX 28 – April 9, 2010

On April 2, Fat Guy Kevin Carr rolled into the FOX 28 studios in Columbus, Ohio for a weekly movie review segment. This week, he talked about Date Night and The Runaways

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'Date Night' Movie Review



datenightDATE NIGHT
(PG-13)
*** (out of 5)

April 9, 2010

STARRING
Steve Carell as PHIL FOSTER
Tina Fey a CLAIRE FOSTER
Mark Wahlberg as HOLBROOKE
Taraji P. Henson as DETECTIVE ARROYO
Jimmi Simpson as ARMTRONG
Common as COLLINS
William Fichtner as FRANK CRENSHAW
Leighton Meester as KATY
James Franco as TASTE
Mila Kunis as WHIPPIT

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Shawn Levy
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Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 04/06/10

Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Battlestar Galactica: Season 2 Blu-ray, Dreamscape Blu-ray, A Nightmare on Elm Street Blu-ray, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Blu-ray and Bad Lietenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Stinker of the week: Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami.

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Fat Guy 5: Five Characters We Wish Were Killed

With the release this week of yet another Nicholas Sparks movie, we now have learned the true formula. Take a forbidden summer romance, throw in some upper-class/lower-class tension and nice picturesque shots of Savannah’s beaches, and you’re only missing one thing…

Like any good horror movie, a Nicholas Sparks movie would not be complete without someone dying.

And that got us thinking… if only every movie was written by Nicholas Sparks, who would we have liked to see bite it in other films. What follows is a fun, but hardly definitive, Fat Guy Five list!
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The Idiot Boxers – Episode 3

In this very special episode: Couch potatoes Kevin Carr and Merrill meet up again in the Magical Studio in the Sky to bring you a rapid-fire review of the many TV shows on the internet. Merrill laments the cancellation of 24 while Kevin bursts his bubble by suggesting (or rather, predicting) that the planned feature film will be shot in 3D. This leads into an Idiot Sound-Off about TV-to-movie adaptations. And Merrill continues to not comprehend the lengthy run of Doctor Who.

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Movie Review: ‘Clash of the Titans’


Rated PG-13
Opens: April 2, 2010
Studio: Warner Bros.
Starring: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton and Alexa Davalos
Directed by: Louis Leterrier

Kevin says Clash of the Titans kinda rocks!
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Movie Review: ‘Why Did I Get Married Too?’


Rated PG-13
Opens: April 2, 2010
Studio: Lionsgate
Starring: Michael Jai White, Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson, Tasha Smith and Louis Gossett Jr.
Directed by: Tyler Perry

Kevin says Why Did I Get Married Too? SUCKS!
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