# MacGruber **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 24, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macgruber/537173 "2010-04-24T01:59:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Todderbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macgruber/537173/1 "2010-04-24T01:59:20Z")
> **[MacGruber (2010) ⭐ 5.6 | Action, Comedy](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470023/)** > > 1h 30m | R This was barely funny as an SNL skit. I mean, don’t misunderstand, I laughed a few times… But an entire movie!? I can’t imagine how this is going to be entertaining for 90 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![emcee2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emcee2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emcee2k)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macgruber/537173/2 "2010-04-24T02:03:35Z")
I’ve made that exact statement about every single SNL skit made into a movie. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macgruber/537173/3 "2010-04-24T02:22:54Z")
They previewed it at SXSW a couple of months ago, and against all odds, most of the early reviews have been good to great. > **[SXSW: MacGruber!](https://www.joblo.com/sxsw-macgruber/)** > > Saying that MACGRUBER is the funniest based-on-an-SNL-skit movie since WAYNE’S WORLD is faint praise considering in the years since we’ve... > **[SXSW 2010: 'MacGruber' wows them in Austin](https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/24-frames/story/2010-03-16/sxsw-2010-macgruber-wows-them-in-austin)** > > This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. > **[SXSW Review: "MacGruber"](https://hiddenremote.com/2010/03/16/sxsw-review-macgruber/)** > > I'm not gonna lie; I'm no longer much of a Saturday Night Live fan. I'm not even a huge fan of the 3-minute MacGruber sketches that have bee... ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macgruber/537173/4 "2010-04-24T19:20:11Z")
I saw a trailer for MacGruber before watching Kick-Ass. It looked like the most terrible movie imaginable, just a string of jokes about wanting to suck another guy’s dick. ---
**Author:** ![acetylene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@acetylene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acetylene)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macgruber/537173/5 "2010-04-24T19:52:49Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > They previewed it at SXSW a couple of months ago, and against all odds, most of the early reviews have been good to great. > > [SXSW: MacGruber!](http://www.joblo.com/sxsw-macgruber) > [SXSW 2010: 'MacGruber' wows them in Austin](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2010/03/sxsw-2010-macgruber-.html) > [http://flicksided.com/2010/03/sxsw-review-macgruber/](http://flicksided.com/2010/03/sxsw-review-macgruber/) That’s good news. I will definitely be seeing it. The MacGruber sketches with Charles Barkley were the only time I have actually laughed out loud at SNL in the past few years. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macgruber/537173/6 "2010-04-24T21:55:56Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > I saw a trailer for MacGruber before watching Kick-Ass. It looked like the most terrible movie imaginable, just a string of jokes about wanting to suck another guy’s dick. Have we seen the same [trailer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqySbDqTGGc)? There’s not a single dick joke in it. Also, I’m there opening night. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macgruber/537173/7 "2010-04-24T22:12:50Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > Have we seen the same [trailer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqySbDqTGGc)? There’s not a single dick joke in it. > > Also, I’m there opening night. It was the “red band” trailer. But not this one: [http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/macgruber/red-band-trailer](http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/macgruber/red-band-trailer)