# Norbit **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 25, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norbit/389473 "2007-01-25T22:01:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norbit/389473/41 "2007-01-28T02:58:14Z")
[QUOTE=Equipoise] Except movies like **Dreamgirls** , where he really is the best thing in it, and that’s not a putdown of the rest of the movie. He was fantastic. [/QUOTE] Saw that movie today. Reluctantly, i might add. I thought it was pretty good, although it could have been much better. And Eddie Murphy was indeed one of the highlights, along with Jennifer Hudson (both her acting _and_ her singing). I’m afraid i’m with the general consensus about _Norbit_. The whole “people in fat suits are funny” thing just seems lame to me. And **Trunk** , i fully appreciate the comedic value of people playing multiple roles. If Eddie Murphy played multiple roles in a movie that i found appealing, i’d go and see it. But this movie just does not look in any way appealing to me. And, just for the record, i haven’t seen “Talladega Nights,” “Evan Almighty,” or “Nacho Libre.” I like some rap; i dislike other rap. I’m not a huge basketball fan. ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norbit/389473/42 "2007-01-28T21:08:33Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] But, we can’t wait to see “Talladega Nights” and “Evan Almighty”. Yeah and, “Nacho Libre” is looking pretty good. [/QUOTE] No, those movies look pretty foul, too. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norbit/389473/43 "2007-01-28T23:28:17Z")
Amen, **chloie**. Amen. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norbit/389473/44 "2007-01-29T02:25:27Z")
[QUOTE=KJ] Worst. Movie. _Ever._ [/QUOTE] Nope, there are _MUCH_ worse ones out there… Manos; Hands of Fate Red Zone Cuba Hobgoblins and other MST3K’ed Experiments that said, Norbit holds no appeal for me, and i _LIKE_ Eddie Murphy movies ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norbit/389473/45 "2007-01-29T03:20:41Z")
I, too, think the commercials look terrible, but I’ve been mislead by commercials in the past. It is important to note that the movie is being released in the middle of February. A movie is only released in the dead of winter if the studio has no hopes of it’s success. If I’m in a vegetative state and it was being played on broadcast television and the channel was already on, I’d close my eyes. Damn, now I’ve gone and gotten myself terrified. If such a situation were to arise, I’d still have to HEAR the stupid movie. Uh oh. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norbit/389473/46 "2007-01-29T03:32:43Z")
I just thought it’s sad that when Murphy was getting such great reviews for _Dreamgirls_ and seemed to be on the verge of restoring his career that he had a movie like _Norbit_ waiting for release. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norbit/389473/47 "2007-01-29T03:54:29Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] But, we can’t wait to see “Talladega Nights” and “Evan Almighty”. Yeah and, “Nacho Libre” is looking pretty good. [/QUOTE] People WANTED to see Talladega Nights? Really? On purpose? I ripped Talladega Nights big time when the previews came out. And then it was shown during a flight I was on, and sure enough, it was every bit as horrible as I had expected. Nacho Libre was absolute garbage. ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norbit/389473/48 "2007-01-29T13:18:34Z")
I haven’t seen the trailers for Norbit, so I will take everyone’s word on how bad it is. But I must ask, can it really be worse than [this](http://imdb.com/title/tt0462229/) ? I’m afraid not even my future husband Will Patton can save this clunker. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norbit/389473/49 "2007-01-29T13:37:04Z")
[QUOTE=Abby\_Emma\_Sasha] I haven’t seen the trailers for Norbit, so I will take everyone’s word on how bad it is. But I must ask, can it really be worse than [this](http://imdb.com/title/tt0462229/) ? [/QUOTE] Who knows? Why would you think The Cleaner looks so bad? Cedric the Entertainer is a pretty funny guy. Besides having his own TV show, being in Kings of Comedy, and his own HBO specials, he was pretty funny in a Coen brother’s movie. I guess people must think that there’s just all these unfunny people out there who get their own stand-up special on HBO. Couldn’t _possibly_ be that they just don’t get that brand of humor. From your IMDB link, I noticed one of the writers of the Cleaner wrote the screenplay for _Midnight Run_, as well as _Bad Boys_, and _The Whole Ten Yards_. The director made Encino Man, Flubber, and Blue Streak. . .not what I think of as comedy classics, but a step up from Master of Disguise. As someone else in this thread said. . .the main indication of the possible weakness of these movies is a January/February release. That’s where movies go to die silently. Doesn’t bode well for the new Hannibal movie. ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norbit/389473/50 "2007-01-29T14:02:36Z")
> [@](#): > > I guess people must think that there’s just all these unfunny people out there who get their own stand-up special on HBO. Couldn’t possibly be that they just don’t get that brand of humor. Well, no. In my opinion it is just that they are not funny. ETA: I know Cedric has his own TV show, but so does Jim Belushi. There ya go. ---
**Author:** ![iluvurmom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iluvurmom/32/7276_2.png) [@iluvurmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iluvurmom)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norbit/389473/51 "2007-02-08T14:33:46Z")
Abby you can see the trailer here [www.meetnorbit.com](http://www.meetnorbit.com). You should watch it I think its really funny. It comes out this weekend and I will more than likely be watching it. I love the cast they are all pretty funny! ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norbit/389473/52 "2007-02-08T14:45:37Z")
[QUOTE=iluvurmom] Has anyone seen the commericals for the new Eddie Murphy Film Norbit. I think they are so funny. I think this movie will be a good one to see. [/QUOTE] No thanks. I’ve lived life as a morbidly obese person; it’s nowhere near as funny as other folks seem to think. I think he’s a pandering ass. VCNJ~ ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norbit/389473/53 "2007-02-08T15:00:57Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] You saw it already? Anyway, fuck it. Eddie Murphy doing different characters is his strong suit, and between Shallow Hal, both Big Mommas, and both Nutty Professors, I’ve had a lot of damn genuine laughs at guy’s in fat suits. I thought the Medea movies were pretty weak, but I like Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. Still make me laugh. [/QUOTE] I’m sure the movie sucks, but the “guy in drag in a fat suit” thing always cracks me up. I thought the make-up was excellent from what I saw on the commercials. I won’t be spending money on it, either in the theater or on DVD, but damn it, cheap laugh or not, I get a kick out of it! ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norbit/389473/54 "2007-02-08T15:09:01Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] . . .I get a kick out of it! [/QUOTE] That is the SOLE criterion by which to judge an attempt at humor. That simple fact seems lost on a lot of people. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norbit/389473.md?page=2)