A record of one woman's mass consumption of pop culture in New York City.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Well It Is Times Square


So I should expect to see the bizarre when I walk through every morning. However, I have to say I was a little taken aback this morning when I was greeted by the giant head of Eddie Murphy. Apparently, it's been touring the country to promote his latest movie Meet Dave (there are some hilarious pictures of it on the back of a flatbed truck driving down the interstate all over the internet). As pictured, you can climb in the back and lean out the ear in order to mimic the pose from the movie's poster. It's actually quite disturbing but it's in Times Square for the holiday weekend if you want to check it out.

But the real question is what will people actually think of the film? Is the giant travelling head a stunt to cover up for the fact that the movie is no good? I have to say that I found the preview amusing so I hold out hope that a funny film lurks underneath. I certainly think Eddie Murphy is much funnier without all the gag makeup that he loves so well. I guess we'll see what the reviews say but if it gets a number of decent review I may be tempted to check it out. What do you think? Here's the preview:

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