Okay then. I saw Boogie Nights for the first time last night and I made a you 'you big stupid ass' glare whenever Luis Guzman came on screen, I haf been svindled! *cries*

I'll watch it again later and actually enjoy it.

Don't worry John, the Truth is out There.

This sucks even more than the "meltdown". Thanks guys, now I know which movie NOT to see.

Joke or not, this did absolutely nothing for promoting the movie. In fact, it made people want to see it less. Much much less.

They did get me, but still. The end result now is that i hate everyone. Nice marketing.

See, now if it was just Guzman and the director in a room arguing, I wouldn't believe it for one second, but they had those reaction shots of Reynolds and members of the cast that I *KNEW WITHOUT A DOUBT* couldn't be acting. Those guys really thought that was going down, and their reactions was what convinced me. That's really what sold it for me.

And yes, I have to agree with John. A blog is where you express your innermost thoughts, rightly or wrongly, and should be taken as *GOSPEL* that it's *YOUR GENUINE THOUGHTS*, not as some publicity stunt for your movie. It's one of those unspoken rules of blogs -- the understanding between blogger and reader.

Now who the f--- is going to read this director douche bag's blog again without thinking everything he's posting is full of crap?

I think I may have mentioned this in the previous thread concerning this gag., but I don't think this "joke" did anything to boost box office. And yes, it was still a stupid line.

I also feel that the director sabotaged his own blog, but not just for the issue of bullsh*t.

Here's the thing: When I usually hear actors and directors not getting along, or the studio locking people out of the editing rooms, I tend to think the picture when released, will be not as good as it should have been. It's possible that other people will feel this way. So when you hear that there were "problems" or "friction" on the set, don't you feel that both the director and/or actors are not at thier best?

But from what I read from Roger Ebert's review, if the director had Luis Guzman pick his nose and spit on food...well, the actor does as instructed and McKittrick is the big stupid ass.

Who cares?

Actually I wouldn't expect personal blogs to be a haven for the "truth" since, you know, it's "personal". :P

The film wasn't on my radar before this gag and it wasn't there after: the "joke" just provided a few moments of bemusement.

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmm

John, let's analyze this:

You post up how much you dislike Luiz Guzman, and suddenly a new blog gets released by the director discrediting the "practical joke" to get publicity?

If he REALLY wanted to get publicity, he would have let the rumor fly until about a week before premiere, don't you think?

My hunch is that this really did happen, and he's engaging in some creative damage control since you made it public.

Be skeptical, always ... The truth is out there ...

I read the Justin Long article before I watched the video (he went to high school with a friend of my ex-roommate, that's how tight we are), and I was skeptical. The fight still looked real, but I wanted context.

I wonder how many Hollywood types will see the video, miss the retraction, and consider Guzman "difficult" from now on?

This reminds me of the Libertarian Girl hoax. (A guy pretended to be a chick, and put a picture of a Russian mail-order bride in his "About Me" section - until he was nabbed at least.) It's not nearly as funny though.

Yeah, anything on McKittrick's blog is suspect now. (If anybody reads it, that is.)

No need to get testy just because you were sucked in by a practical joke; it happens to all of us from time to time! So he did it on his blog. Well, it's his blog, isn't it? Come on, man - you really need to lighten up.

Lesson to learn from this, try not to be TOO gullible next time. And before dishing out judgments, confirm veracity of the accounts.

I am always skeptical about what I rwad in the news, its not always seems to be what it is. Same thing applies here.

I will not see this movie anyway, so it didnt do anything for me. Sorry to the drumbeating director. *chuckles*

does anyone know where a link to the new footage is?

thanks in advance

danny

John, stop being such a whiny puss. Get over it.

you put too much faith in blogs. douchebag.

THIS WAS ALL A HOAX?! How could the fine folks of Hollywood dupe us like that? I mean, they could have seriously damaged Luis Guzman's reputation! If this BULLSHIT is a big concern in your life, I suggest you find a hobby. Who the hell cares?