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January 21, 2009

To Razzie The Love Guru You Have To Have Seen The Love Guru

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It's being reported this morning that Mike Myers's The Love Guru has received the most nominations at this year's Razzie Awards. From the AP:

Myers' comedy flop "The Love Guru" led the field Wednesday for the Razzies with seven nominations, among them worst picture and worst-acting slots for Myers, Jessica Alba, Verne Troyer and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley.

The number of nominations for "Love Guru" was appropriate given what a personal project it was for Myers, who not only starred but also co-wrote and produced the movie, said John Wilson, founder of the Razzies, an Oscar spoof that dishes out "dis-honors" for the lousiest stuff Hollywood dredged up the previous year.

Normally, I am of the opinion that the Associated Press, a news organization established primarily as an information resource, should refrain from editorializing on its subjects. In this case, though, I agree that the number of nominations for The Love Guru was "appropriate."

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AP didn't editorialize. The comment is attributed to John Wilson.

Posted by: Patrick R at 01/21/09 11:57 AM | Reply
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Yeah it only seems like they're editorializing because it's so badly written ha ha

Posted by: g at 01/21/09 12:05 PM | Reply
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I'll have to stick up for AP here and point out that the beginning of the second graph is a paraphrased quote.

Posted by: Nate at 01/21/09 12:06 PM | Reply
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Gabe

You guys can't fire me, I quit.

But you can still fire whoever wrote this because of what a bad job they did.

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