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October 7, 2008

Enjoy: Mark Wahlberg's "Cough Syrup" Scene From The Happening

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Does anyone care that The Happening came out on DVD today? The little movie that couldn't about vengeful plants that caused human suicide seemed vaguely relevant back in June but is totally silly now, and not just because of the premise, plot, dialogue, and acting. If only M. Night had had a window into the future, he could have had Marky Mark running from the temptation of sub-prime lenders instead of the evil wind! Back in June, we covered the shit out of The Happening's theatrical release, possibly to obsessive extremes. But if you haven't had the pleasure of seeing The Happening, or even if you have, especially if you're an actor choosing a monologue for an audition, or a dude who wants to make his girlfriend jealous, this clip is really all you need. "If we're going to die, I want you to know something..."

No, Zooey, thank YOU! Anyway, also released for the first time on DVD today? The classic banned documentary we all pretended to have seen in middle school, Faces Of Death. Coincidence? I think not.

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when zooey deschanel asks "are you joking?" she is referring to his acting.

when she says "thank you" she is thanking him for responding with a nod, rather than speaking out loud.

Posted by: kittenpants at 10/07/08 5:19 PM | Reply
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I prefer watching him talk to animals. Say hi to your mother for me.

Posted by: dafs at 10/07/08 5:20 PM | Reply
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Becca

@ dafs.... i was about to post that EXACT comment... word for word. verbatim.
wow.

Posted by: Becca profile link at 10/07/08 5:21 PM | Reply
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Okay... so my question is when the world is under attack by plants, when can we do the pure being ball thing??

Posted by: Selena at 10/07/08 5:25 PM | Reply
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I PEE GOLD

Scene..."NOW LETS RUN AWAY FROM THAT WIND!" Que dramatic music.

Posted by: I PEE GOLD profile link at 10/07/08 5:29 PM | Reply
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aaron

I can't believe that's actually a line in the movie! Oh wait, this movie was written by M. Night Shyawfulmalan; never mind this scene totally makes sense.

Posted by: aaron profile link at 10/07/08 6:03 PM | Reply
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so ive never registered for digg,before, no problems with it, just never thought i needed to use it. i however felt i needed others to see this, and after noticing others had dug(g?) this post i had to. i am a follower and waaaaay behind the pack apparently

Posted by: birdman25 profile link at 10/07/08 6:08 PM | Reply
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k.

this post really came at a great time for me personally, because just this morning i was thinking "you know what would be the funniest? if the the events in 'the happening' started taking place in real life and they interviewed mark wahlberg about it."

Posted by: k. profile link at 10/08/08 1:22 AM | Reply
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NOW IM'A TALK TO A DONKEY
HEY DONKEY, WHAT'S GOIN ON? YOU'RE A DONKEY, I LIKE THAT
YOU EAT APPLES RIGHT? I PRODUCE ENTOURAGE
AIGHT, TALK TO YOU LATER DONKEY

Posted by: gold at 10/08/08 1:33 AM | Reply
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WTF, I must see this movie now...

Posted by: bella at 10/08/08 2:14 AM | Reply
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I took friends to see The Happening in a second-run theater on Three Dollar Movie Day. I actually missed this scene because we were laughing so hard.

There was one other guy in the theater, but we were laughing so hard, he walked out around when the train stops AND THEY LOSE CONTACT WITH WHOM? EVERYONE

Posted by: JT at 10/08/08 4:18 PM | Reply
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When we went to see it, we got shushed for laughing so hard. BY TEENAGERS. You haven't lived unless teenagers have shushed you in a movie.

Posted by: Lindsay profile link in reply to JT's comment at 10/08/08 7:46 PM | Reply
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Is this a so bad it's watchable movie? Or os it like Jurassic Park 3 which was so bad it wasn't even watchable?

Posted by: Genevieve at 10/08/08 5:22 PM | Reply
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Genevieve, it's like JP3 bad. I saw this movie in theaters because I thought it would be an enjoyably bad movie. But it wasn't. Best part of the experience was when the movie ended and someone in the back of the theater shouted, "THIS MOVIE FUCKING SUCKED!"

Posted by: tautou at 10/09/08 1:55 PM | Reply
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Hey, you guys know me? I'm Mark Wahlberg.

HEY GOAT I LIKE YOUR BEARD I HAD A BEARD LIKE THAT IN THE PERFECT STORM, DID YOU SEE THAT MOVIE?

Posted by: Drew at 10/10/08 8:41 AM | Reply
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This film will take it's place along side Plan From Outer Space (which is a superior film).

Posted by: jackklark profile link at 10/10/08 1:09 PM | Reply
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I am so filled with happiness when I read this site. That acting was bad. And the Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals skit from SNL was SPOT ON!

Posted by: Rezpect profile link at 10/13/08 2:35 PM | Reply
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damn i feel sorry for zooey.

Posted by: D at 10/13/08 4:58 PM | Reply
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