Youth in Revolt stars Zach Galifianakis, Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta, and Justin Long, with Michael Cera in the lead.  I always get people in the comments complaining about Michael Cera sucking, or playing the same character over and over, but what can I say, he still cracks me up.   Especially when he’s playing his own mustachio’d evil twin.  I’ve read he was the only actor allowed to ad lib on the set of Arrested Development, which makes sense, he has impeccable timing.  Unlike someone I know. (*points to crotch*)

Opens January 8th.

It looks like some of the best parts of Judd Apatow’s Funny People will be the movies within the movie, like the Adam-Sandler-as-a-manbaby comedy, “Re-Do,” in which Adam Sandler basically makes fun of the kind of movies he usually makes (see also: Jason Schwartzman’s fake show “Yo Teach…!”).  Here we get a longer clip from Re-Do.  It’s unclear whether this whole thing will be in the movie, but you gotta love all the movie clichés they nail in this (I’ve provided linked examples):

• The protagonist has to cure his affliction, before his big important meeting with the Japanese!
• The protagonists wants to be young again, gets his wish, but then gets MORE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR!
• GRR, EXPOSITORY DIALOGUE!
• “It took this wacky situation to teach me how to be a good father!“
• Waah, life doesn’t come with a handbook!

Did I miss any?

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Most horror movies are just a mash-up of lame clichés.  Drag Me to Hell, Sam Raimi’s first directing effort since the Spider-Man trilogy, comes from a cliché that might just be old enough to seem fresh again.  Poor old lady needs help, protagonist fails to help her, old lady turns out to be a demon and drags her to hell.  Or maybe in the story I’m thinking of, the old lady turns out to be Jesus.  Or was it a genie?  F-ck, I can never remember keep this religious stuff straight.
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In an effort to convince guys that He’s Just Not That Into You isn’t that same boring chick flick, they’ve released this video (after the jump) in which Justin Long, Brad Cooper, and Kevin Connelly count down the Top 10 Chick Flick Clichés that aren’t in He’s Just Not that Into You.  Here they are so you don’t have to watch it (and yes, I realize there are more than 10).

No makeover montages
No singing into random objects
No quirky best friend
No sardonic best friend
No sassy best friend
No one-night-stand followed by finding out they actually slept with their boss
No one slides down a wall while crying
No one laughs and cries at the same time
No elderly folks who say inappropriate things
Nobody chases anyone to stop them from doing something
No heads falling into the frame and landing on pillows
No winning over a woman by telling her all the little things he likes about her
No falling in love montage

Honestly, all I got out of watching this is that Kevin Connelly is still the least likable actor in Hollywood.  What is it about him?  He’s like the annoying little brother I never had.  I just wanna punch his little kidneys until he pees blood.

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Apple has the latest trailer for Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show up today.

I’m hoping this will be more like Comedians of Comedy and less like Dane Cook’s Tourgasm, which FilmDrunk reader Justin noted, "made me think all comedians were douchebags behind the scenes crying about their jokes not being funny and girls not liking them."

I’m still on the fence about it, but the fact that the funniest line in the trailer was delivered by someone they pulled out of the audience doesn’t bode well.