[47], A Million Ways to Die in the West received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Tom Baker got away with this in some of the weaker episodes of Doctor Who because he was charismatic and appealing enough to make us believe that the Doctor was really that clever. We live in a terrible place and time, Albert tells friends Edward (Giovanni Ribisi) and Ruth (Sarah Silverman), assessing his surroundings as if seeing medical and social realities through our eyes. This echoes the running gag in the film as to all the dangers of the Old West. Mild-mannered sheep farmer Albert Stark (Seth MacFarlane) feels certain that the Western frontier is trying to kill him, then he loses his girlfriend, Louise (Amanda Seyfried), to the town's most successful businessman. The film features an ensemble cast including MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman, and Liam Neeson. I'm a little surprised that so many reviews of A Million Ways follow the theme of: "pretty disappointed funny but not hilarious not as good as I was hoping" etc. A Million Ways to Die in the West is a 2014 American Western black comedy film directed by Seth MacFarlane and written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. Then the mysterious Anna rides into town and captures Albert's interest and heart, but with her deadly . A Million Ways to Die in the West is a disappointingly scattershot affair which will entertain Macfarlane fans but leave the rest of us with half-remembered frustration. The only thing worse than a bad sequel to Mel Brooks's BLAZING SADDLES is You guessed correctly This movie. it was a waste of time and left me stunned in disappointment! While Neeson is largely boring, pitching it somewhere between Taken and Seraphim Falls, Theron is a lot more appealing and almost manages to make her role convincing in its own right. Play the A Million Ways to Die in the West 8-bit Video Game. Even though I knew that he could not be killed, being the corner stone of the movie, I was secretly wishing for his character to die a horrible death some of the supporting characters were suffering. Scott Stuber, Of course, Ewan McGregor wasnt the only cameo in the film, and one of the other great ones was the quick appearance by Ryan Reynolds. Cinemablend is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff And More Reach Out As Christopher McQuarrie Gets Mission: Impossible 7 In The Can 3 Years (And Millions Of Extra Dollars) Later, Steve Harvey Calls Out T.J. 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"And I thought, 'No, they're not going to shoot this. have made him as successful as the creators of The Simpsons, earning him millions of fans and an equal number of critics, both professional and public. [16] The film was first announced on December 3, 2012, marking MacFarlane's second foray into live-action directing, after 2012's Ted. Western, Fuzzy Door Productions, What Does Bruce Campbell Think About A Crossover? I might see this appealing to pubescent boys trying to impress each other but the lack of anything other than bathroom humor for shock value should be embarrassing for the producers. The longer the film drags on (and at nearly two hours, it. He's playing at being a cowboy, making up the plot as he sees fit, rather than creating believable cowboy characters who just happen to talk like 1970s Jewish comedians. "The more serious I was, the funnier I was," the actor explained. A pistol-packing woman (Charlize Theron) helps a cowardly farmer (Seth MacFarlane) find his inner courage, but when her outlaw husband (Liam Neeson) rides into town seeking revenge, the farmer must put his newfound bravery to the test. You really shouldnt drink and horse, Edward tells a soused Albert as he heads out on horseback a bizarre turn of phrase that presumably sounded funnier to somebody than the more sense-making drink and ride. The leave-it-all-in approach leads to a nearly two-hour running time that looks all the more indulgent given how much invention Blazing Saddles packed into an hour-and-a-half. well as it turns out, most people i talked to and watched this bore actually wished that they died in the west, so add another way to die in the west: watching "A Million Ways to Die in the West" some jokes are not bad, and there 1 excellent scene, the "Mustache" dance, the only problem is Seth, what a terrible actor! Link to Are You There God? "A million ways to die in the west" is a movie that suffers from four major problems, all of them closely connected. In "A Million Ways to Die in the West," director, co-writer, and star Seth MacFarlane tries and fails to be the Bob Hope and/or Mel Brooks of his generation with a flabbily made western spoof. He was already in hair and makeup for his movie, so we just threw him in. Seth MacFarlane, Producer: He's not good enough as a romantic lead to anchor a picture. My husband walked out of the room. "A Million Ways to Die in the West" which also stars Neil Patrick Harris, Sarah Silverman and Giovanni Ribisi opens May 30. and the Awful isn't close to describing this film. A sheep farmer whose fickle girlfriend, Louise, leaves him when he backs out of a gunfight, Albert feels like a chump. Meanwhile, infamous outlaw Clinch Leatherwood shoots and kills an old prospector over a single gold nugget. "So when Seth called me to ask if I'd do (the movie), I said, 'I'll do it on condition that I do it in a very broad Irish accent.' Terms and Policies Stocking the supporting cast with top-drawer talent, he gives most of his costars little to do besides attract our attention on movie posters; that ruse might yield some results on opening weekend, but wont be able to carry the picture to the kind of profitability enjoyed by Ted. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 7, 2014, and earned more than $15 million in home media sales. "It's quite romantic," Neeson said of his character's name during a visit to TODAY Monday. A Million Ways to Die in the West, review - Seth MacFarlane's first novel The highest-paid TV writer in history has written a weird western that had Harry Ritchie ploughing through brothel. (1955), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and El Dorado (1966). And Law And Order. And while a lot of the comedy is funny, the jokes are often taken too far or spoiled by some random bit of nonsense. Screenwriters: Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild The thing that made me chuckle the most was the "runaway slave" shooting gallery because it WAS funny and audacious to put in a movie. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, Shooting Gallery Bystander (asks about the dollar), Rankings List Of All 22 Josh Brolins Acting in Movies 1985-2021, visual effects executive producer: Incessant Rain Studios (uncredited), associate producer (as Joseph Micucci) / associate producer, makeup department head: additional photography, makeup artist: second unit (as Pepper Gallegos), makeup department head / makeup supervisor, hair stylist: second unit (as Aleen Martinez), additional assistant makeup artist (uncredited), special makeup effects artist (uncredited), unit production manager: additional photography, production supervisor: insert shoot, additional photography, second assistant director: second unit (as Anna Ramey), second second assistant director: additional photography (as Louis Lanni), additional second second assistant director, first assistant director: additional photography, first assistant director: second unit / second second assistant director, construction general foreman (as Jim Barth), art department coordinator (as Sara Pennington), assistant property master (as Trina Siopy), labor foreman (as Christopher C. Windisch), construction coordinator (as Christopher D. Windisch), sound designer (as Elliott L. Koretz) / sound supervisor (as Elliott L. Koretz), sound mixer: insert shoot, additional photography, re-recording mix technician (as Fred W. Peck III), supervising adr editor (as Kira) / supervising dialogue editor (as Kira), post production infrastructure (uncredited), special effects production assistant (as Tracy Buron-Hahnlein), special effects foreman (as Joseph Ulibarri), compositor: Tippett Studio (as Joe Bailey), visual effects pipeline technical assistant: Tippett Studio, visual effects texture artist: Tippett Studio, visual effects lead texture/groom: Iloura, cg supervisor: Tippett Studio (as Howard Campbell), compositor: Tippett Studio (as Scott Roscoe David), vsual effects art director: Tippett Studio, visual effects color pipeline supervisor: Tippett Studio, visual effects environment artist: Tippett Studio, digital resource wrangler: Tippett Studio (as Michael L. Hutchinson), visual effects lead character rigger: Tippett Studio, visual effects lead modeler: Iloura (as Sam Jensen), compositor: Tippett Studio (as David Link), visual effects research & development: Tippett Studio (as Doug MacMillan), visual effects reference supervisor: Tippett Studio, digital environment supervisor: Tippett Studio, visual effects coordinator: Tippett Studio (as Michele Stewart), matchmove and layout supervisor: Tippett Studio (as Christopher Paizis), visual effects production manager: Tippett Studio, digital resource wrangler: Tippett Studio, cg effects artist: Tippett Studio (as Jonathan Ramos), digital imaging specialist: Sony Colorworks, visual effects research & development: Tippett Studio, executive visual effects producer: Tippett Studio, visual effects head of research & development: Tippett Studio (as Mike Root), compositor: Tippett Studio (as Tom Rosseter), visual effects environment artist: Tippett Studio (as Bernhard von Zastrow), visual effects production manager: Iloura, visual effects resource manager: Iloura (uncredited), visual effects artist: Clearcut FX (uncredited), matchmove and layout artist: Tippett Studio (uncredited), visual effects production assistant: Iloura (uncredited), visual effects it manager: Iloura (uncredited), matchmove artist: Tippett Studio (uncredited), visual effects administration manager: Iloura (uncredited), visual effects it support: Iloura (uncredited), director of creative marketing: Tippett Studio (uncredited), head of visual effects: Iloura (uncredited), digital compositor (uncredited) / matchmove artist (uncredited), visual effects digital intermediate producer (uncredited), visual effects character technical director (uncredited), visual effects head of production: Iloura (uncredited), stunt coordinator: additional photography / stunts, stunt double: Dennis Haskins (uncredited), additional steadicam operator / camera operator: "c" camera, best boy rigging grip (as Matthew Cordova), dimmerboard operator (as Jacob J. Cottrell), camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: second unit, camera operator: "c" camera (as Dan Gold), camera production assistant (as Bryan Jones), best boy rigging electrician (as Nikki Le Blanc), camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator, best boy electric: additional photography, best boy rigging grip: additional photography, first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit (as Gabe Pfeiffer), pursuit remote head technician: second unit (as James Razo), pursuit crane operator: second unit (as Robert Rubin), video assist operator: second unit/additional photography, aerial director of photography: second unit (as Kurt Soderling), first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Michael Weldon), director of photography: additional photography unit (uncredited), assistant camera: promo shoot (uncredited), technocrane operator: second unit (uncredited), camera operator: promo shoot (uncredited), first assistant camera: "a" camera/steadicam operator, additional photography (uncredited), dolly grip: additional photography (uncredited), assistant chief rigging technician (uncredited), remote head technician: Stab C Compact (uncredited), additional first assistant camera (uncredited), background casting: additional photography, location casting associate (as Cristina Rogers), assistant costume designer: additional photography, costumer: Ms. Theron (as Annie Laoparadonchai), costume supervisor: additional photography, costume production assistant: reshoots (uncredited), digital intermediate producer: ColorWorks, post-production assistant (as Susan Young), location production assistant (as Chuck Culberson), location production assistant: day player (uncredited), score and songs mixer / score and songs recordist, musician: featured soloist guitar, mandolin, production coordinator: additional photography, craft service assistant / key craft service, best boy craft service (as Holly Baca Zerounian), travel coordinator: additional photography, assistant: Mr. MacFarlane (as Chris Bartholet), production coordinator: insert shoot, additional photography, key set production assistant (as Ardy B. Carlson), additional production assistant (uncredited), production accountant: additional photography, caterer: Mario's Catering (as Roland Gonzalez), american humane representative (as Edward Lish), photo double: Giovanni Ribisi (as Ray Martinez), helicopter coordinator/pilot: second unit (as Peter McKernan Jr.), photo double (as Alexander Daniel Pimentel) / stand-in (as Alexander Daniel Pimentel), trained animal coordinator (as Sled Reynolds), production assistant (as Chrissy Stoltenberg), first assistant accountant: additional photography, set production assistant (uncredited) / wrangler (uncredited), second assistant accountant: additional photography (uncredited), accounting clerk: additional photography (uncredited), completion bond representative (uncredited), additional set production assistant (uncredited), digital acquisition supervisor (uncredited), still photographer: tintype photos (uncredited). Still, there's always Ted 2 to look forward to. This is the same game at which Foy had earlier defeated Albert and Anna had then defeated Foy. The only reason I decided to see this film is that the trailer looked promising, like it was going to be one of those dark comedy gorefests, which I do like. Music: Joel McNeely, Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. During the brawl, Albert saves Anna from being crushed to death, and the two become close friends. Cinemablend is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. It's a tale of the good, the bad and the funny in Liam Neeson's new comedy, "A Million Ways to Die in the West." WARNING: The rest of this article contains minor spoilers for A Million Ways To Die In The West. [57] "Spiritually, it's closer to a mid-range crowd-pleaser such as City Slickers than Blazing Saddles, too enamoured of genre convention to reach for the comic dynamite," wrote Mike McCahill at The Guardian. MacFarlane plays a character who spends the entire movie showing how enlightened he is by complaining about how terrible life in the West is - but he could only know this if he had experienced life AFTER that period, and therefore had something to compare it with. And on the topic of the long-running bawdy animated show created by MacFarlane, Neeson said that about 10 years ago, there was an episode that poked fun at the actor and his brogue. May 30, 2014 It's a tale of the good, the bad and the funny in Liam Neeson's new comedy, "A Million Ways to Die in the West." Before he attempts to rape her, she knocks him unconscious with a rock and escapes. I thought Charlize Theron and Liam Neeson were fine with a lousy script and a cameo by an actor from a classic comedy was excellent but not much else worked for me. He wounds Clinch with a bullet dipped in rattlesnake venom before his own gun is shot out of his hand but manages to stall until Clinch fatally succumbs to the poison. A good way of illustrating the central problem with this film is to be found in Dwarfing USA, a DVD documentary about the ill-fated American version of Red Dwarf. Terrible film, so easy to make me laugh with good jokes, i am a very positive person who always see the full part of the glass, but this movie is just too bad, awful. it seemed like they took a little "Family Guy" humor, their take on "Blazing Saddles", and threw in parts of Sarah Silverman's act and mix them all up with modern references and some off color humor and you have the film I saw tonight. I do not understand why Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Giovanni Ribisi, Neil Patrick Harris, Ewan McGregor, Ryan Reynolds and many other actors and actresses needed to be a part of this uninspiring and very, very bad project. This is supposed to be a comedy. The central dynamic is simply a lazy and boring regurgitation of the Judd Apatow formula - namely a romance in which a schlubby, incompetent, shallow and cretinous guy ends up with the beautiful, smart, resourceful woman for no good reason. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. [14] Various aspects of the film were inspired by western films. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. This guy has an ego the size of Montana and this dung heap of a film shows beyond doubt it's not justified. But no matter how many jokes he can produce, or how long he chooses to play these jokes out for, they cannot solve the underlying problems: the story and the characters. Later, Clinch confronts Anna by demanding that she reveal Albert's name and his whereabouts, or he will kill her. [29] Principal photography ended on August 9, 2013. Adding to Albert's distress and feelings of inadequacy, Louise takes up with the town's most . When she shoots, short cuts to the gallery show 10 targets, but 12 shots are heard and Anna wins the prize for perfect score. After the success of Ted (which I thought was decent) MacFarlane obviously thought he could do no wrong but 'A Million Ways to Die in the West' brings him crashing back to Earth in spectacular fashion. It was released as a single on April 29, 2014. I went to see this movie in high hopes after the huge success of Seth's earlier film "Ted" which I saw three times in theaters and enjoyed each time. Regal A decade-plus CinemaBlend veteran who is endlessly enthusiastic about the career hes dreamt of since seventh grade. Cinematographer: Michael Barrett | On March 18, it was announced that Sarah Silverman was cast to play a prostitute in the film. Perhaps thats because shes secretly betrothed to the meanest cuss in these parts, a bandit called Clinch (Liam Neeson), who has sent her here to hide out while he dodges the law for a spell. The film follows a cowardly frontiersman who gains courage with the help of a female gunfighter and must use his newfound skills in a confrontation with her villainous outlaw husband. Coming Soon. "[62] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter criticized the film's running time: "Though the film is hardly laugh-free, its uneven jokes appear to have breezed through a very forgiving editing process. Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, He stopped by the Million Ways To Die In The West set just to make an appearance, and it was then that Theron decided to offer him a part. My wife and I went with another couple and we saw the film for free and it still was horrible. A Million Ways to Die in the West: Official Clip - That's a Dollar Bill! Trust me, you'd have a better time sitting out in a puddle playing in the mud than you'd have in this dirt- poor excuse for a movie. Macfarlane can do so much better as both an actor and a writer, but the biggest compliment you can pay this film is that it makes you want to rewatch Blazing Saddles, to see how it really should be done. Truly pathetic. MacFarlane's take on the Western is considerably tamer than that of earlier smart-aleck postmodernists. Heres how it works. Vulgar, crude, self-referential, and irreverent, A Million Ways to Die in the West is a typical Seth MacFarlane comedy. This movie does not display the last two traits, since most characters have pearly white teeth and seem washed and combed, but the rest of the clichs are present. Seth MacFarlane directs, produces, co-writes and plays the role of the cowardly sheep farmer Albert in A Million Ways to Die in the West. | Wherever you stand on Macfarlane's televisual endeavours, translating from one medium to another is notoriously difficult. "[60] Scott Foundas of Variety found the film "overlong and uninspired," criticizing the film's "lazy writing," and MacFarlane's "surprisingly bland" comic performance. Even if Macfarlane's ambitions didn't extend to a full-on reworking of Thomas Hobbes, he could have taken this central idea further. All A Million Ways to Die in the West Videos. I hope I will forget it fast. Clinch, having regained consciousness, tracks down Anna to the farm, but Albert helps her escape, then escapes himself. What is the Japanese language plot outline for A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)? Talking about the movies ending at a recent press conference after being asked why the film didnt include an ode to the stereotypical Mexican character in Westerns, the director detailed the deleted scene: "There was a bit at the end where Neil and Amanda, because of the shitting in the hat, he has to leave town because hes so embarrassed. A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Seth MacFarlane Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification Produced by Music by Cinematography by Film Editing by Casting By Production Design by Art Direction by Set Decoration by Costume Design by Vulgar -- yes, but just not funny. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Taken abstractly, there is no way in hell that Anna would end up with Albert, and shaping him as the lesser of two evils over Clinch is not only stupid, it's downright misogynistic. John Waters knew this, Mel Brooks knew this, even the Farrelly Brothers knew this - but clearly it's something that Macfarlane still has to learn. "When I read the script, it made me giggle a lot, let's put it that way. Anna returns to Albert's farm to warn him about Clinch, but he chastises her for lying to him. Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, Neil Patrick Harris, Sarah Silverman, Seth MacFarlane Summary: After a cowardly sheep farmer backs out of a gunfight, his fickle girlfriend leaves him for another man. Alec Sulkin, Doug Naylor, who co-created the original series, recalled being in a room of writers from The Simpsons and Cheers, and being berated for wanting to work on character construction rather than coming up with gags. Cinemark So even though the . Haha! [17] Tippett Studio was hired to work on the film's visual effects. As the story goes, the Scottish star was in the neighborhood during the production of MacFarlane's movie, starring in Gavin O'Connor's Jane Got A Gun. [19] On February 11, it was announced Amanda Seyfried had joined the film. Much of it had something to do with farting or diarrhea, not an adult topic in my opinion. Here are your picks for the Best of the Capital Region 2023 I knew it was going to be raunchy. A decade-plus CinemaBlend veteran who is endlessly enthusiastic about the career hes dreamt of since seventh grade. A Million Ways to Die in the West: Trailer 1 2:30 Added: January 19, 2017. You're almost there! [14], A Million Ways to Die in the West grossed $43.1 million in North America and $43.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $86.4 million, against its $40 million budget. Here's the official synopsis: After a cowardly sheep farmer backs out of a gunfight, his fickle girlfriend leaves him for another man. While fleeing, he is captured by a tribe of Apache Indians, who threaten to burn him alive. However, a beautiful, pistol-packing woman named Anna (Charlize Theron) rides into town and helps Albert find his inner courage. maybe slip a note under his door? "[59] Richard Corliss of Time called the film a "sagebrush comedy whose visual grandeur and appealing actors get polluted by some astonishingly lazy writing. I am not a prude and have done my share of telling and enjoying off color jokes but someone ought to explain that a joke like a story deserves thought and intelligence. 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