Remember when Coming to America came out and Eddie Murphy played, like, three different characters? That was a good movie. It was totally funny: Randy Watson & Sexual Chocolate, Soul-Glo, She's your queen to be! Disagree? Fuck you, bitches, that shit will always be funny.
Not funny: Any subsequent films in which Eddie Murphy played multiple roles. Also, any subsequent films in which Eddie Murphy starred, was featured, or had a cameo appearance.
What this is driving at is Norbit. I read a blurb about it on I Watch Stuff, and I thought it was a joke. Then, I saw a trailer for it the other night, and a little piece of me died. Jebus fucking christ, why? Why the hell do they keep making these movies? Why the hell do people keep paying to see these movies?
Look, I think we can all agree that Eddie Murphy has the potential to be very funny (if you don't agree, check out this or listen to "Party All the Time" once). However, multiple Eddie Murphys isn't automatically funny. In fact, I'm inclined to think that Coming to America was just a fluke, and multiple Eddie Murphys is never funny.
When Norbit is released, just remember the method that's got Paul Anka's guarantee (guarantee void in Tennesee): Just don't look.
Together, we can stop this cinematic plague of fat jokes, fart jokes, and multiple Eddie Murphys (none of which are funny). If people stop paying to see these movies, they will stop making them. And, if you think that Norbit or the next Eddie Murphy Fat Suit Project looks like it might be good, just count to ten and go rent one of his pre-Nutty Professor comedies.
Remember: One Eddie Murphy who's funny and likeable is always better than four Eddie Murphys you want to kick in the crotch.
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