OSCARS: Eddie Murphy Says He Isn’t Doing “Any Of Those Crazy Dance Numbers”

COMMENTS (10)

• I wish Eddie Murphy would just do movies for adults again like he used to and ceases doing children’s films.

  Comment by Tyler Terry — Wednesday October 26, 2011 @ 9:41am PDT  Reply to this post

• Thank God. Those musical numbers are NEVER funny, and RARELY entertainmening in any capacity whatsoever. The musical numbers are the chances to go to the bathroom or check other channels. Good call by Murphy & Ratner to give them the axe. If the show focuses on the awards and the occasional comedic jab by a sarcastic host, then it’ll be entertaining…ish.

  Comment by me0w — Wednesday October 26, 2011 @ 9:53am PDT  Reply to this post

  • I’d just like to clarify I meant “entertaining”. Not entertainmening. I dun have meself an endumakasheon.

    Comment by me0w — Wednesday October 26, 2011 @ 9:54am PDT  Reply to this post

• Oh Eddie … it’s always sad when has-been comedians crack themselves up and think they are so much more funny than the audience.

  Comment by OH Eddie — Wednesday October 26, 2011 @ 12:00pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Ratner has never been a good director and Eddie Murphy hasn’t been funny for over 20 years. This doesn’t bode well.

  Comment by xolitz — Wednesday October 26, 2011 @ 12:07pm PDT  Reply to this post

• A key point of Eddie’s interview with Dave was his admission that he hasn’t done stand-up since he was 27. That could be one explanation of why his roles are so out-of-touch with his audience. When he was doing stand-up, he had immediate reaction (or non-reaction) from a live audience. That connection is hard to beat.

  Like Tyler (above) said, Eddie needs to make movies for adults again. One way for him to know what adult audiences want is to attempt to revive his stand-up act, if only for a little while.

  Comment by carthy — Wednesday October 26, 2011 @ 1:08pm PDT  Reply to this post

• So sad.

  He looks like Snoop.

  He’s lost the edge.

  I’m less psyched then I was.

  So sad.

  Thank you.

  Comment by anonymous — Wednesday October 26, 2011 @ 2:02pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I admit that I still hope — every time — to see Eddie stroll up and just blast a titanic home run one more time.

  Comment by Jerkstore Jimmy — Wednesday October 26, 2011 @ 2:35pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Wow this was not a good appearance to promote Tower Heist/Oscars. Letterman seemed to sense Eddie’s lack of fire and motivation as well.

  Comment by INterested Observer — Wednesday October 26, 2011 @ 3:53pm PDT  Reply to this post

• So…no special appearance by Randy Watson and his band Sexual Chocolate? But they so fine, don’t you agree?

  Comment by Michelle — Thursday October 27, 2011 @ 3:04pm PDT  Reply to this post