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Entourage: Malibooty

by Jonathan Toomey, posted Jul 2nd 2007 8:43AM

Eric

(S04E03) "Yeah, it was real cozy listening to you snore all night Turtle. And please... tell me I didn't catch you whacking it at four AM?" - Eric

The thought of Turtle tugging it while I'm right next to him repulses me. I can't say that I blame E, but I guess that's what you have to expect when you're living in tight quarters with Drama. As many folks predicted, Drama's condo (which he technically couldn't afford) has become home to the gang... because Vince can't afford anything. Medellin needs to get some positive buzz and as Vince and Ari have realized, that's not going to happen with Eric running around saying the film sucks. The whole ordeal has created this pseudo-fight between Vince and E and so far, I think it's one of the best story lines the show has had.

I know a lot of people have been displeased with the recent string of episodes. I agree. The remaining half of season three was atrocious. But you can't deny that season four feels different. It's delving much deeper into the mentalities of these characters (mainly Vince and E) and we're getting a much bigger sense of what they put up with on a daily basis. It used to be T and A for all four of them. Lately, those stories seem to be relegated to just Drama and Turtle and I'm fine with that. However, I could do without seeing Drama getting tossed by some woman the size of a bus. Come to think of it, I could do without seeing Lisa Rinna's terrifying skin n' bone zombie face too.

Whatever, moving on. This "fight" between E and Vince is smart. It's not goofy. It feels intellectual and it boils down to the fact that they both have a monetary stake in this project. They need it to do good and it's forced them to care about this project way more than Aquaman, Queens Boulevard, or Head On.

With all the messy stuff that went into this episode (Vince essentially calling E "pizza boy;" Ari telling E he was ruining Vince's career; E actually getting a bid from Harvey off just the trailer), they still sat down at the end of the episode, beers in hand, and talked like calm adults. It feels much more real and far less frat boyish. The show is maturing, both through the characters and the story lines. This is good stuff.

But there are still issues. Walsh is going to flip when he finds out that Eric was shopping the film from only the trailer. He'll probably find out in France and go nuts at Cannes. Speaking of which, what if they don't win anything? Save for the 100K that Vince won at Dennis Hopper's house (it's already spent I'm sure), he's flat out broke. His career is shot if Walsh tweaks, the movie doesn't get good buzz, and it doesn't sell. I honestly don't see that happening... the show would be dead. The film is probably going to win something and as Vince pointed out to E, it's possible he's the one who's wrong. C'est la vie.

Based on the clips from the trailer we saw, which award do you think Medellin has the best chance of taking home from Cannes?
Palme d'Or (The Golden Palm)57 (23.2%)
Prix d'interpretation masculine (Best Actor)72 (29.3%)
Prix de la mise en scene (Best Director)58 (23.6%)
Prix du meilleur scenario (Best Screenplay)59 (24.0%)

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bruce

is ari driving the new lexus ls600h?

July 30 2007 at 7:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
PtownJake

Does anyone else think that Walsh may have been blowing steam through Vince's gullible little brain when he told him that Medellín was accepted into Cannes? When it doesn't happen, they are going to have to move fast and F*ck over Harvey one more time.

July 06 2007 at 10:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Cody

Also when Hopper called Vince "Aguaman" I bout near died.

July 04 2007 at 1:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Cody

Am I the only one who has realized that this show is very predictable to the extent that we all know Vince will succeed no matter what? It wouldn't be much of a dream life if he wasn't raking in piles of cash, and the point of the show is that everyone wants to be Vince. Not that I have any problem with this predictability; I'm always wondering how Vince will succeed after such and such a set back. But people who think that there's any possibility that he will fail need to rethink their attitude towards the show.

July 04 2007 at 1:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dj kilo

what happened to that fine black girl that turtle was hookin up with? I dont like the in consistentsies that occur alot in the series

July 03 2007 at 1:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jens

any show where you get to see R v Nistelrooy miss a penalty is a great show....

July 03 2007 at 5:22 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Diana

One more question: Now that Eric decided to go back on that deal to sell Harvey the film before Cannes (check out the title of the next episode), how many times can he fuck Weingold before it comes back to bite the boys on the ass?

July 03 2007 at 5:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ryan

I've got to disagree with everyone who's saying it's not realistic for Vince to be broke. He's done three movies that we know of:

1. Head On: About the exact equivalent to "Into the Blue" (same leading lady even)
2. Queens Blvd.: A low budget indie somewhere between "Buffalo '66" and "Memento" probably
3. Aquaman: Basically just like Spiderman

Put all that together and Vince would be some combination of Paul Walker, Vincent Gallo, Guy Pearce, and Tobey Maguire. None of those guys are even close to A list and other than Maguire and his Spiderman roles they all have some trouble getting decent work. He also wouldn't be allowed to do anything related to Aquaman (commercials, foreign appearances, etc.) because of his falling out with that studio. Put all of that on top of the fact that he has a bit of a public image problem (QB press conference, strip club brawl, semi-home wrecker, and studio alienation) and he is probably regarded as a bit of a loose cannon in the industry. The tipping point is Medellin, he has his name all over it (owner, producer, actor) if it bombs he can probably kiss the A list (and maybe B and C) goodbye for the near future. If it does well in any way he'll probably be move'n on up.

July 03 2007 at 1:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Pranav

Did no one notice that the game they were showing was at least 2 years old?
The penalty-kick taker, Ruud Van Nistelrooy hasn't played there since 2004/5.

I guess Dennis Hopper was right when he said no one has a clue about football, err, soccer.

July 02 2007 at 9:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
drew

Can't wait....in three episodes Vince and the crew go to Cannes and as part of Medelin's promotion Vince waterskies over a shark. This. Show. Blows.....

July 02 2007 at 6:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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