I'm going to see it, but not because I think it's going to be great. I have a friend acting in this movie, so that's my only motivation for watching it. Does anyone know when it will be released in New Zealand?

Satire is protected under U.S. law as part of speech freedom laws. Unfortunately, Lee Zlotoff won't gain anything by this lawsuit unless the film isn't very funny. Judging that 'MacGruber' was written by members of Saturday Night Live, this lawsuit has a good chance of succeeding.

richard dean anderson is the only one that can do this movie.

Not sure why everyone is going on about it not being in the spirit of Macgyver. This isnt a Macgyver movie. Its a movie about MacGruber, the skit which parodies Macgyver. Maybe check out the skit. They were 30-60 second skits which ended with an explosion because Macgruber couldnt defuse the bomb in time due to a variety of reasons. You shouldnt go into this movie expecting Macgyver.

I also am a MacGyver fan.... I loved it....was a funny clip.... I wouldn't spend money at the movies to see it, I'd wait for the DVD....

Having lived in USA for the past several years, I've seen some of the MacGruber sketches on Saturday Night Live - and they are actually pretty funny. What makes them funny is that he is a serious boyscout like MacGyver, but his solutions always end up in absolute failure. This movie however looks pathetic - the plot is mind-numbingly cliched and MacGruber has been dumbed down. SNL sketches have spawned some decent movies over the past few decades, but lately their movies have all been lame. SNL itself has been going down the toilet for the past few years.

My fav episode was when he remembered back to university and made a condom from common household products

Yes! I am a lifelong fan of MacGyver and I see this as a healthy, good natured parody rather than a threat. It is hardly an attempt to ripoff MacGyver- contrary- it pays homage to the original show, in fact, better than a lot of other parody movies do. This looks like a better spoof movie than Austin Powers ever was.

I would expect it to do very well as the comedy seems to be well written and the acting performances in the trailer make me want to see the movie. That alone is a rare thing in Hollywood right now. Lee Zlotoff needs a chill pill if he really thinks this could ruin his movie- the only way it could affect it is to actually help boost his turnout. After a bunch of people see the spoof, many of whom may have missed MacGyver in the 80's, they will want to see the real deal. Maybe Zlotoff is intimidated that he will then have a tough act to follow, who knows- the fact is, it's a lighthearted film that lives completely separate from the MacGyver universe and will at worst actually help generate interest and profits for MacGyver. So what's his problem?

I loved MacGyver as a kid and I love Will Forte and the MacGruber skits on SNL. I laughed at bits in the trailer but I don't think they can make it for 90 minutes. I wish them luck, I might even see it on DVD. People should ease up on the negative, it's just a piss-take movie.

Is anything that comes from the recent SNL funny? I hope someone loses their job because of this. I've seen the skit on youtube, that lacked any semblance of humor, what makes people think this would have it?

side note, "Hey Kenan, sucks that Kal was the funny one huh."