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Seth Rogen To Star In I’M WITH CANCER!!
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Seth Rogen will produce and co-star in the comedy “I’m With Cancer,” scripted by Will Reiser, a cancer survivor who worked with Rogen on “Da Ali G Show.”
The Hollywood Reporter describes the premise:
"Cancer" is Reiser's account of his struggle to beat cancer, with the story centering on a 25-year-old who finds out he has the disease.
Find all of the Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here.
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Okay, maybe the script is already bad, but I've never seen something funny with Seth Rogen. (I hope Kevin Smith will break the curse with Zack & Miri. He even made Ben Affleck and Matt Damon funny!)
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Jesus, there's a new Rogen project announced every fucking week.
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I'm so sick of this Rogen douche.
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The genius of Knocked Up is not "What if this Guy got you pregnant?" It's "What if we took the fat, average guy who exists in every town in America and made him into a movie star?"
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I agree with Drunken Rage, it seems like every week comes news of Rogen signing on to a new movie. Whenever Rogen attempts drama, he drools all over himself. His comic timing is decent, but it is unbearable to watch him attempt anything dramatic.
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and hilarious. It's cool not to dig him or whatever, but to deny his talent and shit all over him like so many in this talkback will is willful ignorance and, for whatever reason i can't imagine, sullen bitterness.
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Rogen + Cancer = Are these the two least funny things on the planet Earth?
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If you never saw "Freaks & Geeks," "Undeclared," "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" or "Knocked Up," you really should get to those.
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The collective here has it right. It doesn't matter that Seth is a commercial hit or a critical hit. It doesn't matter that he has substance and not just style. Nothing like that matters, and the discerning talkbakers here at AICN know this.
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Why?
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This is a case of the AICN TB'ers who hate anything that is even slightly overexposed. I cannot stand people who don't like something the moment it gains any kind of momentum. Get over yourselves.
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I like the guy; comedies like Superbad, The 40-Year Old Virgin, and Knocked Up are among my favorites of the past few years. Perhaps the haters are more partial to "Scary Movie" humor?
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Oct 12, 2008 5:40:46 PM CDT
Can't we just say laughs instead of "lolz"
by guy who got a headache and accidentally
Can't we all just pretend this annoying bullshit internet slang doesn't exist, and if your being ironic it's just making matters even worse.
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will he beat it or will he die? taking bets.
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He seems like an average, normal guy like me. Yet I am not as well known as he is. Any indication of success achieve by him in his chosen career field makes me personally unhappy. They should not be allowed to employ him based on the simple fact that it upsets me. I could choose to just ignore him, like a normal person would, but instead I prefer to wish him failure.
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The incessant hate does not surprise me at all here, as it seems like most of you are predisposed to hate anyone in the spotlight. Fact of the matter is, Apatow, Rogen and co. are making some of the funniest movies to come out in years. Plus, he seems like a way chill dude, down to earth, and success has not gotten to his head. Long live Undeclared, and bring on Funny People!
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This Rogen kid needs more work.
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He only babbles his lines and stands around appearing goofy-- that isn't funny???If you want to see funny, rent or buy "Walk Hard": The Dewey Cox Story. Now, that movie is as funny as hell, and only gets better and better as it goes along!!! Trust me, it's a classic, by the producer behind "40 Year Old Virgin". It is his best film to date!!! I'm glad that Rogen wasn't in it!!! He may be a nice guy, but he just isn't funny.
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i don't smoke and I really don't care if my friends do or don't... but take all the pot jokes out of this guys movie and your left with 30 minutes of at best mediocre comedy.
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woud rather see something silly than stuff i'm embarassed to see a commercial when i'm sitting in a room with my parents. once rogan became a star is when i got sick of him, don't hate him, just tired of him starring. plus him in green hornet????? that just don't make any sense.
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... less. zing.
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...the fact that men are born with external testicles, and the fact that Seth Rogen continues to get work. Fuck me.
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just proof that she has a twisted sense of humor
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Trading Places, Office Space, Young Frankenstein...
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I think the man is fun to watch.
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It'll be nice to see a little seriousness
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I didn't like that either
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Were tbers in love with the Apatow crew before Knocked Up got big?
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Rogen may not have the greatest range in the world, but who cares? he started up doing stand-up and writing. there are a GREAT many GREAT comedians who had similar limitations, sometimes elf-imposed, sometimes not. look at a legend like Bob Newhart. he never ONCE played anyone or anything but Bob Newhart, and it NEVER made him less funny. if you don't like Rogen's stuff, fine. I think he's hilarious. but don't look down your nose at him because there are similarities in the projects he chooses, stars in, co-writes, or co-produces.it's always cool to fly the hate flag. "why does this guy get work?" "[insert name] here isn't funny at all!!!" "because [insert name here] is enjoying success at the moment, I hate him!! grrrr!!!"I've seen this same senseless anger in AICN talkbacks since the beginning. and I was here in the beginning, kiddos.trust me, give it a rest. if you don't dig it, don't buy a ticket. but stop hating on someone jsut for being successful. especially not when it's a geek like us that ended up writing for Da Ali G show, and then starring in successful movies...honestly, you just look stupid.
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That's just how it goes. He was cool at first but then his name kept popping up and jealous and hateful talkbackers found reasons to hate him. It's like that with every actor, book, movie, band, etc that gets too big.
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Unfunny and malignant. Hollywood has to stop glamorizing these drug using imbeciles. The day the death penalty is made mandatory for all non-medicinal drug use is when society will finally start to "weed" out (yes, the pun is totally intended) the useless pieces of shit that are polluting humanity.
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Oct 12, 2008 7:41:31 PM CDT
Yeah lets get rid of all the drug users in hollywood...
by gwarwilleatyou
Then we'd have um who exactly?
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He's just played out right now and his schtick is getting tired.. Dude needs to take a break for 6 months or so. Every 6th movie released has him in it... I like they guy, just think he's overexposed at the moment.
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if he was in bad movies I'd understand but the movies he either stars in or write tends to be solid.
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...watching Rogen on screen is almost a nauseating as reading your posts.
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he is a cancer and I am the....aaaaaaa....what cures cancer?
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...it would be cool if he went away for a bit instead of being in every other film that comes out. Then he could come back and seem amusing again.
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ALL ABOARD THE SETH ROGEN HATE TRAIN! WE HAVE NO SENSE OF HUMOR!
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my chances of cancer are a bit raised because my grandfather was present at the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests, thanks allot government!
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The role he was born to play.
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you know seth rogan doesn't smoke weed right? god that was a scary post you just made. was it a joke?
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I mean you know that right? I guarantee you all haven't laughed at a comedy in ten years (or maybe twenty)
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Further proof that all of your opinions count less than dog turds and buffalo diarrhea.
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..really, ya fucked.
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I will agree with you that milflover's post was beyond idiotic, but you sir should probably do some research before you make untrue claims. Rogen has stated time and time again that he is a stoner, and infact smokes weed quite often. And I think all you people against weed really need to just load up a bong...
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...what I said is extreme, but I wouldnt say it's a joke. Drugs are one of society's biggest ills and everybody would be better off if they were eradicated. I dont really have a problem with people who do it once in a while to relax or whatever, but I am very anti-drug, smoking and alcohol in general. The death penalty for users is too much, I'll give you that, but drug dealers/producers should be shot on sight instead of wasting the law's time and money, the only things lower than them on the ladder are rapists and pedophiles, and barely at that.
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I haven't laughed at anything made in the past 10 years. Put on any comedy made in the 80s and I'm on the mutha fuckin' floor....
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I like Seth Rogen, but the "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" Episode "Charlie Has Cancer" was fantastic.And actually, after an underwhelming season 3, this season is pretty damn good. Seeing Charlie pelt Dee in the face with a ball for a youtube video was the funniest thing I've seen on TV in a long time. "GOD DAMN!!"
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In the bigining, everybody said "Finaly, an average, funny guy, as a leading man, getting chicks!" And now you're saying "I'm much more funnier than he is!". Jealousy, plain and simple.
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the reason I can so confidently claim that lame talkbacker hatred of anything popular is the reason behind all the Seth Rogen bashing, is because he's so INNOCUOUS! this is not some controversial figure. he's not as idiotic as Dane Cook, he's not as polarizing as Carlin, he's not really specifically targeted to kids even though there are some pot references in his movies, and Pineapple Express was SORT OF a stoner movie, I really don't get holding him up as the poster child for the stoner generation...I just don't see any reason to HATE him. if you don't like his movies, and you refuse to see them, that means you miss Superbad, and the 40-year-old Virgin, and those are seriously 2 of the funniest movies to have come out in recent years.it's okay, you can admit it, you're just a bitter, cynical talkbacker. you're among friends, it's okay to let it out...
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And we loved him for it. Not comparing the two, but just because someone has a distinct voice that they bring to their work doesn't make them untalented.
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no, he does smoke weed, actually...a lot of it, according to him. Franco, not so much, according to an interview.
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You are aware that most of the greatest art this world has ever known was a result of drug usage? Picasso, Van Gogh, Hemingway, Shakespeare, The Beatles, Miles Davis, (in fact most of the musical greats), etc, etc. The list goes on, and on, and on. Drugs only become a problem when people dont know what they're doing and take it to an extreme. There's no denying that certain drugs (pot, hallucinogenics) can open your mind in wonderful ways when used properly. I will agree with you that some drugs are stupid and useless (crack, meth, and the likes) and those dealers are scum of the earth... but there's no denying drugs played a huge part in our history, especially the field of art. I think you just need to experiment a little bit, then get back to me...
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Oct 13, 2008 4:51:44 AM CDT
I'm glad people are starting to see what Rogen really is:
by unionjackass.webs.com
Nice bloke, but MEDIOCRE-AT-BEST.
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The luckiest man in Hollywood. The new Leslie Nielson if you will.
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I've never seen something funny with Seth Rogen.
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And the overhyped appraisal he gets for everyfuckingthing he does is starting to piss me off.
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Will either be really good or really bad, cancer comedies walk a very fine line.
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If you have to take drugs to be creative, all I can do is laugh and feel sorry for you.
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nerds ... nerds ... Nerds... Nerds ... Nerds... NERDS ... NERDS ... NERDS!
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I didn't laugh once through KNOCKED UP. I'm not saying the film was shit, but TO ME it was NOT funny.
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Slight snag, Herc -in everything save for Knocked Up he was a supporting character. And he's funny as a supporting character. But he's not got the qualities to be a lead actor.
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You hit the nail on the head, buddy! IMO, there has only one true LOL comedy film in recent years and that was BORAT. I think BRUNO could even be funnier.
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Oh man, when, he, wait, wait, when he, had to do chemo and all his hair fell out and he lost all this weight and can't stop puking THAT WAS SO FUCKING FUNYY!!! HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I hear in the sequel he gets FULL BLOWN AIDS!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! OMFG!!! LOLZORS!!! 11!1!!!!1!!!1!
no, but really, worst idea ever.
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I think he's funny as a supporting character, but unsure about him as a lead. I did not find Knocked Up funny at all. It was really just some chick movie with maybe a couple laughs thrown in. I have not seen Pineapple Express, so I can't comment on it. I do like Knocked Up and Superbad. Guess I have to adjust my humor as well DerLanghaarige?
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I think it's Rogen's attempt to prove he's a 'Real Actor' like Jim Carrey did with THE TRUEMAN SHOW.
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I'm hoping if this makes it big we can finally get that syphilis musical-comedy I've been hoping for.
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I got diagnosed with cancer the week before I went to comicon for the first time ever. And the first words out of my mouth after I was told? "Can I still go to comicon?" Yes, I am that sad.
Thankfully I'm a survivor and I've been c-free for 3 years. But the thing that kept me going was having a sense of humor about the whole thing. You have to or you go crazy.
I went to comicon and had one of the best times of my life. It was a goal of mine for years and one of the things I wanted to do before I croaked. So you better believe I had a great time there.
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I think Seth is funny. I've only seen him in 40 Year Old Virgin, but I liked him there. Therefore I'm not tired of him and to me he seems fresh. His name does pop up on AICN often, though (which is fine). I'm looking forward to seeing him in Green Hornet one of these years. :) I do wish it were a serious take instead of a comedy (I'm fine with Seth either way).
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... where the kid says he/she (can't remember) googled "murder" made me laugh like a madman. Comedy gold.
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And I found that Larry David episode to be hilarity unleashed.
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...yes...it is the fucking worst. I don't hate the guy at all...hilarious in 40yov but I hated 'Knocked up' but that making of the "Kung Fu Panda" thing they said they actually cast him in part because of his laugh (or some shit) and I was like...are you asshole deaf? The guy has that 'gargling molten lava' laugh that is like using a metal brillo pad for a wash cloth. I haven't heard enough of Gervais laugh to know one way or the other but Rogen's laugh is like audible ass kickings. But otherwise, stick to the slapstick and you'll go far young behemoth.
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give me some guys who are funnier then him right now. If anyone says adam sandler they automatically get chopped in the throat. And let's not forget that Rogen is also one of the funniest writers working right now so give the man some fucking respect and stop being jealous that your fat ass is not his fat ass. You guys hate on Jonah Hill, who is also hilarious, so what gives?
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Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Carrell, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Dwight Schultz. There you go!
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Do I get a prize? If so, I'll collect it after I go be social.
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I guess I wont be getting back to you then, because I've never tried or touched any of that shit in my entire life and that's something I am hugely proud of! So I wont be experimenting any time soon, even if someone were to put a gun to my head to do it, they'd better be ready to pull the fucking trigger. I've seen enough people around me screwing up their life and health with all that shit, so no thanks. I could almost agree with you about drug-induced creativity, but quite frankly I dont. I'm with Mr Zeddmore on that one, except I dont feel sorry for them.
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Stephen Colbert, Jack Black, Rob Schneider, Christopher Titus, Sean William Scott, Robert Downey Jr (in Tropic Thunder) Seth Green, Seth McFarlane, the South Park guys.....
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Grow as naturally on this planet as humans do. Ignorance is worse than any drug.
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He seemed very weak in Knocked Up. I loved him in 40-Year OLd virgin though. He was hilarious.
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What fucking movie were you people watching? Jesus H. Christ. I just don't get it. Were you guys seriously laughing at that....she thinks you're a pot-head.....I am....bit? Awwwww fuck. Didn't pot jokes stop being funny like the 8th grade? They did for me.
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only weed. Look anything in excess is usually bad. This goes for drugs, alcohol, sex (okay maybe not?) food, sugar, etc. Some drugs are very destructive and addictive and should be avoided all together, weed is CERTAINLY not one of them. It's less harmful then alcohol. What causes more death, drunk driving or um uh OD'ing on weed?
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"the only things lower than them on the ladder are rapists and pedophiles, and barely at that." I guess drug dealers are worse then murderers? I call CLOWN SHOES! Clown Shoes I say!
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Oct 13, 2008 12:39:03 PM CDT
its not the issue of weed doing anything other than...
by dannyglovers_dickblood
...making you fucking annoying to be around. Its the gateway issue. Which is completely true, and don't even give me any line of shit denying that. Growing up-- I knew several friends who smoked weed occasionally. As we got toward the end of High School, it progressed into more and more use until they moved onto bigger and better things. With heavy weed smoking they have to smoke a ridiculous amount to feel anything after awhile. So they move onto the heavier shit. And this fucked up many lives of close friends of mine. One of whom is now dead. I guarantee he wouldn't have just jumped in with the heavy shit....its the slow escalation from one thing to the next that does it. And it is the general sentiment that weed is harmless that makes it so inviting at first.
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....there are life long heavy pot smokers than can live full and successful lives. But outside of the music or film business, how likely is this? Its pretty rare I'd say.
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NPH, funny in H&K, never saw his show. Colbert is funny but he is a one trick pony, Love, love Jack Black so can't argue there although a lot of TB'ers hate him vehemently for the same reasons they hate Rogen, Carrell, Rudd and presumably Segel all work steadily (some of it thanks to Rogen and Apatow) so what's the problem? Not sure who Dwight Schultz is, Rob Schenieder and Seth Green...umm no. RDJ isn't really a comedy actor. Does anyone really want to see the south park guys in more movies? They should stick to southpark and other shit where they are nowhere to be seen. Plus southpark has been on forever. So most of the people mentioned are either working regularly, involved with Rogen and Apatow's camp, or are just not that funny(to me and compared to Rogen in my opinion)...so again what is the problem?
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Margot At The Wedding. Thats all I have to say. Rogen would fucking break down in tears if someone told him he had to play that part as convincingly as Jack Black. The whole, "I'm a geek just like you guys, so come see my movie" plea. Absolutely fucking pathetic. And you jerk-offs fall for it. You should be proud.
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I really enjoyed Margot at the Wedding, but to be fair JB was still JB just more controlled, he's said before that he can't play sad and it shows in that movie a bit. Thought it was great and he was great in it but his acting is still questionable at this point.
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Good of you to at least appreciate a great film. Have you noticed most people say they can't fucking stand it? I couldn't believe so many people found it so disturbing.
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I agree 100% it is a gateway drug, but that's where moderation, common sense and discipline come in.
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Yeah I really liked it, very compelling, very interesting characterizations and I loved the fact that Jack Black was in it at all and that he did a very good job. I also really liked Noah's first (I think?) film the Squid and the Whale. Did you see that one? Talk about a fucked up family!
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But how many serious pot-heads have moderation, common sense, and discipline? I'm not talking the once a monthers.....I'm talking the 5 times a day mutha fuckas. Thats where that shit stops being funny and starts fucking up your life.
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...but yeah Margot was great. Amazing photography. That is what initially grabbed me in the trailers.
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check out the Squid and the Whale if you liked Margot at the Wedding. Mining similar territory with a very dysfunctional family but this is a husband and wife who's marriage fell apart and it shows the affect that situation has on their kids. Good stuff, very uplifting!
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He's not super talented ultra funny. But he's written and said some funny things in movies. Some may not like the fact that much of his funniness hinges on being an ordinary schlub and observational pop culture irreverence. And that's too bad. He's funny. Period. Go cry about it.
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It's true, ask them!!
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So what? That doesn't mean they don't have a sense of humor, period.
Personally (and this is just what I think, NOT a comment on the character of anyone who disagrees with me), I just don't think he's that funny. I find his humor to be childish, and frankly no more entertaining than Dane Cook (another guy I never understood how he got so popular).
Of course, maybe 26 is the new 45. I seem to hate everything that's really popular with most folks anymore... Seth Rogen, hip-hop (I'd list a specific artist but I gave up long ago), reality TV... in that "back in my day, comedy movies were funny and music was actually good!" kind of way. God, I feel old! -
Hehe, my mom loves that show. Can't stand sitcoms though, and I'm more of a Daily Show/Colbert Report/Lewis Black/standup kind of person.Still don't think Seth Rogen is funny.
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There is no other explaination for the success of that lame movie that was Knocked Up.
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like hell. Frozen01, we just get more discriminating is all. If I ever stop acting like I'm 18, grind up a Gigli dvd and put it in my ice cream. I agree, though, that is odd to hear the words, "well, in my day..." coming out of my mouth. I don't mind, though, because young people today have no taste, dammit! In my day, if we wanted porn, we had to steal it from a friend's creepy father's collection. Ever notice that every tb that mentions a comedian devolves into a shouting match about who has the best sense of humor?
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If you don't reign Jack Black in, fucking yikes. He's not the worst comedian ever, but he's a supporting player too. These guys make their marks as supporting players, but they aren't leads because neither of them has the ability to play it straight properly.
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I'm 23, and I hate the current generation with their Superbad/Shoot Em Up/Hellboy bullshit.
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Please guys. Get Seth and Kevin Smith do either do an improv comedy gig or have them sitting in a chair riffing on comics and pop culture for the DVD extras on Zack and Miri.
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rogen was funny when he was the average dude who would kind of just show up in the movie (like 40 yr old virgin). Kind of like your friend who is average, and kind of funny, and its good to chill with him. But damn, if you saw him every day, in every movie, youd probably start to hate him. I like the guy, but after 2-3 movies I kinda just got used to him and didnt really care anymore. Also, pot jokes ARE getting old. Just like Will Ferrell, this guy only has one schtick. Its not as good, so it runs out faster. Kind of like how I completely stopped caring about Ferrell at Talladega nights. Him and his whole crew only have one move too, and thats super ridiculous/super serious at the same time.
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Oct 14, 2008 12:39:01 AM CDT
Agree with Executor "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" is the
by brannagins law
and "Charlie Has Cancer" was amazing. That show is constantly hysterical.
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almost. I'm tired of that punk ass bitch.. get some new blood on screen. He's a shit stirrer.
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