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Funny People FAQ
Is “Funny People” funny?
Yes, it’s easily one of the funniest movies of the year. Like the stellar “40-Year-Old Virgin” and “Knocked Up” before it, it boasts an improbable number of million-dollar jokes. Expect to laugh a lot and expect a lot of the gags to resonate on the drive home.
Isn’t this a cancer movie? Isn’t it closer to it closer to “My Sister’s Keeper” than “Knocked Up”?
It’s way way way closer to “Knocked Up.” DOUBLE SECRET SPOILER ALERT: as some of the ads suggest, the comedian with the cancer is essentially cured halfway through the movie, and in truth he’s never seen sicker than a college freshman on a Friday night. (We’re treated to the most fleeting glimpse of toilet hugging but happily spared the sight of actual puke.) Apatow has something to say about existential crisis, but this is not Judd Apatow’s “Brian’s Song,” or even his “Terms of Endearment.” Because nobody actually dies.
Isn’t “Funny People” super-long?
“Funny People” is kinda super-long! It runs 146 minutes and feels a bit like a movie AND that movie’s sequel.
That first movie would be a hilarious 90-minute R-rated black comedy, set in Los Angeles and co-starring Jason Schwartzman, Jonah Hill and Aubrey Plaza. It’s about an aspiring twentysomething comic (Seth Rogen) befriended by a supersuccessful fortysomething comic (Adam Sandler) who’s been told he’s dying.
The sequel would be an hour-long indie-ish affair, also funny, about the older comedian’s Girl Who Got Away. This one takes place in Northern California and co-stars Leslie Mann, Eric Bana and Judd Apatow’s tiny daughters.
2:26? Does it get boring?
It does not! The movie crams a lot of plot in around its gags, so my interest, at least, was not tempted to flag. (Though cinemagoers not warned ahead of time – as I wasn’t – may think the credits are about to roll around the 90-minute mark; and this may be what’s throwing some of the critics.) Among many other things, the movie offers a quite compelling look at the workings of Los Angeles comedy scene generally, and the one surrounding Hollywood’s Improv nightclub in particular.
Kindly describe some of your favorite components.
Ray Romano is on screen for maybe a minute (the film is packed with big-name cameos) and is funnier here, I think, than he was during the nine-year run of his CBS sitcom. Rogen’s character and his roomies smoke less dope and have more pointed conversations than they did in “Knocked Up,” including an instant classic about the fates of dead relatives. Aubrey Plaza, who plays the bored intern on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation,” plays a stand-up comic and the Rogen character’s potential love interest; she’s given a witty, very relatable personality and it’s not hard to see what the male comics see in her. There’s a great bit involving Eric Bana’s character drilling his children in Chinese. (Apatow’s kids, also key components of “Knocked Up,” continue to be reliable sources of funny generally.) Even sensitive singer-songwriter James Taylor gets off a decent zinger.
So, in sum, it’s a long, weird movie that ably demonstrates its creators’ extraordinary comic acumen?
As usual, Paul, you’ve crystallized my thoughts perfectly. As far as I’m concerned, director Judd Apatow is now three for three.
How does it end, spoiler-boy?
In Otto’s, with napkins.
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Herc and co were giving this an A++ before they even saw it. I get promotion, what I don't get is hardcore loving a film before it's made to the extent where any reviews you make are laughable. And it'd be nice - at least - to see Herc REVIEW IT rather than answer questions. Only slightly better than those piss-poor Twitter-con updates.
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How many do we have in this talkback, just want to keep track...
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He's a decent supporting actor who can't do lead roles. The 40Yr Old Virgin worked because he was allowed to be funny and didn't have to 'act.'
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Going to see it this weekend. Hope the sappy sweetness is restrained if not minimized.
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He is in danger of over-exposure a la Jim Carrey and Will Ferrell but I love his self-deprecating quality. Only Zack and Miri fell flat for me and that was more of a Kevin Smith issue than Rogan's performance.
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Fat guys who lose weight lose their comic mojo. The audience think they have cancer and don't like to laugh at them.
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Seriously one of the worst things a website can be is predictable, and thats exactly what AICN is. I knew what the reviews here would be of funny people before I even logged on.
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It's not just an AICN thing. It's not Snakes on a Plane.
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..but you can load Sandler into a rocket and shoot it into the sun and I would help pay for the cost.
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you and a group of friends film yourselves for the night, edit together the zingers and bam you got an Apatow movie.
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Jul 31, 2009 1:15:39 PM CDT
Q: Doesn't the inclusion of Jonah Hill automatically
by lanemyersclassic
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Jul 31, 2009 1:17:52 PM CDT
40 Year Old Virgin DVD has the best Extras of any DVD
by lanemyersclassic
I've ever seen. The bloopers and deleted scenes were actually funnier than the movie - which was fucking hilarious!
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i'm fucking conflicted. ah fuck it i'll watch. but not because of you rogen!
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Good to see Michael Cera is challenging himself by apparently playing Michael Cera, again. And isn't that the borderline-retarded asian girl from Knocked Up that he's holding hands with? Is every one-line extra from an Apatow movie going to get their own "star-making vehicle" now? -
Are these movies about the same people? Or is Judge Aptow the White Spike Lee? Spike loves to use the same actors, at least he use to. He's more diverse now but still.
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Jonah Hill? Rogen? Leslie Mann?
Fuck off.
I loved 40yr Old Virgin, less Knocked Up, but I'm now completely sick to death of Hill & Rogen and their unfunny pish.
I have a bad feeling Paul Rudd is going down the same road, and don't start me on that arsehole from Sarah Marshall & I Love You Man.
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Because they're always a completely surprise to me. I really want to know what kind of comedy movies you people actually like. Or do you just not like comedies and thinks all AICN posts should be devoted 100% to sci-fi?
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I'm also on the fense about this as well.. I mean other actors have to eat too, why can't Apatow give them a deal?
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Keep in mind that people in general tend to be mindless sheep. There is one brand of sheep that are ironic sheep. Ironic sheep's sense of self-worth comes from their perceived individuality. When these ironic sheep see the other sheep start to like the same thing they do, they stop liking it. It's not just that they *pretend* to stop liking it, they're able to actually *believe* that a) they no longer like it and b) this change of heart is a reflection of their awesome immaculate individuality, which is hilarious. It's hilarious because they don't see the irony, in that the act of changing their likes and dislikes based on the direct actions of others is the exact opposite of individuality, and actually makes them super-mega sheep. Regular sheep at least get to enjoy the target of their mass adoration. Ironic Sheep don't even allow their personality glitch to be a self-serving one, they are instead forced to go find 'alternative' things that no one else likes, which is often for a very good reason. Ironic Sheep. Dumbest motherfuckers in the world.
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They will be the ones with their arms folded across their chests before the curtain even goes up.
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I think it's that ad with him making an unfunny joke about Harry Potter getting a Ph D that is making me sick of him quick. It comes on all the time.
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Ok, this website has clearly been the movie site for people who hate everything, especially things they haven't seen. That's cool, but is there a site on the internetz that is actually a movie site for people who actually *like* movies?
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Just got back. Pretty underwhelmed. Not near as funny overall as Virgin or Knocked Up. The first half drags. It is too long, and Adam Sandler really doesn't do much but mope. I just don't get the hype.
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So tired of being let down by these so-called amazing movies.
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I'm sure I'll enjoy it. I haven't been disappointed by any of Apatow's movies yet
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Jul 31, 2009 2:15:48 PM CDT
I JUST SAW THE NEW HARRY POTTER MOVIE
by supercowbell5thecowbellhasspoken
HARRYS GETTING OLD! THEY SHOULD CALL HIM HAROLD POTTER!
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AT THE END OF DIE HARD?
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Jul 31, 2009 2:27:41 PM CDT
Jeeze, sounds like FUNNY PEOPLE will be fucking our eyeballs...
by mike_d
comedy gold?
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So did Knocked Up! 40 year old Virgin was OK though, but only once, I will not watch it again!
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this movie
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"Virgin" and "Knocked-Up" were unbearable. And Sandler is the opposite of funny. In a very unfunny way. Aptow is the Shyamalan of comedy. In a very unfunny way.
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Hey...welcome to the ain't it cool news hate a thon...Simpsonian your a douche...maybe Apatow's movies are to smart for you..can't keep up with the witty banter??...I'm amazed how much shit you guys talk on here, but you know what i'm sure i'll be laughing with a sell out crowd tonight...Apatow your gold...Seth Rogen your the man, and Adam Sandler your gonna have another 150 million plus blockbuster on your resume...bong.
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And, yes, I still subscribe to a newspaper!
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Apatow is the Kevin Smith of comedies. In a very unfunny way.
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Maybe with the exception of Bana and that new girl from Parks and Recreation. Even if I knew Apatow had written an A+ script, I would not want to reward his dull, uninspired, grating casting choices.
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Jeez, I really miss DGDB. At least he would include pissing-in-the-mouth in his tirade.
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The magical place where Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody can't write, movie star Anne Hathaway could never attract another human being, and "Knocked Up" contains no laughs.
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Say what you want about Rogen - I disagree, but can see the arguement. But don't you dare f*cking say a bad word about Paul Rudd! Rudd will gut you like a fish and leave me to sweep the remains into the East River. Even when Rudd makes a crappy movie he is solid if not spectacular. Halloween 6 is a perfect example - crap movie, but can you say a bad thing about Rudd? Of course not because 60 percent of the time he is on all the time.
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but the AICN reviewers are tripping over themselves trying to find just the right hyperbolic statement.."laying his heart bare and inviting us in for a stroll in his soul...Judd Apatow’s masterpiece. His great American novel...one of the funniest movies of the year (okay, thats a bit generic), but you get the drift.
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Oscar winner does not always mean it was good! Exhibit A Crash. Exhibit B RENEE ZELLWEGER in "Cold Mountain, Exhibit C GLADIATOR. Yes I would bang Anne Hathaway, and no Knocked up was NOT Funny!!!!!
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I would be more than happy to have Anne Hathaway have her way with me. Multiple times.I'd even let Mrs. Pillow watch.
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And we can all write, direct and produce a funnier film if we weren't too busy demanding the respect due to a ninth level half-elf Illusionist. Also, our friends are obviously more talented, attractive and cooler to be around than most of Hollywood, but will never get the chance to prove it because mom makes us take out the garbage every Tuesday night, thus holding us back.
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Leah: Yo Yo Yiggady Yo. / Juno MacGuff: I'm at suicide risk. / Leah: Juno? / Juno MacGuff: No, it's Morgan Freeman. Do you have any bones that need collecting? / Leah: Only the one in my pants... / Juno MacGuff: I'm pregnant. / Leah: What? Honest to blog? / Aquatarkusman: (kills self)
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One of the funniest bits of physical comedy I've seen in a long time. So yes, Paul Rudd CAN DO NO WRONG.
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If you believe that a decrepit collection of septuagenarian movie executives who don't watch the movies they're judging and who are highly susceptible to publicity constitutes some sort of recognizable authority.
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It's too damn long and does get boring. But when it's funny, it's pretty funny.
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If one of you crazies says she isn't a total fucking hot piece of ass, I want to see your girlfriend's picture ASAP.
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I'm 32. I remember being a kid, and every weekend my parents would go to the video store, and come home with a comedy, and a drama. And there was no shortage of good comedies. all of me, big, the burbs, beverly hills cop, fish called wanda, Fletch, monty python movies, the naked gun movies, caddyshack movies, top secret, the airplane movies, etc. There was always something. And then we hit the mid-nineties, and comedies that *had a good cast *had a decent budget and *were actually funny came to a grinding halt. All we had were 2 funny Austin Powers movies and 1 funny Adam Sandler movie, and that was it for the fucking decade. Even SNL was horrible and completely devoid of laughs or memorable sketches. Then Will Ferrell and Adam MacKay came along, and a whole new genre of absurd comedy films were born that not only made you laugh, but made you almost piss yourself in the theatre. Then Judd Apatow came along with his whole style of...whatever it is. But regardless, it's actually *funny*. Those of us who remember living through that decade of null comedy after having the preceding be solid gold should be fucking thankfull that we have Apatow, Ferrell, MacKay, Rudd, Rogen, etc. Because it's been a loooong time since the market was saturated with quality comedy, and you haters are super douchebags.
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Jul 31, 2009 2:54:32 PM CDT
"Funny People" Effing your funny bone 2nite!
by kevin_smiths_anal_scratch
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Gladiator and Crash did not measure up to a die hard fan of Prison Break? Was your dog licking your arse while you clutched a photo of Wentworth Miller during the series finale? Was it worth the soul-crushign guilt you felt shorthly thereafter?
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Agreed good sir. Apatow > Ace Ventura movies.
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You forgot the American Pie movies, now those were some downright classics (can't even tell if I'm being sarcastic anymore)
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add me to the apparently short list of people who don't get all the Apatow hate. personally I give the guy a lifetime pass for Freaks & Geeks. i dunno, even if you don't find his style of humor funny, why work up a sweat getting bothered about it. It's like me complaining that they sell gren beans at the grocery store. i don't particularly like green beans, but nobody says I have to go fucking buy them.
it's just a dude making (arguably) funny movies with his friends. who among us wouldn't, if we had the resources? same thing with kevin smith. i don't find kevin smith funny ever, but i'm not going to waste my time complaining every time he makes another one. no sense getting all riled up and butthurt about it on the interweb. unwad your panties and lighten up. -
Jim Carrey being birthed by a Rhino in AV 2 might be one of the most brilliantly physical performances ever. The rest of the movie was not good.
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"40 year old virgin" stellar? fuck no. And every gripe I hear about this movie is exactly what I would expect.
The new school style of comedy sucks. Its not a matter of taste, its a matter of intelligence. When you sit there and the jokes just fucking fall flat, no wit, hackneyed delivery, endless 'riffing' on pop-culture, it all adds up to a very LAZY, PREDICTABLE style of idiots-who-think-they-are-smart humor.
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Ghostbusters, Fletch, National Lampoon's Vacation, Srripes, Groundhog Day, even pretentious shit like Biloxi Blues.
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Fuck these lousy ass 'comedians' Rogan: you are the luckiest man alive. No talent. None. Zero.
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I love em and so does 95% of the world. Keep em coming.
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You make a good point, but don't forget the Farrelly '90s trio of Dumb And Dumber, Kingpin, and Something About Mary. They were 3-for-3 for the decade.
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Is this an LA place? I suppose I should see the movie to find out.
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A well-reasoned arguement, with solid supporting evidence, now put your bib back on and finish that pile of shit you were eating.
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I like the tidy films-for-dummies format.
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Totally! I hate thin Seth Rogen! i have hated Adam Sandler since Big Daddy! I love stand up comedy, even sitcoms, but generally dislike movie comedies. Actually, generally hate them.
Hangover was pretty good, Bruno was f'ing hilarious. But that's all I can think of. My friends want to see this, but I feel I'd be a buzzkill...sitting there with my arms crossed even before the movie begins...I am so busted!
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Jul 31, 2009 3:18:22 PM CDT
Anne Hathaway vs. My Wife = My Wife wins EASILY. Now...
by lanemyersclassic
Megan Fox vs. My Wife is a closer call...
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I mean, seriously...
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Yesterday's trashy hottie in t-minus 345 days...tick...tock
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That doesn't mean your opinion isn't shite!!!
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Farrelly brothers definitely were the heroes of 90's comedy. One of the greatest comedies of the last decade is Flirting with Disaster. Great cast, different offbeat humor. The final scenes at Alan Alda and Lily Tomlin's house with Richard Jenkins tripping on acid are comic gold.
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I never said Prison Break was good, but it is more entertaining than any of those movies. It is also funnier than anything Apatow has ever done. The fact that it is not intentional is irrelivant!
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The smell of your smelly tunafish cunt is stinking up this TB. And, incredibly enough, you actually have worst taste in entertainment than Harry. That's fucking atrocious.
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You want the a.v. club.
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YES!!!!!! Awesome movie, I Heart Huckabees is similarly hilarious, I'd titty fuck Lily Tomlin days before Megan Fox.
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There is not one moment of action that matches Maximus vs. Tigers and former Gladiator Champ in Destro helmet, not even close. For humor purposes that older brother as Euro-Trash Nosferatu in Blade 3 is hilarious, I will grant you that.
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..than any Hollywood movie
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Yes, because we said Knocked Up contained no laughs. WHO SAID THAT? We said it wasn't a GOOD film. Which it isn't, as good films stand up to repeated watches. As for Anne H, yeah - she IS fine. Diablo Cody though, can't write. And nice job avoiding addressing that pathetic comic-con coverage.
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Ghostbusters II is better than any Apatow comedy.
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Gladiator is responsible for all of the shaky cam garbage action films we see today and I have no idea if that was a good fight because I could not see any of it!
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Don't know why everyone hated it so much. Very Charlie Kaufmanesque.
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Is it me or is this movie being over hyped by AICN waaaaaay too much? It was ok at best. Ya'll need to quit sucking on the collective dicks of Apatow, Rogen, and Hill before anymore of your so-called credibility is totally gone. Farrelly brother comedies are way underrated compared to these mediocre comedies Apatow has been churning out.
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Was bad during the initial fight against the Pagans but the Arena fights are much better. Also, isn't the fact that it influenced every action movie in its' wake proof of Ridley Scott's brilliance?
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Up before it". Stellar? Really, Herc? Fucking stellar?! Tell me just how fucking stellar those films were. I swear you're just baiting the talkbackers. You may like those films and you may think their good, but come the fuck in in no way shape or form in this universe or in the alternate one you exist in where Norm MacDonald is the best person to replace James Garner as Rockford, wer those films stellar! Not by a longshot. Not at all. Not ever!
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Jul 31, 2009 4:00:31 PM CDT
Frongbak, in a world where Lily Tomlin and Megan Fox
by lanemyersclassic
are the last women on the planet, I would gladly let you have Tomlin. Taste in women is subjective, too - sometimes bizarrely, horrifically, unbelievably, fucking grossly subjective.
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was involved with The Larry Sanders Show, which goes a long way.
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Jul 31, 2009 4:05:10 PM CDT
Actually, Tomlin and I would have to fight each other for Fox.
by lanemyersclassic
just remembered that...
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His accent is a little over the top, but it was funny.
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Your comment on "ironic sheep" is the best term I've heard to describe those types of people, and yes you should try and trademark that and make t-shirts.
I'm 28 and I remember the void of comedies in the 90's. Yes, there were some good ones thrown in the decade, but I always went back to the classic comedies. I could talk about movies all day. I've always loved movies, and I usually can find at least something redeeming in most films. The films I don't like, I don't watch again, but I don't waste my time shitting on those films. In my opinion, it's just a childish thing to do, which is why I only skim talkbacks these days, as it seems AICN has been overrun by these people.
I'll never understand why so many people who state they love movies come on sites like this and just spew hatred about the movies. It's one thing to point out flaws and reasons for why you didn't enjoy it, but to just shit all over it. These people are probably just trying to be funny, but I just find it stupid. -
Let Herc do more reviews and get someone else (i.e. me!) to do CoAx. Plugs for Heroes and that godawful video by Tiffani Thiessen do nothing but tick the doomsday clock 1 minute closer to midnight...
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Now THAT was a classy comedy I could laugh at. Not enough love for that on this site, guys!
And NO, there is absolutely nothing gay about that movie ...except maybe the clips from Chocolate (the movie with Johnny Depp).
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40 year Old Virgin is a classic and Knocked Up is a great comedy as well.
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Apatow ain't so bad. He's not the second coming and I think success has led to his work being over-hyped but then his strike rate isn't too shabby either.
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Anne Hathaway wins by TKO in the first round. Fox's eye closes due to too much mascara. Hathaway gets in some good punches during this time.
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Agree, I Love You, Man was very good. And there was very little about it which was gay. Except for the Chocolat scenes. And the man-date with the gay guy who kisses him.
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Fact: 40YOV Gets funnier the more time you let pass before watching it again. Watch it a year from now and you will laugh. That goes for Knocked Up too.
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Totally agree on 40YOV, but not on Knocked Up. It's way too long and Rogen is not the leading man Steve Carell is (although I'll admit his range is limited, he's great in this and The Office).
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When the comedy landscape is a barren wasteland littered with soulless husks like Epic Movie and Paul Blart, anyone who can manage a string of above-average comedies with their own recognizable style would naturally be considered a visionary auteur. He's not bad, but the fact that we're so malnourished of good comedy makes his stuff appear like filet mignon when it's just a decent burger. -
Harry should just shut this place down. It has just become a bunch of miserable fuckers who don't like anything. I'm the first one to say that most movies are pretty lackluster today, but Apatow (for all of his quirks and flaws) is at least doing his own thing, making his own very personal movies. We should never lose our HOPE and excitement for new movies, or else just what the fuck are we doing here? I read these talkbacks and all I see is a bunch of cynical assholes that love to fight and love even more declaring something THE WORST SHIT EVER MADE. Blah blah blah. Oh, calm down and shut the fuck up. It's getting really old, guys. Either debate your points with some civility and intelligence, or go hit the punching bag, or yank one out. Harry should either shut it down or just disable talkback. I'd love it if one day we came in here and nobody could comment on anything - just imagining the faces of the constant grousers. Oh and it would be so peaceful and quiet, like a field of long grass blowing in the ocean breeze...
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Just don't laugh at his stuff. Don't get it, must not be the demographic.
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In order for people to enjoy a movie, or any story, they have to be able to relate to it in some way. So, it is no surprise that so many talkback fuckwits claim that Knocked Up had zero laughs, as they have probably never had a relationship in their lives
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Jul 31, 2009 5:29:53 PM CDT
forgetting sarah marshall is way better than knocked up
by supercowbell5thecowbellhasspoken
THE COWBELL HAS SPOKEN
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Think of it like The White Album. It's great, of course, but should George Martin have cut out 'Piggies' and 'Everybody's Got Something to Hide' to make it a more condensed and succinct album? Arguably, yes. Funny People suffers for trying to be excessively sentimental, and on top of that, it's unstructured and oddly paced. With that said, I still enjoyed it. "FUCK FACEBOOK"
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Can father my child anytime.
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has directed his great American Movie.
O.K. here's a challenge-take a girl to this movie and see if she doesn't say I've seen all this crap before.
But more importantly, see if she puts out...
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or are you ghost writing for her?
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If that's the case then we should all have 40YOV as our absolute best and most favouritest movie of all time, non?
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I've come to think that, not all, but a lot or even most of you folks who say you hate Apatow movies or say you don't get them, or don't find them funny, or don't like how he uses his friends... just don't really have many or any friends yourself. Which at the same time would explain why you spend so much time and energy spewing irrational hatred on the internet using the most creative language you can muster. Jealous and bitter. Kinda sad, very annoying.
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is Funnier than anyone in an AICN talkback. Come on people. He's got 5 movies in the 25 Top Grossing Comedies of ALL TIME. People will go see a sci fi or horror or comic book movie knowing full well it's probably going to be stupid. But nobody pays to see a comedy unless they expect to LAUGH. Nobody recommends a comedy to other people unless it MADE them laugh.Gene Siskel used to say that two things in movies (and life) are NOT ARGUABLE: Humor and Sex. If I think something is Funny, or Sexy, and you don't: There's No Way I Can Convince You You're Wrong.Anne Hathaway is Sexy. And Judd Apatow movies are Funny.
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Every movie these guys crank out gets less and less at the box office. And the "haters" here don't hate everything, were just sick of the mediocre crap that we keep getting out of Hollywood. I dont know if people nowadays know what a good movie is anymore.
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is without a doubt one of the lamest things I've ever seen. Fucking Hollywood's got no style. Dream Factory, my ass.
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If Harry shut the talkbacks down, AICN ad revenue would go to zero. Talkbacks are the main reason people come to this site. Not for the two week old "news".
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...though this particular one doesn't look like my cup of tea. It sets off too many TERMS OF ENDEARMENT warning bells.
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It seems that too many give Apatow carte blanche because "well...he did Freaks And Geeks." No, actually he didn't. Paul Feig did. And that fact makes me a bit sad that Feig doesn't use his writing skills to give us the big screen funny every two to four years; instead we receive overwought imitations from his retard putz younger brother.
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Don't understand why comedy has to be spoiled by cringeworthy melodrama...
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that actually makes PERFECT sense
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Not just because he is a fellow Canadian, but because he is not a standard lead but can lead a movie. Sandler is good as well. People rag the Apatow Crew but they have delivered mostly quality shit. Sort of a confused and witty lost man in the modern world. Not genius, but good.
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Because if I see one more smart female character introduced in one of Apatow's movies who ends up being a bitch or "has a slutty past," I'm going to give the guy a mangina.
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Apatow movie on the altar of sanctimonious moralizing.
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Definitely too long though. It kept my interest, don't get me wrong, but just felt long.The footage in the beginning, which is I think is SNL era, reminds me how funny Sandler used to be. He's pretty good in this though.PS - Rogen does look a little funny slim. Fortunately, Jonah gained all the weight Seth lost.
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There are people that could watch 40 year old virgin, knocked up, sarah marshall, funny people, etc. and not laugh.You'd have no soul.Just by the very nature of you 'hating' Apatow, you would laugh at how 'bad' it was. Like acting in a porno.It's almost like some of you expect a parade and a statue because you're the one person that doesn't find this crew of actors/writers/directors/producers funny.
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And the lesson here for hollywood is if you are going to call your movie funny people, you better have some funny ads.
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1) He puts his name on everything and then has the gall to bill Funny People as his "third movie" like he's Stanley fricking Kubrick. 2) He gets credit for stuff he produces but never the blame. If he's responsible for Superbad and Pineapple Express, then he's also responsible for Year One and Drillbit Taylor (not to mention discovering Andy Dick). 3) He's good, but he's not the gdamn saviour of comedy (all the people complaining about comedy in the 90s, I have two words: Simpsons. Seinfeld). And as an aside, Diablo Cody can't write for sh*t. Her EW column reads like it was done by a junior high student.
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Aug 01, 2009 2:12:54 PM CDT
Saying it doesn't get boring makes you a DIRTY FUCKING LIAR!!
by tall_boy66
Like Knocked Up, there's funny stuff in here but the film is a cry for help from Apatow, screaming to the heavens, "PLEASE GOD, I NEED AN EDITOR!!" There's only so much back and forth with Schwarztbam and Jonah Hill about being dick-ish roommates until it's not funny. There's only so much you can take with that chick banging Rogen's roommate until it's not funny. There's only so much that you can take Sander being mopey eyed with Apatow's wife until you don't care. This movie needed 40 minutes cut out of it. It could have been great. As it stands, it's a fairly meandering sometimes very funny but sometimes very boring overlong, unfocused experience.
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Aug 01, 2009 2:14:07 PM CDT
Apatow producing efforts are still much better than his movies
by tall_boy66
Once again, I point to Walk Hard, Pineapple Express, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall - they're all really great. But his directed movies have been dopey and overlong.
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funny people not so much
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HAVEN'T SEEN THOSE BOOBIES SINCE JULY!!
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This movie sucks!!! Fucking unbelievable-I know-and it's Box office is in the toilet!
we here at AIBN are fucking amazed and boggled-who would have thought this movie could suck so much?!?
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I took a date to this convoluted and depressing piece of shit. It was too dark to be funny and none of the standup jokes approached funny, they were lame and not even worthy of an episode of South Park. The movie seemed like it was never going to resolve and dragged on and on and on. The pseudo-drama among friends was never convincing. It was an arduous boredom to make it through the end of this very unfunny series of bad dick jokes. Try again Judd.
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Movie was decent but for me, Seth Rogen is not funny. And that is just my opinion. I hated to pay 11 bucks for this. The stuff in the beginning of the movie with the Adam Sandler home video stuff was funnier. The gas jokes and the jerk off jokes were a bit much.
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So, is it Adam Sandler in the Sally Field role and Seth Rogen in the "John Goodman" role, or is it reversed?
Does anyone know when Apatow plans to remake "Soapdish"? -
Aug 03, 2009 11:59:51 AM CDT
will the (Uncensored and Uncut!) version end up being 3 hours lo
by turketron_2
That would be unprofessional.
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