diebitter
10-21-2005, 04:51 AM
Well, I thought it was gonna be one of those nights as I asked for tickets, and the seller enquired back through booming speakers '40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN?', much to the amusement of the assorted onlookers.
However, things looked up when they showed a kick-ass trailer for King Kong, which I enjoyed greatly, and which scared the living colour out of my wife. So, double result there /images/graemlins/laugh.gif
The film wasn't that funny or particularly engaging for the first 10 or so minutes, the characters seemed flat, and there weren't many laughs, and I had the sinking feeling this was one of those where all the funny bits had alredy been seen in the trailer.
It warmed up a bit during a p#ker game, where a little Indian guy got pissed off and started cussing, and pretty much developed well after that. It turned into a pretty good comedy about helping some poor sap, played by Steve Carell (the lead in the v.funny - IMO - American Office), to pop his cherry. The characters turn from flat to being reasonably rounded and sympathetic ones, and we all have a bit of each of these guys in us, trust me.
There are some incredibly funny scenes here, and this is definitely a good date or go-with-buddies movie. Plus this movie does for 'Age of Aquarius' what Anchorman did for 'Sky Rockets', but up by a magnitude. If you see this film, then next time you get laid really well, you're gonna get the urge to sing 'when the moon...'
The lead developed into a very sympathetic character that I actually identified with, him being a nice guy /images/graemlins/wink.gif For example, his rule to not hit on drunk 'bitches' is one I happen to agree with, but what do I know?
The secondary characters, such as an elderly black couple, a mouthy little jewish kid with a 'jewfro' haircut, and a pair of angry Indian (ie from India) salesman that trashtalked pretty much everyone were also quite amusing and kept up the pace.
Overall, I laughed my ass off in places, and was pretty happy watching the rest. Good ending too!
OVERALL: 3/5
REWATCHABILITY: About the same as you'd rewatch American Pie, but not as much as Dumb and Dumber
RATINGS (out of 5):
1 - don't bother
2 - okay for a single watch, if you've got time
3 - Definite watch if you get a chance
4 - See it very soon, at least once before you die
5 - See it immediately, no excuses
Opinions/comments/arguments please, especially if you think I missed anything worth discussion/expansion, or violently agree or disagree.
PM me any you'd like reviewed sometime.
However, things looked up when they showed a kick-ass trailer for King Kong, which I enjoyed greatly, and which scared the living colour out of my wife. So, double result there /images/graemlins/laugh.gif
The film wasn't that funny or particularly engaging for the first 10 or so minutes, the characters seemed flat, and there weren't many laughs, and I had the sinking feeling this was one of those where all the funny bits had alredy been seen in the trailer.
It warmed up a bit during a p#ker game, where a little Indian guy got pissed off and started cussing, and pretty much developed well after that. It turned into a pretty good comedy about helping some poor sap, played by Steve Carell (the lead in the v.funny - IMO - American Office), to pop his cherry. The characters turn from flat to being reasonably rounded and sympathetic ones, and we all have a bit of each of these guys in us, trust me.
There are some incredibly funny scenes here, and this is definitely a good date or go-with-buddies movie. Plus this movie does for 'Age of Aquarius' what Anchorman did for 'Sky Rockets', but up by a magnitude. If you see this film, then next time you get laid really well, you're gonna get the urge to sing 'when the moon...'
The lead developed into a very sympathetic character that I actually identified with, him being a nice guy /images/graemlins/wink.gif For example, his rule to not hit on drunk 'bitches' is one I happen to agree with, but what do I know?
The secondary characters, such as an elderly black couple, a mouthy little jewish kid with a 'jewfro' haircut, and a pair of angry Indian (ie from India) salesman that trashtalked pretty much everyone were also quite amusing and kept up the pace.
Overall, I laughed my ass off in places, and was pretty happy watching the rest. Good ending too!
OVERALL: 3/5
REWATCHABILITY: About the same as you'd rewatch American Pie, but not as much as Dumb and Dumber
RATINGS (out of 5):
1 - don't bother
2 - okay for a single watch, if you've got time
3 - Definite watch if you get a chance
4 - See it very soon, at least once before you die
5 - See it immediately, no excuses
Opinions/comments/arguments please, especially if you think I missed anything worth discussion/expansion, or violently agree or disagree.
PM me any you'd like reviewed sometime.