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Superbad
Noct:
Finally saw the movie tonight, and for me it was a bit hit-or-miss. To be fair, it was mostly hits, and it hit hard when it did, but there were more than a couple punchlines that fell flat for me. However, the rest of the movie was so good that I forget what the bombs were. Michael Cera is the hero of my past self.
Johnny C:
--- Quote from: kablaaamo on 28 Aug 2007, 06:42 ---HOWEVER: I really really just wanted to knock out Jonah Hill. He was supposed to be a jerk, obviously, but if a movie is supposed to be (at least partially) about friendship.....Seth's a really really shitty friend. Pretty much everything he did made me hate him more and I was pretty furious walking out of the movie. You just DON'T ditch your friends (when he ditched Fogel)...you don't prioritize getting some ass at the total expense of your friends (when he makes Evan do...what he has to do for half the movie, go to shady parties, the like)....you don't try to pretty much rape women after you get them drunk (poor Jules).....seriously. Also, Jonah's voice is whiny and the character complained for the whole fucking movie. Irritating, but I could've dealt if it wasn't for him being utterly horrible otherwise...and I could've dealt better if he wasn't one of the main characters, mucking up every second scene.
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Oh man. Seth is one of my favourite movie characters from this year precisely because he is not the most likable protagonist. The film turns partially into a redemption story because of this, which is an added layer of nuance to an already deep film.
thepugs:
Plus, there were dick jokes.
But in all honesty, this was a wonderful film. What few moments spent not laughing were spent cringing in embarrassment for the characters, which only made everything funnier.
pilsner:
Rogen and Apatow are doing a roundtable as part of the New Yorker festival. I'm trying to get tix.
malfeasance:
I think Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen are the only things keeping American teen comedy from becoming like a Three Stooges marathon except Curly is played by Jessica Alba (yeah you all know the movie I mean). Those guys are making movies that are actually funny, not just knee-jerk, while at the same time staying light and low brow. I hope to see a lot more movies from them
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