Review the last movie you viewed (NO LISTS) IV

[monkeyskin]

My Blueberry Nights
Not a whole lot to add that Lance hasn't already noted in his review. The dialogue was definitely clunky in places and it can't even be put down to the American vs Hong Kong argument ("How's it hangin'"?!). And the scene where Jude Law shares a smoke outside his cafe with a woman was horrible, mostly due to her not being able to act in the slightest.

There are positives. Norah Jones seems to settle into her role quite ably as the film goes on and each setting captures a distinct vibe. The location choices for the three major sections are also well chosen, at least for someone like me with a tourists' perspective of the US. Ultimately the film started to dip when we get to the Vegas / Natalie Portman segment. It's not her fault, just the story didn't grip me and the film didn't go anywhere new. Possibly after the sweet opening act and the void left unfilled from Weisz and Straithern it simply floundered.

A lot of people seemed disappointed in the screening I saw and after talking to a couple I'm tempted to put it down to the audience not being familiar with Wong Kar-Wai and not getting what they expected from a film with such stars. But I certainly don't rate it as a bad film; sub-standard WKW for sure but not by any means bad. As with the other of his films I've seen I get the feeling multiple viewings will open them up.

 

[Pearl]

Alvin & The Chipmunks

Yeah, its a kid's movie, but it was soooo cute! It was funny in some parts. But like I said, its a kid's movie. No character development, the villains are exagerrated, and so on. But still, all three chipmunks were just .

Rent it for the kids. Have them get to know something other than Spongebob!

 

[deep]

Forgetting Sarah Marshall. 8.5/10

the one thing that's kind of getting tired with respect to this genre is this idiotic suggestion that it's fine for a man to be tubby, kinda lazy and unambitious but so long as he's a nice guy who can laugh at himself (and has a sensitive side), he'll land some hot chick who will see past his many, many faults. Yarite.

I have not seen this yet

But, I do agree this premise is stupid


Knocked Up, I could not buy the premise at all

what a stupid movie, every teenage, slacker's wet dream

 

[LMP]

Their comedies, not high art. Your criticisms all make sense and are perfectly legit, but to expect it out of movies like that is a little off, to me at least.

It's like not liking Animal House because it promotes frat life in college. Or maybe it's not, I haven't been good with comparisons tonight.

 

[deep]

Haven't seen it yet but when I saw the trailer I thought the same thing. I had a similar response to a rental I saw last night, "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," which opens with an astonishing sex scene with a tubby Philip Seymour Hoffman and a hot Marisa Tomei. I'll spare you the details of the position but it was way more than I wanted to see of Hoffman (great actor and all...but please, stop encouraging this male fantasy).

I really liked this movie
opening scene. I said who is that actress? she looks like a 23 year year old Marisa Tomei,

she is still something to behold

as for the concept?
she might be with that character because he appeared successful, good job, educated, well spoken, perhaps even charming when they met.

I see couples like that in real life

not loser, slackers with sharp, hot women


also, sometimes the hot woman strays with a guy at the gym or even a hot, brother-in-law

 

[Dalton]

Which male fantasy does it encourage?

 

[deep]

Their comedies, not high art.

look I don't want to ruin any fantasizes here


but movies are made to make money

and anyone in that industry or in advertising will tell you that young males drive the market

even the sitcoms on TV have a lot of average or even losers with hot women

I am a average guy
I have had a few semi hot girlfriends

I am also reasonably successful and have some net worth

I like to think I am charming and good looking

at least, I can work on the charm

 

[Lancemc]

What on Earth are you talking about anymore?

 

[deep]

Which male fantasy does it encourage?

I think joyful meant a guy that looks like hoffman could get a woman that looks like tomei

I gave my reply on that situation

if you see the movie, he does not have her all that well


as for Knocked Up
the fantasy that a hot successful on air TV news lady can't find a date

and that she would put up with a loser that sits at home, smokes pot and watches porn and calls it a job.

 

[Dalton]

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[Lancemc]

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[anitram]

Knocked Up, I could not buy the premise at all

what a stupid movie, every teenage, slacker's wet dream

I agree and found that one to be far worse. I guess maybe because there was a baby involved, that the level of stupidity reached new heights.

 

[deep]

comon'

doncha

wanna

smoke out

do some shrooms

and make

a

baby

 

[Lancemc]

I guess I just didn't have trouble imagining Katherine Heigl as a complete dumbass, so the relationship worked pretty well

 

[anitram]

Maybe on the weekend.

But only if you are 30 lbs overweight, don't care about your appearance and live like a college student and have loser friends. Otherwise, I am not interested.

 

[joyfulgirl]

as for the concept?
she might be with that character because he appeared successful, good job, educated, well spoken, perhaps even charming when they met.

He was an asshole. He was probably an asshole when they met (arrogant, not charming).

And, he's fat.

I'm sorry, but I don't care how smart, successful, well spoken he was--I personally could not even kiss him. He was repulsive to me in that character.

LOVE the actor, though.

I've met Marisa in person, about 2 years ago. She is every bit as hot as she was in that movie though not as skinny. I'm sure she's all over the HGH injections like everyone else in Hollywood. She didn't look like she'd had work, just HGH. She may have been cheating on him in the movie, but she had a heart.

I liked the movie, too.

 

[deep]

He was an asshole. He was probably an asshole when they met (arrogant, not charming).

And, he's fat.

I'm sorry, but I don't care how smart, successful, well spoken he was--I personally could not even kiss him. He was repulsive to me in that character.

I guess that opening scene really upset you

it has been awhile since I saw the movie

and all I remember in the scene is Marisa!!! (I think I may have substituted someone else for hoffman, my mind does that sometimes)

anyways, in real life sometimes "hot" women are with average looking guys that offer other things

I'd say Dennis Kucinich wife is much hotter than him.


however it seems "hot" guys rarely end up with not hot women

 

[joyfulgirl]

I guess that opening scene really upset you

it has been awhile since I saw the movie

and all I remember in the scene is Marisa!!! (I think I may have substituted someone else for hoffman, my mind does that sometimes)

anyways, in real life sometimes "hot" women are with average looking guys that offer other things

I'd say Dennis Kucinich wife is much hotter than him.


however it seems "hot" guys rarely end up with not hot women

The scene did not "upset" me. I personally just couldn't be with a guy like that. Can't go there.

 

[joyfulgirl]

I'd say Dennis Kucinich wife is much hotter than him.

And it's weird.

 

[LMP]

look I don't want to ruin any fantasizes here


but movies are made to make money

and anyone in that industry or in advertising will tell you that young males drive the market

even the sitcoms on TV have a lot of average or even losers with hot women

I am a average guy
I have had a few semi hot girlfriends

I am also reasonably successful and have some net worth

I like to think I am charming and good looking

at least, I can work on the charm

You're right about young males driving the market, but the fact of the matter is that I, as a young male, wasn't trying to engage in some fantasy of hooking up with a woman like Katherine Heigl because I saw Knocked Up. Maybe I'm missing the point, but I went to see a funny movie with some heart. Even if it's college or frat humor, it certainly doesn't degrade women or glorify stoner culture like other comedies today. Rogen's character has to go through change to make himself worthy of Heigl's character, giving up his shit lifestyle to eventually become a responsible and loving parent.

Blame The Flintstones for perpetuating the "hot wife, shlubby guy" stereotype if anyone wants to point fingers at anything. Damn cartoons...

And I can't believe I mixed up "their" and "they're" in my original post.

 

[joyfulgirl]

Knocked Up, I could not buy the premise at all

what a stupid movie, every teenage, slacker's wet dream

I agree. I love how Apatow's wife is cast as the older sister, too old and ugly to get into the nightclub.

 

[joyfulgirl]

I guess I just didn't have trouble imagining Katherine Heigl as a complete dumbass, so the relationship worked pretty well

Okay, that sort of works for me, too.

 

[lazarus]

I think Apatow is proof that a witty, shlubby guy can still reel in a hot woman. And it's not like he was raking in the dough when he got together with Leslie Mann. I'm sure she could have just married some shitbag producer if she wanted to.

 

[deep]

And I can't believe I mixed up "their" and "they're" in my original post.

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[LMP]

she wasn't very "hot" at all
now I know how she got the part

She's funny?

My favorite thread about the realism of comedies:

http://forum.interference.com/showt...ght=fast times at ridgemont high&pagenumber=2

 

[joyfulgirl]

she wasn't very "hot" at all
now I know how she got the part

Oh come on, she's very attractive--maybe not your type but she's certainly not ugly!

 

[deep]

Oh come on, she's very attractive--maybe not your type but she's certainly not ugly!

I was kind of pulling your leg

all I got is "Marisa Tomei" on my brain
since this whole conversation began

 

[LemonMelon]

Are we arguing about Knocked Up in here? Fantastic movie. It's amazing how much heart it has for such an unflinchingly crude film.




Wait...did someone say "realism"?

 

[LMP]

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[deep]

I think Apatow is proof that a witty, shlubby guy can still reel in a hot woman.
And it's not like he was raking in the dough when he got together with Leslie Mann. I'm sure she could have just married some shitbag producer if she wanted to.

Apatow is closer to my example:
with that character because he appeared successful, good job, educated, well spoken, perhaps even charming when they met.

than like the guy in Knocked Up : a loser that sits at home, smokes pot and watches porn and calls it a job.