hey now Indianapolis Jones 14975 Posts user info edit post |
Still shitty. 7/3/2012 3:06:40 PM |
simonn best gottfriend 28968 Posts user info edit post |
it was old joke after old joke, and old plot device after old plot device.
just b/c they let you know that they knew that it was horribly unimaginative doesn't make up for the fact that it wasn't funny. at least in my opinion. 7/3/2012 5:37:02 PM |
BanjoMan All American 9609 Posts user info edit post |
I hated how their big blow up science shit was just putting dry ice in a Gatorade bottle of water and closing the lid. Big time dissapoint.
[Edited on July 3, 2012 at 7:29 PM. Reason : f] 7/3/2012 7:28:55 PM |
screentest All American 1955 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "it's one of the most self-aware comedies of the last ten years" |
that alone isn't a virtue
thin line between self-awareness and self-indulgence
besides that, it also isn't original. commenting on the genre whiling working within it has been done in commercial movies a ton, and done much better, ex: Pineapple Express, The Other Guys, Tropic Thunder.
both the script and direction were occasionally amateurish, which i actually don't mind if the resulting work has a distinct point of view (see: Mystery Team, or the Duplass Brothers), but this movie doesn't
Observe & Report, Hot Tub Time Machine, Cedar Rapids...those are the best broad comedies of recent history7/4/2012 11:51:41 PM |
armorfrsleep All American 7289 Posts user info edit post |
Hot Tub Time Machine was a massive piece of shit despite featuring Mrs. Don Draper's tits. And Observe and Report was way too dark to be a broad comedy.
[Edited on July 5, 2012 at 12:16 AM. Reason : .] 7/5/2012 12:16:18 AM |
hey now Indianapolis Jones 14975 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "was a massive piece of shit despite featuring Mrs. Don Draper's tits" |
Does not compute.7/5/2012 12:43:39 AM |
scotieb24 Commish 11088 Posts user info edit post |
Watched it last night and enjoyed it. I liked the non-explosion scenes when they were like "I really thought it was going to explode that time" 7/10/2012 9:49:25 AM |
Pikey All American 6421 Posts user info edit post |
I almost shit my pants when I saw my nigga Dax Flame.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Daxflame/videos
His older vids are so gold. 7/10/2012 10:08:51 AM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
22 Jump Street 5/8/2014 11:36:33 PM |
TKE-Teg All American 43409 Posts user info edit post |
I've been excited ever since hearing about it. 5/9/2014 9:52:41 AM |
Flyin Ryan All American 8224 Posts user info edit post |
so in 22 Jump Street based on the trailers, I think they're told to go to N.C. State, did they do any filming there? 6/9/2014 8:17:04 PM |
omicron101 All American 3662 Posts user info edit post |
M.C. State 6/9/2014 8:53:27 PM |
ncsuftw1 BEAP BEAP 15126 Posts user info edit post |
curious to know if there is any kind of connection there though 6/9/2014 11:26:59 PM |
rjrumfel All American 23027 Posts user info edit post |
Watched this again tonight. Still pretty damned funny.
And i wonder if BanjoMan has changed his opinion of Brie Larson since his ugly girl comment on page one. 4/30/2020 12:29:06 AM |
BanjoMan All American 9609 Posts user info edit post |
LOL, I remember being very annoyed by their depiction of some smart scientist just randomly making a new street drug and being able to produce it at enormous levels while avoiding detection from the authorities. That shit just doesn't happen.
BUT... it is a comedy, so, I guess it has some artistic license and all. It is still an old movie trope that is very annoying to me.
Those Brie Larson comments were just a sarcastic dump/rant on the movie. Having TnA in a movie isn't a requirement for it to be watchable (obviously), and actresses of course shouldn't be judged by their appearances or gratuitous gestures. In most cases it distracts from the movie, where in other cases it fits the overall storyline or makes for an iconic shot, like Rebecca Ferguson's famous "leg shot" shot in Rouge Nation. Gratuitous? Maybe...? But still iconic and well put into the movie. 4/30/2020 12:41:15 PM |