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Let's count the ways this movie sucks

posted 20 years ago by jerrypetersen
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There are oh, so many ways that this movie sucks wads, the most obvious being its complete predictability. But others are more subtle. How about:

1. There is NO REASON the guy would be wearing a wire to his rehearsal dinner. What, they were expecting the ex-boyfriend to show up THERE?
2. It portrays the dangerous, potentially fatal practice of hill-topping in a car as a fun thing to do.
3. So ... the guy would rather face the embarrassment of being in the toilet for an entire evening, than the embarrassment of confronting his one-time bed partner face to face? What's the dif?
4. Are we supposed to sympathise with the fact that he didn't know she was his fiance's cousin? Why does that matter? Either way, he took a total stranger home to bed with him just days before his wedding. That's just scum, whether she's related to the bride or not.
5. And are we supposed to forgive his indiscretion because he was so drunk he didn't know what he was doing? Oh, well, THERE's a redeemable quality.
6. Not being able to hold a job for more than a day is an endearing attribute?

The list could go on ...

[–] Kinwaa77 20 years ago

Its a Comedy!!
If any of that stuff didn't happen there wud be no point to it!!

[–] thihihi 20 years ago

I would have to agree with you on just about all of the points you mentioned...
I've got another one, though

7: How about the fact that the movie just isn't funny? Saw it on DVD (didn't rent myself - borrowed!)and thought I'd watch some of the deleted scenes, becuse there might be some good Jason Lee stuff (HE is funny - not in this pic though!) but stopped watching after the first one, where the director whatshisname made comments about a funny, character-building scene with the drunken aunt, that unfortunately had to be cut out..... I can only say, thank heaven for the editor who obviously saved the world from an even worse movie!

[–] michaelplonsker 20 years ago

Seems to me too many people are not seeing this movie for what it really is. Light hearted harmless fluff. It isn't meant to be earth shaking!!!

[–] ejs 20 years ago

I rented this because I wanted light-hearted harmless fluff. What I got was crude, formulaic, intelligence-insulting tripe.

One of my favorite moments was when Karen said to Paul "you're a good guy," even though NOTHING Paul had done would indicate that he was in any way good. In fact, throughout the whole movie he never does one good thing. The film-makers forgot that you have to include that stuff, and you can't automatically assume that the audience will identify with the lead just because he's on-screen for 90 minutes.

[–] christian123 20 years ago

this movie is awful and im not surpirsed that it bombed in theatres.

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[–] christian123 20 years ago

Same here this movie is absolute crap.

[–] calisa 20 years ago

It was alrite, had a few funny moments.. well it was either hire this or gigli.. Plus Jason Lee is hott

[–] Paul_Rudd_has_a_sweet_ass 20 years ago

I really don't see why they cut out what happened after the old bird had something to drink. I was watching the rest of it wondering why they hadn't shown the consequences. As for hill topping the car I do that quite alot. Theres a narrow hill/bridge on the way to work and when noones in front of me I go over it doing at least 60. I can expect to fail my next MOT because of knackered suspension but it's too much fun to stop dammit.

"It's a big rock.....Can't wait to tell my friends, they don't have a rock this big."

[–] Timmerbo 18 years ago

I thought this movie was fun enough to buy it from a 5.50 discount bin, even though I'd seen it several times. I thought it was a cute story with a lot of (cheap) laughs, and it ended happy anyway

[–] teddy_bleeds_tears 18 years ago

I thought it was a good fun movie, it wasn't meant to be evaluated and scrutinized in this way, because, as is with 99% of comedies, if you look too much into them, they end up making very little sense.

And I will admit, I am a Jason Lee fan. But that in no way directs my opinion on this. I still think you're going way too far into it. Fair enough, you don't like it, but you're acting as though it was going to be the moral, philosophical hit of the decade. Obviously with high expectations, you're going to be disappointed.

Today is yesterday's tomorrow.

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[–] andjon77 18 years ago

It Was a quality Movie, , some well done comedy, good music and to answer any of y'all's questions.... its just a movie, fun to watch, sometimes fun to talk abt.

[–] scook542 18 years ago

i agree with you andjon
granted, this movie probably isn't for everyone
but i mean really, if you were expecting something out of a movie, and it's different, of course you're going to be disapointed to some extent, and if you don't like crude humor and situations that you think are unlikely and stupid, then you won't like this movie
if you do, great, you will
that's all i have to say
feel free to post your opinions...
that's really all they are (not meaning to sound rude or bitchy... but it's true, don't get so pissed off)

[–] Frogfisher 18 years ago

I don't really care what others think...but this is one of the best comedies not involving Will Ferrel, Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller or the Wilson Brothers for many years... definetly worth watching again...

I don't really understand why it should be inteligent insulting at all...it got plain silly humour and yet subtle humour... I like that it isn't one dumb action after another... there are some embarrasing moments in the movie...but not all of them just building up from the start to the end... It allows one to settle into the fact that Stiles and Lee maybe fits better than Lee and Blair...

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

[–] CrystallineBlue 16 years ago

"crude, formulaic, intelligence-insulting tripe"

hey ejs - lighten up

lol

[–] starbase_74 18 years ago

I agree. Utter rubbish. Jason Lee is one of the most annoying actors with his high, whiney voice and lack of ability. Only Julia Stiles is worth a mention in this disaster.

[–] MaximumCheese 10 years ago

Agreed. She shines in an otherwise dull production. The movie is still relatively forgettable, but as a Julia Stiles fan I slogged through it.

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[–] triny_dmr 18 years ago

You do have some good points there.
When I watched I tried not to make it make sense. I just... watched it... coz I wasn't expecting that much of it, anyway. In all truth, I thought it would be way worse. It was actually "watchable" and not the worst out there.

"When in doubt, faint." =)

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[–] ameized 18 years ago

I agree with the original poster and another thing that bothered me was that after the first 5 minutes I knew Jason Lee's brother was going to end up with Selma Blair's character.

[–] chrisbedford 17 years ago

Well they practically tell you that in the jacket blurb anyway, don't they.

This *was* a light fluff movie, exactly right for watching when tired after a long day's hard work, but the dialogue could have done with some polish - it tended to be stilted and unconvincing in places. Well, all over the place, actually, but never mind, my two favourite girls are in it so I just sat back and enjoyed. Thank goodness both Selma Blair and Julia Stiles have made better movies since then (JS seems to have done better than SB, guess being blonde gets you the hot jobs!?)

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