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Big Carolla fan, but didn't enjoy this

posted 9 years ago by RustyShacklefordd
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I was looking forward to watching this being a fan of Carolla's podcast and gotta say I was pretty disappointed. I actually nearly fell asleep watching it twice. It had a few funny moments, but they never get anything bigger than a chuckle. It moves at a bit of a slow pace and is the most typical indie romantic comedy you could imagine. Carolla also isn't a strong enough actor to carry a movie and really lacks the charisma he needs to make some scenes work. One review described it as "the kind of movie Carolla has been making fun of for years" and I gotta say that's a perfect description for this movie.

[–] alblmfld-1 9 years ago

I liked the movie, I also pretty much agree with everything you said. I also think the movie could of been a lot better.

I thought the jokes were better than a a few chuckles. I watched the movie alone and had a few actually laugh out loud moments, which I rarely do when watching a movie alone. One of them when his bag falls on him, after trying to get it into the overhead compartment for an hour.

Also, if you listen to him everyday, pretty much you've heard every single joke already, so the jokes would hit harder if you wasn't an actual Adam Carolla fan.

[–] barneygumble742 9 years ago

Nowhere as funny as The Hammer. The Larry Miller scenes were the only parts where I found myself chuckling. So disappointed :(

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[–] chinaski2323 9 years ago

Totally.. Some of the 'serious' lines Adam said were so painfully awkward, I could only imagine him making fun of them. "Take care of him, nobody else has". Awww poor Adam, nobody ever listened to him or took care of him. Seems to me some of his mom's touchy-feely california therapy nonsense really made it into Adam's head...

[–] Cuse3015 9 years ago

Also a big Carolla fan, with semi low expectations for this film, but was pleasantly surprised. While there were a lot of repeat (podcast) jokes, the theater had a fun time enjoying these reenactments on the big screen. Sure the love story seemed forced, with some cliche moments, but it allowed the film to end. Now the Hammer seemed like a more cohesive well put together project, but I for one found RH to have a lot more funnier moments that I'll enjoy on repeat watches.

My gf also generally not a Carolla fan, enjoyed the film. You have to take it for what it is, a low budget indie comedy that opened in roughly 10 theaters nationwide. For $10 to see a movie in Chicago and laugh with some friends, it was well worth it.

[–] smoko 9 years ago

@RebelWithACause94 I actually nearly fell asleep watching it twice.
Well then why the hell did you watch the movie twice?
*crickets*
I'll show myself out.

[–] niloc4487 9 years ago

Yes, please do show yourself out, because you are a dumb@$$.

One with a functioning brain would assume he meant almost falling asleep twice during the one viewing.

[–] onerichard 9 years ago

Did any of you that were disappointed watch it at the theater with a large audience?

I think it does make a difference... I'm aware of Adam's shortcomings as an actor, but he pulls this off nicely.

The crowd got into it and enjoyed the routines he's been ranting about for years.

I had a good time with a few beers and big crowd.

Then Adam did a Q and A at the end.

It was a pretty good night.

I was a $150 backer and although maybe not my monies worth, but I didn't feel like I was taken advantage of either.

Adam did about a half hour of Q/A, I saw the movie in a decent old theater, and it was a good time.

[–] RustyShacklefordd 9 years ago

No, I watched it on VOD. Only theater showing it near me as about an hour away in the city and I didn't want to make a drive out that far for something like this. The theater that was showing it is also closing at the end of this month. If Adam did a Q&A, I might have considered it though.

[–] nicgrosse 9 years ago

One with a functioning brain would also be able to recognize a joke. That being said, maybe you should stay off the boards for comedy movies. I've heard they're making a Teletubbies movie - that may be more your speed.

[–] smoko 9 years ago

@niloc4487 I was just making a stupid joke, no need to bite my head off.

[–] Promontorium 8 years ago

Holy crap you are stupid. It was a joke. Hence why he even adds what he presumed to be a lame response by writing "crickets".

btw it was a funny joke. I literally laughed out loud.

[–] zender8584 9 years ago

I have to agree. I'm a fan of Carolla. I think the problem with this movie is that if you're a Carolla fan and are even a little burned out on the bits (dogs on the plane, Asians kicking ass as immigrants etc), the movie doesn't bring anything new to the table. Effectively you're seeing the bits acted out. If you're NOT a fan I'm not sure it's enough of an indie RomCom to have much traction. So, it misses both targets.

I sort of expected some new material or takes in the movie that he hasn't used up elsewhere.

Enjoyed The Hammer quite a bit more.

Not sure I agree with Ace that directors are not important if you have talented actors. There are quite a few places in this thing where a strong director could have improved the film.

[–] hairmetalmusic 9 years ago

That's where I'm at too.
Love the podcast, one of the few I listen to on a weekly basis.

But man. This movie is basically EVERYTHING he complains about that mainstream Hollywood does. So he gets his big break to do a movie - with several stars - and he just does a safe clichéd Hollywood rom-com.

It's easy to sit back and say *beep* the man, I do things my way because of my pirate ship, Hollywood sucks"........but then do a movie that is just one big Hollywood rom com cliché? Shame, shame.

[–] StakkaDakka 9 years ago

Agreed, sadly. I was really surprised at the TYPE of film he chose to make, he could have done anything but he did this very played-out old plot/premise. As for the gags, I really expected more laughs given the amount AC has given me over the years. His rage-filled rants on everything that is wrong with society needed to find their way into the film more - I guess they did to an extent. It was also a touch lame to transplant bits straight from the podcast into the film.. another odd thing was how tiny some of the roles were, like Jay Mohr and Dana Gould - these guys needed more screen time.