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June 12, 2008
Playing at a Theater Near You...
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
The Gist: A television actress tells her song-writing boyfriend that she wants to end their relationship. He tries to get her to change her mind by, get this, showing her his tallywhacker, but that doesn’t make her want to take him back. Shocker, I know. Because he’s so sad, he decides to take a trip to Hawaii. However, when he arrives, as Snagglepuss might say, “Heavens to mergatroid! The ex-girlfriend and new boyfriend are here! And they’re staying at the same hotel even!” (Who doesn’t love Snagglepuss? He was a great cartoon character.) Long story short, the boy starts liking another girl, who happens to work at the hotel where he is staying, and at the end of the day, the question becomes, “Will the penis-flashing man want to get back together with Sarah Marshall or choose the Hawaii Honey instead?”
What Would Have Made this Movie Better: I can’t really pinpoint anything. It was definitely funny in parts. I laughed out loud several times. But, it was missing something that makes a comedy simultaneously funny and a great movie. Oh, but obviously if the director was going to treat us to some random dick shots, he could have given us a few more glances of Sarah Marshall and the Hawaiian Honey.
Who Should See This: If you want a fun comedy, take a look. If you don’t like comedies, maybe it’s time for you to think about planning your funeral. We don’t need a bunch of sourpusses running around this planet, especially with the global warming and all.
The Verdict: B
The Strangers
The Gist: A young couple–not so young that seeing naked pictures of them would cause the government to start indicting people; I’m talking late 20s here–plans to spend the night at a house out in the country. When they arrive in the middle of the night, we realize that the wedding which they just attended left them upset with each other. Turns out Monsieur Boy asked Mademoiselle Girl to marry him, and she said, “Dude, I really love you, but I can’t commit to just one pecker in the cooch at this point in my life.” That line of dialogue got cut someplace in the editing process, and obviously would have made the film better, but there’s only so much you can squeeze in a limited space. Just ask Shaq’s wife. Then some random-ass chick knocked on the door looking for some girl, and even after they told her no such person lives at that residence, the random-ass chick decided to stay and loiter around the premises. She and two others proceed to stay on the property and decide to play a little game of “Let’s terrorize the hell out of these helpless human beings.” (Used to be a really popular game in Iraq under the Saddam regime-slightly different rules, but still the same thrills.)
What Would Have Made this Movie Better: It had some incredibly scary parts, and I felt my heart beating faster than Barbaro’s right before they put him down, but it was a little boring at times and just didn’t completely click.
Who Should See This: If you like movies that scare you, venture to the theater and strap yourself in; it’s not a perfect ride, but still worth the price of a ticket.
The Verdict: B-
Comments
I love Sarah Marshall - awesome and a laugh of minute, I recommend the Zohan, was going to blog about it, but I have been to preoccupied with the kitty cat drama.
Posted by: wendy at June 11, 2008 11:50 PM
Wow..I've never even heard of the second movie! I really should get out more.
Posted by: teahouseblossom at June 12, 2008 12:28 AM
I think 2008 is the year for male frontal nudity. First, there is the above mentioned movie. Then Harold & Kumar 2 (although there are way more female nudity here) and finally SATC showed a little Willywackers (the guy on SATC was indeed blessed).
Posted by: Ming the Merciless at June 12, 2008 03:33 AM
Wendy, The fat kid who worked at the hotel was great too. Forgot to mention him with respect to Sarah marshall!
Teahouse, You just got married. Time to stay in!
Ming, You might be on to something.
Posted by: Fool at June 12, 2008 08:43 AM
Now when I see The Strangers this weekend I'm going to be thinking about poor Barbaro being shot. Thanks, Fool.
Posted by: Harmless Error at June 12, 2008 11:49 AM
I wanna see the first one I'll pass on the 2nd
Posted by: B at June 16, 2008 08:29 PM
