'THE 41-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN WHO KNOCKED UP SARAH MARSHALL AND FELT SUPERBAD ABOUT IT': Zero Stars (Out of Five)
This spoof on Judd Apatow films, and a few others, is a disgrace to film. First of all it's spoofing comedies, which seems ridiculous in my opinion. A spoof should mock something that takes itself seriously, where's the fun in trying to make fun of a joke? I thought the same thing about the original 'SCARY MOVIE' for spoofing a spoof, 'SCREAM', which at least parts of that film took itself seriously; it was somewhat a serious horror film as well as a spoof on the horror genre. The Wayans brothers just imitated the same exact jokes and didn't really add anything humorous at all and they also did a much worse job; so much to the effect that it wasn't funny anymore. That's the case with this film.
This movie tries to mock 'THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN', 'SUPERBAD', 'FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL', 'FUNNY PEOPLE' and 'KNOCKED UP' briefly (some of my all time favorite comedy films), as well as a few other random films like 'SLUMBOG MILLIONAIRE' and 'THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON' for no apparent reason. It tells the story of a guy named Andy (played by Bryan Callen), just like Steve Carell's character in 'THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN', who's a 41 year old virgin and his buddies find out. They of course try to hook him up with a girl. He has a fling with a woman named Sarah Marshall, played by Mircea Monroe, who becomes pregnant by his friends, blindfolded, and blames him for it. When he won't take responsibility for the baby a day later she breaks up with him and Andy immediately runs into her on vacation at the same resort.
This movie is not a spoof it's just a ripoff, and it's no better than the 'TRANSMORPHERS' or 'ALIEN VS. HUNTER' at that, although I haven't honestly seen those movies. The worse part is that it takes really good comedy and ruins it; it bleeds the humor out of once funny humor. It branches out a little towards the end and tries to mock other movies to slightly better results but still not funny for the most part. The best joke is a verizon wireless guy 'can you hear me now' spoof but that's not worth taking it above a zero star rating. The most the movie has is a somewhat clever title. It also amps up the vulgarity to stomach sickening results. It's repulsive!
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This spoof on Judd Apatow films, and a few others, is a disgrace to film. First of all it's spoofing comedies, which seems ridiculous in my opinion. A spoof should mock something that takes itself seriously, where's the fun in trying to make fun of a joke? I thought the same thing about the original 'SCARY MOVIE' for spoofing a spoof, 'SCREAM', which at least parts of that film took itself seriously; it was somewhat a serious horror film as well as a spoof on the horror genre. The Wayans brothers just imitated the same exact jokes and didn't really add anything humorous at all and they also did a much worse job; so much to the effect that it wasn't funny anymore. That's the case with this film.
This movie tries to mock 'THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN', 'SUPERBAD', 'FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL', 'FUNNY PEOPLE' and 'KNOCKED UP' briefly (some of my all time favorite comedy films), as well as a few other random films like 'SLUMBOG MILLIONAIRE' and 'THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON' for no apparent reason. It tells the story of a guy named Andy (played by Bryan Callen), just like Steve Carell's character in 'THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN', who's a 41 year old virgin and his buddies find out. They of course try to hook him up with a girl. He has a fling with a woman named Sarah Marshall, played by Mircea Monroe, who becomes pregnant by his friends, blindfolded, and blames him for it. When he won't take responsibility for the baby a day later she breaks up with him and Andy immediately runs into her on vacation at the same resort.
This movie is not a spoof it's just a ripoff, and it's no better than the 'TRANSMORPHERS' or 'ALIEN VS. HUNTER' at that, although I haven't honestly seen those movies. The worse part is that it takes really good comedy and ruins it; it bleeds the humor out of once funny humor. It branches out a little towards the end and tries to mock other movies to slightly better results but still not funny for the most part. The best joke is a verizon wireless guy 'can you hear me now' spoof but that's not worth taking it above a zero star rating. The most the movie has is a somewhat clever title. It also amps up the vulgarity to stomach sickening results. It's repulsive!
Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyEmHfpBHN8