Absolutely Brilliant

I can't believe that so many people thought that this movie was so terrible. After watching it the first time i was in awe. First and foremost i think it was possibly Walken's best bit of acting ever, and yes i realise the magnitude of that statement but the Jay Man was a perfect. Second, if you didn't get the comedy of this movie it just means that you are a little stupid and are not capable of understanding Ben Stiller, let alone Jack Black. Stiller has always been ahead of his time (Case in point, the Ben Stiller show from 1991) and this was another step forward teaming with Black. They are both comedic geniuses, tho admittedly you need to be on their level.
Aside from that, this movie was a cultural commentary that delved deeply into the inner workings of this society. There are three types of people, the haves (Black), the have-nots(Stiller) and the have-no-needs: the artists, philosophers; represented beautifully by Walken.
To an extent this is like Cable Guy in that people go in with expectations of Carry tearing it up with laugh after laugh and then they are shocked or repelled when they see that it's so dark and makes you think, which ofcourse is not why most people watch comedy. But if you give it a chance, prepare yourself to think, it's an excellent movie. I'd go so far as to say Ben Stiller's 5 min monolouge at the end is near oscar material. (again knowing the scrutiny i'm setting myself up for)
So say what you will, but if you're just going to bash all that i've said here, it likely means you were just another one of those fools who has not the capacity to understand this movie.