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Just watched this for the 1st time today

posted 13 years ago by jd_dotcom
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I caught bits of it on TV the other night and it looked promising. So i downloaded it.

I was pleasantly suprized - it was funny, clever, but what suprized me most was the quality of the songs and the singing.

I think if they trimmed it down to closer to 90 mins it would be better -starting with the Berkley stuff, the black and white stuff, and that ridiculous part making a song with all the animals, and i certainly didnt need to see some guys dick next to Deweys face in that one scene. The Beatles part was ok, could have been alot better, Jack Black was miscast as Paul.

It was good - it could have been great.

[–] jd_dotcom 12 years ago

Also, Buddy Holly, Elvis, and Paul McCartney were all miscast.

[–] novimovieman 12 years ago

Intentionally!

As an apologist turned authority I don't defend my comments because I am always right.

[–] jd_dotcom 12 years ago

If it was intentional they are stupid - casting the right person for the role makes for a better movie.
Jenna Fisher as Darlene was perfect - thats good casting.

[–] t_smitts 12 years ago

The point was it was supposed to be seeing Jack Black as Paul McCartney, etc.

[–] 12 years ago

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[–] jd_dotcom 12 years ago

Using your logic the way to make a funny movie is to use a bunch of miscast actors, use an awful script - and people would love it because of how bad it is - and if they dont think its funny it just must be over their heads.

[–] jd_dotcom 12 years ago

pointless and gross, im sure it turned off alot of people

[–] thenix 12 years ago

Whether or not it was gross (I wouldn't want a man's wang in my face) is a matter of opinion, but it was not pointless. It was meant to show how quickly Dewey had become numb to the weird world around him. A boy a few years removed from the country is now unfazed and unresponsive to the absurd situation.

2 things. 1.) That is your opinion. 2.) You are wrong.

[–] jd_dotcom 12 years ago

They could have done that in many ways without grossing out the whole audience.

[–] Phoenix_is_the_City 12 years ago

OR you could just man up and stop being a bitch

[–] jd_dotcom 12 years ago

You are either an idiot or gay, maybe both.

[–] Phoenix_is_the_City 12 years ago

Haha gay? Really? What's the logic being that, I would like to know or are you just a homophobe

[–] jd_dotcom 12 years ago

Well you dont seem to mind looking at some guys dick, in fact you seem to enjoy it.

[–] Phoenix_is_the_City 12 years ago

So because Im not grossed out that means I enjoy it. Haha again your logic.. pathetic. I have 2 sons whose diapers i change so I see that and *beep* everytime. Like I said, stop being a bitch and man up. Now go ahead and write some homophobic reply

[–] jd_dotcom 12 years ago

You clearly have gay tendencies, isnt it time you came out of the closet?

[–] P_e_n_n_y_L_a_n_e 12 years ago

Reading your comments in this thread, I have come to the conclusion that you are a complete idiot. You do not get this movie. It is clearly too complicated for you, and you do not get the humor in it at all.

[–] jd_dotcom 12 years ago

You concluded this all by yourself?

The movie bombed at the box office - it badly needed some editing - are you too stupid to understand that?

[–] NickMSmith 12 years ago

Please note that this movie bombed because of the lack of a headlining star. If it were Ferrell or Seth Rogen or something, it would have made a lot of money... but the movie would have sucked. I'll take it as it is. Evidently starpower is the only thing that sells films anymore.

[–] jd_dotcom 12 years ago

Please note that this movie bombed because of the lack of a headlining star.

I dont agree. I think it bombed because of poor editing and bad casting. This movie has some great and funny moments - however parts of the movie were in very bad taste - and it was too long. The roles that were miscast - Buddy Holley, Elvis, Paul McCartney.

[–] theendisnear1 12 years ago

A lot of my friends and I consider this the funniest movie of the last 10 years or so. Everything - every joke in the movie - works for us, and I think a lot of other reasonable and intelligent people as well. The obvious miscasting for COMEDIC effect. The black and white scenes. The animals and tribesmen doing the epic song. And the dick in the camera thing is hilarious, and no you ignorant dummy it's not because I "have gay tendencies." Are you twelve? Are you a rightwing Christian or something?

You come on this message board and declare that the movie was good, could have been great. There are many, many people out there who think it IS great. Who cares how well it did in the box office? That's an indication of *nothing.* "Big Lebowski" wasn't a big hit, and neither was "Grandma's Boy" or "Super Troopers." But these are all fantastically funny movies, with huge followings.

People like you just tire me so much on IMDB. I just wanna come on a site and talk about movies I love, and every movie has some trash talking lunk head like you on it. It gets so very old.

In Southeast Asia we call this type of thing 'bad karma.'

[–] milo44 9 years ago

Hell .. I enjoyed it ... best part of the movie .

"A man that wouldn't cheat for a poke don't want one bad enough".

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[–] yesanything 9 years ago

August 17, 2016 here

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~~the coins in the tray are for sharing~~

[–] milo44 9 years ago

What do you mean they didn't need the dick scene ... If it were a vagina scene you would love it .. I love the dick scene , best part of the movie .

"A man that wouldn't cheat for a poke don't want one bad enough".