I think he was funny in the first movie because he had below-average intelligence and was borderline retarded. They went full retard on him. The part where he and his love interest were screaming uncontrollably was not funny in the least.
shareHe wasn't borderline. This is how he introduced himself to the audience in the first film: http://youtu.be/Nx4DvzH3How?t=16s
shareYou never go full retard. Easily the worst thing about the movie. Watching the scene with him and Wiig shouting was painful.
I think it was a "hangover" effect. They tried to replicated the retardedness of Alan.
You never go full retard. Easily the worst thing about the movie. Watching the scene with him and Wiig shouting was painful.
Yep, never go full retard.
shareAll I can say is that the relationships between Brick & Chani and Ron & Linda were probably my favorite storylines. Brick was absolutely amazing. I'd say I found 70-80% of the movie 90-100% hilarious...soooooo many memorable, quotable lines and situations. I can understand some of the criticism because there were weaker parts and the movie just went completely insane several times--yet the writing and acting maintained the hilarity through almost all of it, I felt. Maybe I just didn't have expectations quite as high as others did, but I thought it was a really good comedy. Plus all the little cameos were fun.
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Ron and Linda's relationship was interesting but I never actually laughed out loud. So I would have to disagree with you.
shareFair 'nuff; can't expect everybody to LOL at everything. Different folks, different strokes. Some people I know share my sense of humor exactly in some ways, but then don't laugh a bit at other things I find hilarious.
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Yes. I hated the screaming scene. He's stupid, but he's an adult, not a baby...
"Your mother puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?!"
Brick was funny in the first film because he was used sparingly. Here he's more front and center and the effect wears thin. The romance between him and Kristen Wiig was a funny concept, but that too went on too long for my liking.
Brick's extended screentime is similar to the Hangover sequels when they kept increasing the presence for Mr. Chow and Alan (Galfanakis) with each successive sequel. Wacky sidekick characters should be used sparingly because if they're put more center stage, their antics start to wear thin.
Exactly! Brick was great as a secondary character with his antics, but when they put him front and center it just doesn't work very well.
Some characters just aren't meant to be leading characters. It's why The Office was bad when Michael left. Andy is one of those characters who was not meant to be the lead.
Agree.
First movie he is funny because he is just hovering in the background, with the occasional funny comment, yet 2nd movie he is far to in your face and almost 2nd top character in rank of order.
I always put this down to the gap between two movies..... in the first movie its a case of "oh, that is the guy from Bruce Almighty who did the stupid voice control/head on fire gag"..... 10 years later its a case of "that is Steve Carell of 40 year old virgin, Despicable Me, Office, Get Smart fame".... basically Steve Carell star/pull/draw-power between movies had went through the roof, so the writers were probably going to look more favorable on him and give him bigger roles.
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IMO, he just seemed a little dumber than his Office character.
The only way they could make him seem dumber was to pair him with Kristen "Can only be annoying" Wiig and just let the camera roll.