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Post by Richard El Britannia on Feb 27, 2008 16:42:04 GMT
Saw this film in the cinema last year, and my dad bought it on doovdé yesterday. Ace film. Not quite as good as Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz, but eh, those films were made by different teams ... or whatever you'd call them.
The comedy aspects were great, but I think it went a little too far with the sentimental side of things. I prefer comedy to amuse without much sentiment. But eh, it wasn't too bad, and some people will probably prefer it that way.
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Post by Surreptitious Cardboard Box on Feb 28, 2008 16:57:29 GMT
If you're recognising that it was made by completely different people to the Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead team, then why did you bother drawing the contrast in the first place? The film had to be sentimental; it's about a guy who realises he still loves his ex-fiancée and has to win her back from a bastardy Hank Azaria, whilst also struggling to remain an important father figure in his son's life. You should be impressed they managed to turn that into a comedy at all. I like David Schwimmer's voice, but unfortunately, because he's behind the camera on this film, we don't see or hear him. I thought it was an interesting foray into directing for him, as I believe the most he'd directed in the past was a few of the FRIENDS episodes, and you could tell that - more than anything - the film was pretty much just an experiment he was carrying out.
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Post by lycoris on Mar 11, 2008 21:48:56 GMT
Really, it's an alright film at best but there are just some parts that are so funny that we kept talking about it for weeks. For example, the blister, the nipples, falling down the stairs after the spin class...having a bath in someone else's house during a party...
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Post by Surreptitious Cardboard Box on Mar 12, 2008 15:52:56 GMT
Yeah, it wasn't amazing, but it was enjoyable and funny. That's fair to say. Just don't you dare mention the blister again.
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Post by lycoris on Mar 12, 2008 17:12:48 GMT
I would have thought that taking a bath in someone elses house during a party they're holding was weirder.
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Post by Surreptitious Cardboard Box on Mar 13, 2008 16:57:13 GMT
I thought it was in the Gherkin, not in someone's house.
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Post by lycoris on Mar 15, 2008 11:30:07 GMT
No, it was at the point that the other guy asked his ex to marry him. Don't ask me to come up with names but they were having a party in his flat to celebrate her birthday.
Libby, that's her name.
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Post by Surreptitious Cardboard Box on Mar 15, 2008 16:20:45 GMT
Yeah, and Whit, played by Hank Azaria, asked her to marry him - but I thought that was in the Gherkin. It was all high up, and Dylan Moran's character came down the long staircase. Besides, there were all those massive glass windows, overlooking the city.
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