So, like Judd Apatow's other movies, this could easily be 30 minutes shorter?

LowEndLem wrote:

I got $10 that Jonah Hill just waggles his around when no one's looking.

I know for a fact that's true, but what does this have to do with the movie?

Ermac wrote:

saw it tonight with my bud and thought it was a good comeback movie for Sandler. We got to see a real peak into the world of Sandler's fame. It was Sandler adapting to the new generation of Hollywood comedy as his struggle with excess and being left in the dust of fame but not true happiness. He played the godfather role very well. Rogen's character seemed unsure of himself but was solid notwithstanding. The minor characters were very solid and the acting was believable. Had alot of good pop culture references and witty situations. It was a comedy/drama hybrid, you will see what I mean if you see it. This type of movie shows real human issues and conflict, but also that people use their senses of humour to get through conflict(great quote from IMDB) Its a drawn out movie, but its for a good purpose because of the message, don't go to the 10 showing or you will be there till 12.

I have a few issues with your comments.
1. If you go to the 9:20 showing you'll be there until 12. Yes, it's that fucking long.
2. It's good for it to be that long cause of the message? Really? That message has been beaten into us since birth by everything from Barney to The Real World.
My review?

DO NOT PAY TO SEE THIS MOVIE.

Sure there are funny parts, but the movie is way to long, it barely has a plot, the moral is completely banal, what little plot there is is absurdly predictable, and while the funny stuff is funny, a lot of it takes WAY to long to set up. Spending 2 minutes talking about your grandfather is not appropriate just so someone can say he went to Hell. It's funny, but the setup is too long, and they keep repeating the punchlines to make sure you got it.

This was in the trailer (at least the theatrically one) anyway, but SPOILER ALERT:
Adam Sandler gets better. Like I said, this was in the trailer. I and most everyone there knew going in that he wasn't going to die. It shouldn't take 90 minutes into the movie for him to find out he's better.

Long story short? I had some laughs, but ultimately this left me bored and wanting it to end. I think it think it should have been called "Ego Project" since they were all playing themselves with different names and it even included old footage of Sandler and the female lead, who is apparently Judd Apatow's wife.

Did you read the thread, Gumshoe? Looks like only Ermac was really pleased with it.

Ermac wrote:

Dr. Jeebus wrote: Did you read the thread, Gumshoe? Looks like only Ermac was really pleased with it. I thought the message in the end was realistic, alot of women play that BS like they are unhappy in their marriage and use some guy to try to get their current boyfriend/husband to act right. It was actually spot on and I admire Apatow for showing people what they needed to see in todays degrading moral society where its suppose to be OK to cheat on someone now. Was it needed in a movie marketed as a comedy? I am not sure. I thought it was very drawn out but the message would hit home to the right people who realized what he was doing. and seriously Jeebus, GI Joe flatout sucked so there was nothing else worth seeing at the movies.

That wasn't the message of the movie, though. The message was essentially:
[movie announcer voice] "Adam Sandler is: The Great Gatsby" {/movie announcer voice]

username wrote:

Ermac wrote: and seriously Jeebus, GI Joe flatout sucked so there was nothing else worth seeing at the movies. at least until District 9 and/or Inglorious Basterds are released

I'm going to pretend I didn't read this. I refuse to see either of those. The only director worse than Tarantino is M. Night Shyamallan, however the fuck that's spelled, and District 9 is going to be a super-heavy handed film about the poor Mexicans.