'Harm's Way'
A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
Undeclared is out on DVD today.
The 40 Year-Old Virgin is a surprisingly funny movie.
I'll watch anything associated with Judd Apatow. I even liked lots of Anchorman (although I'm still annoyed that they went to the trouble of hiring a bunch of ex-Mr. Show cast regulars, even the funniest man in America, Jay Johnston, and gave them practically no lines).
I was surprised that my usual "Ugh! Can't... take... the... smugness!" reaction to Carell was entirely absent when watching the trailers. Maybe humiliation humor where he plays a humble, earnest character is the way to go.
although I'm still annoyed that they went to the trouble of hiring a bunch of ex-Mr. Show cast regulars, even the funniest man in America, Jay Johnston, and gave them practically no lines).
I feel the same way about hiring Ian Roberts and cutting Amy Poehler's scene-- and McKay was in Upright Citizens Brigade! Admittedly, he did well in getting paying jobs for a *lot* of under-known people out of Second City.
Cool DVD release of the week: Astaire/Rogers boxed set! Includes Top Hat, Swing Time, Follow the Fleet, Shall We Dance, and The Barkleys of Broadway, and the extras include commentaries on three of the films, cartoon, comedy, and dance shorts, as well as a few featurettes.
Ok - that explains why TCM played all of those movies back to back yesterday.
I didn't think I would want to see 40-Year Old Virgin, but both of the clips I've seen on TDS have tempted me. (I liked the one with Paul Rudd and whosiwhatsit calling each other gay, with the topper being, "You're so gay you like Coldplay.")
Admittedly, he did well in getting paying jobs for a *lot* of under-known people out of Second City.
Yeah, that's definitely the upside.
I like PR a lot, and he was cute on TDS.
I can't decide if Paul Rudd is always like that, or if it's just Daily Show appearances that make him so strange.
He did that before? Maybe he crushes on Jon, too.