Ormion Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 There's a new douche in town and is called Judd Apatow. It's the guy who directed/written/produced the new trend of american comedies like The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, Forgetting Sharah Marshall, Funny People etc. Comedies about endless lame dick jokes, unfunny lines, boring scripts and the usual cast of THE worst comedians(?) ever. I mean Seth Rogen , Jonah Hill , Bill Hader. I mean seriously who laughs with these guys? I watched yesterday Funny People and it was one fo the biggest craps I've ever watched! Boring, tiresome and absolutely unfunny! The worst thing is that the Apatow movies are all financially and critically successful. One proof that critics are idiots. The only movies he's been involved into that were funny are Anchorman and Zohan which were stupid, but at least funny. Thank God thousands more of ppl out there feel the same with me, so there's hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracohr Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I like Judd Apatow movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormion Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 I like Judd Apatow movies. Really? Ok then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracohr Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I'm not saying they're pinnacles of clever script writing, but I find them funny. I appreciate mindless entertainment as much as intelligent entertainment. "Funny People" wasn't all that great though. I don't even remember much about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prio Alea Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I like em too... Forgetting Sharah Marshall was one of the funniest movies I've seen lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormion Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 I'm not saying they're pinnacles of clever script writing, but I find them funny. I appreciate mindless entertainment as much as intelligent entertainment. "Funny People" wasn't all that great though. I don't even remember much about it. I appreciate mindless entertainment more than anyone I know. I've never cared about serious or unserious comedy. For me it's just about the laughs. But I've never laughed with any Apatow film except Anchorman and Zohan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracohr Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 But I've never laughed with any Apatow film except Anchorman and Zohan. Zohan annoyed the crap out of me, even while I laughed at it. At the end I felt dirty and ashamed for finding any of it funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needle ninja Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I agree with the OP on this, now that I've seen Superbad on cable I can't understand why it was so popular. But then, never overstimate the audience, Judd Apatow makes what the masses want to see. He is the current studio darling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormion Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 At the end I felt dirty and ashamed for finding any of it funny. That's the whole point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutilated_Core Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Nah, c`mon Judd Apatow movies are a fun thing to watch. I laughed my ass off to Superbad and this one movie with Katherine Heigl, where she got pregnant and stuff. Though I havent watched the rest of his movies. But I ahve to admit that Forgetting Sarah Marshall wasnt thaaaat funny. It had some good laughs. but Superbad for example was much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracohr Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 this one movie with Katherine Heigl, where she got pregnant and stuff. Knocked Up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goa constrictor Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Don't lump You Don't Mess With The Zohan in with Apatow. That wasn't his piece of shit. As for Funny People, it would have been a lot better without Adam Sandler. An older comic like Steve Martin would have been a good choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr0fane Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 "Anchorman" is definitely one of my all-time favorite comedies - both Will Ferrell and Steve Carell are outrageously funny in that one, and the movie is just one long series of classic one-liners and quotes. "Superbad", "Step Brothers", "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" and "Pineapple Express" weren't that bad either, but yeah - Judd Apatow has also made some truly horrible comedies over the years, such as (for instance) "You Don't Mess with the Zohan". Didn't think "Funny People" was THAT bad though. Went on for too long, but had some good laughs and both Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler showed some slightly different roles than they're used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goa constrictor Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 You all really need to stop bringing "You Don't Mess with the Zohan" into this. While Apatow worked on the first draft of this in 2000, he then left and the project was stalled. When it came back into action years later and underwent rewrites, Apatow had noting to do with it. He didn't direct. Didn't produce. Didn't write what you saw. It is not an Apatow movie. It is a shitty Adam Sandler movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormion Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 I brought Zohan to give credit to Apatow, not bash him. Zohan was 100% stupid, but at least it was a comedy. His other movies (except Anchorman) are tranvestites IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentinel Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I was surpised he was involved with Zohan when I watched it. That was the best Adam Sandler movie and performance. I laughed so hard at the acting of the goat guy and his whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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