Squilky...On the Aisle
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Went to see The 40 Year Old Virgin. We were gonna high brow it a bit and go see March of the Penguins, but once we got to the movies, we saw the movie poster for 40 YOV and couldn't resist...
If you like movies like Airplane, Something About Marry and Old School, you'll looooove 40 Year old Virgin. If you didn't like any of those movies, particularly the latter two, you'll hate 40 YOV.
The movie is just flat out funny. So many comedies lately are ruined for me because all the best parts are shown in the commercials and the trailers. ie Anchorman and Dodgeball the Movie. This is not the case with 40 YOV. Quite frankly, since those trailers have to be rated for all audiences, a lot of the best parts of the movie are way too "dirty" for any trailer or tv spot. As funny as it is to hear the 40 YOV scream "KELLY CLARKSON" as he's getting his chest waxed, the other things he says during the rest of the waxing are a lot funnier.
One of the story lines that isn't really touched in the trailers are his co-workers. The 40 Year Old Virgin works at an electronics superstore that looks very similar to Circuit City. His co-workers are hysterical, and provide enough of a side plot that the movie stays fresh and doesn't get boring. There's one particular guy who's this old Pakastani guy, who is hysterical. When I first saw the ads for the movie, I thought it was going to be a lot of the 40 Year Old Virgin by himself. The movie starts out that way, but many of the funniest scenes are things that happen at work, or when he is out with his co-worker friends.
The movie has its fair share of dick jokes, bother visual and verbal which is to be expected, but it is also filled with a lot of more subtle humor and bits of irony which I liked. Without giving too much away, I will just throw out some keywords here that are parts of the movie.... GILF, Stevie Wonder nipples, strawberry daqueri, plastic vaginas, and of course morning wood.
On a scale of 1-10, I give this movie a 9. I can't wait for it to be released on DVD so I can go back and watch it again. I think it's one of those movies that you miss certain things the first time around. At one point in the movie, which involves a billboard, I though Rachel was going to hyperventilate she was laughing so hard. Any movie that is so funny that it nearly caused my wife to have an asthma attack will get nothing less than a 9.
As a final note, judging by the trailers for the movies coming out this Fall, it looks like there are going to be a fair share of chic flics. When you hear starring "Reeth Witherspoon, Susan Sarandon and Orlando Bloom" and Orland doesnt have pointy ears and a long bow in his hand, it's gonna be a rough movie season. There are two exceptions however. "The Man" with Eugene Levy and Samuel L Jackson looks funny, and there is a new Jim Carey movie that looks pretty good.
Went to see The 40 Year Old Virgin. We were gonna high brow it a bit and go see March of the Penguins, but once we got to the movies, we saw the movie poster for 40 YOV and couldn't resist...
If you like movies like Airplane, Something About Marry and Old School, you'll looooove 40 Year old Virgin. If you didn't like any of those movies, particularly the latter two, you'll hate 40 YOV.
The movie is just flat out funny. So many comedies lately are ruined for me because all the best parts are shown in the commercials and the trailers. ie Anchorman and Dodgeball the Movie. This is not the case with 40 YOV. Quite frankly, since those trailers have to be rated for all audiences, a lot of the best parts of the movie are way too "dirty" for any trailer or tv spot. As funny as it is to hear the 40 YOV scream "KELLY CLARKSON" as he's getting his chest waxed, the other things he says during the rest of the waxing are a lot funnier.
One of the story lines that isn't really touched in the trailers are his co-workers. The 40 Year Old Virgin works at an electronics superstore that looks very similar to Circuit City. His co-workers are hysterical, and provide enough of a side plot that the movie stays fresh and doesn't get boring. There's one particular guy who's this old Pakastani guy, who is hysterical. When I first saw the ads for the movie, I thought it was going to be a lot of the 40 Year Old Virgin by himself. The movie starts out that way, but many of the funniest scenes are things that happen at work, or when he is out with his co-worker friends.
The movie has its fair share of dick jokes, bother visual and verbal which is to be expected, but it is also filled with a lot of more subtle humor and bits of irony which I liked. Without giving too much away, I will just throw out some keywords here that are parts of the movie.... GILF, Stevie Wonder nipples, strawberry daqueri, plastic vaginas, and of course morning wood.
On a scale of 1-10, I give this movie a 9. I can't wait for it to be released on DVD so I can go back and watch it again. I think it's one of those movies that you miss certain things the first time around. At one point in the movie, which involves a billboard, I though Rachel was going to hyperventilate she was laughing so hard. Any movie that is so funny that it nearly caused my wife to have an asthma attack will get nothing less than a 9.
As a final note, judging by the trailers for the movies coming out this Fall, it looks like there are going to be a fair share of chic flics. When you hear starring "Reeth Witherspoon, Susan Sarandon and Orlando Bloom" and Orland doesnt have pointy ears and a long bow in his hand, it's gonna be a rough movie season. There are two exceptions however. "The Man" with Eugene Levy and Samuel L Jackson looks funny, and there is a new Jim Carey movie that looks pretty good.
2 Comments:
Despite the rowdy teens, I thought the movie was really funny (though too long). I almost shit myself when the scene when the blond was in the tub, and Andy says "Wow thats graphic"
Yeah I was also a big fan of his whole dialogue about the "chic fucking a horse" :-)
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