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I laughed from start to finish. Am I a moron?

posted 11 years ago by jaysilentbob37
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My top five movies:

1) Brazil
2) The Godfather
3) Dr. Strangelove
4) The Big Lebowski
5) Glengarry Glen Ross

I consider myself a serious film buff and like to think my standards are high; I watch lots of art films, indie films, old classics, and do not think Citizen Kane is overrated etc. I'm no historian, but I'm a cinema addict through and through.p

One joy I find from movies is the endless variety of feelings they induce; meloncholy, exhilaration, dread, inspiration, anger, empathy... the medium is capable of so much and I appreciate any film that succeeds at making me feel what it means to.

One of the feelings I savor in films is mindless laughter. I cherish movies like Dumb and Dumber, Super Troopers, and Billy Madison. However, I'm also a snob in this genre; I hate Freddy Got Fingered, Sorority Boys, any recent Sandler movie etc. For me, the ones that work, work because they're so proudly absurd that I laugh at the fact that I'm expected to laugh in the first place. The ones that don't seem to assume the worst about their audience, and come off as lazy/insulting.

Maybe it was because I had about six beers before I saw it, but I found Movie 43 hilarious; a terrible film in so many ways it barely qualifies as a film. Yet my gut reaction was uncontrollable laughter. I can't entirely blame the booze, since alcohol couldn't save the Hangover series and other movies I found
insufferable.

This might be the most anyone has written in the defense of Movie 43, but I'm not so much defending the quality as I am challenging the hostility I've noticed towards people who found it funny. Movie 43 is a turd, and any repeated viewings on my part will likely be on account of YouTube clips. But I laughed at at least 60% of the skits I remember. My question is... is humor really so subjective that a serious film lover like myself could actually find it funny, or does my gut reaction automatically make me a moron?

[–] misterbfd 11 years ago

I couldn't stand the film. I found Johnny Knoxville's skit to be the only funny thing at all in the whole picture. But that doesn't make you a moron, it just means you have differing comedy taste than most people, because generally speaking most people didn't enjoy it.

Here are some of my top films:

1. Unforgiven
2. 12 Angry Men (1957)
3. Glengarry Glen Ross
4. The Usual Suspects
5. Fargo
6. Stripes
7. Taxi Driver
8. Aliens
9. The Man from Nowhere

[–] Nooneimportant 11 years ago

Yes, you are dumb for many reasons.

1) You saw the movie, 2) you found the movie funny, 3) you make a list of movies that has nothing to do with the movie in question to make it seem you have better taste.

I have not seen this movie, but I have seen the trailer and I know it is free to watch on Netflix. I will not watch this movie. I read the wikipedia article on this film and read that Matt Stone and Trey Parker had something to do with this film. That is why I am here and I can with relif say they have not. If they did I probably would have to watch it. But since this is a brainless vomit show I guess I dont have to say that McFarland (or whatever) had is fingers in this thing.

Now comedy is subjective. Some people laugh at life's absurdities and others laugh at all old people falling on ice and breaking their foot. Who´s to say what is funny?

I will say what is funny!!! It´s okay to laugh at this movie if you are laughing while clenching your fist. This movie is dumb and we all know its dumb and dumbness can be fun but should also provocative. How dare they treat us like children? How dare they believe that vulgar idiocy with celebrities equals jokes and fun?

We can all drag these “jokes” out of our asses! Here let me show you: Johnny Depp has sex with a girl and discovers she is underage. He then tries to kick her out of the hotell room giving her her underpants, braw, bong and Justin Bieber CD with Cocain ressidue on it. He takes one last lick of the cover to get the last high. When she is trown out of the room the police is standing outside and Johnny Depp gets arrested. “She looked older! She looked like a woman! She looked like a woman!”, Depp says. Then in the arrest a big guy goes over to depp and says “You look like a woman”. Then Depp gets raped.

Where´s my money?!

[–] tua91226 11 years ago

You make me smile! It's ironic that while you didn't see this movie, you relate more to the characters than anyone. You're over the top post and audacious claims make you look like a fool, but you think you look like Hugh Jackman. You think you are the man. But really, everyone looks at you like you have a giant nutsack hanging from your neck. We'll all try not to laugh in your face, and you can continue thinking you are too cool for the rest of us. haha.

[–] Nooneimportant 10 years ago

Was this comment for me? What does Hugh Jackman have to do with anything? Or a South Park reference?

You see, this is what happens to people who watch dumb bleep. It destroys braincells and makes one incoherent.

But yeah... I may be an old grinch. This video showed me the error of my ways:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IE_B3VK1mQ

[–] arcadecrawler 9 years ago

Awesome Movie, I was hesitant to watch it. However a friend recommended it and it was well worth watching. It had been on my radar for so long. I'm so glad I watched it.

Some people just don't have a sense of humor stuck with a perpetual stick up their butt. I haven't laughed like this in a long time. Not every movie has to be citizen kane, jebus.

[–] Snaggelpuss 8 years ago

Hes not as dumb as an idiot who slags off a movie they have not seen, EG YOU. Or even an idiot who call people names because they dont like one movie some one else does. So for atleast the one movie you like that he does that makes you stupid?

[–] epiccheesecake 8 years ago

Nope, your whole argument is invalid due to the fact that you haven't actually SEEN the movie, even though your judging others for liking it. I'm not saying the movie's good, but you can't say a movie's bad without seeing the movie. Literally the only knowledge you have on this movie are critic reviews, one trailer, and whether or not you can watch it on Netflix yet you are judging others for enjoying the movie.

You know what would make this lemonade better? Bleach. Excessive amounts of bleach.

[–] janettevan 11 years ago

I loved it too. Guess one has to be in the mood though with no expectations. Usually I check imdb ratings before I watch anything but this time I was just winging it and checked the rating halfway. Totally surprised it only got 4.4. I thought it was hilarious. So bad that it's good if you know what I mean.

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[–] eschelar 11 years ago

You might be a moron. Or you might have been drunk. Kinda the same thing really. Up to you if you want to say a movie was funny and/or not a horrible waste of time based on your impression if you were drunk.

I hope... I really, really hope that 6 beers is more than enough to get you drunk. For me to have enjoyed this movie, I would have to drink so much, it would probably kill an elephant from alcohol poisoning.

I will say that I snickered twice and *beep* once (the basketball one was pretty much the only one that resembled anything funny), but more than anything, I just wished my vacuum cleaner was louder and my laundry was taking more of my concentration.

I understood most of the jokes, but most of all, I kept having the impression that some movie maker's semi-retarded kid had written most of it... or perhaps had drawn it in stick figures on a wall with his own feces. It would certainly have fit with the tone...

Maybe all you need to become a bit more rational about the whole thing is to actually think about what the sketches were. Most of them were based on a joke that would merit a wan smile or perhaps even a chuckle for 10 or 15 seconds. Stretched out to several minutes. Yech.

Must've been something they put in the coke on set.

[–] mustafa-karagoz74 11 years ago

I could not agree more. I would put my signature on what you have written.
Thanks for the excellent post by the way.

[–] watcher101 11 years ago

I thought this movie was @#$%ing hilarious. Apparently, I'm not the only one either since when I was in the theater, which was a little more than half full, there was a lot of laughing going on. I don't get the hate.

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[–] HydoanGiffaphuhx 10 years ago

If you liked this movie try watching The Ten(2007).

Ten ridiculous stories about the ten commandments with random big name actors(Though not nearly as big name as Movie 43).

[–] MisterKorman 11 years ago

Not conforming to the popular opinion doesn't make you a moron.

[–] K-Mac017 11 years ago

I caught it on Netflix last night and abruptly turned it off 20 minutes in, so I'd have to say... yes, you are, OP.

God, this movie was atrocious, it's every bit as bad as people say it is and then some. Most disgusting and tasteless "comedy" I've had the displeasure of watching since Freddy Got Fingered, possibly moreso even! How Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet agreed to do this POS, I have no fücking clue. The only people who find this sh!t funny are people with the mindset of a 12 year old.

[–] Tamara_Nartichti 11 years ago

lol, nice list there, it's funny times on the internet now: one has to defend their taste with a doom machine :D

about the movie, after all the reviews and anger I honestly didn't expect anything from this movie, just decided to dive in waiting for the worst, maybe that's why I got a few laughs here and there. Besides, the story behind making of it is quite cute: how a couple of nobodies made their dream true and made their movie! They say Hugh Jackman was the first to sign in and they used his name to get all those other stars in with their "oh, come on, we're indie guys with an indie dream, be in our movie for a minimal wage" cute.

Also, the Anna Farris one reminded me of a story my ex-boyfriend told me: in college when he was making out with his girl she suddenly said "oh, $hit on me, Adam, $hit on me". He wasn't in love with her, so he just started laughing hysterically, she got mad and it was the end of their relationship lol.

YOU'RE BLACK was just epic :D

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