Friday, June 22, 2007

Growned Up

The tendency with truly funny movies is to give away some of the choice lines to help entice friends into viewing...so that after they see it you can repeat the lines with impunity until every last heh-heh has been squeezed out of the whole experience. The problem is that giving away any lines degrades the viewing experience of anyone yet to see the picture.

And so it goes with the summer comedy smash, Knocked Up. Writer/Director/Improv Conductor Judd Apatow is two-for-two, since he owned the funniest picture of the year title in 2006 with The 40 Year Old Virgin. The new one is a great companion piece, telling the story of a boy-to-mensch growth experience from a different angle. Fine-boned Steve Carrell has been replaced with pot-bellied Seth Rogen, but once again Paul Rudd locks in the greatness without ever making it seem like a big deal, and another Catherine/Katherine provides approachable girlfriend appeal.

With a stupendous 92% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes and word-of-mouth movie studios die for, fourth weekend business is again looking to be brisk.

If you've already seen the picture, here's where you can dig for your favorite lines. There's also so funny user-generated dance videos and photos for a contest at the Web and WAP sites for my place of business, Zannel. Come vote for the best!

Later we can argue over whether the second date line or the Steely Dan line was best-in-the-flick.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

My favorite lines are the ones that sound like they were picked straight from my brain. So "Geev Dees People Air!!!" -- an obscure quote from Total Recall-- wins hands down.

Mark Netter said...

Nice, and not really a spoiler since, like, I didn't even notice when watching the picture.

However, I have been saying exactly the same thing they say about "Munich" in the movie ever since the Spielberg film opened.

Unknown said...

For me all the guys coolness dripped away with all that sweat on his face during the slo-mo sex scene. Very strange.