re: Forgetting Sarah Marshall just added to Netflix

So spot on. The only character you really dislike in the film is Bell, but even she has her moments, and ultimately she reveals herself as just an insecure girl coming to the realization that her career and her looks and status are almost over...and then she just let the purest thing in her life go because of her behavior.

You're right on Aldous also. Even in other highly highly successful comedies made by the some of the most talented guys ever, he would have been a cartoon character and a vile human being just for the audience to turn on him... But he wasn't.

That part could've easily been played by Shasha Baron Cohen, and he would've been a revolting one dimensional, yet funny character, but clearly Segal and Apatow had some true genius stuff working in the development of the script.

In fact, I'd say it's on of the best written films of recent memory.

I'd pay to watch that Dracula musical.

I had to do a rewatch last night after seeing this thread. I love this movie and it holds up incredibly well. The key is the bits of subtle humor, especially the dialogue between Hill and Brand. This scene always makes me laugh.

Aldous Snow:
If I have just one sip of wine, by the end of the evening I'll be, like, rimming waiters for their tips, just to get me hands on a rock. You know what I mean? Nasty

Matthew Van Der Wyk:
(jokingly) I heard that! (comes over)

Aldous Snow:
Oh- hey, what's up, man.

Matthew Van Der Wyk:
How are you enjoying your vegetable medley?

Aldous Snow:
It's- it's mundane.

Matthew Van Der Wyk:
(not realizing that Aldous was criticizing the food negatively) It is mundane. It's great, I know.

Kemo. Same guy. He got mauled, to say the least in that fight. Glad he found acting.

Top 5 comedy of the last 25 years IMO.

It’s basically perfect.

I use Aldous’ insult to Jonah Hill’s character all the time when someone asks me if I have done something: “you know I was going to, but then I just carried on living my life.”

Once again Paul Rudd is the funniest part of the movie in a small supporting role.

I guess I'm gonna be that guy. Or at least out of the mainstream board opinion on this one.

I watched it yesterday before I noticed the thread on this board. I thought it was ok to pretty good. But I didn't find it as good as I had remembered.

I just don't find sad sack characters like Jason Segal played in this one that watchable. I mean the guy moved from nailing one extremely hot chick, to getting a decent string of randoms to nailing another hot chick. And he was still all "woe is me".

I did think it was funny in parts and I thought there were some good performances. Russel Brand and Bill Hader did good work, Paul Rudd was ok and Mila Kunis added some depth to her character (or the writing did). But overall, I wasn't really blown away.

Plus, it seems like I remember when this thing originally aired, they had a few more scenes of Kristen Bell getting nailed in different ways.

Watched it last night (because of this thread)


Mila Kunis is insanely hot. Like, good Lord.