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Pineapple Express- disappointment

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tunenut

I have come to look forward to whatever Judd Apatow decides to produce- he has a talented repertory of actors, there has been sharp writing, and some funny smart movies like Superbad and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
And the previews looked OK. The director is an indie director, and I saw Snow Angels and thought it was a fine ultra-depressed indie film. In his interviews, he talked about how he really also loved trash movies- that should have been a warning.
It started out OK. The star, Seth Rogen, is an interesting character, and his drug dealer, soon to be buddy, is also interesting. There are some funny scenes.
But somewhere around the halfway mark, this turns into a really dumb action movie. Explosions, fights and car chases. As an action movie, it is not much. The comedy and relationships are put on the back burner. It gets kind of dull.
Not my cup of tea.

Edits: 08/09/08

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Compare it to 40 y.o. Virgin.. - Prisoners 12:13:49 08/09/08 (6)
and Superbad, if you please!
Baba-Booey to you all!
- My favorite Apatow films... - mkuller 17:41:12 08/09/08 (0)
  ...are:
  1. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
  2. Knocked Up
  3. 40 Year Old Virgin
  4. Superbad
  Haven't seen Pineapple yet - it looks like a DVD rental - but I'd expect it to rank toward the bottom of the list from what I've seen (the trailers), what I've read and what I've been told from people who have seen it.
  
  Edits: 08/09/08
- well I liked both of those... - tunenut 13:06:22 08/09/08 (4)
  and found them both funny and a bit tender. These were relationship movies...although Superbad used the form of a high school sex comedy, it also mixed in a lot of very human relationships.
  
  This was sort of trying to do the same thing in the form of a stoner comedy- but IMHO, went off the tracks into a war between drug dealing gangs, involving shooting, chases, and lots of fights. None of this worked for me. The great part about these Apatow productions is the witty repartee- very evident in the two movies you mention- and also here to some degree. If this has a redeeming value, it is that...but I did not enjoy the action, and that's at least half the movie.
  - I thought they were both effluent - Mr Underhill 15:20:16 08/09/08 (2)
    ..
    - Movies for the terminally adolescent - DWPC 17:46:07 08/09/08 (1)
      Add "Knocked Up" to the list of drek passing as smart entertainment.
      
      As the guy who jumped off the 20-story building shouted as he passed the 10th Floor "So far..so good!"
      - He said "...assing.." huhuhu... - Prisoners 18:21:49 08/09/08 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Movies for the terminally adolescent posted by DWPC on August 09, 2008 at 17:46:07
        
        Hey Beavis.....pull my finger!
        Baba-Booey to you all!
  - thanks! - Prisoners 13:08:32 08/09/08 (0)
    a comparision from someone who has seen all three is what I was looking for.
    Baba-Booey to you all!

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