Dec 4 2009I Believe This Film Might Parody Judd Apatow Movies
You know what the problem with Not Another Teen Movie, Epic Movie, Superhero Movie, Disaster Movie, and the films of that ilk is? "That they use reference to current pop culture phenomena as tragically bad pseudo-humor"? What? No. Did you not see when a girl was dressed up like Juno in one or more of those? It was a riot. Don't be stupid. The issue is just that they just aren't specific enough.
The concept of an "Epic Movie" is so broad. How could we get more refined? Hmmm... The Films of Ingmar Bergman Movie? Nah, too esoterically high-brow. Paranormal Activity But Executed By People Impersonating Paranormal Activity and Adding Penis Jokes? Mmmm, probably too specific--though the scene when someone would disrupt the flour on the floor with a fart would be pretty great. The 40 Year Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It? PERFECT:
I like it when a film makes you think; ask some questions. Questions like, is having a character look like Samuel L. Jackson in a movie hilarious or merely funny? Which is better: small penis joke or massive penis joke? Is depicting a birth more grotesque than Geena Davis' The Fly dream best executed with an outdated reference to the Verizon guy, or would birthing Jared from Subway or the "Where's the Beef?" lady be even funnier to crowds who haven't watched TV in a decade? Film classes will surely be talking about this classic for years--if only the world weren't ending upon its arrival on DVD.
(via Cinematical)
Reader Comments
1. Turd Ferguson - December 4, 2009 3:27 PM
this is terrible
2. FDSY - December 4, 2009 3:28 PM
WHAT THE FUCK!!?!?
HOW DID THEY WRITE THIS MOVIE?!?!
Someone tape a Judd Apatow marathon commercials and all and then just kind of molded it together.
This movie should not be.
3. proteon - December 4, 2009 3:41 PM
This is exactly where you wanted to see movies go I don't understand the problem at all.
4. frothy - December 4, 2009 3:44 PM
This is a joke right?
Where's the college humor logo?
5. Michael D. Hall - December 4, 2009 3:57 PM
This looks like the worst parody movie.
That's it. Yep. This looks like the worst parody movie. Period.
6. Michael Jackson - December 4, 2009 4:16 PM
I want to make a parody movie about parody movies. That would more sweet than your moms ____na!
7. Nate - December 4, 2009 4:17 PM
They should all be killed for daring to mock Superbad.
8. Aerialgreen - December 4, 2009 4:27 PM
Since the people stupid enough to support this probably are illiterate, it's useless to try to reason with them that unless you can change your ticket stub for a $12-15 refund, this movie is not worth their money.
9. Racer X - December 4, 2009 4:39 PM
FAIL.
10. noodle - December 4, 2009 4:47 PM
really, this doesnt look that bad. the fact that they are refining their parody to judd a films is actually kind of cool. and the guy that stars in this is actually pretty funny. i think they can pull it off.
i havent been able to watch a parody movie since the first scary movie, but i might give this one an illegal download.
11. Antoine - December 4, 2009 4:47 PM
I'm marginally impressed they got a guy who sounds like Seth Rogen. That is all.
12. Grumblefish - December 4, 2009 5:04 PM
At first I thought this was a fake movie trailer, in which case it would have been hilarious. But as a multi-million dollar movie it's just culturally tragic.
And why does the Dos Equis (?) guy get referenced? Is he in a Judd Apatow movie I am unaware of?
@)11: you are right. He is startlingly cogent.
13. practicecactus - December 4, 2009 5:07 PM
I will never understand parodies of comedy movies.
Thought it was another Apatow viral like that fake trailer for his last movie, but sheesh.
Best Impersonation was old Ben Affleck at the end.
14. bribios - December 4, 2009 5:10 PM
It's only a matter of time before they make "Spoof Movie". An hour and a half of making fun of how shitty these movies are might actually be entertaining.
15. Rutty - December 4, 2009 5:55 PM
To Paraphrase Kim Pine
If this movie had a face I would punch it. I would punch this movie in the face.
16. Sabrina - December 4, 2009 7:02 PM
Terrible.
17. TetraShiva - December 4, 2009 7:04 PM
How do you parody comedies? I... that was just painful to watch.
18. Kurt C. - December 4, 2009 8:11 PM
This is like a movie version of Mad....no wait make that Cracked magazine minus anything funny.
19. B - December 4, 2009 10:03 PM
Why are movies like this allowed to be made? Parts of it look like an almost scene by scene recreation of the 40 Year Old Virgin (if the 40 Year Old Virgin was terrible). Isn't there copyright laws!?
20. jaime - December 5, 2009 3:15 AM
GOOOOOOOOOD this is pathetic.
they don't even think of new jokes! they use the same jokes, the same scenes!
it's just cutting and pasting 4 movies together but with crappy look/sound-alike actors.
21. Rod-Man - December 5, 2009 3:49 AM
Can you hear me now? Really? How did that actually make it into the movie? Who the fuck keeps letting this happen?
22. Roland - December 5, 2009 5:37 AM
How come the woman had no nipples? Really...she had the upper body of a prepubescent boy. Did no one else notice that? It's not like on the lookout for prepubescent boys, but her chest didn't even look real.
23. Sofie - December 5, 2009 8:56 AM
The people who made this should be fucking arrested.
24. Ash - December 5, 2009 10:17 AM
@22: I noticed that too? what the hell?
25. comradesnarky - December 5, 2009 8:57 PM
I think this looks incredibly decent for a crappy parody movie...perhaps people are riled up because it's targeting Judd Apatow's by the numbers comedy?
26. Brandon - December 5, 2009 10:50 PM
The real problem with many of these movies is their outdated references, up to two decades prior.
27. LC - December 6, 2009 3:48 AM
TetraShiva is right, this movie's sheer existence must have ripped a hole in the space-time continuum. I'm now going to collect some trash for my Mr. Fusion Engine and travel back in time to prevent this abomination from ever being created. Wish me luck!
28. Kaerus - December 6, 2009 8:26 AM
The Seth Rogen sound-a-like was good. And that kid had the same shirt as his real counterpart. Seems like they've gone all out.
Ah well. At least I can get some new Timberlands.
Wait.
29. pinskey - December 6, 2009 12:10 PM
@26
Are you joking me? Are you involved with the movie in some way? For anyone to say that this movie looks "incredibly decent" is ridiculous.
I request a new internet law:
If you don't like Judd Apatow comedies (in general) you aren't allowed to pass judgment on anything pertaining to wide-release movies (in general).
30. comradesnarky - December 6, 2009 4:58 PM
@30
So...you're essentially proving me right by saying that the only reason people are up in arms about this is because they're butt hurt about someone parodying Judd Apatow?
I didn't say I don't like Judd Apatow, but his brand of shock comedy and down on their luck characters is getting very old. Especially with Funny People, which is, I think the only movie I walked out on in theatres.
31. pinskey - December 6, 2009 10:41 PM
@31
I'm saying people are up in arms about it because it looks like a giant piece of shit.
While I certainly don't think it was a great movie, walking out on Funny People was completely unwarranted. For it to be the only movie you've ever walked out on you either a) don't go to movies very often or b) have terrible taste in movies.
Judging by your comment that the trailer looks "incredibly decent for a crappy parody movie" I'm going to go with option B. Hell, I think the "Dance Flick" trailer was a thousand times better and I would rather drag my nuts through a mile of broken glass than waste an hour and a half on that movie.
32. frank - December 6, 2009 11:15 PM
I don't get the jokes. Why is Jonah Hill guy a molester? Are they making a joke about the actor playing a character years younger than himself? Why is a goat running around the car? Also, I don't see any Forgetting Sarah Marshall references.
@22. Uhhh prepubescent boys have nipples. All humans have nipples. Are you thinking of David Bowie in The Man Who Fell to Earth? I can understand your confusion, but he was playing an alien, not a prepubescent boy.
33. sideline21687 - December 6, 2009 11:38 PM
I normally hate parody movies, but I hate Apatow more. Newsflash - none of Apatow's movies have ever really been funny...It's a classic case of sheeple going along with the lame-ass media darling. Apatow fanboys say that his comedy is not for everyone... I call bullshit "not for everyone" means he sucks...will watch the parody just to see someone who ISN'T kissing the ground they walk on. Fuck Apatow, Rogen and their entire crew
34. bribios - December 7, 2009 3:00 AM
I think that everyone has their own opinion on Judd Apatow movies, and that they all believe their opinions are practical. I also think that opinions are subjective.
35. Baxter Pancake - December 7, 2009 8:06 AM
It's sad that "Terry Gilliam Movie" has a better chance of getting made than an actual Terry Gilliam movie.
36. erik - December 7, 2009 8:25 AM
What the hell was that? That wasn't anywhere remotely funny.
I want those 2 minutes of my life back.
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38. @31 - December 7, 2009 10:33 AM
@31
you're ripping on someone, and saying judds shock comedy is getting old HOWEVER your name is taken from a chuck book. that author is as one note as it gets. he only knows shock comedy, and his characters are all the same with the exception of diary and that honestly is only because he is writing as a woman (and makes her by far his least intelligent character).
39. G - December 7, 2009 11:03 AM
Whoa, they got Seth Rogen to do this? That is Seth Rogen, right?
40. Cinema Obsessed - December 7, 2009 11:35 AM
Looks like a piece of crap. Recreating a movie scene for scene is NOT spoofing.
41. Mr.Anderson - December 7, 2009 11:45 AM
Hahaha! I'm sorry...but you know when a movie is so bad it's actually funny?
This is it! This is fucking it!! Hahaha. I'm watching this and I'm going to LOVE it!
42. dunno - December 7, 2009 1:19 PM
@ 1 - 43:
Your comments were neither interesting or funny. I want my 1.5 minutes back.
...
Just kidding...
...
About which?
I, dunno
43. pinskey - December 7, 2009 2:40 PM
@40
....or it's a Salute Your Shorts reference.
44. boomchakalaka - December 7, 2009 3:22 PM
holy shit 45 comments! (46 now)
45. comradesnarky - December 8, 2009 8:03 PM
@33
As far as not seeing very many movies goes, I've got a collection of over 350.. Not that that instantly makes your taste good. Apparently I need to see more until I can appreciate the, apparently hidden to myself and many others, genius of Funny People. Funny People was a piece of shit- there was one laugh maybe every 10 minutes, and Adam Sandler's performance was pitiful. I understand his character wasn't supposed to be likable but there was nothing in that movie to trigger any sense of sympathy for him. I'd call it a case of bad casting. Adam Sandler isn't the best dramatic actor, and Judd Apatow should stay the hell away from writing dramatic roles. Eminem and Ray Romano probably gave the best performances in the movie quite frankly.
@40
Indeed, Palahniuk is very one note, and Rant ranks among the most boring books I've read. And I'd say Diary was a very uneven book, but interesting. I've used comradesnarky as my handle on various sites since I read Haunted as I find the idea of someone having their ass eaten and not even realizing it to be ironic.
46. Thom Burke - December 10, 2009 2:40 AM
This was made by the same producers as the horrible Donnie Darko sequel S. Darko and it was made for under a million dollars so don't worry about someone wasting a normal movie budget on this trash.
47. Name required, indeed! - December 10, 2009 9:04 PM
Dear Santa,
Please let this be a straight to DVD release. Better yet, let it be a Comedy Central midnight movie, and then fade into obscurity.
I've been a good boy this year, so make it so, fat man.
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49. E.Vil... - December 14, 2009 12:22 PM
Yeah, looks very fuckin stupid! BUT... You gotta admit, you'll prolly go watch it in theaters outta curiousity. I know I will, and I'll prolly regret paying too.
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