Papa’s Basement 7-26-12-The Dark Knight Rises Review
The mass-shooting in Aurora, CO has led to a bit of “Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?” when discussing The Dark Knight Rises. But being the brave […]
There’s a moment when you’re about to sleep with an attractive woman that I call “smilerection”–You smile, because banging attractive women is awesome, and you get an erection, because that’s how sex is made (or so I’ve heard on the playground). Clicking on the aggregate Rotten Tomatoes rating for The Watch has given me multiple smilerections in the past 24 hours. It’s oscillated between an 11% and 16% approval rating, horrible numbers for any movie, much less one with such comedic star power (insert air quotes around that last phrase as you see fit).
I’m happy because I hate three of the four leads in The Watch. (Richard Ayoade is new to the scene and I liked him in The IT Crowd, though I’m sure his act will eventually wear thin, too). Given comedic film acting currently consists of playing yourself and doing nothing to bring a character to life, I see no problem with judging a comedy based upon the people starring in it and ignoring everything else. Because regardless of the plot or writing, they’re still going to be the same “characters” you’ve seen on screen for years now across countless films. So here’s a list for everyone reading of when Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill were last funny/tolerable.
Ben Stiller–There’s Something About Mary (1998). I actually think this is the least of the Farrelly Bros good movies, and 90% of the laughs come from Matt Dillon, but I’ll give Stiller credit.
Vince Vaughn–Old School (2003). Another movie that has aged like shit, but Vince was still likeable enough around that time. I also hate myself for laughing at Anchorman‘s “Dorothy Mantooth is a saint” line, but I do, so I’ll mention it. Anchorman was released in 2004.
Jonah Hill–Superbad (2007). Jonah Hill Feldstein. The least likeable of the bunch. I’ve talked at length about my feelings for Jonah on this site. At least during Superbad you could excuse his one-note performance as something he’d mature beyond. He hasn’t.
For those keeping track, it’s a combined 28 years of unfunny. That’s an amount of unfunny old enough to vote, drink and even rent a car. That’s unfunny that might have already purchased a house and made unfunny babies by now. Stop the unfunny. Save your money and do not go see The Watch. Those three certainly won’t care if you don’t. To them, it’s just one less ivory backscratcher.
Heezy on July 28, 2012
This movie is just propaganda designed to make white people even more sympathetic to George Zimmerman. Unwelcome “Aliens” roaming around your neighborhood? These light-skinned comedic actors will have a zany time with their token buddy as they Stand Their Ground against these second-class citizens of the galaxy.