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Getting caught up on Man Seeking Woman. This show is just so, so good.
I was looking forward to checking this out. But after your Zoolander 2 posts, I'm not sure I can trust your opinion of comedy. I'm going to need two or three more posters to weigh in.
Post subject: Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Sun January 22, 2017 5:48 pm
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durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Getting caught up on Man Seeking Woman. This show is just so, so good.
I was looking forward to checking this out. But after your Zoolander 2 posts, I'm not sure I can trust your opinion of comedy. I'm going to need two or three more posters to weigh in.
What didn't you like about Zoolander 2?
Stiller and Wilson were both solid, with some really good jokes throughout. Kyle Mooney and Will Ferrell were both hysterical. I didn't find Kristin Wiig's character to be quite the firecracker the reviews would have me believe, but she was funny enough.
There were numerous scenes that were just so bizarre and odd and great. It dragged a bit whenever it tried to retread jokes from the original (the Jitterbug scene, Hansel's orgy). But the first 30 mins had me cracking up; then it dragged a little bit; then once Will Ferrell showed up, I was having tons of fun again.
Getting caught up on Man Seeking Woman. This show is just so, so good.
I was looking forward to checking this out. But after your Zoolander 2 posts, I'm not sure I can trust your opinion of comedy. I'm going to need two or three more posters to weigh in.
What didn't you like about Zoolander 2?
Stiller and Wilson were both solid, with some really good jokes throughout. Kyle Mooney and Will Ferrell were both hysterical. I didn't find Kristin Wiig's character to be quite the firecracker the reviews would have me believe, but she was funny enough.
There were numerous scenes that were just so bizarre and odd and great. It dragged a bit whenever it tried to retread jokes from the original (the Jitterbug scene, Hansel's orgy). But the first 30 mins had me cracking up; then it dragged a little bit; then once Will Ferrell showed up, I was having tons of fun again.
As far as performances go, all the best players were underutilized and/or completely wasted. I'm not a Will Ferrel fan in general, and Zoolander 2 is a great example of why. He's just loud and masturbatory. It's not funny or interesting to me. The majority of the humor is sophomoric at best and offensive at worst. It offers nothing fresh or new. It's pulled down by poor stupid plotting and terrible pacing. It's an uneven mess, aesthetically. It's like it wants to be a spy movie parody but it can't really commit to what it wants to say about being a spy movie parody. Tonally, it just never delivers. The characters are inconsistent for the sake of humor which is annoying.
Kyle Mooney surprised me. I'm not a huge fan of his either, but he really delivered. It's good he wasn't in more of the film, though. That was probably a big part of why he worked so well; he wasn't overused or allowed full off-leash maddog rampage like Ferrel. Wiig was outstanding and the only thing I would call an unqualified success about the film.
The movie was either boring, confusing, or yucky. I just really didn't care for it. Stiller is so much better than this movie, both as an actor/comedian and as a director.
Post subject: Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Sun January 22, 2017 6:06 pm
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Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47165 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Getting caught up on Man Seeking Woman. This show is just so, so good.
I was looking forward to checking this out. But after your Zoolander 2 posts, I'm not sure I can trust your opinion of comedy. I'm going to need two or three more posters to weigh in.
What didn't you like about Zoolander 2?
Stiller and Wilson were both solid, with some really good jokes throughout. Kyle Mooney and Will Ferrell were both hysterical. I didn't find Kristin Wiig's character to be quite the firecracker the reviews would have me believe, but she was funny enough.
There were numerous scenes that were just so bizarre and odd and great. It dragged a bit whenever it tried to retread jokes from the original (the Jitterbug scene, Hansel's orgy). But the first 30 mins had me cracking up; then it dragged a little bit; then once Will Ferrell showed up, I was having tons of fun again.
As far as performances go, all the best players were underutilized and/or completely wasted. I'm not a Will Ferrel fan in general, and Zoolander 2 is a great example of why. He's just loud and masturbatory. It's not funny or interesting to me. The majority of the humor is sophomoric at best and offensive at worst. It offers nothing fresh or new. It's pulled down by poor stupid plotting and terrible pacing. It's an uneven mess, aesthetically. It's like it wants to be a spy movie parody but it can't really commit to what it wants to say about being a spy movie parody. Tonally, it just never delivers. The characters are inconsistent for the sake of humor which is annoying.
Kyle Mooney surprised me. I'm not a huge fan of his either, but he really delivered. It's good he wasn't in more of the film, though. That was probably a big part of why he worked so well; he wasn't overused or allowed full off-leash maddog rampage like Ferrel. Wiig was outstanding and the only thing I would call an unqualified success about the film.
The movie was either boring, confusing, or yucky. I just really didn't care for it. Stiller is so much better than this movie, both as an actor/comedian and as a director.
I definitely see where you're coming from with the bolded part, but I don't care about that sort of stuff in a movie like this. Like Wayne's World 2 or Anchorman 2, the plot and tone take a backset to the individual scenes; it's just a vehicle for characters to be funny. Of course it helps if you actually enjoy the characters. I happen to find Ferrell's Mugatu to be one of the funniest characters ever portrayed on screen.
Didn't see the twist in the finale coming, but I like where the show could be going from here if it gets renewed.
Completely agreed. I hope it is renewed. It took several episodes to get going and find its point of view, but the last several episodes were excellent.
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I definitely see where you're coming from with the bolded part, but I don't care about that sort of stuff in a movie like this. Like Wayne's World 2 or Anchorman 2, the plot and tone take a backset to the individual scenes; it's just a vehicle for characters to be funny. Of course it helps if you actually enjoy the characters. I happen to find Ferrell's Mugatu to be one of the funniest characters ever portrayed on screen.
I haven't seen Anchorman 2. Can't imagine that I ever will. But Wayne's World 2 is goddamn genius. And does not suffer at all from the issues of Zoolander 2.
Post subject: Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Mon January 23, 2017 11:26 pm
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durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
I definitely see where you're coming from with the bolded part, but I don't care about that sort of stuff in a movie like this. Like Wayne's World 2 or Anchorman 2, the plot and tone take a backset to the individual scenes; it's just a vehicle for characters to be funny. Of course it helps if you actually enjoy the characters. I happen to find Ferrell's Mugatu to be one of the funniest characters ever portrayed on screen.
I haven't seen Anchorman 2. Can't imagine that I ever will. But Wayne's World 2 is goddamn genius. And does not suffer at all from the issues of Zoolander 2.
There's one bit in it that is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. The rest of it, not so much.
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