What Emmanuelle Movie Did You Just Watch?

[Captain Russ]

Bosses was alright. Mostly because of Spacey's reprisal of his role from Swimming with Sharks.

[Lisa]

I imagine it plays great with an audience, though. Maybe I should have seen it with an audience.

I laughed hard at it both in the theater and at home, but yeah, it's fun to see with an audience. One "off the cuff" moment that I loved was at the end when Lillian and Dougie are leaving the reception and everyone's waving goodbye. Megan has her head down, leaning on Annie, and she's heaving like she's crying. When she stands up, we see that she's actually laughing, and she confesses to Annie that she put an unlicensed handgun in her brother's carry on. It's just the way she does it, with the crying/laughing that kills me.

[Abraham Smashington]

I was underwhelmed by Bridesmaids, I have to be honest. I actually laughed more at Horrible Bosses, but I think a lot is down to expectations.

Bridesmaids has got what it takes to be a great comedy - its just too damn long. Weig and Rudolph are a nice pairing and their banter feels genuine. Same goes for Weig's chemistry with O'Dowd. But the whole thing just goes on for a good 20-30 minutes more than it can sustain itself. I also found the bridal shop scenes and the bit when Weig wigs out and smashes the giant cookie a little too 'easy', though I'll allow Rudolph squatting in the middle of the road, waving the traffic on is damn funny.

I imagine it plays great with an audience, though. Maybe I should have seen it with an audience.

all of this, but mostly that.

[PHEDG]

Comedies of 2011 That I Have Seen in Order of Greatness
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Horrible Bosses
Bridesmaids
The Hangover Part II
Our Idiot Brother
The Change-Up
30:Minutes or Less

Comedies of 2011 I Have Not Seen In Order of Desire To See
The Artist
Goon
50/50
The Muppets
Carnage
Kung Fu Panda 2
Rango
The Guard
Win Win
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
Paul
Rio
The Rum Diary
Fright Night
Terri
Take Me Home Tonight
Just Go with It
The Green Hornet
Bad Teacher
The Big Year
Your Highness
What's Your Number?
The Sitter

[Ben Thomas]

Kill List

I'd like to say go in blind, but the trailer for this is actually gonna do a better job of telling you if this is the sort of film for you than I will. What I will say is, if you liked Dead Man's Shoes and can handle the occasional bit of ultraviolence, this is fucking spectacular. I don't want to mention the third act at all, but act one is largely a domestic drama between two British hitmen friends and their partners; act two is an incredibly brutal crime flick, imbued with the naturalistic approach established since the beginning. And from there, you should definitely stay blind.

Fantastic performances, a tight script and brilliantly judged editing and tonal shifts throughout. This won't be for everyone, but if you can handle the material, this is about as good as British cinema gets for me.

[BillyG]

Tucker and Dale vs Evil is on Instant and it is glorious.

[teledork]

Comedies of 2011 That I Have Seen in Order of Greatness
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Horrible Bosses
Bridesmaids
The Hangover Part II
Our Idiot Brother
The Change-Up
30:Minutes or Less

Comedies of 2011 I Have Not Seen In Order of Desire To See
The Artist
Goon
50/50
The Muppets
Carnage
Kung Fu Panda 2
Rango
The Guard
Win Win
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
Paul
Rio
The Rum Diary
Fright Night
Terri
Take Me Home Tonight
Just Go with It
The Green Hornet
Bad Teacher
The Big Year
Your Highness
What's Your Number?
The Sitter

I saw most of the comedies you did. Was not impressed with any of them. Bad Teacher, either. No idea why. Maybe I work too much to have a funny bone any more.

The Muppets was all right, but not a "comedy" per se. I consider the Muppet movies a genre of their own. Or maybe they just fit in the "nostalgia" category for me. I thought Kirsten Wiig was better in "Paul" than she was in "Bridesmaids" by far.

[Martin]

Goon? Ugh....

[B_Metal]

Goon? Ugh....

MarTEEN, sometimes I question your Canadian-ness.

[Martin]

I love hockey, but that movie is about the useless fights in it.

[Captain Russ]

I'll sit that one out, buy some Molson, and watch Slap Shot for the five billionth time instead.

[B_Metal]

I love hockey, but that movie is about the useless fights in it.

Useless? Oh MarTEEN.

[Martin]

I'll sit that one out, buy some Molson, and watch Slap Shot for the five billionth time instead.

Slap Shot is only good in that crude Quebec-translated version.

Useless? Oh MarTEEN.

Yup. It brings nothing to the game. Having played it for years, I can vouch for that.

[B_Metal]

That's one perspective. And I'm sure there are people who have played on both sides of the argument. Besides, it's a movie not a documentary. But to each their own.

[Martin]

The movie might be fun, but most people who played the game don't quite like fights. They're only useful if the reffering is deficient. If so, then yes, the enforcer is needed, but if you don't see fights in footbal, basketball, baseball and soccer, there is no need to fight. The goal of the game is puck ------> net. There is no fights ever mentionned in the rulebook. It became accepted, due to an abberation. I like contact in hockey, but fights and headshots? No fucking way. Most goons have severe problems afterward, and most are pill addicts (3 ex-goons killed themselves last summer...), due to the high pressure of having to fight and not play hockey.

derail/over