Movies: I Love You, Man
[mood| 
cheerful]
[music| "Bruises" - Chairlift]
So I finally saw I Love You, Man today with my dad.
1) I just have to put it out there that no body in recent memory can do painful awkward like Paul Rudd. Although, Michael Cera can come pretty close on certain occasions. But Paul Rudd has mastered the art of being painfully awkward, but still adorable in this movie.
2) Rashida Jones was pretty cute in this movie. Normally, I just see her as the foil to a lot of incredibly funny people (Amy Poehler's character, Leslie Knopp, on Parks & Recreation), in addition to being some eye candy for the menfolk, but I liked her in I Love You, Man.
3) Jason Segel. I haven't seen him in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (which he wrote, so props) and I don't remember him in Freaks & Geeks (Note to self: watch that through Surf the Channel), so I don't know if he's always that laid-back and kooky, or if it's just his character. Because if so, I would be incredibly annoyed by him. I thought his character was appropriate because he brought out the kookiness in Paul Rudd's straight-laced prototype character, but I can't envision him as a leading male sort. I dunno.
4) The one-liners/nicknames were fantastic. Period. End of story.
5) I thought that the supporting characters were perfect in this movie. Andy Samberg has my love already, but his role as Paul Rudd's gay younger brother was excellent. He wasn't flamboyant and it was rather unexpected when you learned that his character was gay. It was just one of those, "Oh. Ok. Whatevs"-type of things, which I thought was kinda cool.
6) I kinda felt that the whole concept of the movie was rather far-fetched, but hey. That's why it's a movie. I mean, I'm sure that there are plenty of people out there who aren't that close to people, but honestly. The guy couldn't think of a single dude to have as his best man, so he had to go on "man dates"? I dunno. Seems a bit strange to me.
7) The constant throwbacks to people like Rush and Lou Ferrigno were a bit dated, but it could be one of those things where people are like, "What the hell?" and then Google that shit once they get home from the theater. I already know who both parties were thanks to various pop culture sources, but people younger than my 19 years might be scratching their heads until you actually see these people at some point in the movie.
Other than that, I didn't really have a lot of thoughts about the movie. I thought it was funny, but personally, I thought that Paul Rudd's other big movie right now, Role Models, was way more awesome -- the references weren't always relevant, but they were more widely known (Kiss, Harry Potter (that Quidditch line gets me every time), etc.). Plus, I was laughing more, so I think that's always a sign as to how much I enjoy something.
xoxox
cheerful]
[music| "Bruises" - Chairlift]
So I finally saw I Love You, Man today with my dad.
1) I just have to put it out there that no body in recent memory can do painful awkward like Paul Rudd. Although, Michael Cera can come pretty close on certain occasions. But Paul Rudd has mastered the art of being painfully awkward, but still adorable in this movie.
2) Rashida Jones was pretty cute in this movie. Normally, I just see her as the foil to a lot of incredibly funny people (Amy Poehler's character, Leslie Knopp, on Parks & Recreation), in addition to being some eye candy for the menfolk, but I liked her in I Love You, Man.
3) Jason Segel. I haven't seen him in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (which he wrote, so props) and I don't remember him in Freaks & Geeks (Note to self: watch that through Surf the Channel), so I don't know if he's always that laid-back and kooky, or if it's just his character. Because if so, I would be incredibly annoyed by him. I thought his character was appropriate because he brought out the kookiness in Paul Rudd's straight-laced prototype character, but I can't envision him as a leading male sort. I dunno.
4) The one-liners/nicknames were fantastic. Period. End of story.
5) I thought that the supporting characters were perfect in this movie. Andy Samberg has my love already, but his role as Paul Rudd's gay younger brother was excellent. He wasn't flamboyant and it was rather unexpected when you learned that his character was gay. It was just one of those, "Oh. Ok. Whatevs"-type of things, which I thought was kinda cool.
6) I kinda felt that the whole concept of the movie was rather far-fetched, but hey. That's why it's a movie. I mean, I'm sure that there are plenty of people out there who aren't that close to people, but honestly. The guy couldn't think of a single dude to have as his best man, so he had to go on "man dates"? I dunno. Seems a bit strange to me.
7) The constant throwbacks to people like Rush and Lou Ferrigno were a bit dated, but it could be one of those things where people are like, "What the hell?" and then Google that shit once they get home from the theater. I already know who both parties were thanks to various pop culture sources, but people younger than my 19 years might be scratching their heads until you actually see these people at some point in the movie.
Other than that, I didn't really have a lot of thoughts about the movie. I thought it was funny, but personally, I thought that Paul Rudd's other big movie right now, Role Models, was way more awesome -- the references weren't always relevant, but they were more widely known (Kiss, Harry Potter (that Quidditch line gets me every time), etc.). Plus, I was laughing more, so I think that's always a sign as to how much I enjoy something.
xoxox