Sim1Already Forgotten
June 30th 2009 07:49
Hmm...now there’s two hours of my life I will never get back! ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’.
Rarely have I seen such a flat, misguided and unfunny string of random crap. And even rarer have I seen such shite then called a film.
Yes, I agree (and it’s probably been scientifically proven by someone who takes great pleasure in wasting tax payers money), sex sells. It does. But purrrrleeeaase! To the people behind the above-mentioned rubbish: How OLD are you? This is playground stuff!
Dear film makers, heed my advice and use sex to spice things up a little in a movie, use it to illustrate the plot...but why the hell did Jason Segel spend half the film with his dick hanging out? Can you explain that to me, Mr. Director? Or more to the point, Mr. Segel, would you like to explain why you WROTE a movie script which would have you stark-bollock naked and in full frontal view for half the time? You may be well endowed and I have now seen sufficient evidence of that, but you are not Will Smith.
Look, I like naughty jokes, even if they are a bit naff. I like giggling at inappropriate jokes with sexual innuendo. It’s all good fun, you know. But in this disastrous offering, the sexual references are used to cover the fact that this comedy is just not funny. Not in the slightest.
So let’s take Sarah Marshall, our title character. She is a TV star and has the lead role on the TV series ‘Crime Scene’. And in the latest case, she is dealing with a serial killer who MASTURBATES before killing. Now, my dear readers, if you find that funny, please step away from this blog and never come here again. Everything in this movie revolves around cheap sex jokes, it’s painful. And it doesn’t even add to the storyline. The only character who could be viewed as slightly entertaining (although you’re gonna need a lot of mind-altering drugs for this) is the stepbrother. But he doesn’t really add to the story, either and, on second thoughts he was only entertaining for the first 5 seconds when he said ‘This place smells like hooker’s perfume.’ (taking care to make a sexual reference there, even in his first 5 seconds).
I am actually writing myself into a rage here, I can feel it. And I haven’t even gotten to the worst part yet.
Russell Brand. Oh my God, I love Russell Brand. He is probably not from this planet, but he is eccentric, wacky and hilarious. And he is totally wasted in this movie. You could at least have given him a funny script, for heaven’s sake! He would have been ace if you had given him a chance. As it stands though, he had the rather lame role of Sarah’s lover Aldous Snow and maybe he should stick to comedy rather than taking up acting in unfunny films. Don’t give up the day job, Russell!
I am not even going to bore you with the script, as it’s all fluff and very predictable.
The only redeeming feature of ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ is the setting. It’s mainly set in Hawaii and it makes you want to go on holiday. Mind you, after watching the movie, you may well need one.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall? Don’t worry, I’ve forgotten all about it already!
Rarely have I seen such a flat, misguided and unfunny string of random crap. And even rarer have I seen such shite then called a film.
Yes, I agree (and it’s probably been scientifically proven by someone who takes great pleasure in wasting tax payers money), sex sells. It does. But purrrrleeeaase! To the people behind the above-mentioned rubbish: How OLD are you? This is playground stuff!
Dear film makers, heed my advice and use sex to spice things up a little in a movie, use it to illustrate the plot...but why the hell did Jason Segel spend half the film with his dick hanging out? Can you explain that to me, Mr. Director? Or more to the point, Mr. Segel, would you like to explain why you WROTE a movie script which would have you stark-bollock naked and in full frontal view for half the time? You may be well endowed and I have now seen sufficient evidence of that, but you are not Will Smith.
So let’s take Sarah Marshall, our title character. She is a TV star and has the lead role on the TV series ‘Crime Scene’. And in the latest case, she is dealing with a serial killer who MASTURBATES before killing. Now, my dear readers, if you find that funny, please step away from this blog and never come here again. Everything in this movie revolves around cheap sex jokes, it’s painful. And it doesn’t even add to the storyline. The only character who could be viewed as slightly entertaining (although you’re gonna need a lot of mind-altering drugs for this) is the stepbrother. But he doesn’t really add to the story, either and, on second thoughts he was only entertaining for the first 5 seconds when he said ‘This place smells like hooker’s perfume.’ (taking care to make a sexual reference there, even in his first 5 seconds).
Russell Brand. Oh my God, I love Russell Brand. He is probably not from this planet, but he is eccentric, wacky and hilarious. And he is totally wasted in this movie. You could at least have given him a funny script, for heaven’s sake! He would have been ace if you had given him a chance. As it stands though, he had the rather lame role of Sarah’s lover Aldous Snow and maybe he should stick to comedy rather than taking up acting in unfunny films. Don’t give up the day job, Russell!
I am not even going to bore you with the script, as it’s all fluff and very predictable.
The only redeeming feature of ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ is the setting. It’s mainly set in Hawaii and it makes you want to go on holiday. Mind you, after watching the movie, you may well need one.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall? Don’t worry, I’ve forgotten all about it already!
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