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40 Year Old Virgin - mike36799 - 01-26-2006
I really enjoyed this flic. I was expecting the cliche comedy, like the American Pie movies, cheap little funny lines. To my amazement, this movie was excellent. Here is a little synopsis for those that might be interested.
A 40 year old man works at an eletronic store. Basically, the guys at work invite him to play poker one night. They find out that he is still a virgin, and try to help him get back into the game.
i don't want to give anything away. Seems simple enough, but the story is pretty well made, and like I said it really keeps you watching.
40 Year Old Virgin - Gerald Rice - 01-26-2006
They could have shaved off about 20 minutes or so. I liked it, though.
40 Year Old Virgin - Scott Hajek - 01-26-2006
Gerald Rice Wrote:They could have shaved off about 20 minutes or so. I liked it, though.
And I liked the extended version better. This movie ranks as my favorite comedy of all time. It's the only R-Rated "sex" comedy that didn't try to follow a cliche formula. Wedding Crashers was funny, but it's been done before. 40-Year Old Virgin was new and funny as hell. I saw it in the theater and on DVD and both times I was laughing so hard I was crying and almost PMP. (Hey, Biggles, got it?)
40 Year Old Virgin - Maggers - 01-26-2006
Scott Hajek Wrote:And I liked the extended version better. This movie ranks as my favorite comedy of all time...
Wow, Scott, that's quite a review. I'll have to check this one out; I'd been avoiding it. Just didn't think it would be that funny. But with a rave like "favorite comedy of all time," how can I ignore it?
40 Year Old Virgin - jimbow8 - 01-26-2006
Maggers Wrote:Wow, Scott, that's quite a review. I'll have to check this one out; I'd been avoiding it. Just didn't think it would be that funny. But with a rave like "favorite comedy of all time," how can I ignore it?I can't give it my "favorite comedy of all time," but it was definitely my "favorite comedy of the year."
40 Year Old Virgin - fpw - 01-26-2006
Really weird. Mary and I reached the 48-minute mark and mutually agreed to turn it off.
40 Year Old Virgin - Anders Monsen - 01-27-2006
I thought it should have been funnier. Too often crude language was substituted for humor, but it did have some funny moments.
40 Year Old Virgin - stacyzinda123 - 01-27-2006
I didn't love 40 Year Old Virgin. It had its moments, but could have been shorter. It was okay. Even though Wedding Crashers was more predictable, I thought it was funnier.
40 Year Old Virgin - Marc - 01-27-2006
Personally, I thought it was smarter humor than any Adam Sandler movie or gross-out comedy. Although there was crude language it still got me chuckling. Was it a terrific comedy? Not at all, but it was worth the 2+ hours (watched the extended cut).
40 Year Old Virgin - Scott Miller - 01-27-2006
I thought both 40 and Wedding Crashers were both a bit overrated. Both had some good laughs but neither broke any new ground as far as I could tell. Of the two, I would pick WC because it only overstayed its welcome by a few minutes as opposed to the incredibly lengthy 40(my buzz wore off long before its end).
Favorite bits: I loved the wedding montage-I've been to many a wedding where they could have livened things up. Carrell seeking advice on how tame his blood engorged beast. "You flick it constantly until you feel pain." or something to that effect.
For my money, I'd pick Greg The Bunny over either of them.