Bridesmaids - very popular

Elki

Random thoughts. I will not complain about what didn't work, because goddamn, Paul Feig + Kristen Wiig & co went for it.

When did I know that a new film entered my movie for movie-parties shortlist? The toast scene. Uncomfortable and grossout humor are both really hard to do well, but they thread the needle and pull it off. The crass (and otherwise) gags are simple, and funny. They're good. What makes them great is the execution, and building-on. Oh, and the escalation.

A little, non-American-accented British TV party happening, with Chris O'Dowd and Matt Lucas.

I like what seeing Jon Hamm popping up all over the place, doing comedy. Uncredited film appearances, improv, podcasts, etc. I just love it.

Reminded me of seeing Borat in theater. Did you see it? Fucking hilarious.

Casually Hardcore

This movie was such a surprise. I was expecting Hangover 1.2, but instead I've gotten such an awesome experience. Defiantly a movie that you need to watch with a crowd.

Squirrelmob

I wish they had maybe spent a little less time on Wiig's character and brought the other bridesmaids into it some more. But overall the movie was pretty good.

Also, Chris O'Dowd. Yay!

Variable

I enjoyed it. laughed really hard

Hexmage-PA

I thought it was okay. It seemed weird that the titular Bridesmaids actually had very little to do with the movie. Erin and Officer Clementine practically disappeared halfway through.

Atomika

I wrote a lot about this in an earlier film thread, so I won't ramble on here.

TL;DR - I appreciated its originality and honesty, but I felt the script needed a ton of work. It felt like a great concept, but the wrong draft was shot.

LavaKnight

Squirrelmob wrote: »

I wish they had maybe spent a little less time on Wiig's character and brought the other bridesmaids into it some more. But overall the movie was pretty good.

Also, Chris O'Dowd. Yay!

Agreed. I was hoping in particular that Ellie Kemper (Becca) and Wendi McLendon-Covey's (Rita) characters had more on screen interaction, because the naive newlywed and jaded housewife made for a great dynamic.

I was also very pleased with the Zach Galifianakis character, as I thought she could be way too over the top. Remember, dolphins can see into your soul!

Feral

I can't say I enjoyed this movie much.

I'm not a fan of the type of humor where they take an awkward conversation and stretch it out as long as possible, and I have a general aversion to vomiting in movies, so this movie lost me really early on.

I found the main character very unsympathetic. The movie squandered every opportunity she had for personal growth. I also liked

The good? I adored Melissa McCarthy's character (Megan) and enjoyed almost every scene she was in. Chris O'Dowd was really charismatic, and he and Kristen Wiig had good on-screen chemistry. (Too bad I didn't really want their characters to get together.)

Styrofoam Sammich

I laughed a lot. This is the standard by which I judge comedies.

Thus this was a good film.

taoist drunk

I laughed very hard at a mainstream comedy for the first time since Burn After Reading, so, A+. Melissa McCarthy was perfect, and my only complaint is that I don't really like shit/vomit jokes. The food poisoning scene was so gross I had to look away.

DirtyDirtyVagrant

I dunno.

I thought that the bride shitting herself in the middle of the street in a designer wedding dress was kind of funny.

Also, the only scene I had to look away from was the sandwich scene. With the hungry bear?

Hahaha.

taoist drunk

DirtyDirtyVagrant wrote: »

I dunno.

I thought that the bride shitting herself in the middle of the street in a designer wedding dress was kind of funny.

Also, the only scene I had to look away from was the sandwich scene. With the hungry bear?

Hahaha.

that was the only part of the scene i could laugh at. The jordan almonds thing was pretty funny, too. but the part of that scene that was indoors...nope.

Feral

The hungry bear bit cracked me up.

Hexmage-PA

I don't remember anything about a bear at'all.