October 2, 2010

Cheap laughs... What are you watching tonight?


Friday night, the husband is out of town, I am home with the dogs including Pukey McPukester, I have to wake up early Saturday to go to work, and I'm bored. So I check out the video-on-demand movies, and skipping over Titanic 2 (yes, really) and everything with Ashton Kutcher, I choose Get Him To The Greek.

Who is it about? The "him" is (fake) rock star Aludous Snow. "Imagine an African White Christ from Space" is how Snow describes himself in his (fake) video for the song African Child which is later voted worst song of the decade. The plot, what little there is, has a junior company schlub transporting party boy Snow from London to LA in three days.

Snow, "the most self-destructive man in show business," was last seen in the funny and sweet Forgetting Sarah Marshall. This time, Russell Brand is more crude than funny, and the laughs come from Puff Diddy (Daddy?) who is hysterical and steals the flick as an over-the-top record crude music exec.

While I think Get Him To The Greek wants to be The Hangover, it goes for crude more often than funny, is disjointed and let's face it, you can only have so many 'bangers and mash' and threesome jokes in two hours.

After two flicks, the Snow character has peaked. The upside of this movie: I am now officially looking forward to Brand as the lead character in the Arthur remake, and I did not have to sit though Titanic 2. Yep, Titanic 2. It's a real movie. Who knew?

In a spirit of generosity I give this one a 5. What would you recommend on home video?

13 comments:

Gigi said...

Given that I don't watch much - I have to abstain from the vote.

Lauren said...

Titanic two... I can't think of something to say about that. At the moment I'm watching DEBS, kind of a ditzier, lesbian Charlie's Angels. I have to think all week, it's easy to watch.

Brahm (alfred lives here) said...

Ok, I hav enot heard of Debs and am now curious, gonna look it up. Escapist TV is a good thing.

And yes I googled Titanic 2, it was a direct to DVD flick about some brainiacs who, inspired by success, decide to yes launch a ship called Titanic 2.

You's think that if the first flick sinks the ship and kills off the leading man, you should be guaranteed to be safe from a sequel, no?

Annie (Lady M) x said...

How can there be a Titanic 2? Wasn't the fact that the first Titanic sank quite a conclusive ending?! Russell Brand is a UK comic and I have always found his humour to be a bit irritating.... and like you say...... not very funny!!

Brahm (alfred lives here) said...

I was really tempted by Titanic 2 just to see what the hell they came up with, and probably a good story there to tell people. But then I thought, paying the 5$ I would pay could be seen as encouraging them to do a Titanic 2. Make sense?

And I agree on Russell Brand, though I do think is good casting for Arthur...

Vodka Logic said...

I will see Get Him to the Greek cuz I have a crush on Mr Brand. I saw him in concert and he was crude but funny.
I have heard the movie was based on ex wild boy Robbie Williams, not convinced tho.
Puff whats his name may have stole the show but I still don't like him.

Want a movie idea...see Russell's live in New York concert dvd

Annie (Lady M) x said...

Oh, yes Brahm, I can him in Arthur (especially given his reputation as a real-life lothario). Have you seen the film - I really fancy it?

Brahm (alfred lives here) said...

Interesting that Greek was based on Robbie Williams allegedly, had not heard that. Can see it though! Will check out the concert dvd.

And yes I adored the original Arthur, and am looking forward to remake - Brand as Arthur, Jennifer Garner as the girl, and Helen Mirren as the butler. Good cast!

FourJedis said...

I'm sure we will watch this at some point, but tonight I'm catching up on season 1 of Californication.

Brahm (alfred lives here) said...

Good choice - Californication is on my 'to see' list -- I saw like four episodes on an airplace recently, and was hooked.

So much TV, so little time....

Brian Miller said...

ack...think i would have skipped this one...its pretty bad when i cant think of the last good thing i saw...

Kevin said...

Hey ... who pays the Telus TV bill? Sheesh.

Californication ... is that the show with David Duchovny? Was he on my FREE 5 List?

Wombat Central said...

Titanic 2? What was left to say? Coverage of the underwater looting? Recently enjoyed The Proposal (more than I thought I would) and Julie and Julia. Just posted about a throwback movie I love starring Peter Sellers called "The Party." If you liked him, you'll love it.

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