Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comedy - Page 4

Dr. DVD · 10-08-09, 08:11 PM

Maybe Favreau should just stick with making superhero movies now.

I sincerely hope that this is just a fluke and Vaughn and Favreau have not lost their touch. Not that poor reviews have hurt Vaughn in the past; Four Christmases made huge money and was universally panned.

Blaster1 · 10-09-09, 06:59 PM

Went and saw this today and enjoyed it. The product placement was pretty blatant for Guitar Hero and Applebee's though. There are a few scenes in the trailer that are missing in the movie such as Kristen Davis having sex with her trainer in the van and Jon Favreau with the bartender. Were these cut to make it PG-13??

Dr. DVD · 10-09-09, 07:15 PM

"Critics are gonna kill Ralphie!"....

Matthew Chmiel · 10-09-09, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Blaster1

Went and saw this today and enjoyed it. The product placement was pretty blatant for Guitar Hero and Applebee's though. There are a few scenes in the trailer that are missing in the movie such as Kristen Davis having sex with her trainer in the van and Jon Favreau with the bartender. Were these cut to make it PG-13??

God have mercy on your soul.

These scenes were already cut at the test screening I saw in August. I thought they got rid of them to make the Davis and Favreau more likable. The film got sent to the MPAA about two weeks after the test screening I attended and got the PG-13 on appeal from an original R. Those scenes were long gone before they went to the board.

chanster · 10-10-09, 05:21 PM

Saw this last night. Thought the movie was boring, the talks with the therapists were complelty lame. Scenes with just the guys were pretty enjoyable though

FantasticVSDoom · 10-10-09, 07:35 PM

So disappointing... started off really good, but then took a nose dive pretty quickly and crashed and burned. I still find it funny when the girls take their clothes off their all hot and the guys are all well, the exact opposite.

Patman · 10-10-09, 10:13 PM

This had a few laughs, but not enough to salvage a lot of boring and pointless footage. The screenplay commits the cardinal sin of not building up characters and the result is a set of very underwhelming arcs and resolutions in the final act.

I give it 2 stars, or a grade of C.

JimRochester · 10-12-09, 04:37 PM

My daughter works at the theater so we can get in free. I decided to give this movie a try and wasn't disappointed. Don't get me wrong. This is not a recommendation of a great movie. I just don't think it deserves all the flack it's getting.

Pros:
Beautiful people
Funny people
Gorgeous location
Some good funny moments

Cons:
No originality
Could have used some more buildup of characters like Patman said.

I give it a C+

When this gets released I'll give it another spin as a rental.

GizmoDVD · 10-13-09, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FantasticVSDoom

So disappointing... started off really good, but then took a nose dive pretty quickly and crashed and burned. I still find it funny when the girls take their clothes off their all hot and the guys are all well, the exact opposite.

Welcome to sitcom land. Wives are hot, guys are not.

JimRochester · 10-13-09, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by FantasticVSDoom

I still find it funny when the girls take their clothes off their all hot and the guys are all well, the exact opposite.

There were guys in that scene?

cranberries fan · 10-13-09, 05:37 PM

This (fill in the blank) movie was top's at Box Office what is wrong with americans?

JimRochester · 10-13-09, 06:41 PM

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This (fill in the blank) movie was top's at Box Office what is wrong with americans?

OK so it wasn't great, but it was better than this group Rotten Tomatoes Worst 100 Movies of the Past 10 Years

Brent L · 10-13-09, 07:08 PM

I watched this with my gf this past weekend, and while it certainly wasn't anything special, it had a laugh or two in it. There is absolutely no excuse for the idiotic Guitar Hero bit, one of my least favorite scenes I've ever seen in a movie in my entire life, but if you ignore that I think this one is "ok". I wont ever watch it again, it's a once watch film at best, but I didn't hate it with a passion like I do with a lot of films like this. It wasn't anywhere near as horrible as All About Steve for example.

There was more that I disliked about this one than just the Guitar Hero scene obviously, but I just don't have it in me to put in the effort to tear a film like this one apart.

JediMindTricks · 10-14-09, 01:22 PM

eh. i saw this over the weekend. it wasn't great, but i laughed a lot. so i enjoyed it.

mdc3000 · 10-14-09, 02:04 PM

The beginning of this movie was better than I thought it would be - Vince Vaughn was on and the kids were funny... then they hit the retreat and the movie came to a complete halt, providing only 2 or 3 marginal laughs (from Vaughn) and a whole lot of BORING. Favreau on his own is creepy and unlikeable. Kristin Davis has nothing to do. Bateman and Bell, who I normally love, bring this movie to it's knee's more than once with their horrible scenes and I wanted to kill myself by the time Faizon Love's wife shows up. The exposition scene after scene about BORING SHIT was endless. None of the jokes were very funny, the yoga bit was UNINSPIRED and the talking about NOTHING/PLOT was endless (and the plot is easy to follow, they just hammer everything again and again and again...we fucking get it). Tedious.

Dr. DVD · 10-14-09, 05:48 PM

Pic from the movie's premiere. Wish they would kiss already!

JimRochester · 10-14-09, 06:52 PM

I kept expecting Malin Akerman to spout some of the insanity she did in Heartbreak Kid. This was so tame it gave her almost nothing to do.

F me like a black guy Eddie!

mdc3000 · 10-14-09, 07:29 PM

^This movie made The Heartbreak Kid look like a comedic masterpiece.

Dr. DVD · 10-14-09, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JimRochester

I kept expecting Malin Akerman to spout some of the insanity she did in Heartbreak Kid. This was so tame it gave her almost nothing to do.

F me like a black guy Eddie!

Another example of how this movie wasted talent.

Goldberg74 · 10-15-09, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by JediMindTricks

eh. i saw this over the weekend. it wasn't great, but i laughed a lot. so i enjoyed it.

Couldn't have said it better.

B- for me.

EdTheRipper · 10-21-09, 03:49 PM

The wife and I saw this today. It was her pick in return for my subjecting her to nothing but horror this month. She seemed to enjoy it but I really didn't care for it. I was expecting a lot more than what I got. I really didn't find myself laughing at all. Just an occasional chuckle. The yoga scene drew a lot of laughs from the theater but to me it just felt corny and pretty lame.

ChefWinduAZ · 10-21-09, 09:22 PM

The only parts where I truly laughed were the scenes with Vince Vaughn's youngest son. That kid was funny.

NoirFan · 10-21-09, 09:45 PM

I had to laugh at the first sentence of The Boston Phoenix's review: "Couples, retreat!"

10-08-09, 08:11 PM	#76
Dr. DVD DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 12,754	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed Maybe Favreau should just stick with making superhero movies now. I sincerely hope that this is just a fluke and Vaughn and Favreau have not lost their touch. Not that poor reviews have hurt Vaughn in the past; Four Christmases made huge money and was universally panned. __________________ “The time will come, the election will come, when your work and your ballots will change the world, and it’s worth fighting for,” -John Kerry's concession speech

10-09-09, 06:59 PM	#77
Blaster1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 927	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed Went and saw this today and enjoyed it. The product placement was pretty blatant for Guitar Hero and Applebee's though. There are a few scenes in the trailer that are missing in the movie such as Kristen Davis having sex with her trainer in the van and Jon Favreau with the bartender. Were these cut to make it PG-13??

10-09-09, 07:15 PM	#78
Dr. DVD DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 12,754	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed "Critics are gonna kill Ralphie!".... __________________ “The time will come, the election will come, when your work and your ballots will change the world, and it’s worth fighting for,” -John Kerry's concession speech

10-10-09, 05:21 PM	#80
chanster DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 9,240	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed Saw this last night. Thought the movie was boring, the talks with the therapists were complelty lame. Scenes with just the guys were pretty enjoyable though

10-10-09, 07:35 PM	#81
FantasticVSDoom DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Deep behind enemy lines...NYC! Posts: 8,942	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed So disappointing... started off really good, but then took a nose dive pretty quickly and crashed and burned. I still find it funny when the girls take their clothes off their all hot and the guys are all well, the exact opposite. __________________ GO REDSOX!!! "Fighting is the best thing a man can have in his soul."-Renzo Gracie

10-10-09, 10:13 PM	#82
Patman DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Duluth, GA, USA Posts: 34,378	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed This had a few laughs, but not enough to salvage a lot of boring and pointless footage. The screenplay commits the cardinal sin of not building up characters and the result is a set of very underwhelming arcs and resolutions in the final act. I give it 2 stars, or a grade of C. __________________ PatCave; HT; DVDs; Dragon*Con 2009 According to DGibFen, I'm a "freaking genius." "Jee-sus, it's like Iwo Jima out there." - Roger Sterling

10-12-09, 04:37 PM	#83
JimRochester DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Rochester, NY. USA Posts: 8,301	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed My daughter works at the theater so we can get in free. I decided to give this movie a try and wasn't disappointed. Don't get me wrong. This is not a recommendation of a great movie. I just don't think it deserves all the flack it's getting. Pros: Beautiful people Funny people Gorgeous location Some good funny moments Cons: No originality Could have used some more buildup of characters like Patman said. I give it a C+ When this gets released I'll give it another spin as a rental. __________________ Pan58" Plasma,Pioneer vsx91, SONY s350, Toshiba A35, Def-Tech speakers supercube sub. Most wanted BD: Armgeddon/BeutyBeast/BevHillsCop/BigRed1/BTTF/Bugsy/DieHard4(R)/Gettysburg/GrossPoint/Honeymoon Vegas/JurassicPark/LionKing/MemphisBelle/Midway/Mohicans/MusicMan/PH(R)/PT&A/Raiders/SoundMusic/Stripes/Sleepless/StarWars/SPR/3King/TinCup/Tombstone/Tora/TrueLies/USMarsh/WhileUSleeping.

10-13-09, 05:37 PM	#86
cranberries fan DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: West Richland,WA Posts: 1,369	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed This (fill in the blank) movie was top's at Box Office what is wrong with americans?

10-13-09, 07:08 PM	#88
Brent L DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Upstate, SC Posts: 11,104	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed I watched this with my gf this past weekend, and while it certainly wasn't anything special, it had a laugh or two in it. There is absolutely no excuse for the idiotic Guitar Hero bit, one of my least favorite scenes I've ever seen in a movie in my entire life, but if you ignore that I think this one is "ok". I wont ever watch it again, it's a once watch film at best, but I didn't hate it with a passion like I do with a lot of films like this. It wasn't anywhere near as horrible as All About Steve for example. There was more that I disliked about this one than just the Guitar Hero scene obviously, but I just don't have it in me to put in the effort to tear a film like this one apart. __________________ "Would I rather be feared or loved? Ummm, easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me."

10-14-09, 01:22 PM	#89
JediMindTricks Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 224	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed eh. i saw this over the weekend. it wasn't great, but i laughed a lot. so i enjoyed it.

10-14-09, 02:04 PM	#90
mdc3000 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 8,191	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed The beginning of this movie was better than I thought it would be - Vince Vaughn was on and the kids were funny... then they hit the retreat and the movie came to a complete halt, providing only 2 or 3 marginal laughs (from Vaughn) and a whole lot of BORING. Favreau on his own is creepy and unlikeable. Kristin Davis has nothing to do. Bateman and Bell, who I normally love, bring this movie to it's knee's more than once with their horrible scenes and I wanted to kill myself by the time Faizon Love's wife shows up. The exposition scene after scene about BORING SHIT was endless. None of the jokes were very funny, the yoga bit was UNINSPIRED and the talking about NOTHING/PLOT was endless (and the plot is easy to follow, they just hammer everything again and again and again...we fucking get it). Tedious. __________________ Rank 'Em As You See Them 2009 2008 2007 Spending Tab 2009 2008 2007 Follow me on TWITTER

10-14-09, 05:48 PM	#91
Dr. DVD DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 12,754	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed Pic from the movie's premiere. Wish they would kiss already! __________________ “The time will come, the election will come, when your work and your ballots will change the world, and it’s worth fighting for,” -John Kerry's concession speech

10-14-09, 06:52 PM	#92
JimRochester DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Rochester, NY. USA Posts: 8,301	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed I kept expecting Malin Akerman to spout some of the insanity she did in Heartbreak Kid. This was so tame it gave her almost nothing to do. F me like a black guy Eddie! __________________ Pan58" Plasma,Pioneer vsx91, SONY s350, Toshiba A35, Def-Tech speakers supercube sub. Most wanted BD: Armgeddon/BeutyBeast/BevHillsCop/BigRed1/BTTF/Bugsy/DieHard4(R)/Gettysburg/GrossPoint/Honeymoon Vegas/JurassicPark/LionKing/MemphisBelle/Midway/Mohicans/MusicMan/PH(R)/PT&A/Raiders/SoundMusic/Stripes/Sleepless/StarWars/SPR/3King/TinCup/Tombstone/Tora/TrueLies/USMarsh/WhileUSleeping.

10-14-09, 07:29 PM	#93
mdc3000 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 8,191	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed ^This movie made The Heartbreak Kid look like a comedic masterpiece. __________________ Rank 'Em As You See Them 2009 2008 2007 Spending Tab 2009 2008 2007 Follow me on TWITTER

10-21-09, 03:49 PM	#96
EdTheRipper DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 5,389	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed The wife and I saw this today. It was her pick in return for my subjecting her to nothing but horror this month. She seemed to enjoy it but I really didn't care for it. I was expecting a lot more than what I got. I really didn't find myself laughing at all. Just an occasional chuckle. The yoga scene drew a lot of laughs from the theater but to me it just felt corny and pretty lame. __________________ The only time you should care about a woman's age is if she is too young for you and I am not robbing the cradle. If anything I am robbing the grave.

10-21-09, 09:22 PM	#97
ChefWinduAZ DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,787	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed The only parts where I truly laughed were the scenes with Vince Vaughn's youngest son. That kid was funny. __________________ "What's a Nubian?" - Banky Edwards

10-21-09, 09:45 PM	#98
NoirFan DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 8,428	Re: Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009): Vince Vaughn and John Favreau ensemble comed I had to laugh at the first sentence of The Boston Phoenix's review: "Couples, retreat!" __________________ Watch Edgar G. Ulmer's Noir Classic Detour Cinema