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Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

Old 07-11-15, 06:31 PM
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Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

Please continue pre-release discussion...don’t think there is one. if i’m wrong, someone please point me to it. thanks.

Movie:
"Trainwreck" (Starring: Amy Schumer, Colin Quinn, Brie Larson, Bill Hader, Vanessa Bayer, Tilda Swinton)

Release Date:
7/17/15

Rating:
R (for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug use throughout.)

Running Time:
125m. (2h. 05m.)

Budget:
$40 million (estimated)

IMDb Synopsis:
Spoiler:
Since she was a little girl, it's been drilled into Amy's head by her rascal of a dad that monogamy isn't realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo - enjoying what she feels is an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic commitment - but in actuality, she's kind of in a rut. When she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of the new article she's writing, a charming and successful sports doctor named Aaron Conners, Amy starts to wonder if other grown-ups, including this guy who really seems to like her, might be on to something.


IMDb Info and Rating:
5.9 (1,000 votes as of 7/11/15

Rotten Tomatoes:
Fresh:12 Rotten:00 (100% as of 7/11/15)

Metacritic:
79 metascore ('Generally favorable reviews' as of 7/11/15)

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Re: Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

Looks good, actually.
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Re: Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

This has been one of my most anticipated movies of the summer. I really love Amy Schumer and quite a bit of Judd's films too.
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Re: Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

I can't stand Schumer. She's another one of those female comedians who tries wayyy too hard to be edgy & offensive and instead comes across as desperate for laughs. I have never once laughed at any of her comedy.

Hader, on the other hand, is great. Still won't get me to watch the movie, though.
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Re: Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

looking forward to this actually. been dvr'ing Inside Amy Schumer and really enjoying the eps. i'm not a big raunch guy, but she does it well. i don't see many comedies in theaters because i am not as amused as i am at home watching them, but i might make an exception for this. love Apatow's directed comedies mostly, especially Funny People...
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Re: Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

I actually like Schumer a lot so I plan to see this. She seems like she's pretty down to earth and real.
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Re: Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

I like how utterly tasteless she is, in general. Been a fan since her divisive Sheen roast:

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I just watched a full episode of Inside Amy Schumer last night for the first time. Pretty sure it was the latest, newest one. It had the skit where she goes to a specialist who tries to teach her how to smile. It was literally one of the worst things I've ever watched in my life.
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Originally Posted by EctoCooler
I just watched a full episode of Inside Amy Schumer last night for the first time. Pretty sure it was the latest, newest one. It had the skit where she goes to a specialist who tries to teach her how to smile. It was literally one of the worst things I've ever watched in my life.
Yeah, the latest episode was all B clips cut from other episodes.
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Re: Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

I kind of like her. Her bluntness and more relaxed attitude, I can dig that. I just think some of her stuff doesn't fully go where it could. It's nice but could have been stronger. Either way... I still enjoy her. Her show is iffy to me. I don't NOT like her but the quality isn't up there. Feels like she had a good setup for a laugh but it kind of just goes far enough for the point but not for it to be solid.
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Re: Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

I've seen a few sketches of Schumer's show online and they were OK. I also watched the full episode that was a parody of 12 Angry Men and really enjoyed it, though she was hardly in it herself.
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I've only ever seen bits of her standup routine, pretty much the whole thing revolved around her sex life. She was made up almost baby-faced to contrast the raunchy things she was saying. I didn't really see enough to form a cogent opinion, but there was definitely a "did she really just say that"'factor to a lot of it (though my threshold for being shock by anything related to sex is fairly low). I like Apatow enough, and the trailers for this don't look bad. I'm kind of surprised he didn't at least work on the script somewhat. As his movies tend to be, I won't be surprised if it's too long (and I expect a screed from Mark Kermode about its "gender politics"), but it will no doubt be full of his outrageous humor and a moral about monogamy.
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Re: Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

I liked this more than I expected. Lots of jokes, lots of current/past SNL stars and some nice sports cameos. LeBron James was in this more than I expected and he's not too shabby.

On a personal note, the movie did tug at my heart a few times. Eyes got moist.

One bit part I got a cheap thrill from was Chris Evert (yes, the tennis player) uttered the word
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Re: Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

I want to see this still. I saw Ant-Man yesterday but this one I'll see today or tomorrow.
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Re: Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

I don't want to see this because LeBron James is in it
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Originally Posted by fumanstan
I don't want to see this because LeBron James is in it
I'm not a huge fan of his, but people say he's pretty damn funny in the movie.
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Re: Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

I saw this today. Or tried to. Storms knocked out the power to the area in maybe the last 20 minutes. There were plenty of laugh out loud moments, but Schumer's character was just so unlikeable to me.

Anybody care to recap the ending?
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It was after the fight and Amy getting fired. The boyfriend had just received a call from Lebron saying he'd hurt himself.
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My parents went to see it (they're in their 60s), and they both loved it and said the theater was packed with mostly middle-aged couples.

This will get good word of mouth.
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Originally Posted by CaptainMarvel
I saw this today. Or tried to. Storms knocked out the power to the area in maybe the last 20 minutes. There were plenty of laugh out loud moments, but Schumer's character was just so unlikeable to me.

Anybody care to recap the ending?
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It was after the fight and Amy getting fired. The boyfriend had just received a call from Lebron saying he'd hurt himself.
Spoiler:
Aaron went to see Lebron and it turned out to be an intervention due to him being so bummed with splitting with Amy. Chris Evert and Matthew Broderick try to help with Marv Albert doing color.

Amy visits with sis and comes to terms with how she feels.

Surgery on Stodemeier goes well and his first post-surgery game arrives. Everyone is there to see if the knee holds up. After the game a cheerleader tells Aaron that stodemeier wants to see him courtside. Cue the music and the team's cheerleaders come out dancing. Amy is with them dressed in one of their outfits and dancing with them. Of course Uptown Girl starts playing and Aaron's heart melts. As a finale Amy tries to dunk the basketball using the trampoline. She faceplants.


I am probably missing a few things.
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Re: Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

Originally Posted by TomOpus
Spoiler:
Aaron went to see Lebron and it turned out to be an intervention due to him being so bummed with splitting with Amy. Chris Evert and Matthew Broderick try to help with Marv Albert doing color.

Amy visits with sis and comes to terms with how she feels.

Surgery on Stodemeier goes well and his first post-surgery game arrives. Everyone is there to see if the knee holds up. After the game a cheerleader tells Aaron that stodemeier wants to see him courtside. Cue the music and the team's cheerleaders come out dancing. Amy is with them dressed in one of their outfits and dancing with them. Of course Uptown Girl starts playing and Aaron's heart melts. As a finale Amy tries to dunk the basketball using the trampoline. She faceplants.


I am probably missing a few things.


That's hilarious. Now, what's the real ending?
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Re: Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

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That's hilarious. Now, what's the real ending?
She wakes up and it was all a dream.
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Stephanie Zacharek gives TRAINWRECK an interesting critique in the Village Voice:

http://www.villagevoice.com/film/the...t-cost-7353708
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Originally Posted by TomOpus
Spoiler:
Aaron went to see Lebron and it turned out to be an intervention due to him being so bummed with splitting with Amy. Chris Evert and Matthew Broderick try to help with Marv Albert doing color.

Amy visits with sis and comes to terms with how she feels.

Surgery on Stodemeier goes well and his first post-surgery game arrives. Everyone is there to see if the knee holds up. After the game a cheerleader tells Aaron that stodemeier wants to see him courtside. Cue the music and the team's cheerleaders come out dancing. Amy is with them dressed in one of their outfits and dancing with them. Of course Uptown Girl starts playing and Aaron's heart melts. As a finale Amy tries to dunk the basketball using the trampoline. She faceplants.


I am probably missing a few things.
Thank you.
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Just saw it today and it was pretty damn funny. Like all Apatow films, it's too long though and could have easily have lost 30 minutes somewhere. I like the fact that there is a big studio summer release R-rated movie romcom that has a strong focus on sex that does NOT star some size zero hottie and some six-pack stud. And I was pleasantly surprised by Lebron James, who is a pretty decent actor.

And props to Apatow and/or Schumer for a We Need to Talk About Kevin reunion in a major studio comedy, of all things.
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Re: Trainwreck (Apatow, 2015) — The Reviews Thread

Yeah. I was pretty fucking happy to see Tilda Swinton. She was rocking it. I just love her.

I really enjoyed this one. Could have been cut down a bit. More like condensed what was there more so than anything, I guess. I liked how it didn't go all the way Apatow does w/ the ridiculousness at times, not like he does it a lot but it was more restrained. I'm weird about how resolutions comes in comedies like this. I liked the ending but also think it could been differently. I liked her dancing bit. She still looked cute as fuck when she was dancing alright compared to the other women.

I think I liked this more than Apatow's other stuff cuz it was woman leading it w/ some restraint in a way that Apatow doesn't have. It also seemed less improv than his other stuff. I wondered how much of it was on the page, knowing that Cena in the theater was some improv.

Yeah. Lebron James was rocking it.

Great cast all around. Was fun to see actors I know well from other places being placed here in small roles.

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