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Old 07-28-05 | 11:36 AM
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Is this based on Paul Feig's ( Freaks & Geeks creator) book " Superstud: Or How I Became a 24 Year Old Virgin " ?
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Old 07-28-05 | 11:42 AM
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Oh, and Steven Carell is hilarious. It's kind of surreal to be an avid "The Daily Show" watcher, and see him come so far. Carrying his own movie and a (failed?) TV series - jjust a year or two after leaving? Good for him!
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Old 07-28-05 | 03:01 PM
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The poster is hilarious. The trailer...not so much. Glad to hear so many positive reviews of the film as the trailer really disappointed me.
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Old 07-28-05 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by SPiRAL
Is this based on Paul Feig's ( Freaks & Geeks creator) book " Superstud: Or How I Became a 24 Year Old Virgin " ?
1. Feig is the co-creator of F&G (IIRC, the two met on the set of Heavyweights).
2. Feig has nothing to do with The 40 Year Old Virgin so the answer to that is no.
3. The film is based on an act that Carell used to do.
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Old 07-29-05 | 03:13 AM
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The fact that the TV Trailer has a decent shot of thong is enough for me to see this.

Anways, I missed 3 sneak previews to this, but I heard good things about it. and the ending is suppose to be REALLY funny
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Old 07-30-05 | 08:37 AM
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I'm there. It's looks pretty good to me.
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Old 07-31-05 | 08:41 AM
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They showed the trailer when I went to see Wedding Crashers.

Can't wait to see it.
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Old 07-31-05 | 02:11 PM
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I love Steve Carell and think that he can go VERY far if he picks the right projects. I'll be there to see this one on opening night. I loved the trailer for it that I saw before Wedding Crashers.
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Old 07-31-05 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
The fact that the TV Trailer has a decent shot of thong is enough for me to see this.

Anways, I missed 3 sneak previews to this, but I heard good things about it. and the ending is suppose to be REALLY funny

Ending is out of left field, it's beyond funny. I thought they would change it after the first test screening, but sure enough it was there in the other test screening.

It has plenty of pointless nudity. Which works well in the film.
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Old 08-10-05 | 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
While Wedding Crashers was a two hour film that had more plot than "laugh out loud" moments, Apatow and Steve Carrell are able to keep the film's two hour running time at a kinetic pace flowing in from joke to joke while still being able to maintain a genuine, down-to-earth plot.


I saw the film last week, and I respectfully disagree with you here. VIRGIN commits the same crimes as CRASHERS - it stops the flow of comedy to further a plot that doesn't have much weight. There's nothing kinetic about the last 1/4 of the picture.

Once
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Andy and Trish have their first fight
the film stops dead.

And two hours for CRASHERS and VIRGIN? These filmmakers need a stronger editor. Hilarious films, but it's too much.
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Old 08-11-05 | 10:11 AM
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anyone care to put in spoiler tags the ending?
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Old 08-11-05 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by scott shelton
I saw the film last week, and I respectfully disagree with you here. VIRGIN commits the same crimes as CRASHERS - it stops the flow of comedy to further a plot that doesn't have much weight. There's nothing kinetic about the last 1/4 of the picture.

Once
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Andy and Trish have their first fight
the film stops dead.

And two hours for CRASHERS and VIRGIN? These filmmakers need a stronger editor. Hilarious films, but it's too much.
Bullshit. When what you mentioned occurs, there's only 20 minutes left of the movie. That scene is pretty much the film's "climax." And from what Scott Weinberg told me, the film now runs around 110 minutes with closing credits. When I saw it a few weeks ago, the film ran a little bit over 120 minutes with no closing credits attached.

Virgin has much stronger editing than Crashers and it also helps the flick in it's favor that it actually has some comedy in it.

anyone care to put in spoiler tags the ending?
Spoiler:
After Andy marries Trish and finally has sex with her, he only lasts one minute. So they decide to go at it again and we get a title card saying, "Two Hours Later." After they're done, he looks up into the camera and starts singing "Aquarius" from the musical Hair. This cuts right into the cast reimitating the scene from the musical and then they end the film singing "Let the Sun Shine In." Total 180, but nevertheless, perfect and fucking hilarious.
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Old 08-11-05 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
Bullshit. When what you mentioned occurs, there's only 20 minutes left of the movie. That scene is pretty much the film's "climax." And from what Scott Weinberg told me, the film now runs around 110 minutes with closing credits. When I saw it a few weeks ago, the film ran a little bit over 120 minutes with no closing credits attached.
Bullshit? Um, no.

The film is still two hours, regardless what your boyfriend says. The "climax" is
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Trish going after skeeved out Andy, not the argument before it.



Virgin has much stronger editing than Crashers and it also helps the flick in it's favor that it actually has some comedy in it.
If you hate the film so much, why 2 stars then? You've gone out of your way to let everybody know it stinks.
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Old 08-11-05 | 11:29 PM
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Matt IMed me and asked what I thought if the movie and how long it was. I responded with "Seemed a little long for a sex comedy. About 110 minutes I'd say."

So maybe I'm wrong and it is over 120. Big whoop. Get off your high horse, Shelton. Your rudeness is well known and it's getting a little tiresome.

And Matt's not my boyfriend. He dumped me for Ryan Gosling. Thanks for bringing up painful memories.
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Old 08-12-05 | 08:41 AM
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The film is still two hours, regardless what your boyfriend says. ...

Scott, there isn't any need to make comments like this. Frankly, I'm getting tired of having to deal with the your posts. The next time I have to post in a thread about one of your comments, you will be suspended.
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Old 08-12-05 | 08:55 AM
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And Matt's not my boyfriend. He dumped me for Ryan Gosling. Thanks for bringing up painful memories.
Mmmm, Ryan Gosling.

[With my luck, my girlfriend will google my name again and find this post.]
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Old 08-12-05 | 10:18 AM
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Scott, there isn't any need to make comments like this. Frankly, I'm getting tired of having to deal with the your posts. The next time I have to post in a thread about one of your comments, you will be suspended.

So Chmiel is allowed to call my personal opinion "bullshit" at the start of all this, even though I was nice about my reply.

And Weinberg is allowed to spew "Get off your high horse, Shelton. Your rudeness is well known and it's getting a little tiresome." Another personal attack.

But my small comment about the nature of their relationship is given a threat of expulsion.

Good moderatin' there, buddy.
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Old 08-12-05 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by scott shelton
So Chmiel is allowed to call my personal opinion "bullshit" at the start of all this, even though I was nice about my reply.

And Weinberg is allowed to spew "Get off your high horse, Shelton. Your rudeness is well known and it's getting a little tiresome." Another personal attack.

But my small comment about the nature of their relationship is given a threat of expulsion.

Good moderatin' there, buddy.
And I'm allowed to sit back and *yawn*.
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Old 08-12-05 | 01:12 PM
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Old 08-12-05 | 01:13 PM
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I saw a preview of this last night and this is the film that Wedding Crashers was trying to be and failed at.

This is and probably will end up being one of the best comedies of the year and if I hear anyone say, "Wedding Crashers was better," I will throw it down with you.
any comedy in my mind is and will be better than the piss-poor Wedding Crashers
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Old 08-12-05 | 01:37 PM
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Stop hating on wedding crashers..... it was freaking hilarious
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Old 08-12-05 | 03:28 PM
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Stop hating on wedding crashers..... it was freaking hilarious
What the hell are you doing in this thread Raven? I don't see any pictures of Veronica in here.
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Old 08-12-05 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by scott shelton
So Chmiel is allowed to call my personal opinion "bullshit" at the start of all this, even though I was nice about my reply.

And Weinberg is allowed to spew "Get off your high horse, Shelton. Your rudeness is well known and it's getting a little tiresome." Another personal attack.

But my small comment about the nature of their relationship is given a threat of expulsion.

Good moderatin' there, buddy.
Chill out, dude. By the way, suspension is not spelled e x p u l s i o n.
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So Chmiel is allowed to call my personal opinion "bullshit" at the start of all this, even though I was nice about my reply.
Actually, yes he is. Maybe you don't actually realize it, but there isn't any rule at DVDTalk that says anyone must agree with the opinion of anyone else. He can dislike and disagree with your opinion as much as he wants. I would agree that he could have been nicer about it, but I don't see any violation of forum rules.


Originally Posted by scott shelton
And Weinberg is allowed to spew "Get off your high horse, Shelton. Your rudeness is well known and it's getting a little tiresome." Another personal attack.

But my small comment about the nature of their relationship is given a threat of expulsion.

Good moderatin' there, buddy.
Given that you had just attacked him, his response becomes somewhat understandable... though he too was out of line. He should have reported your post instead of replying to it. Of course, to the best of my knowledge, he doesn't have any history of problems either. If his posts start becoming a regular problem, then he'll get the same type of warning that you did.

BTW, if you have a problem with the forum moderation, feel free to contact Geoff. I highly suspect that he will see things closer to how I do than to how you do though.
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