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Old 11-26-08 | 01:43 PM
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall wins over Tropic Thunder only because I didn't expect it to be so funny and Tropic Thunder had high hopes already.
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Old 11-26-08 | 02:15 PM
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It seems Philip Seymour Hoffman has starred in my favorite comedies of 2007 (The Savages) and 2008 (Synecdoche, New York).
Yikes! "The Savages" is a great film for sure. But you'd label that a comedy!?
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Old 11-26-08 | 02:32 PM
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall but I have not seen Burn After Reading, Tropic Thunder, or Step Brothers yet.
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Old 11-26-08 | 03:15 PM
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Yikes! "The Savages" is a great film for sure. But you'd label that a comedy!?
I know...it's like saying that My Blueberry Nights was a great comedy. (It must be a comedy since it was so intentionally bad)...
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Old 11-26-08 | 03:18 PM
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall but I have not seen Burn After Reading, Tropic Thunder, or Step Brothers yet.
Man, I completely forgot about Burn After Reading! Hilarious movie.
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Old 11-26-08 | 03:31 PM
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Yikes! "The Savages" is a great film for sure. But you'd label that a comedy!?
That's not exactly a minority opinion. Most every film critic that reviewed it noted how funny it was.
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Old 11-28-08 | 10:31 PM
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That's not exactly a minority opinion. Most every film critic that reviewed it noted how funny it was.
Well, it was definitely funnier than Away From Her.
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Old 11-29-08 | 12:37 AM
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Well, it was definitely funnier than Away From Her.
and Irreversible
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