film: knocked up

Film: Knocked Up (2 deleted scenes inside!!)

I love the lead male actor in this... but i had my qualms.

after seeing these deleted scenes, however, i think it might actually be funny!.

~fingers crossed~

Brokeback Rant

You called me when i was bangin' my wife!

film: Knocked Up

Just saw this movie on Sunday. Fucking hilarious. If you loved 40-Year Old Virgin, then this is right up your alley. Most spot on shroom trip on film as well.

i think this movie looks pretty damn good. i have read reviews that said you have to be in the 'under thirty set' or it will not appeal to your delicate senses and humor range.
it seems to be, from other reviews, previews and shown scenes, a frank and hilarious look at early 20-somethings getting caught up with a pregnancy when they dont even really like eachother.
im going to see it for sure.

rate it*

I enjoyed it thoroughly, 4 stars.

I got free tickets for an advanced screening and I'm glad I caught it. Very funny and the shroom trip was indeed on point (mostly). I could've done without the gross-out birthing shots at the end but eh, it is what it is.

Chic flick, but for the most part pretty funny. Lots of T n' A, well, mostly 'T'.

I was surprised though, at the number of F-bombs in this movie. I'm not so sensitive to swearing that I will walk out of a movie, but it's so excessive it's very noticeable. I thought Pete (Paul Rudd) was pretty funny as a fed up, stuck in a miserable marriage guy.

Ben's roommates were pretty funny, too. Pink eye!! :D

Seeing it this weekend with the Mrs. Hopefully, the glowing praise I've seen for the movie will hold up.

I watched this movie, and found it thoroughly entertaining, alternatly smart and crass, wise and immature in the best sense of the word. About a dozen quotes from this movie are destined to enter the pop culture lexicon. 3 1/2 stars out of 4.

wow, what a horribly thinly veiled morality play.
a bit too close to christian propaganda for me, thanks.

wanderlust said:

wow, what a horribly thinly veiled morality play.
a bit too close to christian propaganda for me, thanks.

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Erm, did you see the same movie the rest of us did? If so, explain why the Seth Rogan pot smoking mushroom tripping porn loving character learning responsibility when he has a kid out of wedlock that he conceives on the screen somewhat graphically after a one-night stand where both parties are extremely drunk and high=christian propaganda. I can't connect the dots here, please help....

funny film and all. but,

ok.
it is a family values film. it espouses life lessons such as:
- baby always comes first. first before the woman's happiness, a woman's life, career, or body. you are
- the film may charm you into feeling that even if you really can't stand your spouse/baby daddy/whatever you should to be with them, indefinitely, for your child. for the greater good.
- or hey look man! if you have unprotected sex this is the life you will be forced into! dont do it!

yes there is a crazy mushroom episode, but there are also ultrasounds shots how many times? from eight weeks on, showing the beating heart? ever had a baby? how many people do you know have an ultrasound at eight weeks? that is not standard practice without a medical reason and is just pushing the 'look! it is a baby from the minute of contraception' outlook. then there are the way graphic birth scenes. if that doesnt make an anti (premarital) sex statement what does? really, what chick isn't going to at least double check their pill taking after this movie?

basic lesson of the movie- you act stupid and do things deemed 'evil' or 'wrong', such as drinking to excess and making a baby with someone you hardly know and hardly like- then you have to make an honest woman and man out of yourselves. it doesnt matter if this is not in your life plan or in your comfort zone. get married! raise baby! no broken homes!

this is, by definition, a morality play.

now, with all of this being said... i am not a bible beater or pro abortion. i am support neither of the extremes... i just saw this movie and the underlying intentions were conspicuous to me.

wanderlust said:

funny film and all. but,

ok.
it is a family values film. it espouses life lessons such as:
- baby always comes first. first before the woman's happiness, a woman's life, career, or body. you are
- the film may charm you into feeling that even if you really can't stand your spouse/baby daddy/whatever you should to be with them, indefinitely, for your child. for the greater good.
- or hey look man! if you have unprotected sex this is the life you will be forced into! dont do it!

yes there is a crazy mushroom episode, but there are also ultrasounds shots how many times? from eight weeks on, showing the beating heart? ever had a baby? how many people do you know have an ultrasound at eight weeks? that is not standard practice without a medical reason and is just pushing the 'look! it is a baby from the minute of contraception' outlook. then there are the way graphic birth scenes. if that doesnt make an anti (premarital) sex statement what does? really, what chick isn't going to at least double check their pill taking after this movie?

basic lesson of the movie- you act stupid and do things deemed 'evil' or 'wrong', such as drinking to excess and making a baby with someone you hardly know and hardly like- then you have to make an honest woman and man out of yourselves. it doesnt matter if this is not in your life plan or in your comfort zone. get married! raise baby! no broken homes!

this is, by definition, a morality play.

now, with all of this being said... i am not a bible beater or pro abortion. i am support neither of the extremes... i just saw this movie and the underlying intentions were conspicuous to me.

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Okay, that makes a bit more sense then your original post of "Christian Propaganda". However, apparently you've never(or known someone who has) had a kid, because despite everything you do, they generally end up changing your life forever, unless you're some kind of dick who evades their responsibilites. My sister used to party hard, but when she got pregnant at 21 she almost immediately changed overnight and became about 99% more responsible then she was before. I also don't see anywhere in the film where Heigl's character wasn't able to have both a career and a child, so you're wrong on that count. The fact is this a movie about two decent people who came together in an accidental way and found something better and more enriching in life. Typical Hollywood fluff, though much better made then most. Nothing wrong with that, especially with all the R-Rated nasty humor that makes the movie a good film to take a date to or see with your male buddies.

You're right that it does have characteristics of a morality play, but most Hollywood movies have to have a happy ending. Doesn't mean it's a Christian message, it just means it's one of those happy ending films the big studios crave.

wanderlust said:

funny film and all. but,

ok.
it is a family values film. it espouses life lessons such as:
- baby always comes first. first before the woman's happiness, a woman's life, career, or body. you are
- the film may charm you into feeling that even if you really can't stand your spouse/baby daddy/whatever you should to be with them, indefinitely, for your child. for the greater good.
- or hey look man! if you have unprotected sex this is the life you will be forced into! dont do it!

yes there is a crazy mushroom episode, but there are also ultrasounds shots how many times? from eight weeks on, showing the beating heart? ever had a baby? how many people do you know have an ultrasound at eight weeks? that is not standard practice without a medical reason and is just pushing the 'look! it is a baby from the minute of contraception' outlook. then there are the way graphic birth scenes. if that doesnt make an anti (premarital) sex statement what does? really, what chick isn't going to at least double check their pill taking after this movie?

basic lesson of the movie- you act stupid and do things deemed 'evil' or 'wrong', such as drinking to excess and making a baby with someone you hardly know and hardly like- then you have to make an honest woman and man out of yourselves. it doesnt matter if this is not in your life plan or in your comfort zone. get married! raise baby! no broken homes!

this is, by definition, a morality play.

now, with all of this being said... i am not a bible beater or pro abortion. i am support neither of the extremes... i just saw this movie and the underlying intentions were conspicuous to me.

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that isn't christianity, that is being a good fucking person. srsly, what a stretch, man...i am almost embarrassed for you

Morality play or not, it was a good movie and I didn't find the theme objectional at all. And I think the main reason she doesn't have an abortion is because if she did...there wouldn't be a plot...

GreatSpaceCoaster said:

Okay, that makes a bit more sense then your original post of "Christian Propaganda". However, apparently you've never(or known someone who has) had a kid, because despite everything you do, they generally end up changing your life forever, unless you're some kind of dick who evades their responsibilites. My sister used to party hard, but when she got pregnant at 21 she almost immediately changed overnight and became about 99% more responsible then she was before. I also don't see anywhere in the film where Heigl's character wasn't able to have both a career and a child, so you're wrong on that count. The fact is this a movie about two decent people who came together in an accidental way and found something better and more enriching in life. Typical Hollywood fluff, though much better made then most. Nothing wrong with that, especially with all the R-Rated nasty humor that makes the movie a good film to take a date to or see with your male buddies.

You're right that it does have characteristics of a morality play, but most Hollywood movies have to have a happy ending. Doesn't mean it's a Christian message, it just means it's one of those happy ending films the big studios crave.

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i didnt say a baby wouldnt and shouldnt change your life. i, personally, know what a child does to a life. and i'm glad your sister got it together and made a good life for her and her child. that is what a person should do- be come respondsible for their actions both now and in the future for not only the baby but also for their own self....
what i have a problem with is when the idea is pushed that a mom and a dad should stay together, be forced into marriage, or other senarios when they basically are not very compitable.
people make mistakes, people have babies that they did not intend to make. hell, half of the births in the u.s. are unintendided pregnancies. both the mother and father have heir lives changed and theoretically should become more respondsible. but does it need to be under one roof? not all the time. while a single parent home is a hard place for a child, finacially and mentally, is a home where it is obvious there is a lack of love and respect between the parents any better? a place where the child may grow up in an air of supressed respentment by one or both parents? where the child may endure daily fights and arguments over the basics of living?
in the perfect world all couple who concieve would be able to put their differences aside and move along on one path with their child in mind. but this is not a utopia and people are petty and people dont like to give up ambitions, people don't want to compromises in parts of their lives, and some people (no matter what age) are too child-like minded themselves to have a child.
getting accidently pregant, getting married and living on as a family works for some people. in fact it worked for me as of almost seven years ago. but i have always been of the mindset that a single family home with a good networking and support system is better than a forced and frustrared two parent home.

that isn't christianity, that is being a good fucking person.

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being a good person is part of it. it is growing up on the inside for your child. it is trying to work things out as a responsible adult with more than 'me, myself and i' in mind. christianity comes in with the baby (not fetus, mass of cells, or whatever else people may call an early stage pregnancy) from the moment of conception part, the push towards not just being two supporting and loving parents (decent people) but that you have to do that plus be married and stay together forever. the over all pro-life v.abortion message.
oh, and the next movie made by this production team is evan almighty. theres a christian leaning.


and i mean, come on people! this forum hardly ever has any controversy in it.... i needed to make some! im just trying to play devil's advocate and spark something here that will be beyond the normal movie critisisms of 'cool film, man'. truth is, this film reminds me about my life a few years ago. except i like the guy. also, i am an adopted child. if my birth parents believed in abortion i wouldn't be here- so you could see why it would be hard for me to be vehemently pro-choice like i may have sounded.
i actually like the film. and i found it funny.
lordy, i just became a troll. stirring the pot, but not just for enjoyment, also to try and interest people more in the forum. everybody loves a good fight. sigh, sorry

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I see where ur getting at.....but i dont think its intentional in a way to be like 'you should stay together' Cz i agree that in some cases it could be wosre for the child /parents staying together just for the sake of a child...however i think we need to come back to the conclusion that the movie wouldnt have really worked had it been any other way...

The name of it makes me not even want to see it.