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Is better than 95% of movies you have seen this year imo.

Just a perfect combination of funny, crass, sweet, smart. Really solid movie, probably better than 40 Year Old Virgin and on par with Anchorman.

Go watch now plz.

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Only thing disappointing is we didn't get any Heigl topless action. What were there like 4-5 sex scenes and she had her bra on every time ^^. It was pretty damn good though.

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I've read this in pretty much every review. They've done a really horrible job of making it look good from the commercials and previews, which is unfortunate it it's as good as everybody's been saying it is.

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Haven't seen it yet and I hate the "oh aren't babies delightful" theme in movies, but the male lead was so good in The 40 Year Old Virgin that I really want this movie to succeed so we can see him some more.

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I firmly believe that every single movie looks worse in the previews than it actually is. It's like it's a rule that previews are required to make a movie look dumb.

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There's very little of that.

There's some sweet parts, but this is not at all an overly sappy movie.

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I thought this movie was great. I usually don't say this, but it's definitely worth paying $11 to go see in the theater.

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So it's terrible? Won't be seeing.

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I loved this movie. I wanted to see it again right after.
Like Dids said, it had the perfect balance of funny and sweet, but the heartfelt moments felt real, not Hollywood contrived.

I would say it is on the long side though.
At one point I found myself thinking, geez it's been a really long time and the story is far from being resolved.
But it's a good thing, Apatow doesn't rush anything or use gimmicks to end the movie quickly.

If you're not a complete killjoy, I would say you will laugh out loud once every 2-3 minutes.

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I was slightly disappointed, but that's only because I'm a big fan of Judd Apatow, and this movie was really built up by everyone who had seen it before me. Also, I wasn't feeling that great when I saw it. Don't get me wrong- I still thought it was a great movie.

I think they did a pretty good job of toning down the "warm fuzzy" aspect of the movie, and keeping the funny center stage. I can't find the interview I read, but Apatow was talking about how his movies have a somewhat conservative moral to them. He explains that it's only because if they didn't we'd only have a 15 minute movie where a lady gets an abortion. So I think he understands that his viewers don't want to see a movie like Wedding Crashers that turns into an all out cheesy romantic comedy at the end.

I think this cast is quite hillarious. If you enjoyed them and haven't seen Freaks and Geeks or Undeclared (Apatow's short-lived TV series) you should definitely check them out. They have most of the actors you see in this movie. I'm not sure how long he's going to be able to keep using this same set for his movies before it starts to get old. Doesn't really matter for me though, because I'll keep watching them.

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I saw it yesterday and agree that is practically a 'must-see'. Very funny in parts and it keeps the viewer's attention.

Boo on the bra, but lol on the converstation during sex.

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Hopefully Judd gets to keep making movies now.

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Bite your tongue. 40 Year Old Virgin was funny and Anchorman was comedy gold.

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I thought it was pretty good. I've had a hard on for Heigl ever since "Wish upon a star" so I wasnt going to miss this movie.

Just like 40 year old virgin I thought it dragged on a bit and could have stood to be like 15 minutes shorter. But its definitely the best movie thats out right now and prolly will be the funniest comedy of the year.

Also I could have done without the crowning shot....twice!!! heh

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Just saw this last night, agree with all the glowing reviews.

One thing that stuck out to me was the lack of a "cliche" plot-conflict in the second third of the movie. The usual route to go is to have the sister plan some horrible evidence to screw up the hero. This movie had a more "realistic" storyline and I think the movie benefited greatly from it.

As for as the previews, I disagree that it makes the movie look bad. I wanted to see this movie after catching the trailer.

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The dice thing was hilarious in the previews and funny in the movie.

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Another thumbs up here. My only issue is that it was about 20 minutes too long.

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Which 20 minutes do you cut?

I thought it was long, but that's just because they developed the story well.

The only stuff I would cut would be anything involving the hair dude's stoner gf, just because while funny, they didn't advance the plot and were slightly cliche.

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Bite your tongue. 40 Year Old Virgin was funny and Anchorman was comedy gold.

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Anchorman was awful. Really, really, awful.

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Knocked Up was amazing.

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I was sort of entertained... but the girl from Grey's Anatomy bugs me... so I'm a bit bias.

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Bite your tongue. 40 Year Old Virgin was funny and Anchorman was comedy gold.

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I liked it a lot, but my crowd kind of killed it a bit. The theater I saw it in probably had 20 people and most of them weren't laughing much. I found myself laughing more than anyone else, so I started to think, "Maybe this isn't as funny as I think it is." Glad to come here and see some validation.

Also, bra=lame. Especially when she talks about her droppy boobs and they are in a freakin' bra! WTF? It's like that line was written for her to be topless.

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Once again, I thought Paul Rudd was absolutely great. He really does well in these supporting actor roles (40 year old virgin as well). Some parts I loved with him ( SMALL SPOILERS):


<font color="white"> 1. Pointing out the five different kind of chairs in the Vegas room.

2. Ben blames him for telling Allison about their shrooms trip and calls him a lousy father. You think it might be an emotional moment, but Rudd just continues singing "happy birthday". brilliant! </font>

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Upon more reflection, I'm giving Rudd a "best supporting" oscar right now.

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That entire group - Rogen, Rudd, Carrell, Ferrell - all play off each other very well.

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Those were some nice chairs. I want to have a house apolstered in the design on the high chair he sat on first.

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yeah, especially since the no topless thing wasnt for ratings consideration. Maybe her [censored] really are droopy, like fried eggs on a nail droopy and they went to shoot it topless and everyone was vomiting into buckets and stuff so they made her keep the bra on.

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Also, bra=lame. Especially when she talks about her droppy boobs and they are in a freakin' bra! WTF? It's like that line was written for her to be topless.

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yeah, especially since the no topless thing wasnt for ratings consideration. Maybe her [censored] really are droopy, like fried eggs on a nail droopy and they went to shoot it topless and everyone was vomiting into buckets and stuff so they made her keep the bra on.

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I think it was more, "Let's cast Catherine Heigl, she's hot. Huh? She won't do topless...well, let's add more titties to the rest of the movie and hopefully no one notices."

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But she's smoking hot.

Plus, I expected her acting to be mediocre at best and more just eye candy but I thought she was really good.

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Heigl is #1 on my list of CILFs now, she's passed Alba.

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I think shes very hot. Why do some actresses never get Braces. She could use it.

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She has bad teeth? I wonder if this is becoming a trend in Hollywood. You never used to see this with American actresses.

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fantastic movie. rogen in the sex scenes is hilarious. also paul rudd is my favorite person ever.

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As good as Knocked Up is, I think Superbad is gonna be the comedy of the year.

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/superbad/

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I know Mischa Barton has crooked ass teeth as well. I guess they were both child actresses (reading that Heigl was in Under Siege 2) and they didn't get them while teenagers. Most actresses do have pretty good teeth, I guess those 2 and Tom Cruise are exceptions.

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He is always fantastic. See Wet Hot American Summer for more proof of this. I also really liked The OH in Ohio, which apparently nobody else on the planet saw.

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Plan to see it tonight. I [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Judd Apatow and will watch anything he does (I actually bought the "Undeclared" box set sight unseen just because I loved "Freaks and Geeks" so much).