40 Year Old Virgin (DVD)

Advantages: Funny, Great Acting.
Disadvantages: Length, Features.

...slapstick comedy and when the 40 year old virgin came out at the cinemas we did want to go and see it but in the end we just decided we would wait for the video. Fast forward to just after Christmas and I actually went out and bought it and we all sat down to watch it and this is what we thought. ----- So what's it all about? (Reading from the back of the box) 40-year old Andy Stizer has done quite a few things in his life. He's got a cushy job ...
...collection of action figures. But there's just one thing he hasn't gotten around to doing yet…Andy's never, ever had sex - not even by accident. A big deal? Well, for Andy's buds at the store, it sure is. Although they think he's a bit of an oddball, they consider it their duty to help Andy out of his dire situation. But nothing works, until he meets Trish, a 40-year old mother of three. Andy's friends are psyched by the possibility that 'it' may ... Read review

Advantages: A film with much potential
Disadvantages: Potential not realised

...Andy Stitzer (Steve Carrell) is 40 years old and is still a virgin. When his colleagues at work find out, they decide to make him their project. They become determined to help Andy lose his virginity and nothing spurs them on more when it comes to light that Andy likes the single mother who has an office across the street. Will his friends win? Will Andy get laid? Will he be happy? The film, undoubtedly has potential. There's more comedic possibilities ...
...in the playlists of real 40 somethings. However, I don't think that is the intended audience. The teens who this film will appeal to won't be getting the same nostalgia from the tracks and probably won't appreciate many of them. In terms of setting it's very 21st century (Trish owns an eBay pack it and sell it store) but in terms of feel it's very 1980s. I made it to the end of the film and both my husband and I agreed - why had we spent the last ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, well written, great comedy performances
Disadvantages: The singing sequence at the end

Directed by: Judd Apatow (Knocked Up) Starring: Steve Carell (Evan Almighty, Little Miss Sunshine) Paul Rudd (Anchorman, Clueless) Seth Rogen (Knocked Up, You, me and Dupree) Catherine Keener (8MM, Capote) Production Year: 2005 Running Time: 116 minutes Certificate: 15 Characters: Andy (Carell) - Andy is a 40-ear-old virgin who respects women so much that he just completely avoids them. After a series of disasterous attempts , he has ...
...figures and getting on with his job at an electronics store. A sweet and shy guy, he gets taken under the wing of his workmates who try to get him to pop his cherry, with all their vast experience and hot tips! Trish (Keener) - Trish is a hot grandma who meets Andy when buying a video player. She runs a store that sells people's stuff on ebay, and struggles to keep on top of having a teenager, running a business and dating. David (Rudd) - David ... Read review

Advantages: Funny and great acting
Disadvantages: None

The 40 year old virgin is one of those films that you watch knowing that it will be full of silly humour and mainly aimed at the young male viewer. I sat down to watch this not really knowing if I would really enjoy it that much as it's all been done before really hasn't it? However I was surprised to find myself really enjoying it and have no complaints about watching it again and again! The plot - Andy Stitzer is a 40 year old man who has an OK ...
...the grand old age of 40 he has never 'done the deed'. When his friends find out about this they want to get him out there on the scene immediately. However Andy has started seeing somebody - Trish, who is a single mother to three children. There is a catch though as they have started their relationship with the 'no sex' pact. How will his friends mange to get him to have sex now? Cast - What makes work so well is the range of actors chosen for the ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, good characters, good stroy
Disadvantages: Lots of swearing and sex referneces

...film it is about a 40 year old man who is still a virgin. Steve Carell plays the role of Andy Stizer who works in the stock room at an electrical store. He lives a nice quiet life in his apartment which is full of boys stuff and old action figures which he says are all collectables. He is surprised one day when his work colleagues invite him to join their game of poker as they are one player short. As with men the conversation at the game soon turns ...
...strangest woman he has ever had they all soon realise that he is still a virgin. The 3 friends take it upon themselves to help Andy have sex and they set about trying to educate him in the woman department. Will Andy finally get a woman to have sex with him or will his meeting with Trish change his mind about getting a drunk woman to sleep with him? I really am pleased that I re-watched this film as I just could not remember what happened in it. ... Read review

Advantages: Carell plays his role as virgin perfectly
Disadvantages: Band Camp is an awful stand alone film

...What do you get when you cross American Pie 4 with the 40 Year Old Virgin? A very uneven boxset. These films are both classed as sex comedys, however whilst the 40 YOV achieved something American Pie: Band Camp is just a money spinner. Lets start at the good end... Like a virgin, touched for the very first time. Only Madonna was singing about the emotions, and Steve Carell plays the living, breathing, 40 Year Old Virgin in this movie of the same title. Carrell, who you maybe familiar with for his appearance in Anchorman, plays Andy Stizer. Whilst Andy has tried to have sex in the past it has never gone his way, ruining situations by kicking girls with foot fetishes in the face, only to just give up. This movie follows him as his work colleagues become his friends and try to get him laid for the first time, and we follow Andy on his... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Lot's of laugh out loud moments. Memorable characters. MCLOVIN!!
Disadvantages: Fairly standard teen movie storyline

...Seth and Evan, two best mates are desperate to hook up with some girls they like before heading off to college. With the help of Fogell (McLovin), they attempt to acquire some booze for a party later that night. Set over 24 hours, the movie is an hilarious 'American Pie' style movie. The young cast are brilliant and the movie has plenty of laugh out loud moments, many of which are given from the ultimate geek 'McLovin'. While the storyline is your average run of the mill sex obsest affair, you can't argue that it doesn't mirror teenage life. If you liked 'Road Trip', 'American Pie', 'Knocked Up', '40-Year-Old-Virgin' then in my opinion you will love Superbad. The DVD features are better than your average, with the 'Gag-Reel' and 'Cop Car Confessions' in particular giving good laughs. ***** -Total Film ***** - GQ... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Funny, Great film
Disadvantages: Few Bonus features

...A Brilliant movie, if you haven'y seen it already, you're missing out! The film follows a story about three nerds seekng for some female attention, to do this they try to attend a party with booze, difficult as they are underage... They make a fake I.D which is where McLovin comes in, the boy who spends his time as a rebel, different to his normal self. Pretty ridiculous for a fake name? This is the best of its kind and actually made me laugh, which is rare. The makers have also made: 'The 40 Year Old Virgin' , 'Knocked Up' , 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' . These are also some reccomended movies. The value is good seing as the DVD is fairly recent and packed with few bonus features. One of my favourite comedies and most reccomended to film lovers between the ages of 12-40. Don't hesitate to buy it, JUST DO IT!... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful