I am 22, and love films, especially comedies. Comments are more than welcome!
I am 22, and love films, especially comedies. Comments are more than welcome!
Member since:21.10.2008
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I love Will Ferrell, and i have loved all films he has been in, as i usually think i have the same sort of humour as his films.
This is one of the worst films i have seen. I bought it on DVD as i didnt see it at the cinema, and thought anything with will ferrell would be good. I watched it with my girlfriend and her sister, and i had to appologise to them afterwards for making them watch it.
All the way through the film i was saying, any minute now, its going to get good, which they stopped beleiving when i said it through the credits.
I cant think of a catagory this film does well in, its not realistic, its not a good love story, its not funny, it was a complete waste of time.
I even considered giving the dvd away as i didnt want to have it in my collection.
All i had heard about the film was that it was someone writing a book and whatever they wrote came true to this person. Now to me, that is setting up a comedy, it is not in my opinion a synopsis for a serious film.
I dont think you could take a moral from the story either, 'careful what you write in a book incase it comes true' doesnt seem a very useful moral.
Anyone tells you that you should watch this film does not like you.
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Comedy - Director: Tony Dow - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: John Challis, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tessa Peake-Jones, Gwyneth Strong
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
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mathomas13 22.10.2008 10:26
I take your point that other films of the same plot have been done in different genres, but what i meant was that when i saw the advert for the film, i thought that it had to be a comedy (unfortunately i didnt read any reviews, as i had to that point enjoyed all of will ferrels movies). Maybe it would have been better saying that with this plot and a lead who is famous for comedy, should only be a comedy film. As for the number 24, i havent seen it, (i thought it was 23) and i only thought it was by a person who kept seeing the same number everywhere, then someone told me it was rubish, so i didnt see it!
thereddragon 21.10.2008 19:36
Good amusing review, though it needs more detail on the plot of the film - but I'm baffled by your expectation that a film about someone finding a book in which things about them keep coming true, should only be a comedy? I've seen several films with this same plot and they've all been horror or mystery films - most recent is 'The Number 24' with Jim Carrey (another case of a comedian playing a serious role!) which was out last year! : )
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