The Campaign

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Well, you're pretty much alone in that thought, from everyone I've talked to. The dinner table scene with the kids was far and away the most hilarious scene of the movie(which is why it was placed in the movie where it was). Beyond that it was tired, obvious, jokes(campaign tactics, media, etc.). There was a couple other funny jokes, but the dinner scene was non stop laughs.

I was expecting comedy on the level of Anchorman, or Old School. The Campaign was a major disappointment vs. those, IMO.

I would tell people...if you saw the preview, then you've seen the movie. I hate movies that show all the good stuff in the trailer.

I'm interested to know, what part do you think was funnier than the dinner table scene?

Jeremy

[green-lantern]

I'm interested to know, what part do you think was funnier than the dinner table scene?

Jeremy

The attack ads for one, the one banging his wife had me rolling. The table seen was funny but sort of kiddy comedy (fart jokes).

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Yeah, that ad was pretty funny.

Hmm. I found the table scene to be comparable to the table scene(s) in Talladega Nights. You sure you heard everything those kids said at the dinner table? Not something I would classify as fart jokes. It was pretty damn raunchy, lol.

I'd like to watch the movie again, not in the theater. I hate the theater. In fact, The Campaign was the 1st movie I'd been to in 12 years...

Jeremy

[green-lantern]

Yeah, that ad was pretty funny.

Hmm. I found the table scene to be comparable to the table scene(s) in Talladega Nights. You sure you heard everything those kids said at the dinner table? Not something I would classify as fart jokes. It was pretty damn raunchy, lol.

I'd like to watch the movie again, not in the theater. I hate the theater. In fact, The Campaign was the 1st movie I'd been to in 12 years...

Jeremy

Wow, you're worse than me lol, I don't go very often ether.

The table scene during Will F dinner reminded me way too much of Talladega Nights. Pretty damn funny though. I also laughed a lot when he left the message on the religious family's answering machine while they were having dinner.

I still laughed pretty hard during the dinner scene, just wasn't my favorite part.

Maybe you should watch it again (red box $1). I didn’t think Talladega nights was very funny until I watched it again.

[Alan92RTTT]

I skipped it.

I've yet to see a Will Farrel movie I liked.

[IPD]

Yeah, that ad was pretty funny.

Hmm. I found the table scene to be comparable to the table scene(s) in Talladega Nights. You sure you heard everything those kids said at the dinner table? Not something I would classify as fart jokes. It was pretty damn raunchy, lol.

I'd like to watch the movie again, not in the theater. I hate the theater. In fact, The Campaign was the 1st movie I'd been to in 12 years...

Jeremy

-couldn't be moved off your ass to go watch the technological masterpiece of Avatar in IMAX 3D?
-couldn't be moved by your inner geek to go see LOTR, Star-Trek 2010, or Promethus?

I mean, granted, there have been some really good movies that I wasn't "sold" on, due to previous movies giving me low expectations (Avengers), but seriously, there have to have been at least a handful of movies in the past 12 years that were totally worth seeing in the theatre, regardless. Hell, I would have watched "Atlas Shrugged" in the theatre if it were actually fricikin playing in my area.

Don't get me wrong, I have a very hard time justifying the cost of seeing a movie in theatres these days, but for something as novel and innovative as the technology of Avatar (and i don't care about the storyline at all), it's worth a $25 ticket price. Besides, that's far cheaper than you'd spend on tickets for 3 hours of watching your "college-team-of-choice" play for 3 hours--and with a memory of the event that's far longer lasting.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

-couldn't be moved off your ass to go watch the technological masterpiece of Avatar in IMAX 3D?
-couldn't be moved by your inner geek to go see LOTR, Star-Trek 2010, or Promethus?

I mean, granted, there have been some really good movies that I wasn't "sold" on, due to previous movies giving me low expectations (Avengers), but seriously, there have to have been at least a handful of movies in the past 12 years that were totally worth seeing in the theatre, regardless. Hell, I would have watched "Atlas Shrugged" in the theatre if it were actually fricikin playing in my area.

Don't get me wrong, I have a very hard time justifying the cost of seeing a movie in theatres these days, but for something as novel and innovative as the technology of Avatar (and i don't care about the storyline at all), it's worth a $25 ticket price. Besides, that's far cheaper than you'd spend on tickets for 3 hours of watching your "college-team-of-choice" play for 3 hours--and with a memory of the event that's far longer lasting.

I've never seen any of the LOTR movies, Harry Potter, Star-Trek 2010, or Prometheus. I do want to see Prometheus, though. The others...meh, no thanks.

I did actually want to see Avatar in 3D, just never got around to it. I just saw my 1st 3D movie last Friday; Silent Hill: Revelation. We don't have imax here, to my knowledge.

My thought is why do I have an incredible home theater system, just to turn around and go blow $30 at a theater, where I can't eat what I want, can't pause, can't drink, can't smoke, etc?

As soon as I watch a movie, I pretty much forget the whole thing. As for college football, I can recount every second of tearing down the goal post back in 93 when WVU took down #2 Miami.

Jeremy

[IPD]

that's messed up.

p.s.

imax 3D is so much NOT like home theatre that it's hard to compare the two. even if you have a 120" picture with a $10,000 front projector.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

I'll just leave this here.

[green-lantern]

My thought is why do I have an incredible home theater system, just to turn around and go blow $30 at a theater, where I can't eat what I want, can't pause, can't drink, can't smoke, etc?

This is exactly why I rarely go to the movies. I also wanted to see Avatar Imax 3d but just didn't get around to it. I saw all the star wars and I did see the avengers. Unless it's a real eye candy movie I'm really excited about I'll wait.