This Film Is Frightening In It's Boredom

Rating: 2/10 (28 January 2006)

There is a reason I always wait to see a film when its hype surpasses its use. I have done this before with the same results. The hype surrounding this film has died of course and it is still hanging in there. I choose to see this film tonight because I am, after all, curious and because I saw an add for the film today and the add was touting it's financials: $175m worldwide box office and $115m pay per view (and climbing)/rentals/sell through and any other way to get viewers to view. Those are astounding numbers...especially when the production budget is pegged at 26m. This film, and I choose to watch the 'unedited' version on pay per view, is AWFUL!! It is stupid, it is insulting, it is slow, it has mostly bad dialogue, and I could not wait for it to be over. I sat through the entire end credit roll as well. I was subjected to one of the most idiotic endings ever in a film. HELLO WORLD> I guess I am not part of it. I gave it a 2 rating because I was lucky enough to work on a major feature film and experience the tremendous work level it takes, the sense of community being with the same people daily creates and the let down when you hear 'It's A Wrap', I don't like saying any film is not worth the bucks to see it but this one is exactly that. I heard one line that actually made me laugh: "Man, this place is packed." "Yeah, that's cause it's $9 a beer night". I saw one scene that got my attention other than the luscious 'chicks' and that was the one where they were using an apple as a BONG!!! That's it. Not much else made me happy, laugh or feel like I was experiencing what could have been a very funny and touching experience. The main female interest WAS very good but she had to work hard to save even a small portion of this film. I will bet there were many who walked out of the theater on this one. Not only is it overly stupid but also it is hard (excuse the pun) to take all the idiocy of the characters. I understand it is suppose to be on that level but man, this one tops them all so far. The Farrelly Brothers (I may not have their name spelled right) sort of started this 'genre' and I have no clue as to how far it can go in grossness. And I am not a 40 yr old virgin. I have had my share and continue to have yours too! Do not waste even the $3.99 I had to pay.