Despite all the self awareness, I didn't think it was nearly as funny as people are saying

Rating: 6/10 (28 October 2013)

After glowing reviews for this movie, I was rather excited to see this movie. I wasn't able to watch it in theaters, so the long wait was finally over. I was rather disappointed with the movie as a whole. It's not nearly as clever as it thinks it is. It's very self aware, with many jabs amongst the cast. Some of them are very amusing, and a lot of them fall flat. Favorite was probably the crack about Seth Rogen playing the same character in every movie. I like Seth, but that is kinda true. I was not a fan of the lewd humor in this movie. I've gotten tired of raunchy comedies for the most part. I did enjoy some things about it though. Emma Watson going nuts was fun, as was Michael Cera's small role as a coke snorting fiend. Another problem I had was my dislike of some of the cast members. I don't like Craig Robinson, James Franco, and I can't stand Jay Baruchel. I will give credit to both Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel for having solid chemistry, but it doesn't change the fact that Jay belongs nowhere near the upper echelon of comedic actors. Danny McBride was the worst, though. He relies on being as offensive as possible to generate laughs, without being naturally talented. Some scenes run far too long. Jonah Hill's spoof of The Exorcist was painful to witness, and ran on far too long for my liking. It is pretty ballsy at times. The rapture storyline was pretty controversial. And I can definitely see why Christian's would get offended by it. It didn't offend me personally. I found it to be rather brave, but I can see how it would irk some. Everyone is playing an exaggerated version of themselves here. It's hard to rate the performances, when that is the case. Seth Rogen probably came off as the best. It has many Celeb cameo's such as Rihanna, Channing Tatum, and as mentioned. Emma Watson & Michael Cera. The finale is my favorite part of the film by far. It has some great gags. This is worth a watch. It does make you laugh, but there is far too much inconsistency in between. This movie did make me wanna do one thing. I'm gonna go listen to some Backstreet Boys!
6/10