This Is 40 (Two-Disc Combo Pack: Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet)
From the director of Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin comes an unfiltered, comedic look inside the life of an American family. After years of marriage, Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) are approaching a milestone meltdown. As they try to balance romance, careers, parents and children in their own hilarious ways, they must also figure out how to enjoy the rest of their lives. Featuring Melissa McCarthy, Jason Segel, Megan Fox, John Lithgow and Albert Brooks, This Is 40 is a candid a
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IT IMPROVES WITH AGE,
In this film Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann)turn 40 and re-examine their lives. Debbie decides everyone must make changes while Pete hides the fact they are broke. It seems Pete invested his future in the resurgence of Graham Parker.
They are clearly a mixed couple as Pete likes classic rock while Debbie prefers Lady Gaga. They also have father issues, one is a stranger (John Lithgow) while the other needs a handout (Albert Brooks). Apatow brings back his daughters Maude and Iris from “Knocked Up” to be Sadie and Charlotte again. I must say his daughters did a great job as a moody foul mouthed 11 year old and an 8 year old wise beyond her years who says to her sister, “You’re no fun since your body got weird.”
The humor is never really a side splitter such as when they are talking to each other as their counselor says they should talk to each other:
Paul: “When I apologize, that means you’ll let it go and won’t throw it back at me in the future?”
Debbie: “I don’t do that and I will continue not to do that.”
If you loved Apatow’s other work, this one is in line with them: crudely humorous and pretentious masquerading as a meaningful statement on modern relationships.
Parental Guide: F-bomb, sex, nudity (Leslie Mann). Megan Fox bra/panties and bikini. Worth the wait to see cheap.
In case you are watching “Lost” for the first time, this film includes the spoiler ending.
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|Heard my wife’s REAL laugh,
Saw this shortly after it came out
There are lots if old jokes and plenty of new
The situations are real if not exaggerated for comedic purpose
Overall it was funny but as with many comedies once you’ve seen the ad on TV you may have seen the best of it
I would have liked the hotel scene to have been more developed rather than the few seconds they gave us
Like my title though I heard my wife’s real laugh, the one you can’t hold in or change
Maybe that says more than anything
Snitches end up in ditches
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|Better than Knocked Up,
I liked this better than Knocked Up, and I loved Knocked Up. I took my girlfriend to see this because she too loves Knocked Up. I think every time the E channel plays it, she watches it. So I walked into this movie knowing I would at the very least find it funny.
I have been a fan of Judd Apatow since I watched Freaks and Geeks when it was on the air. At that time I was in High School with my sister and was able to relate to that show and its characters. This movie is no different and I found it very easy to relate to this couple, minus having kids. All of Judd Apatow’s work seems to be very character driven. Some have complained that this movie is just a bunch of characters and no real plot, I disagree. Granted it may not have the typical and conventional structure that most films have with a first, second and third act, but this movie flows well and seamless as one scene segues into another. That makes it very easy to watch and also rewatch as it isn’t so typical and usual in that regard. This movie has similar scenes to Knocked Up which I thought was pulled off well without coming off as formulaic. Both have drug induced hotel scenes, a birthday party, kids fighting in a car, a club scene, and unexpected pregnancies. There is also a great fart scene which I found very easy to relate to as my girlfriend also finds it disgusting when I do it in bed.
Paul Rudd tends to play the same characters a lot but this is easily my favorite performance of his to date. Leslie Mann also gives her best performance in this movie and also gets naked, but I fear her nude scenes maybe CGI which is to me a new and scary Hollywood trend. At any rate, they play off each other very well, are very real and easy to relate to and most importantly, they are both very funny in This Is 40! All the supporting cast is great too, although underused. John Lithgow gives a believable and great performance as well as Albert Brooks. Lena Dunham and Chris O’Dowd and Jason Segel are underused but great in their roles. Megan Fox is watchable and actually gives a passable performance which I would attribute to Judd Apatow’s skill as a director. I was kind of bummed that there wasn’t a brief cameo by Seth Rogen or Katherine Heigl, but it didn’t really bother me that much.
This movie is paced well, doesn’t drag, is funny, has meaning and really is just a great movie. Judd Apatow’s real life kids play the kids in this movie just as they did in Knocked Up, and also are really great and believable in their parts. If I believed in the whole Oscars bulls#@* I’d say this movie deserves some. It achieved the rare feat of being a comedy with real heart that establishes mood, intent, meaning and purpose. It tells the story of what love is. Everything from family love to the love between a married couple and what it takes to make a marriage work and that marriage actually takes work, as does the love that comes with it. Relationships aren’t easy, but they’re worth it which this movie does a great job of conveying.
I loved the show Lost and oddly there are a lot of references to that show in this movie which surprised me and I loved it.
I thought this movie would be funny and good, but I was wrong. It was hysterical and brilliant and great. I enjoyed it more than I enjoyed Knocked Up. I liked The 40 Year Old Virgin, Funny People and I think this is his best film to date. Telling another story about different characters from the world he created with Knocked Up was a great idea and focusing on the most interesting characters from that movie and giving them a movie of their own was a brilliant move and any fan of Judd Apatow should enjoy this movie. I highly recommend this movie and it was a great date movie. Most directors seem to do their best work early in their career and it’s great to see that that isn’t the case for Judd Apatow. This isn’t really a Christmas movie but it does take place around the holiday so it is a fitting time of year to see it. I wonder if this will get turned into a trilogy? Even though I typically hate sequels (Ghostbusters II, worst sequel ever) I think this is best sequel I can think of in recent memory.
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