The Break-Up

Calvin · 12-20-2006, 07:38 AM

Color me surprised. I rented it for hangover-fodder, expecting nothing but fluff, nothing to engage any sort of actual emotional response. As the movie went on, I was thinking how neat it would be if it were setting up for something real, but knew it wouldn't ever go that route in the end, and was just sort of waiting for the shoe to drop. I gotta say I was pretty impressed with where it went in the end. I certainly didn't expect it to end up melancholy and sobering the way it did. Anyone actually catch this? I know it had skip written all over it, but I think it did a hell of a job bucking the usual rom-com formula by the time the movie ends.

Jolie_Desastre · 12-20-2006, 09:49 AM

i thought it was going to be a comedy. honestly though the performances weren't bad but it wasn't the movie i was expecting. it was...ok

Calvin · 12-20-2006, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JoLiE_MeNdEz

i thought it was going to be a comedy. honestly though the performances weren't bad but it wasn't the movie i was expecting. it was...ok

That's why I feel bad for the movie, I've heard that reaction a lot. People seeing it expecting it to be cookie-cutter, didn't get what they wanted. The kind of people that would love the realistic-take on this stuff, something that would buck the usual formula, probably skipped it, like I almost did. The movie is actually very well done, almost along the lines of a Before Sunset. It really deserves a lot of credit.

Caliber · 12-21-2006, 02:49 AM

It was a good comedy because it didn't lead to a corny ending. Really funny and it had some great moments that were sad.

GoldenAgeHero · 12-21-2006, 08:42 AM

i liked the film alot, thats how some relationships truely end up. the film deserves alot of credit then people give it.

I SEE SPIDEY · 12-22-2006, 11:58 AM

I am so glad to see that I'm not the only one on the internet who enjoyed this movie.

I don't understand how some people can say that it wasn't the movie they expected? the movie never advertized for it's self as Wedding Crashers 2 and if you expected that it's your own fault. I found it to be funny, heartbreaking and completely real.

Calvin · 12-22-2006, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by I SEE SPIDEY

I am so glad to see that I'm not the only one on the internet who enjoyed this movie.

I don't understand how some people can say that it wasn't the movie they expected? the movie never advertized for it's self as Wedding Crashers 2 and if you expected that it's your own fault. I found it to be funny, heartbreaking and completely real.

Actually, it pretty much did advertise as a cookie-cutter romcom. I certainly planned to skip it, and I don't blame anyone who did. It looked like utter fluff.

12-20-2006, 07:38 AM	#1
Calvin Muchas smooches Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 17,973	The Break-Up Color me surprised. I rented it for hangover-fodder, expecting nothing but fluff, nothing to engage any sort of actual emotional response. As the movie went on, I was thinking how neat it would be if it were setting up for something real, but knew it wouldn't ever go that route in the end, and was just sort of waiting for the shoe to drop. I gotta say I was pretty impressed with where it went in the end. I certainly didn't expect it to end up melancholy and sobering the way it did. Anyone actually catch this? I know it had skip written all over it, but I think it did a hell of a job bucking the usual rom-com formula by the time the movie ends.

12-20-2006, 09:49 AM	#2
Jolie_Desastre Side-Kick Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: lying out on the beach Posts: 16,219	Re: The Break-Up i thought it was going to be a comedy. honestly though the performances weren't bad but it wasn't the movie i was expecting. it was...ok __________________ Religion is more of a choice than homosexuality-Jon Stewart avvy by Hunter Rider

12-21-2006, 02:49 AM	#4
Caliber Side-Kick Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Swimming in the abstract Posts: 10,154	Re: The Break-Up It was a good comedy because it didn't lead to a corny ending. Really funny and it had some great moments that were sad. __________________ Patriotism is a virtue of the vicious. Society gets the criminals it deserves. The very meaningless of life forces man to to create his own meaning- Stanley Kubrick Avvy by Hunter Rider

12-21-2006, 08:42 AM	#5
GoldenAgeHero Banned User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,344	Re: The Break-Up i liked the film alot, thats how some relationships truely end up. the film deserves alot of credit then people give it.

12-22-2006, 11:58 AM	#6
I SEE SPIDEY Cav-El *****es Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In Superman's arms Posts: 21,743	Re: The Break-Up I am so glad to see that I'm not the only one on the internet who enjoyed this movie. I don't understand how some people can say that it wasn't the movie they expected? the movie never advertized for it's self as Wedding Crashers 2 and if you expected that it's your own fault. I found it to be funny, heartbreaking and completely real. __________________ Come think with us:http://thinkmcflythink.squarespace.com/ Movies get an "A" for being good, not for effort

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