Knocked Up (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
starring: Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Joanna Kerns, Loudon Wainwright III, Harold Ramis
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Unwanted pregnancy might sound like a risky subject for slapstick comedy, but Knocked Up is from writer-director Judd Apatow--so we are in the hands of a man who likes to push things. And like Apatow's predecessor, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up is a shaggy crowd-pleaser, a comedy strewn with vulgarity but with a sweet heart at its center. A one-night stand between the utterly mismatched Ben (Seth Rogen, his first starring role) and Alison (Katherine Heigl) results in said pregnancy, and the two people reunite for mutual support--even though they barely know each other. Ben's a slob who lives with four other guys, all of whom share the same stunted approach to maturity; Alison is a new on-air personality at the E! channel. That these two eventually develop a shared understanding and affection is perhaps the movie's biggest stretch (some of the male-humor jokes amongst the guys are idiotic enough to test anybody's hope of civilizing them).
Rogen and Heigl don't really jump off the screen, but, to be fair, the movie frequently needs them to play straight while the supporting cast cuts up. Virgin vets Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd are around to supply some humor, as Alison's sister and brother-in-law, and the four idiots who live with Ben (Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Jason Siegel, and Martin Starr) are in their own zone of sophomoric bad taste. Still, by 40-Year-Old Virgin standards, this movie doesn't explode, and it sometimes feels ramshackle to the point of not being thought out. Apatow's indulgence of actors creates some fine moments (Paul Rudd seems to have most of them), but it can also make a movie feel flabby, and this one is overlong by the length of a belly. --Robert Horton
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The writer and director of The 40-year-old Virgin delivers another a hilarious hit comedy!
They say that opposites attract. Well, for slacker Ben (Seth Rogen) and career girl Alison (Katherine Heigl), that's certainly the case - at least for one intoxicated evening. Two months and several pregnancy tests later, Ben and Alison go through a hysterically funny, anxious and heartwarming journey that leads to huge laughs in the most outrageous comedy of the year!
Unwanted pregnancy might sound like a risky subject for slapstick comedy, but Knocked Up is from writer-director Judd Apatow--so we are in the hands of a man who likes to push things. And like Apatow's predecessor, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up is a shaggy crowd-pleaser, a comedy strewn with vulgarity but with a sweet heart at its center. A one-night stand between the utterly mismatched Ben (Seth Rogen, his first starring role) and Alison (Katherine Heigl) results in said pregnancy, and the two people reunite for mutual support--even though they barely know each other. Ben's a slob who lives with four other guys, all of whom share the same stunted approach to maturity; Alison is a new on-air personality at the E! channel. That these two eventually develop a shared understanding and affection is perhaps the movie's biggest stretch (some of the male-humor jokes amongst the guys are idiotic enough to test anybody's hope of civilizing them).
Rogen and Heigl don't really jump off the screen, but, to be fair, the movie frequently needs them to play straight while the supporting cast cuts up. Virgin vets Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd are around to supply some humor, as Alison's sister and brother-in-law, and the four idiots who live with Ben (Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Jason Siegel, and Martin Starr) are in their own zone of sophomoric bad taste. Still, by 40-Year-Old Virgin standards, this movie doesn't explode, and it sometimes feels ramshackle to the point of not being thought out. Apatow's indulgence of actors creates some fine moments (Paul Rudd seems to have most of them), but it can also make a movie feel flabby, and this one is overlong by the length of a belly. --Robert Horton
Description:
The writer and director of The 40-year-old Virgin delivers another a hilarious hit comedy!
They say that opposites attract. Well, for slacker Ben (Seth Rogen) and career girl Alison (Katherine Heigl), that's certainly the case - at least for one intoxicated evening. Two months and several pregnancy tests later, Ben and Alison go through a hysterically funny, anxious and heartwarming journey that leads to huge laughs in the most outrageous comedy of the year!
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- Heartbreakingly bad movie
I watched this on PPV and I've only bought a couple PPV movies before and I so regretted it.I thought from the previews that it was a romance/comedy and wanted to see it b/c of the actors but did not realize that it was more of a trashy/cheesy/raunchy R comedy than a romance.If I had known that,I would have waited til I could see it free in a few years on tv and I would have maybe not been as terribly disappointed.I figured "unrated" means a rating is pending-but I think it means it's way too ... Read More
Rating: - YIKES!
If you're looking for light, funny comedy like "27 Dresses," this isn't it.If you're looking for "American Pie," this is probably close.
I should have taken a better look at the movie's description, but the language, the dope smoking, the wife screaming at her husband--YEECH.
I kept skipping ahead to see if it got any less disgusting but, nope.I gave up about halfway through the movie.
Two things I liked about the movie:(1) Heigl's character doesn't abort ... Read More
Rating: 
- Funny Flick
I was surfing one day recently and happened upon a cable run of this movie. A pleasant surprise to be sure, I had very low expectations from the flick just based on the lame title.Gald I was wrong.Seth Rogen is very funny and leads a life I can only envy.While an outlined description of the plot would make one cringe, the execution is excellent.I usually detest movies that lack proper editing to keep them at ninety minutes or less, but funny writing, good acting, and adequate production quality make ... Read More
Rating: - What the?
Oh my. Those were the only two words I could think of to say about this garbage after I saw it. I was thinking it would be a light romantic comedy, but no. It was more of the Seth Rogan type overplayed and tired humor. I swear I don't know how he or "McLovin" became so cool, but it is just wrong. It had 100 too many f-words, some parts were downright disgusting and made me want to puke, and the story line was far fetched to say the least.
The only reason I watched it through to the end was to see if it ... Read More
Rating: 
- lots of fun
I wasn't expecting much from this movie, and it thereby surprised me when I loved it. The actors are great in their roles and Seth Rogen really shines. I highly recommend this movie for an evenings entertainment.
- Heartbreakingly bad movieI watched this on PPV and I've only bought a couple PPV movies before and I so regretted it.I thought from the previews that it was a romance/comedy and wanted to see it b/c of the actors but did not realize that it was more of a trashy/cheesy/raunchy R comedy than a romance.If I had known that,I would have waited til I could see it free in a few years on tv and I would have maybe not been as terribly disappointed.I figured "unrated" means a rating is pending-but I think it means it's way too ... Read More
- YIKES!If you're looking for light, funny comedy like "27 Dresses," this isn't it.If you're looking for "American Pie," this is probably close.
I should have taken a better look at the movie's description, but the language, the dope smoking, the wife screaming at her husband--YEECH.
I kept skipping ahead to see if it got any less disgusting but, nope.I gave up about halfway through the movie.
Two things I liked about the movie:(1) Heigl's character doesn't abort ... Read More
- Funny FlickI was surfing one day recently and happened upon a cable run of this movie. A pleasant surprise to be sure, I had very low expectations from the flick just based on the lame title.Gald I was wrong.Seth Rogen is very funny and leads a life I can only envy.While an outlined description of the plot would make one cringe, the execution is excellent.I usually detest movies that lack proper editing to keep them at ninety minutes or less, but funny writing, good acting, and adequate production quality make ... Read More
- What the?Oh my. Those were the only two words I could think of to say about this garbage after I saw it. I was thinking it would be a light romantic comedy, but no. It was more of the Seth Rogan type overplayed and tired humor. I swear I don't know how he or "McLovin" became so cool, but it is just wrong. It had 100 too many f-words, some parts were downright disgusting and made me want to puke, and the story line was far fetched to say the least.
The only reason I watched it through to the end was to see if it ... Read More
- lots of funI wasn't expecting much from this movie, and it thereby surprised me when I loved it. The actors are great in their roles and Seth Rogen really shines. I highly recommend this movie for an evenings entertainment.
