{"id":9715,"date":"2013-12-13T16:06:05","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T14:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=9715"},"modified":"2013-12-13T16:06:06","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T14:06:06","slug":"this-is-the-end-would-work-much-better-as-an-snl-stint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/this-is-the-end-would-work-much-better-as-an-snl-stint\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is The End: Would Work Much Better as an SNL Stint"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This Is The End survivors. Image via ign.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a0<\/b>I wasn\u2019t sure about This Is The End. I wanted to see it, because the idea is really cool, and some of my favorite humor has been about celebrities making fun of themselves in TV shows or on live stints. For instance:<\/p>\n

Gerard Butler and Saturday Night Live<\/a><\/p>\n

Writing Humor That Cracks You Up 1: Poking Fun at Oneself Unashamedly\u00a0(includes Kevin Bacon, Dermot Mulroney and more.)<\/a><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t want to see This Is The End because I wasn\u2019t sure I\u2019d be laughing that much at Seth Rogen. I have nothing against the guy, but I\u2019ve liked him a lot more in drama. Same goes for Jonah Hill. Or if he\u2019s doing comedy, I want Channing Tatum and a Johnny Depp cameo, aka 21 Jump Street.<\/a><\/p>\n

And apparently, I like Jay Baruchel a lot more when he comes with Nicolas Cage, Alfred Molina and Teresa Palmer, aka The Sorcerer\u2019s Apprentice<\/a>. It might be mindless entertainment, but it is very entertaining, and sometimes that\u2019s enough.<\/p>\n

Now, I have a soft spot for James Franco because of Freaks and Geeks, as well as Tristan & Isolde.<\/a> But his character wasn\u2019t any more entertaining than Rogen\u2019s. And maybe a little less annoying than Hill\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Also, there\u2019s the chance the humor could\/would overuse jokes about weed, guys being around other guys and then sum. Too bad I was more right about my reservations than my enthusiasm.<\/p>\n

Now, don\u2019t get me wrong. I\u2019m not saying I hated the movie. I just hated some parts of it (especially if it included Michael Cera. How was that supposed to be funny other than his death scene? That was enjoyable.)<\/p>\n

I laughed a bit, but I was more disappointed. I had to fast-forward quite a bit.<\/p>\n

On the plus side, writing a review is easy because I don\u2019t have to remember character names. Everyone plays themselves.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s go over the good and the bad.<\/p>\n

The Good (Also The Funny & Fun):<\/b><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Two guys (Rogen and Baruchel) having weedy bromance moments and the background music is Backstreet Boys. That\u2019s hilariously weird. And 90s.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seth Rogen being greeted by reporters at the airport and is told he always plays himself.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seth being on a cleanse which includes smoking, weed and hamburgers.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Also him thinking gluten is the mother of evil, and not knowing what it actually is.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel finding themselves in the middle of Armageddon, and screaming like crazy, trying to survive until they head back to Franco\u2019s.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 James Franco and party folk not having a clue the word outside is falling apart and not believing Baruchel, and Rogen selling out Baruchel to maintain believability.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Emma Watson surviving and thinking they are in a zombie apocalypse.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Remaining guys shooting a sequel to the Pineapple Express at home and watching it for fun.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The ending with the Backstreet Boys cameo. Considering where and when Baruchel makes a wish, it\u2019s too ridiculous not to be hilarious.<\/p>\n

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The Bad:<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Danny McBride: his fictional Danny takes obnoxious to a new level, and I think a character wouldn\u2019t be that obnoxious\/selfish\/stupid in real world. Or people would have killed him. Seriously.<\/p>\n

– The repetitive, unfunny jokes.<\/p>\n

-Getting high in the middle of world ending. Yeah, sure, do that. Get extra hungry and thirsty and risk sickness. That\u2019s cool.<\/p>\n

– The dialogue in general.<\/p>\n

-The Channing Tatum cameo. You want to use Tatum for comedy? Great. Have him scream his head off in a shrill voice when he is faced with real danger. Don\u2019t make him McBride\u2019s bitch. Literally.<\/p>\n

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I have nothing against well-done, R-rated comedies. And I don\u2019t mind political incorrectness. Or actors playing similar characters, if those characters are likeable and plots of the movies vary enough.\u00a0Some of my favorite comedies of all time are Old\u00a0 School, Wedding Crashers<\/a> and The Hangover<\/a> (the first one). But not all absurd comedies click with you (like The Hangover sequel).<\/p>\n

I think the movie would have worked a lot better if it ran for 5-10 minutes instead of 107 minutes.<\/p>\n

Hey, all reviews and criticisms are obviously objective. However sometimes the \u201caverage\u201d views and ratings baffle you. Like when this gets a 7.0 on IMDB. I\u2019d have been OK with a 4 or 5. If I had seen it at the theater though, I\u2019d have rated much lower (than 5).<\/p>\n

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So have you seen it? What did you think?<\/p>\n

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