So Saturday night, then, we went to see Forgetting Sarah Marshall. #1 had his mate over for the weekend and they were keen to see it, but I was a bit worried by the 15A rating it had been given. Now before I get hate mail for being a bad mother (note: I already know!!), a swift search revealed that this means children under 15 should be accompanied by an adult and that it contains ’some comic sexual references’. Meh, I thought, how bad could it be? He’s a ten year old for goodness sake. He’s seen the odd pair of boobs and had sex education classes. He’s no stranger to a willy joke. And anyway, most of these comedies with their fnar fnar implied rudeness go right over his head.
Anyhoo, we got settled in with our Maltesers and waited for the film to start. I sat next to #2 in case I needed to quickly divert his attention from something comically sexual. The cinema in Cavan is quite small but very nice and we were the only people in the film…on a Saturday night! I was gobsmacked, but then I’m used to twelve screen multiplexes packed to the gunnels with teenagers throwing popcorn so it was a somewhat welcome change.
So, the film then. Well, I won’t ruin it for you but basically Peter (played by Jason Segel - a very unappealing slob-like creature) is dumped by his CSI actress girlfriend, Sarah. He goes on holiday to Hawaii to get over her and, who would have thought it, bumps into Sarah, with her new boyfriend, English rocker, Aldous Snow, played by the fabulous Russell Brand.
I think my biggest complaint isn’t the comedy - there were some very funny moments - it’s the fact that there were enormously large gaps between anything funny. Sadly, you had to wait so long for Peter to stop getting drunk, blubbing, moaning and basically boring us to death, that they lost half their comic value. He then gets involved (unbelievably, because she’s gorgeous and he’s a big fat useless crybaby) with the receptionist at the hotel (played by the stunning Mila Kunis) and, well… you can watch it if you want to know the rest.
Russell Brand basically steals the show as the laid back rocker who reminded me SO much of Mad Uncle A it’s not true. His one liners were fantastic, and his lazy Essex drawl somehow emphasised the fact that he wasn’t trying too hard.
Anyhoo, the boys liked it. That is, the older boys liked it. #2 wasn’t sure given that he’d missed half the film as my hands were clamped over his eyes. Some comic sexual references my bottom. I tell you, dearest reader, there was more gratuitous sex in the film than I’ve seen in a long time (ahem). One scene shows Sarah Marshall giving her ex a blow job and while, admittedly, his back is to the camera, it’s pretty graphic, especially as she’s imploring him to ‘get hard for me baby’. Hmmmm. Another shows Aldous Snow showing a newly wed how to pleasure his wife by simulating sex with a giant chess piece (you had to be there, but it was dead rude). Best bits…er…well, they were all Russell Brand really. When he’s serenading Sarah in a hammock and he’s singing: ‘I’m on a hammock wiv me lady, watching the sea roll by. Things are great now cos we’re in Hawaii’ is classic, but you need to imagine the accent. And when he grudgingly wears an awful Hawaiian shirt she’s bought him and the waiter spills cranberry juice on it he deadpans: ‘oh no, not the shirt…take my eyes but not the shirt’.
Aw, okay. Go and see it then. It’s not three bad. Just don’t take the kids.
still mesmerized by the reference to Malteasers. Very hard to find here in the States…
Comment by Tara — April 28, 2008 @ 9:02 pm
gratuitous sex in movies, on the other hand, abounds.
Comment by Tara — April 28, 2008 @ 9:02 pm
Tara: We had white chocolate ones! I have to let them melt on my tongue. Drool (note to self: must find that Homer Simpson drool noise).
But I thought the USA was Censorland???
Comment by englishmuminireland — April 28, 2008 @ 9:06 pm
Oh NO! Not another one lured to the evil of Maltesers! Bleugh! I hate ‘em. In a chocolate famine I might suck the chocolate off and discard the rancid core but not until…
Don’tell C but I reckon that RB, mantart though he undoubtedly is, is a ‘foine ting’.
Will drag him to the cinema on your recommendation EM. Then I get to blame you if it’s poop.
XX
Comment by Jennynib — April 28, 2008 @ 10:19 pm
J: What’s not to love about Maltesers? Once you’ve sucked the choccy off you get a lovely little melted pool of honeycomb stuff on your tongue.
Oh, and hang on, I didn’t exactly RECOMMEND it. Go if you like Russell Brand, but everything else about it is a bit poo, frankly.
Comment by englishmuminireland — April 29, 2008 @ 7:00 am
And yes, he is a foine ting, but I wish he’d stop backcombing his hair.
Comment by englishmuminireland — April 29, 2008 @ 7:01 am
How glad I am that my boys are past all the censoring stuff! Movies were a minefield! Either you have to watch them all first yourself, or you have to make a judgement and cross your fingers.
Just remember that gratuitous sex, comical or not, is a darn sight less harmful than gratuitous violence. I’ve never understood the film censors’ stance on that.
And don’t talk to me about Maltesers! I used to loooove them! Now I have a malt intolerance. Poot!
Comment by Jay — April 29, 2008 @ 9:49 am
Mateasers: Excellent. I suck them to death.
Hairy git man: Can’t stand the gimp. I think he is quite an intelligent chap, I just don’t like his “Brand” (Sorry for pun) or voice.
Comment by Thriftcriminal — April 29, 2008 @ 10:22 am
Thrifty! You can’t mean that… “Gimp” is a bit harsh…
Jay, the nasty little blob of malt is the yuckiest bit. Consider yourself saved.
EM, ah yes. However, when C turns to me after the film and accuses me of stealing 90 minutes of his life, spent watching shite, I shall flutter my lashes and express surprise, since “Englsh Mum gave it the Highest Possible Recommendation!”
Comment by Jennynib — April 29, 2008 @ 10:54 am
Jay: I agree. The worst things at the moment are video games. Very difficult to see how much violence they contain just by the rating. And I don’t want my kids thinking it’s fun to shoot someone in the head.
Thrifty: Aw, he’s great in this film, honest. I have a pack in my desk drawer at this very moment wanting to be devoured. I might share…
J: C happens to have told me recently that you exclusively select shit films so you’re not even allowed to choose any more. !!!!
Comment by englishmuminireland — April 29, 2008 @ 11:17 am
Gimp is currently in the milder section of my repertoire. Somewhere around the level of muppet. Not actually offensive, but irritating in an inconsequential way. At the other end of the spectrum there is David Carruso who is a mind-bendingly irritating numbnuts fuckstick.
Comment by Thriftcriminal — April 29, 2008 @ 11:32 am
Thrifty: Naughty naughty. I think calling someone a mind-bendingly irritating numbnuts fuckstick might actually be swearing and you know we don’t allow that at English Towers. Who, LOOtenant Horatio *pause for dramatic effect* Caine? What are you on about, he’s a GOD!!!!
Comment by englishmuminireland — April 29, 2008 @ 12:36 pm
[Looks sheepish] Sorry.
But: http://thriftcriminal.org/?p=18
Comment by Thriftcriminal — April 29, 2008 @ 1:12 pm
You will never make a new Jonathon Ross !!
Comment by Moon — April 29, 2008 @ 1:34 pm
WOO HOO ….. I am back …. Thanks EM, promise to to much about !!!
xx
Comment by Moon — April 29, 2008 @ 1:35 pm
Damn, I must learn to proof read !!! not to MUCK about !!
Comment by Moon — April 29, 2008 @ 1:48 pm
Thrifty! How could you! What’s wrong *dramatic pause* with his acting ability?
It’s *dramatic pause* top notch.
LOL.
Moon: Just ‘cos you can comment again doesn’t mean you can have three comments in a row. That’s just greedy. Oh and don’t mess with my blog or I’ll kill you.
Note to everyone: Had to make Moon an administrator ‘cos he was unable to post. If you see any random posts about Belugas or being ginger you’ll know he’s in the building.
Comment by englishmuminireland — April 29, 2008 @ 2:55 pm
I might launch a hostile take over !
Comment by Moon — April 29, 2008 @ 3:44 pm
Moon: Oy. Password privileges can be withdrawn y’know.
Comment by englishmuminireland — April 29, 2008 @ 5:49 pm
LOL is right.
It’s …………………………………………………….. Murder.
Or was that heart to heart?
Comment by Thriftcriminal — April 29, 2008 @ 6:11 pm
I keep changing my mind about Russell Brand - there’s times I like him but then times when he’s just a pain in the arse. So I’m really not sure what to do about seeing this movie.
Comment by Ruth E — April 30, 2008 @ 3:42 pm
Its odd but I’m always sure I dislike the boy…until I watch him on the telly and he completely charms me.
Will probably wait for the dvd….but will definitely watch it.
Comment by Isitjustme? — May 1, 2008 @ 3:02 pm
Thrifty: OOh Heart to Heart, I used to love Freeway the dog.
Ruth: I’ve not really seen a lot of him before, but someone told me his book’s good too so I might give it a go. xx
Isit: You’re back! Wehay!! Yeah, I think it’s DVD material okay xx
Comment by englishmuminireland — May 2, 2008 @ 8:35 am