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.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
April 28th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
April 28th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
But I thought the USA was Censorland???
April 28th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
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.
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April 29th, 2008 at 7:00 am
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.
April 29th, 2008 at 7:01 am
April 29th, 2008 at 9:49 am
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!
April 29th, 2008 at 10:22 am
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.
April 29th, 2008 at 10:54 am
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!”
April 29th, 2008 at 11:17 am
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. !!!!
April 29th, 2008 at 11:32 am
April 29th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
April 29th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
But: http://thriftcriminal.org/?p=18
April 29th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
April 29th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
xx
April 29th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
April 29th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
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.
April 29th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
April 29th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
April 29th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
It’s …………………………………………………….. Murder.
Or was that heart to heart?
April 30th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
May 1st, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Will probably wait for the dvd….but will definitely watch it.
May 2nd, 2008 at 8:35 am
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