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Originally Posted by Im Blu
You must have never had a close friend because close friends bicker all the time
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I have two rather close friends...and yes we bicker, but not to the hateful levels these characters go to. If any of us reached these levels we would have kicked the crap out of eachother.
The things these characters said together are grounds for an ass whooping. Friends should never belittle you to the point where it's hatred.
There's a difference between teasing and hateful words...the film clearly didn't understand that.
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Originally Posted by Im Blu
And none of those movies had the plotline this had
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Well, I forgot a bunch of mindless buddy flicks/pot films. There's quite a few, and those are the ones I remember. That doesn't make my point not true.
The plot isn't original...not in the least.
The basic plot is that some guy sees something he isn't suppose to. He gets chased and comedy ensues. In the end he saves the day.
What's the plot of most "action films" or "thrillers"? Replace "comedy" with action or thrills and you have a recipe for another flick.
Anyway...
I'm not complaining really about the "plot" so much...more so in the lack of smartness in it's approach.
All the pot humor is recycled, and boring quite frankly. It wasn't absurd enough, and it felt boring.
Half Baked was absurd, but that helped it feel more fresh.
Harold and Kumar was surreal, and that helped it feel more fresh.
Then we have Hot Fuzz which is a much better send up to the Buddy Cop flicks. It's smarter and knows how to homage without seeming like a cliche. You are well aware of the fact it's poking fun at the cliches...not relying on them to hold the story together.