Hi, I’m Christina, you’re comedy chick!
Every loves a good laugh every now and then, and these five comedies are definitely ones to get those sides splitting!
The Hangover
We all remember those forgotten, ‘unforgettable’ nights that we really wish hadn’t happened. Well the three protagonists are certainly the biggest victims of this! Waking up with missing teeth, finding a baby in your home, and walking into your bathroom half asleep to find a tiger staring at you, and you don’t even remember how any of this happened; definitely the worst thing that could happen to you, but watching it happen to someone else? Well, it’s pretty hilarious! I couldn’t help but laugh, as every time I thought the situations couldn’t get any worse, as they tried to follow their own footseps of the night before, they did! Talk about an eventful night!
The Ugly Truth
Apart from the film being a big hit due to the fact it stars Gerard Butler, focusing on the comedy aspects, the script is fantastic. Mike Chadway, portrayed by Gerard Butler has to be one of the rudest, most heartless, and sexist characters I have ever seen, but even from a female prospective, it’s that shocking, and even thought I hate to admit it, some of his points are actually true, that it makes it so funny. If you’re a fan of comedy with a bit off romance thrown in then this is definitely one for you. With conflict, cringey lines and non-stop humour, you couldn’t go wrong.
Superbad
We all know at least one person who has at least considered getting a fake ID to buy alcohol underage. Teenagers are able to buy the ID providing their own picture, name and any other details they like. Well in this case Fogall comes up with the name ‘Mclovin’, a 25 year old Hawaiian organ doner. Seth and Evan are not in the slightest impressed, and Seth comments that he looks like a ‘future paedophile’, and Evan refers to him as thinking he’s famous singer Seal due to the choice of one name. They fear that they’ve made impossible promises to buy alcohol for their crushes.
The film’s humour mainly comes from the idea of the most innocent teenage boys committing crimes, and trying to act like ‘gangsters’; especially ‘Mclovin’ who spends a night drinking and smoking with two police men.
The conversations between best friends Seth and Evan are shocking, and usually taboo subjects, but it’s so shocking and disgusting that it’s actually hilarious! The banter between Seth and Fogall also set me off with a few giggles.
Even though the situations are taken to the extreme, because they are so relatable from our high school years, it makes it that bit funnier. I’ve watched this film thousands of times and it never gets old, and I admit, Seth Rogan’s laugh makes it that bit more special!
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Yep, you could have guessed, comedy genius Steve Carrel had to be on this list somewhere, and the 40 year old virgin is definitely the one! The film consists of countless jokes that never get old. In fact, my experience is that the more it’s watched, the funnier it gets, as you notice even more funny things.
Although we might not like to admit it often, the majority of us love to let our inner child out now and again, and Andy, the ’40 year old virgin’ definitely doesn’t mind admitting it. Spending his time dancing and singing around the house and collecting some of his favourite collectable figures; well maybe we wouldn’t want to go to that extreme, but being able to relate to this, and watching someone else do it, well I couldn’t help but laugh.
The comedy through the film doesn’t come from the fact that he’s a 40 year old virgin; it comes from his immaturity, lack of luck, and some of the most random, funny lines!
American Pie
We all know the high school stereotypes, and have probably even been classed in a certain social group because of the way we look, our intelligence, or our personality. .
In my opinion, the original was already too funny to beat, and unfortunately it the sequels without the original cast couldn’t live up to the comedy hit. What’s an American Pie without Jim and Stiffler?
If you’re unfamiliar to American Pie, it focuses on 5 main characters. In the first movie, four best friends make a pact to lose their virginity before graduation as they don’t want to go to college virgins, unlike 5th character Steven Stiffler who has no problem with this, and is well known for being a player. The film then follows them as they face many challenges to complete their mission. We can relate to the teenage problems; the awkward conversations with your parents, trying to live up to the current high school expectations, high school crushes and peer pressure. Teenage virgin Jim’s innocence gets him into more trouble, as every time he tries to experiment because of a suggestion or remark by one of his friends, he always gets caught in the action. Whether it’s on the internet, or by his father, we do feel sorry for Jim, but it’s too funny not to laugh!
I love how it shows the boys side of the story rather than the traditional tale of how it’s the girls that are pressurised virgins. In reality, we might not laugh, but this comedy sure knows how to do it’s job! Funnily enough I never looked at a warm apple pie in the same way again!
If you’re as much as an American Pie fan as I am, I’m sure you will be excited about the American Pie Reunion coming to cinemas soon. Subscribe to the blog to see the review I will be writing on it within the first few days of release!
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So that's my recommendations, what comedies would you recommend?
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