tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post2978312538135948866..comments2024-02-04T20:57:58.093-08:00Comments on Sex In A Submarine: The Meal Meeting Diet (part one - Chinese Food)wcmartellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18075242897910568801noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post-30977298789571981442008-09-13T16:42:00.000-07:002008-09-13T16:42:00.000-07:00UNKNOWN MAN #89 by Elmore Leonard is really good. ...UNKNOWN MAN #89 by Elmore Leonard is really good. I recommend.<BR/><BR/>Re: "Funny" vs "story" in scenes--<BR/><BR/>I'm running up against this issue now. I've never written a full out comedy before and I'm stressing that it may not be funny enough. <BR/><BR/>To lessen my anxiety i'm trying to really nail the STORY, so if the jokes aren't all funny, at least the story will hold together & there'll be satisfaction in that. <BR/><BR/>No matter how funny the jokes & the gags are, if the movie doesn't work as a complete story, it's not as good or satisfying.Team Brindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617273530412639059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post-52518351371650407852008-09-11T03:06:00.000-07:002008-09-11T03:06:00.000-07:00I haven't seen PINEAPPLE EXPRESS, yet. But I read...I haven't seen PINEAPPLE EXPRESS, yet. But I read the script, and I thought the script was hilarious.<BR/><BR/>I'm hearing from friends, a lot of the bits I liked in the script aren't in the movie.<BR/><BR/>There is a scene where they have to interrogate Red for information, but they aren't normal "action" interrogation guys -- they're stoners. They don't know what to do, so one of them grabs a potted plant to beat Red with. As he swings it back, the pot flies off the plant, then he continues to beat Red with the dirt end of the now un-potted plant, as Red's trying to tell them info through mouthfuls of dirt.<BR/><BR/>It was just funny how inept these two guys were. And really that was the premise -- and the script paid it off. <BR/><BR/>Knowing that the Apatow directing style is to roll reams of film and do 100s of improv takes, I'm guessing a lot of the script got bumped for funny "bits" that really didn't add to the story or premise.<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>I think the main thing was -- I pictured Seth Rogen as the character James Franco ended up playing. I'm not sure why Seth played the "straight man" in the comedy routine.<BR/><BR/>In the trailer, James Franco jumps into a dumpster and then wants to stay because "I'm already in here." From Franco, that line falls flat. But I think, Seth Rogen, as that character, would have gotten a laugh saying that line.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a lot of things were just a little off. <BR/><BR/>P.S. -- Red being ridiculously bulletproof was a little too much for me in the script. But I could live with it.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16897402622057966364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post-36581004486940508412008-09-10T19:47:00.000-07:002008-09-10T19:47:00.000-07:00I loved Tropic Thunder--and I agree with you that ...I loved Tropic Thunder--and I agree with you that Pineapple Express was uneven and lacking in "the funny." <BR/><BR/>I think the biggest problem was Seth Rogen. He just didn't commit as much as Franco or McBride. In fact, the movie would have been much better if there had been more Danny McBride. He was hysterical.Stella Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326284182278725435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post-89107456607675171442008-09-10T11:46:00.000-07:002008-09-10T11:46:00.000-07:00I haven't seen Pineapple Express yet but have been...I haven't seen Pineapple Express yet but have been reading the script - and it's taking a lot of effort to get through, which is always a bad sign. I agree - tone issues, a meandering story and not enough comedy that works. This reads like the draft you give ten friends for a table read to punch up the jokes.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14805340886472955460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post-30793576797316041382008-09-10T08:37:00.000-07:002008-09-10T08:37:00.000-07:00Yep, Tropic Thunder was well done...and WRITTEN we...Yep, Tropic Thunder was well done...and WRITTEN well to start with, which still allowed actors to do their improv stuff, which all of these guys are well qualified to do. Only thing I couldn't believe...that they won an Academy Award on the basis of a movie made by hidden cameras, which logically couldn't have been hidden and shooting anywhere near where most of the real action took place!<BR/>Other than that...ObiDonWanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445445423431700252noreply@blogger.com