Nut Shots: Never Not Funny
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the_deep_magicSaw This Means Porn War tonight, and it was rather enjoyable! There weren't nearly as many cringeworthy moments as I was worried there would be, and yes, Chris and Tom are the best couple in the film.
First of all... I really want to like Reese Witherspoon. I do. She seems to be smart, classy, well in control of her career, etc., and yet something about her just irks the crap out of me. Perhaps it's because the first thing I ever saw her in was Election (one of the few movies I wish I could unsee) where she played a really unlikeable character, and that stuck with me? Anyway, she didn't bother me too much here -- kept the cutesy to a minimum, and thank god they didn't try to make her "quirky." I also normally don't like Chelsea Handler, but there was just enough of her that I could find her funny instead of grating. Incidentally, I believe it was her ad-libs, not the sex scenes, that originally gave the movie an R rating.
So Chris and Tom played off each other very well, almost to the point that when the relationship was strained, it looked like they were straining to look strained, y'know? Anyway, lots of lovely eye candy and some Chris with his shirt off, but not nearly enough Chris with his shirt off. And I don't want to think too hard about what this says about me, but good GOD does that boy look good when he's all beaten and bruised. Maybe because he needs some comfort? Yes, let's go with that, not with the creepy.
One complaint: there's a scene in at least one of the trailers where, right after Tom Hardy gets shot in the nuts with a paintball gun, it cuts right to Chris laughing his ass off for, like, half a second. I LOVED that shot (the laughing, not the nuts) -- it, uh, did things for me -- and it was nowhere in the movie! And I'm not a Tom Hardy superfan, though I like him well enough, but why not Tom Hardy with his shirt off? I guess, since he was supposed to be the "good boy," they didn't want to showcase all the tattoos. But it's not like they tried to hide them, either, so... I don't know. I just would have liked a little more opportunity for male objectification. Is that too much to ask?
Also, there's repeated reference to Chris having tiny little T-rex hands. Um, no? I mean, he doesn't have giant man paws, but I am a Hand Person (see icon) and I notice these things, and by no means does he have smaller-than-average hands. But then again, they had to make up some kind of flaw for his character to have to compare to Tom Hardy's flaw of being British? Yeah, that part made no sense to me. I think the writers just gave up on trying to stick a coherent joke in there. So just ignore that part and look at the pretty.
I won't reveal the ending, but I was surprised. Well, a little. I mean, this wasn't really an out-of-the-box movie to begin with, but it was funny and, yes, Reese kept her shoes on during The Scene (which could have done much more to earn its capital letters, if you get what I'm saying, but PG-13 and all). She wears MASSIVE heels throughout the entire movie just so she can be in the shot with everyone else -- they made my feet hurt just looking at them. If Chris really does have a shoe kink (and I think we're all pretty sure that's canon by now), he must have really enjoyed the making of this film.
I wish some of the better parts (the back-and-forth spy shenanigans) hadn't been revealed in the trailer, but I'd say there's enough good stuff that I would recommend plonking down your $10 for it (once). And take a squee-buddy along if at all possible. ;o) So sayeth![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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First of all... I really want to like Reese Witherspoon. I do. She seems to be smart, classy, well in control of her career, etc., and yet something about her just irks the crap out of me. Perhaps it's because the first thing I ever saw her in was Election (one of the few movies I wish I could unsee) where she played a really unlikeable character, and that stuck with me? Anyway, she didn't bother me too much here -- kept the cutesy to a minimum, and thank god they didn't try to make her "quirky." I also normally don't like Chelsea Handler, but there was just enough of her that I could find her funny instead of grating. Incidentally, I believe it was her ad-libs, not the sex scenes, that originally gave the movie an R rating.
So Chris and Tom played off each other very well, almost to the point that when the relationship was strained, it looked like they were straining to look strained, y'know? Anyway, lots of lovely eye candy and some Chris with his shirt off, but not nearly enough Chris with his shirt off. And I don't want to think too hard about what this says about me, but good GOD does that boy look good when he's all beaten and bruised. Maybe because he needs some comfort? Yes, let's go with that, not with the creepy.
One complaint: there's a scene in at least one of the trailers where, right after Tom Hardy gets shot in the nuts with a paintball gun, it cuts right to Chris laughing his ass off for, like, half a second. I LOVED that shot (the laughing, not the nuts) -- it, uh, did things for me -- and it was nowhere in the movie! And I'm not a Tom Hardy superfan, though I like him well enough, but why not Tom Hardy with his shirt off? I guess, since he was supposed to be the "good boy," they didn't want to showcase all the tattoos. But it's not like they tried to hide them, either, so... I don't know. I just would have liked a little more opportunity for male objectification. Is that too much to ask?
Also, there's repeated reference to Chris having tiny little T-rex hands. Um, no? I mean, he doesn't have giant man paws, but I am a Hand Person (see icon) and I notice these things, and by no means does he have smaller-than-average hands. But then again, they had to make up some kind of flaw for his character to have to compare to Tom Hardy's flaw of being British? Yeah, that part made no sense to me. I think the writers just gave up on trying to stick a coherent joke in there. So just ignore that part and look at the pretty.
I won't reveal the ending, but I was surprised. Well, a little. I mean, this wasn't really an out-of-the-box movie to begin with, but it was funny and, yes, Reese kept her shoes on during The Scene (which could have done much more to earn its capital letters, if you get what I'm saying, but PG-13 and all). She wears MASSIVE heels throughout the entire movie just so she can be in the shot with everyone else -- they made my feet hurt just looking at them. If Chris really does have a shoe kink (and I think we're all pretty sure that's canon by now), he must have really enjoyed the making of this film.
I wish some of the better parts (the back-and-forth spy shenanigans) hadn't been revealed in the trailer, but I'd say there's enough good stuff that I would recommend plonking down your $10 for it (once). And take a squee-buddy along if at all possible. ;o) So sayeth
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Date: 2012-02-19 04:58 am (UTC)I will be checking out tomorrow.
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Date: 2012-02-19 05:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-19 06:05 pm (UTC)I wouldn't know, because I have yet to see the movie. All of my friends are either "UGH, Chris Pine" or "UGH, romcom" and REFUSE to see it with me. I seriously might end up just going by myself. Is that sad?
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Date: 2012-02-23 04:12 am (UTC)Hmm... perhaps if certain characters were okay with open relationships?
And perhaps play it up to your friends as a comedy. Because it is genuinely very funny. I would hate for you to have to go see it yourself -- it really is one of those movies that's better with a friend.
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Date: 2012-02-19 07:23 pm (UTC)This movie was at its best when it was all about the bromance (FDR calling Tuck nonstop about their CHiPs marathon was hilarious and sweet.)
I really expected to hate this movie (there was the expected Hollywood cliche of turning a perfectly lovely, smart, successful woman into a gibbering, neurotic mess due to a lack of man in her life), but the bromance totally saved it.
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Date: 2012-02-23 04:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-23 04:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-20 01:10 pm (UTC)And your friend sounds like a spazz. :D
also...http://archiveofourown.org/works/340906/
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Date: 2012-02-23 04:15 am (UTC)And thanks for the link. That same author wrote a couple of really good Pinto fics back in the day -- I hope she writes more TMW.
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Date: 2012-02-21 12:27 am (UTC)I was also a bit surprised by the ending (even though I wasn't really thinking about predicting what would happen throughout the movie as much as enjoying the bromance candy).
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Date: 2012-02-23 04:16 am (UTC)no subject
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