This week, Adam and Matty talk about Judd Apatow’s latest comedy, Funny People. While they certainly have their complaints, the guys think the film delivers with some fantastic jokes and plenty of worthwhile cameos. Adam attributes Funny People’s weakest moments to the movie’s final half-hour, which jams two hours worth of plot development into a “contrived” conclusion that doesn’t work.
In their listener feedback segment, Matty catches some flak for neglecting to include a couple of films in his top five movies of 2009 so far, but sticks to his guns and gives a sound reason to give an honorable mention to Monsters vs Aliens. The conversation turns to the pair’s analysis of Ikiru, the second entry into their Akira Kurosawa marathon. The podcast closes up with the top five movies about comedy, with a surprising mention of the subject of this week’s review, Funny People.
:13-19:52 – Review: “Funny People”
Music: Ben Folds, “Hiroshima”
20:40-33:25 – Polls, Listener Feedback
Music: Ben Folds, “Effington”
34:53-39:44 – Mass. Theatre (Winner: A. Dillon)
39:45-50:46 – Kurosawa #2: “Ikiru”
Music: Ben Folds, “Brainwascht”
51:42-1:01:59 – New DVDs/Contests/Donations
1:02:00-1:16:07 Top 5: Comedy Movies
1:16:08-1:19:59 – Close/Next Show/Outtake
Runtime – 1:19:59
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