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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jul 31, 2010 20:09:28 GMT -5
I mean he's not terrible or anything, but he's not all that funny either. A lot of the movies he is in are funny, but he's usually not the funniest part in them.
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Post by Yami Daimao on Jul 31, 2010 20:12:00 GMT -5
Not at all.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jul 31, 2010 20:21:57 GMT -5
He isn't bland. The problem is, he's always paired with someone better than him at comedy.
In I Love You, Man, it is Jason Segel, in 40 Year Old Virgin, it is the rest of the cast, in Role Models, it is Sean William Scott, and in Dinner For Schmucks, it looks like the rest of the cast is going to overshadow him again.
What he needs is a movie where he is the runaway star. The problem is he keeps getting placed in ensemble casts.
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Post by Kash Flagg on Jul 31, 2010 20:23:08 GMT -5
He's bland 60% of the time, every time.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Jul 31, 2010 20:27:26 GMT -5
He's bland 60% of the time, every time. But the other 40% oh man ;D |
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Post by itputsthelotion on Jul 31, 2010 20:31:18 GMT -5
YES!
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Post by CuJ0 Will Keep Dancing on Jul 31, 2010 20:43:26 GMT -5
I don't think he's bland. I think he's just good at playing the straight guy to his wacky co-stars in the movies he's in.
In 40 Year Old Virgin he's the guy that's still in love with his ex. In Role Models he hates his job and not content with his life, while Wheeler is the immature life loving goof. I Love You, Man he is the feminine guy who plays off of Jason Segels eccentric more masculine friend.
I thought he was funny in his cameo in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but for the most part I can't see him playing the naive lovable goof like Seth Rogen or Steve Carrell can. He's better at being the straight laced pessimistic guy that the other actors can play off of.
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Post by Shy Guy on Jul 31, 2010 20:47:29 GMT -5
He isn't bland. The problem is, he's always paired with someone better than him at comedy. In I Love You, Man, it is Jason Segel, in 40 Year Old Virgin, it is the rest of the cast, in Role Models, it is Sean William Scott, and in Dinner For Schmucks, it looks like the rest of the cast is going to overshadow him again. What he needs is a movie where he is the runaway star. The problem is he keeps getting placed in ensemble casts. or maybe its the character doesn't always have to be the funny one. in I Love You, Man... he didn't have any friends. probably because he wasn't funny. therefore, didn't have to be the funny one. 40 Year Old Virgin, he was getting over a breakup and was depressed and using steve carrell as a crutch for both of them to get back (or enter) the dating scene. didn't have to be the funny one. Role Models, he was the straight business man who was doing the volunteer hours so he wouldn't go to jail and so he could prove to beth he can change. not a particularly funny role. he's funnier than some people give him credit for, but he doesn't always *have* to be the funny one. he's just a good actor that has the right amount of funniness for his roles. |
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Jul 31, 2010 20:51:59 GMT -5
He isn't bland. The problem is, he's always paired with someone better than him at comedy. In I Love You, Man, it is Jason Segel, in 40 Year Old Virgin, it is the rest of the cast, in Role Models, it is Sean William Scott, and in Dinner For Schmucks, it looks like the rest of the cast is going to overshadow him again. What he needs is a movie where he is the runaway star. The problem is he keeps getting placed in ensemble casts. or maybe its the character doesn't always have to be the funny one. in I Love You, Man... he didn't have any friends. probably because he wasn't funny. therefore, didn't have to be the funny one. 40 Year Old Virgin, he was getting over a breakup and was depressed and using steve carrell as a crutch for both of them to get back (or enter) the dating scene. didn't have to be the funny one. Role Models, he was the straight business man who was doing the volunteer hours so he wouldn't go to jail and so he could prove to beth he can change. not a particularly funny role. he's funnier than some people give him credit for, but he doesn't always *have* to be the funny one. he's just a good actor that has the right amount of funniness for his roles. In Knocked Up he's married to Leslie Mann no wonder he's miserable in that one. |
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jul 31, 2010 20:52:05 GMT -5
He isn't bland. The problem is, he's always paired with someone better than him at comedy. In I Love You, Man, it is Jason Segel, in 40 Year Old Virgin, it is the rest of the cast, in Role Models, it is Sean William Scott, and in Dinner For Schmucks, it looks like the rest of the cast is going to overshadow him again. What he needs is a movie where he is the runaway star. The problem is he keeps getting placed in ensemble casts. or maybe its the character doesn't always have to be the funny one. in I Love You, Man... he didn't have any friends. probably because he wasn't funny. therefore, didn't have to be the funny one. 40 Year Old Virgin, he was getting over a breakup and was depressed and using steve carrell as a crutch for both of them to get back (or enter) the dating scene. didn't have to be the funny one. Role Models, he was the straight business man who was doing the volunteer hours so he wouldn't go to jail and so he could prove to beth he can change. not a particularly funny role. he's funnier than some people give him credit for, but he doesn't always *have* to be the funny one. he's just a good actor that has the right amount of funniness for his roles. Exactly. He's basically a career straight man. You don't see that often anymore. If anything, by being the straight man all the time, it will be easier for him to do the crossover from comedy to drama that a lot of comedic actors try and do. |
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Post by Arturo Classico on Jul 31, 2010 21:18:24 GMT -5
Paul Rudd isn't bland as he shows it in Wet Hot American Summer. He needs to do more roles like this:
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Post by Chainsaw on Jul 31, 2010 21:23:49 GMT -5
You watch what you say, Paul Rudd is my best friend (in my dreams)!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2010 21:31:05 GMT -5
or maybe its the character doesn't always have to be the funny one. in I Love You, Man... he didn't have any friends. probably because he wasn't funny. therefore, didn't have to be the funny one. 40 Year Old Virgin, he was getting over a breakup and was depressed and using steve carrell as a crutch for both of them to get back (or enter) the dating scene. didn't have to be the funny one. Role Models, he was the straight business man who was doing the volunteer hours so he wouldn't go to jail and so he could prove to beth he can change. not a particularly funny role. he's funnier than some people give him credit for, but he doesn't always *have* to be the funny one. he's just a good actor that has the right amount of funniness for his roles. Exactly. He's basically a career straight man. You don't see that often anymore. If anything, by being the straight man all the time, it will be easier for him to do the crossover from comedy to drama that a lot of comedic actors try and do. That's actually very insightful. I never thought of it like that, but it's totally true. |
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Post by Big L on Jul 31, 2010 21:59:08 GMT -5
not at all
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Post by Yami Daimao on Aug 1, 2010 16:10:23 GMT -5
I thought his extremely sarcastic/smartass attitude was the best part of Knocked Up.
Debbie: Don't get the kids all hopped up before the trip.
Pete: I guess I shouldn't have given them all of that meth then..
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Aug 1, 2010 16:15:51 GMT -5
When he has decent material he's good, his was pretty much the only character in Friends I didn't want to eradicate from history at one time or another.
I have to say though, pretty much all the films that have been mentioned I thought were terrible, so he was fighting a losing battle.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Aug 1, 2010 16:29:55 GMT -5
When he's in anything that David Wain is apart of, he is very funny.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Aug 1, 2010 16:31:25 GMT -5
Not necessarily "bland", but something about his persona's always rubbed me the wrong way.
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Post by Yami Daimao on Aug 1, 2010 16:39:40 GMT -5
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Post by MasonK565 on Aug 1, 2010 16:40:19 GMT -5
Paul Rudd is freakin' amazing. So no, he is not bland.
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