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Spoof of romantic comedies which focuses on a woman, her crush, her parents, and her father.Spoof of romantic comedies which focuses on a woman, her crush, her parents, and her father.Spoof of romantic comedies which focuses on a woman, her crush, her parents, and her father.
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Valery M. Ortiz
- Jell-O
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Charlie Dell
- Justice of the Peace
- (as Charles Dell)
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I'd imagine that the main reason that people are paying to watch this is because it stars Alyson Hannigan. Well, she's in it, and she makes the most of a thoroughly unchallenging role, but unless you're a total completist, that shouldn't be enough of a reason to waste even 80 minutes of your life on this appalling waste of talent.
What the writer/directors seem to have missed is that if you're going to parody or satirise a scene from a decent movie, you actually have to add something. It's not sufficient to just throw a bunch of stolen scenes together in the hope that the conjunction will generate humour by itself. I honestly could not see one - not ONE - original thought or idea or line in the script or direction. That in itself is something of an achievement. The whole thing plays like it was scripted by teenagers, and not teenagers from the top end of the grade curve.
In fact, I have to wonder if this films is deliberately aimed at the lowest common denominator. If so, it missed by several yards to the south.
What the writer/directors seem to have missed is that if you're going to parody or satirise a scene from a decent movie, you actually have to add something. It's not sufficient to just throw a bunch of stolen scenes together in the hope that the conjunction will generate humour by itself. I honestly could not see one - not ONE - original thought or idea or line in the script or direction. That in itself is something of an achievement. The whole thing plays like it was scripted by teenagers, and not teenagers from the top end of the grade curve.
In fact, I have to wonder if this films is deliberately aimed at the lowest common denominator. If so, it missed by several yards to the south.
My four other friends and I wanted to see a movie that would make us laugh and have a good time. We narrowed it down to Pink Panther or Date Movie. We decided on Date Movie. We went to the theater about 15 minutes early and when we first came in we were the only ones there, which surprised us. By the time the movie started, there were only three other groups of people, which surprised us. By ten minutes into the movie, we were no longer surprised. The movie was horrid. It was full of disgusting jokes, and not just in a sexual way. I was surprised anyone even bothered making this movie. About 45 minutes in, I was disgusted and bored. My friends were, too. I'm not the type to walk out during a movie. I never have before, but this movie was a waste of my time, the 11 bucks I spent on the ticket, and the five bucks I spent on popcorn/ candy. I have never seen a movie as bad as this one, and I have seen a lot of bad movies. Usually I'm not this prude, but this movie made me worry about our generation.
The fact that this movie was allowed to advance past the "script writing" stage is beyond me.
If I could vote it 0, believe me I would. Watching paint dry would be a more cultural experience.
They actually re-created scenes from existing comedy movies & virtually did them note for note. Can somebody explain the word parody to the film makers???
Some of the acting was quite good, it's just a shame that they had so little to work with to be able to assist with making this pile of junk watchable.
If I could vote it 0, believe me I would. Watching paint dry would be a more cultural experience.
They actually re-created scenes from existing comedy movies & virtually did them note for note. Can somebody explain the word parody to the film makers???
Some of the acting was quite good, it's just a shame that they had so little to work with to be able to assist with making this pile of junk watchable.
This is probably the most reviewed title among those I really felt like writing about, but still I think it can go with yet another mini-essay on how bad it was.
Being in a mood for something light and hearing "there's something about a funny fat girl on TV" i sat down to watch. For a reason unknown I thought about an original story about a fat girl who finds happiness or something like that. However, the fat girl was replaced with a thin girl, paired with a boy and a collection of unrelated idiotic scenes followed.
The supposed meaning behind these unrelated scenes was a parody of scenes from all well known American date movies. The problem is that date movies are often referred to as "romantic comedies" and you really can't make a comedy being a parody of a comedy. Funny turned into "funnier" results in RETARDED and romantic/erotic element made into "funny" becomes GROSS.
The cross-references to popular date movies are possible to grasp only if you remember a particular scene from this or that comedy. There is no parody of the style or genre, but only situations and gestures are copied from scenes from other movies and put in a different context or more precisely, into non-context. Every scene seems more pointless and less funny than another. Even if you are not a demanding viewer, in a mood for something silly, enjoying toilet humor and soft porn from time to time you may not be able to watch the whole of it. In my opinion to switch it off during a cat's attempt at sexual activity with a dried human corpse is already a few scenes too far. The question remains: when would YOU switch it off?
Being in a mood for something light and hearing "there's something about a funny fat girl on TV" i sat down to watch. For a reason unknown I thought about an original story about a fat girl who finds happiness or something like that. However, the fat girl was replaced with a thin girl, paired with a boy and a collection of unrelated idiotic scenes followed.
The supposed meaning behind these unrelated scenes was a parody of scenes from all well known American date movies. The problem is that date movies are often referred to as "romantic comedies" and you really can't make a comedy being a parody of a comedy. Funny turned into "funnier" results in RETARDED and romantic/erotic element made into "funny" becomes GROSS.
The cross-references to popular date movies are possible to grasp only if you remember a particular scene from this or that comedy. There is no parody of the style or genre, but only situations and gestures are copied from scenes from other movies and put in a different context or more precisely, into non-context. Every scene seems more pointless and less funny than another. Even if you are not a demanding viewer, in a mood for something silly, enjoying toilet humor and soft porn from time to time you may not be able to watch the whole of it. In my opinion to switch it off during a cat's attempt at sexual activity with a dried human corpse is already a few scenes too far. The question remains: when would YOU switch it off?
I'm glad I saw this movie for free, because I would not dish out $2 to see it. The acting is horrible and the parodies of the other movies are not done well. I don't think I laughed more than twice the entire movie, and even those were small chuckles. The soundtrack used in the movie is comprised of simply played out songs that have appeared in many movies already. Even though the point of the movie was to have shocking plot twists by referencing various pop culture ideas and movies, the movie was completely predictable at all times. The only thing that kept me watching this movie was Alyson Hannigan herself.
Save your money on this one.
Save your money on this one.
Did you know
- TriviaThis movie was screened for critics before release, which is rare for a Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg movie.
- Goofs(at around 3 mins) When Julia is doing her "Milkshake" dance, she starts dancing to the taxi driver. In a side shot, the camera is reflected in the side of the taxi.
- Quotes
Roz Fockyerdoder: [gives Julia the present after the wedding] It's a vaginal thermometer. It's been in our family for generations.
Linda Jones: It lets you know when your ovulating.
Roz Fockyerdoder: And if you wanna keep it a lucky one, don't ever wash it.
- Alternate versionsThe 85-minute extended, unrated version is only about 2 minutes longer and there are some changes:
- In the scene spoofing The Bachelor, the dialogue introducing Grant is different.
- The scene with the cat on the toilet is longer.
- There is some extra dialogue after the wizard gets kicked in the crotch.
- Grant's last name is "Fockyerdoder" instead of "Funkyerdoder".
- Julia shows Jack two extra cards.
- When Nicky is thinking about the honeymoon, the dialogue is different.
- The scene where Roz & Linda are talking is much more explicit.
- Andy's introduction is longer and more suggestive.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 20 to 1: Adults Only 20 to 01: Sexiest Movie Scenes (2009)
- SoundtracksBridal Chorus
Written by Richard Wagner
Arranged by James Harpham and John Gale
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Date Movie
- Filming locations
- Church of the Angels - 1100 Avenue 64, Pasadena, California, USA(Exterior shot - Location for Julia and Grant's wedding)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $48,548,426
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $19,076,261
- Feb 19, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $85,749,034
- Runtime
- 1h 23m(83 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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