Shit Written Down From My Head

How to classify a bad comedy?

There are many things that could lead to someone dubbing a comedy bad. The writing, the acting, the plot - anything.

Tropic Thunder, a cast of Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr, Ben Stiller and even Tom Cruise. Out of those four, who are more-often-than-not dubbed funnymen? Jack Black and Ben Stiller. If you were an alien, or had lived under a bridge with no electricity for fifty years and the first comedy you see is Tropic Thunder you’d come out thinking that Robert Downey Jr and Tom Cruise are kinda funny, Jack Black is just fat and likes to wear as little clothing as possible and talk about his ass and Ben Stiller relies on his stupid face and stupid voice to eek out giggles out of drunk women.

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Last night I rented Charlie Bartlett on DVD. I had seen the previews at the time of its theatrical release and thought it looked good. It just fell in one of the months I didn’t go to the cinema. So, I was looking forward to this one.

The story follows the titular character through the tale of moving from a private school, out of which he is expelled for forging driver’s licenses for other classmates. He is moved to a public school, where stereotypes are abundant and Charlie is oblivious. From here we’re taken through Charlie’s attempts at fitting in and fixing everybody’s lives. (more…)