Dinner For Schmucks January 4, 2011 - Page 5 - Blu-ray Forum

hardtosayx · 01-14-2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikey is NSFW

I turned 21 last month

Did you like the movie? That's why I asked... it could have a lot to do with why people didn't like it

Stationary Explorer · 01-14-2011, 06:08 PM

Rented this....it had a few good laughs but alot of the time I was restless. I'm 34, btw.....

item9 · 01-16-2011, 09:15 PM

rented this the other day and i have to say..it was just plain awful. And this is coming from a huge paul rudd fan. I loved role models, loved him in knocked up and 40 year old virgin. I usually like most comedies but this one wasn't even remotely amusing. Do yourself a favor and skip this or at the very least rent it. You'll be glad you did

Tyger · 01-17-2011, 06:47 AM

I'm 26 and I thought it was painfully bad. Also a fan of Paul Rudd, as well as Steve Carrell (who just got way too annoying), Zatch Gaspifinasky, Jemaine and so on, but the cast couldn't save it.

The mice were cool though, so detailed.

Evra · 02-01-2011, 06:57 PM

Just watched this.

My user review: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Dinne...8/#UserReviews

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Since Anchorman and The Forty Year Old Virgin, Hollywood have capitalized on the popularity of the bromantic comedy genre by churning out several films each year. Fans will have fond memories of Knocked Up, I Love You, Man or The Hangover while cursing the day they sat through The Other Guys or Grown Ups. Dinner for Schmucks lies somewhere in between the two extremes.

Dinner for Schmucks tells the story of Tim (Rudd) who at the request of his boss, has to find an idiot to invite for dinner to be ridiculed by guests at the dinner, in order to boost his chances for a promotion. His girlfriend, Julie (Stephanie Szostak) finds the idea repulsive and asks him not to do follow through with the idea. Tim agrees but what do you do when an idiot falls down from the skies and onto your lap? Tim knocks Barry (Carrell) over and instantly notices that this is the idiot that he needs and invites Barry over for dinner. Barry, oblivious of Tim's motives agrees to the dinner and throughout the film, Tim and Barry goes through a series of events, each more preposterous than the last, as both people learn on what they want in their lives, about friendship and love.

The main problem I have with the film is the sense of overwhelming familiarity I feel as I watch this film and I am not talking about the premise although I am told that this film is a remake of a very successful French film. For instance, Paul Rudd seems to be playing the same character he played in I Love You, Man while Therman (Zach Galifianakis) seems to be playing the same character he played in The Hangover. Steve Carrell seems to be playing the same character he played in Get Smart although there is one scene where Barry is asked to 'punish' a very naughty girl that screams Forty Year Old Virgin. And there is this character Kieran, he feels similar to Russell Brand's character in Get Him to The Greek. This film feels like a mix and match integrating successful elements of previous bromantic comedies but someone should have told Jay Roach that while you may have the same ingredients, the results may differ and in the case for Dinner for Schmucks, it has produced average results. Another fatal blow the film makes is to have the audience laugh at Barry's idiocy. The viewers are constantly reminded by Tim and Julie on how cruel is it to laugh at others' misfortune but then ironically proceeds by asking the audience to laugh at Barry's behavior.

While the film cannot boast of reference level video and audio quality, the film looks and sounds great given the limitations on how little the source material would stretch the capabilities of the Blu-ray format. There are a limited number of extras in this release boasting only of two 'making of' featurette, a gag reel, deleted scenes and a Paul Rudd-Steve Carrell skit mocking LeBron James' "The Decision."

At heart, Dinner for Schmucks has a noble message; that the joke is on the one that laughs at others. Having said that, I am not sure anyone would want to be in Barry's shoes, even for a day. In spite of my many criticisms of the film, I do believe that there is some entertainment value in this film for a lazy Saturday afternoon. While it is neither original or laugh-out-loud funny, I do believe that Dinner for Schmucks would be a worthy recommendation for viewers

tanujdua · 07-27-2011, 12:43 AM

Hey people, does anyone know if this is region free or not? On the site (this site) it says region B and C untested. They never did release this (apart from blockbuster rentals) in the UK and I really did enjoy the film and would love to get it if it'll play on my player.

Many thanks.

FilmFanSam · 03-31-2013, 02:17 PM

Warner Bros. re-released this. They must have taken over some of Paramounts titles. Just handy to know.

4kUltraBD · 10-26-2020, 01:43 AM

So I just gave this one another spin last night. Watching so much horror lately, that I felt like a needed a comedy in my life.

I watched this when it came out, and remember thinking it was ok, but not that funny. However, upon revisiting it last night, I laughed really hard almost all the way through, and thought Zack Galf stole every scene he was in. It really is a funny movie, but it does have a couple of fatal flaws. Mostly narrative flaws, though.

The "message" of the movie is that it's not good to laugh at idiots who aren't aware of how silly they are, while asking the audience to do just that very thing! Also, Steve's character isn't a lovable idiot at all.

We're supposed to care about him, as he isn't being intentionally malevolent, but all of his actions towards Paul Rudd's character are utterly life destroying. Even after Paul asks him to stop being such a destructive force, he continues to wreck Paul's life. Being that he has to actively do these destructive things, I had no sympathy for him, and would have been way meaner to him than Paul Rudd was, mean enough to make him want to leave me alone.

The failure of this film, is that Jay Roach wanted it both ways. He wanted to tell us it's bad to laugh at these people, while asking us to laugh at these people. He wanted us to feel bad for Steve's character, while he is being a terrible person.

Having said that, I will reiterate that I laughed my socks off, so how do you rate a film like that? I don't know, and I'm at a loss on this one.

01-14-2011, 06:08 PM	#82
Stationary Explorer Active Member Member since:Jan 2011 Location:New York 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:-	Rented this....it had a few good laughs but alot of the time I was restless. I'm 34, btw.....

01-16-2011, 09:15 PM	#83
item9 Active Member Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Vancouver, BC Blu-ray collection:250	rented this the other day and i have to say..it was just plain awful. And this is coming from a huge paul rudd fan. I loved role models, loved him in knocked up and 40 year old virgin. I usually like most comedies but this one wasn't even remotely amusing. Do yourself a favor and skip this or at the very least rent it. You'll be glad you did

01-17-2011, 06:47 AM	#84
Tyger Power Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Sacramento, CA 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- iTunes collection:- Trading Score:1	I'm 26 and I thought it was painfully bad. Also a fan of Paul Rudd, as well as Steve Carrell (who just got way too annoying), Zatch Gaspifinasky, Jemaine and so on, but the cast couldn't save it. The mice were cool though, so detailed.

02-01-2011, 06:57 PM	#85
Evra Power Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Singapore Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:1	Just watched this. My user review: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Dinne...8/#UserReviews OR Since Anchorman and The Forty Year Old Virgin, Hollywood have capitalized on the popularity of the bromantic comedy genre by churning out several films each year. Fans will have fond memories of Knocked Up, I Love You, Man or The Hangover while cursing the day they sat through The Other Guys or Grown Ups. Dinner for Schmucks lies somewhere in between the two extremes. Dinner for Schmucks tells the story of Tim (Rudd) who at the request of his boss, has to find an idiot to invite for dinner to be ridiculed by guests at the dinner, in order to boost his chances for a promotion. His girlfriend, Julie (Stephanie Szostak) finds the idea repulsive and asks him not to do follow through with the idea. Tim agrees but what do you do when an idiot falls down from the skies and onto your lap? Tim knocks Barry (Carrell) over and instantly notices that this is the idiot that he needs and invites Barry over for dinner. Barry, oblivious of Tim's motives agrees to the dinner and throughout the film, Tim and Barry goes through a series of events, each more preposterous than the last, as both people learn on what they want in their lives, about friendship and love. The main problem I have with the film is the sense of overwhelming familiarity I feel as I watch this film and I am not talking about the premise although I am told that this film is a remake of a very successful French film. For instance, Paul Rudd seems to be playing the same character he played in I Love You, Man while Therman (Zach Galifianakis) seems to be playing the same character he played in The Hangover. Steve Carrell seems to be playing the same character he played in Get Smart although there is one scene where Barry is asked to 'punish' a very naughty girl that screams Forty Year Old Virgin. And there is this character Kieran, he feels similar to Russell Brand's character in Get Him to The Greek. This film feels like a mix and match integrating successful elements of previous bromantic comedies but someone should have told Jay Roach that while you may have the same ingredients, the results may differ and in the case for Dinner for Schmucks, it has produced average results. Another fatal blow the film makes is to have the audience laugh at Barry's idiocy. The viewers are constantly reminded by Tim and Julie on how cruel is it to laugh at others' misfortune but then ironically proceeds by asking the audience to laugh at Barry's behavior. While the film cannot boast of reference level video and audio quality, the film looks and sounds great given the limitations on how little the source material would stretch the capabilities of the Blu-ray format. There are a limited number of extras in this release boasting only of two 'making of' featurette, a gag reel, deleted scenes and a Paul Rudd-Steve Carrell skit mocking LeBron James' "The Decision." At heart, Dinner for Schmucks has a noble message; that the joke is on the one that laughs at others. Having said that, I am not sure anyone would want to be in Barry's shoes, even for a day. In spite of my many criticisms of the film, I do believe that there is some entertainment value in this film for a lazy Saturday afternoon. While it is neither original or laugh-out-loud funny, I do believe that Dinner for Schmucks would be a worthy recommendation for viewers

07-27-2011, 12:43 AM	#86
tanujdua Expert Member Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Nottingham/Oxford, UK Blu-ray collection:177 DVD collection:131	Hey people, does anyone know if this is region free or not? On the site (this site) it says region B and C untested. They never did release this (apart from blockbuster rentals) in the UK and I really did enjoy the film and would love to get it if it'll play on my player. Many thanks.

03-31-2013, 02:17 PM	#87
FilmFanSam Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Co. Cork, Ireland Blu-ray collection:807 DVD collection:108 Digital collection:7 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:335	Warner Bros. re-released this. They must have taken over some of Paramounts titles. Just handy to know.

10-26-2020, 01:43 AM	#88
4kUltraBD Expert Member Member since:Nov 2017 4K collection:353 Blu-ray collection:494 DVD collection:262 Digital collection:231 Trading Score:35	So I just gave this one another spin last night. Watching so much horror lately, that I felt like a needed a comedy in my life. I watched this when it came out, and remember thinking it was ok, but not that funny. However, upon revisiting it last night, I laughed really hard almost all the way through, and thought Zack Galf stole every scene he was in. It really is a funny movie, but it does have a couple of fatal flaws. Mostly narrative flaws, though. The "message" of the movie is that it's not good to laugh at idiots who aren't aware of how silly they are, while asking the audience to do just that very thing! Also, Steve's character isn't a lovable idiot at all. We're supposed to care about him, as he isn't being intentionally malevolent, but all of his actions towards Paul Rudd's character are utterly life destroying. Even after Paul asks him to stop being such a destructive force, he continues to wreck Paul's life. Being that he has to actively do these destructive things, I had no sympathy for him, and would have been way meaner to him than Paul Rudd was, mean enough to make him want to leave me alone. The failure of this film, is that Jay Roach wanted it both ways. He wanted to tell us it's bad to laugh at these people, while asking us to laugh at these people. He wanted us to feel bad for Steve's character, while he is being a terrible person. Having said that, I will reiterate that I laughed my socks off, so how do you rate a film like that? I don't know, and I'm at a loss on this one.

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