Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Movies That Are Funny Because of The Foul Language

Just because there’s a lot of cursing doesn’t mean it’s a great movie, although it never hurts. The best cases for this are every Steven Seagal movie not named Under Seige. However, potty language can make a good movie great, just look at South Park the Movie: Bigger, Longer, Uncut. A social commentary on little kids talking like little kids talk. It’s the greatest musical ever. Full Metal Jacket falls into the unintentionally funny due to over the top swearing. I don’t know if Stanley Kubrick was trying to make a political statement, but Sgt. Hartman is one of the funniest characters in the history of art whether he was supposed to be or not. He tends to overreact – as drill instructors will. What made him even funnier for me is that the first time I watched it I was with a buddy who was shipping out for basic training the very next day. He didn’t find anything about the movie funny at all. Badder Santa isn’t interested in good taste at any moment in the film. Lauren Graham could win ten Best Actress Oscars in a row; she’s going to be remembered for one line and one line only. The new curse master is Judd Apatow. He’s written great bad language for at least three movies: The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and Superbad. Eddie Murphy once said you can’t give a curse show. I think he may have been wrong.

4 comments:

JSG said...

The F word is funny, especially when it's not a verb.

Cora Spondence said...

There are no bad words only words used badly. Long live the frackin' First Amendment.

DiaBelo said...

Cursing is evidence of a fertile mind.

Anonymous said...

Well said.