10 Possible Movie Character Spin-Offs.

With the recent release of the Forgetting Sarah Marshall spin-off, Get Him To The Greek, we seem to have begun the new Hollywood Trend. Remakes might not be out the door immediately, but now we can add the "spin-off" to the list. It was recently announced that Tom Cruise's character from Tropic Thunder, Les Grossman, will be getting his own movie. While both of these characters were funny in their respective films, we wonder if they can hold their own movies (according to those who have seen Greek, at least one of them can, apparently). But this made me raise the following question: Who's next? Or, rather, who could have the potential for a spin-off, what would it be, and would it even be very good? I've put together a list of 10 possible character spin-offs that could be in the foreseeable future... whether we want them or not.



Character: Uncle Rico
Portrayed By: Jon Gries
Original Film: Napoleon Dynamite
Tentative Spin-Off Title: Over the Mountains
Other Possible Cast Members: Some popular football players and/or celebs
Spin-Off Synopsis: After getting back together with his girlfriend at the end of Napoleon Dynamite, Uncle Rico realizes he needs now, more than ever, to make enough money to support the both of them. After moving to the big city, Uncle Rico goes back to his old ways of trying to scam people out of their money. His newest scam, selling what is essentially a steroids equivalent, ends him up in the penthouse of whatever famous football player the movie can afford. The football player, impressed with the product, pimps out Uncle Rico to his team, where he tells all his glory day stories. And instead of taking money, Uncle Rico is given the option of playing for the team in exchange for his product. But how long will it be before his new companions realize his scams and that he cannot, after all, throw a football over the mountains?



Character: Elias
Portrayed By: Trevor Fehrman
Original Film: Clerks II
Tentative Spin-Off Title: Trip to the Bay
Other Possible Cast Members: Mostly major cameo appearances.
Spin-Off Synopsis: Working at the video store wasn't all that it was cracked up to be. With people constantly coming in requesting the likes of Transformers 2 because of how amazing they say it is, Elias is fed up with the people. So when he hears of the upcoming Transformers 3, he wants to do something about it. Fellow businessmen Jay and Silent Bob reiterate a time when they traveled to Hollywood to stop a movie they didn't want made, which sparks Elias' sense of adventure. Elias must find a way to travel all the way to L.A., whether via bus or hitchhiking, to find Michael Bay and stop him from destroying his much-loved franchise. In the process, much antics ensue, such as getting involved with a Live-Action Role Playing (LARP) game and arguing whether or not The Hobbit prequels will be better than the Star Wars prequels. Not to mention once he actually gets to L.A., will he be able to survive morally in a city so full of immoral people?



Character: Steve the Pirate
Portrayed By: Alan Tudyk
Original Film: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Tentative Spin-Off Title: The Exciting Adventures of Steve the Pirate
Other Possible Cast Members: N/A
Spin-Off Synopsis: After discovering a map in the locker room of his much-loved gym, Steve the Pirate finds himself on a journey to find a secret treasure. But was this really fate, or was it a long-planned revenge from an old foe? (Yeah, this was my least thought-out one.)



Character: Brick Tamland
Portrayed By: Steve Carell
Original Film: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Tentative Spin-Off Title: Anchorman Zero: The Rise of Brick
Other Possible Cast Members: Returning cast from Anchorman, sans Will Ferrell (maybe cameo at end)
Spin-Off Synopsis: The untold story of how Brick came to work at the famed San Diego news station and how he fared before the arrival of 70s celebrity Ron Burgundy. This includes many rivalries not only at his own station, but at other stations around town.



Character: Kuzzik
Portrayed By: Joe Lo Truglio
Original Film: Role Models
Tentative Spin-Off Title: No Place Like Foam
Other Possible Cast Members: Vincent Martella, Matt Walsh, Clark Duke
Spin-Off Synopsis: Kuzzik, who demands to be called Kuzzik at all times, gets fired from his job for constantly being late, being unproductive, and for just overall being weird. Because of this, he gets behind payment on his rent and worries that he'll end up homeless. But after seeing an online advertisement for a major L.A.I.R.E. (LARP) tournament in Canada with a hefty prize, Kuzzik and his fellow LARPers (Vincent Martella and Clark Duke) must take all the money they have left to make the trip, but that's not enough. Kuzzik must ask his enemy, Davith of Glencracken (Matt Walsh), to help. And he agrees... for mysterious reasons. So together they must all travel all the way to Canada with nothing but their fake weapons and the costumes on their backs. But tempers start to rise as the friends start getting tired of each other on top of the insanity of the reactions they get everywhere they go... and does any of it have to do with Davith? Is he really trying to help, or is he along to sabotage the team? Can they make it to Canada without beating each other senseless with foam swords? (Note: Potential tie-in with Clerks II Elias spin-off.)



Character: Fogell/McLovin
Portrayed By: Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Original Film: Superbad
Tentative Spin-Off Title: McLovin!
Other Possible Cast Members: Bill Hader, Seth Rogen, Danny Trejo, Rick Gonzalez
Spin-Off Synopsis: Officers Slater and Michaels have been working heavily to lessen gang violence in their city. But when a Gang Lord (Danny Trejo) sees the officers hanging around Fogell, the gang (including member Rick Gonzalez) targets him as a way to get to the men attempting to bring them down. But Fogell, not being home at the time, lucks out... for now. But the gang finds his old driver's license in his room and uses it to hunt him down, just knowing his picture and his supposed name--McLovin.



Character: Jedediah & Octavius
Portrayed By: Owen Wilson & Steve Coogan (respectively)
Original Film: Night at the Museum (both)
Tentative Spin-Off Title: Jedediah & Octavius' Big Adventure

Other Possible Cast Members: Jonah Hill (perhaps reprising his role from NatM2), Ricky Gervais
Spin-Off Synopsis: After Larry Daley calls in sick, the museum curator (Ricky Gervais) must call in a last-minute replacement guard (Jonah Hill) from the day shift, who also happens to be new, and who doesn't exactly know the craziness of the night shift. After the museum comes to life, everything comes to life, but things go wrong. After a bird snatches up the two figurine buddies and flies them out, they end up in the middle of the big city. Now, Jedediah and Octavius must battle the dangers of the night and make it back to the museum before the sun rises, or else both of them will turn to dust.



Character: Dr. Kuni
Portrayed By: Ken Jeong
Original Film: Knocked Up
Tentative Spin-Off Title: Mixed-Up
Other Possible Cast Members: Whoever can pull off rich families... and J.K. Simmons
Spin-Off Synopsis: Dr. Kuni is under a lot of pressure. He's in charge of two major baby deliveries in one day, both for very rich and powerful families who just so happen to be business rivals. And when it's time for the kids to go home, Dr. Kuni gets the paperwork mixed up and the wrong babies go home with the wrong families. And after Dr. Kuni realizes his mistake, he knows he has to do something about it, but he can't do anything about it straight-up. Why? Because the hospital director (J.K. Simmons) tells him that one more big issue for the hospital could cause the hospital to lose major funding, and the reveal of the baby switch could also cause heavy repercussions between the families. Now Dr. Kuni must find a way to switch the babies without anybody finding out.



Character: Chazz Reinhold
Portrayed By: Will Ferrell
Original Film: Wedding Crashers
Tentative Spin-Off Title: Get Rich or Crash Trying
Other Possible Cast Members: Jay Baruchel
Spin-Off Synopsis: After Chazz gets arrested for funeral crashing, his whole life goes into a downward spiral. He realizes that he no longer found enjoyment out of wedding or funeral crashing. But while in jail, he meets a young man (Jay Baruchel) who is in much need of money to help his family. And when both get out, they devise a plan to amp up the game. Chazz can use his crashing experience to con rich families. He and his new protegee get involved with an elderly member of a rich family at the wedding of her grandchildren and try to get put in the Will... as the grandmother is close to death. But what Chazz didn't expect was fighting the moral obligations of his new protegee, as well as the friendships and relationships gained with the family.



Character: Gayle Sweeney
Portrayed By: Jane Lynch
Original Film: Role Models
Tentative Spin-Off Title: Saving Sturdy Wings
Other Possible Cast Members: A.D. Miles
Spin-Off Synopsis: The Sturdy Wings Program is in a lot of trouble. It's losing its funding due to increasingly difficult kids who can't keep their "Bigs." So now she must sink back into her old ways of drugs and sexual favors to find a way to get enough money to keep the program running. And she can't do this alone... she must also bring in the help of Sturdy Wings veteran Martin Gary (A.D. Miles), though can he handle the degradation and rough underworld that Gayle will pull him through?


So what are your thoughts on these potential spin-offs? Do you have any of your own you'd like to share? Let me know in the comments!

R2D2's Ultimate Top 10 Countdown Of The 2000s #1 - Comedies.

We're officially in the last 10 days of the year (and decade), and every other movie blogger is doing their Top 10 lists of the the year and/or decade. So I knew I had to follow the popular crowd... but I didn't just want to do one Top 10 list. No, I want to do 10 Top 10 lists. You heard me.

For the next 10 days, I'm going to post one Top 10 list a day, counting down some of my favorite movies. And this is how it will work: The next 10 days will consist of my Top 10 favorite films of different genres from the past decade. And then, on January 1, I will be posting my Top 10 of the decade. I will actually post 2 Top 10s for this post (OK, that's technically 12 Top 10 lists, but whatever). The first will use, in a new order, my #1 choices from the previous 10 lists to have a fair-and-balanced (but not in the Fox News kinda way) list. But then I'll be making another Top 10 of my overall favorites of the year (for instance, what if I liked my #2 horror spot more than my #1 musical spot?).

Note: These lists will not be "the best," but they will be my favorites. If those coincide, then great. But otherwise, these lists will just be what I consider to be my favorite films of the last 10 years.

The "genres" I'll be taking a look at are the following (in no particular order): Comedies, Dramas, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Horror, Musicals, Animated (including anime), Action/Thriller, Oscar Bait, Decade Specials (Superhero, Remakes, etc.), and Foreign (outside America, live-action, subtitled only... I know these can fall under numerous other genres, but I wanted to keep foreign films together. The only ones I won't put in here are anime, seeing I'm putting those under Animated).

So for our first list, I'll be taking a look at Comedies.

Top 10 Comedies of the 2000s

Comedy is a very wide genre. There are tons of subgenres that go with it: action/comedy, horror/comedy, British comedy, dark comedy, dramedy, slapstick, gross-out, sex/teen, etc. I'll be spanning the full spectrum of comedy for this list. How I've decided whether to include certain movies in other genres if they're cross-genre (such as horror/comedy) depends on the level of each genre they have. For instance, if they're more horror than comedy, they'll be in horror, and vice versa. All this being said, let's get into the list.

10. 11:14 (2003)

A dark comedy, 11:14 is funny, thrilling, and stylish. It has a great cast, a great concept, and a great twist ending. It's also incredibly underrated and mostly unknown. The film stars Henry Thomas, Hilary Swank, Shawn Hatosy, Colin Hanks, Ben Foster, Patrick Swayze, Rachel Leigh Cook, and Jason Segel. Its concept is similar to those of Go and Vantage Point, where the same story is told numerous times, but through different perspectives until you get the full story. But I particularly love how this movie pulls it off (with every perspective centering around events that occur at 11:14 PM), due to a major twist that is revealed through the final perspective.

I put it in my number 10 spot because, while it is an excellent movie, it's not the funniest on the list (it gets a bit dark and dramatic at times). But it's still great enough to make it.

9. Superbad (2007)

If the 2000s were anything in comedy, especially the latter half, they belonged to one Judd Apatow. I wanted at least one Apatow flick on this list, and I almost gave it to the one that started it all--40-Year-Old Virgin. But in the end, it came down to laughs, and I felt Superbad just held more. It's also the film that skyrocketed Michael Cera's career (and arguably Jonah Hill's, if you don't count Knocked Up). It also gave us the gorgeous Emma Stone. In fact, there are a few people in this film that appear in some of my other films higher up on the list. And that probably wouldn't have happened without this movie.

8. Death at a Funeral (2007)

I saw this movie earlier this year, and as soon as I did, I immediately had to go out and buy it. This movie is downright hilarious. From a stoned Alan Tudyk to a gay dwarf affair/blackmail scandal, this movie pulls all the right punches and delivers on the laughs.

7. Role Models (2008)

One of my favorite movies of last year, Role Models was an Apatow picture without Apatow being involved. It involved McLovin himself, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, as well as Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Jane Lynch, Ken Jeong, and Jo Lo Truglio, all from previous Apatow-produced (and/or directed) films. And, of course, Seann William Scott and newcomer Bobb'e J. Thompson as loudmouthed, sex-obsessed characters. Of course, the heart of the film is in the relationship between Mintz-Plasse and Rudd, with Rudd's slow acceptance of people a little different from the norm. Every character in this film was brilliantly written (except maybe straight-girl Elizabeth Banks), but it's like every character was written to be memborable.

My favorite scenes, however, involved all the nerdy LARPing. A bit of an RPG nerd myself, I really took into the fantasy nerd humor. Without these scenes, the movie wouldn't have been even as remotely good as it was.

6. EuroTrip (2004)

This is probably one of the main movies on my list that probably won't be making too many others. I'd call it a guilty pleasure, but I honestly think the movie is too funny to be a 'bad' enough movie for a guilty pleasure. Outside of maybe one or two people, nobody in this movie went on to do anything greater. It's over-the-top and silly, but it's loads of fun. Not to mention Matt Damon's cameo is one of my all-time favorites. And the "Scotty Doesn't Know" song is a classic in my mind.

5. Gamers: Dorkness Rising (2008)

Another movie that I'd put money on won't be making any lists, but not for the same reasons as the previous film. The reason this movie won't be making lists is that almost nobody has ever heard of it. It's an incredibly low-budget film that you can only buy online. But I swear, if you're a gamer of any kind, this is one of the funniest movies you will have ever seen. But what's so special about this movie is that, even if you've never played a game, D&D or otherwise, it's still accessible enough to be good fun (in a similar way that Role Models was funny to those who have never LARPed). The best thing, though? It doesn't make fun of gamers. It embraces and celebrates the hobby. And I dare you to watch this movie and not want to do any gaming afterward.

4. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005)

Who doesn't love Robert Downey Jr.? His fast-talking and forgetful narration quickly made this movie one of my favorites. And Val Kilmer's Gay Perry is great, too. This movie moves very fast, and the ending is hard to grasp the first time you watch it. But the great thing about this movie? It lends itself to rewatchability. Similar to this year's The Hangover, it's a cross-over genre you don't usually see too often: the comedy/mystery. But whereas The Hangover focuses more on the comedy than the mystery, this film blends both in equal amounts, making for a good laugh-out-loud time while keeping you intrigued by the detective story. Oh, and did I mention Robert Downey Jr.?

3. Zombieland (2009)

One of this year's best, Zombieland is a horror/comedy of the ages, right up there with another that doesn't need to be named. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone, Zombieland was an unexpected hit (well, to a lot of people other than me). It's stylish and fun, and Eisenberg and Harrelson worked amazingly well off each other. Not to mention it has one of the best cameo appearances ever.

2. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

This is a movie that should be on a lot of people's lists. If somebody discussed comedies of the 2000s and didn't reference this film, they shouldn't be discussing comedy. A dry comedy if there ever was one, Napoleon Dynamite escalated far past cult status and into the history books as a low-budget film that, even if you've never seen it, you probably still know the whole film from beginning to end. Why? Because you probably know at least one person who walked around quoting it. Has there ever been another movie where basically every single line is quotable comic gold? I don't think so. Idiot!

1. Shaun of the Dead (2004)

If you didn't know this was going to be my number one comedy choice, then you probably don't read my blog on a regular basis. As one of my all-time favorite movies, of course Shaun of the Dead was gonna hit my #1 comedy spot. It's got everything. Simon Pegg. Brilliant writing. Zombies. Romance. Thrills. Laughs. Quotability. A lot of people might put Hot Fuzz on their list over this, but I honestly like Shaun so much more. I love Fuzz, but I think the writing in Shaun is tighter and funnier. Not to mention the "everything happens at least twice" aspect is stronger and more well-done in Shaun, which is one of my favorite things about the film. Oh, and it has zombies.


End Notes: So that's my Top 10 Comedies of the 2000s. I know I'll probably get lambasted for not including more popular films such as The Hangover or Knocked Up, or more "sophisticated" comedies, such as The Royal Tenenbaums, but remember, this is a list of my favorite comedies. And "favorite" is subjective.

End Of The Year Best/Worst Spectacular!

Because every other movie blog in existence does it, why shouldn't I? Yes, it's time for my 'end of year' list of the best (and worst) everything of the year. And let me say now that these lists will only include movies that I've actually SEEN. And due to where I live, I haven't seen a lot of the higher-praised films of the year, such as Gran Torino, Milk, The Wrestler, Frost/Nixon, Doubt and Let The Right One In (though I've tried with this last one... but that's a long story).

And the total count for movies I've seen in theater this year is... 53. And then there were at least 5 or so that I saw afterward (on DVD or what have you) that came out this year, but I didn't get a chance to see in theater. So if you count those, I'm in the upper-50s. But otherwise, I've basically seen (in theater) about the equivalent of one movie a weekend, and that doesn't count all the movies I saw more than once. Anyway...

Just a few side notes before we get to the lists, however:

- This is the same list (just extended on in a few cases) for the LIONs for LAMBs poll over at the LAMB.

- I included The Orphanage in my list of options because it was released in January, even though it was up for Oscar noms for LAST year (and I guess is therefore considered a 'last year' movie). But as it wasn't officially released in the US until THIS year, I felt okay to include it.

- When it comes to the 'Worst' films of the year, it was somewhat difficult, because I often stay away from films I know are going to be bad, so I can't honestly say what the worst films of the year are except for those that I've actually seen. There's only one (well, three) exceptions, and those are the three Uwe Boll films that came out this year, but I didn't include those on the list because it's an automatic knowledge that this man's movies are always the worst of the year.

So without further ado, here are the lists:

The Top 10 Best Movies of the Year

10) Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Just some all-around great fun, much like Iron Man was.

9) Changeling - Not everybody loved it. In fact, there were quite a few people who didn't like it at all. I don't think it'll win any Oscars, but I thought it was a great movie with some amazing acting.

8) Iron Man - Downey Jr. rocked. Nuff said.

7) The Orphanage - Again, it's a bit iffy whether this could be counted under 2007 or 2008, but as it's wide release was January 2008, I'm going with that. And I felt it was one of the best movies of the year at the beginning of the year. I still feel that now.

6) Burn After Reading - A slow start, but a great ensemble cast and some fun comedy about absolutely nothing. Brad Pitt was on a role this year.

5) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Either you loved it or you thought it was a bit too sentimental for your tastes. Personally, I loved it.

4) Role Models - Hands down the best comedy of the year. I don't care what others say. Yes, it was better than Pineapple Express and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

3) Kung Fu Panda - The second best animated film of the year. It doesn't have the deepest most intricate story, but the animation was great, the characters were great, the comedy was great... it was just great all around (and really, truly surprised me when I went to see it expecting not to like it).

2) The Dark Knight - In a close second, the movie didn't reach my number one position because I felt some of the actual Batman/Bruce Wayne scenes that did not include The Joker were lacking at times.

1) WALL*E - Not only the best animated film of the year, but I think the best overall film of the year. There's nothing about this movie I really dislike.

Top 5 Worst Movies of the Year

5) The Ruins - I saw this due to a trade-off. I would see this movie so that another fellow blogger would see a movie I wanted him to see. We both hated the respective film the other made us watch.

4) The Strangers - Either you think this movie was incredibly stupid and the most unscary thing you've ever seen... or you think it's simply the scariest movie ever made. Obviously I'm in the former group.

3) The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - I knew it was going to be bad, but I was promised a Harry Potter trailer that I didn't get. So I got stuck with a bad movie without the good part to make up for it.

2) The Spirit - Hahahaha.... where to begin...

1) Diary of the Dead - Similar to The Orphanage, it could be a little iffy on the exact release of this film, but as its rather limited release was a few months into 2008, I went with that. And George Romero, I'm ashamed of you. What happened? This was just beyond awful.

Acting
(Note: Nobody from Diary of the Dead or The Spirit will be listed, as each entire cast would be under 'worst').

Best Actor in a Leading Role - Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark - Iron Man
(Again, he just owned the role).

Worst Actor in a Leading Role - Hayden Christensen as David Rice - Jumper
(Pure cardboard).

Best Actress in a Leading Role - Belén Rueda as Laura - The Orphanage
(I don't often notice acting in foreign films, but I noticed her. And that says something).

Worst Actress in a Leading Role - Liv Tyler as Kristen McKay - The Strangers
(It was between her and Zooey Deschanel in The Happening, but Zooey is my woman, so I just couldn't do it. So I went with Liv. How blank can you get? Well, there is Hayden Christensen...).

Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Heath Ledger as The Joker - The Dark Knight
(Well, who else did you expect?).

Worst Actor in a Supporting Role - Luke Ford as Alex O'Connell - The Mummy 3
(No acting ability at all).

Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Amy Ryan as Carol Dexter - Changeling
(She wasn't in it much, but she stole the show every time).

Worst Actress in a Supporting Role - Maria Bello as Evelyn O'Connell - The Mummy 3
(She was no Rachel Weisz).

Misc.

Best Cast - Burn After Reading
(Great year for Brad Pitt, though I think it was a great ensemble effort that was pushed that little extra to making this spot due to J.K. Simmons).

Best Movie Poster - The Dark Knight
(It was between that, Vantage Point, and Saw V. Regardless of what your opinions were of the latter two movies, they had some pretty cool looking posters. But I went with The Dark Knight because that movie had about a million different posters, and every one of them was awesome).

ROLE MODELS.

I believe I’ve said this in a prior comedy review, but you know those times when you go and see a movie in theater and find it hilarious, but then you buy it and watch it at home, and it’s not even remotely as funny as you remember? And then you realize that the only reason you were laughing the first time was because of the crowd experience (i.e. THEY were laughing, so you were laughing, too). But all alone, you don’t laugh nearly as much. Well, that happens to me quite often. And I have to say that this movie… is not one of those movies. I laughed so much during this film, the majority of which was on my own accord (and a lot of which I know why, so I can get into that later in the review).

Danny (Paul Rudd) and Wheeler (Seann William Scott) are two guys who just float through life selling a disgusting energy drink to high school kids as part of a drug-free program. But after a really bad day that escalates to Danny getting broken up with by his long-term girlfriend Beth (Elizabeth Banks) and climaxes with a police assault and sexual innuendo-related car wreck, both Danny and Wheeler are given community service so that they can stay out of jail. The program, led by ex-druggie Gayle Sweeny (Jane Lynch), pairs adults (“Bigs”) with kids (“Littles”) in a buddy program. But the pairs made here, while at first seem terrible, turn out to be perfect. The negative Danny is teamed up with Amptgard-loving Augie Farks (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), while the ladies man Wheeler is teamed up with foul-mouthed Ronnie (Bobb’e J. Thompson). So now all they have to do is survive together long enough to get through the service hours… but wouldn’t you know it, relationships form.

I won’t deny it: the plot is formulaic. You know pretty much how everything is going to turn out early on. But that didn’t stop me from loving it. Sure, it started out a little slow, and the best joke prior to meeting the kids is shown in the trailer (“Congratulations, you’re stupid in three languages”), but once it gets to the gimmick, it really doesn’t pull back.

Unfortunately, Seann William Scott didn’t get to use his full arsenal in this movie and was really just a tag-along to the plot (hell, technically, he really didn’t do anything to get in trouble in the first place). The majority of the plot rested on Paul Rudd and Mintz-Plasse, which was fine, because that was the most interesting relationship in the movie anyway. Though that doesn’t mean Scott and Thompson weren’t good. In fact, Thompson had most of the funny one-liners of the film. But what I found funniest were the nerd jokes, mostly because I knew everything they were talking about. (Time to show true colors): back in high school, I actually knew people who played Amptgard and even played with them a couple times. It really is a ton of fun, though we never got as into character as they do in the movie. But anyway, the point is, I understood all the jokes on a more personal level.

But then there are the supporting cast members, such as Jane Lynch, Ken Jeong, Joe Lo Truglio, and Matt Walsh. To start with the negative, I found Jane Lynch to be one of the biggest downfalls of the film. She was funny the first couple times, but after that, it started to get old. It was the same jokes over and over again, and it started to get more tiring than funny. But then you have the likes of Ken Jeong, who you might recognize as the delivery doctor from Knocked Up (and he’s a real doctor, too, I believe), whose outtakes on the DVD were almost ten-times funnier than the movie itself. And he’s not wasted in this film, either, as the King (the ultimate villain in the Mintz-Plasse part of the story). Between his facial expressions and his slight hints of homosexuality, he was hilarious. And I pray that he has more outtakes on the Role Models DVD, too. And then, of course, you have the Amptgard loyalists, Joe Lo Truglio and Matt Walsh, whose dedication to the sport makes them great (especially Truglio).

Overall, I really loved the film. I know this review focused more on Rudd/Mintz-Plasse, but I honestly felt they were the best part. Scott and Thompson did have equal screen time, and they did have hilarious scenes (just so I can get that out there), but the plot was seemingly more dedicated to the former than the latter—again, at least in my opinion. I would really recommend this film, whether or not it’s predictable. Let me put it this way: I probably only once stopped to think about reviewing the movie while I was watching it (which is very rare these days) because I was so taken in by it. It’s one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in a while.

A Keanu 'Whoa'