{"id":5768,"date":"2013-06-22T20:27:29","date_gmt":"2013-06-23T03:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=5768"},"modified":"2021-06-13T15:12:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T22:12:59","slug":"review-movie43-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2013\/06\/review-movie43-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Movie 43 Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I hated Movie 43<\/i><\/b>. I didn\u2019t find the jokes particularly funny \u2013 and mind you, I don\u2019t mind crude\/rude humor \u2013 nor was it very controversial. Instead this looked more like a college film project with a higher budget and one which was made for insiders rather than a larger audience.<\/p>\n

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\nMovie 43 (2013)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/b>Comedy
\nFox | R\/Unrated \u2013 94 min. \/ 98 min. \u2013 $39.99 | June 18, 2013<\/p>\n

MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/b>Steven Brill, Peter Farrelly, Will Graham, Steve Carr, Griffin Dunne, James Duffy, Jonathan van Tulleken, Elizabeth Banks, Patrik Forsberg, Brett Ratner, Rusty Cundieff, James Gunn
\nWriter(s): <\/b>Will Carlough, Tobias Carlson, Jacob Fleischer, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gunn, Claes Kjellstrom, Jack Kukooa, Bill O\u2019Malley, Matthew Portenoy, Greg Pritikin, Rocky Russo, Olle Sarri, Elizabeth Shapiro, Jeremy Sosenko, Jonathan van Tullekn, Jonas Wittenmark
\nCast: <\/b>Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Bell, Halle Berry, Leslie Bibb, Kate Bosworth, Gerard Butler, Bobby Cannavale, Kieran Culkin, Josh Duhamel, Anna Faris, Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Knoxville, Justin Long, Jack McBrayer, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Grace Moretz, Chris Pratt, Liev Schreiber, Seann William Scott, Emma Stone, Jason Sudeikis, Uma Thurman, Patrick Warburton, Naomi Watts, Kate Winslet<\/p>\n

Theatrical Release Date: <\/b>January 25, 2013<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/span>Features: <\/b>Deleted Scene, DVD Copy, Digital Copy, UltraViolet
\nNumber of Discs: <\/b>2<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/b>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1),
\nVideo: <\/b>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/b>English SDH, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/b>34.9 GB
\nCodec: <\/b>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/b>A<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 ZERO\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n


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Large chunk of soul. Please contact \u201cThe Movieman\u201d as he is really missing it after watching POS movie. Reward offered for safe return<\/span>. Pho: 555-555-0123<\/p>\n

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Where to begin… where to begin? Honestly, and I say this having seen thousands of movies over the years, Movie 43<\/i><\/b> is easily one of the worst I have ever seen. I keep a master list and I actually had trouble deciding whether or not to place it below or above Mike Myer\u2019s hideously unfunny The Love Guru<\/i>. Yes folks, it\u2019s THAT gawd-awful. Oh, and I ultimately placed it below<\/span> The Love Guru<\/i>.<\/p>\n

The plot, such as it is, are shorts stitched together around struggling screenwriter (DENNIS QUAID) pitching movie ideas to a studio exec (GREG KINNEAR) hoping to find the path to success once again. I should note here I\u2019m not going to even bother with character names. As if that\u2019s important anyway.<\/p>\n

His first idea, entitled \u201cThe Catch\u201d, centers on Beth (KATE WINSLET) getting ready for a blind date with successfully rich businessman Davis (HUGH JACKMAN) but when they meet at the restaurant, he removes his scarf to reveal… a ball-sack hanging from his neck. Ah, and the joke is she<\/i> is the only one who notices while everybody else wispily go about their jobs.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0 \u201cVeronica\u201d, we find cashier Neil (RORY CULKIN) and his girlfriend Veronica (EMMA STONE) talking dirty towards one another over the store loudspeaker. I guess of the stories, this isn\u2019t as bad, although it\u2019s still not very funny. Well, at least Emma Stone is still stunning no matter what.<\/p>\n

In one story, \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d, which seems to be popular with those who liked the film, are two best friends (SEANN WILLIAM SCOTT and JOHNNY KNOXVILLE) in which the latter, in an attempt to apologize to his bud for sleeping with his girlfriend, found and kidnapped a leprechaun (GERARD BUTLER) and plans on ransoming it for a pot of gold.<\/p>\n

We also get a skit, which has been featured in all the trailers, Emily (HALLE BERRY) is on a date with Donald (STEPHAN MERCHANT) and rather than going through the motions of a typical date \u2013 favorite color, what do you do, etc. \u2013 they play a game of truth or dare which gets more extreme as the story goes on.<\/p>\n

You get the idea and there are even grosser ones as well including one called \u201cThe Proposition\u201d in which a woman named Vanessa (ANNA FARIS) and her boyfriend Jason (played by Faris\u2019 real life hubby CHRIS PRATT) wants him to, well, defecate on her. He tries to oblige by serving a diet of burritos and beans. No, it\u2019s not offensive, just plain gross and like the others, light on the humor despite having two actors who normally can rise above the material (see the Scary Movie<\/i> series for Faris).<\/p>\n

The entire thing isn\u2019t a wash, though hardly can save this turkey. The final skit, \u201cVictory\u2019s Glory\u201d, managed to actually get a chuckle with one joke mocking the slow clap we see in older sports films. That literally was the only time I \u201cenjoyed\u201d but even then it\u2019s far too little, far too late.<\/p>\n

When it comes to the cast, other than the fact so many signed up, I can\u2019t place too much blame. They obviously were doing something different and did it as a favor. Generally these actors can be quite funny but the material they were given were, to say the least, lacking.<\/p>\n

In the end, Movie 43<\/i><\/b> might have sounded like a good idea to make an all-star version of \u201cSNL\u201d but none of it really worked and even though the filmmakers were attempting to go un-PC, offensive and outrageous with the jokes, if none of them are that funny, what\u2019s the point? Even still, and while hardly tame, these skits weren\u2019t that offensive…<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This release comes with a semi-glossy slip cover<\/b>, a Digital\/DVD Copy<\/span><\/b> combo disc and a download code for UltraViolet<\/span><\/b>. Features-wise, nothing much except a Deleted Scene (4:45; HD)<\/span><\/b> featuring Julianne Moore and Tony Shalhoub and the Theatrical Trailer (2:23; HD)<\/span><\/b>.<\/p>\n

Also included is an Alternate Cut<\/span><\/b> a.k.a. International Cut which cuts out the Quaid\/Kinnear part and replace it with stoners putting together these skits. This cut is about 4-minutes longer and although not as bad as the other cut, it\u2019s dumb and still not very funny.<\/p>\n

Previews<\/b> \u2013 The Heat<\/i>, 21 & Over<\/i><\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Warner Home Video releases Movie 43<\/i><\/b> onto Blu-ray presented with a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. Unsurprisingly, the picture here looks excellent. The contrast and color array seem well balanced and the black levels, when applicable, don\u2019t show off any signs of artifacting or pixilation. The detail levels are well comprehensive throughout.<\/p>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On a similar plain, the 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track is equally impressive. Although the majority of the movie is dialogue-driven, it still balances from the front and rear channels for ambient noises while the dialogue, which is nice and clear, make use of the center speaker.\"\"<\/p>\n

OVERALL \u2013 1.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, I hated Movie 43<\/i><\/b>. I didn\u2019t find the jokes particularly funny \u2013 and mind you, I don\u2019t mind crude\/rude humor \u2013 nor was it very controversial. Instead this looked more like a college film project with a higher budget and one which was made for insiders rather than a larger audience. Interestingly enough, at the premiere, Seann William Scott apparently was the biggest name of the cast to show up which says a lot when the others, even in their small roles, didn\u2019t even bother attending. Well, at least the Blu-ray offers great audio and video transfers so for any fans out there, and I know there are a few, the release has that going for it.<\/p>\n

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The Movieman
\n<\/i>Published: <\/b>06\/22\/2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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