I am looking for opinions on The Aristocrats...

[fleabert]

i'll say why later, don't want to taint the opinions given...

did you see it?
why or why not?
did you like it if you did see it?
why or why not?

gracias~

[Kenneth ken]

1. I

didn't see it; I almost never go to movies.

Not much help, eh?

But I will kick your thread.

:kick:

[fleabert]

2. thanks man.

I will take that as help! esp. this late at night/early in the am :hug:

[billyskank]

3. Hi fleabert!

:hug:

[fleabert]

4. howdy billyskank!

how are you this morning? :hug:

[billyskank]

5. Not so bad, thanks!

Pleased to see you. How are you?

[fleabert]

6. Shi-tay, unfortunately...

I have been sick, asthma and a raging sinus infection since sunday. :-( but I am feeling better. my sleep schedule is all out of whack. I keep doing little bursts of sleep, like 2-4 hours, then up for about 4-6. It sucks. I can't imgaine how I would function if I had a 9*5 job right now, i'd be face first on my desk half the day.

I hope to be myself again soon, perhaps tomorrow or Sat. At least I am feeling okay right this moment!

[billyskank]

7. Oh man

I'm sorry to hear that, fleabert. :(

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[fleabert]

8. s-allright. I'll be fine soon enough... any thoughts on Aristocrats?

I am guessing you haven't seen it, any reason why not?

[billyskank]

9. Not only have I not seen it

I haven't even heard of it until now. That's my reason for not seeing it. The reason I haven't heard of it, I kinda live in a media-free zone, because I live alone and I don't have a TV. So all the information I get about the world outside comes from the internets.

[fleabert]

10. lucky duck.

care to look around a bit and tell me what you think? If I direct you somewhere, it might color your opinion inadvertently...

[billyskank]

11. Well, I might be tempted to see it

on the strength of Eddie Izzard and Billy Conolly alone. :)

[fleabert]

13. eddie is one of my all time faves too.

le chat et sur le table...

[billyskank]

14. Ou est le singe?

:D

[fleabert]

15. well...do you have a flag?

NO FLAG, NO COUNTRY!

[datasuspect]

12. aristocats?

[fleabert]

16. That was a good movie...

tell me what you think of the other one...

[datasuspect]

17. i think i saw the aristocats when i was a kid

never saw the other one . . .

[gmoney]

18. I really want to see it!

But my strenuous social schedule has kept me from the theatre... maybe this weekend if it's still playing.

I saw the South Park clip, and have heard a bit about some of the others. Sounds like possibly the rudest movie in a long while, but I'll bet it's hilarious.

So, why all the opinion soliciting, my dear Fleabert?




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[imperialismispasse]

19. I didnt see it. Heres why

When I first heard about the movie I googled the joke that its based on and it made me sick. I found myself thinking about the joke days after that and it still made me sick. Im not that sensitive of a dude but that was nasty. I can see that its hyperboly but I still dont think I want to hear that joke repeated over and over. Just my opinion.

[jane_pippin]

20. Saw it and loved it.

I liked it because through the one vulgar joke it showed how comics work on their craft, how inflection and pause can create drama and meaning, how there are so many ways to make a joke your own. It was about storytelling and the art of comedy.

Plus, you know, I like cuss words.

[LeftyDarthBrodie]

21. Answers to your query

Yes, I've heard good things from people who's opinions I respect. It seemed like a funny concept with some brilliantly funny people involved. The only negative for me was the involvement of Penn, who I find incredibly arrogant, self-involved and self-promoting. His on-screen presence was minimal and did not take away from my enjoyment of this film.

Yes, it was funny and told a relatively interesting story about the stand-up comic community.I felt the film dragged about an hour into it but was brought back to a very interesting and funny level when discussing Gilbert Godfrey's use of the joke at a Comedy Central Roast of Hugh Hefner. You'd also never expect Bob Saget, of Full House fame, to be so funny and so so very dirty.

Check it out if you get the chance, funny movies are few and far between these days.

[CBGLuthier]

26. Saget is filthy

He always has been. One story is that after the birth of his first daughter he said to a friend,

No, I can't post it. Let's just say it involved allowing his friend to do something to his new daughter for a dollar.

[LeftyDarthBrodie]

27. Interesting

The only thing I knew about Mr. Saget before seeing "The Aristocrats: was that he was the dad on "Full House" and hosted "America's Funniest Home Videos."

[Tyrone Slothrop]

22. Saw it and thoroughly enjoyed it

Not only was it quite entertaining and funny (I laughed pretty solidly during the 90 minute runtime), but the oral tradition and history that it documents and traces was quite fascinating in its own right.

It's nearly impossible to offend me with vulgarity, so I didn't mind that aspect of it at all.

My favorite take on the joke was Sarah Silverman's. Pretty hysterical...

[Kenroy]

23. saw it twice

and plan to see it again. I loved it.

As mentioned above, yes, Gilbert Gottfried and Sarah Silverman were both hysterical. And Phyllis Diller's arms were... um... mesmerizing.

[NYCGirl]

24. Saw it twice, and LOVED it!

And Gilbert Gottfried is a comedy god!

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

25. REALLY want to see it

But gonna have to wait for the DVD. It has so many of my favorite comedians in it & the South Park clip really whet my appetite.

[Scoots]

28. I personally loved it, but I understand why some people

hated it. From the Sat night college crowd about 1/3 walked out.

[enigmatic]

29. LOVED it!

We saw it 3 weeks ago; I couldn't stop laughing, even though I really didn't like alot of the comics in the film beforehand. But I loved how it showed how each comic put their own twisted take on the joke; that was cool.

Not for everybody, but what is?

[wildhorses]

30. this thread has definitely tweaked

my interest

[ofrfxsk]

31. The Emperor Has No Clothes

"Stars" involved were just trying to shock and impress their friends. We've all seen the same concept in high school locker rooms. It wasn't funny then and it isn't funny now.