You quite literally had me with, "and the food quart is patrolled by a wolf."
I have to see this movie.
I have to see this movie.
Escape to the Movies: Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
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I watched an episode of Tom goes to the Mayor once.
After the show I thought, " Tim and Eric, huh, they must be related to the owners of Adult Swim, because no one in their right mind would think these two idiots are funny enough to be on television"
Then I saw that Tim and Eirc had been given another show. I didn't watch it, but I thought, " Tim and Eric must BE the owners of Adult Swim, because no television exec would give their retarded relatives a second chance to make a horrible show".
Annnd now I find out that there are people who actually think Tim and Eric are funny. That's truly depressing.
Oh, and Movie Bob, all respect credits you earned with me (like your appreciation for comics and MST3K ) have been nullified by saying you like Tim and Eric. You have been demoted from " movie critic I mostly agree with" to " eats paste, should be wearing a helmet, and sometimes comments on movies"
After the show I thought, " Tim and Eric, huh, they must be related to the owners of Adult Swim, because no one in their right mind would think these two idiots are funny enough to be on television"
Then I saw that Tim and Eirc had been given another show. I didn't watch it, but I thought, " Tim and Eric must BE the owners of Adult Swim, because no television exec would give their retarded relatives a second chance to make a horrible show".
Annnd now I find out that there are people who actually think Tim and Eric are funny. That's truly depressing.
Oh, and Movie Bob, all respect credits you earned with me (like your appreciation for comics and MST3K ) have been nullified by saying you like Tim and Eric. You have been demoted from " movie critic I mostly agree with" to " eats paste, should be wearing a helmet, and sometimes comments on movies"
I liked Tom Goes to the Mayor. Haven't seen much of T&EASGJ, but the few clips I have seen were good. Then again the jokes were really gross out or anything like that. I've seen the 'shoes' one which, while stupid, got a chuckle, and another couple I can't remember right now. But it sounds like this isn't something I'd enjoy.
Now I understand why he says every other comedy movie he reviews is not funny. Actually going to go watch those: the sitter, etc. If you think tim and eric is funny, everything else must be too mainstream. Bob probably liked T&E before it was cool too.
Comedy is just one of those things that for some people, just doesn't work. It's far too difficult and diverse a concept that everything thought to be comedy will be funny for everyone. Reasons are not required where comedy is concerned, especially surrealist comedy.Dinnerman said:
While I did like the show in small bite sized pieces, I don?t think I could stomach a full movie. It?s not because it was bad or anything, it was for the most part very good. The thing is, I just found it to be way too depressing to watch at any length.
Pass. I couldn't stand to watch a single episode of that swill, and at the behest of annoying friends, I've tried several times. It literally grated on my very being that someone could find it, in any way, funny. Every aesthetic about it was like as if my eyes were being slowly pulled over a rusty cheese grater. The editing felt like someone ate the whole film, then rolled down a hill before throwing up the garbled, mangled nonsense. "Oooh, it's awkward!" and "oooh, it's gross!" can be reasonable ways to set up humor, but pointing at a turd and saying "eww, it's a turd, bet you weren't expecting that, now watch someone eat it!" is, at it's very best, trying to appeal to the lowest form of intelligence, sensibility, and sapience.
Fuck that nonsense. If I want surreal humor, I'll go rewatch Flying Circus, where competent people have handled the entire affair, and it's not just about how gross something can become.
Fuck that nonsense. If I want surreal humor, I'll go rewatch Flying Circus, where competent people have handled the entire affair, and it's not just about how gross something can become.
I've only seen snippets of Tim and Eric Awesome Show. I recall enjoying it, but it was just another Adult Swim 10-minutes-and-it's-over, short attention span-friendly quick-paced comedy that didn't linger so much on anything. I can't actually imagine anything even remotely attached to the Awesome Show formula would work very well at feature-length.
Still, I like what I've seen of their sense of humour. I think, that it's polarized so many people is signal that it's working. That said, I'm deeply cynical and largely a fan of pitch-black humour, and a lot of their stuff is incredibly stoic and confusing, which I am completely okay with. I can see quite clearly how it could come off as lazy and stupid.
Still, I like what I've seen of their sense of humour. I think, that it's polarized so many people is signal that it's working. That said, I'm deeply cynical and largely a fan of pitch-black humour, and a lot of their stuff is incredibly stoic and confusing, which I am completely okay with. I can see quite clearly how it could come off as lazy and stupid.