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Blu-Ray Review: ‘I Love You Man’

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The Movie:

Paul Rudd and Jason Segel jump into something together that doesnt have Judd Apatow’s name on it anywhere…and they come out like champs! John Hamburg hasnt done a whole lot in the directors chair, but he did churn out a pretty funny ‘Along Came Polly’ which he also wrote and worked on Apatow’s ‘Undeclared’. Hamburg also helped write the ‘Meet the Parents’ films, and ‘Zoolander’ which put him in the good graces of Ben Stiller.

The film is about Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd), a 30 something real estate agent that just got engaged to his girlfriend Zooey Rice (played by the brilliant Rashida Jones). When it comes time for them to call their friends and family to break the news she quickly realizes that Peter doesnt have any close guy friends. He is the romantic, thoughtful guy that is always looking out for her best interests(basically the guy all of wives wish we could be, also see: The Nonexistent Male).

After he overhears Zooey talking to her girlfriends about this predicament he turns to his gay personal trainer brother Robbie(Andy Samberg) to help hook him up on some totally straight man dates in order to find his best man. After going out on a horrible brodate with one of Robbies clients, also known as “Voice Crack Guy”(Joe Lo Truglio), his mom decides to set him up with a friends son. They go out, hit it off and he comes to find out that his new “Friend” wants a little bit more when he slips him a bit of tongue at the end of the date.

When it comes time for the first open house at the Ferrigno estate(yes Lou Ferrigno’s house) he runs into Sydney Fife who is there to meet rich divorced women. After hitting it off with him Peter decides that maybe they can go on a man-date sometime. They go out to a place for beer and fish tacos and spend all night shooting the shit and finding out they both love the band Rush.

After a few weeks they become super best friends, hanging out at Sydney’s house, rehearsing Rush songs, drinking beer and doing general dude things. It eventually starts to make him less effective at home and Zooey gets noticeably irritated at him.

After a ridiculous speech during a rehearsal dinner, botched double date, and ridiculous billboards advertising Peter as a real estate agent they hit the wall and things become weird.

The Blu-Ray:

I was very surprise to see how crisp and clean the picture was after popping in the bluray. I didnt expect such vibrant colors to pop off the screen but it really adds to the movie. The audio was to be expected, nothing mind blowing, but it does do the job.

Special Features:

The commentary track features Rudd, Segel and Hamburg which is absolutely hillarious. These guys are great together and I really hope to see more stuff from them as a team again. There are some pretty great out takes as can be expected from two comedy maniacs like Rudd and Segel.

My favorite feature is the Make of mini doc which runs about 18 minutes long. You see how Hamburg takes the movie and its badass cast to the next level and avoids the pitfalls of your prototypical love(NOT romantic) comedy.

Overall Rating: 4 out 5

Friday DVD Giveaway Part 1: ‘I Love You Man’

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‘I Love You Man’ hit shelves on DVD and Blu-Ray Tuesday August 4th, and to show our love for our loyal readers we are giving away copies to the first people that give us an answer we like!

If you want to be entered to win then leave us a comment and tell us your favorite quote from the film, if its one we like then you win a free copy! Here is a hint: The quote comes from Jason Segel in the film during a special moment. So what are you waiting for? Get in the comment section and get to posting!

If you arent a winner you can still, and should, go pick this up on DVD or Blu-Ray because the film is fantastic and a must own.

Review: ‘I Love You, Man’

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Jerry:

I was lucky enough to get passes to an advance showing of I Love You, Man a few weeks ago. I did not go as a critic but as a fan who signed up and won free passes to a screening. There was a critic’s section in the theater but I didn’t sit there. While the critic only screening rooms have much better chairs and less sticky floors than most movie theaters, I like attending mixed screenings because the crowd usually has better reactions to the film. With I Love You, Man, I should have held out for a screening with the comfy chairs. The entire audience, critics and moviegoers alike, were laughing hysterically at all the right places.

Most of you probably already know the film’s plot. Peter (Rudd) asks his girlfriend (Rashida Jones) to marry him and she says yes. It comes to Peter’s attention that he doesn’t have any guy friends to be his best man so he goes on a series of man-dates to find the right guy. Then he meets Sidney (Jason Segel) with whom he instantly bonds. However, the more they hang out, the more strain is put on Peter’s relationship with his fiancà ©.

This is yet another film that proves my theory about Paul Rudd. That theory is that Paul Rudd is awesome. I never said it was a complicated theory. As those of you who read the blog about or watched my interview with Rudd back in November know, I am a huge fan of the guy. He is consistently hilarious in the many great comedy projects he has been a part of (his work with Apatow, Wain, Reno 911, etc) and he also gives fantastic dramatic performances in independent films such as 2 Days and Diggers

(Completely off topic, I recently found out about a Chinese film he did in 2000 called Gen-Y Cops where he plays an American Scientist trying to stop a robot from destroying Hong Kong. I am picking up a copy and will review it on here  when I get a chance.  Ã‚  There are some clips on Youtube which makes it look amazingly bad so I am looking forward to checking it out.)

The second half of the bromance of I Love You, Man is Jason Segel. I never watched Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared or How I Met Your Mother so he was a comedy force that came out of nowhere for me when seeing Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Yes, I did see him in Knocked Up but he still surprised me in FSM. I have since watched a few episodes of How I Met Your Mother, which he is also hilarious on. In I Love You, Man, he delivers another very funny performance as the very opinionated and somewhat free-spirited Sydney Fife.

As with most of the great comedies in recent years, the story is simple to allow a lot of room for funny, often improvised, conversations and the occasional sight gag. The film is also filled with a bunch of great bit players like Andy Samburg, Jon Favreau, and J.K. Simmons. One of the best supporting characters in the film had a very funny scene spoiled by all of the TV spots and that is Lou Ferrigno.   Ferrigno played himself, much like he did on King of Queens, and yes there were Hulk jokes. A lot of the film’s humor also comes from how Peter and Sydney’s friendship is treated as if it were a typical relationship in a romantic comedy.

Overall, this is another great R-rated comedy and I look forward to its Blu-Ray release, which will most likely be unrated and filled with hilarious bonus features.

‘I Love You, Man’ [R] opens today in theaters everywhere.

[Rating: 4 out of 5 root beer floats with Pepperidge Farm pirouettes]

Jerry Cavallaro – www.AreYouStuckLikeChuck.com

Melissa:

I love Paul Rudd, but I didn’t totally love it, man.

I have been a Paul Rudd fan since he awkwardly danced his way into our lives as Cher’s ex-step brother in Clueless. And while I will always find him entertaining, I still was left with an Eh… feeling about the movie.

Paul Rudd plays the role of Peter Klaven, a docile real estate agent who enjoys HBO, Chocolat,   and relationships. After eight months with Zooey (Rashida Jones), he has proposed marriage and is preparing for his wedding. The only problem is, he doesn’t have a best man, or groomsmen for that matter, because he has no guy friends. He has always surrounded himself with relationships and women. Heck, his best friend is his mother. Now he has to put himself out there to find some male companionship for the first time, and boy is it awkward!

He ends up meeting Sidney (Jason Segel), a womanizer who hates relationships, loves Rush, and refuses to clean up after his puggle. They hit it off and their special friendship begins. The only problem is that Sidney has no filter, so he says and does WHATEVER he is feeling at the moment.

Jason Segel plays a funny Sidney. Like Rudd, I have been a fan of Segel for some time. Actually since the Freaks and Geeks series. So, if the acting was great and the jokes were entertaining, why do I say that I didn’t love it…

Comedies seem to be in the same rut lately. They are using exactly the same form of humor and mass producing the same movies with the same core group of actors, and just changing the base storyline. I want a change. I want to see something shocking, emotional, or just a bit different from these guys. Rudd was more of an awkward character in this film, but the jokes are still the same. I enjoy my Rudd on both a humorous and physical level. I just wish that this movie had a little more to offer. Sure it’s amusing, but it didn’t blow my mind.

[Rating: 3 out of 5 root beer floats with Pepperidge Farm pirouettes since Jerry decided to drink two of them… yes… I blame you!]

‘I Love You, Man’ Restricted Trailer

DreamWorks Pictures has unveiled a redband trailer for their upcoming comedy ‘I Love You, Man’. Â  The film stars Paul Rudd as a man about to be married who realizes he has no best friend to stand next to him. Â  He begins screening potential guys to hang out with and runs into the wackness that is Jason Segel.

Check out the redband trailer here: Redband ‘I Love You, Man’ Trailer

‘I Love You, Man’ opens March 20th and it will be the opening film at this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival.

Source: Official Site

WAMG First Look: ‘I Love You, Man’

Paramount just sent us some new photos from the upcoming comedy ‘I Love You, Man’ which stars Paul Rudd and Jason Segal. I absolutely love both of these guys, and for them to be on screen together with a whole lotta bromance brewing its going to be comedic gold. I just cant get over how horrible Jason Segal’s hair is! Its horrible. Here is the official synopsis and more photos:

In “I Love You, Man,† a comedy from John Hamburg (“Along Came Polly,† co-writer of “Meet The Parents,† “Meet The Fockers,† “Zoolander†), Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd, “Knocked Up† “The 40 Year Old Virgin†) is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, (“The Office’s† Rashida Jones), discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward “man-dates,† before meeting Sydney Fife (Jason Segel, “Forgetting Sarah Marshall†), a charming, opinionated man with whom he instantly bonds. But the closer the two men get, the more Peter’s relationship with Zooey suffers, ultimately forcing him to choose between his fiancà ©e and his new found “bro,† in a story that comically explores what it truly means to be a “friend.†

Sounds pretty good eh?