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MathyotterI Hope They Serve Beer in Hell Review and Premiere Tour Experience.
September 3rd 2009 05:55
I just came back (literally, like, an hour ago), from Boston to see Tucker Max's much hyped movie, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, which shares its name with the New York Times Bestseller by the same name. About the book.
This movie was ok, and I think I'll review the movie itself first.
Now, I'm a huge fan of comedies, and a huge fan of Tucker Max. I discovered his stuff at the end of my junior year of high school and read his whole website over the course of 6 days. Recently, my friend, who knows I'm a huge fan, bought his book for me (I'm surprisingly stingy when it comes to buying books that aren't sci-fi...).
I felt that the script was TOO good. It was nearly impossible for the acting to live up to that script. In a way, I feel bad for the actors, because while they tried to act as well as they could, some moments were not written to be performed. Specifically, the end of the first bar scene wasn't done well, but the rest of the movie played pretty well. Even though some of the comedy felt off, the serious parts, and the characterization was done very well.
The directing, casting, and the sets all were nearly perfect. All the little things fell together very well. I can see how people loved this movie, but I hate to say it, it just felt a bit average. It looked and sounded like a cheap indie. The only problem is that it was written and could've been so much better.
That said, while Tucker Max might not be an Oscar winning movie maker, it was VERY good. It was no Star Trek, or sadly, Hangover. I wanted it to be better, but I just felt that Hangover was so much more ridiculous and funny. IHTSBIH was a better whole movie, but as a comedy, it just wasn't of the same caliber. That said, the dialogue was better in IHTSBIH.
Along with the good movie was a GREAT premiere. TONS of free stuff (posters, pint glass, pull string bag, livestrong bracelet, bumper sticker, bottle opener, pen, and a T-shirt to top it all off), all branded of course. The premiere tickets cost 10$, but for what we got, including a pre show from the audience members and Tucker and Nils (the writers), Q&A after the show, and pictures plus signature session after the movie (you can see me in the Boston premiere tour stop on the flickr site, have fun trying to figure out who I am).
It was a really fun experience, and the friend I went with, who isn't a Tucker Max fan, or a huge fan of comedy (not like me), actually thanked me for bringing him along. Tucker knows how to do a premiere, and I have to say that the whole premiere tour idea, along with the videos, and blog are genius. His hard core fans loved it for sure, and I talked with a bunch in the line, and there were even protesters.
The premiere was one of the highlights of my summer and was my first premiere. I'm glad to say it was a great experience.
Just like the signed poster I got at the Premiere
This movie was ok, and I think I'll review the movie itself first.
Now, I'm a huge fan of comedies, and a huge fan of Tucker Max. I discovered his stuff at the end of my junior year of high school and read his whole website over the course of 6 days. Recently, my friend, who knows I'm a huge fan, bought his book for me (I'm surprisingly stingy when it comes to buying books that aren't sci-fi...).
I felt that the script was TOO good. It was nearly impossible for the acting to live up to that script. In a way, I feel bad for the actors, because while they tried to act as well as they could, some moments were not written to be performed. Specifically, the end of the first bar scene wasn't done well, but the rest of the movie played pretty well. Even though some of the comedy felt off, the serious parts, and the characterization was done very well.
The directing, casting, and the sets all were nearly perfect. All the little things fell together very well. I can see how people loved this movie, but I hate to say it, it just felt a bit average. It looked and sounded like a cheap indie. The only problem is that it was written and could've been so much better.
That said, while Tucker Max might not be an Oscar winning movie maker, it was VERY good. It was no Star Trek, or sadly, Hangover. I wanted it to be better, but I just felt that Hangover was so much more ridiculous and funny. IHTSBIH was a better whole movie, but as a comedy, it just wasn't of the same caliber. That said, the dialogue was better in IHTSBIH.
Along with the good movie was a GREAT premiere. TONS of free stuff (posters, pint glass, pull string bag, livestrong bracelet, bumper sticker, bottle opener, pen, and a T-shirt to top it all off), all branded of course. The premiere tickets cost 10$, but for what we got, including a pre show from the audience members and Tucker and Nils (the writers), Q&A after the show, and pictures plus signature session after the movie (you can see me in the Boston premiere tour stop on the flickr site, have fun trying to figure out who I am).
It was a really fun experience, and the friend I went with, who isn't a Tucker Max fan, or a huge fan of comedy (not like me), actually thanked me for bringing him along. Tucker knows how to do a premiere, and I have to say that the whole premiere tour idea, along with the videos, and blog are genius. His hard core fans loved it for sure, and I talked with a bunch in the line, and there were even protesters.
The premiere was one of the highlights of my summer and was my first premiere. I'm glad to say it was a great experience.
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that's awesome that you got all that stuff