Knocked Up

Pros: Well balanced screenplay; Rogen, Rudd, Segel et al
Cons: Too long, character question marks

A lot of comedies have been dubbed Judd Apatow movies in the last few years, but as far as directing goes he’s only done two. They were both pretty successful. In 2005 he debuted with The 40 Year Old Virgin, then in 2007 he followed that with ...

Pros: Funny, entertaining movie.
Cons: Very vulgar at times. Not for everyone. Not all attempts at humor worked.

Judd Apatow has become very well known in the last few years for being connected to a few movies that went on to become very popular. The most well known of those is probably T he 40 Year Old Virgin. Apatow wrote and ...

Pros: Hilarious, honest depiction of the possible results of having drunken sex!
Cons: None!

With a title like "Knocked-Up", how could you expect anything less than a movie that would push the envelope in all realms of ethics and morals? One of the biggest reasons I wanted to see "Knocked-Up" was because of the actors in the ...

Pros: Ryan Seacrest cameo
Cons: Stupid story line, unbelievable, characters didn't mesh well

I am one of those few people who never watched Knocked Up when if first came out at the movies, nor when it came out on video. I think it was the first Sunday night in May when it premiered on HBO, so I thought I would give it a go. I had ...

Pros: Paul Rudd, Heigl
Cons: Comedy dialogue can feel forced at times.

Technically, this isn't Seth Rogan's Knocked Up. It's Judd Aptow's Knocked Up. Aptow is the man behind the muscle as he directed and wrote the movie, along with helping in producing it as well. Aptow has also written and directed The 40 ...

Pros: Represents A Truthful Human Experience For Some
Cons: None

At the beginning of this little comedic movie we get the chance to meet two very different people. One, is Ben Stone (Seth Rogen), is your common, “smoke-pot, watch movies and get-high” type of person. He and his buddies live together in ...

Pros: Humorous, charming and funny enough to watch. Paul Rudd steals the movie.
Cons: Not a laugh riot, not particularly unique. Sometimes crude.

Writer-Director Judd Apatow's Knocked Up was the extremely propular follow up to the surprise smash hit  The 40-Year-Old Virgin  a raunchy funny update of an 80s sex comedy that benefited from great charismatic performances and ...

Pros: Moments of humor, Interesting enough characters, Good casting
Cons: Nothing extraordinary on the DVD bonus features, Very predictable

Culturally, it does seem like the United States is at a place where pop-culture is rather preoccupied with the whole concept of movies that start with sex and let the love come later. This was a pretty weak concept in "Juno" (reviewed at: ...

Pros: some funny random bits
Cons: although I enjoy profanity and yelling, that isn't enough to build a movie character

On my list of favorite movie genres, Chick Flicks For Dudes has dropped a few points. It’s now lower than Talking Dog Movies but still outranks Solemn People Wearing Glasses Blame Wal-Mart For All The World’s Evil. Does a formulalic “romantic ...

Pros: the human drama between Allison and Ben
Cons: everything else

The bottom line in the film “Knocked Up”  is a simple multiple choice question: If you have unprotected sex with a slovenly imbecile, and you end up getting pregnant, do you: A)     Rush to ...

Pros: Cast, comedy, concept execution
Cons: None

I admire a guy like Judd Apatow. I remember years ago when he was working in television, he had shows that weren't working and found themselves on the brink of cancellation like Freaks & Greeks and Undeclared. But Apatow has come back in such a big way ...

Pros: Laugh out loud funny at times.
Cons: You just can't warm up to Rogan's character.

Here's my fundamental problem with "Knocked Up." Most of the humor is generated by the fact that Ben (Seth Rogan) is an uncouth knucklehead who doesn't come with a filter. It's fine for awhile, but it really makes it hard to warm up to Ben. To ...

Pros: Cast, story, acting
Cons: Language, nudity, drug use

There have been several pregnancy movies, even with unexpected, but this movie seems to have a perfect blend of humor and reality for a nice birth of comedic genius! Judd Apatow, the hottest new director to hit Hollywood sticks with his vulgar, yet ...

Pros: Just funny from start to finish
Cons: None

Allison Scott (Katherine Hiegl) is part of the E! Television Network's round table of gossip columnists. Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) is the head of an X-rated website that him and his buddies (Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Jason Segel, Martin Starr) where viewers ...

Pros: There are some funny moments, and by sitting through 133 minutes, you really earn them.
Cons: I just could not buy into the original premise, plus too much drug related stuff.

Background To sum this up in one sentence, this movie is a comedy about two people who have a one night stand and end up having a child together. To complicate there relationship further, the woman (Alison Scott played by Katherine Haegl) is ...