I am so glad Seth MacFarlane is finally reaching to his full potential

The amount of swearing (Seriously, how many times did they drop the f-bomb?) and some of the stuff the bear was doing put me off. I think it's bad taste. I get what Dredica is saying about the guy afraid to leave his childhood behind but they've ruined it with everything else.

 

Well there's no harm in giving it a chance. It seriously does not look that bad. Like Seth's other media, this doesn't look like it's supposed to be taken serious at all. The concept is great but it doesn't mean the actual movie/story will follow through. But the concept of the movie isn't really serious, just wtf? funny. Just because the movie doesn't appeal to a certain audience doesn't mean it's not a good movie. From my point of view, this is hilarious considering the concept and the fact they take the childhood element and make it even more foul than the human character. It adds on to the wtf? humor even more. This movie is obviously intended for an audience seeking something new but not serious. Burn After Reading was hilarious, and it still had the serious feel throughout the whole movie, but that's because the concept was a very serious one. This concept is casual and so the intended audience, mind you, should take it for what it is.

 

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching comedy movies,and I also get a kick out of watching bad movies. This movie, it's just too McFarlane for my taste. All he does is quick gag comedy that has no pay off and is usually unoriginal. He's afraid of taking risks with his jokes and is not a good writer in general. This movie is intended for the Family Guy audience.

I'll probably give it a chance, but it seems very predictable. If other people like the movie, then they'll get more out of it then I will. I just prefer my movies have have a bit more substituent instead of just being completely shallow and empty.

 

Then we have an understanding. The cons you just wrote about the movie is why I'm planning to see it though. It seems stupid funny. Like it'll be a casual movie to go see with friends and pay attention in and out of it. Because there's absolutely no build up to any of Seth's jokes, you don't have to pay attention the whole entire movie and then it becomes what I consider casual. I agree that it doesn't take a literary genius to come up with the things like Seth does, but this concept is actually original and I think it could be played with pretty nicely. But I would go see it just to have a fun time and not really pay attention every second to know what's going on because the trailer pretty much sums up the movie I think. I'm guessing he'll meet the girl, then there's going to be conflict with his bear ruining the relationship, then he'll lose the girl and perhaps there will be a dramatic moment in which he has to decide to leave his childhood friend behind or stay with the girl he ends up loving. Then he'll either choose the girl and the bear will be sad and then he'll change his mind or he'll choose the bear and the girl will become used to it. If something else happens other than that I would be surprised.

 

My name was under the 'white trash name' list at around 2:00

;_;

But this movie also looks like any other show he did, except it's with real people. He even used a mix of Family Guy voices for the bear. Come on, really?

 

Whether or not his shows are perfectly written, they are successful none the less. He uses a strict formula for everything he does, and while it may not be pure genius, it works and it makes him money. If that's the only type of humor he's good at then so be it.

 

That's probably why he does those shows and this movie in the same style... for money. That's sad.

 

This is exactly why I have hatred for Seth McFarlane and many of the things he does. He has all of this success, simply because he is a lazy, talent-less writer. There is a number of people who are actually talented out there in Hollywood (like the guy who directed 21 Jump Street, anyone who make make Channing Tatum look like a competent actor must be very talented) but they will never reach the peak of success McFarlane has. He doesn't work hard in what he does, which also makes him incompetent. The creators of South Park (which is a much better show than Family Guy) have been on the air for 16 years and have taken plenty of risks, along with increase the quality of their episodes, and have won a few Emmy Awards.

And just because something makes money doesn't exactly mean it's good. There are plenty of movies out there that are poorly made, poorly produced, but still make a lot of money.

 

Oh, I know if something makes money it doesn't make it good. But I was just being realistic that if it works for him, he's not going to stop doing it that way. The Room would be an example of terribly made and terribly produced but it's still in theatres. The Room might be one of the greatest movies I've ever seen simply because of how terrible it is. If you haven't seen The Room, I highly, highly recommend you do. Words cannot describe the experience that comes with that movie. And I've been meaning to see 21 Jumpstreet. The Emmy Awards are ridiculous, this year at least. The Artist was definitely not the best movie. MoneyBall was far better in my opinion.

Edit: An example of a bad director who had great writing skills would be George Lucas with A New Hope.

 

Well this is freaking stupid.



Seth McIdiot can't write shiet. Im sick of this guy.

 

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You're talking about the Academy Awards, which have fall from grace in the past decades. I'm talking about the Emmy Awards, the ones that center around television. They're actually the more competent than the Academy.

 

I wish I knew the difference before I wrote that. I obviously feel like an idiot but I only pay attention when Facebook is lighting your News Feed up with Movie Awards. Has Seth ever won anything then?

 

He's won three awards while South Park has won four (they both go in the category of Best Animated Show).

 

That makes no sense whatsoever. I've seen a making-of for South Park and they seem to pull most of it out of their ass and have a great time while doing it. But they're obviously talented because the show keeps getting better and better. South Park is 20x better than Seth's work because South Park actually deals with real things like politics and consumerism (multiple episodes for the latter actually), but makes it hilarious through the characters and that takes great skill. But Family Guy does do a good job with one character at least, and that's Stewie. He's unpredictable and actually has depth on some things, but he's the only character that's like that on Family Guy so it's not redeeming unfortunately.

 

Whenever your creating something, you start by basically pulling something out of your ass. I saw the same South Park documentary, and that just made me appreciate that show even more. They are a lot more creative in one week than Seth is during an entire season. They are much more creative than the Family Guy team, and they work much harder than Seth does because of their time constraints. Trey Parker and Matt Stone take risks most people wouldn't take, have interesting character arcs, great characters, and awesome story telling abilities. They love what they do, because they can laugh and be themselves. McFarlane does what he does because he loves money.

 

I wouldn't put money into Seth's movie. But if a friend happened to have it on DVD or something? Pop in the popcorn because we're going to waste time watching it.