KnockBack, Episode 260 | The 40 Year Old Virgin
Added 2023-05-01 16:00:15 +0000 UTCIn the summer of 2005, a comedy hit theaters that surprised audiences: The 40 Year Old Virgin. The feature directorial debut of Judd Apatow -- previously best-known as a director, producer, and writer on TV projects like Freaks and Geeks and The Critic -- the film's title doesn't exactly belie its silly nature. But that's what's so fun and endearing about it. It's far from being the perfect comedy -- it has its notable weaknesses -- but it commands your attention with snappy writing, goofy characters, and a lot of heart. Is life all about butthole pleasures? One man says no, but we'll leave that up to you to determine...
Comments
One thing that didn't come up in the discussion was the way they used Andy's collectibles as a metaphor for virginity. At the time, I thought it was a bit too on the nose to say that "they lose their value when you take them out of the package" etc, but after re-watching it so many years later it didn't seem as heavy-handed as I remembered. A clever bit of writing, in fact.
Kevin Cooper
2023-05-10 14:16:36 +0000 UTCIts literally simps today lmao, its more relevant than ever.
Stinkling
2023-05-06 15:02:44 +0000 UTCPutting the pussy up on a pedestal doesn’t hold up? That’s timeless Col.
NeO JD
2023-05-05 17:24:11 +0000 UTCDamn, that sucks
Michael Hedrick
2023-05-05 05:53:17 +0000 UTCI have listened to The Doobie Brothers 100 times since I heard this lol Damn you Colin
Michael Hedrick
2023-05-05 05:50:54 +0000 UTCColin’s over analyzing and over thinking of the movie is exactly why comedy movies today suck. If you take comedies like these seriously, then you scare the creators from taking risks. Comedies today could be as funny as the early 2000’s if people didn’t take it too seriously.
Robbie Agnew
2023-05-02 21:21:42 +0000 UTC"IM HIGH WILLIS, AIM HIGH!"
Jonathan Turner
2023-05-02 14:24:30 +0000 UTC"that fucker came outta nowhere!"
Jessica Stelter
2023-05-02 13:43:56 +0000 UTCMy favorite quote from this whole movie is "If I hear 'Ya Mo Be There' one more time, I'm gonna 'Ya Mo Burn this place to the ground'."
Jessica Stelter
2023-05-02 13:37:14 +0000 UTC😭
Tyler Cumerford
2023-05-02 04:14:21 +0000 UTCNo.
Colin Moriarty
2023-05-02 03:21:50 +0000 UTCYessssss. Hey qq. You guys going back to Lost eventually?
Tyler Cumerford
2023-05-02 02:22:06 +0000 UTCWhy did you guys feel the need to apologize for at least the first 35 min of the podcast. If the snowflakes don’t get the movie humor, well it’s on them for having thin skin and they should watch something else. But it’s a great movie and I just watched it with my daughter the other day.
Michael Thew
2023-05-01 19:56:58 +0000 UTCSandler/Apatow actually did cross over in the movie “funny people” which is very underrated
Brandon Van Cleave
2023-05-01 17:52:36 +0000 UTCMy favorite quotes in this movie are “Why you always telling me to fuck a goat man?” “Let’s get some fucking french toast”
Michael Mashpotato
2023-05-01 17:46:50 +0000 UTCThe scene with Kevin Hart and Romany Malco is legendary.
Dennis Johnson
2023-05-01 16:09:48 +0000 UTC
