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Zach Galifianakis
Posted on 6/22/12 at 6:52 am
Posted on 6/22/12 at 6:52 am
i know the 20 something pot smokers are going to blast me, but does anyone think his bit is getting old?
i didnt plan it this way, but for some reason 3 of the past 5 or 6 movies my wife and I have watched recently were the Hangover 2, Due Date, and Dinner for Schucks and honestly we both thought he was way overacting and too over the top in all of them.
In hangover his lines just werent funny and in due date he was just plain stupid. DFS was just awful all the way around.
I think he's best in small doses like in Hangover 1, but him in Due Date and Hangover 2 his parts felt forced and like he was trying too hard.
of course i wasnt that impressed with all 3 of those movies overall but i thought his part could have been much more than it was.
i didnt plan it this way, but for some reason 3 of the past 5 or 6 movies my wife and I have watched recently were the Hangover 2, Due Date, and Dinner for Schucks and honestly we both thought he was way overacting and too over the top in all of them.
In hangover his lines just werent funny and in due date he was just plain stupid. DFS was just awful all the way around.
I think he's best in small doses like in Hangover 1, but him in Due Date and Hangover 2 his parts felt forced and like he was trying too hard.
of course i wasnt that impressed with all 3 of those movies overall but i thought his part could have been much more than it was.
This post was edited on 6/22/12 at 6:54 am
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Posted on 6/22/12 at 6:56 am to dallastiger55
I agree, and i feel the same way bout Will Ferrell and John C. Riley, but ZG has comedy skill outside of playing a retard. Out Cold is one of my fav movies ever and he doesn't play a complete retard in that.
I think he is building his characters off of the positive feedback he gets from his "Between two Ferns" things
I think he is building his characters off of the positive feedback he gets from his "Between two Ferns" things
Posted on 6/22/12 at 6:58 am to dallastiger55
I agree with you that his character is starting to feel old but out of curiosity, were you a fan of his before he made it big with The Hangover?
I think this is something that happens to a lot of comedians. The studios end up having to feed the beast of public consumption and give them what they want.
It is one of the reasons I really enjoy Louis CK. His show is completely his own creation and he throws away his act every year and creates all new material.
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his parts felt forced and like he was trying too hard.
I think this is something that happens to a lot of comedians. The studios end up having to feed the beast of public consumption and give them what they want.
It is one of the reasons I really enjoy Louis CK. His show is completely his own creation and he throws away his act every year and creates all new material.
Posted on 6/22/12 at 6:58 am to Displaced
thats the weird part is I still like him, just in small doses.
Between two Ferns is brillant but i think maybe in his mind since he's now known as a big star he thinks the audience expects more so he's trying too hard. just my opinion.
Between two Ferns is brillant but i think maybe in his mind since he's now known as a big star he thinks the audience expects more so he's trying too hard. just my opinion.
Posted on 6/22/12 at 7:08 am to dallastiger55
his standup is great. i've liked him since i first saw his comedy central special
Posted on 6/22/12 at 7:09 am to Displaced
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i feel the same way bout Will Ferrell and John C. Riley,
what movie have you been disappointed in?
Posted on 6/22/12 at 7:14 am to TigerBait1127
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what movie have you been disappointed in?
i wouldn't say disappointed, but Step Brothers. It is a very funny movie, but the characters they play are just so dumbed down that is irritates me. It seems like every movie they in, their Character gets dumber.
now, for JCR i will say that Cedar Rapids was great. He played a/an (semi) intelligent character and it waas great. But the characters of Ferrell and Riley have been on a steady decline in the last few years IMO, especially when they share the screen together.
Posted on 6/22/12 at 7:21 am to Displaced
interesting. Stepbrothers is probably my favorite comedy from either of the 2
Posted on 6/22/12 at 7:23 am to dallastiger55
He's funny brah.
Posted on 6/22/12 at 7:36 am to dallastiger55
Zach Galigianakis has been around a lonnnnng time. Long before he got this success and fame.
You should look into his older stuff.
You should look into his older stuff.
Posted on 6/22/12 at 8:00 am to Pectus
I'm not saying he's not funny and I know his older stuff is much better. I'm just saying IMO that recently he is being overexposed and not as funny.
Step brothers is genius BTW.
Step brothers is genius BTW.
Posted on 6/22/12 at 8:55 am to dallastiger55
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Step brothers is genius BTW.
quick 180 there..........your opinion is now crap based off OP and following post.
Posted on 6/22/12 at 9:17 am to L S Usetheforce
He is this decades "fat funny man" every decade has a guy like this and there is nothing special about them.
Posted on 6/22/12 at 9:34 am to dallastiger55
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DFS was just awful all the way around.
Movie was so bad it was funny.
Posted on 6/22/12 at 9:46 am to dallastiger55
I wasn't really on the hate train to begin with but you fell off the tracks when you included will ferrel hate
Posted on 6/22/12 at 9:51 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
Go watch It's Kind of a Funny Story. I thought he was really good in that. It's also a pretty good flick.
Posted on 6/22/12 at 9:59 am to dallastiger55
His best role is still Out Cold
Posted on 6/22/12 at 10:02 am to Hugo Stiglitz
That gif was from his Live from the Purple Onion standup DVD. I bought it about a year ago and loved it. It's basically consist of a shite ton of one-liners and rambling but its worth a watch.
LINK
LINK
Posted on 6/22/12 at 10:28 am to dallastiger55
If you watch some of his interviews you'll get a better feel for who he is. He didn't want to do Hangover 2 because he felt it was too soon and forced.
He's just doing his job. People are paying him a lot of money to act stupid. He's just paying the bills. It's not that serious.
He's just doing his job. People are paying him a lot of money to act stupid. He's just paying the bills. It's not that serious.
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