Comedies from the 2000s

8 Dates (8cho citas)
      2008 | Spain | Laughs: N/A (Light-Hearted) | imdb: 6.1
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This is an early feature by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, a talented director. It's definitely not a laugh-out-loud comedy, but sweet and worth watching for those who follow Spanish series and films, as it features many faces you'll have seen elsewhere.

The movie consists of eight vignettes that purport to represent different phases in a romantic relationship, each with a distinct cast except for the last. It's not a bad concept but unequal in its execution, with a mixture of weak and strong pieces.

That said, I'm glad to have watched it.

(Last viewed: December 2020)

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Thank You for Smoking
      2005 | USA | Laughs: N/A (Light-Hearted) | imdb: 7.6
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Follows the adventures of the tobacco industry's top PR guy. You end up liking him, of course. Fun. (Last viewed: May 2010)

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The Lizard (مارمولک / Marmoulak)
      2004 | Iran | Laughs: N/A (Light-Hearted) | imdb: 8.5
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Four-and-a-half stars. Iranian movie. A prisoner who escapes by taking the clothes of a Mullah (a Muslim cleric) must keep up the pretense in a mosque of the border village where he hopes to procure a forged passport. A touching, humane movie that has its share of chuckles. (Last viewed: July 2010)

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Pineapple Express
      2008 | USA | Laughs: N/A (Light-Hearted) | imdb: 6.9
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Two stars. Two potheads try to escape a murderous dealer. One of the thousand movies since Pulp Fiction that derive much of their "humor" from showing people shooting people as though that were as casual an activity as brushing one's teeth. (Last viewed: April 2011)

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Couples Retreat
      2009 | USA | Laughs: N/A (Light-Hearted) | imdb: 5.5
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Four couples spend a week in an exotic resort for couple therapy. It felt like watching a lot of therapy, which is uncommon in the movies. A good film from that standpoint, just not a particularly funny one. (Last viewed: April 2012)

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Torremolinos 73
      2003 | Spain | Laughs: N/A (Light-Hearted) | imdb: 6.6
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To get out of financial strife, an encyclopedia salesman and his wife agree to make adult movies. This Spanish film is culturally interesting, and it's a good watch, but I don't think it's designed to be a roarer. In fact, I don't think I've seen a single Spanish movie that was designed to be a roarer. To me, Spanish directors seem more interested in presenting a farcical view of their society than in making people laugh outright. They establish a flirtatious mood that make you smile or smirk, but rarely laugh. (Last viewed: May 2012)

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Knocked Up
      2007 | USA | Laughs: N/A (Light-Hearted) | imdb: 6.9
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Eight weeks after a one-night stand with a dude who, without the alcohol, wouldn't be far from her nightmare date, a TV presenter finds herself pregnant. A cute story overall, a few laughs, but also way too much frat-house humor for my taste. It also felt like the movie lasted four hours. Would not watch again. (Last viewed: October 2011)

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