2008 Woodie Awards
Slapstick comedy brings out best in Segel
Breaking up is hard to do, especially with Sarah Marshall
Lauren Tilton
Issue date: 5/1/08 Section: A & E
Ever notice how small the world gets when you break up with someone? You may have seen that person regularly when you were going out, but now that you have split, they are everywhere.
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall," written by Jason Segel and directed by Nicholas Stoller, shows that you aren't imagining this. It happens to everyone.
"I think part of what made the movie so hysterical was that it was something everyone can relate to," said freshman Emily Stack. "Watching it, I kept being like, 'oh man, I have so been there.'"
The movie follows Peter Bretter (Jason Segel), whose hit-television-show-star, girlfriend-of-5-years, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), has just broken up with him for pop singer Aldous Snow. After trying everything to get over her, from being a couch potato to random one-night stands, and of course heavy drinking, with no success, his stepbrother finally convinces him to take a vacation.
As luck would have it, he ends up at a Hawaiian island resort, of course, the same one that Sarah is at with her new boyfriend. The movie follows his vacation where he continues to run into Sarah, as well as several interesting characters along the way, including the beautiful hotel hospitality worker, Rachel (Mila Kunis).
"I didn't know too much about the movie going in, but since it's from the creators of '40 Year-Old Virgin' and 'Superbad' I knew it was going to be funny," said junior Marc Wilson. "I was not let down and barely stopped laughing throughout the entire movie."
According to the Web site the-numbers.com, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" grossed over $17 million in the first weekend and several critics are placing it next to its similar comedies "Knocked-Up" and "40 Year-Old Virgin."
The actors and creators are not the only things that these movies have in common- the slapstick humor is common throughout. In a review of the film on Roger Ebert's Web site he states, "These guys are so subtle and smart, even when they're being vulgar and dumb."
"The movie had that type of humor where it was dumb- -funny, but that is what made it work so well," said junior Kim Russo. "He was constantly finding himself in situations that were completely ridiculous and embarrassing."
Leaving the theater, the audience was still laughing and quoting numerous parts of the film.
"I don't think I have laughed that hard in quite some time," said Russo. "The laughs started right at the beginning of the movie
If you are looking for a study break, a trip to the movies might be just what you need. Student life offers discounted tickets and the movie theater is just a shuttle ride away.
"I am starting to get really stressed with all of the end of the semester work, like finals and everything, that going to the movie took my mind off of it for a little bit," said Stack. "Plus, who doesn't like a good laugh."
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall," written by Jason Segel and directed by Nicholas Stoller, shows that you aren't imagining this. It happens to everyone.
"I think part of what made the movie so hysterical was that it was something everyone can relate to," said freshman Emily Stack. "Watching it, I kept being like, 'oh man, I have so been there.'"
The movie follows Peter Bretter (Jason Segel), whose hit-television-show-star, girlfriend-of-5-years, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), has just broken up with him for pop singer Aldous Snow. After trying everything to get over her, from being a couch potato to random one-night stands, and of course heavy drinking, with no success, his stepbrother finally convinces him to take a vacation.
As luck would have it, he ends up at a Hawaiian island resort, of course, the same one that Sarah is at with her new boyfriend. The movie follows his vacation where he continues to run into Sarah, as well as several interesting characters along the way, including the beautiful hotel hospitality worker, Rachel (Mila Kunis).
"I didn't know too much about the movie going in, but since it's from the creators of '40 Year-Old Virgin' and 'Superbad' I knew it was going to be funny," said junior Marc Wilson. "I was not let down and barely stopped laughing throughout the entire movie."
According to the Web site the-numbers.com, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" grossed over $17 million in the first weekend and several critics are placing it next to its similar comedies "Knocked-Up" and "40 Year-Old Virgin."
The actors and creators are not the only things that these movies have in common- the slapstick humor is common throughout. In a review of the film on Roger Ebert's Web site he states, "These guys are so subtle and smart, even when they're being vulgar and dumb."
"The movie had that type of humor where it was dumb- -funny, but that is what made it work so well," said junior Kim Russo. "He was constantly finding himself in situations that were completely ridiculous and embarrassing."
Leaving the theater, the audience was still laughing and quoting numerous parts of the film.
"I don't think I have laughed that hard in quite some time," said Russo. "The laughs started right at the beginning of the movie
If you are looking for a study break, a trip to the movies might be just what you need. Student life offers discounted tickets and the movie theater is just a shuttle ride away.
"I am starting to get really stressed with all of the end of the semester work, like finals and everything, that going to the movie took my mind off of it for a little bit," said Stack. "Plus, who doesn't like a good laugh."
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