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Knocked Up

Judd Apatow    DVD
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)

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  • Directors: Judd Apatow
  • Region: All Regions
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B005VABIGY

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Katherine Heigl (GREY'S ANATOMY) and Seth Rogan star in this hilarious and touching comedy as two mismatched people brought together by a one-night-stand that results in an accidental pregnancy. Using many of the same actors from his previous film, THE 40-YEAR OLD VIRGIN, and his cult television series' UNDECLARED and FREAKS AND GEEKS, director Judd Apatow once again finds fresh humour in relationships and sex. Young, bright, and talented, Alison (Heigl) has everything going for her. After being promoted to an on-camera role at E! Television, Alison goes out to celebrate with her older sister, Debbie (Leslie Mann). Not long into the evening Debbie is called home to her kids, leaving Alison in the eager company of charming slacker Ben (Rogen). In the dark of the nightclub and in the ensuing drunk hours, Ben seems like a great guy. But in the sober light of day, Alison quickly discovers the man in her bed is nothing more than an overgrown child with no job, no money, and the social habits of a teenager. Brushing him off politely as a one-time affair, Alison goes on with her life, until two months later she realises that the unthinkable has happened. Apatow establishes the differences between his protagonists early in the film, bringing their contrasting worlds to life with stellar performances by secondary characters

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By M. Gardner VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
For those of us who saw The 40 Year Old Virgin and came away wishing that they'd given 'that funny guy with the beard' roles that could have saved Bruce Almighty and suchlike fro mediocrity, Knocked Up is like our prayers getting answered. Rogen is on fantastic form as Ben - a waster seemingly locked in a happy stasis of living off court reparations with a house of similar stoners, playing duel and table tennis, gtting high, and watching movies for nude bits in the hope of setting up an internet lexion of film nudity - the man who has a drunken liason with TV presenter and career gal Alison (Katherine Heigl) and gets her pregnant. The movie's story could be summed up with the phrase 'deal with it' - it is the story of how these two work out their fundamental differences and prepare for the birth.

The film works because Judd Apatow, much like in his movie debut, manages to juggle the vulgar and the sweet, the crass and the romantic, without ever seeming to side to heavily on either side. An 'eurgh' is never too far away from an 'aww' and vice versa. For critics of the film who have suggested that this wouldn't happen - that they'd just go their separate ways - you have to say that had that happened it would have been a pretty short film: guy knocks up girl, girl deals with it on own. The End. No. Instead Apatow looks at the conflict as they struggle to make it work. Unlike most romcom heroes, Ben is a highly flawed character: yes he does have genuine goodwill and yes he does foolish American bumbling very well and comes across as endearing, but he is also a lazy guy who is incredibly scared of growing up and leaving behind his childhood. Again, much like the 40YOV, Apatow has created a field where his central protagonist is a clueless and afraid, and has to make tentative (often hilarious, sometimes tragic) steps into an area that is unknown. Heigl is excellent as Alison, exuding the same sense of comfortability in her role that fans of Grey's Anatomy will be instantly at home with. Her comic timing is perfectly equal to Rogen's and the chemistry between the two is wonderfully awkward. Again it has irritated me that there are those that have criticised the (alleged) lack of chemistry between the two leads. Rogen and Heigl, from their (importantly) drunken encounter, lurch from faux-responsible businesslike brusqueness about the whole thing, to being alternately scared, disappointed in one another, proud, earnest, optimistic, pessimistic - in short every nuance of the rollercoaster of emotion one would expect over those crucial nine months. They are backed up with wonderfully understated turns from Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann.

In short Knocked Up is another Apatow success. It is by turns funny, dramatic, romantic, rude, crude and thought provoking. But it is a romantic comedy - there is no reason to make it the most gritty piece of realism - and so the sugar sweet ending may be forgiven at least if not endorsed. After all, most of Shakespeare's comedies ended up with the 'happily ever after' and he still managed to say a few things about relationships and society. If Judd Apatow is taking a couple of pages out of the Bard's textbook (eve if indirectly) in can hardly be a bad thing can it.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Promising Start, Then Flags and Drags 16 Mar 2010
By E. Smith TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Blu-ray
I didn't know anything about this film, but was expecting a typical romcom. It started off promisingly, with a lot of crude and rude humour, not to mention plenty of swearing, but then turns into a flick about an unlikely couple muddling through pregnancy.

I felt the premise was unrealsitic, as I just couldn't see this suave and ambitious girl trying to make a go of it with such a hopeless, unattractive, unappealing and penniless slob.

I didn't find any of the characters particularly appealing, although the two female leads had some amusing moments when they were out on the town. As for the guys friends - yuck...

To be honest, after 90 minutes we'd had enough, and couldn't believe that we'd another 40 minutes to get through. Definitely too long for us, and a let-down if you're expecting a lot of laughs.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Romantic Animal House Road Trip 28 Jan 2010
By underthethumb VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
The film is based around the story of social dropout played by Seth Rogen who on a drunken one night stand with Katherine Heigl gets her pregnant because he is too drunk to use protection. It then explores the developing relationship between the two as she goes through her pregnancy.

For this film, it feels as if Judd Apatow has tried to create an all emcompassing genre movie. On the one hand it is designed to appeal to fans of romantic comedy via the relationship between Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl but balanced against an attempt at a modern day Animal House within the boys house. Even a road trip is thrown in for good measure. Mixing the crudeness and vulgarity that is obviously designed to appeal to the male audience with the romance partly works but it doesn't quite gel; not to the quality of his previous films anyway.

There are lots of extras on this two disc edition, ingluding deleted / alternate scenes, gag reels and featurettes. For once there is actually too much content - I tried to watch it and got bored part way through, more due to the volume of it rather than the lack of quality.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars FAB
Excellent value for money, and a very good film, alot cheaper than what it costs to buy in the shops.
Published 22 hours ago by laura lawton
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Film
I caught this film on TV part way through and enjoyed what I saw, and so ordered the DVD. It's a funny, sometimes touching and sometimes crude film and I very much enjoyed it!
Published 10 days ago by Chalky White
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Film.
Seen this film years ago and remembered it was good. After purchasing it and watching it again I can confirm tha it is infact a really good film. Read more
Published 3 months ago by matthewson1995
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty funny
Not a bad film.
Pretty funny throughout. Some strange characters for sure.
Well worth watching though.
Good disc quality too.
Published 4 months ago by Mr. S. J. Bracken
5.0 out of 5 stars Shockingly brilliant
The film itself lives up to its status as a cult classic of American comedy. The humour is often shocking (the birth scene!), always ingenious, and never excruciating. Read more
Published 7 months ago by frostedorange
4.0 out of 5 stars Not exactly a classic, but very enjoyable Nonetheless
I bought this film from my local Game Shop for £2.99 second hand (which isn't bad at all) watched it earlier and i wasn't dissapointed. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. R. Atkinson
5.0 out of 5 stars comedic genius
I don't understand how you can not like this film. I've seen it over and over again and it's utterly brilliant! So funny (Seth Rogan is a comedy genius! Read more
Published 13 months ago by AbsolutionFC
5.0 out of 5 stars Such a funny movie at a great price!
This movie is such good value for 2 discs!

0.01 for the dvd!!

really funny movie and this review is getting 5 stars. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Sam
1.0 out of 5 stars Dude comedy but lacks the comedy
Knocked Up (2007) is a dude film - it opens with rap music and 4 guys hanging around, goofing moronically, and later on a theme park ride. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Miami
5.0 out of 5 stars very funny
This film is an American classic, very funny and entertaining although I must admit I did wonder
why she would want to marry him!
Published 18 months ago by Susan G. Collins
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