Get Him to the Greek (2010)
Get Him to the Greek is about Aaron Green, a lowly talent scout working for a complete psycho of a boss. Unhappy with how the current trend of music is playing out, he decides to speak up during a company meeting about his plans on resurrecting a legendary rock star (and his musical idol) Aldous Snow, who tanked his career by releasing the single most racist music video in the history of rock. After flying out to live out his dream of assisting Aldous with his comeback, he discovers that his favorite musician has almost no interest in returning to work.
Overall, you might look at that story and think this is a serious business movie; but throw alcohol and drugs into that summary, and suddenly the movie explodes with humor. If you saw The Hangover, or Superbad, then you probably already know what to expect here. Aaron is constantly thrown into horrible situations throughout the whole movie. Some of the scenes are so ridiculous, even someone trying their hardest not to laugh will likely find themselves cracking up. Some of the comedy is pretty subtle though, making it difficult to tell if the movie is trying to be funny at some points.
Get Him to the Greek is an excellent option for anyone who even slightly enjoyed some of the other young-adult comedies released in the last few years. It even pulls off a pretty compelling storyline, which isn't something these movies usually bring to the table. You will find a bit less humor than The Hangover, but it's still an awesome choice for a night of good laughs.
Get Him to the Greek grabs a 4/5 for being a solid comedy with a good story.
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ReplyDeletehave you seen Forgetting Sarah Marshall :D?
it has the same character there ~ the Aldous Snow
"Get Him to the Greek grabs a 3/5 for being a solid comedy with a good story." only 3 :(
ReplyDeletehah i think i'll actually go see it cause of this review
ReplyDeletelove it
ReplyDelete@Freshman
ReplyDelete3 is good. I still thought hangover was funnier though ;p
Some part of this movies are hilarious while others are quite dull, i think your 3/5 is spot on. following and supporting
ReplyDeletegreat movie, 5/5
ReplyDelete3/5 it was ok
ReplyDeleteHah, that's cool!
ReplyDeleteI like that actor, but I hate today's movies are porn. I mean: nudity, sex, drugs... This is not comedy anymore, it should have a genre for this kind of movies, perhaps "Crazy American Pornographic Comedy" I really miss the good movies. But, well to see this movies with friends and chill out, it's fine, I guess. Thanks for your review. And I've heard that Blockbuster is in Bankruptcy is that true?
ReplyDeleteDidnt think this movie was worth seeing. Maybe I'll watch it on one of those days where Ive seen everything.
ReplyDeletegreat movie.
ReplyDelete3/5, not bad! The commercials make it look like a 1/5, maybe I'll check it out now. Thanks for a great review.
ReplyDeleteI figured this could either be okay, or reeaaally bad. I guess I'll have to check it out since you looked at it favorably :D
ReplyDelete@Gansita
ReplyDeleteIt is kind of sad where they are all headed. I can only take so much alcohol nonsense before it gets old.
hey isn't blockbuster going bankrupt?
ReplyDelete@Horror Movies 101
ReplyDeleteChapter 11 means rebuilding. The same thing GM did when they dropped their huge debt.
We dropped our debt which frees us up to do actual advertising. When was the last time you saw a blockbuster commercial? There hasn't been a real one in years.
cant do anything.. i already put it on my ipod :P
ReplyDeleteI actually really enjoyed this movie, different strokes for different folks I guess
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ReplyDelete3/5 isn't a bad score, just average.
wasn't gonna bother, but i think i'll queue it up now
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