THE GREEN HORNET (2011)

Directed By: Michel Gondry
Written By: Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
Cinematography By: John Schwartzman
Editor: Michael Tionick

CAST: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Cameron Diaz, Edward James Olmos, Tom Wilkinson

LIKE FATHER (2018)

Written & Directed By: Lauren Logan Miller 
Story By: Lauren Logan Miller & Anders Bard 
Cinematography By: Seamus Tierney 
Editor: Mollie Goldstein 


Cast: Kristen Bell, Kelsey Grammer, Seth Rogen, Kimiko Glenn, Jon Foster, Brett Gelman, Paul Downs 

A workaholic woman who is left at the altar takes her honeymoon trip anyway, joined by her overachieving father, who left her mother because he believed his family was holding back his career.

THE DISASTER ARTIST (2017)

Directed By: James Franco 
Written By: Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber 
Based on the Book "The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made” Written By: Greg Sistero & Tom Bissell 
Cinematography By: Brandon Trost 
Editor: Stacey Schroeder 


Cast: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Josh Hutcherson, Ari Graynor, Jacki Weaver, Paul Scheer, Alison Brie, Jerrod Carmichael, June Diane Raphael, Nathan Fielder, Joe Mande, Jason Mantzoukas, Sharon Stone, Megan Mullaly, Melanie Griffith, Hannibal Buress, Charlyne Yi, Bob Odenkirk, Tommy Wiseau, Casey Wilson, Kelly Oxford

The film is a kind of feel good story. That seems to show even if you have little to no talent but persevere you can achieve it. It also shows that you can make it in Hollywood as there is no set path or any rules really.

ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO (2008)

Written, Edited & Directed By: Kevin Smith 
Cinematography By: David Klein 


Cast: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Robinson, Jason Mewes, Traci Lords, Katie Morgan, Jeff Anderson, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Justin Long, Brandon Routh, Kenny Hotz, Tom Savini, Gerry Bednob, Jim Norton, Lauren Miller, Tyler Labine

NEIGHBORS (2014)

Directed By: Nicholas Stoller
Written By: Andrew Jay Cohen & Brendan O’Brien
Cinematography By: Brandon Trost
Editor: Zene Baker 
 
Cast: Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Dave Franco, Carla Gallo, Ike Barinholtz, Craig Roberts, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Halston Sage, Jerrod Carmichael, Hannibal Burress, Lisa Kudrow, Jason Mantzoukas

DRILLBIT TAYLOR (2008)

Directed By: Steven Brill 
Written By: Kristofor Brown & Seth Rogen 
 Story By: John Hughes, Kristofer Brown & Seth Rogen 
Cinematography By: Fred Murphy 
Editor: Brady Heck & Thomas J. Nordberg 

Cast: Owen Wilson, Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley, Ian Roberts, Lisa Ann Walter, Beth Littleford, Lisa Lampanelli, David Koechner, Matt Walsh, David Dorfman, Shaun Weiss, Alex Frost, Josh Peck, Leslie Mann, Stephen Root, Danny McBride, Tichina Arnold, Cedric Yarbrough, Robert Musgrave, Rance Howard, Steve Bannos, Adam Baldwin, Frank Whaley, Chuck Liddell, Matt Besser, Kevin Hart, Jerry Minor

THIS IS THE END (2013)

Written, Story & Directed By: Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
Based On The Short Film “Jay & Seth V.s. The Apocalypse By: Jason Stone
Cinematography By: Brandon Trost
Editor: Zene Baker

Cast: Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, James Franco, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, Emma Watson, Michael Cera

KUNG FU PANDA (2008)

Directed By: Mark Osborne & John Stevenson
Story By: Ethan Rieff & Cyrus Voris
Written By: Jonathan Abel & Glenn Berger
Cinematography By: Yong Duk Jhun
Editor: Claire Knight

Cast: (With the Voices of) Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman, Ian McShane, David Cross, James Hong, Randall Duk Kim, Dan Folger, Wayne Knight, Michael Clarke Duncan, Laura Kighlinger

THE WATCH (2012)

Directed By: Akiva Schaffer Written By: Jared Stern, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg Cinematography By: Barry Peterson Editor: Dean Zimmerman Cast: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Rosemarie DeWitt, Will Forte, Richard Ayoade, Nicholas Braun, R. Lee Ermey, Doug Jones, Erin Moriarty

COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN'S HOPE (2012)

Directed By: Morgan Spurlock Written By: Morgan Spurlock, Joss Whedon, Jeremy Chiinick Cinematography By: Bryan O’Donnell, Nick Higgins, Ross Kauffman, Dane Leaving, Guy Mossoman, Daniel Mairacino, Jason Miller Editor: Tova Goodman & Tim K. Smith Featuring: Kevin Smith, Eli Roth, Seth Rogen, Joss Whedon, Seth Green, Stan Lee, Paul Scheer

THE GREEN HORNET (2011)

Directed By: Michel Gondry
Written By: Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
Cinematography By: John Schwartzman
Editor: Michael Tionick

CAST: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Cameron Diaz, Edward James Olmos, TOm Wilkinson, Edward Furlong

PAPER HEART (2009)

Cast: Charlene Yi, Michael Cera, Jake M. Johnson, Martin Starr, Seth Rogen, Demetri Martin, Derek Waters

Directed By: Nicholas Jasenovec
Written By: Nicholas Jasenovec & Charlene Yi
Cinematography By: Jay Hunter
Editor: Ryan Brown

OBSERVE & REPORT (2009)

CAST: Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Michael Pena, Ray Liotta, Jesse Plemons, Colette Wolfe, Celia Watson, Aziz Ansari, Patton Oswalt, Danny McBride, Ben Best

Written & Directed By: Jody Hill
Cinematography By: Tim Orr
Editor: Zene BakerT

he reason the film works is that it takes so many unexpected turns that a normal studio comedy doesn’t take that it is refreshing to see. The film takes many chances with it’s comedy it doesn’t force feed you jokes and tell you when to laugh so much of the comedy comes from not only uncomfortable moments but the characters and there behavior. It’s not a typical comedy it has a lot of dramatic scenes that have comedy in them.

I like it because the film doesn’t fit into a nice little box if you tried to fit it in one, It would leave the box stained and beaten up. It’s a misfit. It is also one of the first roles that actually requires Seth Rogen to show and have range. He passes with flying colors.

In one sense it’s disturbing but it has a original voice that the film will not appeal to a mass audience but I think will gain a audience who appreciate it. Now it doesn’t help that PAUL BLART: MALL COP came out a few months before it now while both revolve around the same job of a main character they are totally different paul blart is more of a family comedy that goes with humor and jokes and crazy situations. Where as this film is more about character comedy

It’s not only the lead the supporting characters are memorable and hilarious on there own that any of them could be the star of there own movies but they are better to be taken in small doses as not to go overboard with there presence that you get tired of them and the possibilities there character can do in certain situations. Chief among them michela pena’s character who is just so bizarre and outlandish you can’t stop laughing at him whenever he is in a scene there is also anna faris who brings another memorable comedic character to her cannon like a movie Saturday night live cast member it seems like each time she is in a comedy she creates another comedic personae. Ray liotta who plays it more like he is in a drama then a comedy comes across as not only scary but a commanding maleovolent presence there are also a couple of stand up comedian cameos who that are brilliant

The film also has a few scens that will disturb a few audience members as they are controversial due to bad taste and questionable morals.


SPOILERS
The third act ending is almost like TOTAL RECALL in the way that it has a false happy ending that could take place all in his mind. It’s a joyous ending that ties everything in a happy bow or at least as happy as you can get in this warped tale and since Writer/Director Jody Hill calls this film a Comedic Version of TAXI DRIVER. Just like that film you can never tell at the end if it is truly a happy ending or all in his mind in fact everything after the jail scene or the scene at home taking his medication again could be a dream as good things start to happen immediately after the shot of him laying on his bed implying he is dreaming or that this is a fantasy because really after all he has causedwould the mall really give him his job back. Plus during the third act the pixies song WHERE IS MY MIND is played but performed by citywolf which maybe a clue but you look at it whichever way you want to.
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Either way the movies a must see in my book and one that leaves itself to many conversations and great admiration

GRADE: A-