Shotgun 1 #26 January 31, 2010 QuoteThis is a guy movie written for guys . . . I'm not a guy, but I went to see it with a guy (when it was at the theater), and we both thought it was pretty funny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #27 January 31, 2010 QuoteQuoteThis is a guy movie written for guys . . . I'm not a guy, but I went to see it with a guy (when it was at the theater), and we both thought it was pretty funny. And that's a bonus. I'm just trying to explain why she may not have thought it was funny. Something I read at least 20 years ago said something to the effect of; "the lack of a shared, common experience is the biggest obstacle to communication." A lot of times if somebody doesn't "get" something, it's because they don't have anything appropriate to relate to it.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #28 January 31, 2010 Quote common experience is the biggest obstacle to communication." A lot of times if somebody doesn't "get" something, it's because they don't have anything appropriate to relate to it. And yet I found Napoleon Dynamite and Old School hilarious despite lack of any appropriate experience to relate to. Maybe it is because those were funny movies and The Hangover sucked... Just a thought. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #29 January 31, 2010 Quote . . . and The Hangover sucked... The Numbers say otherwise and more. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #30 February 1, 2010 And slap-bracelets were all the rage once, too. I do not hang my hat on numbers. I do not even like hats.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #31 February 1, 2010 QuoteAnd slap-bracelets were all the rage once, too. I do not hang my hat on numbers. I do not even like hats. I'm not saying that numbers are the be all and end all, but . . . if THAT many people like it and somebody else doesn't, isn't it possible that it's that person's aesthetic that is outside the bell curve and not the product?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #32 February 1, 2010 QuoteA lot of times if somebody doesn't "get" something, it's because they don't have anything appropriate to relate to it. I was thinking that this might be the case, rather than gender. I think that I related to the movie a little bit more than I would like to admit. But then my 17-year-old nephew thought it was hilarious too, and I don't think that he has much in the way of experiences to relate it to; he probably just liked the goofiness of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #33 February 1, 2010 Quote isn't it possible that it's that person's aesthetic that is outside the bell curve and not the product? Fair enough. Though, I have never had any complaints about my aesthetic. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #34 February 1, 2010 Quote Quote isn't it possible that it's that person's aesthetic that is outside the bell curve and not the product? Fair enough. Though, I have never had any complaints about my aesthetic. Let me fix that for you you're too skinny, your look anemic and your hair has no life and need some colourYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #35 February 1, 2010 I once knew a woman, in the entertainment industry no less, that was both completely insane and in denial over the idea that there even were such things as "chick flicks" and "guy flicks". She couldn't understand why some films would appeal more to one sex than another. She didn't understand why some humor appealed more to one sex than another. For me, here's the general rule; the closer the thing is to The Three Stooges, the fewer women will like it. That's not to say all women won't like it, but broad, physical humor usually isn't what does it for them. Generally speaking women wouldn't find whacking a baby's head into a car door funny, but I bet just about every guy in the audience laughed. Guys are also going to find road trip pictures with strippers involved more funny than women will . . . I'm just sayin'.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grimmie 186 #36 February 1, 2010 Quote Quote common experience is the biggest obstacle to communication." A lot of times if somebody doesn't "get" something, it's because they don't have anything appropriate to relate to it. And yet I found Napoleon Dynamite and Old School hilarious despite lack of any appropriate experience to relate to. Maybe it is because those were funny movies and The Hangover sucked... Just a thought. You didn't go to high school? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingJ 0 #37 February 1, 2010 I saw it after my brother was raving about the movie all day. I laughed plenty, but I wouldn't say it lived up to the hype. I also don't think I would have laughed quite as much as I did had I not been watching it with a group. That said, I also think Family Guy (which seems to be almost universally loved) is one of the most stupid shows on TV. I'll laugh my ass off now and then watching it with other people at the station, but you wouldn't ever catch me watching it on my own.Killing threads since 2004. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #38 February 1, 2010 Quote And yet I found Napoleon Dynamite and Old School hilarious despite lack of any appropriate experience to relate to. I spent 12 years, from age 14 to 26 in Utah. A lot of Napoleon Dynamite rang true if you spent that much time behind "The Zion Curtain."Yeah, I laughed my a$$ off in parts of that movie. The Hangover? It was funny, but a little less creative, a little more scatalogical. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #39 February 1, 2010 Quote Quote Quote isn't it possible that it's that person's aesthetic that is outside the bell curve and not the product? Fair enough. Though, I have never had any complaints about my aesthetic. Let me fix that for you you're too skinny, your look anemic and your hair has no life and need some colour Saddy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #40 February 1, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote isn't it possible that it's that person's aesthetic that is outside the bell curve and not the product? Fair enough. Though, I have never had any complaints about my aesthetic. Let me fix that for you you're too skinny, your look anemic and your hair has no life and need some colour Saddy. no no see the smiley on the end, that's a Happy not a Saddy = Saddy not too difficult for ya is it?You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
