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| Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Three-Disc Unrated Collector's Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Nicholas Stoller
Actors: William Baldwin, Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  66 reviews
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Format: Ac-3, Box Set, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 112
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: MCAD61105640D
UPC: 025195047623
EAN: 0025195047623
ASIN: B001CCIRLO
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: September 30, 2008
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 09/30/2008 Run time: 229 minutes
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Breaking up is hard to do--but that doesn't mean you can't have some belly laughs about it. Forgetting Sarah Marshall provides that rare treat: a romantic comedy about breakups, that is both romantic and funny. The laughs, especially from writer-star Jason Segel, are both heartfelt and raunchy, and the film is just unexpected enough that it keeps the viewer's attention till the end. The touches of producer Judd Apatow, who's famously retooled rom-coms to appeal to guys as much as women, are woven throughout the film, but Segel's script, reportedly based on many of his own experiences, is fresh and original. And adult. Forgetting Sarah Marshall features male genitalia laffs presented in unexpected and human ways (the nude breakup scene is played for giggles but also deep poignancy), and the language and sex scenes are strictly for grownups--and rightly so. Segel's script, and his performance as Peter, show that he understands the true nature of adult relationships, which provides the refreshing difference between this film and some of Apatow's other crude creations. The cast is sublime; Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) plays title character Sarah, a self-absorbed actress, and Russell Brand is her new British honey who accompanies her to--what are the chances?--the exact same Hawaiian resort as Peter, who's nursing his broken heart. Mila Kunis plays Rachel, the resort employee who gives Peter a reason to hope, and Paul Rudd is the surfing instructor who gives him his own brand of heartfelt advice ("When life gives you lemons, just say 'F--- the lemons' and bail," he says cheerily). The pacing is screwball, and the absurdities fly (a "Dracula" musical puppet show, and a surprisingly lovely Hawaiian version of "Nothing Compares 2 U"). Nothing the viewer will forget any time soon.--A.T. Hurley
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The stuff that sad songs are made of May 27, 2008
14 out of 21 found this review helpful
There are tons of songs about breaking up, and quite a few of them are sung by men.
For example:
"They say you've found somebody new,
But that won't stop my loving you."
(Jim Reeves)
"Don't take your love away from me
Don't you leave my heart in misery."
(Neil Sedaka)
"If you leave me now, you'll take away the biggest part of me
Uh uh uh uh no baby please don't go."
(Chicago)
Movies about broken relationships however, are usually in the chick flick category, but this time the tables are turned, as the Segel/Apatow team take an irreverent look at a man's view of the traumatic experience known as "breaking-up".
Peter (Jason Segel) has his heart broken by his girlfriend of five years, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell). Sarah is an actress on a television crime series, and moves on with her life and her new boyfriend, a British rock star. Peter is devastated, and after trying unsuccessfully to put her out of his mind, he takes a vacation to Hawaii to unwind.
Unfortunately, Hawaii is also the chosen destination of Sarah and her rocker guy, and of course they all end up at the same hotel, and in adjoining rooms. The hotel staff is sympathetic to Peter's problem, especially Rachel (Mila Kunis), and they encourage him to forget Sarah. Suffice to say, that's easier said than done, and you'll really feel sorry for the big sensitive lunk.
Already famous for the somewhat pudgy nude scenes, this movie is R-rated for profanity and adult content. As comedies go, it is smarter and more original than the regular fare, thankfully completely lacking in pratfalls and potty humor. The Apatow team has produced an intelligently absurd comedy, with a great supporting cast. Look for appearances by Jonah Hill (Superbad), Bill Hader, Paul Rudd, William Baldwin and Jason Bateman.
Amanda Richards, May 26, 2008
Goes beyond KNOCKED UP and SUPERBAD April 21, 2008
13 out of 19 found this review helpful
This latest outing from the Judd Apatow stable goes further and deeper than his previous hits. Jason Segel, in what is probably his first starring role, plays Peter Barret, a New York-based movie-music composer stuck in a rut until the title character (crisply played by Kristen Bell) uncermoniously dumps him in favor of "Aldous Snow," a pompous rocker from England (Russell Brand).
Seeking to get away from his pain and get a fresh start, Peter flies to Hawaii where he keeps accidentally-on-purpose running into his former sweetie and her new beau. The suffering is nearly endless for Peter; and despite everyone's urging he insists on staying at the same resort hotel as the new love pair, redoubling his misery. (He's a good comic weeper.)
New romance opens up in the character of Rachel Jansen (Mila Kunis), a helpful and surprisingly sharp-witted hotel clerk who finds herself slowly attracted to Peter. The comic complications that ensue are best left unspoiled, but it's fair to say that everyone in the main cast gets a little more experienced, if not necessarily a little wiser, by movie's end. (Okay, this is a type of screwball comedy and the male lead is Segal's character, but whom will he wind up with, if anyone?) Rachel becomes more complicated as the film progresses, and it's a testament to Mila Kunis' pinpoint acting talent that we realize that so well.
The hijinks in this film are at least as vital and shocking as in movies like KNOCKED UP and SUPERBAD; in fact, the script does those films two better by showing brief frontal nudity -- male and female. And the supporting cast holds its own, especially Jack McBrayer of NBC's "30 Rock" as an ignorant honeymooner and a nearly unrecognizable Paul Rudd as a honey-haired, gooey-brained fortyish surfer dude who tries to teach "the Zen of surfing" without any ability to communicate same.
But what really distinguishes FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL is not the pratfalls but the character development. Apatow's most recent and celebrated movies have dealt with characters who are seniors in high school or freshmen in the School of Life; FORGETTING shows that adults of any age (in this case, mostly thirtyish) can be just as goofy, frustrating and endearing when trying to make sense of a life made chaotic by the shifting currents of love and sex.
I can recommend FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL wholeheartedly except for parents who don't want their kids to see Peter's junk or a junky topless Polaroid shot of Rachel. The "R" rating also applies to language and unlike so many modern comedies (WHIPPED comes to mind), the f-word is used to describe an act, not made a universal complaint or insult by adding -ing.
Apatow has quite a good repertory cast shaping up, many of whom are on display here; and Jason Segal has taken his place among the first rank of adult comic-romance leads. I look foward to seeing where Apatow will head from here cinematically. BTW trivia note: Mila Kunis is the voice of Meg on Fox TV's "Family Guy."
 I've already forgotten the name of this movie... April 22, 2008
10 out of 24 found this review helpful
Forgetting Sarah Marshall or "I Keep Forgetting the title to this movie" is not very funny. "Superbad" and "Knocked up"--both Judd Apatow movies, were by far the most surprising, hilarious movies in a LONG time. "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" is nowhere close. The critics are raving for some reason (86% approval rating on rottentomatoes.com). I think they just know that Apatow does funny movies, and since critics inherently have no since of humor--they can't seem to figure out if it's funny or not so just assume it is based on Apatow's track record. I mean I laughed out loud at a few scenes and quotes, but the story as a whole is disjointed and bad.
Typically Apatow movies have a strong supporting cast with a previous history of working together and having a ball doing it. "Sarah Marshall" has a weak supporting cast (though due mostly to the hacked together script) and the leads are boring to watch--especially Sarah Marshall (Kristin Bell) (though the clips from "Crime Scene" are funny). Peter's budding love interest, Rachel Jansen, played by Mila Kunis who I always liked from "That 70s Show" and "Family Guy," sucks. The main character is okay (Jason Segel, funnily enough he also wrote "Sarah Marshall")--he shows his penis btw...Very brave of him to share it with us. Sadly, Jonah Hill (Superbad) isn't even funny in this one. The highlights are: Paul Rudd's Chuck "Kuna" the surfer dude," Aldous (Russell Brand), Marshall's undulating uber-horny, rock-star British boyfriend and the virgin (Morman? Jahovah Witness? Evangelical?) couple on holiday. PS: Darald (Jack McBrayer), the male looks a LOT like Clay Aiken. Or are we all just calling him Gayken now?
Much of the humor is forced and heavily scripted. Nothing is improvised. It's not like "Forty-Year-Old Virgin" where the humor is so spontaneous and surprising. I think the whole movie is built around the BeeJay scene over the computer--and what was with the computer?--he's in Hawaii why does he keep referring to his computer like he's James Bond?--I mean feigning BeeJays are funny-but not funny enough to base a movie around it.
For a good time, read the parent's guide to this movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800039/parentalguide It's hilarious!!!
Fave Quote: "God put our mouths on our head for a reason. No!" - Darald the super virgin.
"I wonder if the carpet matches the pubes." Kuna-Chuck.
Recommended to: High Schoolers, people who like a dirty, sex comedy with nudity, Lovers of male nudity.
If you loved it: Try "Just Friends"
If you hated it: Try "40 Year Old Virgin" or "Knocked Up"
The Judd Apatow Factory Produces a Genial Though Meandering Break-Up Comedy April 23, 2008
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
As the latest offering from the prolific Judd Apatow stable, this meandering but amusing 2008 comedy probably had one of the most irritating advertising campaigns ever for a wide release movie as cryptic billboards were posted everywhere with nasty diatribes written to the title character. Having enjoyed Apatow's The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up a lot, I am starting to realize there is a bit more of a potluck feel when Apatow isn't in the director's chair. This time, first-time director Nicholas Stoller is at the helm working from a script written by the film's star, Jason Segel. Granted the comic premise is not as fresh here as in the earlier films, but it is entertaining in a ramshackle sort of way with some moments of surprising nuance. Segel plays Peter Bretter, a typical nice-guy type who writes the music (or more accurately, the sonic tones) of a network TV series that looks very much like C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation. The show stars his hot-babe girlfriend Sarah, and they've been together for five years, an eternity at least by Hollywood standards.
The film wastes no time in setting up the central problem - Sarah abruptly dumps Peter for Brit rock star Aldous Snow, and through the plot's key contrivance, the three of them end up in the same resort in Hawaii. Naturally, Peter is devastated by the break-up, especially when he has to watch Sarah and Aldous in post-coital euphoria in a tropical honeymoon setting. Peter does find solace in the shapely form and understanding heart of Rachel Jansen, the hotel's front desk manager. All of this is fairly by-the-numbers and reminds me of the tropical shenanigans in the inferior remake of The Heartbreak Kid, except Segel as a writer makes all the characters likable to varying degrees. Aldous, as played dexterously by comedian Russell Brand, is a hilarious comic creation, a sexed-up, non-sequitur-spouting cast-off from Spinal Tap. Even Sarah comes across less as a vicious harpy and more as someone who felt she tried to salvage the relationship (although interpersonal communication must not be one of her strong suits).
As Peter, Segel has a doughy, affable appeal though not particularly arresting for a main character. When he's not being teary-eyed over Sarah or just plain naked, he has a tendency to throw away lines in a casual manner rather than deliver them. Saddled with the toughest part, Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) acquits herself well enough as Sarah to make her character's fate more of a concern than one would expect. Late of That '70s Show, the saucy Mila Kunis provides a down-to-earth sexiness to Rachel. Of course, several members of the Apatow repertory company are present and accounted for - Bill Hader as Peter's sarcastic brother, Jonah Hill as a waiter with a severe man-crush on Aldous (perhaps a tweak to his role in Superbad), and Paul Rudd as a stoned surfing instructor (Seth Rogen is conspicuously absent). Funny bits are also provided by Jack McBrayer (Kenneth on 30 Rock) as a petrified honeymooner and comic Steve Landesberg as a helpful pediatrician. As usual for an Apatow movie, the movie goes on for too long, and the scenes with the competing couples, while funny, play on the predictable side, as does the inevitable ending. It's all funny enough but just not as focused as I wish it could have been.
Wang April 27, 2008
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
After seeing Dewey Cox I thought that was the most penis I would ever see in a mainstream movie. I think Forgetting Sarah Marshall blows right by that. Though not written and directed by Apatow, this seems very much like one of his movies. He does produce the film and it is written by Apatow regular Jason Segel. You probably know him from televisions How I Met Your Mother, but he has appeared in a number of Apatow projects including Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared and Knocked Up. Jason is a great comedy actors. He has got the white doughy body and the great expressions and timey. He is also not afraid of male nudity. The rest of the cast is stellar and have real chemistry. If you are a fan of 40 Year Old Virgin or Superbad, then this one should be for you. This movie is a strong "R", with lots of bad language, sex and nudity. The title of the film really sums up the plot. A jilted boyfriend goes to Hawaii to forget the hot girl who dumped him only to run into her and her new super stud boyfriend in the same hotel. Good movie.
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