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thirdgunn 2012-05-24 03:37:00

A decent premise does not make up for terrible writing.

I must admit that I have no one to blame but myself for seeing thismovie...but I wish I did. Living in a place without English writingmeans I must judge things by their cover. Since I saw the two actors Iassumed two things; that the movie would be in English and that itwould be funny. I now even wish that it wasn't in English, becausemaybe then I would be able to assume that I missed something. The factis I have never seen a movie that is even close to this bad. I amashamed to say that I stayed through the whole thing hoping for aredeeming scene or at least a moment. Unfortunately, like the trainwreck that it was, things only got worse. Be warned that you will neverget the 91 minutes back, but in comparison everything else will seemOscar worthy.

snd2000 2012-05-23 19:42:04

Awful - total waste of time

Another movie I saw on a 15 hour flight - only reason to consider wasJason Biggs who was quite funny in American Pie series. The premise(that of a impromptu proposal and acceptance leading to a series offights resulting in the eventual wedding), though beaten to death canbe golden in the hands of a good director. But this movie was acomplete disappointment. Where was the story/screenplay? Jason Biggs plays a do-nothing loser (he is playing the same role overand over - Saving Silverman, Loser, Wedding Daze - all variations on atheme). Isla Fisher was nice in 'Confessions of a Shopaholic', and nodoubt she looked hot (especially in lingerie) but that was about it.The families are shown as absurdly kooky. His parents are oversexed andher three parents are kooks in their own way - dad a convict-fugitive,step- dad a Jewish bore and mom a emotional shrew. Do not waste your time.

2012-05-22 15:22:31

Not as lousy as you might think...

It really isn't fair that an awful film like License to Wed received a wide theatrical release while Wedding Daze a.k.a. The Pleasure of Your Company is released direct-to-video (it did receive a limited theatrical release in England in 2007). Both films are romantic comedies about the trials and tribulations of young couples getting married. It's not surprising that this happened because Licensed has a big name star like Robin Williams to help sell it while Daze has a once bankable star (American Pie - Unrated (Widescreen Collector's Edition)'s Jason Biggs) and an up-and-coming actress (Isla Fisher). Both films feature broad comedy mixed with the occasional gross-out gag but License resorts to tired, cliché jokes that we've seen a million times before while Daze features quirky humour courtesy of The State alumni Michael Ian Black.Jason Biggs seems to be channeling the nervous energy of Ben Stiller and the natural likability of Matthew Broderick. His character is a romantic who can't let go of the past. Isla Fisher is her usual charming self with an engaging smile that lights up any room she's in. She's adorable as a girl who wants to lead a more spontaneous life. It turns out that she is just as much a romantic as Anderson. Biggs and Fisher are both adept at physical comedy and are not afraid to look silly. They also have excellent chemistry together and you really root for their characters to succeed.Wedding Daze hits the usual plot points - spending the first night together and meeting the parents - and gives them an off-kilter spin, like Katie's father who makes orthodox toys for Jewish kids or Anderson's father passing on his cock ring to his son. Daze is reminiscent of David O. Russell's oddball comedy Flirting With Disaster (Collector's Edition). Both adhere to the romantic comedy blueprint and end up embellishing it with quirky characters with odd affectations that set it apart from predictable fare like License to Wed.As with the similarly abandoned comedy, Idiocracy, Fox has included hardly any extras on the Wedding Daze DVD. All we get are three deleted scenes that include an alternate opening which wisely was not used and a fantasy sequence with Anderson's dead girlfriend.

Kim M 2012-05-22 05:26:12

i loved it!

it was funny, and i loved the cast! it had some weird, and awkward parts, but it was good! very good, i highly recommend it to anyone who likes going on a ride when the watch a romantic comedy!

Gordon-11 2012-05-19 09:51:04

Hilariously funny

This film is about a young man spontaneously asking a stranger girl tomarry him. Hilarity ensues when she says yes."Wedding Daze" is very entertaining! The jokes are not cheap or vulgartoilet humour, which I am really glad. I particularly enjoy the weirdinteraction when they visit both parents, the chemistry is great! Infact, the whole cast all do very well, they are fun and dynamic, andbrings a lot of joy to the screen. In addition, the fugitive dad isvery funny and entertaining, that it is already worth the price just towatch his performance. Though the plot is predictable, the craziness ofit still makes me laugh a lot. "Wedding Daze" is a nice brain offcomedy to enjoy.

Simon Parker 2012-05-18 13:35:01

Surprisingly Funny

Wedding Daze was a movie I wasn't sure what to expect over, I wasn'treally sure if this movie was going to be an American Pie rip off, or acheesy romantic comedy that would have me throwing up for half themovie at the sheer horror of it all. My hopes were strictly average forthe movie, I thought it might be a funny little movie, but by tomorrowI wouldn't remember it at all. Added to that my hopes wren't raisedwhen it turned out the movie was only showing in a run down littlescreen in my cinema, while Pirates of the Caribbean took up nearlyevery other screen in the cinema. Anyway while watching Wedding Daze,and about an hour in I suddenly realised I was really enjoying themovie. Actually more than that, I was loving the movie! Shortly afterthat the movie hit a little dip and made my opinion lower a bit, but bythe end I realised I had seen a movie that genuinely entertained me andI'm highly unlikely to forget it for a long time. The movie is yourtypical rom-com, and of course as tradition with rom-coms it has tohave its overly sentimental moments dropped here and there. But themovie also contains the sexual humour from movies such as American Pie.The two blend perfectly and leaves the movie feeling fresh and funny.The lead characters played by Jason Biggs and Isla Fisher arebrilliant. The pair have great chemistry, and one of the scenes betweenthe pair, and involving tooth paste had me crying for about fiveminutes afterwards. I won't spoil the scene but it is just one of manygreat moments to be found in this surprisingly funny little movie.As I've just said the lead pair are brilliant. I have never been thebiggest fan of Jason Biggs. He was pretty good in American Pie, butafter that movie I always felt he was recycling the same role over andover again. In this movie he has moments when he's essentially playingthe same character as from American Pie, but thankfully his characterdoes have notable changes along the way. The opening scene with him isvery well performed and its a truly funny set piece, it was alsosurprising as well. Isla Fisher is one of the actresses who is verymuch upcoming in terms of popularity. Wedding Crashers obviously madeher noticeable, and in her first leading role she does a great job. Ithink she might also be a great dramatic actress given the rightmaterial, but until that time comedy suits her just fine. Whatsurprised me in Wedding Dze was the fact that nearly all the supportingcast worked very well. A couple start to grate very much after a while,especially Katue's friend Matador, who while being funny at first endsup just being plain odd by the end. The pairs parents are probably thebest supporting characters. Katie's mum and dad, played by JoannaGleason and Jon Pantoliano are brilliant, Pantoliano makes a brilliantcharacter and his scenes towards the end are pure genius. Anderson'ssex crazed parents are also welcome additions, the scene we meet themis another laugh out loud moment involving cream, its odd, sick andnasty, but brilliant all the same.The comedy of Wedding Dze ranges from two sorts, the subtle, cleverdialogue kind, and the other in your face sex antics kind. Usually sexjokes in a movie start to get very irritating after a while, surethey're funny at first but after you've had five jokes on ejaculationyou start to roll your eyes. Thankfully the sex jokes are neverconstantly in your face in this movie. The scene that had me laughingmost isn't really a sex joke at all, its not really a dialogue oneeither but its still brilliant. But this movie is not all about thecomedy, and there are genuinely touching moments. Anderson's bestfriend has a very well written moment where he tells Katie not to hurthim, its small, its not funny, but for some reason its very wellwritten and you can't help but be a bit touched by it. The movie hasgreat pieces of humour and it very rarely misses, only Katie's friendMatador is the weak link for comedy, as I've said he's too odd to bereally funny.So what are the weaknesses of the movie? Well like all rom-coms itloves a good but of sentimentality, and apart from the good scenes thataren't funny, it does feel a bit forced at times. The ending is also aspredictable as can be, I already knew the ending before the film began,and it didn't disappoint. Generally the comedy hits, but some stuffmisses. But all in all its still a very funny and well written moviethat I do highly recommend for people. Its a 9/10 movie, and Igenuinely hope this gets a broader release over the world. I'm amazedto see it isn't actually out in America yet, nice to see us Brits getit first.

Raj Doctor 2012-05-16 22:06:01

Wedding Daze

Some good reviews, IMDb rating of 6.2 out of 10, and it is running forlast 6 weeks in Amsterdam - were the factors that persuaded me to goand see this movie.This is a love story about Anderson (Jason Biggs) after loosing hisgirlfriend Vanessa (Audra Blaser) - who dies on receiving Anderson'sproposal for marriage – just for the sake of it, asks an unknownwaitress Katie (Isla Fisher) to marry him. Both move together and tryto find love while encountering their family's and their personalweirdness. In the end both get married after so called funny scenes andcomedy.This is the first feature film by Director Michael Ian Black. Afterseeing the movie I had thought that this must be a venture by a youngimmature person – I felt right after reading about Michael Ian Black.This is a bad movie, badly made and I need not spend much of my reviewwords on it. To tell you candidly, I slept for a while in this movie,and had to force myself to remain awake – in the end, I got a severeheadache.(Stars 1.5 out of 10)

trustgodprov356 2012-05-16 10:44:58

poorly written movie

Isla Fisher was great in this, but the movie itself, was simply notvery good. What had the potential to be a nice romantic comedystoryline gets ruined with some really bizarre character developments.Though the movie had moments that were very funny, for the most part itwas full of "humor" that was way too stupid to be funny. (juvenilehumor -- some of it only "funny" because of the gross-out factor -- andif you're over 15 that kind of stuff isn't funny anymore.) It was hardto sit through to the end. It's worth watching if you're a fan ofFisher but otherwise, this one you can skip and you won't be missingmuch.

lisam7611 2012-05-12 14:32:15

Not great!

I was very disappointed in this movie as I was really looking forwardto seeing it. I liked Isla Fisher in Wedding Crashers and am a big fanof American Pie so the pairing of Isla Fisher and Jason Biggs I thoughtwould be great. However, I was sorely mistaken. The film has tried tore-invent American Pie but with a much odder sense of humour.There are some funny moments in the movie but it goes so far beyondhumour it becomes ridiculous. Admitedly it is a comedy and you don'texpect a completely realistic movie but some realism would be good.Most of the characters are camp and over the top so it is hard to findany of them particularly likable.The film becomes a silly farce which is a real shame as the premise wasgood and if the script wasn't so ridiculous it could have been a goodmovie. Let's just hope that Jason Biggs and Isla Fisher choose betterscripts next time around?!

2012-05-11 16:57:55

Excellent Comedy

I was lucky enough to be invited to a free preview of this movie in NewYorks village! Being that I was able to take anyone, my sisteraccompanied me. This movie was extremely hilarious. One of the funniestmovies in a very long time... They don't make them this funny anymore.my sister and I were so entertained; and listening to the laughter ofthe audience, so was everyone else!!!! However, when i was invited theysaid the movie was still untitled and I did notice "the pleasure ofyour company" titled in the theater.. After viewing the movie my sisterand i didn't feel that name fits it! my sister likes "in three days"and she said something else but i forgot... But the movie is Definitelya HIT!

Matt Hague 2012-05-11 05:00:05

Terrible

Shockingly bad movie - daft plot; no development. Made it through35mins before going to do the dishes (that seemed more enjoyable).Normally enjoy cheesy romantic comedies, but this one lacked romance orcomedy- the timing, structured to allow for laughing, just results inlong, uncomfortable silences. Has all the jokes from the last 3American Pie movies but somehow forgets the humor. The penis jokes werefunny the first 2 times, but you're out of high school now.... grow up.Not FunnyNot CleverNot worth Downloading via P2P, never mind paying good money for.

2012-05-10 12:18:20

Immaturity Shines Through Black's Directorial Debut

With Wedding Daze (formally The Pleasure of Your Company), the directorial debut from Michael Ian Black, I expected a romantic comedy in the vein of Wedding Crashers... though that is probably only because both star Isla Fisher... what I got, though, was a gag-full American Pie-esque romp centering on two individuals with just the right amount of crazy that makes it hard to root for them either separately, let alone together.When the opening credits rolled, I clapped with glee over the potential: Joanna Gleason (Kim from Friends) played Katie (Fisher)'s mother, a skeletal Joe Pantoliano as her father, Heather Goldenhersh (Lizzy Caplan's sister on The Class) as her best friend, and Matt Malloy as her adoptive father... not to mention the aforementioned Edward Herrmann as Anderson (Jason Biggs)'s father. Herrmann is a man I've loved since he played Macaulay Culkin's father in Richie Rich, and I will pretty much give anything he's in a try, allowing it the benefit of the doubt because he's such a classy, intelligent actor that he must choose his projects with care. His first scene in Wedding Daze made me shake my head and exclaim: "Oh, Richard Gilmore, no. Just no!" as his on-screen wife licked whipped cream from his face. Unfortunately the ones that followed (presenting his son with his c*ck ring; watching two naked women less than half his age make out on a rug in front of a fire in his living room) just proved that not even the cast could save this crude romantic comedy.Wedding Daze starts off simply enough: a young romantic's whole world crashes down around him when the girlfriend to whom he is in the middle of proposing collapses on the floor in front of him. He spirals, needless to say, and decides on an impetuous whim to propose to the woman currently waiting on him in some roadhouse diner. Luckily, she is just as spontaneous (read: nuts) as he is, and though she had been pondering a proposal from her Charades-loving boyfriend, she needs nothing but a split second to scream in joy and accept the hand (though no ring) of Anderson. Fisher is one of a handful of this generation's true comedic gems, whose talent would be best suited in a female-centric piece in which she can really shine. Needless to say, Wedding Daze is not one such piece, and in it, she is forced to take a backseat to prop humor (a diaphragm ending up in a sandwich... is that the best you could do? Really?) and the much more one-note Biggs. He relies on his bright white smile to endear his audiences, but years after first winning them over as a big-eyed, geek-chic teenager, the act (like himself) has just grown old; he has not matured.Katie and Anderson go through the usual dance of trying to fit into one another's worlds and overcoming the obstacles of different families and friends but still come out on the other side wanting to get married. I think they have known each other for about four days at that point. The movie picks up quickly from there, as the duo steal a car to elope, all the while Katie's mother and biological father hold up a hardware store to get their daughter the money for a proper wedding. Arresting chaos ensues, including a cameo standoff with Rob Corddry, and Katie delivers her "Despite all of our insane obstacles and the red flags advising us otherwise, I want to be with you" speech while both families are behind bars. Her words-from-the-heart (or perhaps the gun she shoots at the ceiling) is somehow enough to convince everyone (perhaps because it's the eight-minute mark, and for a comedy this thin, that's nearing the end) because thirty seconds later, they are marching down the aisle at the little Atlantic City wedding chapel at which her own parents eloped twenty-odd years ago. The Reverend tells the happy couple that he can personally guarantee anyone who marries at his establishment will be happy forever, but it's way too late for the love affair with this movie.(Though I will admit the "Jewnicorn" and "Jewlahoop" did elicit a chuckle.)Wedding Daze should have ended there, but Black (who was a hybrid on this project) just couldn't end on a genuinely sweet (albeit completely unrealistic) moment. Instead, he gave us another six or seven minutes of drawn-out residual drama in the form of a mock-police standoff, at which point I had had more than enough and just ended the $3.95 rental prematurely. Michael, I still love you for your witty Stella performances and snappy VH1 Countdown Lists commentary, but please, please, please stick to in front of the camera work until your sense of humor hits puberty.

niazr 2012-05-06 16:50:08

GO WITH THE FLOW

NOT BAD FOR A MOVIE THAT WENT STRAIGHT TO DVD. ITS DIFFERENT THEN OTHER MOVIES. ITS ALWAYS THE SAME IN ROMANTIC COMEDIES. IF YOUR LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT CHECK THIS OUT.

laymonite-2 2012-05-06 13:43:55

OK, worth seeing on TV or for free!

I have to say the acting was top notch, including Jason Biggs (AmericanPie)- all the younger actors did a really good job. There were also alot of 'little' funny aside bits - kind of like watching an episode ofThe Simpsons.The big problem was there wasn't really any plot or purpose to the filmwhatsoever, while it played as a 'message film' - the whole thing wasan ill conceived idea made watchable by good actors and incidentalinjections from the writers. The parts with the parents were amusing atfirst, but became annoying when they were all that was left to finishthe film - and the plot had nowhere to go except to them in the lasthalf.Sort of a dud with some wasted talent overall!

Jordan G 2012-05-05 15:37:21

For Those Of You Who Think Great Teen Comedies Are A Dying Breed......Sorry To Disappoint You.

Gone are the days it seems, when you can find a teen comedy whichleaves you in stitches throughout. Wedding daze is yet another exampleof over-ally forced comedy & punch lines, which leave you feelingrobbed of your time after watching it.If you are looking for an American pie or road trip experience whenwatching this, prepare to be disappointed. There are some mildly funnyscenes, but overall it feels as though the story has been rushed andthe acting being almost sickly.This is a movie to avoid like the plague, especially if you are male asthe male humour like seen in the teen movie greats is lagging, this hasmore of a "Bridget Jones' diary" chick type feel to it.to sum it up, if you want to take your girl to the movies she's goingto like it, but this sure isn't one for the boys.

sportilo 2012-05-05 03:30:27

funny

this movie was funny i just saw it last weekend at a private screeningand thought it was lacking something i cant tell what but maybe its theway the movie was edited. i do recommend people to go see this movieyou'll get a great laugh out of it and there's some real funny partsthat almost make you cry you laugh so hard Jason Biggs is a comedygenius and Isla fisher is so fine that they make the whole movie acomedy classic i would recommend this movie to anyone who likesdumb,silly, stupid comedy and just enjoy the movie and try not to judgeit because its a nice movie and its real funny so please go see thismovie when it comes out

2012-05-03 22:18:30

Surprise

It wasn't that bad, It was surprising good and heart warming. A movie doesn't need to be pioneering or edgy it just needs to be entertaining and this movie was very entertaining. It was refreshing in that it wasn't edgy or trying to hard. I've seen every movie to come out in 2007 and 2008 and this was far from the worst of them. With all the bad reviews I'm sure it will suck for most people, but give it a chance.

favfallenidol 2012-05-03 05:42:18

Don't listen to the other users on here (This movie is hilarious!)

I watched this is the other night having no clue of Michael Ian Black'sinvolvement in the film (till i saw the opening credits). And from thenon I knew what to expect. This movie I thought was funnier thananything Apatow (Superbad/Knocked up etc..)has put out. but you have toenjoy MIB's humor to fully appreciate this film . Having been a fansince The State through Viva Variety to Stella this was right up myalley. It seems other users on here we're expecting an Oscar contenderfor 2008. *IT'S A FRIGGIN COMEDY FOR FEKS SAKE, NOT Shakespeare.* I'veno idea what is so far up their butts to trash this movie. Maybe peoplejust really have too much free time and like to bitch about whateverthey can. So don't listen to them, go see this. I promise you'll laughyour ass off. ----Jewnicorn.

2012-05-02 00:57:02

Wedding Daze

I have not seen a movie so simple and touching for a long time. The casts are easy and the whole story is so romantic (somewhat not very real). I would recommand this movie to all the people who lives with love. This is a wonderful movie. I need one for my collection.

Stampsfightclub 2012-05-01 16:47:23

Great idea but poor execution

Jason Biggs (American Pie) stars as Anderson, a depressed guy who losthis girlfriend by proposing to her. Pushed by his friend, he asks arandom waitress to marry him, which she says yes.The idea of this romantic comedy is there. I like the idea ofspontaneity but the film lacks humour.Jason Biggs is funny in other films, as is Isla Fisher (Weddingcrashers) but this film lacks effort and purpose. It's as if there's nopoint.Following many conventions of the genre, the film uses physical humourand some really cheesy lines to portray comedy, which is a shamebecause from the beginning it appeared to be heading somewhere.Its flat, its predictable and repetitive and overall, just boring andfamiliar.I don't like films which follow patterns and so the ending is scantconsolation for that as it is slightly different from other romanticcomedies.The acting is average; none of the cast seemed too bothered to puttheir true potential into the characters.At the end of the day it is a light hearted film which is sweet in itsown way. The humour isn't brilliant, like the acting but the idea andthe ending are quite interesting.