Seth Rogen is one of those celebrities who isn’t attractive or talented in any way, but he was fat and wore glasses so people decided he was funny. The unshaven curly hair that reaches from the top of his head all the way around to his chin doesn’t hurt. He’s starred in such winners as Knocked Up, Step Brothers, and Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Seth Rogen’s also “in” Donnie Darko, starring as such a big part that they don’t even mention him as a throwaway in the plot summary.
Slapstick stopped being funny when movies got sound AND pictures at the same time. Unfortunately, 90% of Seth’s “funniness” comes from slapstick, while the other 10% comes from him being fat. However, Seth’s recently decided to become 10% less funny (subtracting 10% of his funny from zero is still zero, though) by going on a diet. Apparently he has a hard time with the diet because he gets the munchies when he smokes weed. So glad he’s contributing to society and feels free to brag about it.
Now he's skinny! But still not funny.
He also writes (although it’s always co-writing, aka someone else writes it and he takes credit for it) screenplays just as unfunny as the ones he acts in. Seth’s helped write such masterpieces as Drillbit Taylor. If Owen Wilson is starring in your movie, you’re scraping bottom.
In addition – this pretty much goes without saying – Seth Rogen is Canadian.
When Seth Rogen is in a movie, you’re pretty much guaranteed that, like the incredibly overrated Superbad, the movie is going to rely on jokes about the fat kid getting laid. I paid $9.00 to see Zack and Miri Make a Porno, and have never regretted anything more in my life. I thought, sure, Superbad was awful, but a comedy about porn has so many funny possibilities that surely at least some of it will be worth watching. False. This movie’s star jokes were about the popular kid in school being gay (oh so funny! HAHAHAHAHAHA HE’S GAY HAHAHAHAHAHAHA) and someone pooping on the cameraman (I rarely enjoy hearing poop jokes. Seeing them takes it to a whole new level of not funny).
After being unfortunate enough to watch a couple of his movies, I almost wish Seth Rogen would just star in all comedies. That way I would be forced to make the prudent decision and never watch movies that are supposed to be “funny” (other bright lights of our time include Role Models, Meet the Spartans, I Love You Man, and Epic Movie XXIVXL).
NV/R,
Margo
“In addition – this pretty much goes without saying – Seth Rogen is Canadian.”
You know when you’re watching a youtube video and you KNOW what’s going to happen and you’re just waiting for it to happen (like the fat chick who is going to face plant…)
THIS WAS JUST LIKE IT! I was waiting for the Canada mention and it made my evening!
NV/R,
Maria
Seth Rogen has become the Jason Statham of comedies… they’re just name to draw in the crows and to ruin your life for a couple of hours. If Jason Statham can ruin The Crow, maybe Seth Rogan might ruin The Green Hornet?
I mean, all of this stuff is popular for a reason; Seth Rogen might not have jokes that are funny but he tells them in a funny way, which can be just as good.
I mean, all of this stuff is popular for a reason; Seth Rogen might not have jokes that are funny but he tells them in a funny way, which can be just as good…
i have to defend seth only for his role in freaks and geeks, which i think is a wonderful wonderful show. however, it was also a long time ago. but i suggest you watch it anyway because a) he is not a mjor character and b) it does not follow the same formula as all of his movies. also, he was in donnie darko?!?!
I actually like Seth Rogen.