Sunday, April 17, 2011

Movie Review: Your Highness

damn you Portman, damn you...
I like stupid/raunchy/stoner comedies as much as the next guy. I didn't like Your Highness however. Why? Why didn't I like this movie? Glad you asked. The problem has to do with this trailer I saw last year:



Pretty funny stuff right? Yeah, too bad those were all the funny lines from the entire movie. Seriously, that same trailer than initially sparked my interest in Your Highness ultimately RUINED the film for me. Once you've seen that Red Band trailer, you've basically already seen the movie. As much as I like viewing Natalie Portman's bare cheeks on the big screen, I seriously wish I had passed on this flick. Had I not been privy to to all the best gags beforehand, I might have given Your Highness a B- (what, I grade films now?!) instead of a D+. The special effects were pretty cool though in case that counts....oh wait, it's supposed to be a comedy. Nevermind.
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22 comments:

  1. LifeHacksApril 17, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    I figured that this movie was just playing off the success of pineapple express.

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  2. AnonymousApril 17, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    I saw the trailer a while back and I was interested in seeing this movie because I love fantasy and Portman ;). I hate trailers they can be very deceiving =/

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  3. edApril 17, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    trailer is hilarious and cast is good. D+ is harsh

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  4. goat-on-a-stikApril 17, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    You know what, I find these kind of movies pleasant if the humor is good. Things like Men in Tights or Naked Gun are hilariously awesome. Though this show doesn't look near as funny, it still seems better than most the trash that's in movies nowadays

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  5. AdaApril 17, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    PR teams really shouldn't shoot their movies in the foot like this.

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  6. the TsaritsaApril 17, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    I hate it when trailers show all the best jokes, thus ruining the whole movie. Why do they do that?!

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  7. The Angry LurkerApril 18, 2011 at 3:49 AM

    I had hoped that all the good parts weren't in the trailer, thanks for saving me the trouble of watching this.

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  8. Justsayin'April 18, 2011 at 5:22 AM

    I hate when the trailer is the best part of a movie, Like lurker said, thanks for saving me the time I would have wasted watching this.

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  9. JaccstevApril 18, 2011 at 5:46 AM

    I think they must learn from 'Super 8' on how to make a proper trailer.

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  10. HiFiApril 18, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    Maybe they should've put more comedic material into the movie. The trailers did stir up a lot of buzz though, I agree with you on that.

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  11. DudemeisterApril 18, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    Natalie Portman's butt does make up for a lot.

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  12. TeutorixApril 18, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Magic...motherfucker....
    I lol'd so hard!!!!!!!!

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  13. GApril 18, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    cool review!

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  14. ✗✗April 18, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    Like you I love raunchy comedies so it's sad to hear this one basically sucked. Boo. I had some high hopes for this one too since it had some great actors involved.

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  15. killerkunApril 18, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    Been waiting to see this movie, but it's a long way until it hits theaters here in mexico ):
    also, it's been a while since i've read anything about you :D

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  16. Andy KhunApril 19, 2011 at 12:42 AM

    Hmm really wna see this :D

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  17. JayApril 19, 2011 at 1:27 AM

    i will still watch this movie because natalie is in it. ;)

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  18. MoobeatApril 19, 2011 at 3:28 AM

    I enjoyed Danny Mcbride

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  19. Ray RousellApril 19, 2011 at 5:54 AM

    I wanna see this, hope it's not that bad, but I kinda thought it would be!

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  20. ZombieApril 19, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    Should have been named, not another stoner movie...

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  21. aurora8darkanglApril 20, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    damn had my hopes up for this movie...oh well thanks for saving me the trouble.

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  22. ShonaApril 21, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    I heard this movie wasn't the greatest.. I'll probably wait for a DVD before I go see it in theaters though! :P

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