The funniest thing that happened during A Good Old Fashioned Orgy actually took place before the movie began. When I was buying my (uh) solo ticket to the Orgy, the elderly box office lady couldn't hear me say the title and asked me to repeat it
three times. On the third time, I said "I want to see the Orgy!"
Yes, I did say that and yes, there were people behind me. Thankfully, I gave them and myself the best (ONLY) laugh I would have for the next hour and a half.
To be fair, I did laugh at that hour and half conclusion: as I couldn't wait to leave the theatre I got up quickly but as the credits rolled, they indicated "funny" finale credit scenes. There were two: the first was lame and the second seemed to take forever to show up. I actually laughed because I stood there to see if they would put something funny up on the screen finally. Alas, the second of two end-credit scenes was just as hideous as the entire movie.
And to think, this movie was in limited release which usually means it's so good, they want to slow-roll it out and get good word of mouth out. Ha, well scratch that idea of happening. Perhaps it was suuuch a taboo title? Take that idea off the table as well – I'll explain more, but this has as much orgy action as a Kirk Cameron movie. Ah, yes, it's just because it's such a terrible movie, they might as well make a few extra bucks the unsold DVDs will net. (And that's really where this movie belongs in the first place, if not just cancelled all together.
Whew a little bit of ranting there. You would too, if you were promised both comedy and an orgy and got a LAZY script, BORING set ups, DECADES-old scenes and a bunch of actually extremely talented actors who should know better but signed up for another paycheck. The tagline should've been: "If You Saw Grown Ups Save Your Money This Time!"
The story centers around, I'm guessing, growing older and trying to hold onto the past. Sound familiar? How this didn't star Adam Sandler and/or Will Ferrell is beyond me – yes, they would do a project like this; they're sell-outs too. So, when the house that holds ring-leader Eric's (Jason Sudeikis) parties is being sold, Eric wants a one-final-blowout and finally comes up with an orgy amongst friends.
The writer/director duo, Adam Gregory and Peter Huyck only ask that you be patient, because the characters will be simply talking about this pending orgy for another hour or so (in a 1½ hour film.) There's so little nudity or sex (in a nudity and sex film) that Adam and Peter throw in a sex-club scene that throws the should-be PG-13 film into R-Rating status.
Finally, the orgy arrives. And it's so tame; it's like buying a Playboy and you really just read the articles. Only Tyler Labine seems to want to get naked – that's a plus for people like me, but for the general public, they'd probably rather see someone else, I dunno, like the girls – this is targeted to horny guys that usually leave their brains at the door for this type of sex-comedy.
To be fair, there are a few (VERY FEW) breast shots. But nothing you can't Google on your android phone when you're bored when the towel-wearing gang carries on during the "orgy."
My guess on why the film's "Big Finale" was so toned down is that they either had little faith in the pointless and humorless script or they were too afraid to offend. Either way, they squandered such potential in the actors and chance to push the buttons even Adam Sandler, Kevin James and/or Will Ferrell actually haven't yet.
I'd say to skip this trash, but it's very unlikely you'll catch it with both the minimal amount of advertising and theatres running it.
Yes, I did say that and yes, there were people behind me. Thankfully, I gave them and myself the best (ONLY) laugh I would have for the next hour and a half.
To be fair, I did laugh at that hour and half conclusion: as I couldn't wait to leave the theatre I got up quickly but as the credits rolled, they indicated "funny" finale credit scenes. There were two: the first was lame and the second seemed to take forever to show up. I actually laughed because I stood there to see if they would put something funny up on the screen finally. Alas, the second of two end-credit scenes was just as hideous as the entire movie.
And to think, this movie was in limited release which usually means it's so good, they want to slow-roll it out and get good word of mouth out. Ha, well scratch that idea of happening. Perhaps it was suuuch a taboo title? Take that idea off the table as well – I'll explain more, but this has as much orgy action as a Kirk Cameron movie. Ah, yes, it's just because it's such a terrible movie, they might as well make a few extra bucks the unsold DVDs will net. (And that's really where this movie belongs in the first place, if not just cancelled all together.
Whew a little bit of ranting there. You would too, if you were promised both comedy and an orgy and got a LAZY script, BORING set ups, DECADES-old scenes and a bunch of actually extremely talented actors who should know better but signed up for another paycheck. The tagline should've been: "If You Saw Grown Ups Save Your Money This Time!"
The story centers around, I'm guessing, growing older and trying to hold onto the past. Sound familiar? How this didn't star Adam Sandler and/or Will Ferrell is beyond me – yes, they would do a project like this; they're sell-outs too. So, when the house that holds ring-leader Eric's (Jason Sudeikis) parties is being sold, Eric wants a one-final-blowout and finally comes up with an orgy amongst friends.
The writer/director duo, Adam Gregory and Peter Huyck only ask that you be patient, because the characters will be simply talking about this pending orgy for another hour or so (in a 1½ hour film.) There's so little nudity or sex (in a nudity and sex film) that Adam and Peter throw in a sex-club scene that throws the should-be PG-13 film into R-Rating status.
Finally, the orgy arrives. And it's so tame; it's like buying a Playboy and you really just read the articles. Only Tyler Labine seems to want to get naked – that's a plus for people like me, but for the general public, they'd probably rather see someone else, I dunno, like the girls – this is targeted to horny guys that usually leave their brains at the door for this type of sex-comedy.
To be fair, there are a few (VERY FEW) breast shots. But nothing you can't Google on your android phone when you're bored when the towel-wearing gang carries on during the "orgy."
My guess on why the film's "Big Finale" was so toned down is that they either had little faith in the pointless and humorless script or they were too afraid to offend. Either way, they squandered such potential in the actors and chance to push the buttons even Adam Sandler, Kevin James and/or Will Ferrell actually haven't yet.
I'd say to skip this trash, but it's very unlikely you'll catch it with both the minimal amount of advertising and theatres running it.