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Oh, well, I’ll see it just for Jason Bateman.

Oh, and Forum Nazis: FIRST!!

This is by far the funniest movie review title I’ve ever read. It made me laugh out loud in my depressing little cube, and for that I thank you. I didn’t make it through the whole review though, just because I care that little about this movie.

Hahhahaha, nice.

I don’t know exactly when it started but I’m getting a little sick of Mr. Braff. I’ll see this because of Jason Bateman

As much as I love “Scrubs,” I do it for Donald Faison and John C. McGinley. ZB’s shtick is starting to wear a little thin. Somehow, JD in a movie doesn’t sound too promising.

I’m a bit more forgiving of Braff than most around here, I suppose, but he does seem rather limited in his ability to carry a film (and let’s face it, Natalie Portman helped carry Garden State like, a lot). Still, if it means Jason Bateman gets better roles in hopefully better comedies, so be it.

Sighhhhhh…. Jason Bateman…. He is so fucking dreamy. One time I had a dream where I made out with him, and it was like, the best dream ever.

I’ll catch it on Netflix.

PS: I didn’t understand the review title. Somebody explain or bf email me or something.

PSS: bf You need a new “Pajiba Screenname.” Something with a little more pizzazz.

Well, you loyal Pajibans know about my rabid anti-Braffian sentiments. Gotta say, too, though that I’ve never seen the big deal with Peet’s talent. I think she’s lovely, but can’t see how she’d be “wasted” in a film.

Bateman is brilliant.

I think most here were charitably disposed toward Zachy-Zach initially; however twee “Garden State” was, it was head-and-shoulders above most of the dreck out of Hollywood. In fairness though, not only did Natalie Portman help carry it, there wasn’t much of a film without Peter Saarsgaard (h-o-o-o-o-t-t-t-t!) and Ian Holm either.

That seems to be the case in “The Ex” as well, with a superhuman supporting actor (Jason Bateman) and an appealing female lead (Peet) carrying a lot of Braff’s water. I’m not completely out of patience with him yet (despite the criminally crappy “The Last Kiss”), but it’s abundantly clear that he needs a strong ensemble to do well.

“Scrubs” would have been intolerable three years ago without Chocolate Bear and Elliott. (Chalke will always be Fake Becky to me though.)

litelysalted, the title is a “Scrubs” reference to a character that often refers to himself as “The Todd” and creates themed high fives appropriate to the circumstances. You are welcome.

How could Bateman NOT steal the film? He steals the trailers, for crying out loud.

The sis just sent me some clips. I SO get it now. I just started watching Scrubs recently so I wasn’t totally familiar with the Todd character yet.

“Garden State naval-gaziness”
Wait, Zach Braff stares at seamen in Garden State?

That just might make me watch it!

(or not, as I have tried and failed to not be annoyed by him.)

Slightly off-topic: I just re-watched the “Scrubs” episode on Comedy Central where JD goes to The Todd’s apartment and sees his banana hammock collection — sublime.

Sounds like this movie is for Netflix, but I would have thought from the trailer that this movie was just…better. The scenes with Bateman really cracked me up, and it seems from the review that he truly was that hysterical in the movie. I’m a wee bit disappointed, but not that surprised. Ah well, life goes on. At least I have The Office to look forward to.

P.S. How do people use italics when posting? Unfortunately, I just don’t have those skills.

JKo: “Comments: (you may use HTML tags for style)”

So (i) & (/i) for italics and (b) & (/b) for bold. Just replace the parentheses with the angle brackets (alligators, or greater than and less than signs).

Thanks, ! I had no clue what HTML tags were :-)

Hopefully it worked above; otherwise, I look like a complete jackass!

Yeah, I’m a jackass. *Blush*

I think I got it. Meant to say, “Thanks, Stew!”

Dustin, your frat boy metaphor was brilliant. I’m speechless.

BTW, DR, the Pajiba duds at onehorseshy are cool, but you’re missing out on a huge opportunity here! Maybe someone already pointed this out, but you guys need to crank out some logo’ed lounging-around bed-wear, so we can have … (get ready for it)

That’s right: The Pajiba Pajama.

Maybe someone already pointed this out, but you guys need to crank out some logo’ed lounging-around bed-wear, so we can have … (get ready for it)

That’s right: The Pajiba Pajama.

OK socalledonlycousins, that was laugh-out-loud hilarious.

pinkcheese: thanks for saying so — I thought of that in the car this morning, and my wife only thought I was more crazy AFTER I explained why I was sniggering.

I’m not even kidding though. I work at home a lot, and I would love Pajiba pajamas - sticking it to The Man in two ways at one time: Working at home in jammies (natch), and sporting a constant middle-finger at the intersection of Hollywood and Crap.

Why doesn’t Amy Adams get better roles? She’s awesome. And so very very pretty.

You forgot to mention that the title doesn’t really make sense. Bateman isn’t her ex. He’s her high-school best bud who she slept with once on a whim.

Everyone tried really hard, especially Bateman, but the material absolutely isn’t there. I thought it was essentially You Me and Dupree with funnier actors or Cable Guy with a way shittier, much less dark script. Something like that. And it’s painfully obvious that it tested poorly like a year ago (when it was called Fast Track, an equally retarded title for this movie) and they did reshoots and recuts and bad ADR to try and polish a turd. But the movie’s a mess.

PS I find nothing wrong with this or any season of Scrubs.

I think i’ll pass.

I, for one, would welcome the Pajiba Pajamas.

How can everybody say Natalie Portman carried Garden State? That movie stunk on ice; there was no “carrying.” But especially not by her, because she’s about the most overrated actress out there…

Dustin, your frat boy metaphor was a simile.

The Washington Post reviewer for this said that Garden State was “edgily original” and that they enjoyed The Last Kiss, but they just didn’t enjoy this one.

My reaction was to think that this must be the most offensively bad movie ever made, perhaps so bad that it could tear the fabric of space and time itself.

Glad to hear it isn’t that terrible. Still, I will definitely be giving this one a pass.

yes, yes, pajiba pajamas!!

It’s not very often that Pajiba is kinder to a movie than MSN or tvguide (I forget which; not that I look anywhere else for movie reviews; because that would be bad; even if in my defense, I read all reviews that give 1 star; even better 1/2 a star). Must be the presence of Jason Bateman.

^^bf, i agree, natalie portman is just about the most overrated actress…. i refuse to watch her in movies.

and i’m down with the pajiba pajamas, for sure!

Rose, a simile is a metaphor. Get over yourself.

Wait, wait, wait, I don’t think a simile is a metaphor — I think a simile requires an express comparison using an equating word, e.g., “like”: “Jen is like a cantankerous English teacher.” The simile admits the comparitors are not the same thing.

With a metaphor, the comparison is implied: “Rose is the key to unlock Jen’s cantankerousness.” The metaphor states they are the same thing, knowing the recipient will understand that they are not.

But what do I know — I thought Toto was saying “an empress above the Serengeti.”

I just wrote a bunch of crap about metaphors and similes, but then I realized no one cares. Sorry, Pajibaland, for my cantankerousness.

I read that somewhere else too, that it was like a long sit com.

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Oh yes, Pajiba Pajamas!

Plus sizes, please.
I’d pay real money for something like that. A nice, classy way to hack off damn near everybody who’d ever see me in them. And oh yeah, Pajiba really needs to collect a tariff on these. You’d make a fortune, we wouldn’t mind, and maybe you could be a little pickier about the ads on the site. Everybody wins!

Pajamas are nice, I guess, but I live in the tropics friends, nothing but a Pajiba thong will do, and throw some flip-flops in there as well.

I don’e entirely understand when everyone became so anti-Braff!! Admittedly, JD can be irritating, (but usually on purpose, I might add!), admittedly Garden State was over-earnest, and admittedly Zach’s style isn’t necessarily to everyone’s tastes. However, Scrubs is still one of the better shows on TV (Like Dustin said, a bad episode of Scrubs is still better than the best that a host of other shows can dredge up). I think the reason the Braff-hostility confuses me so much, is that the review for Garden State on this website was pretty damn positive!! I love scrubs (actually, I have a disturbing obsession with it!), and I loved Garden state. I recognize the faults in both, however, I still think that it is better than so much out there. Also, since when was uber-earnestness a reason for such distaste - it can be annoying/irritating etc, but at least it’s better than not caring at all/being proud of not caring at all etc. (I should mention that I was just forced to watch the Paris Hilton National Lampoon movie with the kids I was babysitting for. Garden State in comparison is Citizen freaking Kane!!) I think Garden State is of especial merit considering he wrote, dircted and acted in it, and it was his first major movie outing on all three fronts. I am filled with Braff love!! “Someone please explain Pajiba Braff-disdain” five!!??!!