Due Date...POOR ROBERT!!!!

[delorita]

First I gotta say, I BOUGHT this because I LOVE Hangover and I love RDJ. So...

I can't watch it again. Zac was pulling SO MUCH on my nerves, I was about to turn it off in the middle of it. Robert's character was so nice and sweet and trying to stay calm, it was just heart wrenching. I adored him. I could certainly understand why he wanted to leave the other guy. And then he was just too good a person to do that.
I think the audience was meant to like Zac's character in the end, but I sure don't. What a night mare, with the sleeping while driving and then AGAIN smoking DRUGS while driving! And and and...I'm sorry to those who liked it, I certainly don't. Even though I think Robert might have had fun doing this movie.

I might use it to do some pix and use Peter as Tony Stark, cuz they do look alike :D
We also liked the music. Otherwise, thumb down.

I pray Hangover II wont have so much Zac...(sorry to the fans who like him!)

Comments

[sorion.livejournal.com]

That was... kind of the point of the movie ;)
But I hear you... ^-^'''

[delorita.livejournal.com]

Hey there long time no see ;) I FIGURED that much lol Don't say you loved it? Well people who like ZAc probably do lolol I wanted to pull my hair out the whole time lololol

[sorion.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm... not up to my usual form ^-^'

I watched it for RDJ, and I reacted pretty much like you did ;) Junior loved it though.

[delorita.livejournal.com]

Not up to your usual form? Oh please don't say you're sick!

I'm reliefed you didn't like the movie either. I bet my junior will like it too. He's got a thing for sarcasm and black humor.

[sorion.livejournal.com]

I was sick for a few days, now I'm better. Other than that, it's just the general situation that makes me not do much more than peek at the flist ^-^'

I guess it depends on how high the tolerance for nerve-wracking idiots is... XD

[delorita.livejournal.com]

oh, sorry to hear that. I am alllllll absorbed into the A-Team fandom now (movie and series) and at ateam_prompts are absolutely not idiots at all, only very friendly and inventive people :D

[enkiduts.livejournal.com]

I felt exactly the same way. Robert sells Peter, his anger, frustration and pain, but Gallifanikas is so outclassed being in the same movie with RDJ --he literally sucks all the energy out of the film.

For a character to become likable it is generally understood they have to undo some change in the course of the story. The Peter character certainly did, but Ethan or whoever, did not. He was the same clueless, annoying, man baby he started out, inflicting pain and disaster on everyone he encounters.

Zac G. plays one character and I'm sorry, he doesn't even do that convincingly. His Ethan inspired no sense of empathy or understanding, he was just annoying.

I will never willingly watch anything with that guy again. And even though I love RDJ, I won't own or willingly watch Due Date again either!

Good for you saying it like it is!

RDJ did have fun making the movie, playing an angry character has to be incredibly cathartic--it is just a shame what could have been fun and amusing was ruined by miscasting the director's favorite non talent to costar.

[delorita.livejournal.com]

Hey dear! I was so hoping you'd see my review about this! When I bought it, I thought about your words about the movie a while back. But I wanted to see for myself. And God, you have been SO RIGHT! As I said, I love Hangover, but Zac. G isn't SO nervewracking in that one (or I am too focused on Bradley Cooper to notice ;) But I thought I could focus on Robert too, but that other guy just kept on talking and I was like arrrrrrgggggggg I don't want to hear it, how stupid and MEAN can one be? the thing with the briefcase? Motherf+++er! No surprise there that Peter smashed him against that car. And then the gun? He again kept calm even while the other vomited onto his wound...

The drug scene must have been especially hard for Robert to play (where he sees Ethan as a dog) or not? What do you think?

And in the end he didn't even see how his baby was born because of that idiot. I can only shake my head.

I plan to watch Hangover 2. PRAYING Zac won't get as much screentime! The only thing me and my daughter liked in DD was the music. Cool pieces again.

On another note: Do you get any notifications that someone answers to your posts? Because I suddenly don't!!!

[enkiduts.livejournal.com]

On another note: Do you get any notifications that someone answers to your posts? Because I suddenly don't!!!

I'm still getting mine! LJ keeps having weird glitches lately, I know some people were reporting not getting notifications the other week--I seemed to be getting mine at that time.

Half the time I hate LJ!

[delorita.livejournal.com]

It's a glitch with yahoo and LJ.Yahoo thinks LJ notifications are spam suddenly...

I do love LJ! I think it's easy to handle. And I have my whole stuff here...I don't want to move lol

[lady-sallie.livejournal.com]

We watched this on Friday night and I'll agree. It had it moments, though and was good for a few laughs. The scene with him in the back of the truck while they were hitting bumps got me. I used to do the same to friends growing up in a small town. ;P

And RDJ in the trailer getting hauled down the highway, I think people forget how good he can be at physical comedy. It's one of the reasons I love Kiss Kiss Bang Bang so much.

[delorita.livejournal.com]

well lol that scene served him right!!!

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang...I'll have to watch that again, I think I didn't really get it the first time LOL

[atlantis2-04.livejournal.com]

i respect RDJ so much, even when i am not a fan, but this movie was beyond horrible, i didnt like it at all..but then..i dont like movies like this one...where drugs, alcohol, hit a child and stuff like that are "funny".

[delorita.livejournal.com]

The scene with the kids was horrible! Poor Peter again. That boy was so out of line!!!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who disliked that movie! I kinda hope it wasn't such a big success as Hangover was...

[amaraal.livejournal.com]

The only scene that really fascinated me, was, when Zach touches Robert's cheek :) Why did Robert sign the contract for this movie :)??? We will never know :) He stated, he had fun on the set... Well. He is still young and needs the money :)

[delorita.livejournal.com]

OHHHHHH so glad you don't hit me. I was afraid you liked it and I didn't know how to tell you that I didn't! I think RDJ loved the concept. I think it was a challenge for him. And maybe I would have liked it if Zac's character would have been played by another actor...Jude? lolol where I would have seen chemistry...but those two? Had zero.

Due Date

[amaraal.livejournal.com]

Tsk! I would never hit you :) People are different. RDJude on this set? I think Robert would have cradled Jude's head in his lap while he vomited... Most disgusting scene in this movie... Just to mention it :) But the cheek stroke at the end... I had the feeling Zach (or Chad, or what his name was) did it because he wanted it... And Robert is soooooooooooooooooo sweet :) I made a mental note: Stroke Robert's cheek one day lol... Let's say we tag it under 'another third class movie' :)