How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (R, 2008)
common sense media says
Snarky comedy about celeb culture lacks bite.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this snarky comedy probably isn't on too many teens' radar, though it does star up-and-comers Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) and Megan Fox (Transformers). It's got plenty of edgy content, from nudity (breasts and rear) and swearing (including "s--t" and "f--k") to drinking (sometimes to excess) and drug references (there's a comic bit about cocaine).
Violence:
Some yelling. A party-crasher is hauled off by cops, and a man lunges at a woman in a public forum. More backbiting than punching.
Sex:
A stripper bares her breasts in a stunt witnessed by kids; a married man cheats on his wife; a writer lusts after a Hollywood starlet, who seems keenly aware of how to show off her assets in skimpy clothing. At some point, the starlet mentions that drugs make her horny, so a man tries to procure some for her. A man takes a woman home and finds out that she's actually a he (viewers see her naked from behind, and her would-be lover comments on "her" genitalia).
Language:
A blue streak, from "s--t" and "f--k" to "t-ts," "dick," and "a--hole."
Consumerism:
Pretty much a catalog of tons of high-end products (Armani, Omega Speedmaster), Broadway shows (Stomp, The Drowsy Chaperone), movies (Con-Air, La Dolce Vita), and much more. The Haymarket Hotel is featured prominently.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Several of Sidney's drunken moments result in offensive behavior, including mocking people out loud and even knocking them down physically. Cocaine is mentioned and later displayed in a small baggie. Specific drinks are also mentioned fairly often, including White Russians.
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kid, 13 years old
kid, 13 years old
Very Funny...
Very funny simon pegg comedy, but different type of movie to the other types of movies he does though, which probably grew the content. Very funny though but a scene of nudity when you can see breasts for a couple of seconds. And in the same scene you can see "fake balls" on a woman's 'V'. Other than that it wasn't that bad in sex or sexual comedy, other than when you see 'a little shot' of a woman's behind, (dont see much), it is implied that she also has a penis. The language is alike simon pegg's other movies but it feels worse though. The drug's isn't really a problem, other than simon pegg who tries to get a drug for a woman, hoping she'll "go crazy". Remember this is a rom-com, so some romantic behaviour other than what I've mentioned. (but not "bad bad").
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blueman5555
parent of 17 year old
parent of 17 year old
Not for kids.
The sexual content in this film is shocking. There is full frontal nudity of a transexual stripper both breasts and penis that lasts for over a minute. It is wildly inappropriate for kids of all ages and I believe should be NC-17 for that scene alone.
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bradley4846
teen, 17 years old
teen, 17 years old
Very Good Movie
I had been wanting to see this for a long time now, and i was not dissapointed. It was funny and very well done. There is some breasts and a penis (quickly) and some other talk. the language is ussually the fword. and they do cocaine twice (them doing it is not shown onscreen)
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