This is 40
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"This is 40" came out in 2012 but I stumbled over it just recently and found it hilarious.
There are several reasons I would like to recommend this movie.
I'm usually more into British comedy but this is the type of American humour I find sharp and funny. Dialogues might be overstressed but they nail it when it comes to absurd conversations you have in real life. You laugh because you can relate to the core truth of them.
The movie cast is also well picked - Paul Rudd has played several similar part and is always great to watch, Leslie Mann seems the born comedian (I kinda like her way of talking - as if she is a bit high but fully there), Melissa McCarthy, who just smashes her part, and all actors who play family and friends.
Maybe I wouldn't have appreciated this movie in 2012 as much as I do now - heading towards 40. Therefore I'm glad it took me four years to discover it.
If you don't have time to watch the movie anytime soon, please enjoy this trailer on imdb for now.
John Oliver - Donald Trump
/For the ones who don’t know John Oliver:
He is an English comedian and political commentator, who used to work on The Daily Show with the brilliant Jon Stewart and is known for hosting HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
There are so many things I love about him:
· his British humor and accent
· the fact that, as a Brit, he can pull off political jokes on American TV and gain popularity with it
· how he proves things right or wrong in a systematic, easy and funny way and backs everything up with great research work
· how he questions statements and shows us all how not to believe everything we read or hear
· his lovable way
· how much influence he has on politics (apparently his comedic commentary has been credited with helping U.S. legislation, regulations, court rulings and other aspects of U.S. culture, which has been dubbed “The John Oliver Effect” – Luckerson, Victor TIME and Jon, Dekel National Post)
Watch this video of John Oliver talking about Donald Trump and how finding Trump amusing is well and good, but that we need to understand what the consequences could be if we we don't stop this man.
Brilliant!
