Comments on: Drillbit Taylor Review

By: Jordan C

Jordan C — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:00:05 +0000

I just saw it. 1 is being generous.

By: John

John — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:17:46 +0000

Hey James,

I’m blaming Seth Rogen because he wrote the script… and it’s a horrible script. Just because “he’s awesome” doesn’t change the fact that it was a horrible script.

By: james

james — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:11:28 +0000

why the hell are you blaming seth Rogen he’s awesome and c’mon along came polly was worse than this but i think you maybe under rating this movie

By: Mark-Salinas-MN

Mark-Salinas-MN — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:52:49 +0000

If you go into the movie expecting any kind of reality, I would say that disappointment will most likely follow. This movie had some funny moments but it is one that I would save for the DVD release.

Mark Salinas, MN

By: WatchinTV

WatchinTV — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:57:50 +0000

This movie was good i could say that it was predictable but i think we all know that. The films comedy wasnt really that funny its the stuff children would laugh at or those people who will crack up over some one getting hit in the nuts for the 20th time will laugh at.
This movie is more the kind ill wait until it is cheap over night or weekly.
It is good for preteens.

5/10

By: Mehrdad

Mehrdad — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:35:47 +0000

I thought the little fat kid was really funny. He thought he was going to get shot like Tupac and his lyrics were going to sky rokcket. The whole movie was awesome.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:23:41 +0000

Ok who is the kid standing waiting for the bus with the other guy. Is was very short and i think had black or brown hair does anyone know who is is and what his real name is please find out for me.

By: alfie

alfie — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:10:17 +0000

well if expecting a comedy to have an actual laugh in it is expecting too much then I guess we were.

The film is awful.

and again I ask….how come when an apatow produced film hits big he is the king of comedy and has the midas touch yet when he churns out a fucking stinker like this he doesn’t get the blame?

having said that I saw forgetting sarah marshall yesterday and it totally redeems this garbage. Its very very funny. But I still don’t get the obsession some have with whats her face bell….shes fine and all but hardly a stoand out blow you away performer….but that russell brand guy is going to start popping up in a lot of films…..

By: Al

Al — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:43:59 +0000

I think you were expecting way too much from this film. It wasn’t aimed at making 40 year old men laugh, it was aimed at making kids laugh, and as such is a pretty successful film. It was Superbad-type characters aimed at a younger audience. I don’t see the problem. Plenty of films bring out shocking sequels with the exact same characters and you wouldn’t give those 1/10 for lacking originality.

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:10:16 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with your review. I saw this movie on a whim one night when I had nothing to do for once and had never heard of the movie. Needless to say, I hated it and it was a complete waste of my free evening.

Gotta say I love this blog and try to check out the reviews on here before seeing anything. I’ve learned my lesson!

By: alfie

alfie — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:24:42 +0000

john always gets a lot of flak for his opinions because sometimes they are completely insane…

However he is spot on with this one…

drillbit taylor was fucking awful. absolutely terrible. how come apatow gets all the praise when something hits yet I don’t see his name being bandied about with this fucking stinker…..he got more praise for superbad than the fucking director did yet here we are with 2 bombs in a row (lets not forget walk hard stiffing) and apatow isn’t getting the same amount of blame as he doies praise when a film hits??

surely its a two way street…john you and I definitely disagree on about 99.9% of things but I am glad to see you bring apatows connection with this film up.

turns out he doesn’t have a full proof midas touch when it comes to comedy after all.

By: nbakid2000

nbakid2000 — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:18:26 +0000

Hey John,

As I’ve said before, I don’t agree with you on a lot of stuff but you never fail to make it interesting – that’s why I love the site. However, I honestly think that Space Wars analogy you made is a bit extreme and you’re kind of just grasping there.

I honestly am not bugged by the fact that the characters are carbon copies of the ones in Superbad.

If Seth Rogan DOES indeed base his characters on himself and his friends in different movies, then it’s no surprise that they’re almost exactly alike. I see no problem with that – obviously the dude has fond memories of his childhood. Besides, if the characters work in one movie by the dude, why wouldn’t they work in another movie by him? Especially since they’re based on him/friends, it’s what he apparently likes to write, and according to the above post, this movie is a prequel of sorts to Superbad.

I don’t really see a problem here.

And word about being in the minority. ;D