Wedding Crashers (2005)
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Ok, now I understand why Wedding Crashers came out on July 15th, but wasn’t the number 1 movie until the weekend of July 30th. Critics didn’t care for the movie, but it appealed to the masses and word-of-mouth made the movie a hit.
I had not planned on going to see this movie, but a lot of different people told me I just had to see it. I had heard that it was pretty raunchy and really thought that maybe it was one of those movies where they went for shock value because they couldn’t produce a quality film.
Well, there was a lot of profanity, some minor nudity, and there was definitely sexually oriented scenes (sometimes fairly extreme), but there wasn’t anything that a mature adult couldn’t deal with. I would not recommend for a younger teen.
A couple of long time buddies have spent years perfecting the skill of crashing weddings to enjoy some really great food, dance, party with happy, and oh yeah, to score with girls who are on the emotional high generated from the wedding ceremony (and alcohol). We learn that this talent was passed down to them, like a legacy, and they look forward to the “wedding season� all year long. They are good at what they do, nothing held back – and not just crashing weddings, but becoming the life of the party – and we are led to believe, making the wedding even that much better.
But something goes wrong. They have literally hundreds of rules for how to crash a wedding. But the one situation not covered is – what happens when a “Crasher� falls in love with someone at the wedding. This is when the story really gets interesting.
You already know that the film is going to be funny when you find out that Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn are the leads. But I must admit that it was much funnier than I had expected. I am use to Wilson's style of humor from some of his films with Jackie Chan, but when complimented with Vaughn’s straight forward, sometimes rough or rude, comedic style, the combination heightens is well worth the investment.
Rachel McAdams is ideally suited as the story’s love objective and a beautiful addition to the cast. Her portrayal as the “real� person provides an excellent counter to Wilson's façade. And this sets up a conflict that is crucial to the story.
Though this was one of the funniest movies I have seen this year, what I got out of the movie was a lot more than silliness (which is what I expected when the movie started). There were a couple Message in the Movie moments here. What struck me first was the relationship between Wilson and Vaughn. Vaughn had made a commitment to Wilson when they were kids and he has kept that pledge for 16 years. They looked forward to their times as “Crashers�. But they never would have made it as Crashers if they weren’t the best of friends. This is demonstrated as the film goes on and Vaughn continues to suffer one situation after another. Yet he still sticks with and supports Wilson.
Then there is the transformation of John after meeting Claire. After years of transient relationships, John (Wilson) finally is struck with the love bug – and will go through literally anything to obtain the “love of his life�.
This movie is not for those who are easily offended, but if you can wade through some of the more offensive moments (which are, in the case of this movie, necessary to the film’s story), then this is a must see.
Strangely enough, even though this film is predicated upon the concept that a couple of “Crashers� are out to score multiple “one-night stands�, the movie has a lot to say about monogamous relationships and the love between two people. What it says to us is that playing the field provides momentary thrills, but a deep relationship is the real avenue to joy and happiness. Again, as I have said in many past reviews, the key to this is true love. And as I have pointed out in the Gospels repetitively, God is Love and Love is God. Remember the first two commandments, Love God and then Love each other.
—Overview
—Photos
—About this Film
—Photos
—About this Film
Ok, now I understand why Wedding Crashers came out on July 15th, but wasn’t the number 1 movie until the weekend of July 30th. Critics didn’t care for the movie, but it appealed to the masses and word-of-mouth made the movie a hit.
I had not planned on going to see this movie, but a lot of different people told me I just had to see it. I had heard that it was pretty raunchy and really thought that maybe it was one of those movies where they went for shock value because they couldn’t produce a quality film.Well, there was a lot of profanity, some minor nudity, and there was definitely sexually oriented scenes (sometimes fairly extreme), but there wasn’t anything that a mature adult couldn’t deal with. I would not recommend for a younger teen.
A couple of long time buddies have spent years perfecting the skill of crashing weddings to enjoy some really great food, dance, party with happy, and oh yeah, to score with girls who are on the emotional high generated from the wedding ceremony (and alcohol). We learn that this talent was passed down to them, like a legacy, and they look forward to the “wedding season� all year long. They are good at what they do, nothing held back – and not just crashing weddings, but becoming the life of the party – and we are led to believe, making the wedding even that much better.
But something goes wrong. They have literally hundreds of rules for how to crash a wedding. But the one situation not covered is – what happens when a “Crasher� falls in love with someone at the wedding. This is when the story really gets interesting.
You already know that the film is going to be funny when you find out that Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn are the leads. But I must admit that it was much funnier than I had expected. I am use to Wilson's style of humor from some of his films with Jackie Chan, but when complimented with Vaughn’s straight forward, sometimes rough or rude, comedic style, the combination heightens is well worth the investment.
Rachel McAdams is ideally suited as the story’s love objective and a beautiful addition to the cast. Her portrayal as the “real� person provides an excellent counter to Wilson's façade. And this sets up a conflict that is crucial to the story.
Though this was one of the funniest movies I have seen this year, what I got out of the movie was a lot more than silliness (which is what I expected when the movie started). There were a couple Message in the Movie moments here. What struck me first was the relationship between Wilson and Vaughn. Vaughn had made a commitment to Wilson when they were kids and he has kept that pledge for 16 years. They looked forward to their times as “Crashers�. But they never would have made it as Crashers if they weren’t the best of friends. This is demonstrated as the film goes on and Vaughn continues to suffer one situation after another. Yet he still sticks with and supports Wilson.Then there is the transformation of John after meeting Claire. After years of transient relationships, John (Wilson) finally is struck with the love bug – and will go through literally anything to obtain the “love of his life�.
This movie is not for those who are easily offended, but if you can wade through some of the more offensive moments (which are, in the case of this movie, necessary to the film’s story), then this is a must see.
Strangely enough, even though this film is predicated upon the concept that a couple of “Crashers� are out to score multiple “one-night stands�, the movie has a lot to say about monogamous relationships and the love between two people. What it says to us is that playing the field provides momentary thrills, but a deep relationship is the real avenue to joy and happiness. Again, as I have said in many past reviews, the key to this is true love. And as I have pointed out in the Gospels repetitively, God is Love and Love is God. Remember the first two commandments, Love God and then Love each other.—Overview
—Photos
—About this Film
4 Comments:
Owen Wilson, not Williams.
*slap the forehead* Thanks -- I knew that but for some reason put Williams. Not sure what I was thinking :-)
God forgive us for calling ourselves believers, and then bathing ourselves in the muck of the world in the name of "movie reviews from Jesus perspective". It seems today that Christians have lost the mentality that David had..."I WILL PLACE NO VILE THING BEFORE MY EYES."
I have asked myself this same question at times. But I have spent a great deal of time studying the New Testament and in prayer -- my conclusion is that after David, Jesus had come and spent much of his time in the midst of the "vile things" -- but why? To help change it. Jesus did not ignore "vile things", instead he got right in the middle and recognized it.
In John 3:17 it says "For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."
In Luke 6:37 Jesus says "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven."
I believe that Coach Robert Briner put it aptly in his book, and subsequent philosophy, of being a "Roaring Lamb" -- that we can not change the "world" by sitting outside it and yelling at the people in the "world", while we sit outside and pat each other on the back for our good words. Instead, we need to be "in" the "world" to change it from the inside-out -- I've literally met hundreds of people who came to know Jesus because someone came to that person -- where they were in the "world", but haven't met anyone that just decided to change their life without first being exposed to Jesus somehow (normally through someone that came to them where they were at).
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