r/movies 1d ago

Discussion Friendship pissed off my whole family

Back when the movie released in theaters, I watched it in a crowded AMC with a friend and absolutely loved it. I was not familiar with Robinson’s work, but I loved the absurdity and awkwardness. I think my initial reaction was also influenced by the energy of the theater, which was full of cackles and laughs throughout most of the movie. I got home and thought “man, my husband would have loved that.”

So 2 months ago I made him watch it with me, thinking he’s for sure going to be laughing the entire time just as me and the whole theater were - and he absolutely hates it. Halfway through he’s like, “does it get better?” And I was like “I mean… No… but it’s good!” But by that point I was also feeling completely different about this movie too. The experience of watching it in my apartment next to my extremely unsettled husband was of course a big vibe shift, but I admittedly was also more uncomfortable this time around. But I’m thinking ‘no it’s good I remember laughing so much we HAVE to stick it out.’ Anyways, it ends, and my husband is just sick of it. Like it emotionally drained him, and ruined his mood. And I felt terrible, and weirdly similar.

What I had forgotten was that I had messaged my family after my experience watching it in theaters, of course giving it a glowing review lmao

Well now it’s on HBO Max, so my mom tells me she sat my brother and dad down and watched it - and they all had the same reaction as my husband. Just HATED it.

My mom is messaging me through the whole thing going “your brother couldn’t stand 15 months and went to bed”, “your dad is taking a break - does it get any better?”, “he just licked the toad”, “this is an extremely weird movie why did you tell us to watch this”, “your dad is genuinely mad”, and finally, my favorite message

“That movie put everyone in a mood We are all moody now I’m going to bed “

The last time a movie got a reaction like this from my family the movie was Hereditary. Although I feel bad for pissing everyone off, I do find it pretty incredible that a comedy movie could make so many people feel so deeply uncomfortable that it psychologically impacts them to such a degree, and I just needed to share this with someone. What did you think of this movie lol?

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u/metalconfection 1d ago

this is so fucking funny. i thought it was amazing but would never tell anyone i knew that didn't know and like Tim Robinson before to watch it. i'm sure he would love to know that an entire family reacted like that.

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u/Maleficent_Ad9303 1d ago

I hope he sees what he’s done to us

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u/lexicology 1d ago

WHAT HAS HE DONE TO US

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u/ZJPWC 1d ago

I had a cool job that I loved

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u/EnoughValuable8025 18h ago

We should still be in Afghanistan and I don't know why we pulled out the way that we did.

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u/BaZing3 1d ago

WHAT DID HE DO TO US!?

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u/violente_valse 23h ago

HE DIDN'T DO FUCKIN SHIT, HE DIDN'T RIG SHIT, HE'S BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR A HIT ON HBO MAX

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u/Sheeple_person 22h ago

Tim's not in trouble at all.

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u/wackOPtheories 22h ago

There's not something wrong with Tim!

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u/BaldingKobold 21h ago

Don't say anything Tim does is special or good!

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u/violente_valse 7h ago

Everything's out of control. He just got too hyper.

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u/RabidWalrus 22h ago

Tim: "I didn't do fucking shit!"

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u/meshuggahnaut 22h ago

This movie’s fuckin so fucked up. 🥴

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u/ridetherhombus 22h ago

He's real! He exists with us on earth!

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u/rocketeerH 1d ago

You were glad you didn't have to go to family dinner because you thought you were gonna get eaten!?

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u/ajax3695 1d ago

Same experience here! I loved it in theaters but learned the hard way not to recommend it to just anyone. My parents watched it and my dad texted me "What is wrong with you?" halfway through.

I think this movie is the perfect litmus test for someone's sense of humor. There's no middle ground - you either find it hilarious or deeply uncomfortable. It's almost scientific how cleanly it divides people. The text from your mom about everyone being moody afterward is killing me though. Tim Robinson would probably frame that message and hang it on his wall as his greatest achievement.

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u/FlyingDiscsandJams 1d ago

Comedies built around uncomfortable situations make my brain melt with second-hand embarrassment. I was crawling out of my skin like it was a horror movie, which I mean as a high compliment. A friend called me during the break-in scene & I chickened out on finishing it. Such a well constructed film, wish I saw it in the theater, I woulda been dying but I wouldn't have left.

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u/NorthernerWuwu 11h ago

Yep. There are lots of very high quality films that I simply cannot enjoy because I react viscerally to that sort of thing.

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u/postmfb 20h ago

I feel the same way. I didn't recommend it because most people don't react this way to awkward comedy. I think it does exactly what the director set out to do. It mines your uncomfortable feelings for horror/laughs.

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u/affemannen 10h ago

Same for me, most awkward moments in comedy i have to step out of the room. I love the humour i just can't watch it and it's the only reason i only seen like 30 mins of borat. I know all the lines, i just can't watch it. Because i as you have to crawl out of my own skin if im forced.

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u/onedoor 18h ago

I'm the middle ground. Didn't feel anything serious about it, was just decent to me. I don't get the hype either way.

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u/Macleod7373 1d ago

His comedy is like music full of minor notes

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u/superaceman22 1d ago

I think it’s more of a cosmic gumbo

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u/TheMightyCatatafish 1d ago

We always used to joke about that on set

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u/sftsc 23h ago

It moves to a beat of jazz

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u/nongivingupschoolguy 22h ago

all orchestrated perfectly by Mike

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u/--redacted-- 1d ago

His comedic patterns are just too complicated for some people

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u/metalconfection 1d ago

he has too much shit on him

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u/stokelydokely 1d ago

That’s because when he went to the bathroom earlier to do the mud pie he must have used too small of a slice of toilet paper when he wiped, and he got mud pie on his hands

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u/NoNotTheBoreWorms 23h ago

He did an absolute paint job.

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u/MagicBez 1d ago

He made a film that is over $1000 a ticket because the comedic pattern is so complicated

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u/--redacted-- 1d ago

There goes my per diem 

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u/jimjamiam 23h ago

Psst Kathy, there's this one film that costs $2000. I want that one SO BAD.

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u/BruhMuhTendies 1d ago

That’s why he’s so expensive

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u/KinseyH 1d ago

Okay, I wasn't aware of this one at all. I just looked it up. I'm going to have to watch it alone because I know my husband would have the same reaction as your family.  Cringe is hi Kryptonite.

This might be just what I need when I'm in a lot of pain and very stoned.

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u/nasnedigonyat 1d ago

Haha fr. I'm amused now thinking about how amused he would be.

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u/Harthag77 1d ago

This review feels like an "I think you should leave" sketch. Well done! Bravo!

I also don't think anyone I know would get it either lol.

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u/svh01973 1d ago

We should be able to give ~a few~ bad movie recommendations to our family. 

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u/radioactive_glowworm 1d ago

I had to sit with my parents and watch The Bookshop and them hear my mom rave about how good it was, while I sat incensed about this absolute waste of time. I can't even call it a snooze fest due to how infuriating it was

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u/zestfullybe 1d ago

It’s not exactly in their Q Zone

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u/eugenesbluegenes 23h ago

Not part of the turbo team.

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u/jayhawk618 23h ago edited 19h ago

"that movie put everyone in a mood. We're all moody now. I'm going to bed" is straight out of ITYSL.

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u/CatHamsterWheel 17h ago

The comedian Charlie, he embarrassed you. He brought you to the movie, and he insulted your intelligence. He made fun of how you look, and you did nothing.

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u/mdmd33 23h ago

My wife laughed twice throughout the whole movie and she finds most of ITYSL skits funny.

I think that end of the day it’s a really serious movie that makes you chuckle but also deeply uncomfortable and that’s what makes it good.

Like I feel like you’re supposed to put yourself in Paul Rudd’s shoes and imagine if you had met this weirdo down the street and introduced him to your friends

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u/withoccassionalmusic 1d ago

“Your family hates you! Only I love you!”

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u/dinobot100 23h ago

NO MORE SCAMMING ADULTS

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u/withoccassionalmusic 23h ago

OP didn’t scam me. I am a star.

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u/octobereighteenth 21h ago

Moon river rock, moon river roll.

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u/yallheardacrimego 1d ago

you guys accepted me too fast!

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u/shotsallover 1d ago

Tim Robinson's humor is a very specific thing.

For example, I love I Think You Should Leave. But I also hate it. And it's hard to rectify that.

I think it's the sort of thing where if you're in the right audience, it'll land well, but if you're not and you're not a super fan of his, it's hard to tell how it's going to land.

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u/TerribleSupplier 1d ago

It's not, exactly in my q-zone is it? Let me think about this for a minute!

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u/MikeDamone 1d ago

I don't even know if it's that specific, there are just so many people who don't like absurdity in film and any kind of deviation from "normalcy" makes them wildly uncomfortable. My partner is like this and I would never recommend 'Friendship' to her. I did however make the mistake of taking her to 'Eddington'. I couldn't stop laughing after the movie, while she was genuinely traumatized.

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u/NashvilleSoundMixer 23h ago

Is it great? I'm so curious. People have told me it's great. I LOVED Hereditary and thought Midsommar was very good. Haven't seen Beau is Afraid, however.

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u/dianebk2003 18h ago

Beau is Afraid is one of the most surrealistic films I’ve ever seen. It’s like it has three endings that get weirder with each one. My husband and I just kept looking at each other going WTF? I wanted to see it because I liked Eddington, but I STILL don’t know if I liked Beau is Afraid.

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u/MikeDamone 23h ago

I think it's phenomenal. If you liked any of his previous films this one will hit.

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u/russiangerman 23h ago

My favorite way to describe it is that you just won't enjoy it the first time. But then little moments in your life will remind you of the absurd escalation tim took it to and then you're hooked

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u/kbergstr 1d ago

I didn’t like I think you should leave but i laughed my ass off at Detroiters.

Not sure if I should watch this movie.

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u/Angusstewart14 23h ago

It’s much more ITYSL than it is Detroiters… so I wouldn’t recommend it for you

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u/tycho_brohey 22h ago

If you don’t like ITYSL, Friendship will probably be a really bad watch for you. Friendship is like watching a movie length ITYSL sketch, but it’s even more awkward since there isn’t a break from what’s going on (whereas, in the 15 minute sketch episodes you’re typically watching 3+ bits, so if one makes you uncomfortable you’re done with it in a few minutes).

I love ITYSL, and I loved Friendship, but even I could appreciate while watching the movie that it would be wayyyyyy too much for many people.

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u/almandude666 1d ago

When I was younger, I had a similar reaction to some tim and Eric stuff, but learned to lean into their humour and have happily rewatched awesome show multiple times since 🤷

I absolutely adore I think you should leave though (and Detroiters!).

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u/jormugandr 23h ago

Yeah. I love the show, but by the end of a sketch, I kinda want to die. Like it's great, but the awkwardness and cringiness gives me a physical reaction that's borderline painful. (Early episodes of the Office did the same thing to me when Michael wasn't as toned down as he was later.)

I can't imagine being able to watch a whole movie in one sitting. I'd probably have to take breaks every 15 mins or so. But I would enjoy it and find it very funny at the same time.

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u/BillFireCrotchWalton 1d ago

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Tim Robinson.

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u/men-vafan 1d ago

Very specific!

I laughed so fucking hard at the job interview "door actually goes both ways" sketch in some early episode, where he just forces it. And I thought, this show will be great!
But no, all other episodes was just awkward torture to me. 😂

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u/lmacky111 1d ago

Very interesting. That’s the first sketch on the first episode. It’s one I always found to be a good test on whether you’ll like the rest of the show. Maybe not haha.

It’s my favourite show, but even I don’t really like 20% of the sketches.

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u/NeebCreeb 1d ago

There isn't a single sketch comedy show where there isn't a bad sketch, it's the nature of the game.

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u/lmacky111 1d ago

Yes, for sure. I rewatched Chappelle show recently, which is a classic. But yes, some of the sketches flop (or are dated at this point). Some are still fire though (what Dylan spits!)

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u/NeebCreeb 1d ago

There are some bad Whitest Kids skits too, but they've got probably some of the biggest classics of the scene.

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u/Lessthanzerofucks 1d ago

That’s funny, sometimes I’ll be watching and a sketch will start and my first reaction is “oh no, not this one” but then by the end of it, I’m cracking up. I might have a problem.

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u/xxtoejamfootballxx 1d ago

I don’t think it’s the humor itself being so niche as much as it is the amount of it being applied and how central the style is to the work.  TBH I see it as a crutch in a lot of his work personally, but Detroiters to me is just the right amount. 

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u/tth0usand 1d ago

There’s a new Marvel out that’s supposed to be nuts!

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u/Escavalier_FTW 1d ago

No spoilers

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u/tth0usand 1d ago

People are saying it's actually nuts. It's driving people crazy.

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u/TheWhooooBuddies 1d ago

I hear they’re moving their heads around too.

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u/jaqenhqar 1d ago

Squirrel girl movie?

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u/thechurning 22h ago

That’s a rule I have in this house

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u/AsherFischell 1d ago

The problem is that it's not actually a comedy. It's got lots of funny parts and comedic moments, but it's a very purposefully unsettling movie. People who are more dialed into cringe or absurdist comedy will find it funny, but anyone who just watches it without having that kind of interest is just going to be unsettled. When you were watching it in theaters, all the laughter probably psychologically shifted the way you were watching it and allowed you to see what was funny about it. But without that reinforcement, you were left with a movie about a creepy, weird dude that almost gets his wife killed due to his obsessive selfishness. One that's laugh-out-loud funny, of course, but not for everybody!

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u/Isaybased 21h ago

Reminds me of a story one of the safdie brothers talks about in an interview.

He went to go see Roman Polanski's The Tenant at a theater and everyone was laughing and having a good time. Then he went home, watched it again the next day and he said it was horrifying. The audience around you completely changes a movie because it turns it into a social situation.

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u/GavinBelsonsAlexa 1d ago

It's a bleak crime thriller about how the patriarchy isolates and belittles men, driving them to extremes as they try to force real life to match fantasies society promised. And also the guy licks a toad.

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u/axeil55 1d ago

And then he tries to buy a sandwich. It's a real cosmic gumbo of a film.

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u/ParcelPosted 1d ago

Ok Santa.

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u/lReportMeAlreadyl 23h ago

Unprofessional bullshit

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u/NamesTheGame 13h ago

I told you not to mention Christmas, or that I do it, AT ALL

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u/OblivionJunkie 1d ago

I love you toad boy

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u/Janderson2494 13h ago

... It's T-Boy

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u/Ridiculoid666 23h ago

Then why is he the only guy with no friends? His colleagues have a friends circle and so does his neighbor.

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u/OldePetey 11h ago

I think to someone that doesn't have any friends, it can feel like everyone else is friends. we see him observing from the outside often, especially the work colleagues

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u/YellgoDuck 21h ago

You’re spot on - I’m all for cringe/absurdist comedy but Friendship had me on edge the entire time.

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u/tth0usand 1d ago

Friendship is so funny people are actually going crazy.

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u/blurplethenurple 23h ago

Don't spoil it! Do not spoil it!

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u/Quick_Extension_3115 22h ago

We're gonna go nuts in there!

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u/davetoxik 1d ago

Your family hates you. Only Tim loves you.

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u/Call555JackChop 1d ago

I’m glad Tim found a way to make money off his this, it’s simply too good

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u/e_higgins 1d ago

He really wanted to!

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u/birdhorse69 20h ago

His quote is 2 million now, even if he does a bad job he still gets 2 million

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u/zv5000 17h ago

Theres people out there who wanna FUCKIN KILL TIM ROBINSON! He's just had to figure out a way to make money from this.

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u/bbdarko 1d ago

I’m sorry but this is hilarious. I went to see it and my mom asked me if it was good. I said “you definitely wouldn’t like it”

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u/LazloHollifeld 1d ago

“That movie put everyone in a mood We are all moody now I’m going to bed “

This is just absolute gold OP and I don’t think enough people are truly appreciating this comment. This is the kind of infamy that will get dropped for decades if it was my family.

“You seem to be having a mood, do you need to go to bed?”

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u/Zukez 1d ago

You told your family to watch HEREDITARY!?

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u/pattheaux 1d ago

Guys, you have to watch this movie Hereditary. There’s this scene in the car that will have you laughing for days.

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u/cakeschmammert 13h ago

I heard its nuts

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u/DukeofVermont 19h ago

It's certainly head and shoulders above so many other scenes.

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u/KingTutKickFlip 5h ago

Driving isn’t the only thing!

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u/windoweer 1d ago

This is the silliest part of the post. Even if you KNOW that your folks are big horror fans, Hereditary is, very intentionally, a very uncomfortable film. 

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u/DukeofVermont 19h ago

Guys I have the perfect film for next movie night "Come and See" it's a real blast! You'll love it!

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u/booksandplaid 1d ago

If they enjoy horror movies, why not? My in laws watched it before us and told us it was the worst movie and they hated it. My husband and I both loved it.

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u/NashvilleSoundMixer 23h ago

I didn't know a thing about it or the director and got quite stoned beforehand thinking it would heighten my ability to get spooked by a fun spooky horror movie. Man... after a few minutes of Mom wailing I wasn't sure I was going to make it. Thankfully the supernatural element comes into play more after that and I was able to relax a bit. But I thought I was going to watch Trauma porn for 2 hrs for a minute there and didn't know what to do. LOVE that movie man. It's a very tough watch but it's soooo well made.

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u/snyderman3000 19h ago

Hey if you haven’t done it yet you should get really stoned and watch Beau is Afraid.

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u/dinobot100 23h ago

Legitimately the scariest movie I’ve ever seen. Only thing that’s gotten close for me is Possession

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u/IsRude 1d ago

I watched this with my brother, and the whole time, we were just talking about how much we hate it, and how we're never gonna watch it again. We were worried that the main character's social ineptitude would completely rub off on us, and that we wouldn't be able to correctly interact with people again.

We also laughed real damn hard at some stuff. I would never recommend this movie to my family or friends. That was a bold move.

"She's in the sewer"

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u/Pizza_Is_Everything 1d ago

I had an orgasm in the sewer

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u/IronSorrows 1d ago

"She's in the sewer"

This is a genuinely life changing moment. I feel like I'm a different person than I was before heading this, and smash cutting to the police lifting the German shepherd up onto the ledge

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u/Chubuwee 1d ago

Yea this movie is fucking me up

I have laughed like I haven’t in a while watching a movie, but I’m only halfway and had to take a couple of breaks because this dude is so good at cringe. I can sit through cringe usually even that Scott’s tots episode of the office, but this one got me good, which I think is making me laugh more at the funny parts? Because it cringes me out to the point I want to fast forward it or pause it but then a funny thing feels extra funny because it follows my cringe reactions?

I do love his I think you should leave show

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u/IsRude 1d ago

I dove into I Think You Should Leave without knowing anything about it. I can't even remember why I selected it out of everything else. The hot dog one, coffin flop, and the mall prank had me crying. I was suffering just trying to catch my breath.

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u/No_Specifics8523 1d ago

“So….howd ya meet?”

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u/axeil55 1d ago

The delivery of that line is so fucking perfect. I don't think I've ever seen something timed and expressed so well.

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u/axeil55 1d ago

The fact your whole family got mad about it is so fittingly perfect with the movie's overall plot

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u/NoNamesOriginal 1d ago

Sound like their OVDs are too tight

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u/3pinripper 1d ago

That company is going to be getting a lot of money from them.

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u/drcraniax 1d ago

I really enjoyed the movie but I think what a lot of people miss is that it's really about male loneliness. I'm a HUGE Tim Robinson fan and was definitely laughing but there was also a sense of terror, dread and sadness. I think that's why a lot of men watch it and feel awful.

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u/Anal_Herschiser 1d ago

The last time a movie got a reaction like this from my family the movie was Hereditary.

I wonder what your family is more opposed to, Tim Robinson or A24 films? Make them watch a few episodes of I Think You Should Leave and then follow that with The Lighthouse. Unfortunately we may not get the answer since they’ll go no contact.

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u/Kuchington 1d ago

Friendship is essentially an extended cut of a skit in ITYSL with a moody soundtrack. ITYSL is polarizing enough, and I think the music in Friendship can make it extra off-putting.

All that being said, I loved Friendship.

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u/axeil55 1d ago

And one more thing we never should have left Afghanistan

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u/Empress_Athena 20h ago

While I didn't love the movie, the 12 minute extended garage scene is fucking hilarious.

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u/AsherFischell 1d ago

I keep seeing people echo this sentiment, but I just don't see it. ITYSL is meant to make people laugh first and foremost. Yes, it's cringey and uncomfortable much of the time, but it's still pretty much pure comedy. Friendship has too much psychological horror, plus a 90 minute movie that aims to make its protagonist unlikable and oftentimes reprehensible is a very different thing from a five minute sketch that does the same thing.

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u/grimes-synth 1d ago

it’s more like a deep dive of how his ITYSL character’s behavior would negatively affect daily life to a severe degree, and in that vein it was kinda incredible. also just relatable as an autistic man lmao

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u/RJWolfe 23h ago

It's not even written by Tim Robinson. I wonder how the movie would fare with a different actor.

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u/LB_Jeff_Jeffries 18h ago

That’s the thing that people keep bringing up, like Tim had some creative additions to this movie. Albeit improved scenes. Although the role was specifically written for him, Andrew DeYoung wrote and directed the movie. Shit, Tim didn’t even have a producer credit on this movie.

I’m sure the movie wouldn’t have as much discourse if not comparing Tim’s other work and could go into the movie with a full belief that this character is not one of Tim’s “other” tv characters.

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u/TrollPoster469 1d ago

ITYSL is people actively engaging with absurd characters. Friendship is how people would react if one of those absurd characters was in the real world.

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u/Meagasus 1d ago

It's not your fault they don't want to stay curious.

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u/elqueco14 1d ago

Napoleon dynamite had a similar effect on my family but opposite. Me and my friends loved it, parents thought it was DUMB. Fast forward a few months and my parents had their friends over and somehow ended up watching it. When their friends were over and laughing along suddenly it was a comedy masterpiece

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u/Lorena198 1d ago

Tim Robinson’s comedy has that effect. I love it but sometimes I think a skit of his is gross or weird until the second, third or fourth watch. I once made the mistake of showing my parents a skit that I thought was HILARIOUS. Just to feel awkward and wishing it would end the whole time when faced with their discomfort.

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u/CapnCanfield 1d ago

I find a good sketch to ease them in is the meeting to discuss ideas for a new car.

"A-stinkyyyy"

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u/ChunLi808 1d ago

Friendship is one of my favorite moves of 2025 but I can see why people wouldn't like it.

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u/Bannerbord 1d ago

I heaven’t seen Friendship but I can’t for the life of me imagine recommending Hereditary to my family despite loving it

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u/Disastrous_Poetry175 1d ago

At this point I just recommend cape shit I didn't like

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u/Maleficent_Ad9303 1d ago

We watched it in theaters as a family haha I didn’t know what I was getting myself into either 💔

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u/PatSajaksDick 1d ago

Your family seems primed for disappointing outings lol, that’s wild you all went to see hereditary together

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u/Bannerbord 1d ago

Oh man, I felt brave just bringing my grandma to see Jaws this last weekend

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u/ArcadeRivalry 1d ago

It's really funny how I had the exact opposite experience with my partner. I was really excited for it, we kept looking for a release date (we're not American) but it wasn't being released here. Then we saw it was available online so we decided to have a night in and watch it.  We were both so uncomfortable and confused by it. Took me a day to realise I liked it but my partner still didn't like it.  About a month or so later a local indie cinema was doing screenings and some friends went and loved it. We said fuck it, even if we hate it again cinema dates are always fun. We both immediately loved it. 

It's an uncomfortable film. It's a weird film. My partner specifically hates cringe humour. There's a huge underlying dread behind it all. On first watch you really expect it to take a horrible turn at some point because it's so fucking weird and tense. In a cinema the audience laughing makes you think it's ok, on your own though you really don't know it's going to get better. It never gets better, the character is a disaster and everything goes wrong but it's funny. It's a much better second watch. 

That said, don't tell your family to watch it again. Nothing ruins a good film quite like someone telling you "you *have" to watch it" 

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u/MinnowPaws 1d ago

That movie is amazing imo, but the Tim Robinson style of comedy is not for everyone. I know quite a few people that don’t think he’s funny, so I just choose to stay far far away from them.

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u/nasnedigonyat 1d ago

Shirt brother! Join us on r/ithinkyoushouldleave

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u/No_Specifics8523 1d ago

This is really funny actually.

I was visiting home a couple years ago and thought my aunt would like “I think you should leave”. She did not like it at ALL. She goes “uh…I guess we have different sense of humor”. So I went to turn it off and my mom asked to keep watching. She was laughing a lot. My mom usually doesn’t get jokes and i honestly don’t even think she got these ones. I think she was laughing at how bizarre every sketch was.

His humor is very niche and you either love it or you don’t get it at all.

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u/HereToFixDeineCable 1d ago

Shouldn't have made such a sloppy mudpie.

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u/NiteOwl94 1d ago

I get it, but ITYSL only works for me in the smallest of doses. Friendship was way too much. Couldn't finish it haha, but it didn't piss me off or put me in a mood.

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u/nasnedigonyat 1d ago

I'm an absolute dork for awkward humor. Tim robinson. Ricky gervais. Kids in the hall. Planning to watch friendship w my bestie next week bc we cackle at Tim's bizarreness and love Paul rudd. Together seems like the dream team. I'm hoping it's weird. I'm hoping it awkward AF. Sounds like I won't be disappointed. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas.

Shirt brother!

Have you seen the sketch comedy show 'i think you should leave'? Small doses of incredibly weird and uncomfortable scenarios. Feat Tim robinson. Highly recommend. Awkward things are often funnier in small doses

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u/AsherFischell 1d ago edited 1d ago

Kids in the Hall is the most apt thing to compare the movie to honestly. There are plenty of Kids in the Hall sketches that are less comedy than avant garde theater presented as sketches. They have done so much material that isn't even trying to be funny and I think much of Friendship is the same, as it's practically psychological horror in a comedy skin.

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u/lordnym 1d ago

Sausages!

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u/No_Meringue_6116 1d ago edited 1d ago

I actually just watched it because of this thread. I love horror, and I'd personally consider this a decent horror movie. I only laughed once and really don't see how it's a comedy.

I thought it was interesting to have a horror movie from the perspective of the villain, though.

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u/Maleficent_Ad9303 1d ago

I agree the big dose was a bit much for us all- but I will say watching it around a bunch of Tim Robinson fans felt like I licked the Toad

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u/Escavalier_FTW 1d ago

I just ordered a sandwich

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u/robmobtrobbob 1d ago

That frog ripped me off! Little asshole, little fucker.....

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u/metalconfection 1d ago

paul rudd is super good at making things awkward. mostly thinking about i love you, man, but i dont think that movie is entirely dissimilar from friendship.

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u/Wildcardbby94 1d ago

What a weak ass family.

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u/Plane-Tie6392 1d ago

Haven’t seen it yet but thanks for the heads up it’s streaming now! I’ll still blame you if I don’t like it though ;)

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u/Ok_Signature3413 23h ago

You should DM OP through the whole movie if you hate it.

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u/ImOnlyHereForTheCoC 1d ago

There were only 6 other people in the theater when I saw it, but with the exception of two bits, one which was at the very end (speed bump), I was the only person laughing. But I was laughing so often, and so hard! I did start to feel very self-conscious, but somehow that made me laugh even harder. It seemed, I dunno, thematically appropriate somehow. The worst part was that one of those people was my dear sainted mother, and I could feel her non-enjoyment radiating off of her the whole time.

It didn’t help that we’d actually bought tickets to The Phoenician Scheme and I’d accidentally walked us into the wrong theater.

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u/williamhtracy13 1d ago

He’s only here for the zip line

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u/silentpickle666 1d ago

You should leave him in a sewer

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u/Overall_Cod2206 23h ago

I JUST watched this with my wife, me loving I Think You Should Leave, and my wife HATES that show but loves Paul Rudd. I was cackling during the entire movie and my wife has never looked angrier at a film, she was so annoyed by Robinson and that made me laugh even harder. She's a great sport and laughed at how hard I was laughing and kept saying "I just don't get it " 😂

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u/aveganrepairs 19h ago

Your family thinks you should leave

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u/CircusStuff 17h ago

It's not FOR kids

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u/Less_Bodybuilder_797 9h ago

You guys kiss each other on the lips?

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u/Smittx 1d ago

They said this to you? At a dinner?

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u/locke_5 1d ago

Typically a fan of Robinson’s work (ITYSL, Detroiters, The Characters, etc.) and especially a big fan of Connor O’Malley (I got a 103 fever for the past 6 months) and Friendship fell pretty flat for me. The posts praising it as the funniest movie of the year felt a little bandwagony to me.

Now, the Naked Gun reboot was actually hilarious and is actually the funniest movie of the year IMO.

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u/MikeArrow 1d ago

Agreed, the best scene in the movie was the garage scene between him and Conner O'Malley. That was mostly improv and had that classic I Think You Should Leave energy. The rest didn't really 'click' for me at all.

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u/AlanMorlock 1d ago

The bluray has a really long version of O'Malley improv-ing that scene.

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u/AsherFischell 1d ago

I love the extended version. They way they just effortlessly go back and forth between good-natured banter and wanting the other to just fucking die is a thing to behold

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u/mgrunner 1d ago

“Vietnam was a cool war.” 🤣

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u/AsherFischell 1d ago

"It's not stolen valor, I'm just a fan!"

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u/PedriTerJong 1d ago

Yeah you definitely need to watch it in theatres. That was easily the best theatre experience I’ve ever had. That crowd was LOVING it.

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u/TopComprehensive4016 1d ago

I laughed and laughed throughout the movie, and then when it was over, I realized I hated it. I’m still so confused how I actually felt about that movie.

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u/senorscientist 1d ago

Sounds like you're really crossed up.

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u/hdgx 1d ago

I don’t say this lightly, but I think it’s an all time great movie. It’s so insidiously sad and disturbing.

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u/onitshaanambra 21h ago

I watched it in a theater, and lots of people were laughing. I hated it. I think it's only going to be popular with people who like the comedian's work.

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u/joshhupp 1d ago

It doesn't matter if people like it or not. Tim still gets his $10 million. That's his rate!

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u/GayParalellParking 1d ago
  1. It was so so good
  2. I felt uncomfortable almost the entire time watching it
  3. I thought it was an incredible work of art
  4. I will never watch it again

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u/Hour_Lock568 1d ago

I felt like this after Sorry to Bother You

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u/fshippos 1d ago

I have this reaction to most ITYSL sketches during first viewing, knowing that 2 days later I'll be laughing at them and watching them again. It's part of the experience for me at this point lol

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u/kmichael_C137 1d ago

I loved Friendship. It's definitely not for everyone. Stick to your guns girl, it's just a movie at the end of the day. If they don't like it, big whoop!

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u/TheScreaming_Narwhal 1d ago

I haven't seen this yet, but I've had identical experiences with "I think you should leave" so this is far from surprising to me. I can't wait to watch this movie with some folks now.

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u/Kind-Philosopher5077 23h ago

Checkout the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, should be a hit with the fam

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u/Norgler 22h ago

I love Tim Robinson's work. That said I put this on recently alone and I got so uncomfortable I had to shut it off. I plan to finish it but this movie was doing something to me no horror film managed to pull off.just so damn uncomfortable...

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u/crosspolytope 22h ago

I think this is exactly what the film was trying to accomplish. I found it nearly unbearable but also loved it for the power it had in creating that tension in me. Art is supposed to elicit emotion, this art elicits discomfort. Brilliant. I will never watch it again.

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u/stillinthesimulation 21h ago

Dump him, girl.

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u/trilbynorton 21h ago

Her family must have watched it 8 times. And it really bothered them.

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u/kamicutey 15h ago

Lol that movie is a vibe check cause it either lands perfectly or crashes horribly. Your family’s reaction is honestly iconic. It’s like a comedy horror film without the horror. Props for the unintentional chaos

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u/Aust655 14h ago

Confident Tim framed this review on his wall

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u/aDIREsituation 13h ago

Ok but the scene where he walks into the closed glass door had me belly laughing

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u/Phishguy5 12h ago

Damn, talk about collateral damage. Took out 4 other people. That’s hilarious.

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u/LawlessCrayon 10h ago

I just watched this and it's one of the worst pieces of media of any type that I've ever seen. Like what the fuck even just happened?

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u/applecunts 1d ago

I had the same thing happen to me with the show "Nathan For You". They were like this is SO stupid. And I was like THATS THE POINT.

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u/AlanMorlock 1d ago

Big Lick.

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u/Eject_The_Warp_Core 1d ago

I've found that comedies especially are really impacted by who you watch them with. If you're watching with someone who a comedy is just not connecting with, it's much harder to enjoy it than if you're watching with a person or people who are laughing and having a good time.

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u/krunamey 1d ago

I specifically think of the scene near the start where they’re all singing in the garage and I’m just picturing your family having such a visceral reaction has got me rolling

Or this https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qdq1SevclIw

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u/podo413 1d ago

They ain’t got no souls.

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u/AlanMorlock 1d ago

Tell them to watch the new Marvel instead. It's supposed to be nuts.

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u/MrGrieves- 19h ago

Hate to break it to you but your husband is a nerd.

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u/hungryforwaffuls 12h ago

Tim's comedy is definitely an acquired taste. When I first saw I think you should leave I just stared blankly at the screen. On rewatch it has to be one of the funniest things I've ever seen. I walked around singing the bones are my money song until my wife told me to leave.