"The 40-Year-Old Virgin" - what a hoot!

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

We saw it last night, and my face hurt from laughing so hard. Thanks to the DUers who recommended it! It was HAIRLARIOUS!!

[Ekirh]

1. Yah I saw it last night finally

At the urging of a few friends. . . It was indeed a hoot funnier than I expected. . . . with the ending making it even more worth my time :).

[BlueIris]

2. Dare I ask...what was so hillarious about it?

Share more about that, for those who doubt its hillarity.

[crispini]

3. exactly

"funny" is a very personal thing. I think it looks pretty stupid myself, kind of cringe-inducing in the way that certain sitcoms are, where they telegraph the joke a good 30 seconds before they do it, and it's going to be all about some character humiliating the crap out of themselves accidentally and winding up embarrassed? i hate that shit.

[BlueIris]

4. Alright, I confess, it's the premise that bugs me.

How is a 40 year old virgin funny? No, really, in what ways is that idea made into something funny in the film?

[supernova]

5. I'm like crispini

I usually don't like stories based on characters humiliating themselves, like a lot of Ben Stiller's work for instance. That stuff is just wince-inducing for me.

But I'm not getting that vibe here, for some reason. Perhaps someone who has seen the movie will enlighten us?

[BlueIris]

6. Well, yeah, I'll suspend final judgment until I actually see it,

I guess, but--I just don't want to.

[crispini]

7. exactly. haven't seen anything yet

that makes me want to see it.