Knocked Up

So I was browsing through the local Best Buy, and I saw something that brought back some memories. I noticed that Knocked Up had come out this week, so I bought it since it was such a pleasant experience the first time when I saw it in theatres with my friends. Since I have a habit of needing to see all the special features for a movie that I can, I felt the need to buy the two disc collector’s edition. Let me tell you, it was definitely worth the couple extra dollars. Not only is the movie itself amazing, but the special features are also very good.

For those of you who don’t know what Knocked Up is, it is a comedy that is from the writer and the director of The 40 Year Old Virgin. The entire main cast from The 40 Year Old Virgin is also in Knocked Up, except Steve Carell, who makes a cameo in the movie. The movie starts Seth Rogen (The 40 Year Old Virgin, Superbad) and Katherine Heigl (Grey’s Anatomy) as the two main leads. Rogen stars as a slacker, named Ben, who is trying to start up a porn website that tells you when and in which movies your favorite female stars appear naked. While Heigl stars as Alison, the complete opposite of Ben, she has career goals and does everything she can to further her career. However, one night of excessive drinking brings theses complete opposites together, for one very interesting night. The one night that they spend together leads to the development of a relationship through an anxious and really awkward courtship. But the movie is only a small part of the DVD.

Some of the exclusive bonus features on the collector’s edition include a documentary about all the actors who were fired before Seth Rogen was deemed the perfect actor for the role. Other special features include a look into how they were able to direct a stripper scene in the movie, two extra gag reels, and video diaries from Director Judd Apatow, among many others. You’ll want to find out for yourself these other special features. The deleted and extended scenes are fifty minutes by themselves with over 3 hours of special features in total.

One reason I thought the movie was so good was all the comedy throughout the movie. They were able to address a serious situation that many people experience while mixing some comedy into it. Although some parts of the movie was slow, but overall I found the movie to be hilarious. My cheeks were sore even after the second time that I watched the movie. The script was well written, with very witty dialogue. The storyline was also well developed throughout the movie. One of the parts that I liked was putting the relationship between Alison and Ben next to the relationship of Alison’s sister and her husband to show the comparison between the two.

Overall, I thought it was a well done movie with very interesting special features. Knocked Up is a movie for everyone; it is a comedy for all the guys, while it also has a romantic side of the movie for all the girls.