Monday Morning Talkback: Let's Hear About Horrible Bosses

For the fourth time this summer an R-rated comedy opened big at the box office. Despite what some might say, the message is clear: you love laughing! Especially when the laughing involves Jennifer Aniston discussing her proclivity to masturbate while watching Gossip Girl. With $28 million in ticket sales, Horrible Bosses is comedy hit -- and that means there's plenty to discuss.

For instance!

· Where would you rank Horrible Bosses on the list of 2011 R-rated summer comedies?

· If you enjoyed Horrible Bosses, how much of that had to do with your love of Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day, and not the mostly nonsensical plot?

· Did the bad economy contribute to Bosses box office success? Do people really want to injury their superiors?

· Is Charlie Day the new Zach Galifianakis? Does Day actually improve on Galifianakis's hirsute Hangover characterization of developmentally arrested man-child?

· In twenty years, will Jason Sudeikis be the new Bill Murray?

· What did you think of the titular employers? Were you surprised at how little screen time Colin Farrell and Jennifer Aniston had in comparison to Kevin Spacey?

· Did the film's boys' club mentality and drive-by misogyny hurt your enjoyment? Note that the only female characters are Aniston's over-sexed maneater, Julie Bowen's unfaithful wife, and Lindsay Sloane's naive fiancé.

· How many prison rape jokes are too many?

· Is "How You Like Me Now?" officially the most over-played music cue of the last seven months? (It appears twice in Bosses, twice in The Fighter, and in the trailer for The Change-Up.)

· Did Horrible Bosses make you wish Jamie Foxx would do more comedy?

· Would you want to see a sequel?

And plenty more! Leave your thoughts in the comments below -- just make sure that your own horrible boss doesn't see you goofing off.



Comments

  • ryanandhobbes says:

    The movie was great - I was laughing pretty much the whole time. But I REALLY hope they don't do a sequel, because it never works out. Though I'll be honest: I came into it loving Bateman and Sudeikis; they can pretty much do no wrong for me. And now I can add Charlie Day to that list.