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.