Get Him to the Greek (Blu-ray)
Includes Both the Unrated (114 mins) and Theatrical (110 mins) Versions of the Movie!
Jonah Hill and Russell Brand reunite with the director of Forgetting Sarah Marshall in this outrageous comedy about Aaron Green (Hill), an aspiring music executive, who has 72 hours to deliver the wild rock legend, Aldous Snow (Brand), from London to Los Angeles for a comeback concert. In order to keep his job, Aaron must navigate a minefield of mayhem and debauchery to get Snow to the world famous Greek Theatre on time! From the producer of Knocked Up and Superbad comes the movie that's "a raucous, rowdy good time" (Ty Burr, The Boston Globe).
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The laughs bubble up as Brand takes his 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' character to kookier level. - moviemonger
Get Him to the Greek, a manic road movie companion to Forgetting Sarah Marshall's tropical relationship dramedy. You know pretty much how things go when a straitlaced regular guy is paired on a road trip with a loutish maniac, and Get Him to the Greek strays only very rarely from the formula. Its most successful wild card is Sergio, the eccentric record exec played by P. Diddy with an over-the-top intensity that may or may not have been intentional, but sure winds up hilarious. The biggest change between Marshall and Greek is that the first movie dealt with its heavy topics-- heartbreak, infidelity, career stagnation-- in gradual bits, sprinkled in among the wild jokes and raunch. Greek on the other hand is more like a nonstop party until someone got a script note that these characters had to turn into real people at the end. The fact that much of Greek is funny-- crassly funny, sometimes obviously funny-- saves it, and may even allow you to forgive its indulgences and sing along to the song about furry walls at the end. Brand and Hill do make a good team, and Brand especially proves why he was a character worth creating a spinoff around-- he's magnetic and endearing, even at Aldous's rock-star worst. The movie that surrounds him is even shaggier than his rock star lifestyle, but at least it gives us the chance to hang out with him again.Funny! - Canada123
This movie wanders into the outrageous parody zone without damage - its' funny and over the top (the song lyrics are so silly that they alone are worth the time spent)
The leads play well against each other - the chemistry is great - and it really works - something that does not always happen.
We all had a great time watching it and hope you all do toRock & Roll - icedevilz2
Not since Spinal Tap has the sordid life of a rock star been so hilariously depicted. Brand as Snow is absolutely brilliant, leaving Jonah Hill stuggling at times to keep up. Excellent cameos abound (these make or break these kinds of films) and Diddy steals the show. This is not a 'follow up' to Sarah Marshall - Snow is transformed here and Hill plays a new role, although Marshall has a brief cameo. The deleted scenes are (for once) excellent and the amount of effort that went into the music is amazing. This is just a great film all around. The movie looks and sounds good on blu-ray. If you are looking for the latest in raunchy comedy this is it. Do yourself a favour afterwards and rent Spinal Tap to max out the rock star hilarity.
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The laughs bubble up as Brand takes his 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' character to kookier level. - moviemonger
Get Him to the Greek, a manic road movie companion to Forgetting Sarah Marshall's tropical relationship dramedy. You know pretty much how things go when a straitlaced regular guy is paired on a road trip with a loutish maniac, and Get Him to the Greek strays ...Funny! - Canada123
This movie wanders into the outrageous parody zone without damage - its' funny and over the top (the song lyrics are so silly that they alone are worth the time spent)
The leads play well against each other - the chemistry is great - and it really works ...Rock & Roll - icedevilz2
Not since Spinal Tap has the sordid life of a rock star been so hilariously depicted. Brand as Snow is absolutely brilliant, leaving Jonah Hill stuggling at times to keep up. Excellent cameos abound (these make or break these kinds of films) and Diddy steals ...