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Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) Certificate 18

Zack and Miri Make a Porno
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Rated 3.5 stars
Average rating
(68%)
 
Starring: Seth Rogen | Elizabeth Banks | Traci Lords | Jason Mewes | Jennifer Schwalbach Smith | Tom Savini | Jeff Anderson | Katie Morgan | Craig Robinson | Gerry Bednob | Ricky Mabe
Director: Kevin Smith
Studio: ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO
Run time: 101 mins
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Genres: Comedy | Drama
Languages: English
Released: March 23, 2009
Also available on: Also Available on: blu_ray

Lifelong friends and roommates Zack and Miri are facing hard times and a mountain of debt. When the electricity and plumbing get cut off, they seize upon the idea of making a homegrown porno movie for some quick cash, enlisting the help of their friends. The two vow that having sex will not ruin their friendship. But, as filming begins, what started out as a business proposition between friends turns into something much more.

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Rating of 2 stars out of 5
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64 out of 67 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5 stars
Wow.

A Customer from Belfast, 25th November, 2008

This is very probably the funniest film I have even seen. I went with a group of eight or so friends, and not one of us found any flaw in this film at all. It is literally a perfect film. Not only is it hilariously funny, there are sweet moments, there are dramatic moments, this could be a perfect film. Seriously, honestly, this film made me struggle not to wet my pants. It was amazing. I cannot even convey in words how freakin' funny it is, just go see it. Twice.

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12 out of 13 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 3 stars
Worth a Watch

MikeSteel from , 24th March, 2009

Firstly, this is better than Seth Rohen's previous release Pineapple Express as it funnier and that's what comedys are supposed to be.

I have read other people's reviews on here and some have said there is bad acting in here which i really don't agree with, although it isn't Oscar quality. Others have said the story line is bad, lets face it, this is a comedy so it's supposed to be an easy watch so who wants twists and turns thats going to leave us (the audience) confused?

The first hour was very good and the last half hour was predictable.

Overall review: Popcorn movie to watch with friends/partner etc.

P.S. Some very sexy scenes :) Luckily for us though none with Seth Rogen.

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11 out of 12 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 2 stars
Zack and Miri Make a Porno

A Customer from Tonbridge, 18th November, 2008

Kevin Smith's latest is a big step back. All the characters speak with one vioce (Smith's), and their dialogue is seldom funny, and even when it is funny they're chuckles, not belly laughs. The acting is generally pretty bad, with Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks especially unconvincing and the film looks just as flat as Smith's others. Most disappointing is the writing of the women, who are less people than walking adolescent fantasies. However real life porn star Katie Morgan is a surprising bright spot, putting in a sweetly dim turn. Want to see this subject done better? Rent The Moguls.

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10 out of 14 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 2 stars
Not funny enough

A Customer from Reading, 15th November, 2008

The film follows a bunch of folk who decide to shoot a porno in order to pay their bills. As such the film tries to send up porno movies and the mishaps that can happen as a bunch of amateurs get together to shot a porno - I mean what could go wrong -right? However, the film is just not funny enough. There are more gags in the genre it tries to send up. There are funny scenes and there is one in particular which had the whole cinema laugh out loud, but for the running time, there are simply not bangs to the buck and a sentimental romantic comedy emerges which blunts the edge of the comedy. Many of Kevin Smith's regular ensemble cast make an appearance, but the film is shorn from the New Jersey background of Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Stikes BAck and so on. This means it loses out on some of the ditinctiveness of Kevin Smith's other movies. Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Stike Back and Clerks 2 are far funnier than this, I think this is one to avoid, even if you are a die-hard Kevin Smith fan.

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Most recent reviews

Rated 3 stars
Funny moments but very cheesy

cambridgeMatt from , 6th November, 2009

The film looked promising but delivered so little on the comedy front and as far as a film goes was a bit too cheesy and predictable (apart from the ending). Some of the lines are comedy genius, but there's just not enough of them in the film, some very boring parts in the movie although i pricked up come the rauchier scenes! Overall an enjoyable watch, not totally rubbish, far from great; I wouldn't bother watching it again, but definatley worth it for the few great lines and the really disgusting scene that makes everyone cringe and laugh at the same time!

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Rated 0 stars
Zack and Miri Make a Porno

A Customer from Princes Risborough, 3rd November, 2009

Having recently been won over by the slapstick ebulience of 'role models' and 'knocked up' I was expecting a little much from this movie. The lack of plot is only accentuated by the mediocre attempts at humour (whilst is Seth Rogen's more successful efforts humour tends to fortunately overshadow the absence of discernible plot). The film is a boring melange of nothingness from start to finish, neither funny, nor touching, nor interesting; the only hint of any structure to the movie is the painfully obvious ending which didnt come a moment too soon.

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Rated 5 stars
WOW

mightymull from , 1st November, 2009

I LOVED THIS FILM JUST LIKE ZACK LOVES THE WOMEN

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Rated 3 stars
"there's poo in there!"

wayneshaw from from Manchester, 1st November, 2009

hillarious film! Elizabeth Banks and Seth Rogan are a great comedy duo! a must see film. a couple of scenes may make you cringe but all in all the film is a brilliant slice of comedy pie :D

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