You can’t go wrong with the “Ultimate Unrated Comedy Collection.”

The plots: Both “The 40 Year Old Virgin” and “Knocked Up” are stories about man-children growing up. ‘Virgin’ centers on a shy geek whose friends are trying to get him to score with a woman. Andy, however, wants more than sex and is hoping to find love. “Knocked Up” revolves around a slacker/stoner named Ben who accidentally impregnates a woman named Alison during a one night stand. Rather than never see or talk to her again, Ben decides to try and make a relationship with Alison work and be a part of the baby’s life.  If you want to know about the plot (and my thoughts) on the “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” Blu-ray disc, read my review of the entire disc here: http://www.dvdcorner.net/reviews/hd_reviews/forgetting_sarah_marshall-_unrated_blu-ray.html

 

“The 40 Year Old Virgin” not only launched the careers of Steve Carell, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd and comedic genius Judd Apatow, but it’s also one of the all-time best comedic films. It’s a poignant, funny, heartwarming story about love and growing up. It also just happens to have some of the funniest scenes (namely the waxing bit and the “You Know How I Know You’re Gay? Game) and a perfect ensemble cast.

 

“Knocked Up” isn’t quite as good as ‘Virgin,’ but it’s still a fun, endlessly quotable, and entertaining movie in its own right. Once again, it’s the fantastic ensemble cast that really brings the film to life. You really can’t go wrong with Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, Martin Starr and have cameos by the likes of Steve Carell and James Franco. If Apatow put these guys in movies for the rest of their careers, I would be a happy person.

 

Additionally, the script (written by Judd Apatow) is equally as charming as ‘Virgin.’ Granted, it treads similar ground to ‘Virgin,’ but the stories are different enough that their similarities don’t clash too much.

 

Summary: These three features might not be up everyone’s alley, but I whole heartedly recommend buying this set of hilarious comedies. Movies simply do not get much funnier than these three.

 

These three discs contain extended, unrated, and theatrical versions of the films.

The 1.85:1 widescreen 1080P picture quality is not as clear as it could have been. “Knocked Up” looks fairly decent, but the ‘Virgin’ print is a bit fuzzy and the colors never really pop.

The DTS-HD 5.1 audio tracks contain clean dialogue, but there’s not much life to them. They kind of sound like Mono tracks at times.

The 40 Year Old Virgin:
Extras include: Picture In Picture, auditions, raw footage, gag reel, a documentary on the waxing scene, a Cinemax featurette on the film, poker game rehearsal, Apatow video diaries, roundtable discussion, a 70’s sex ed film, a boat load of deleted scenes, Date-A-Palooza, alternate lines, Seth Rogen’s dinner with porn star Stormy, theatrical trailer and a commentary by Judd Apatow, Steve Carell, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jane Lynch, Romany Malco, Shelley Malil, and Gerry Bednob. While almost all of these extras are worth your time, the funniest one by far is the alternate “You Know How I Know You’re Gay” lines (with optional commentary). It’s quite simply improv at its best.

Knocked Up:
Extras: Picture In Picture, over 30 deleted/extended/alternate scenes, alternate lines, a gag reel, a documentary on the roller coaster scene, more scenes of the children in the film, a mockumentary about alternate actors who played Ben Stone, another mockumentary titled “Directing The Director,” a mock featurette about the lost 6th roommate, a mock featurette on actor Ken Jeong, topless scenes, raw footage, Katherine Heigl audition, a featurette about Loudon Wainwright’s score and a Wainwright concert, a featurette on the strip club scene, a featurette on doing sex scenes in the movie, 22 video diaries, commentary by Judd Apatow, Bill Hader, and Seth Rogen, and “Beard-O-Rama” which is a collection of alternate lines about the scary beard.