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Knocked Up
2007 · Film · 129 min
Part of Knocked Up Collection
Directed by Judd Apatow
A slacker and a career-driven woman accidentally conceive a child after a one-night stand. As they try to make the relationship work, they must navigate the challenges of parenthood and their differences in lifestyle and maturity.
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Just dropping in to say thank you! Fun read, fun idea, well executed.
Smells like the old internet!
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I find it very interesting how the same phrase is now used for a completely different meaning. Others might see a connection between this use and the one meant in the movie 'Knocked Up' [1], but not being a native speaker of the language, I don't.
[1]: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478311/
I'm not saying superhero movies are directly attributable, just that their decline might be a moment for a shakeup. I'm not particularly convinced it will happen because I think streaming and prestige TV have also had a strong effect on what the movie industry does and doesn't do.
In terms of the kind of movies I'm thinking of, looking back through past best picture winners I'm thinking of things like A Beautiful Mind, No Country for Old Men, American Beauty. But also "frat pack" type comedies like Knocked Up, Dodgeball etc etc, they were their own mini industry for a time!
Obviously it's difficult to say which of those would be affected today (effectively asking which movies do we not know about that haven't been made today) but the mid-budget decline is a well documented thing.
That Seth Rogen film "Knocked up" got it right:
Katherine Heigl: But I had a plan!
Ken Jeong: Baby don't care!
> The streaming giant have some highly-anticipated new releases coming out in April, including Jaws, Knocked Up and The Blues Brothers .
I guess 40-year-old movies are considered "new releases"
Similar to the bit in "Knocked Up" about how "Munich" is a great movie because the Jewish characters are all bad-asses, not victims.