Very Bad Things

Very Bad Things


Starring:Jon Favreau, Leland Orser, Cameron Diaz, Christian Slater, Rob Brownstein, Jeremy Piven, Daniel Stern, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Joey Zimmerman, Tyler Cole Malinger, Russell B. McKenzie, Pancho Demmings, Blake Gibbons, Angelo Di Mascio Jr., Lawrence Pressman, Steve Fitchpatrick, Brian Grandison, John Cappon, Linda Klein, Byrne Piven
Director: Peter Berg
Studio: Universal Studios
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Peter Berg's dark comedy about a bachelor party gone horribly awry is highly ambitious in its attempts to satirize suburbia, male bonding, and self-help philosophy, and for the most part it does succeed in hitting its targets with a malicious, misanthropic glee. When five buddies arrive in Las Vegas for some pre-wedding shenanigans, things quickly spiral out of control when the requisite prostitute falls victim to a grisly accident, igniting a spark in an already unstable powder keg of personalities. Following the lead of real estate agent and self-help guy Robert (Christian Slater), the men warily agree on a cover-up and covert desert burial. A couple hours and another corpse later, however, they're already at each other's throats, and their escalating breakdowns threaten to disrupt the highly prized wedding of hard-as-nails bride Laura (a stunning Cameron Diaz). Berg, like most actor-turned-directors (this is The Last Seduction star's filmmaking debut) helms the film with a wildly sliding tone and tends to weigh its strengths heavily on its performers. Slater's psycho turn is by far his most inventive yet (he's more in control than ever before), Diaz effectively mixes sunshine with poison, and Jon Favreau is effective and understated as the hapless bridegroom; the rest of the cast, however, tends to play up the histrionics. Be warned, though: Those expecting a sunny-style There's Something About Mary gross-out comedy will probably be shocked by Berg's take-no-prisoners agenda; this is comedy at its absolute blackest, and no one is spared. --Mark Englehart
Very Bad Things
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    		Very Bad Things
    Starring: Jon Favreau , Leland Orser , Cameron Diaz , Christian Slater , and Rob Brownstein
    Director: Peter Berg
    Manufacturer: Universal Studios
    ProductGroup: DVD
    Binding: DVD

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    Release Date: 2002-11-05

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    Peter Berg's dark comedy about a bachelor party gone horribly awry is highly ambitious in its attempts to satirize suburbia, male bonding, and self-help philosophy, and for the most part it does succeed in hitting its targets with a malicious, misanthropic glee. When five buddies arrive in Las Vegas for some pre-wedding shenanigans, things quickly spiral out of control when the requisite prostitute falls victim to a grisly accident, igniting a spark in an already unstable powder keg of personalities. Following the lead of real estate agent and self-help guy Robert (Christian Slater), the men warily agree on a cover-up and covert desert burial. A couple hours and another corpse later, however, they're already at each other's throats, and their escalating breakdowns threaten to disrupt the highly prized wedding of hard-as-nails bride Laura (a stunning Cameron Diaz). Berg, like most actor-turned-directors (this is The Last Seduction star's filmmaking debut) helms the film with a wildly sliding tone and tends to weigh its strengths heavily on its performers. Slater's psycho turn is by far his most inventive yet (he's more in control than ever before), Diaz effectively mixes sunshine with poison, and Jon Favreau is effective and understated as the hapless bridegroom; the rest of the cast, however, tends to play up the histrionics. Be warned, though: Those expecting a sunny-style There's Something About Mary gross-out comedy will probably be shocked by Berg's take-no-prisoners agenda; this is comedy at its absolute blackest, and no one is spared. --Mark Englehart
    Very Bad Things
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Very Bad Things
      Starring: Jon Favreau , Leland Orser , Cameron Diaz , Christian Slater , and Rob Brownstein
      Director: Peter Berg
      Manufacturer: Polygram USA Video
      ProductGroup: DVD
      Binding: DVD

      GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
      Nothing Goes RightNothing Goes Right | By Theme | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
      Wedding BellsWedding Bells | Love & Romance | By Theme | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
      Black ComedyBlack Comedy | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
      Diaz, CameronDiaz, Cameron | ( D ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Favreau, JonFavreau, Jon | ( F ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Orser, LelandOrser, Leland | ( O ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Piven, JeremyPiven, Jeremy | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Pressman, LawrencePressman, Lawrence | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Slater, ChristianSlater, Christian | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Stern, DanielStern, Daniel | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Tripplehorn, JeanneTripplehorn, Jeanne | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      ( V )( V ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
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      2. True Romance - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)
      3. Swingers (Miramax Collector's Series)
      4. Judgment Night
      5. Made

      ASIN: 6305353549
      Release Date: 1999-05-18

      Amazon.com

      Peter Berg's dark comedy about a bachelor party gone horribly awry is highly ambitious in its attempts to satirize suburbia, male bonding, and self-help philosophy, and for the most part it does succeed in hitting its targets with a malicious, misanthropic glee. When five buddies arrive in Las Vegas for some pre-wedding shenanigans, things quickly spiral out of control when the requisite prostitute falls victim to a grisly accident, igniting a spark in an already unstable powder keg of personalities. Following the lead of real estate agent and self-help guy Robert (Christian Slater), the men warily agree on a cover-up and covert desert burial. A couple hours and another corpse later, however, they're already at each other's throats, and their escalating breakdowns threaten to disrupt the highly prized wedding of hard-as-nails bride Laura (a stunning Cameron Diaz). Berg, like most actor-turned-directors (this is The Last Seduction star's filmmaking debut) helms the film with a wildly sliding tone and tends to weigh its strengths heavily on its performers. Slater's psycho turn is by far his most inventive yet (he's more in control than ever before), Diaz effectively mixes sunshine with poison, and Jon Favreau is effective and understated as the hapless bridegroom; the rest of the cast, however, tends to play up the histrionics. Be warned, though: Those expecting a sunny-style There's Something About Mary gross-out comedy will probably be shocked by Berg's take-no-prisoners agenda; this is comedy at its absolute blackest, and no one is spared. --Mark Englehart
      Very Bad Things [Region 2]
      Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
      • Payback is a .............
      • Darkest Comedy
      • Really great.....for awhile
      • Killer Movie
      • One of the top ten movies of all time!
      		 Very Bad Things [Region 2]
      Starring: Jon Favreau , Leland Orser , Cameron Diaz , Christian Slater , and Rob Brownstein
      Director: Peter Berg
      ProductGroup: DVD
      Binding: DVD

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      Favreau, JonFavreau, Jon | ( F ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Orser, LelandOrser, Leland | ( O ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Piven, JeremyPiven, Jeremy | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Pressman, LawrencePressman, Lawrence | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Slater, ChristianSlater, Christian | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Stern, DanielStern, Daniel | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Tripplehorn, JeanneTripplehorn, Jeanne | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
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      ( V )( V ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
      Similar Items:
      1. Suicide Kings
      2. True Romance - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)
      3. Swingers (Miramax Collector's Series)
      4. Judgment Night
      5. Made

      ASIN: B00003JA6A

      Amazon.com

      Peter Berg's dark comedy about a bachelor party gone horribly awry is highly ambitious in its attempts to satirize suburbia, male bonding, and self-help philosophy, and for the most part it does succeed in hitting its targets with a malicious, misanthropic glee. When five buddies arrive in Las Vegas for some pre-wedding shenanigans, things quickly spiral out of control when the requisite prostitute falls victim to a grisly accident, igniting a spark in an already unstable powder keg of personalities. Following the lead of real estate agent and self-help guy Robert (Christian Slater), the men warily agree on a cover-up and covert desert burial. A couple hours and another corpse later, however, they're already at each other's throats, and their escalating breakdowns threaten to disrupt the highly prized wedding of hard-as-nails bride Laura (a stunning Cameron Diaz). Berg, like most actor-turned-directors (this is The Last Seduction star's filmmaking debut) helms the film with a wildly sliding tone and tends to weigh its strengths heavily on its performers. Slater's psycho turn is by far his most inventive yet (he's more in control than ever before), Diaz effectively mixes sunshine with poison, and Jon Favreau is effective and understated as the hapless bridegroom; the rest of the cast, however, tends to play up the histrionics. Be warned, though: Those expecting a sunny-style There's Something About Mary gross-out comedy will probably be shocked by Berg's take-no-prisoners agenda; this is comedy at its absolute blackest, and no one is spared. --Mark Englehart

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Payback is a ....................2007-05-14

      What comes around, goes around. Karma plain and simple. Really fun movie.

      5 out of 5 stars Darkest Comedy.......2007-04-09

      The cast, the pacing, the violence, the one liners, this movie kills. If you don't like it, you're a prude or have no sense of humor. This movie kills, understand?

      4 out of 5 stars Really great.....for awhile.......2007-03-10

      This is a very good movie, and it would have been a great one....but....the ending is really stupid. I know it's hard to have a great ending in movies, but this one really goes off the track with about 20 minutes left. Overall I liked it, but it just leaves you with a bad taste due to the over silly ending.

      5 out of 5 stars Killer Movie.......2007-03-08

      I can't believe I missed this movie when it first came out. It's a great dark comedy with an unbelievable cast.

      5 out of 5 stars One of the top ten movies of all time!.......2007-02-06

      This is one of those movies that you can't stop thinking about for three days. Hilarious dark comedy, excellent acting, twisted plot, all the ingredients for good entertainment.
      Very Bad Things [Region 2]
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Very Bad Things [Region 2]
        Starring: Jon Favreau , Leland Orser , Cameron Diaz , Christian Slater , and Rob Brownstein
        Director: Peter Berg
        ProductGroup: DVD
        Binding: DVD

        GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
        Diaz, CameronDiaz, Cameron | ( D ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Favreau, JonFavreau, Jon | ( F ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Orser, LelandOrser, Leland | ( O ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Piven, JeremyPiven, Jeremy | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Pressman, LawrencePressman, Lawrence | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Slater, ChristianSlater, Christian | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Stern, DanielStern, Daniel | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Tripplehorn, JeanneTripplehorn, Jeanne | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
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