# I have discovered that I really like Seth Rogen movies. What does this mean?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 31, 2011, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845 "2011-05-31T13:45:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/1 "2011-05-31T13:45:10Z")
Generally I’m not a fan of poopie, farty, pukey, I’m a grown man acting like a douche humour. Don’t really have much time for Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, Dana Carvey type movies. I just find them unfunny. So imagine my surprise when I realized that I really like Seth Rogen movies. Seriously - two nights ago I watched _Knocked Up_ for the third time despite the fact that I can’t stand Katherine Heigl - laughed my face off. I’ve watched _Zac & Miri Make a Porno_ about 15 times (they play it on TV here a lot) and I always bust a gut. Hubby and I watched _Green Hornet_ on VOD the other night - hubby fell asleep and I actually watched the movie twice in a 24 hour period. What does this mean? All of these movies are Seth Rogen vehicles (as opposed to small supporting rolls in other moves) and I love them all. What on earth does this mean? I think I may need to lay down with a cool cloth over my eyes… ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/2 "2011-05-31T13:52:09Z")
Well, I think it means you definitely need to watch Freaks and Geeks, if you haven’t already. Seth Rogan has a small role, but I always thought he was going to be a star. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/3 "2011-05-31T14:09:48Z")
I would not be concerned. Rogen is a pretty clever guy and I guess you have picked up on that. Judd Apatow once said that he discovered how good Rogen was when he realized that all the best scripts for _Undeclared_ were written by Rogen. He was 19. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/4 "2011-05-31T14:31:17Z")
Watching _Pineapple Express_ will cure you. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/5 "2011-05-31T14:40:16Z")
His humor is generally wittier than Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler etc. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/6 "2011-05-31T14:50:56Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > What does this mean? It probably means that you like pot because og forbid he does a movie lately where he doesn’t reference weed in one form or another. I’d like him more if he’d shut up about it. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/7 "2011-05-31T14:51:42Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > Generally I’m not a fan of poopie, farty, pukey, I’m a grown man acting like a douche humour. Don’t really have much time for Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, Dana Carvey type movies. I just find them unfunny. > > So imagine my surprise when I realized that I really like Seth Rogen movies. Me too. I think it’s because he doesn’t really do the same sort of douchey mugging for the camera as the others you mention. (I actually like Sandler in The Wedding Singer, 'cause he holds back the mugging in almost, but not quite, all the scenes.) Those three are, for lack of a better term, aggressive in their humor. Rogen comes across as affable and laid back, instead. I know he’s a hard working man and all, but the final product is much more, “yeah…this is me, take it or leave it…” than “Look at MEEEEEE! I’m so FUNNNYYYYYYY!” Rogen’s the guy I want to have a beer and shoot pool with. Carrey, Sandler and Carvey are the guys I’d be laughing nervously at while waiting for the bouncer to throw us out because they were about to cause property damage, y’know? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/8 "2011-05-31T15:02:09Z")
I was sick as a dog the week before last and ended up watching almost every Seth Rogan movie around. I like him, I can’t help it! I often don’t like his movies, though. He seems smart and like a fun guy. _Pineapple Express_ was too pothead for me to enjoy, though - it’s like a film in another language, the kind of foreign film that’s also difficult to get into the pacing and such because it’s a completely alien experience. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/9 "2011-05-31T15:05:07Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > His humor is generally wittier than Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler etc. My cats are wittier than those hacks. The OP has just found a writer/actor that strikes a chord. Nothing wrong with that. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/10 "2011-05-31T16:47:54Z")
_Observe and Report_ is his best movie. This one is hilarious (and it also has a great soundtrack.) ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/11 "2011-05-31T16:56:35Z")
OP: Have you recently suffered any blows to the head? I was a “take him or leave him” person but then he had to go and ruin The Green Hornet. The only good thing about that movie was the guy who played Kato. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/12 "2011-05-31T17:11:38Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > _Observe and Report_ is his best movie. This one is hilarious (and it also has a great soundtrack.) Seconding this. It’s a lot darker than any of his other movies but it’s hilarious. > [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > Generally I’m not a fan of poopie, farty, pukey, Can I just say I never understand this description, or the phrase “bathroom humor.” In all of Rogen’s movies, I can think of one fart joke, in Knocked Up. Same with Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, etc. Very few “bathroom” jokes in their movies. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/13 "2011-05-31T17:46:54Z")
> [@Glory](#): > > Well, I think it means you definitely need to watch Freaks and Geeks, if you haven’t already. Seth Rogan has a small role, but I always thought he was going to be a star. After Freaks and Geeks, you can move on to Undeclared. I like Rogan as well. I think he’s funny and he works well as a schlubby everyman, but I don’t think he does quite as well in the action roles. Whenever he started yelling in Pineapple Express, I kept thinking he sounded just like Rowlf from the muppets. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/14 "2011-05-31T18:00:14Z")
He also has a small role in Donnie Darko as one of the jerk’s friends. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/15 "2011-05-31T18:12:38Z")
He needs to do a father & son comedy with Albert Brooks. I really like Superbad the best out of all of his flicks. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/16 "2011-05-31T18:16:09Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I was a “take him or leave him” person but then he had to go and ruin The Green Hornet. The only good thing about that movie was the guy who played Kato. I agree. That movie was lame and cringe-inducing to me. Dialogue was amatuerish and loaded with unfunniness that thought itself clever. Seth Rogen never convinced me to feel more than eye-rolling contempt for his character. Special effects tried too hard to impress in scenes that didn’t even really need special effects. Kato was loveable, though. I wanted to rescue him from the movie. ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/17 "2011-05-31T18:53:20Z")
Seth doesn’t seem to be trying as hard as actors like Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler. I like them both sometimes but other times they seem to be willing to do ANYTHING, no matter how stupid, for a laugh. Rogen’s humor is different anyway. But “bust a gut?” Not me. I thought he was great in _40 year old virgin_ but he can’t carry a whole movie. I think it means you like quiet humor with a little sappy romance rather than whacky highjinks. That’s OK. On the other hand, there is no reason to say you can’t stand Katherine Heigl. Sure she can’t really act and isn’t particularly funny but she has looking good on camera down to an art. I expect her to win an Oscar in the “legs” category one day. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/18 "2011-05-31T20:00:53Z")
I like those movies of his that I’ve seen. Pineapple Express has a few genuinely awesome moments, particularly the ending. ---
**Author:** ![markm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@markm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markm)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/19 "2011-05-31T20:19:29Z")
If you haven’t seen it, check out Funny People. Not in the same vein as his other stuff, but probably one of my favorite movies with him. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845/20 "2011-05-31T22:53:50Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Seconding this. It’s a lot darker than any of his other movies but it’s hilarious. > > Can I just say I never understand this description, or the phrase “bathroom humor.” In all of Rogen’s movies, I can think of one fart joke, in Knocked Up. Same with Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, etc. Very few “bathroom” jokes in their movies. There’s a, uh, poop scene in _Zac and Miri_ make a porno that makes me burst out laughing every time I see it. Trust me, nothing involving poop has ever made me laugh like that before or since. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-that-i-really-like-seth-rogen-movies-what-does-this-mean/583845.md?page=2)