What I don’t understand is why the heck they are promoting it so heavily. My only guess is they want to get whoever they can possibly hook to come in on opening weekend becasue there’s no chance that anyone walking out of the theater will say anything good about it.
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What’s more revolting is that it will most definitely be a hit. THe only time I wasn’t surrounded by laughs during the 6 or so occasions I’ve squirmed through the trailer was in 1408’s audience. . . . It’s PG-13. It’s got her in a bra. You’re more likely to see frontal nudity from Kevin James.
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When I saw the trailer in a New York City theater, laughs were notably absent, though there may be a bit of a Red State/Blue State divide here. In any event, this seems to me one of those types of movies in which virtually all of the decent laugh lines are put into the trailer.
And to all of those panting over Jessica Biel’s tits, I’m willing to bet that you won’t have to wait to rent it to see all you can get – the most you’ll see is what they’ve already shown in the trailer (and even on the TV commercials, for that matter).
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But, I just wanted to note that, at the large company I work for, you do have to be gay (or opposite-sex if straight) to qualify for domestic partner benefits. You have to sign an affidavit that you are living together “as a married couple.” Non-gay same-sex roommates – or platonic opposite-sex roommates – are not eligible for domestic partner benefits.
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To inject more research than this crapfest deserves, I looked up what the requirements for a New York City Domestic Partnership Registration (emphasis added):
A domestic partnership may be registered by two people who meet the following requirements:
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Either both persons are NYC residents or at least one person is employed by the city of New York on the date of registration.
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Both persons are eighteen years of age or older.
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Neither of the persons are married or related by blood in a manner that would bar his or her marriage in New York State.
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The persons have a close and committed personal relationship, live together and have been living together on a continuous basis. (Please note: As a practical matter this means both applicants must be able to truthfully state an identical residential address on the application form for the domestic partnership.)
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Neither of them is currently a party to another domestic partnership or has been registered as a member of another domestic partnership within the last six months.
This local law recognizes the diversity of family configurations, including lesbian, gay and other non-traditional couples. Notably, this does not require that domestic partners be gay or in a marriage-like relationship – indeed it “recognizes the diversity of family configurations” – but merely requires that they be living together in a “close and committed personal relationship.”
Even if there were a requirement like that of Skammer’s company of living “as a married couple”, given the breadth and scope of legally recognized marital relationships out there, including marriages of convenience of various stripes, I doubt that the anyone would really be able get into whether two registered domestic partners living together actually had same sex attraction if they otherwise appeared to be in a “close and committed personal relationship.”
Indeed, New York seems to realize that “as a practical matter” the only thing they can really check in this area is whether the domestic partners are living at the same residential address. This, of course, points out the absurdity of sending out an inspector to examine Chuck and Larry’s “gayness.”
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Oh, my 16y.o. daughter EtherealFreakOfPinkness and I just cringe at that clip; she’s undressing in front of Sandler’s character, believing him to be gay; okay, I can buy that. Then, she turns around, indicates her breasts, and says “They’re 100% real; want to feel them?” Ummmm, what? In what universe is this an appropriate statement to make to any platonic friend, of any gender or sexual persuasion??
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More so, in what universe is that appropriate for an inspector employed by a government agency (the City, the Fire Department or who knows)?
