# 'Unfrosted' trailer drops. Anybody gonna watch the movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** netflix, movies\ **Created:** [March 29, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561 "2024-03-29T13:35:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/121 "2024-05-10T13:22:21Z")
> [@solost](#): > > But David is better at building fictional scenarios, whereas Seinfeld is more of a straight stand-up comedian. Agreed. David comes up with the funny scenarios very well, but Seinfeld is better at jokes. There is a reason NBC went to Seinfeld to start a series and why Seinfeld was a far more successful standup comedian than David. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/122 "2024-05-10T17:24:30Z")
Jerry was very much an active participant in the writing of _Seinfeld_. He was interviewed at length by Neal Brennan recently. Neal puts up the full interview, then segments of it. From the segment on writing _Seinfeld_ [here’s](https://youtu.be/-XCzt8cae40?t=201) what he says about their process. TLDR version: David winnowed out what stories to put into an episode, Jerry did a lot of the dialogue. Jerry wrote good stuff for _Seinfeld_ under the mantra “Never learn anything, never grow up.” So the characters were quite immature. Funny when the people are in their 30s. Sad when they are 70. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/123 "2024-05-12T01:54:51Z")
Speaking of _The Hudsucker Proxy_, I’m pretty sure the “job board” scene in **Bee Movie** was inspired by this: [![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb30b035d-9ee3-4e57-8ae2-5199f9be21f9_1020x624.jpeg) ](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb30b035d-9ee3-4e57-8ae2-5199f9be21f9_1020x624.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/124 "2024-05-13T15:03:13Z")
Inna and I gave this one a whirl. I called it a “good bad movie”, she thought it was a “bad bad movie”. I definitely laughed more than she did, but then, she says she doesn’t really like/understand American comedy - and an American period piece like this one is not at all in her bailiwick. We _howled_, however, during the _Mad Men_ sequence. Don’s product pitch was shockingly relevant to how our relationship developed, and it was just funny as fuck to us. To me, it alone elevated this to “good bad movie”. All in all, it was cute. A fun diversion. But, you know, it would not surprise me if… in 20 years… this silly film is seen as some sort of benchmark, or it grows to cult film status, or something like that. The _I’m Gonna Git You Sucka_ of our age. But probably not. We also finished the _Seinfeld_ finale and, frankly, the creepiest thing was that Jerry’s voice _hasn’t aged a day_. ---
**Author:** ![GailForce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dfb087/32.png) [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/125 "2024-05-20T11:29:41Z")
Is anyone else simply appalled by Seinfeld’s consistently terrible acting? The man does not have a clue how to deliver a line, or to play a reaction without hamming it up to a ridiculous degree. And as a director he seems to have encouraged the other “actors” (mainly comedians themselves) to ham it up in a similar over the top style. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/126 "2024-05-20T12:07:17Z")
I must be the few that do not think Jerry does all that bad, both in this and in Seinfeld. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/127 "2024-05-20T12:32:12Z")
Nobody plays Seinfeld better than Seinfeld and that’s the only character he ever plays. I don’t get the criticism either. He stays in the lane he’s good at. So does the film. It’s as funny as any other comedy released direct to Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/128 "2024-05-22T09:33:49Z")
I enjoyed Hugh Grant’s turn as Thurl Ravenscroft, especially when he’s trading barbs with Melissa McCarthy. And yes I’m aware that Thurl Ravenscoft was from Nebraska rather than the UK. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/129 "2024-05-22T14:11:12Z")
> [@GailForce](#): > > And as a director he seems to have encouraged the other “actors” (mainly comedians themselves) to ham it up in a similar over the top style. His horrible acting is part of his character. It’s his failure as a director that’s truly noteworthy. I suppose actors somehow think his success will rub off on them. I suspect after this movie many of them will be disabused of that notion. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/130 "2024-05-22T18:15:35Z")
I give _Unfrosted_ a solid 6.758 out of 10. I liked it but didn’t love it. It was more amusing than funny. As a child of the 60s, I related to all the cultural references and callbacks, which perhaps helped me enjoy the movie more than others. The film has good bones. In the hands of a master director of dark comedy like the Coen Brothers or the late Stanley Kubrick, with sharper writing and a few cast substitutions, this could have been a top-notch black satire. Unfortunately, it fell short of the mark. The settings and cinematography are quite good. Seinfeld’s one-note acting (non-acting) didn’t bother me; it just added to the film’s absurdity. In fact, if a film is over-the-top, it should go _way_ over the top. For example, they should have made the milkmen more ominous, with better jump scares and _Psycho_-style music when they appear. The Mr. von Braunhut Nazi character should have been portrayed as Peter Sellers played Dr. Strangelove, etc. I didn’t laugh a lot, but the film made me smile. And, I agree with those who say Seinfeld is a good stand-up, but Larry David is the better sit-com writer. I liked _Seinfeld_ but loved _Curb_. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/131 "2024-05-22T23:19:54Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > I give _Unfrosted_ a solid 6.758 out of 10. I liked it but didn’t love it. It was more amusing than funny. As a child of the 60s, I related to all the cultural references and callbacks, which perhaps helped me enjoy the movie more than others. I agree with your whole review. What strikes me now, a few weeks out, if how _forgettable_ the film was. I barely remember any of it. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/132 "2024-05-22T23:46:20Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I barely remember any of it. It was about cereal. I think… ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/133 "2024-05-23T16:19:27Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > The film has good bones. In the hands of a master director of dark comedy like the Coen Brothers or the late Stanley Kubrick, with sharper writing and a few cast substitutions, this could have been a top-notch black satire. Unfortunately, it fell short of the mark. Was it supposed to be satire? I just thought it was “A bunch of comic actors arsing around with a particular moment in American corporate culture”. And in that, it succeeded. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/134 "2024-05-23T20:41:49Z")
I’d say it’s a high-camp parody on the verge of satire. The premise is ripe for satire, and I think it would have been better if it delved deeper in that direction. But it was silly and nostalgic, and that’s not so bad. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/135 "2024-05-23T20:57:44Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Was it supposed to be satire? I just thought it was “A bunch of comic actors arsing around with a particular moment in American corporate culture”. And in that, it succeeded. I repeat. It was an attempt to be like Top Secret!, which was “Jokes: the movie” with a spy theme around it. Top Secret’s jokes are way better, though, so the whole thing works much better. This movie made me giggle a bit and my son(age 13) laughed more than I did. But it was silly/zany without being consistently funny. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/136 "2024-05-23T21:08:53Z")
It’s a parody of a reality that Madison Avenue created for a generation of kids. The whole film is the world in 1963 as seen through the TV-addled eyes of a 10-year-old. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/137 "2024-06-21T09:40:59Z")
I was entertained. I would watch it again. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/138 "2024-06-21T13:23:15Z")
it was far from the worst thing we’ve watched over the past year. Certainly far from great. But modestly entertaining through its short run-time. Just a modestly pleasant way to spend 90 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/139 "2024-06-25T20:57:29Z")
I thought it was … fine? Amusingly silly, not quite LOL funny but just relentless silliness and it sure seems like everyone is having a good time. I can absolutely understand why this kind of movie would be polarizing and I usually think it is insultingly reductive to tell someone who didn’t like a movie that they just didn’t “get it.” But that Roeper review, holy cow. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561/140 "2024-10-31T19:19:05Z")
I finally got around to watching this and I thought it was really funny. Lots of jokes delivered by lots of funny people, what’s not to like? (Apparently my sense of humour differs from What\_Exit.) The most unbelievable part of the movie was when the little girl bit into the pastry part of a Pop-Tart and said it was the most delicious thing she had ever tasted. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-trailer-drops-anybody-gonna-watch-the-movie/999561.md?page=6)