Life of the Party | May 11, 2018 | Warner Bros./New Line | Melissa McCarthy

[That One Girl]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5619332/

 

Rated PG-13 for sexual material, drug content and partying.

[filmlover]

Beat me to the punch by two minutes.

 

This is rated PG-13 while the other collaborations between McCarthy and Falcone (Tammy and The Boss) were rated R.

 

[Jonwo]

Guessing there's little to no swearing. Weird it's been rated already.

[filmlover]

Just now, Jonwo said:

Guessing there's little to no swearing. Weird it's been rated already.

It was shot late last year. Guess they want to take advantage of Mother's Day weekend but Snatched already claimed this year.

 

I feel like we're moving back towards PG-13 comedies with the recent soft performers and duds the R-rated comedy genre has produced. The only R-rated comedies in the last 18 months (not counting Deadpool or Sausage Party) to make $70M+ are Sisters and Bad Moms. Doesn't seem to be worth chasing the next Hangover or Bridesmaids anymore, I feel as if movies like Snatched or The House definitely would've been PG-13s about 10-12 years ago.

[Jonwo]

11 minutes ago, filmlover said:

It was shot late last year. Guess they want to take advantage of Mother's Day weekend but Snatched already claimed this year.

 

I feel like we're moving back towards PG-13 comedies with the recent soft performers and duds the R-rated comedy genre has produced. The only R-rated comedies in the last 18 months (not counting Deadpool or Sausage Party) to make $70M+ are Sisters and Bad Moms. Doesn't seem to be worth chasing the next Hangover or Bridesmaids anymore, I feel as if movies like Snatched or The House definitely would've been PG-13s about 10-12 years ago.

 

I'm surprised they decided to make The House R rated, drop the swearing and it could have easily been a PG-13 rated film.

 

I think R rated comedy can work, even though it wasn't a domestic success, Bridget Jones's Baby did $211m WW on a $35m budget, they just need to be funny. 

[filmlover]

3 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

 

I'm surprised they decided to make The House R rated, drop the swearing and it could have easily been a PG-13 rated film.

 

I think R rated comedy can work, even though it wasn't a domestic success, Bridget Jones's Baby did $211m WW on a $35m budget, they just need to be funny. 

The problem with most of the duds in recent times is that they hardly seem to justify their R ratings other than for F-bombs and nudity (which are the laziest sources for comedy you could turn to). The comedy genre is in dire need of a shakeup for sure.

Edited June 14, 2017 by filmlover

[WrathOfHan]

This will probably suck because of how early it's being rated. Don't @ me when I turn out to be right.

[filmlover]

[That One Girl]

Oh.

[SLAM!]

Shannon Purser (Barb from Stranger Things) plays a very important role for the film. If the marketing team chooses to include the actress in the commercials (which they might have to because the role looks like it is really big), the film will be able to reach an acceptable gross just by the initial internet reaction to 'Barb''s casting. I think the Stranger Things fandom, as well as the number of casual Netflix owners and people who follow pop culture who will undoubtedly recognize her, should not be underestimated.

Edited December 7, 2017 by slambros

[aabattery]

4 hours ago, slambros said:

Shannon Purser (Barb from Stranger Things) plays a very important role for the film. If the marketing team chooses to include the actress in the commercials (which they might have to because the role looks like it is really big), the film will be able to reach an acceptable gross just by the initial internet reaction to 'Barb''s casting. I think the Stranger Things fandom, as well as the number of casual Netflix owners and people who follow pop culture who will undoubtedly recognize her, should not be underestimated.

 

I don't think it should be overestimated either. I think it's a real stretch to say Barb's actress is a draw.

[Eric the Fall Guy]

 

[Eric the Fall Guy]

 

[Eric the Fall Guy]

[DAR]

Previous collaborations Tammy and the Boss, not exactly instilling confidence.

[DAJK]

Couldn't possibly be less excited for this. The trailer had better blow me away.

 

Only people who will see this are parents who are already dumb enough to let their kids watch Sherlock Gnomes...

[Kraken]

If I ever watch this it'd be because of Maya Rudolph.

[Krissykins]

I’m interested because of Melissa and Maya.

 

I’m nervous because of Tammy and The Boss. 

[That One Girl]

 

[That One Girl]

looks awful