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    Cam/ron: The movie looks like it's trying too hard to become a "cult classic" in the midnight circuit and such attempts usually fail hard. Cult movies are born... more »
    Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole: some food for distressing thought: [oak.cats.ohiou.edu] "1 in 12 males students surveyed had committed acts that met the legal definition of rape. Fur... more »
    rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny: Yeah it was just an awful movie in every sense. more »
    sybann: I see my dislike of Seth Rogan (previously unfounded) may just be justified. Didn't have any intention of seeing this and now will certainly not bother. more »
    Sputnik_Sweetheart: I really hate how the trailers made this look like a fun screwball comedy. more »
    Liz11685: I knew this movie was going to be terrible in more ways than just the date rape (this made it completely something I would never watch) when the frie... more »
    Jack_Burton: My own experiences jive with Jessica's and those of a number of other reviewers. Over the weekend, I had conversations about this with a good many peo... more »
    Politicswhore: This kind of cuts close to home because when I was raped by a boyfriend I was so drunk that I couldn't move and was passing in and out of consciousnes... more »
    danadevin85: so it's okay to rape a woman if she's not a good person? and it's okay if the rapist has some good qualities troubling more »
    elitza owns the last Enzo shirt: So, all comments about the movie aside (trust me, I will NOT be seeing it), I've gotta give mad props to the blogger Majikthise. Douglas Adams FTW. more »
    SarahMC: I suspect the men who insist, with all their might, that this scene does not depict a rape, have done it but don't want to think of themselves as rapi... more »
    pandorasmittens: 1. "Edgy" doesn't mean "gratuitous". 2. No one "tries" to make a cult classic. Cult classics happen. The fact that they actually tried to make this fi... more »
    opalmarie: I saw this over the weekend and really, really liked it. The date rape scene isn't funny, per se, but that's sort of besides the point. It's not as th... more »
    Crackers in Bed: this movie along with the Amazon debacle kinda make me want to gather up all the Jezzies, kidnap Obama, and start our own nation. Tscheese for Madame ... more »
    merv: From what I heard, once you got to the rape scene there wasn't much shock. All previous incidents were so horrific that your fairly desensitized by th... more »
    susanstohelit: I'm most disturbed by Jody Hill's comment that the scene would have been funnier if there had been no dialogue, i.e. if it had just been straight up r... more »
    stacyinbean: "But I think I have a darker sense of humor than most people." Can this argument/excuse please die? You are not edgy, you are not cool, you do not hav... more »
    lalaland13: Would anybody be willing to give away the ending to me? I'm curious how he publicly slut-shames her. Also, is there random violence at the end or some... more »
    JohnDoe: I saw it on Friday (I somehow missed this whole controversy beforehand. A week without blogs, I guess), and it is WORSE than you think. Not only is Fa... more »
    jigglyball: Based on the reviews Jez posted on Friday, I was ready to see the date rape scene as a metaphor for the mindless consumerism and instant gratification... more »
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    Reviewers: Observe And Report Is So Revolting, The Rape's No Biggie

    Some critics claimed the date rape scene in Observe and Report wasn't so bad when seen in context. Now that everyone had a chance to see the film this weekend, bloggers are weighing in. More »
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    Is Date Rape Funny? Seth Rogen Explains It All For You

    If you're thinking about seeing the light-hearted Seth Rogen comedy Observe & Report, you may want to watch this R-rated trailer first...or maybe not. More »