Reese witherspoon has a beautiful smile and we never see it once in this film, but she lit up the gag reel here. In this festive comedy vince vaughn and reese witherspoon star as a couple that struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on christmas day. It was nice to see favreau and vaughn have those funny moments on screen together even though it was not in the film. He holds an ma in cultural reporting and criticism from nyu. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resorts therapy sessions is not optional. Thats not a trick your audience will fall for twice.
Four christmases, like its four screenwriters, are three too many. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Jul 08, 2014 when upscale, happily unmarried san francisco couple kate and brad reese witherspoon and vince vaughn find themselves socked in by fog on christmas morning, their exotic vacation plans morph. Vince vaughn really embodies the child who has put distance between himself and his family because of the disparity in thoughts and values, and reese witherspoon is the child whos been in the background for most of her life, not as successful as her sister because of this or that. Four christmases is rated pg by the mpaa for some sexual humor and language dont let the word christmas in the title lead you to believe this is a film christians or. Dvd bonus for four christmases shows a blooper reel from the film. Gag reel hidden camera footage with all the funny mistakes and antics from cast and crew. Movie goers heading to see the romantic comedy four christmases might want comedy, christmas cheer and chemistry, but nobody gets everything on his wish list. Four christmases dvd every christmas happily unmarried brad and kate escape divorced parents and exasperating relatives by getting on a plane. A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on christmas. A couple struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents on christmas day. Now this was how the film should have been this relaxed and genuinely funny.
The real comedy of the film ensues when the couple are forced to attend four. Nov 27, 2008 the four adorable oldsters are played by mary steenburgen, robert duvall, sissy spacek and jon voight. Your grandmothers boyfriend is a first class ass sniffer. He rose to fame by acting in several comedies such as wedding crashers 2005, the breakup 2006, and four christmases 2008. Four christmases isnt highbrow enough to be considered a great film. The first featurette sees the cast and crew of four christmases recounting personally awkward holiday situations from their own lives and how theyve manifested in the film. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. For a christmas movie, its not bad, but its not great either. I can explain my affection for four christmases with no greater ease than i can my charity towards that film. A completely selfish couple vince vaughn and reese witherspoon ignore their families every christmas in favor of celebrating the season with sandy beaches. While the first contains the film and all supplemental material, the second disc is a digital copy for portable devices and exclusive to. Its also something of a rarity, a pg christmas film that aims primarily at adults. Warner delivers a surprisingly poor vc1 encode for four christmases.
Four christmases works because of some genuinely funny setups, a pace that never dwells on one gag or even one family too long and a careful mix of slapstick and bawdy humor. However, when a storm hits, they are stranded, and caught being interviewed on the evening news. Vince vaughn and reese witherspoon lead the cast and have good onscreen chemistry. In fact, i would be hard pressed to find five minutes of hilarious content. The disc contains seven additional scenes which run about 8 minutes. Dwight yoakam, dysfunctional families, films, four christmases, holiday movie, jon favreau, jon. Awesomely bad, four christmases 2008 is a strong candidate for the title of worstever holiday film.
Four christmases on bluray 794043212 from new line home entertainment. A short gag reel from the filming of four christmases. Warner home video has also brought four christmases to dvd. Reeses movie four christmases was released back in november and ive added a ton of bluray quality screencaptures to the gallery. It looks like we dont have any quotes for this title yet. While the first contains the film and all supplemental material, the second disc is a digital copy for portable devices and exclusive to owners of hd media. Four christmases boasts one of the most impressive casts ever assembled to make a movie that is, at best, only mildly amusing.
Mar 16, 2010 vince vaughn freaked after learning colin farrell was a murder suspect duration. See more from the cast and director stephen merchant. A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropicalisland resort for a vacation. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in four christmases 2008.
Which actors appearance in a film surprised you the most. The only good thing about it is the charisma of the leads, and a funny appearance by jon favreau. But seriously, you would be better advised to watch national lampoons xmas. We star reese witherspoon and vince vaughn as a happily unmarried couple whose parents are divorced and remarried, and since nobody is talking to one another, they have to visit all four households on christmas. Along with a digital copy of the film, the bluray includes a whole slew of deleted scenes, a disappointing gag reel and three featurettes. Four christmases bluray release date november 24, 2009. Vaughns career began with chevrolet commercial, after which he was seen in tv series china beach 1990. The tonight show starring jimmy fallon 5,125,503 views. A fistful of quarters 2007, makes his feature film debut with the brisk, eventfilled four christmases. But seriously, you would be better advised to watch national lampoons xmas vacation again instead. Im sorry, i didnt know there was a ten dollar spending cap. Nov 24, 2009 a comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropicalisland resort for a vacation.
The 2019 sundance film fighting with my family dramatizes the life story of paige sarayajade bevis, with lena headey and nick frost as her parents. Like surviving and kranks, four belongs to that genre of holiday film that views christmas as an ordeal, not as a time of joy and celebration. Reese witherspoon celebrates four christmases on bluray, dvd. A selfish couple comes to learn the true meaning of christmas in the screwball comedy four christmases. There is a demilaugh when we find out who sissy spaceks new boyfriend is, but thats about it. Phonedin performances and a faxedin script result in a charmless, pointless holiday film. Warner home video have announced the us dvd and bluray disc release of four christmases on 24th november 2009. Four christmases 2008 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. He made his film debut with rudy 1993 where he played the role of jamie ohare.
An utterly mirthless comedy about a young couple forced to visit their divorced parents onebyone, it offers neither warm sentiment nor biting social commentary it aims for both, no insight about young couples or their familial relationships, characterizations not even remotely believable. If you somehow reach the end of four christmases and arent quite ready to let these characters go, the bluray edition includes an array of bonus content, including a gag reel, a stack of deleted scenes, a holiday moments featurette, and a fake cooking show segment with paula deen pretending to learn how to make the horrifying seven. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the quotes submission guide. A someone with a nutso family i relate all to well to this movie. Seth gordons newest film, four christmases, starring vince vaughn and. Christmas is an incredibly stressful time of year for families that are even in the best of. Our first choice is a horror classic starring the legendary vincent price, the house on haunt.
Nov 26, 2008 seth gordon, who directed the great documentary the king of kong. The days of scrooged and christmas vacation perhaps this film s most. There a few humorous moments here, but no new characters or subplots. But anyways, every year we get a chrismas movie, its either going to be fun or really bad, sorry to say, but four christmases is nothing special, another year with an easy to forget movie. I went a little screencap crazy but this is the first movie of hers to be available on bluray and i just couldnt seem to help myself lol. But still while this movie doesnt really stand out and it is incredibly predictable, there are some really fun moments. Brad vince vaughn and kate reese witherspoon usually slip away to spend christmas in a sunny vacation spot. However, parents should be aware that it is a film which derives most of its chuckles from familial dysfunction, sexual innuendo and rather juvenile physical comedy. Considering whats been left on screen, it is downright horrifying to contemplate the trimmings. Behind the madness extras seven layer holiday meals in a flash gag reel deleted scenes dueling phone calls seven layer salad mantel photo peppers meet pastor phil photo at paulas family reunion bd live media center four christmases. Chapter 2 mistakes the 20 biggest mistakes in the wizard of oz charmed mistakes the two popes quotes the phantom of the opera questions the green mile ending ghosts trivia an. Four christmases is the story of a fancyschmancy big town couple, who have been together for three years, and are too highbrow to spend christmas with their respective families. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet.
Nov 24, 2009 dvd bonus for four christmases shows a blooper reel from the film. Online reese witherspoon donates to classroom organization after draper james giveaway sparks criticism. Its astonishing to discover that this mess was directed by seth gordon, the same man responsible for the great comic documentary the king of. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide.
Memories and paula deen and katy mixon unleashed outtakes. Four christmases looks like your standard holiday romantic comedy, but im still holding out hope considering the film reteams vince vaughn with swingersmade costar jon favreau, and is. Join us on our seminal teehee journey into the wide, wonderful world of movie riffing with gag reel. Four christmases eco amaray case on movies unlimited. When fog grounds them at the airport and theyre caught on tape by the local news, theyre forced to endure, not one, not even two, but four family gatheringsone at each of their divorced parents homes. And if it isnt completely obvious already, please be warned that the following video. Four christmases movie trailer and videos tv guide. Theres a big banner on the cover of four christmases that says 45 minutes of hilarious content in regards to the special features, but i would be hard pressed to find 45 minutes of hilarious content on the entire disc movie and bonus features. Staring tim mcgraw, kristin chenoweth, mary steenburgen and robert duvall.
Couples retreat gag reel that has vince vaughn, jason bateman, jon favreau, kristen bell, malin akerman and etc. Not to sound like a scrooge, but to paraphrase roger ebert, i hated, hated, hated four christmases. Why dont they just invite everybody over to their house, or rent a private room at spago. Four christmases 2008 cast and crew when their plans for an exotic vacation fall apart, unmarried couple brad vince vaughn and kate reese witherspoon must spend christmas day trudging around. Four christmases is tolerable until the end, when another news crew happens to find them in another lie in front of their entire family, who again must all be watching at the same time. Four christmases indulges in a series of tvgrade sight gags which include but are not limited to projectile vomiting, urination, a used pregnancy test and a breast pump. Four christmasessatellite dish installation youtube.
Watch four christmases online stream full movie directv. This year a fog rolls in, the airport shuts down and the couple is forced to celebrate four family christmases in one hectic, hilarious day. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Therefore, they tell the fam they are doing charity work in any place but home each year. When the holidays roll around, brad vince vaughn and kate reese witherspoon have a problem. Latest news about four christmases, starring reese witherspoon, vince. Though the films many, many, many conversations primarily inhabit. Holiday comedies are basically a passfail situation. At first glance, four christmases seems to be marketing itself as this type of entertainment. Four christmases known as four holidays or anywhere but home in some territories is a 2008 christmas comedydrama film about a couple visiting all four of their divorced parents homes on christmas day. It celebratesfor the sake of a laugh or twowildly disrespectful and aggressively violent children. Four christmases dvd bonus blooper reel 2008 trailer addict. Theres a very funny scene about halfway through four christmases where the film s two stars brad and kate vaughn, witherspoon are forced to play the roles of joseph and mary in a christmas show. If you like four christmases you might like similar movies the breakup, failure to launch, all about steve, couples retreat, surviving christmas.
I record the best scenes in movies and bring it to youtube. It stars vince vaughn and reese witherspoon, with sissy spacek, mary steenburgen, robert duvall, jon voight, jon favreau, tim mcgraw, dwight yoakam, and kristin chenoweth as. Watch four christmases starring vince vaughn in this drama on directv. Four christmases bluray offers solid video and audio, but overall its a. Clark duke take on vince vaughns drug dealer boss in arkansas trailer. Universal studios home entertainment brings couples retreat to bluray on a region free bd50 disc housed in a twodisc keepcase with a shiny slipcover. Four christmases is rated pg by the mpaa for some sexual humor and language dont let the word christmas in the title lead you to believe this is a film christians or any other group will find particularly inspiring. But as a piece of broad popular entertainment, its pretty darn enjoyable. The dvd contains both the widescreen and fullframe versions of the film. Four christmases starring reese witherspoon and vince vaughn, i suppose i can accept it, just very strange seeing them as a couple on screen together.
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