What’s Aged the Best?
Danny McBride, personal dynamics, specificity, and fan service
In the discussion (12)
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- Danny McBride is the leading answer because he repeatedly broke the other actors during filming. — Bill Simmons
- The David Spade theory of nonthreatening celebrity desirability is said to be validated by Mindy Kaling’s Michael Cera speech. — Bill Simmons
- The Jay–Seth friendship tension and their relationship with Seth’s Los Angeles friends feel rooted in real dynamics. — Bill Simmons
- Jonah Hill and James Franco insulting one another is praised for blurring performance and real friction. — Bill Simmons
- The timely Lindsay Lohan joke and Jonah identifying himself to God as being from Moneyball are praised. — Bill Simmons
- The enormous demon anatomy, recurring jokes about Seth, and period pop-culture references are praised for specificity. — Bill Simmons
- The detailed apocalypse inventory and its conversion into 127 Hours are praised. — Bill Simmons
- Jay Baruchel’s later account of disliking Jonah during filming is used to validate the tension onscreen. — Bill Simmons
- Dicks up and Scarface style are praised as compact group-decision jokes. — Craig Horlbeck
- Superbad and Pineapple Express fan service is praised for supplying reunion energy without conventional sequels.
- Combining a one-night party comedy with Night of the Living Dead is praised as a potent premise. — Chris Ryan
- Jonah's dog Aja and the video-confessional device are praised.