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Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Blistering performances.

I neither loved nor hated this movie. It was mildly entertaining. Not many laughs. Good cast and production values hampered by a light-weight if not plain silly script.The basic premise -- that a group of longtime girl/guy friends would arrange an intimate orgy between themselves -- was not only inconceivable to me, I actually found the idea distasteful. Who would do that? Who? And would you want to spend 90 minutes in their company if they did? Well, apparently this affluent, and not very attractive bunch of 30-going-on-40-something New Yorkers think of it as an extension of their friendship (?!) and if the characters were less engaging -- the bromance between the leads works well, for example -- or I had, had something better to watch -- then I probably would have switched off. As it is, I stayed till the end.I just can't imagine who thought this was a good idea. Yes, I was expecting a sex-comedy about an orgy that goes wrong but not one between friends. If one considers their close friends as family, its a pretty gruesome concept IMHO.That the orgy eventually does go ahead is the most bizarre aspect. Not to mention the morning after when everyone is completely chilled about what took place. It's all bonkers and unconvincing but just a film at the end of the day...

Considering the premise and title of A Good Old Fashioned Orgy it has all the potential of being a low-brow, gross-out comedy, but that turns out to take up a very small portion of it. Thanks to a solid cast and a good script, it's actually a surprisingly mellow and heartfelt comedy about companionship and about getting older, and it's a great movie for people who grew up in the 80's and early 90's and enjoyed teen comedies from The Breakfast Club onwards. It's definitely much spicier than those movies - if sexual humor or nudity offend you, you should probably stay away. But it's not explicit, offensive or tasteless and the sex itself is portrayed surprisingly realistically. More than anything else, the characters make the movie work - they're rooted in stereotypes, but they're complex and realistic enough to not come across as cheap caricatures or unsympathetic jerks, and they're easy to relate to and get invested in, which makes the movie not just a funny comedy but also a rather sweet feel-good movie about friendship.

Everyone knows that folks in the '60's and '70's did some serious swinging, and from what you hear about young people today, you get the impression that they only stop slurping each other's privates when they take a break to send each other naked pictures on their cell phones. So what happened to people like me, who came of age in the '80's and '90's? AIDS, that's what. We grew up hearing that sex was a scary, dangerous thing that could kill you. It didn't completely stop us from having sex, but it probably did cut down on the debauchery. "A Good, Old-Fashioned Orgy" is the story of a group of 30-somethings who set out to remedy that.Eric (Jason Sudeikis) and his group of high-school friends, which consists of several cute chicks and an assortment of dorky guys, have grown up partying at Eric's dad's beach house. When his dad puts the house up for sale, the friends see the end of not only their epic parties, but of the free, irresponsible chapter of their lives. (Which, given that they are about 30, they have stretched out pretty far, anyway.) Eric convinces the group to see the beach house off with one, last epic soire, a good, old-fashioned orgy between friends.You see the title of this film, and you figure it will be a fun sex-romp, and eventually it is, but they do take their time getting there. This is a story about 30-year-olds belatedly coming of age, so first they have to set up the many characters and their first-world issues. This is less a story about an orgy, and more a story about people realizing that they can only stretch their adolescence out so far, and I wish the film had either done a better job exploring that theme or just focused on the sex. In any event, it's a moderate amount of fun. Sudeikis plays a funny, charming ladies' man, and Tyler Labine is pretty good as his fat, crude sidekick. There's one really funny scene that makes the whole film, where the guys do some research in an underground sex club. Basically, much of the movie is a less good- looking, less funny version of "The Hangover." Also, in keeping with the modern trend, there are more naked, male buttocks on screen than naked, female breasts, and my wife points out that the male buttocks aren't all that great. "A Good, Old-Fashioned Orgy" is fairly fun and funny, but if you are looking for soft-porn you will do better with "A Game of Thrones."2.5 stars out of 5

this was way better than the 6.1 rating given on this page. i had to rewind many times to see parts missed while i was laughing. deserves a better rating...maybe not a 10, but at least a 9. why is it funny movies rarely get good ratings? the acting was good. the story line was good. the banter back and forth was good. the relationships between the characters are genuinely felt. i feel this is better than hangover, which people raved about... but i never heard a word about this movie. too bad. if you don't rent it, you are missing out. some of the lines are a little corny, i will admit, but as in most comedies, you will have that. all in all, i feel this movie was well worth the rental cost.