Truly Dreadful Film

just watch it!

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

I chose to watch this movie because of three different factors. First, Will Arnett is in it. Second, it's directed by Bob Odenkirk, while I know practically nothing about his directing, his name still made me interested. But the third and final reason that made me watch Let's Go To Prison was that it seemed extremely stupid. It's always refreshing to watch stupid comedies.But was this comedy stupid? To be honest, it could've been stupider. The plot was actually pretty sly. The writing amazed me, not because it was that brilliant, but mostly because I was expecting something so much worse. It actually was pretty fun to listen to the dialogue, and it sometimes was even clever. Also certain plot twists were no easy to predict, and the movie was so much fun. I felt ashamed of how many inappropriate things felt funny in this film.Also this movie has the perfect ending. There's clever twist and then the last setting feels idyllic.The story was told in an interesting way. First-person narrative is always pretty interesting in a movie, especially when the movie is based on a book. You can't use all the narrative used in the novel, so what do you pick? The writers of this movie sure knew how to pick the exact right lines and nothing more, nothing less. Also there were a lot of fun effects used, mostly the cinematography: zooming, angles and such.Let's Go to Prison feels weirdly fresh. The idea feels used, but the movie itself feels different from the typical movies of this genre. It was a lot different from what I expected, a lot funnier and a lot cleverer. I think I actually liked this movie.

This film is based on a book called You're Going To Prison by Jim Hogshire and is a common sense survival guide for life in the big house that has toilet wine recipes and lets you know your chance of getting raped are very good. The film is a little more lighthearted, but still is very funny. There is a lot of truth in this film though and the statistical information is actually quite accurate. Let's Go To Prison centers on our white trash hero John Lyshitsky(Dax Shepard) who has been in and out of prison since he was 8 years old and wants to get even with the judge who put him there. He soon finds an opportunity to do so via his son Nelson Biederman The 4th(Will Arnett). John then takes action to make sure Nelly gets the proper treatment. Our cast here let the good times roll with beatdowns, bad food and Eskimo kisses. While prison time is no laughing matter, Let's Go To Prison is actually a very funny and memorable film. If you enjoyed Bad Santa, you should give this a go as I find the tone and humor in both films are similar.

Black comedy pits career criminal Shepard against innocent doofus Arnett, whom Shepard manages to railroad into prison on false charges. Shepard is out to kill Arnett, whose dad, a judge, put Shepard behind bars on several occasions. But like Inspectore Clouseau from "The Pink Panther," Arnett turns out to be harder to kill than Shepoard planned on. Some really funny and very R-rated bits enliven the proceedings, many of them having to do with acid-filled syringes. Arnett and Shepard play their roles with a very dry sense of humor. Chi McBridge is along for the ride as a fellow prisoner in love with Arnett. Not for the faint of heart, children or chicks. And for those who are patient, wait until you get to the very unexpected and delightful ending.

I usually don't care for prison movies but this one has me hooked. Every time I come across it on HBO, maybe half way through, I have to watch it again. The casting is perfect from the principles to the guards and other inmates. Even the judge was fun to watch. Will Arnett is great as the spoiled rich guy out of his element. Dax Shepherd is also great with his sophisticated narration despite his stoner persona. Chi McBride is fun to watch his seductive moves and then his transformation as a rich heir to Will's estate. The movie has a realist look and feel and at the same time is absurd and improbable: a good formula. Each scene is so well crafted. The editing removed any unnecessary filler that might slow the pace. There are no scenes that I would leave the room to get a beer and miss anything. The humor is not laugh out loud funny but very clever and satisfying. Arnett's facial expressions are worthy of some kind of award. I don't know how he did it. He really had to let go of looking good.All in all, an enjoyable, off beat, pleasant surprise of a movie. I pester my friends to watch it.