Observe and Report

Buzz readers are a savvy bunch and correctly predicted that Miley Cyrus's latest movie would debut at No. 1 over the weekend. Ms. Cyrus is a major force to be reckoned with at the box office, as this is her second blockbuster — and she's still a kid!

Hannah Montana: The Movie earned an estimated $34 million, zooming right by Fast and Furious which came in second.

Seth Rogen's dark comedy Observe and Report came in lower than expected at No. 4, behind Monsters vs. Aliens. Knowing rounded out the top five.

Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures

With its ambling plot, oddball characters and sudden bursts of violence, Observe and Report is a weird little movie. I chuckled a lot and was shocked a few times, but I wouldn't necessarily say that it's an uproariously funny comedy. I'm not sure what it is, actually.

In the story, mall cop Ronnie Barnhardt (Seth Rogen) considers himself tough and important but when incidents occur at his mall — like a flasher terrorizing women in the parking lot, or someone robbing a store — the police are called in and Ronnie's job suddenly seems inconsequential by comparison. He applies to become a police officer and in the meantime pursues Brandi (Anna Faris), the shallow, blond party girl who works at a cosmetics counter and who clearly has no interest in Ronnie. The thing about Ronnie, though, is that he doesn't quite see the reality of things, so when he finally realizes that he might not be police officer material and Brandi doesn't consider him her boyfriend, he kinda loses it. Can he ever earn the respect of everyone around him? I won't say what happens but I will share more thoughts if you read more

Welcome to the Caption It game on BuzzSugar! Every Wednesday, I'll post a photo still from a TV show or movie here and challenge you to think of the most hilarious caption possible. I'll announce the finalists the following Tuesday, and you'll get to vote for the best caption!

At the time I wrote this post, Advah's funny caption was leading the poll for last week's challenge:

Girl: ". . . and then, that girl who's a junior falls in love with a vampire
called Edward, and he's, like, totally hot! Isn't it the GREATEST story
EVER?"
Nathan (thinking): "I know, Joss, I feel old too. . . ."

Now on to this week's photo from Observe and Report starring Seth Rogen and Anna Faris:

Leave your captions in the comment space below before 5 p.m. PDT on Monday, April 13, to be considered for a spot in the voting round. Have fun!

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

First of all, major warning: After the jump is a red-band trailer, which means it's really NSFW (unless your workplace is cool with sex scenes, swearing and snorting coke in which case. . . your workplace is awesome). Anyway, this is what some folks on the Web are referring to as the (way) darker Paul Blart because Observe and Report, starring Seth Rogen and Anna Faris, is also about mall cops. But that's pretty much where the similarities end. In comparison to Blart, this movie looks more twisted, more insane, and far more violent than its box office-busting doppelganger.

But back to Anna Faris — she is hilarious in this trailer and is a major reason why I want to see the movie. Also, the funniest trailer line in recent memory (which is, again, super NSFW) for my money comes at 1:29.

Behold the trailer for Observe and Report after the jump. Just read more

This is what impresses me about Judd Apatow's little circle of support: he genuinely seems interested in making friends with funny people and collaborating with these friends to make new funny things. Director Jody Hill unveiled his tae kwon do comedy The Foot Fist Way at the 2006 Sundance Festival, and Apatow apparently loved the film and befriended Hill. He invited Hill to the set of Knocked Up where he and Seth Rogen also became friends.

Now, Hill has written a comedy about a mall cop and Rogen is just the guy for the job. Titled Observe and Report, the movie will focus on "Ronnie Barnhardt, a deluded, self-important head of mall security who squares off in a turf war against the local cops." It sounds like it won't be a huge departure for Rogen after his role as the bumbling cop in Superbad.

Judging by the trailer for The Foot Fist Way (which is of the red-band variety, so it includes some NSFW language), I can easily see why Apatow was drawn to it and why he befriended Hill. And now, two years later, we have another bawdy comedy to look forward to. This is how the funny grows, if you're in with The Apatow.

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