Very Bad Things [Region 2] | ![Very Bad Things [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518EC0ZHS6L._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Peter Berg
Actors: Christian Slater, Daniel Stern, Cameron Diaz, Jon Favreau, Leland Orser
Studio: Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  208 reviews
Format: PAL
Languages: English (Unknown), French (Unknown), French (Subtitled)
Region: 2
Running Time: 100 Minutes
EAN: 3333973530494
ASIN: B00004VY1O
Theatrical Release Date: November 25, 1998
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Peter Berg's dark comedy about a bachelor party gone horribly awry is highly ambitious in its attempts to satirize suburbia, male bonding, and self-help philosophy, and for the most part it does succeed in hitting its targets with a malicious, misanthropic glee. When five buddies arrive in Las Vegas for some pre-wedding shenanigans, things quickly spiral out of control when the requisite prostitute falls victim to a grisly accident, igniting a spark in an already unstable powder keg of personalities. Following the lead of real estate agent and self-help guy Robert (Christian Slater), the men warily agree on a cover-up and covert desert burial. A couple hours and another corpse later, however, they're already at each other's throats, and their escalating breakdowns threaten to disrupt the highly prized wedding of hard-as-nails bride Laura (a stunning Cameron Diaz). Berg, like most actor-turned-directors (this is The Last Seduction star's filmmaking debut) helms the film with a wildly sliding tone and tends to weigh its strengths heavily on its performers. Slater's psycho turn is by far his most inventive yet (he's more in control than ever before), Diaz effectively mixes sunshine with poison, and Jon Favreau is effective and understated as the hapless bridegroom; the rest of the cast, however, tends to play up the histrionics. Be warned, though: Those expecting a sunny-style There's Something About Mary gross-out comedy will probably be shocked by Berg's take-no-prisoners agenda; this is comedy at its absolute blackest, and no one is spared. --Mark Englehart
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 What a crazy, amazing movie. I Loved It! December 30, 2009
D. Ro (Cypress,, TX United States)
Normally, I wouldn't like a dark comedy like this. I ended up watching it purely by accident. I was actually surfing the net, the tv had been left on, and this is what came on next. I found myself continuing to look up at the movie and the next thing I knew, I had moved to the sofa and watched the entire thing. Having never heard of the movie before, I didn't even realize it was a comedy til about a half hour in. Everything goes so horribly wrong and you can see how the two slightly normal, decent guys get swept up into the cover-up that continues to blow up in their faces. I gasped out loud more times than I could count, and then cracked up. Every couple of years, I dust it off and watch it again and it gets funnier each time. There are at least 10 classic lines in this movie, from Cameron Diaz "I will not be common" to Christian Slater "I am the Lighthouse" and my favorite "I want to hear the truth, and I don't want to hear it from the LIAR" When they are all leaning on the bathroom door, each characters face and behavior is priceless. We all know people who embody each of the personalities of these characters. The eager to please but still immature groom, the somewhat shallow, wedding obsessed bride-zilla, the hard working, serious minded suburban dad, his screw up brother, and the party boy, lying, jerk friend of our hubby that will never grow up that we can't stand and wish would just go away. Also, the drunk/drugged up friends who are so deep, brilliant, cerebral and worst of all, sentimental when they are gorked out.
I know Hangover was the breakout comedy of the year, and it was funny, but I have to say I watched this again last night and laughed til I teared up. I can't explain it. It is horrible really, VERY BAD THINGS they did, but there is true cosmic justice, and after all, it is just a movie, for entertainment, not some movie to learn any morals from. Obviously, the things they did wouldn't be funny in real life.
great movie November 17, 2009
Anthony Kelly
great movie, gets a reaction out of you. they defiantly do some very bad things. Makes you cringe.
Very Dark Comedy October 12, 2009
The Third Bird (Derry, ME)
About ten years ago, I saw this movie on Comedy Central, absolutely loved it, then forgot about it until Owen Gleiberman mentioned it in a recent-ish issue of Entertainment Weekly.
A lot of people want a feel-good movie when they watch comedies, and Very Bad Things is exactly the opposite. I really feel terrible, sort of depressed even, after watching it. But this is definitely what you would call excellent film. If you want to see distilled essence of the victim story, this is it. Excellent performances from Cameron Diaz, John Favreau and Christian Slater. A must for film buffs.
 very strange thoughts July 24, 2009
B. E Jackson (Pennsylvania)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a VERY sick comedy film about a bunch of men that kill a prostitute in a hotel room, then kill a security guard and try to cover up the evidence by taking the bodies out to the desert to bury them.
The reason the movie is sick is because it makes like killing a human being is no big deal. The men are more concerned covering their tracks and not getting caught then they are feeling emotion over killing people.
Besides the twisted sense of humor, you can also expect lots and lots of arguing involving the group of men. They constantly argue over who was to blame for the murders, and build up a swear storm trying to calm each other down. It's funny because they keep picking public places where people can hear them to argue.
I honestly don't know what to think about a movie like this. On one hand it's funny so the movie is worth watching, but then again, it's never funny to make fun of people dying in tragic ways (and the ending of the movie is almost sickening).
Furthermore the pacing and the writing of the storyline could have definitely been better. It's a good movie, but not one you HAVE to see or anything.
Kobe Tai Goes Mainstream in an Excellent Movie! March 31, 2009
William M. Vaughan (Fort Drum, NY USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As far as I know, this movie features porn star Kobe Tai's debut in mainstream movies. I watched it until her character was killed, simply because I'm a fan of hers.
However, sometime later, a lady at work informed me that she had enjoyed this movie. When I told her how little of it I'd seen, she recommended that I take the time to watch all of it. I did, and I'm glad I did. It's an excellent movie about people and their relationships, values and rationalizations, and the stern hand of fate.
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