THE SECOND TIME AROUND

KNOCKED UP

I don't have children. I don't want children. I don't envy people who have children. In a previous post I explain how I have a list which keeps track of reasons why I don't have children. Every item on the list deals with situations that deal with the child itself. For example: Reason #27 why I don't want children...Dirty diapers. Reason # 65 why I don't want children...I have a bad back, I don't want to carry a child while out of the house. While watching KNOCKED UP I realized that I can add at least 28 more reasons to the list that deal with the mother who I impregnated with my seed. For example: one more reason why not to have children...I don't want to hold my wife's hair back while she vomits in the toilet from morning sickness.

KNOCKED UP is similar to THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN, both films were written and directed by Judd Apatow. VIRGIN had a lot of crass bathroom humor, however, it had a sweet love story that viewers could enjoy. If it ain't broke...don't fix it. The second time around is much the same. The screenplay supplies lots of drugged-out dialogue that I'm certain would be just as funny on a second viewing.

The plot revolves around a hot professional and the slacker slob who gets her pregnant after a wild night of boozing and dancing to 80's music. The opposites attract plot line is familiar, however the movie is very funny. Not as funny as VIRGIN, but it was still worth the price of admission. KNOCKED UP gets an "8".