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I'm not familiar with the many many shows of Tim & Eric, I'd been told they were an acquired taste and weren't for everyone. The last time I was told this was about the television series Flight of the Conchords (2007) and I absolutely despised it.

I went in open minded but expecting the worst, in fact part of me wanted to dislike it. Sadly I couldn't, yes a large percentage of it is childish and purile but for every bad joke there is a really quite good one.

Tim & Eric do a decent enough job here and are flanked by a great cast including plenty of cameos.

From Jeff Goldblum to Erica Durance, Robert Loggia, William Atherton, Michael Gross, Twink Caplan, Ray Wise, Will Ferrell, Will Forte, Zach Galifianakis and John C. Reilly. This by itself was very impressive, my attention was grabbed.

Again a lot of it is the most childish level of humour but it's saved by some great gags and I have a feeling this will linger in my mind for a while for both good and bad reasons.

If you like random, bizzare comedies then this might be right up your street but be aware this pushes the boundaries in places and isn't for the faint of heart.

Passable stuff.

The Good:

Some really funny stuff

Great cast

I loved the plot

The Bad:

Some of the humour is pathetic

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

If my sex life ever devolves into that I'm moving to Yemen

These new health fads are getting out of control

If people always exploded from gun fire movies would be so much better

Let me detail everything this movie is, very briefly, so we can take a look at this logically.

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie is satire. It's a parody on people trying to make a movie, followed by absurd, random, goofy plot points that don't make any sense. The entire film is an anti-climax. It borders on surreal and if you try to watch it for any reason other than Tim and Eric you're in for a disappointment.

Now, let's get this straight: What this movie IS NOT - IS TIM AND ERIC AWESOME SHOW GREAT JOB.

I do not know why people came into this thinking it was a movie about the TV show. Or why this movie would have anything to do with the TV show. It was not called the Tim and Eric Awesome Movie, or something like that. It's totally separate. It has a lot of jokes/humor reminiscent of the show, but ultimately it's a standalone movie. The movie is as different from Awesome Show as Tom Goes to the Mayor is from Awesome Show.

With that being said, the movie wasn't nearly as funny as the show manages to be. That's not saying much, however, because the shows are short burst comedies designed for 11 minute time frames. That kind of format would NOT work, ever, period, in a 90 minute film. Tim and Eric did what they could with the best material they could to make it into a movie format thats suitable for fans and non-fans alike. It portrays their humor very well, but it doesn't adhere to the same format as the TV Show. Again, I don't know why anyone thought this was a movie about the TV show. All I see are complaints about certain characters not being in the movie, but it's not an Awesome Show movie, pure and simple.

Having loved and enjoyed Tim and Eric's stuff for years, I couldn't wait to see this film. I was utterly disappointed however to find myself watching a film so bad and so far from grace that I could barely even stomach the entire thing. I am left with a bad taste in my mouth. This is one of the worst films I've seen in maybe two years. It is not funny, it is just a commercialised, tacky, stale and repetitive nightmare of the dream Tim and Eric used to be. The plot was irrelevant and banal, the jokes failed to ignite even the smallest flame of laughter; instead, I sat with an ever deepening frown on my face, embarrassed every time another gag flopped.

I'm sorry guys, you blew it. I loved her, and you blew it.

I keep reading "OK, you have to be a Tim and Eric Fan to like the movie" and i can honestly say I thought I was one of those people. I could never quite explain why I like their TV Show and many people told me I was an idiot to watch stuff like that. But who cares... the whole anarchist film making was different, creative... and strangely funny!

Now with this movie its a totally different thing. This has to be one of the dumbest and most useless waste of resources ever. There was not one single scene that gave me a hint of a smile. Sure the usual ingredients were there but just in strange homeopathic doses that just didn't work. Some cheap TV commercial spoofs, crazy editing, sound distortions and gross ideas... you know it from "Awesome show". But this movie didn't just suffer of the fact that not even 10 Minutes of it reached the level of the TV show. I could understand someone falling flat with a feature film considering the length of it but this is like they want to make fun of the viewer by just being as dumb as humanly possible.

There is not one single scene I can get back in my mind which would come close to the weird ads, intermissions, zany animations and Characters from the show. Some of the characters did appear but totally out of context. For example John C. Reilly appears not as Steve Brule but as a character named Taquito who was supposed to be funny because he is sick and coughing or salivating on everything. That sort of pre-school humor seems to be squeezed in for shock value to make people speak of anything after seeing the movie. There is especially 2 scenes of a graphic genital piercing and a diarrhetic bubble bath which are so obviously squeezed in for that purpose that it made me angry.

I am especially angry that these boneheads waste a budget that many aspiring filmmakers would kill for and present a turd on a silver platter. This movie is literally the same thing they joke about with the billion dollar movie they make in the movie. But just like everything about this.... it is not funny. The only movie I can think of that left me with an equal taste of absolute meaninglessness in my mouth is Uwe Bolls "German fried movie".

So congratulations Tim+Eric... you made one of the worst movies in history. Maybe that was the intention, but even that would be the most despicable waste of resources and talent.

Biggest disappointment of the year!

Hello IMDb,com! This is my first reviews here, you moviebuffs. I know you watch a lot of movies (I noticed a lot of them on the front website). But this is a special movie.

I can say it's the Mose Expensive Movie I've Seeen That's For Sure. It's a good laugh & a Gretta move.

Tim and Eric's Biilion Dollar Movie tells a story about two guys, their son and their adventures. Starring Jonny Depp and Steve Farrell as a very funny boss.

Watch with your friends but not with your family (it contains very sexy scene).

Such a great movie you can watch a lot of times and thank you Tim and Eric your my favourite friends.

I give Tim & Eric Billion Dollar EXCELLENT stars out of 10 stars.

Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim have been the kings of underground comedy for the past several years. Their style is usually referred to as anti-comedy, which pretty much means that their comedy is funny precisely because it's just so unfunny. I don't really buy into that description, simply because I do find their work funny. It's awkward as Hell and entirely bizarre, and it just doesn't work for most people. And, yes, I find the fact that so many people don't get it - and get so damned angry that they don't get it - highly amusing, but that's not the only reason I enjoy them. Hollywood producer Tommy Schlaaang (Robert Loggia - God knows if he's in on the joke or not, but he's hilarious in the movie) has given the duo a billion dollars to make a movie, and the result is a three minute short starring Johnny Depp (or rather an impersonator - everyone swore it was really Depp!) wearing a suit made entirely out of diamonds. Loggia and his assistant William Atherton (the reporter from Die Hard) demand that they be paid back, and the opportunity to make a billion dollars comes in the unlikely form of Will Ferrell, who insists that he'll pay anyone a billion dollars if they are able to reform his run-down mall. Tim and Eric go to the mall, which resembles a post-apocalyptic wasteland, and apply to be its new PR team. The plot is, of course, ramshackle nonsense and the film feels very much like the work of a sketch comedy team, but I have no problem with that as long as it's funny. And I thought it was damn hilarious. Sure, there are bits and pieces that miss, but I laughed - and hard - through the great majority of it. Other famous participants include John C. Reilly, Jeff Goldblum, Will Forte and Zach Galifianakis. This is easily my favorite comedy of 2012, but it's a hard one to recommend, since some people get downright murderous when they watch anything by Tim and Eric.

yes. Tim and Eric are back but this time they hit the big screen... or my home TV i watched it last night and i have to say..... Great Job

Basically Tim and Eric are given a billion dollars to make a movie by the Schlaaang corporation, but waste it. Their lives at stake, the guys skip town in search of a way to pay the money back. They try to rehabilitate a bankrupt mall full of vagrants, bizarre stores and a man-eating wolf that stalks the food court in order to get enough money to pay back what they owe.

This movie is mostly for Tim and Eric fans but i think even if your not a fan you will love the movie. This film has so many funny jokes and little skits. Besides them being tasteless it was a great film and i cant wait to see it on the big screen March 2nd

There's only so much you can do.

As a constant listener of Marc Maron's WTF Podcast, I found an interview with him and T&E mentor Bob Odenkirk, and he describes exactly what I think held this movie back from being what it could have been: When you make a movie, you have a LOT of people to please on some level. The producers, directors, actors, executive producers, EVERYONE has to be pleased on some level, or else there's gonna be a problem. I think that this concept comes through in this movie in huge ways.

The story here is the same as many of the people reviewing this movie. As a huge Tim and Eric fan, I'd been looking forward to this movie for quite some time, and very simply put, you should go in with your expectations in the medium-low range. There are some really funny moments, but there are multiple problems with this film that include, but are not limited to:

• A very Hollywood-esque feel, as opposed to a classic, awkward Tim and Eric feel. This could have been used to certain advantages, but only a small amount of the jokes attempted within this context are notably funny.

• An EXTREME lack of the Awesome-Show style jokes prevalent in Check it Out and TAEAS.

• As a certain critic pointed out, the storyline simply isn't funny. I found myself laughing at way more of the off-kilter characters and awkward, stabbing moments than jokes coming from the story.

This doesn't mean that T&E fans necessarily have to go home sobbing, however. Loggia, Ferrell and Forte serve very good, funny roles, Forte especially notable as a sword salesman constantly on the edge of losing his mind. The son jokes are present, the ending is pretty funny, and let's just say that Shrim definitely serves up to it's mysterious poking-at in the preview.

5/10. It's alrite, but if you're expecting the greatest T&E masterpiece of all time, you, unfortunately, will have to wait for another day.

Tim and Eric's humor is not for everyone and I totally understand if you don't like their style. However, if you are a fan of their shows, you will like this movie. It is really enjoyable and makes some poignant observations on American culture and media. Will Ferrell, Will Forte and John C. Reilly both have excellent roles in the movie. The movie is not as insane or out-there as their show, most likely due to their attempt to appeal to a wider audience, but it is still in the same spirit. Beware! If you enjoy Big Bang Theory, How I met your mother or other laugh track comedies, do not waste your time with this movie, you will hate it. It definitely takes a certain kind of person with a certain kind of sense of humor to enjoy Tim and Eric's work. If you enjoyed the movie and want to see more, I recommend season 3 of their series. Tom goes to the Mayor is also worth checking out. I miss Tim and Eric, I hope they bring out something new soon.

My husband is a big Will Ferrell fan and so my whole family was excited to see this movie. First off this movie is nothing like a typical Will Ferrell movie. Not even close. We have two daughters ages 12 and 14 and there are several scenes within the first 10 minutes that are very obscene before we even saw Will Ferrell in the movie. I bit my lip and continued to let my children watch the movie because kids today have pretty much seen it all due to the internet and so fourth. I will admit, the first part of the movie was really silly but once the story about the mall kicked in it was actually a strange and funny movie. John C. Reilly gives a stellar performance. Maybe the best performance in the entire movie. Hard to imagine he went from doing really good drama movies to comedy and then onto this kind of comedy. But he pulls it off very well. He is one of the finest character actors working today. After some very obscene parts in the middle of the movie I finally had to send my daughters out of the TV room. My husband really didn't have much to say about the movie. He cracked up during the Top Gun part as did I and there are moments in the movie when I actually was more stunned than anything but I kinda enjoyed the movie over all for some strange reason. This would be a terrific movie to watch with your friends just to see their reactions.

I want to start by saying I am a die hard T-n-E fan. I love Awesome Show, Tom Goes To The Mayor was damn good, I love most of their short films, and I am a huge fan of Eric's music videos. Needless to say I was looking forward to this movie for quite some time.

Now I sit here preaching to other fans who think the exact same thing. As I'm sure most fans already have seen the movie, I will gear this towards everyone. I don't know whether it was the massive hype that built me up too much, or the style of humor has been exhausted through my countless hours of watching and rewatching all that is Tim and Eric. Maybe it is the fact that a crossing of the fine line between my love for Tim and Eric and my hatred for Will Ferrell movies was inevitable. I hope its none of the above, but I know it is all of the above.

My biggest quarrel with this movie (and I know some might persecute me for this view) is the dirty humor. The brilliance of Tim and Eric lies in the not-subliminal-whatsoever absurdness that the style brings. Awesome show was just that. It was shock humor not based on the vulgarity but on the sheer surprise that a mind could conceive of the silliness. This is not new, just new in the way Tim and Eric have mastered the art. But now we bring vulgarity into it. In past shorts they have done, the vulgarity doesn't blend with the creativity well. As a matter of fact, it sort of takes it over. Shock value is great when it is done in a new, fresh, cerebral way. This movie pushed creativity to the side and rooted the shock humor in vulgar ways that just are too easy to do. To me, the movie was one big cheap laugh after the next. This stuff could be funny, even to me, but I expect that from a Will Ferrel movie or an American Pie 36: The Giant Maneating Boob, or something juvenile. The point is that Tim and Eric, who gained my trust as artists worthy of high appraisal, didn't "sell out" (I hate that term) but they damn sure got close. Towards the end of the movie, all I wanted was to watch their "Ooh Mama" sketch to feel some sort of creativity.

The next issue I had was the sheer arrogance of these guys. Look, I get it. They are famous and get lots of money to do what they do. As I see or listen to the guys outside of the entertainment, I can't help but feel like these guys are really full of themselves. The gimmicks leading up to the movie, the interviews where they act like they are above their fans. It doesn't have much to do with the movie, but it totally makes me not as psyched when I loose the feeling of "I can see myself partying with these guys".

The third issue I have is that when they had an opportunity to say something in the movie (that is, take the movie plot past the silliness and say something such as the ridiculousness of the cinema industry in Hollywood etc) they would always flirt with the idea and then never seal the deal. I often found myself hoping they would do something more to really make a bold and hilarious statement. Often, all lampooning or anything that could be applied to lives outside the movie fell flat. The plot didn't maintain the chiseled roundness I had hoped for in a feature movie. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (as well as Team America: World Police for that matter) is the textbook definition of making a statement and hammering it in to make the plot have value. This one did not... not even close.

Overall, I had a few laughs but not enough. I was not impressed with the carelessness of the writing and direction that past Tim and Eric projects had. As stated before, I wish they had done something more and something that is at least creative as the Tim and Eric I fell in love with. I hope this isn't me falling out of love with them.

How does complete nonsense Bull$hit like this even get financed? It's like 2 morons wrote this on shrooms and then convinced hollywood heavyweights to do a movie that no one would ever believe they were in.

"You spent a billion dollars on that piece of crap? I want my money back!" After getting a billion dollars from a producer to make a movie Tim & Eric are surprised when he doesn't like it. After being given a time line on when to pay the producer back they are worried on where they will come up with the money, then they see a commercial. The two decide to move and run a broken down mall with the promise of making a billion dollars. This is not a movie for everyone. The people that will enjoy this are fans of really over the top, stupid comedy. Fans of Will Farrell will love this. Take the parts of "Step Brothers" and "Anchorman" that you were like "what is that?" and you will have this movie. Very, very gross in some parts but I laughed just about the whole way through. If your sense of humor is high and you like the over the top stupid Will Farrell type humor then this is for you. For all others, I would stay away at the risk of being offended. I however really liked this. Very funny. Overall, a very very funny comedy that isn't for the faint of heart. I give it a B+.

I'm sorry, I really am, but this "film" was about the most single disappointing thing in my life so far. I absolutely loved Tim and Eric. Let me just say this movie has nothing close to what you expect from their shows and to be honest with you it seems like it lacked a proper plot in general. The actors were fine but the setting, the non-existent plot, and the dry humor were the lead factors leading to its gigantic flop. I don't even think this deserves the 5.7 stars it has right now. Over all, I can't really say anything else about it. Nothing good at least. Don't waste your money on this movie, please. It's not what you think it is. Very distasteful, even for them.

How a movie like this is made—much less distributed—is beyond me. There are many scales by which we judge movies. Four Stars. Five Star. Out of Ten. Out of 100. Out of all of them, I have found very few movies deserving of the lowest rating. So far this year, I have only given one other movie the lowest rating—Journey 2. When it comes to this movie, however, I feel as though no scale will go low enough. It is one thing to try to make a movie and fail on every level—like with Journey 2. It's another thing altogether to not even try while simultaneously insulting the audience.

Tim and Eric tries to draw humor by making fun of itself. As a result, every single joke is so awful that only someone entirely too stoned would find it funny. In the end, however, I do believe that is the point. By not seeing this movie while intoxicated in some form was wrong of me. The movie was made for that very purpose. Unfortunately, that is not an excuse. No element of this movie will pass as even halfway decent. I am disgusted with the producers and the studio that allowed this to happen.

The worst part of this movie is that the writer/director/star duo—Tim and Eric—held no creativity. The movie was 90 minutes. Of that time, I would say at least a third of it was filler—either a scene that wouldn't end or a cutscene that didn't even relate to the movie. It' one thing to make a movie that barely passes for anything but garbage. To not even try to flesh it out is simply pathetic.

I can't spend any more time reviewing a movie that didn't even try to work. If you see this movie, it is your own loss. Without a doubt, this will be on my "Worst of 2012" list. Whether another movie can beat it out is yet to be seen. It'll be hard to beat.

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