Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

I don’t know how long the boys can keep tapping the well of their surreal imaginations before they become exhausting. But I do know that The Treasure of Foggy Mountain made me laugh so hard I missed a number of jokes.

This one is more forgettable than it could have been but also nowhere near the disaster that often comes when members of Lorne Michaels' troupe are allowed out during the day.

It’s a diverting enough entertainment from a group that has repeatedly proven itself to be capable of much more.

The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, like other SNL features that have come before it, runs long, losing the initial charm of its leads and the interplay that make Please Don’t Destroy’s skits funny instead of exhausting. The comedy troupe might have a great comedy in them; this isn’t it.

There’s obviously some talent at work here, but not much in the way of stretching, and the initial energy and sheer dorkiness doesn’t generate enough laughs – some decidedly low-brow (like John’s fascination with videos of mating animals), others cleverer – to sustain a movie.

The frustrating thing is that Marshall, Herlihy and especially Higgins really are funny, and the film has some huge laughs. That’s enough for a sketch show. It’s not quite enough for a film.

As comedy writers and movie actors, the members of Please Don’t Destroy – Martin Herlihy, John Higgins and Ben Marshall – are out of their depth. That’s not a knock on their brand of comedy, which works in small doses.

Perfect stupid comedy, if you're a fan of their skits, you'll love this. Conan is hilarious and well used, and the guys are hilarious.

This was alright. It had its moments, but I wouldn’t say it was outrageously hilarious.

It was nice to see the talented writers/actors from Saturday Night Live in a full length feature, even if it was a just 'okay' and less of the laugh-out-loud nonsense they put into some of their show sketches. I would watch them again.

O humor tipicamente besteirol, com uma jornada em busca de um tesouro muito ruim por ser facilitada demais (na verdade, a trama girava em torno das pessoas que cobiçam o tesouro), sem ao menos explicar direito o porquê de ser tão valioso assim. A única coisa que gostei foi da sinergia amistosa entre os protagonistas. Claro que esperar algo a mais do roteiro num filme como esse é absurdo, mas aqui sequer as piadas funcionam. Ri em dois momentos apenas, o restante tediante demais. Os personagens secundários são rasos, o plot é extremamente sem graça, e mesmo os momentos que exigiriam maior vigor físico, como em correrias na floresta ou sobrevoando as cidades, parecem artificiais demais. Também não se justifica dividir em capítulos. Para quem quer apenas ver um filme movimentado e ver piadas bobas, ok. Mas há outros filmes bobos muito melhores e muito mais engraçados. A participação especial do Gaten Matarazzo, astro de Stranger Things, é tão sem sal que não é capaz de levantar o filme. Uma bomba.

Saw this movie on Amazon prime, decided to watch it after seeing Conan O'Brian was in the trailer. About 20 minutes into the movie I lost interest and ended up just going for my phone, that's a bad sign when a movie can't at least retain my interest for the duration. After another 10 minutes I turned it off after the characters broke into a random tiktok dance in the middle of the woods for now reason. This movie was not funny, it made me wonder who wrote and directed this crap. Don't waste your time with this garbage.