Bill Cosby: Far From Finished

2013 "If you think chocolate is just candy... think again."
6.7| 1h35m| PG-13| en
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Bill Cosby shares his hilarious new observations on life and family in this comedy special, his first televised concert in 30 years.

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Bill Cosby

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Levity Entertainment Group

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Wordiezett So much average
Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?
Megamind To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.
Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
hkauteur Bill Cosby has been an artist who has always been around who I never took the time to familiarize. Growing up, he was always the Jello guy and then later the host of the hilarious Kids Say The Darndest Things. A few Youtube clips aside, I have not seen any of his standup specials in completion.The simplicity and universalness of Cosby's comedic material is the price of admission. Most of the act is themed towards dissecting love and marriage. The highlights for me were his opening bit about people's expectations of him swearing on Comedy Central, a bit about chess, and another where Cosby uses audience interaction to build a surprise twist.Cosby's drawled out diction makes it hard to focus on what he's saying. I zoned out a few times because he took so much time between words. Maybe this is a case of me not being previously familiar with his past stand up specials, but there was much rewinding on my part. It is ultimately something one just tunes to or doesn't.Cosby's persona and ability to act out his concepts makes up for it. His facial expressions are world creation; they instantly transport the viewer and place them where he wants to them to see the absurdity of his jokes. His persona is likened to an senile man trying to prove that his mind is still working. Don't be fooled, he's still very sharp. There's one noteworthy hilarious moment where he barks at the audience for finishing one of his punchlines. It still boggles my mind how he can rouse that much energy on stage sitting down.Anybody who wants a laugh for an hour, I recommend it. Anybody can enjoy it.For more reviews, please visit my film blog @ http://hkauteur.wordpress.com
Jeremy Tomlinson This is Cosby at his best. Those saying this is a departure from his other stuff must not remember his other stuff.Saying people will be offended by this is not knowing his other material. In "Bill Cosby: Himself", he "accuses" both his wife and his parents of abuse, his dad of loving his son more than his daughters, a wife of husband abuse in full view of an airplane full of passengers, pretty much everyone is an alcoholic/drug user, etc.You can't believe Cosby has no respect for his wife of 48 years or his kids, or a lady at the security company.If you want to laugh, watch this show. If you want a tear in your eye, read the shirt he puts on the back of his chair.
danielcpryor This is not the classy or classic Bill Cosby you know and love. Sure he still doesn't use swear words but this is a definite departure for the Coz. I will admit that there are a handful of chuckles in the presentation but overall I found that it came across as mean-spirited in regards to his children and his wife. I don't think that women will find it funny at all and will probably be quite offended.Possible Spoiler Alert: Cosby infers that when you date a woman she is your girl "friend" but that upon getting married she turns into a manipulative bitch that controls everything that goes on in the house. He also implies that his kids are ungrateful spoiled whiners. The whole thing just comes across very mean and disrespectful. I for one prefer his older routines that are classy, funny, and less mean.
heart_in_ohio I have been looking forward to Cosby's return to the stage, ever since Comedy Central began advertising the hell out of it weeks in advance. However, upon viewing, I couldn't help but to feel sad for the ol' legend himself. Unfortunately, most of his jokes were either so incoherent that didn't make sense and couldn't land a genuine laugh, or they simply weren't that funny. As a good friend of mine said "he's telling life stories... amusing anecdotes at best". Of course he elicited the occasional laugh or giggle in me, but the atmosphere throughout the entire thing just felt uncomfortable.In contrast, the audience was often losing it with laughter. It genuinely makes me wonder: Were the laughs cued? Did they simply laugh in respect? Or even pity? I'm really confounded, and unsure of where it went wrong. Bill Cosby is a very funny man, but it seems something was lost in translation. In the end I question comedy central more than anyone, after all, I can't see any other reason to air this with so much publicity other than to exploit him.On a positive note, it was great to see the man back in the spotlight and on the stage! I really appreciate his performance as well as his willingness to perform, because if it failed in every other area, it at least succeeded in satisfying that thirst fans like myself have for some more Cosby.2/10