Robin Williams: Weapons of Self-Destruction

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7.7| 0h30m| en
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In this comedy special taped at DAR Constitution Hall, his first solo special on the network in seven years, Williams covers such topics as global warming, sex and politics, the state of health care in the country (suggesting a cash for clunkers program for elderly relatives, among other things), drugs - recreational and otherwise - and more personal topics, including his recent heart surgery.

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Steve Pulaski As of yesterday, August 11, 2014, Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction stands as the final televised comedy special by the man we'll ever see, and to leave a career off on this particular show isn't at all a bad thing. At fifty-eight years old at the time of filming this, Williams seems as energetic and zealous as ever, prancing around the stage for eighty-nine minutes, with no breaks or intermissions, showing himself as a nonstop comedic force of nature. In such a short time, Williams show himself doing great impressions, questioning life, and doing something few film roles allowed him to do - be so brazenly crude and bawdy.Despite his crudeness, Williams entices with a certain sense of wit and wordplay to his mannerisms and lectures. Williams, for one, transitions from topic-to-topic, regardless of how outlandish the previous topic was, smoothly and fearlessly, never missing a beat or interrupting himself, resulting in a lost sense of continuity. In five minutes, Williams amusingly and thoughtfully discusses wildfires, marijuana, tornadoes, and hurricanes, making easy transitions into each topic. He continues on by frequently dropping hilarious jokes, such as the commonality between a tornado and a divorce in the south is that someone inevitably loses a trailer and that the reasons Germany doesn't have any comedians or funny personalities is because they tried to kill them all decades back.Arguably the most entertaining is when Williams reminds us how asinine our recent history has been, saying that "it's like we've been on the drug 'f*** it all' for the past eight years," as he recounts political events from 2000 to 2008. Through and through, Williams is entertaining as hell, spirited, clearly working off of ample amounts of energy, not fumes of it, and offering advice and keen observations at every turn. He even gives us one of the most memorable statements on marriage I've ever heard which is, "there are penalties for early withdrawal and depositing into another account." Directed by: Marty Callner.
callanvass Weapons of Self Destruction is an event that cheered up a very gloomy day for me, with Robin's non stop crazy mind. The vulgarity of it all was amazing, and what was even more amazing is that it was all funny, and not many jokes fell flat at all. This guy never stops, he's always on the go, making us laugh until we literally wanna pee ourselves, and that is a gift of a Comedian that I really don't usually see. I have been a longtime Robin Williams fan, but he hasn't been up to par Like I expect recently, but this here righted all of that and more. I was lucky enough to be switching channels one day, and I came across it on my local Comedy channel, and thankfully I caught it right at the start. I was in a depressed mood, but boy did that change but quick.He goes from sex talk, to Viagra, to balls and anything he can think of!. I loved the James Stewat, Popeye and Christpher Wlaken impressions he did, I went into howls of laughter, he had them completely bang on!.Bottom line. This is really special stuff, I haven't seen anything like it in all my years of Comedy viewing. Please if you get a chance, even if you aren't his biggest fan check this out, I can almost guarantee it will make your day!.10/10
Jackson Booth-Millard I had seen some clips of Robin Williams doing live stand-up comedy, and then I saw a whole act on We Are Most Amused, and I was very keen to see a whole show. So then I noticed this on the TV, and I was very hopeful that I would find his material funny, knowing also that he is a very speedy improviser. As it turned out, it was very funny, I might have lost track a few times with his speed of delivery, but for the jokes I did manage to understand, it was a most worthwhile show. It was also interesting to learn a few things about and from him, e.g. that he was an alcoholic (I knew he took drugs), making him ma very appealing guy as well. Robin Williams was number 44 on 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. Very good!
edwagreen Robin Williams is a talented comedian. He has a supporting Oscar under his belt plus several Oscar nominations for best actor. We all know that he can be quite funny.All these nice things being said, I was disgusted watching this television special due to all the vulgarities that come out of the mouth of Williams. He couldn't go three words without the use of the f-word. While I realize that this is HBO, have a little dignity please.In addition, Williams could get anyone dizzy by his constant movement up and down the stage.He touches on several topics including Sarah Palin. The use of constant profanity ruins the material.