The master comedian performs in Washington DC and gives his wry observations about life, politics and his health.The master comedian performs in Washington DC and gives his wry observations about life, politics and his health.The master comedian performs in Washington DC and gives his wry observations about life, politics and his health.
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- Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
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From the outset Williams sweats and shrinks before our eyes in a hallowed cavernous DC auditorium as he huffs and puffs his way about the stage with the same routine worn paper thin by decades of the same shtick on endless talk shows and incorporated into films that won him critical praise. In Destruction he leaps on today's topics with the same manic enthusiasm he did in his youth but the novelty and Puckish charm are long gone and instead we get a sloven heavily caffeinated, perspiring old man where the cutesy gets creepy.
Williamsis somewhere between Ork and Dangerfield and incapable of handling it with Rodney's unique savoir faire. It is a cringing performance to witness, made even more evident by the audience response where the only thing that brings down the house is the wistful sentimentality for this over the hill repetitive dinosaur who now has to resort to dick and pussy jokes to get forced laughs from hipsters as he enters and exits, albeit a decade or two too late.
Round-Up: The bonus material on the DVD is excellent because you get to see Robin Williams taking his act to different states and you see some of his older work which was excellent. Due to his sad passing, it's really sad to know that he won't be coming out with some new material because there really isn't anyone else like him.
I recommend this movie to people who are into there stand-up comedies which cover everything from politics to sex. 6/10
I think the film is a bit slow at times, but many of the antidotes and jokes are quite funny. My favorite part is when Robin Is doing impressions. He really excels at his impressions. They are spot on.
I picked up a DVD of this at a local thrift store for a buck. Now that I have watched it, I'll probably donate it to the library.
Weapons of Self Destruction is fun as a one time watch, but it's not amusing enough that I would rewatch it.
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.
Did you know
- TriviaThe story of Doc Ellis pitching a no-hitter on LSD is true. Just as he had taken a hit of it, his girlfriend told him he was pitching that day, and when he said it was his day off, she reminded him that he had slept away his day off.
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Robin Williams: We're a heavily medicated society. All the drugs we take: Prozac, Effexor, Valium. I thought for the last ten years, we've been on some weird fucking drug - the whole country - called "Fukitol."
[laughter]
Robin Williams: What a weird fucking drug. And we're just coming out of it and we're kind of waking up.
[cheers and applause]
Robin Williams: Fuckin' A! It's weird. It's like you're going "last thing I remember was the economy was working and there was a budget surplus." Yeah! "Where's Clinton?" We impeached him. "Fuck!"
[laughter]
Robin Williams: "For what?" A blowjob. "Wow! Who did he blow, Putin?"
[laughter]
Robin Williams: No! No, he got blown by a Jewish girl. "Wow! He got head from a Jewish girl? Fuckin' A! And they impeached him for that?" Well, he lied about it. "He's married! Who wouldn't? What the fuck?"
[laughter]
Robin Williams: No, he lied about it to Congress. "And THOSE fuckers impeached him? That's like a group of lepers judging a beauty contest. What the fuck?"
[laughter]
Robin Williams: "Wow, that's nuts!" And then they acquitted him. "Oh, cool. And who was president next? Gore?" No, Bush. "He was already president!" No, this was his son. "Oh, the one from Florida. He's kinda cool." No, the one from Texas. "JUNIOR? Fuck! My God, he... the one who traded Sammy Sosa?" Fuck yeah! "How was he as president?" Kinda goofy. "Really?" He waved at Stevie Wonder.
[laughter]
Robin Williams: "What the fuck!" It's like, "Wow! And then what did he do?" Well, he took a lot of vacations. "And then what happened?" We got attacked. "By who?" Osama bin Laden. "That guy from Afghanistan? Didn't we used to send him weapons?" Yeah, I know! "We went after him, right?" Yeah. "Did we get him?" Almost.
[laughter]
Robin Williams: "Well, what do you mean 'almost'?" Well, we went after Hussein, because he had weapons of mass destruction. "That guy from Syria. I knew that fuck would do this." No, the one from Iraq. "SADDAM Hussein? Bush Sr. kicked his ass!" Yeah, he did! "And we got him?" Oh, fuck, we got him. "And we found the weapons of mass destruction? Cause he would tell you where they are." Well, they executed him. "Fuck off! And did you get bin Laden?" Almost. We got four of his number threes. "Okay. But he's in Afghanistan." Maybe. He might be in Pakistan. "Well, let's go after him in Pakistan!" Well, there's a problem there. They're allies, and they have weapons of mass destruction. "Oh, no! What about the economy?" Well, we had to bail out the banks. "Again?" Fuck, yeah! "And now, who's the president?" A black guy. "Oh, yeah right." Yeah, there's a black president and a Latino on the Supreme Court. "There is? Oh, my God! Who's the president? Jesse Jackson?" No, his name is Barack Hussein Obama. "Now you're fucking with me!"
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- ConnectionsFeatured in The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)
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- Робин Уильямс: Оружие самоуничтожения
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