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Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong (DVD / CD Combo)

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i love the fact that patton usually releases a combo dvd/cd for most of his albums the bang for your buck is far and away better than what you'll get from many other comedians. and i have to say i'm a HUGE fan of patton oswalt, werewolves and lolipops made me laugh so hard i had to pull my car over one day.

but this... this is just ok, a couple of really great laughs but it's such a change from the side splitting almost painfully funny albums he's released before i have to admit i'm kind of disapointed. now i'm still a huge fan and patton is one of the funniest comedians out there.

but this was a big production and when the camera panned the audience it was a huge theator. most of his recorded material i've heard so far were done like in a bar or a small comedy club. i think this may have just been patton out of his element, i'd still recomend it because i can't bring myself to tell someone not to get a patton oswalt album but his earlier cd's are alot funnier in my opinion.

I'm a fan so I had pre-ordered this DVD, not realizing the special would be on TV. So, I felt sort of consumer duped at first. However, the DVD/CDs have bits that weren't on the Comedy Central airing so yea! me.

I've been a comedy fan since the 70's so I'm old and I know what I like/don't like. I have come to find that when my beloved favorite comedians find love/children, their acts circle the drain. I don't begrudge them happiness as people but it really screws with the funny.

This special is far more into the love/children/personal demons area than I like. Oswalt tries to snark it up but it doesn't always work. Far too often I found myself saying "oh, gee...Patton is depressed?...." or "really, he took acid?..." and hurting for him rather than finding the follow up humor funny. He's a winsome guy, painfully bright and I missed the balls-to-the-wall bitter insight.

That being said, second rate Patton is better than anything else out there right now. If he toured the midwest I'd drive many hundreds of miles to see a show. I appreciate that he makes so much of his work available. And I'm a completist so it is worth it to me to have it ALL.

Oswalt is a master of wordplay and I can't hear things like "a sheetcake of victory" enough. There were a lot of laughs on this DVD. I hope he can wrest himself out of the domesticity issues to tease apart his act from his home life in the future. I need my Patton a little sharper edged.

The extras are pretty funny and Patton clearly has friends who will do anything for him (Jon Hamm!)

Patton Oswalt really hit's this special out of the park. The story's flow together, and as a comedian he's really evolved based on the things that happen to him and our culture. Though, when you go back and watch "No reason to complain" he talks about hating children, and now he's having one. Patton's comedy remains fresh, topical, and all at the same time, timeless, his specials are re-watchable over and over again. Put this in your DVD player, invite people over, and show this to all of your friends. There's nothing better than a master of comedy.

It would have been nice if the CD was different audio from the DVD, but the set seems to be identical. The DVD has 2 interesting extras but not a lot of content outside the standup. Also it would have been interesting for him to bundle in something for people who wanted to see his new "Big Fan" movie. Over all, legendary comedy cd and dvd, a definite add to any collection. 5 out of 5 despite the small gripes

Are you a geek, nerd, gamer, comic lover? Do you enjoy well thought out sarcasm? If you do/are then sit down shut up and slap your gf/bf in the face and get ready for some funny! This cd/dvd combo for Patton lovers is perfect. Patton's style of humor is very sarcastic and smart. He is an English major who even corrects himself on stage which is funny. He talk about everything from introducing the fact that he is about to become a father to looking for a new house and stumbling across an orgy. His bit about different robots is hands down hilarious. If you like the comic styles of Louis C.K. or David Cross or even Sara Silverman then you will love Patton Oswalt. And remember "I wanna be a checkout clerk".

I think Patton Oswalt is one of the best comics working today. Not just the basic material, but his sense of timing is excellent. This DVD contains some of his best stand-up routines. There are some good extras as well.

If you want to laugh, but this DVD.

ANY Patton Oswalt release is a good one. Enough said there. But "My Weakness is Strong" is very inconsistent. It has its moments ("Sky Cake" in particular) but overall it has uneven pacing and the material isn't as strong as his earlier material "Werewolves and Lollipops" and "Feelin' Kinda Patton".

Worth seeing or listening to, but not a slam-dunk purchase.

I bought this as a present for a friend of mine that recently moved to Australia. He for some reason cant get this nice dvd/cd combo and pleaded with me to send it. I ordered and shipped to him. He says its hilarious and gives it all strong marks. Of course he would....its Patton Oswalt.

It's difficult to assume that this will be the first Patton Oswalt comedy CD/DVD being picked up by a lot of people, but it's probably true. Following his starring roles in Ratatouille and the upcoming Big Fan, as well as his well-known role on The King of Queens and his Comedians of Comedy tour, Patton may be at the peak of his fame. That being said, this album will be picked up by more people, which means that it would assumedly be his best work.

Close, but not quite. Most would agree that 2007's Werewolves and Lollipops was as good as it got from Mr. Chucklestein, but this Comedy Central Special still features a lot of laughs and some great video content. Patton has a dearth of new experiences as he is awaiting the birth of his daughter Alice, (apparently his wife's X-Men ploy worked,) and the included CD will give you a couple of bits that didn't make it onto the Special. On the whole, I really enjoyed "Obama" (We only need go back 10 years to blow the past's mind,) "Sky Cake" (How the eternal reward of pastries shaped civilization,) and his amazing story of the sadness of Magic Comedy that ends the piece.

The bonus features are a great nod to those who live in Patton's world, (if you don't know who Tommy Wiseau is before you purchase the DVD, look him up real quick...) and the slideshow that is featured at the end references a former item on his website (now gone) in which a guy turned each of the previous Oswalt albums into a birthday party for his friend, making Patton's pop culture references physical gifts. Kind of strange without the context, but there y'go!

All in all, you won't go wrong purchasing this DVD, especially with the value of the added CD. Just make sure that you're able to pick up his other work as well.

I showed this dvd to a group of friends after dinner one night. Most of them had never heard of Patton Oswalt. They laughed so hard, when the dvd was over, they went online to look up video clips for more Patton. If you like David Cross, story telling comedy, and raw humor, you'll love this dvd. You'll also enjoy PATTON OSWALT: NO REASON TO COMPLAIN and PATTON OSWALT: WEREWOLVES AND LOLLIPOPS. Also check out SARAH SILVERMAN: JESUS IS MAGIC.

I don't think it's up to par with Werewolves and Lollipops, but it's new material and is definitely worth the purchase.
I think the biggest thing that brings it down from his last record is he talks about his wife and kid on this one. Sorry, I just don't wanna hear about it. It really should be taboo to mention your wife, kids, or dog on a comedy record. Something really lame/hacky/easy/unoriginal about it.