My Weakness Is Strong (DVD with CD)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.