Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is the latest from the acclaimed musical trio and former SNL members, The Lonely Island, but does it start off summer with a laugh? Popstar centers around a breakout member of a former boy band named Conner, who's solo career skyrocketed but is facing some challenges just a week ahead of his second album release. If you aren't familiar with SNL's The Lonely Island or their "digital shorts," then it's almost hard to believe you haven't heard about at least one of their songs. From "Dick in the box," (original could not be found) to "I just had sex," to the classic, "I threw it on the ground," the group spent years on SNL creating some of the best original songs that were immensely popular and resulted in 3 album releases, the latest being the "Whack Album," back in 2013. Popstar serves as the collection of the best songs the group has made to date, packed with hilarious jokes and cameos and the movie compliments them perfectly. Conner, who serves as an almost Bieber/West parody, highlights societies Pop megastars in a hilarious way. His antics are over the top and while the movie gets a bit slower in the third leg, it opens so fantastically well and manges to stay funny consistently, that you'll laugh from everything from offensive pop songs to a ridiculous scene involving a limo window. One of the best scenes, by far, is an amazingly accurate TMZ parody (retitled CMZ) featuring various comedians that personally, had me in tears. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping highlights why The Lonely Island own the landscape of parody music and Saturday Night Live will never be the same without them. Popstar nails the comedic biopic with flying colors and it's a must see for anyone looking for a good laugh.
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