When you look at a movie laid out to be a comedy first and foremost, it is fairly easy to recognize when the writers had a marvelously funny scene and needed to write in some filler around it. Throughout many movies are those funny scenes that could really fit into about any film, provided you do a little writing around to accommodate.

“Movie 43” sidesteps most of the effort of meaningful filler to provide a series of social commentary comedy shorts strung together under the premise of the scenes being pitched during a Hollywood meeting. It feels like a nice, long “Saturday Night Live” episode, but with more celebrity cameos and hardly any lull in the funny.

I mean, the movie has 12 directors and nine writers. I was impressed by the mingling together of the work of just the four writer/directors for the movie “Four Rooms.”

Keep in mind, though, that the comedy is not something for the whole family. In fact, it would be safe to say most people will find segments of the movie to be in terrible taste and far too offensive.

The humor can be seen as something terrible and insulting and not fit for any screen, or you can see the satire for what it is. When I saw “Movie 43” I was laughing out loud most of the movie; so was the audience I was with. Yes, the material is extremely raunchy and at times seemingly somewhere below even the basic “dick and fart jokes” bar set by many comedies today. But underneath the rude exterior is a highly exaggerated commentary about day-to-day events where people tend to act rather oddly.

Ignorance regarding the female body and sexism generally, helicopter and non-traditional learning parents, the build-up of first-time sexual events, fantasy violence, racism, and first date nonsense: “Movie 43” addresses all those topics through comedic exaggeration.

To push the jokes farther and further, not only is the audience greeted with some fine comedic actors demonstrating their chops, but some serious A-list actors with awards backing their names join in the fun and lewdness. The combination definitely helps to underline the meaningfulness of the messages in the movie, while keeping the funny from becoming diluted.

“Movie 43” is one I will own as soon as it is out for purchase. It is the kind of great comedy you can pop in any time to brighten your day, or round out a night out at the pubs while you gorge on snacks.If you happen to dislike raunchy comedy, you might want to skip this movie outing, as the low-brow level is the only means of expression for the jokes.

By no means is it a must-see movie at the theaters, but I would recommend a matinee with your friends to help the box office and encourage future movies in a similar vein. And stick around for the credits to enjoy more comedy. When the DVD comes out, there will likely be oodles of extended scenes and outtakes galore.