Comments on: Confessions! http://shyturnip.com/2010/01/09/confessions/ Wed, 23 May 2012 00:04:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: tercat http://shyturnip.com/2010/01/09/confessions/#comment-42614 tercat Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:57:51 +0000 http://shyturnip.com/?p=638#comment-42614 Added perk--I saw somewhere that Adventureland was filmed at Kennywood. I've never been there, but Pittsburghers talk about it all the time. Added perk–I saw somewhere that Adventureland was filmed at Kennywood. I’ve never been there, but Pittsburghers talk about it all the time.

]]> By: Sarah http://shyturnip.com/2010/01/09/confessions/#comment-42613 Sarah Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:39:23 +0000 http://shyturnip.com/?p=638#comment-42613 I have heard mixed things about 500DoS as well, but I remember being really excited to see it, most for Zooey. She's so great. Even in terrible movies, she's fantastic. I spent a semi-hungover Sunday watching "Failure to Launch" on TBS just because she's was so radiantly awesome. Girlcrush rant over! I also just want to chime in and agree with Editrix about the greatness that is Martin Starr. I wish more films featured him. I have heard mixed things about 500DoS as well, but I remember being really excited to see it, most for Zooey. She’s so great. Even in terrible movies, she’s fantastic. I spent a semi-hungover Sunday watching “Failure to Launch” on TBS just because she’s was so radiantly awesome. Girlcrush rant over!

I also just want to chime in and agree with Editrix about the greatness that is Martin Starr. I wish more films featured him.

]]> By: villain http://shyturnip.com/2010/01/09/confessions/#comment-42597 villain Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:12:06 +0000 http://shyturnip.com/?p=638#comment-42597 >>There was one VERY off-putting bit toward the beginning of 500DoS<< oh yeah, I'd totally suppressed that bit. not characteristic of the movie as a whole, thankfully. >>There was one VERY off-putting bit toward the beginning of 500DoS<<

oh yeah, I’d totally suppressed that bit. not characteristic of the movie as a whole, thankfully.

]]> By: Kim http://shyturnip.com/2010/01/09/confessions/#comment-42576 Kim Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:28:57 +0000 http://shyturnip.com/?p=638#comment-42576 500 days looks like it might be good, but I'm not expecting anything particularly substantive. I liked Garden State, actually. Totally nothing to do with this post, but I've got Julie & Julia from Netflix...I'll let you know what I think. 500 days looks like it might be good, but I’m not expecting anything particularly substantive. I liked Garden State, actually.

Totally nothing to do with this post, but I’ve got Julie & Julia from Netflix…I’ll let you know what I think.

]]> By: tercat http://shyturnip.com/2010/01/09/confessions/#comment-42570 tercat Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:14:24 +0000 http://shyturnip.com/?p=638#comment-42570 Adding Adventureland to the Netflix list, too! Adding Adventureland to the Netflix list, too!

]]> By: Editrix http://shyturnip.com/2010/01/09/confessions/#comment-42561 Editrix Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:26:54 +0000 http://shyturnip.com/?p=638#comment-42561 There was one VERY off-putting bit toward the beginning of 500DoS, but the sequence Doug mentions is pretty great. We are pretty big Michael Cera fans, enough so that we Netflixed Adventureland based on Jesse Eisenberg REMINDING us of Cera. (If you're looking for coming-of-age movies, we recommend Adventureland, which also has the great Martin Starr from Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared.) There was one VERY off-putting bit toward the beginning of 500DoS, but the sequence Doug mentions is pretty great.

We are pretty big Michael Cera fans, enough so that we Netflixed Adventureland based on Jesse Eisenberg REMINDING us of Cera. (If you’re looking for coming-of-age movies, we recommend Adventureland, which also has the great Martin Starr from Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared.)

]]> By: villain http://shyturnip.com/2010/01/09/confessions/#comment-42557 villain Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:17:43 +0000 http://shyturnip.com/?p=638#comment-42557 I saw 500 Days of Summer at a preview screening before the hype cycle geared up; having no particular expectations was a good way to see it. I liked it ok, but I don't think anywhere near lives up to the hype -- cute, but not deep. It shares with "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" the device of putting a relationship's chronology in the blender to examine it, but that is NOT a comparison "Summer" can live up to. It does have one unexpectedly great sequence that I won't spoil (although I think it's in at least one trailer). I saw 500 Days of Summer at a preview screening before the hype cycle geared up; having no particular expectations was a good way to see it. I liked it ok, but I don’t think anywhere near lives up to the hype — cute, but not deep. It shares with “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” the device of putting a relationship’s chronology in the blender to examine it, but that is NOT a comparison “Summer” can live up to. It does have one unexpectedly great sequence that I won’t spoil (although I think it’s in at least one trailer).

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