Comments on: ‘Adventureland’ – Roller coaster of love

By: Heidi

Heidi — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:01:16 +0000

Many people could no longer afford their mortgage rates in the 80’s.

Greed is good!

Troglodyte will be my word of the day.

By: cftoto

cftoto — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:23:36 +0000

Good points, Heidi … maybe the ’80s vibe was one reason why I identified with it so much.

But the late 80s were good, economically speaking (remember greed is good?) and the film was set in ‘87, I believe.

Minor points, though. Must say it drives me batty when I see a quality film and some troglodyte stumbles out of the theater and says, ‘that was stoopid.’

By: Heidi

Heidi — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:53:03 +0000

typo – they confessed to being bored to tears…

By: Heidi

Heidi — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:51:47 +0000

“The period doesn’t play into any other factor of the film, though, but audiences will be too amused to care.”

I thought the time period did play into the film, albeit subtly. There are no cell phones, no Ipods… no hint of the crazy-paced-lives we now all seem to be living.

Also, the economic hardships of the 80’s are on full display, in the backstory of James’ parents.

I thought this was a truly thoughtful movie, and I loved that it was set in the mid-80’s. It took the pace down a notch, which was refreshing. I also think this is why the high schoolers sitting behind us confessed to be bored to tears as we walked out of the theater. A sad commentary on present day? Perhaps.

By: blackhawk12151

blackhawk12151 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:11:11 +0000

The only thing that could fix the damage done to society from Zombie’s “Halloween” remake is a time machine and a baseball bat.

By: cftoto

cftoto — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:40:56 +0000

Ah, the sliding scale of the modern horror movie. If a new one doesn’t stink … it feels like a classic. And I agree on “Amityville” remake — competent, to be sure.

Any chance Zombie’s “H2″ coming up makes amends for his awful remake?

By: blackhawk12151

blackhawk12151 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:01:31 +0000

I haven’t seen Definitely Maybe yet. I did see him in the Amittyville Horror remake. I thought the film was slightly above average in relation to the current wave of horror remakes (it was light years better than Rob Zombies bastardization of Halloween) and I remember being impressed by his performance.

I also see that he is playing the role of Deadpool in the Wolverine movie…could be interesting.

By: cftoto

cftoto — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:45:37 +0000

Did you see Definitely Maybe? One of the better, more sophisticated rom-coms in recent memory.

Reynolds burst onto the scene with a wave of smug-osity. But he’s much better than that.

By: blackhawk12151

blackhawk12151 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:01:26 +0000

Ryan Reynolds is great. I’ve noticed him in a lot of movies and he’s not just funny, he is a genuinely good actor. I hope to see him in some more serious roles.