Presto-digitation Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 (edited) Probably the best comedy since Sarah Marshall. Really....don't miss it. Much stronger comedy than I Love You, Man, despite the more limited Rush references....(this film does have one, however). Edited April 5, 2009 by Presto-digitation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustard Death Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 The trailers didn't really look all that promising, but I still have pretty high hopes for my enjoying it. I'll probably see it sometime this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 FWIW, this movie did very badly at the box office this past week-end (though reviews have been overwhelmingly positive), so it might not be around for very long. We were going to see it this past week-end but ended up changing our minds - definitely this next week-end though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCFIELDS Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 It'll likely be a rental for me......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 7 2009, 12:03 PM) FWIW, this movie did very badly at the box office this past week-end (though reviews have been overwhelmingly positive), so it might not be around for very long. We were going to see it this past week-end but ended up changing our minds - definitely this next week-end though! Good. Well worth it. Doesn't have a big name like "Seth Rogen" or "Jason Segal." But don't let the bad turn out get ya down. MUCH better than I Love You, Man....IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushian King Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Please spoil what the Rush reference is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 I believe it's in the trailer, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Here is a review of the Adventureland movie along with the preview trailer below: Adventureland: Summer of '80s love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Is the dude with the glasses the same guy that was in " Freaks and Geeks"...?.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 Yes. Seriously, you guys are all missing a fun film... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Apr 7 2009, 04:30 PM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 7 2009, 12:03 PM) FWIW, this movie did very badly at the box office this past week-end (though reviews have been overwhelmingly positive), so it might not be around for very long. We were going to see it this past week-end but ended up changing our minds - definitely this next week-end though! Good. Well worth it. Doesn't have a big name like "Seth Rogen" or "Jason Segal." But don't let the bad turn out get ya down. MUCH better than I Love You, Man....IMO. Ok, I finally saw this movie. Some observations: 1. A highly enjoyable movie. 2. Not as good as I Love You, Man IMHO, but still great. 3. Not at all what I expected. This was first a coming of age drama, and only secondarily a comedy. The fact that it was directed by the director of Superbad, I expected it to have jokes thrown at me a mile a minute like in Superbad. Instead, it was more of a sweet story that had a lot of funny bits in it, but nowhere near the level of humor in Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Knocked Up, The 40 Year Old Virgin, etc. I was extremely surprised. 4. A truly excellent Rush reference. Edited April 13, 2009 by rushgoober Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCFIELDS Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Pretty good movie.........really well done with lots of laughs. MUCH better than Sarah Marshall IMO, which I thought was pretty mediocre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 (edited) What I liked with Adventureland over I Love You, Man was in both the writing and the characters. It was simply a better-penned story and had characters I gravitated toward because they were fleshed out, even if they were younger than most of us are now. Man was much more of a typical, cookie-cutter comedy. Adventureland had both humor and heart, much like the Freaks and Geeks TV show of 1999....not to mention some spot on late 80s references across the board. I graduated high school in '87 and it really captured the discontent of getting that shitty-but-inevitable summer job. Quite frankly I figured Adventureland would be a LOT dumber than it was. Its heart and subtlety surprised me. Edited April 13, 2009 by Presto-digitation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Apr 13 2009, 04:59 AM) What I liked with Adventureland over I Love You, Man was in both the writing and the characters. It was simply a better-penned story and had characters I gravitated toward because they were fleshed out, even if they were younger than most of us are now. Man was much more of a typical, cookie-cutter comedy. Adventureland had both humor and heart, much like the Freaks and Geeks TV show of 1999....not to mention some spot on late 80s references across the board. I graduated high school in '87 and it really captured the discontent of getting that shitty-but-inevitable summer job. Quite frankly I figured Adventureland would be a LOT dumber than it was. Its heart and subtlety surprised me. I thought both movies were great, but for very different reasons - I Love You, Man was just flat out hilarious with a very enjoyable storyline to boot. Adventureland was perhaps the better story, but dramas tend to have more fleshed out realistic characters than comedies anyway. I don't think it's better than I Love You, Man because of it, it's just different. And I really think Adventureland was more of a drama - it had some hilarious bits in it that were every bit as funny as I Love You, Man and others of that ilk, but that wasn't it's primary focus at all. I guess I enjoyed I Love You, Man more since I was just so wildly entertained all the way through and the Rush stuff just sent it over the top for me making it a borderline religious experience. Also, I think I went into Adventureland expecting an all-out comedy, so I was taken aback and had to adjust to a completely different kind of movie. I know I'll be revisiting both many times in the years to come... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 13 2009, 08:30 AM) QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Apr 13 2009, 04:59 AM) What I liked with Adventureland over I Love You, Man was in both the writing and the characters. It was simply a better-penned story and had characters I gravitated toward because they were fleshed out, even if they were younger than most of us are now. Man was much more of a typical, cookie-cutter comedy. Adventureland had both humor and heart, much like the Freaks and Geeks TV show of 1999....not to mention some spot on late 80s references across the board. I graduated high school in '87 and it really captured the discontent of getting that shitty-but-inevitable summer job. Quite frankly I figured Adventureland would be a LOT dumber than it was. Its heart and subtlety surprised me. I thought both movies were great, but for very different reasons - I Love You, Man was just flat out hilarious with a very enjoyable storyline to boot. Adventureland was perhaps the better story, but dramas tend to have more fleshed out realistic characters than comedies anyway. I don't think it's better than I Love You, Man because of it, it's just different. And I really think Adventureland was more of a drama - it had some hilarious bits in it that were every bit as funny as I Love You, Man and others of that ilk, but that wasn't it's primary focus at all. I guess I enjoyed I Love You, Man more since I was just so wildly entertained all the way through and the Rush stuff just sent it over the top for me making it a borderline religious experience. Also, I think I went into Adventureland expecting an all-out comedy, so I was taken aback and had to adjust to a completely different kind of movie. I know I'll be revisiting both many times in the years to come... Here-here..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Finally saw this via rental. I was expecting a no-holds-barred comedy and it really was more of a coming of age drama with some comic moments thrown in. Kristin Stewart (I tihnk that's her name) stole the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdog Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Finally saw this. What an excellent movie! I thought this really captured the time period and the writing/story was great. I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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