Time Well Spent...

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Showing posts with label teen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teen. Show all posts

Monday, 22 October 2012

A is for Awesome.

Date: Saturday 20th October
Film: Easy A (2010)
Director:Will Gluck
Starring: Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Thomas Hayden Church and Amanda Bynes
Running Time : 1 hour 32 minutes
Rating: 7/10

It's been a while since we had a good teen comedy, they've been thin on the ground since the brilliance of Mean Girls and, while Easy A isn't as solidly wonderful as Mean Girls, it still has more pro points than your average teen flick.

I think a lot of this can be attributed to a great cast, led by the supremely talented (and all round adorable) Emma Stone.

Yes, the storyline is predictable however the humour and the cast make it seem fresh. It's only downfall? Over playing this truly hideous song...



Worth checking out.

Challenge day: 27
Challenge time : 01 days, 04 hours, 56 minutes.
Challenge film total: 15

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

We're reviving a canceled undercover project from the '80s and revamping it for modern times.

Date: Monday 8th October
Film: 21 Jump Street (2012)
Director: Phil Lord and Chris Miller
Starring: Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube and Dave Franco
Running Time : 1 hour 49 minutes
Rating: 8/10
I'll admit, when I first saw this at the cinema earlier this year I was not expecting great things. I had seen a few episodes of the original series during the more obsessive parts of my Johnny Depp phase, and I was entirely convinced that Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill could gel well together - even in a film where they were supposed to play characters with vastly differing personalities.

I was pleasantly surprised - this is a great comedy. A teen movie that isn't afraid to make jokes at it's own expense. Channing Tatum is a turn up for the books, 2012 really has been the year he's proved, at least to me, that he's a lot more than a pretty face with good rhythm.

There's a brilliant cameo toward the end, that even when you know is coming, it's a little bit wonderful.

One of the better teen comedies of the last few years, watch it if you get the chance.

Challenge day: 15
Challenge time : 00 days, 20 hours, 22 minutes.
Challenge film total: 11