For the past few weeks I've been hearing from all sorts of lifeforms how fantastic Jason Reitman's film, Juno, is. I first heard of the film from my boss, Jamie. I said, "My brother saw Sweeney Todd last night; he said it was one of the best movies he's ever seen." Jamie responded, "It's a musical. I saw Juno; and it was one of the best movies I've ever seen." It was the first time I had ever heard of Juno. Jamie has pretty good taste in good, so I saw no reason to believe there was any amount of trickery at play.
Fast forward some time. Someone (I don't remember who) said the same thing about it.
Fast forward awhiles. Deanna says, "Let's see Juno. I says, "Oh yeah, I heard it's good."
I heard from others (my brother, Ross Toss, everyone else in the whole world) that it was a great movie.
After a week or two, Deanna said to me, "I saw Juno. It was really good. We should watch it together. I gave the obvious response: "Whatever."
Deanna and I went to Taco Bell last night. I had some burritos. They were decent burritos. We crossed the street to see Juno. It was one of the worst movies I have seen in a long time.
Juno contained four events, somehow spread thin enough to cover 92 minutes of film (spoilers):
1. Juno gets Knocked Up.
2. Juno doesn't have sex with an older man.
3. Juno gives the baby away.
4. Credits.
Don't get me wrong. The whole movie wasn't all that bad. There actually were three funny parts in the film. My first laugh came when Ricky Fitts's (when writing something other people will read, one should always add the extra s when referring to a singular possessive entity ending in s to prevent confusion over weather the entity is singular or plural) mother, Barbara Fitts, said something about Jesus. I was the only person in the theater laughing. The second laugh came when we saw Michael Cera's fat mother the first time. Again, I was the only one laughing. The third laugh occurred the second time we saw his mother. I didn't laugh that hard.
I'm not sure why I'm the only person on Earth who hated this movie. Actually, I just checked the message board on IMDB, and it turns out a lot of people hated it. I fell much better now. I only hope I was able to save a few people by writing this.
If you've made it this far, thank you for giving me a chance to vent.
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i HATED this move, and i thought i was the only one too. it seemed as if they were trying to give it an attitude of sarcasm that they thought an indie movie should have, and it just seemed stuck up and annoying. plus, it was more of a creepy drama featuring pedophiles than a comedy.
http://www.culturecatch.com/film/juno
juno=waste of time…. i think i want to go to business or law school now so i don’t ever come into contact with someone of such low stature. er i mean golly gee that movie was so hip and related to me. i’m just like her in so many ways…. so cute and related to my era…. wow i mean wow… (sarcasm dually noted!)
sincerely, noise punk artist
Juno is shit and its a shame than in the midst of the WGA strike, which ostensibly was about writers in hollywood trying to get more respect for their contributions, a screenplay written by an ex-hooker, in which EVERYONE speaks with the same voice, in which there is no dialouge but rather "banter", is nominated for an oscar. It shows, people dont give a shit.
It was great and,
I'm sorry yins didn't like it!
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