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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 10:51 AM
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"Juno" just made up for having to sit through "Waitress" last weekend.
Saw it last night. LOVED that movie. LOVED IT. LOVED IT. LOVED IT.

How about you all? Your thoughts?
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bbernardini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 10:57 AM
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1. I thought it was quite good, however... (Now with EDIT goodness)
Edited on Thu Jan-17-08 11:24 AM by bbernardini
The music mostly annoyed me.

After the film, I got to thinking...seems to me that the commercials really played up the presence of Michael Cera, when he really didn't play that significant of a role in the film (other than the obvious, of course...don't want to give away any spoilers). I guess that's the studio trying to cash in on his success in "Superbad" and "Arrested Development."
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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:48 AM
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5. I'm sure they are. I did think Michael was brilliant as always though, even if he
wasn't as central as the ads made him seem. And developed the biggest crush on Jason Bateman while watching Arrested Development so I was happy to see him again. YUM!
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 12:50 PM
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10. I liked the music
i think Kimya Dawson is great but I can understand how some people can find her annoying.

I liked Juno, thought it was a really cute movie. Nothing spectacular but well worth the seeking out.
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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 02:15 PM
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13. I liked the music too. But it definitely wouldn't be for everyone.
Being a fan of Jonathan Richman, I am a sucker for the dorkus malorkus genre. :)
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:10 AM
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2. I keep making plans to see it, then the plans end up falling through. :P
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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 12:38 PM
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7. Well, go see it. Totally worth the price of admission.
There were so many times that a character could've become a cliche but did something wonderfully refreshing (yet believable).
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 12:43 PM
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8. Yeah, that and there's someone I want to go see it with. :P
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:31 AM
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3. Well worth seeing.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:33 AM
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4. i really enjoyed it.
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LibDemAlways Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:55 AM
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6. Entertaining and well-written. I took my
14-year-old and we both enjoyed it.
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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 12:43 PM
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9. My brother, with whom I saw the movie, was talking about a radio show he
heard where someone kept posing the question "Is Juno a pro-life movie?" because she doesn't have an abortion (not a spoiler, it's pretty obvious by the movie poster than she goes through with the pregnancy). My answer was "No, it was a pro-CHOICE movie because she CHOSE to have the baby." He agreed.

Why do people think that pro-choice means abortion is always going to be the choice?
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 01:56 PM
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11. I liked Alison Janney in Juno
I think everybody was good, but Janney took every moment the script gave her.
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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 02:14 PM
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12. I've loved her since Big Night. She's always marvelous, but, yes, in this
she was outstanding. She could've been a cliche, but she was wonderful and complicated and fierce and funny and loving.
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