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Summer of 8 (2016)
The reviews are missing the point.
As the title of this review suggests I believe people are missing the point of this movie. Summer of 8 might be a bit cliché at times but I think it's fully aware of that. The movie isn't just about the sexual conquests of the guys and how they just want to get laid before college; It's more than that. Summer of 8 is much more a film about exploring the small amount of time you have as a teenager; the feeling of infinity that you inevitably have to face up to when you become an adult. I really enjoyed this film, it was something that made me realise that everyone is scared of growing up and moving on from old friends isn't uncommon. I may be considered nieve for writing this review being that I'm only 17 and I don't know anything about growing up yet. Sometimes I just think the reviews of these types of movies aren't based so much on how people see them critically but more that they aren't hugely different from one another. Reviewers compare so much to other films that they don't try to understand it from a different perspective. All of the actors in Summer of 8 seemed genuine enough, and the chemistry was there. I think to really enjoy these types of movies sometimes you have to search deeper than just the surface. Sometimes trying to think through the characters is how you see what is actually there. Maybe that's just to hard for some people.
Liberal Arts (2012)
well written, excellent film
First let me start of by saying that this movie was quite different to what I was expecting, but for some reason because it wasn't what I was expecting I enjoyed it a lot more. Half way through watching this I really started to feel empathy towards the characters even if at first I didn't like them. Each actor and actress that was in this movie was very well chosen for their part. It almost felt like they were playing themselves in a way. Elizabeth Olson especially was one of the many reasons I liked this movie so much, her emotions in the film felt so organic and not like they were scripted or anything. As I watched more of this movie It started to go where I wasn't expecting it to go making me extremely anxious to see what was going to happen next. My favorite thing about the movie was that to me it felt like Josh Radnor was making the main focus of the movie about readers and not books. Even a couple of days after watching this movie I'm still thinking about it very deeply, Not very many movies for me can do that and that why I loved this one so much.
No Strings Attached (2011)
a well humored comedy that makes you want to come back for more
this was a movie about meaningless sex but for some reason was one of my favorite movies. It was well paced,thought out and extremely enjoyable. The casting choices for nearly every actor and actress was spot on and they fit there roles perfectly. The chemistry between Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman was amazing and they seemed so perfect for each other. They looked like the enjoyed working together and at times kept the movie together solely on there connection to each other. This film also had a great balance between crude humor and well thought out jokes that fit smoothly into the dialog of the story. One of the best movies I have seen by far and is just so enjoyable to watch. It is quite predictable but in such a good way. After watching it I wanted to watch it again because it was so enjoyable and funny.
Lola Versus (2012)
an indie film that feels real
I had high hopes for this movie but it disappointed me a little. I wasn't to surprised to see the large amount of low ratings because there have been much better movies produced that are quite similar to this one. Overall it was a good movie that felt a lot more real than most other movies I have seen lately and that what made it so interesting to watch. the movie felt like it was about a real person going through life and not a scripted movie like it actually is. Some of the lines were unnecessary like "I was an incubator baby" but apart from those bits of dialog the movie felt well paced and well scripted. The movie took awhile to to really interest me but I was glad that I stayed watching it the whole time because in the end It was sort of worth while.