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Movie: The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
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Author:  spenno [ Tue Aug 28, 2012 4:49 am ]
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
spenno wrote:
I've never heard of this. Am I slightly too old or something?

Probably. The book came out in like 1999 and was perfect if you were in high school.

Oh, well I was in my penultimate year of high school then...but maybe it was something that didn't really take in Australia.

Author:  durdencommatyler [ Tue Aug 28, 2012 6:05 pm ]
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spenno wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
spenno wrote:
I've never heard of this. Am I slightly too old or something?

Probably. The book came out in like 1999 and was perfect if you were in high school.

Oh, well I was in my penultimate year of high school then...but maybe it was something that didn't really take in Australia.

I'd never heard of it either until about four months ago. I graduated in 1998, though. So maybe that's why.

But I just read it and it still works. There's a lot to relate to even if some of it feels a little far away. I'd recommend checking it out.

Author:  fitzy [ Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:53 pm ]
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OK, I watched the trailer to make a more informed opinion and it really does look like shit. 15 year olds with such insight and wardrobe budgets. "you get the love you think you deserve." please.
it even has the token gay friend and the wild child with the pixie haircut. stab me now.
For any of you that want an honest coming of age story... go watch Stand By Me, or Say Anything or Almost Famous.

Author:  lennytheweedwhacker [ Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:57 pm ]
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Or Rushmore.

Author:  Alex [ Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:58 pm ]
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or Jaws

Author:  theplatypus [ Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:01 pm ]
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Alex wrote:
or Jaws

:haha:

Author:  cutuphalfdead [ Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:51 pm ]
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For a more informed opinion you could, ya know, read the book. The director is the author.

Author:  Mecca [ Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:06 am ]
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fitzy wrote:
OK, I watched the trailer to make a more informed opinion and it really does look like shit. 15 year olds with such insight and wardrobe budgets. "you get the love you think you deserve." please.
it even has the token gay friend and the wild child with the pixie haircut. stab me now.
For any of you that want an honest coming of age story... go watch Stand By Me, or Say Anything or Almost Famous.

Yeah, they don't even play sports or listen to pearl jam

Author:  fitzy [ Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:46 am ]
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
For a more informed opinion you could, ya know, read the book. The director is the author.



I'm strictly talking about the movie. Books are better than the movie 99% of the time.

Only two exceptions I can think of are Shawshank & Jaws.

Author:  Alex [ Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:03 pm ]
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and Jaws

Author:  dscans [ Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:24 pm ]
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1. You get to play with Jakob Dylan.
2. You probably get to meet Bob Dylan.
3. You get to be another 90s revivalist band.
4. This joke's really run it's course, huh?

Author:  theplatypus [ Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:31 pm ]
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You also get to play with Jack Irons, because Jack Irons is in The Wallflowers now. Weird, huh?

Author:  cutuphalfdead [ Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:50 pm ]
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I enjoyed it, scans.

Author:  bmacsmith [ Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:13 pm ]
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True story: I accidentally watched Jacob Dylan for about ten minutes before I realised he wasn't Robert Randolph and I was at the wrong show.

Author:  bmacsmith [ Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:13 pm ]
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Hell yeah dp.

Author:  dscans [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:29 am ]
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
I enjoyed it, scans.

And now we all know Jack Irons is in the band. Which is great because I always wished success and happiness for him. And the Wallflowers. And now I might get both simultaneously.

Author:  theplatypus [ Thu Dec 06, 2012 12:09 am ]
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Saw this today. Pretty bad movie. There are a few genuinely touching, powerful scenes, especially towards the end. But it's just so awkwardly directed. The whole thing is a mess that barely holds together. And yeah, the dialogue (which I'm assuming is taken straight from the book) is pretty bad. Emma Watson is pretty horrible. She has 0 screen presence or charisma.

The lead actor was pretty good, suitably pathetic and troubled. The actor who played the gay friend was really good too. Nick Braun's two little moments near the start were great, the only parts of the movie that made me laugh out loud.

Author:  Mecca [ Thu Dec 06, 2012 12:12 am ]
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that's disappointing. Good thing I didn't see it while it was in the theaters, I guess.

Author:  bmacsmith [ Thu Dec 06, 2012 12:54 am ]
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how is michael cera?

Author:  cutuphalfdead [ Sat Dec 08, 2012 6:16 am ]
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I never got around to seeing it in the theater either.

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