tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post2162383498176691425..comments2024-02-10T01:22:29.316-08:00Comments on Hugo Stiglitz Makes Movies: DVD Review: AdventurelandKevin J. Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-24699625213695573752009-12-30T12:04:36.541-08:002009-12-30T12:04:36.541-08:00TFC:
Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad thi...TFC:<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad this review will point you in the direction of this fine film. Like I said in the review, it's so refreshing to have a film about twentysomethings actually BE about something. Enjoy...and thanks for the comment.Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-23672672159709200702009-12-30T12:03:24.631-08:002009-12-30T12:03:24.631-08:00Sam:
Thanks for the comment! Good to have you ba...Sam:<br /><br />Thanks for the comment! Good to have you back here. I agree with you about how this film is saying a lot more than the much flimsier <i>500 Days of Summer</i>.Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-52750960654958956312009-12-30T11:45:39.101-08:002009-12-30T11:45:39.101-08:00Wow, apparently I completely underestimated this m...Wow, apparently I completely underestimated this movie as "just another teen comedy". I liked your comparisons to Nick and Noras Infinite Playlist, I was also pleasently surprised by that one. <br /><br />Ill be renting this one soon to check it out, thanks for the informative review.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-37652719443691668622009-12-24T09:25:17.032-08:002009-12-24T09:25:17.032-08:00I love this film also, though it appears it will n...I love this film also, though it appears it will narrowly miss my top ten list, though I haven't finalized that yet either. It's a far more perceptive and engaging film that 500 DAYS OF SUMMER, methinks, and this exceptional piece does it full justice.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-49737364511159884952009-12-23T12:57:39.227-08:002009-12-23T12:57:39.227-08:00J.D.:
I'm glad you bring up the soundtrack, b...J.D.:<br /><br />I'm glad you bring up the soundtrack, because it's a vitally important part of the film, and I stupidly omitted that aspect of the film in my review. It's interesting that in back-to-back years now we've gotten <i>Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist</i> and <i>Adventureland</i>, two films that define their characters and setting with music appropriate to those things. It just goes to show how important music is to film in evoking a specific mood or feeling. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment.Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-25769243527012527502009-12-23T12:55:36.526-08:002009-12-23T12:55:36.526-08:00EDJ:
I like your comparison to early Chabon. Tha...EDJ:<br /><br />I like your comparison to early Chabon. Thanks for the comment.Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-30962959877504625292009-12-23T12:54:44.757-08:002009-12-23T12:54:44.757-08:00Jake:
I'm right there with ya on the charming...Jake:<br /><br />I'm right there with ya on the charming pull that this movie has. It's a great look at youth because it doesn't condescend. I like your comparisons to <i>Dazed and Confused</i> and <i>Almost Famous</i>. I'm glad you liked the review enough to want to watch the movie again, hehe. Thanks for dropping by!Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-76360869663841032822009-12-23T07:59:29.896-08:002009-12-23T07:59:29.896-08:00Love this film and have watched it many times over...Love this film and have watched it many times over and it still holds up. I would also like to mention that the film has a killer soundtrack of fantastic alterna-bands from the late '80s. As soon as I heard Paul Westerberg and The Replacements opening up the film, I knew this was going to be a keeper. Plus, you've got Husker Du and The Jesus and Mary Chain!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-66904093222760977012009-12-21T21:49:01.962-08:002009-12-21T21:49:01.962-08:00I really liked this one as well. It reminded me of...I really liked this one as well. It reminded me of early Michael Chabon, and not just because it was about Jewish People living in Pittsburgh/Bryce Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-39340382903558414642009-12-21T05:55:14.679-08:002009-12-21T05:55:14.679-08:00I enjoyed this movie when I saw it in theaters, bu...I enjoyed this movie when I saw it in theaters, but the review I wrote for my school paper (damn you to hell, 600-word limit) was really basic, and when I saw it again, I was overwhelmed by just how good it is. I don't know if I could honestly call it one of the best movies of the year, but at this point I'm tempted to put it in my top ten over a number of films I rated higher.<br /><br />Like you said, what makes it so great is its realistic approach to youth. I guess I was caught up in the "He's just trying to be Michael Cera!11!" hype when I first saw it, because when I caught it on home video that scene where he tells Em that he could have had sex once but didn't, not because of some embarrassing, high-comedic act but because he just didn't love the girl, is maybe the single most original and delightful scene of the year.<br /><br />And, like I said in my re-review of the film, this belongs on a short list with Dazed and Confused and Almost Famous in terms of its ability to perfect evoke a time period with music. In a year where Quentin Tarantino put out a movie and thus staked a claim to the best use of music by default, both uses of Pale Blue Eyes were just perfect.<br /><br />Damn it, Kevin, now I have to watch this again. I had plans today.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.com