tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post5679175310886339436..comments2023-11-05T05:28:34.444-07:00Comments on Voice of Reason: Now I am a movie critic too, because I can do pretty much whatever I wantNemesishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110470182822628791noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-72090295492825287462014-01-26T16:41:58.189-07:002014-01-26T16:41:58.189-07:00I know this is a super-old post, but I just saw a ...I know this is a super-old post, but I just saw a link to it and wanted to comment! I love this movie and wish it had been made 20 years ago, because I was just like Tom (down to the Smiths obsession) and maybe it would have knocked some sense into me at a younger age. I wish I had had his little sister to tell me, "Just because (he) likes the same bizarro crap you do doesn't make (him) your soulmate." :)Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05247855466715033807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-48643104903628879112009-08-20T08:57:10.153-06:002009-08-20T08:57:10.153-06:00i too loved it...so did my hubby. but i have to ad...i too loved it...so did my hubby. but i have to admit...while watching it, i thought of you and GH and all that happened. there were some definite parallels. <br /><br />but seriously, i really loved the set-up and that the movie had every good thing in it. highly recommending this to friends!!Nells-Bellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904916800206702617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-3547908056167243542009-08-18T11:24:26.651-06:002009-08-18T11:24:26.651-06:00Lady Steed! THANKS. That was it. Never watched 3rd...Lady Steed! THANKS. That was it. Never watched 3rd Rock from the Sun and don't really see Indie movies.Science Teacher Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16579558647324072199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-75872571614364274432009-08-17T01:35:30.211-06:002009-08-17T01:35:30.211-06:00He also played Roger in Angels in the Outfield, 19...He also played Roger in Angels in the Outfield, 1994Lady Steedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12439183959591664777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-63411727538148403202009-08-16T12:50:40.285-06:002009-08-16T12:50:40.285-06:00I am not reading this blog post... yet... I got fa...I am not reading this blog post... yet... I got far enough to know you like it and it seems like a good movie. So after I see it I will read and comment! I do not get out to the movies much and if I do it HAS to be after I close up shop and if no one comes sometimes if I have my ducks in a row I can leave at 10 and catch a 10:15 showing if I hit the street lights right... so... maybe I hope to find the time to see this :)Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340873364042352323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-39913270084376041972009-08-15T13:29:39.196-06:002009-08-15T13:29:39.196-06:00SPOILER ALERT
i like this movie a lot too and like...SPOILER ALERT<br />i like this movie a lot too and liked how it left you thinking at the end. <br /><br />that speech tom made was HYSTERICAL!!! i felt like the writers were totally spoofing other romantic comedies where there has to be a reason to quit or give a speech about. but really the whole speech about not having integrity in greeting cars just cracked me up. <br /><br />the humor in this film was excellent. i loved the little laughs along the way, but you were also totally drawn into the story emotionally. i'm a sucker for romance, so i was a little nervous the whole time, and i couldn't let go of the couple so easily at the end, but the fact that summer didn't warn him when she invited him to the party sure helped with the he's better without her bit. i certainly enjoyed the punchline at the end when he exchanges names without the other girl. <br /><br />this film deserves mucho kudos for keeping you happy and loving it at the end even though they don't get together. it was refreshing to have the other side of love/courting/dating stated.aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486220662265923979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-58086308442446195692009-08-14T13:46:55.786-06:002009-08-14T13:46:55.786-06:00How real was that movie? I mean of course there we...How real was that movie? I mean of course there were artistic unrealistic bits for effect and whatever but the core of it was just so stinkin' true. Afterwards my husband and I talked about how many times we had been either person in that relationship. It took me many years to figure out that it is not the oh-so "perfectness" of the other person that really matters (because you will always be wrong about this anyway!) but whether the relationship between the two of you actually works. Hooray for getting it right. <br /><br />Besides it was also just lots of fun. <br /><br />And who knew the annoying kid from the show I didn't really like that much in the nineties would turn into such a sympathetic and charming man?mjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159476032060692901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-78105621002366957612009-08-14T10:32:44.778-06:002009-08-14T10:32:44.778-06:00Also he was in 10 Things I Hate About You as the k...Also he was in <i>10 Things I Hate About You</i> as the kid who like Julia Stiles' sister Bianca.Nemesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110470182822628791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-8458103142103614092009-08-14T10:08:58.660-06:002009-08-14T10:08:58.660-06:00More like 90s - 3rd Rock from the Sun. Now is king...More like 90s - 3rd Rock from the Sun. Now is king of indie movies.AmandaStretchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649673692690240933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-26308932818654154702009-08-14T10:05:54.179-06:002009-08-14T10:05:54.179-06:00I've heard good things about this movie, too. ...I've heard good things about this movie, too. I'm anxious to see it. Tonight, however, I'm going to see Julie and Julia, and am hopeful it's as good as I've heard it is. We'll talk about it on Sunday, no?Desmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799831623274044784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-37978048192060463312009-08-14T09:48:57.761-06:002009-08-14T09:48:57.761-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.AmandaStretchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649673692690240933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-66253034306173287662009-08-14T09:42:17.891-06:002009-08-14T09:42:17.891-06:00Saw the preview last night at the dollar movie. I ...Saw the preview last night at the dollar movie. I may have to drag Plantboy to it instead of waiting (as was my intention) for my next night alone after it comes to OnDemand. <br /><br />And I am SOOOOOOOO cutting my hair like the lovely Zooey's as soon as the kids go back to school and I actually get a chance to have a haircut. <br /><br />I already wear blue almost every day; and if I had Zooey's eyes, I would never wear anything but. <br /><br />And now for my movie trivia question that makes me really old. I'm pretty sure that Tom was a child actor from SOMETHING because I can see his face in a much smaller version in my mind. Does anybody know when in the 80's I might have seen this person???Science Teacher Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16579558647324072199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-48917272026484369242009-08-14T07:26:33.616-06:002009-08-14T07:26:33.616-06:00I really, really, really can't wait to see thi...I really, really, really can't wait to see this movie. I may have to wait til the DVD releases though because I'm in the process of moving to another state and won't have babysitters once I get there. So, there's that. Still... can't wait!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-339592805982587772009-08-13T23:51:45.625-06:002009-08-13T23:51:45.625-06:00Summer wasn't just in blue, blue is the primar...Summer wasn't just in blue, blue is the primary color of the film. <br /><br />So yes, Summer's eyes are blue and they're supposed to pop, but it's more than that. Blue permeates the movie like Summer permeates Tom's life. There is no other color because there is no other Summer. <br /><br />They used filters on the film, the extras, sets, art direction, ALL of it emphasizes blue over all colors. Next time you see it you'll notice all the thoughtful details that make this picture extraordinary, EVERYTHING has a purpose, everything means something else; it's a perfect construction.Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859567470814286102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-17335094393200663632009-08-13T23:47:55.480-06:002009-08-13T23:47:55.480-06:00It's just so good.
About time the movie is f...It's just so good.<br /><br /><br />About time the movie is from the boy's perspective and not the girl's.<br /><br /><br />And the bathrobe? I thought I would cry from laughter.Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859567470814286102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-74563648928223505402009-08-13T23:16:30.438-06:002009-08-13T23:16:30.438-06:00Okay, it's time for boldness and true confessi...Okay, it's time for boldness and true confessions and the like. I am a nerdy little book-loving English major singleton living in Provo and lusting after England. I have read about three-quaters of your blog, and oh, do I adore it. <br /><br />I have been waiting to see (500) Days of Summer since about February or so, and have seen it twice now. It's really just so amazing. I love Zooey and music and post-modernism. It became one of my new favorite films, and it has helped my deal with my bitter spinsterhood by helping me solidify some of my ideas about love. If you feel so inclined, I would love to have your thoughts/comments on my posting on this movie, which can be found at http://katieeyoung.blogspot.com/2009/08/this-is-not-about-love-cause-i-am-not.html<br /><br />Again, I love your blog. Thank you for making your life available for all to read, and I hope you don't think I'm weird or stalker-ish for saying all these things. Thanks.<br /><br />P.S. According to the director, the blue thing was really just to make Zooey's eyes pop, but I think it also functioned as a representation of Summer, especially from Tom's pov. Blue was happy, soothing, idyllic, and it represents stormy weather. Just a thought.Katie E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00489454329537632833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-48959362853489493032009-08-13T22:43:12.371-06:002009-08-13T22:43:12.371-06:00I loved this, LOVED it. However, the fact that in...I loved this, LOVED it. However, the fact that in every. single. scene Summer is wearing blue started to really get distracting. Sigh. What's wrong with a little green? Or purple? Or even some yellow? I'm sure there is some metaphor behind it, but I didn't see it explained in the credits and I'm not smart enough to come up with it on my own. Except that, clearly, the director roots for BYU....and I will try not to hold that against him.<br /><br />xoxheidikinshttp://heidikins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-8387702133911041062009-08-13T21:13:29.773-06:002009-08-13T21:13:29.773-06:00Ooh, I hadnt even heard of this----cannot wait!Ooh, I hadnt even heard of this----cannot wait!AmyJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02110725642243839603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-25217972260366416402009-08-13T19:36:14.240-06:002009-08-13T19:36:14.240-06:00Great movie - loved it too. It was nice to see a ...Great movie - loved it too. It was nice to see a relationship a little more realistic than the usual romantic comedy fare.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658911978723632959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-91646700404072943602009-08-13T18:55:27.029-06:002009-08-13T18:55:27.029-06:00Ditto to everything. What a great film!Ditto to everything. What a great film!AmandaStretchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649673692690240933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-48914936530917009162009-08-13T18:17:54.599-06:002009-08-13T18:17:54.599-06:00As if I wasn't already just DYIIIIIING to see ...As if I wasn't already just DYIIIIIING to see it. . .Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178196211079230972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-77476568899942739602009-08-13T17:32:00.355-06:002009-08-13T17:32:00.355-06:00Me too. Loved it! And as someone with an extremely...Me too. Loved it! And as someone with an extremely small forehead who's never been able to pull off bangs, I totally covet Zooey's. Girls with bangs are the coolest.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823038708430984742noreply@blogger.com