I loved the movie. Emma Stone was hilarious, and Amanda Bynes was even better. I thought it was funny all the way through, and it was neat to see little bits of Ojai all over the place.
The sex stuff seems true to me. But, what didn’t ring true was the kid rebelling against his gay image at a school in a laid back progressive enclave like Ojai. Ojai just seems like the sort of place were gay students would be welcomed with open arms and not bullied. My niece goes to school in a suburb of Philadelphia and gay students are celebrated and they don’t seem to be made to feel out of place. And, in a place like Ojai I imagine this is even more prevalent. It seemed to have an '80s mindset.
Then again, in general, in most places it is true that gay kids get bullied and I guess many would jump at a way to be accepted like that.
Absolutely. I had no reason to believe that Fired Up! would be any better than a stereotypical teen sex comedy. It turned out to be a scream.
Coach Keith: I was born cheering! My mother swears the first thing out of her what’s-it was a little pair of baby hands doing spirit fingers!
[laughs] Coach Keith: That’s a joke! But it really happened.
I liked it a lot, I had a little trouble with how angsty it is to be growing up in Ojai with the worlds coolest parents, but still, gobs of fun, Thomas Haden Church was awesome.
The rest of your post sounds sarcastic but I’ll give you a serious answer anyway. Here you go.
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The real bummer is that a solid property is now lost to the winds while those who were involved in dismantling it walk away with their expected payday and the suits who let them dismantle it are stuck with the check.
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IOW, the original script was brilliant and original, and the studio kept fucking with it until it became just another generic Robin Hood film. And because the film is tied to the script rights, the original script can never be made into the film it was supposed to be.
I picked it up tonight, partially because I saw this thread. I think it’s the best comedy I’ve seen since Hot Fuzz. It reminded very much of the superb The Opposite of Sex of several years ago – not in theme or anything, but by the abundance of smart, laugh-out-loud lines. Every scene with Patricia Clarkson or Stanley Tucci was so dense with great lines and humor that you were afraid to laugh and miss something even better.
Emma Stone was very impressive and I loved the way the film kept doubling down and back on the jokes.