# Sk8er Boi: The Movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 29, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156 "2003-05-29T01:22:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156/21 "2003-05-30T02:25:35Z")
Yeah, but sk8r is 133t speak! NOOOOO!!! I HATE that. Besides, one doesn’t “do ballet”. One STUDIES ballet. Shee-it. Avril wouldn’t know ballet if it bit her in the ass. I’d rather go and see the ballet. ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156/22 "2003-05-30T02:40:32Z")
Or bite her ass. Just out of curiosity, yes the movie will suck and the plot will be wafer thin (but on par teen dramas/comedies); but Avril ain’t in it, is she? ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156/23 "2003-05-30T03:07:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\*Yeah, but sk8r is 133t speak! NOOOOO!!! > > I HATE that. > > Besides, one doesn’t “do ballet”. One STUDIES ballet. > \*\* You realize you’re criticizing teen pop, which isn’t exactly known for its cerebral focus? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156/24 "2003-05-30T04:17:23Z")
It’s interesting that both of the threads about this movie have wandered onto the subject of biting or kissing Avril Lavigne’s ass. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156/25 "2003-05-30T12:04:50Z")
When I heard about this on the radio, my Epic Film Disaster sense kicked into overdrive. Let’s make guesses as to how much they will budget this film for, and how much it will make back. (My opener: $25 million, and it’ll make back only 30% of its’ cost.) ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156/26 "2003-05-30T13:38:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lissener \* > \*\*Spelling it “boi” is usually a gay thing; often trans. \*\* It’s also bad English. ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156/27 "2003-05-30T15:35:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cisco \* > \*\*The only redeeming quality is that it will _have_ to flop (ahem, Crossroads, Glitter, any Madonna movie…) and it might deter producers from embarassing the nation with more crap like this in the future. \*\* Never underestimate the stupidity of Hollywood producers and American moviegoers. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156/28 "2003-05-31T04:18:31Z")
> [@](#): > > It’s also bad English. Oh, please. Nobody spells it like that because they _think_ it’s _really_ spelt like that. ---
**Author:** ![refusal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@refusal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/refusal)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156/29 "2003-05-31T12:35:22Z")
Whether the film flops will depend not on its quality but purely on whether Avril is still popular in 18 months or 2 years’ time when the movie actually come out. And frankly, I have my doubts. Especially if she decides to write all her own songs for her next album. ---
**Author:** ![Protesilaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Protesilaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Protesilaus)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156/30 "2003-05-31T20:30:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by typhoon \* > \*\*IT TOOK FOUR PEOPLE TO WRITE THAT SONG?! \*\* That’s nothing compared to Jennifer Lopez’s latest single. “Jenny from the Block” actually took 11 people to write. Eleven! ---
**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156/31 "2003-05-31T20:56:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Little Nemo \* > \*\*It’s interesting that both of the threads about this movie have wandered onto the subject of biting or kissing Avril Lavigne’s ass. \*\* I’d be happy to throw another verb in there… ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156/32 "2003-05-31T23:33:01Z")
Personally, I’d like a song from the dancer, later on-she’s a famous ballerina, and she thinks that the “sk8r boi” is a big hack who writes stupid songs. HA! ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156/33 "2003-05-31T23:42:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Protesilaus \* > \*\*That’s nothing compared to Jennifer Lopez’s latest single. “Jenny from the Block” actually took 11 people to write. Eleven! \*\* “Try not to write any songs on your way to the parking lot!” ---
**Author:** ![Optihut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/edb3f5/32.png) [@Optihut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Optihut)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2003, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156/34 "2003-06-01T09:58:16Z")
> [@](#): > > I thought Avril was amazing until I heard her speak in an interview and realized she’s – well, kinda an idiot and a bit of a jerk to boot. > Still love her music though. I’d see it. Well, in the few interviews I have seen with her, she was always dead tired. Probably she is not used to the jet lag and lacks the experience to “give a better performance” in the interviews. So far, her band was more talkative and entertaining in the interviews… Nevertheless, I also still like her music. I don’t know whether I am going to see the movie, though. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2003, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156/35 "2003-06-01T10:16:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \* > \*\*Oh, please. Nobody spells it like that because they _think_ it’s _really_ spelt like that. \*\* Yeah, but it’s the principle of the thing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sk8er-boi-the-movie/178156.md?page=1)