Comments on: How JUNO Sounded to Me http://www.karyhead.com/2008/04/24/how-juno-sounded-to-me/ Still looking for my shuttlecock... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:24:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: kr http://www.karyhead.com/2008/04/24/how-juno-sounded-to-me/#comment-8391 kr Wed, 28 May 2008 18:47:25 +0000 http://www.karyhead.com/2008/04/24/how-juno-sounded-to-me/#comment-8391 I'm usually not much of a critic. Mostly, I'm the perfect movie goer; able to suspend disbelief and enjoy the ride with only egregious offenses taking me out. I still enjoyed the movie, I just winced a number of times when hearing Juno speak. There were so many people praising the writing, calling it "crackling" and "fresh." So I was looking forward to seeing it but it just didn't strike me that way. I’m usually not much of a critic. Mostly, I’m the perfect movie goer; able to suspend disbelief and enjoy the ride with only egregious offenses taking me out.

I still enjoyed the movie, I just winced a number of times when hearing Juno speak. There were so many people praising the writing, calling it “crackling” and “fresh.” So I was looking forward to seeing it but it just didn’t strike me that way.

]]> By: Justin Kownacki http://www.karyhead.com/2008/04/24/how-juno-sounded-to-me/#comment-8389 Justin Kownacki Wed, 28 May 2008 18:13:01 +0000 http://www.karyhead.com/2008/04/24/how-juno-sounded-to-me/#comment-8389 Indeed. I enjoyed the film, but the few honest moments it includes are drenched in the syrupy falsehood of overwritten dialogue. However, considering Diablo Cody will (presumably) only get better with experience, at least she's starting from a decent vantage point. I'd much rather lament that something was overwritten than flat and laden with timeworn cliches (like, for example, the word "timeworn"). Side note: postmodern criticism has robbed us of the ability to enjoy anything. Ever. Indeed. I enjoyed the film, but the few honest moments it includes are drenched in the syrupy falsehood of overwritten dialogue. However, considering Diablo Cody will (presumably) only get better with experience, at least she’s starting from a decent vantage point. I’d much rather lament that something was overwritten than flat and laden with timeworn cliches (like, for example, the word “timeworn”).

Side note: postmodern criticism has robbed us of the ability to enjoy anything. Ever.

]]> By: krt http://www.karyhead.com/2008/04/24/how-juno-sounded-to-me/#comment-7796 krt Fri, 02 May 2008 03:40:47 +0000 http://www.karyhead.com/2008/04/24/how-juno-sounded-to-me/#comment-7796 That cracked me up fo' reals. I have a post brewing about this movie and when I read this I almost really did roll on the floor laughing. (Damn! Where's my hip text abbreviations?) I bow to you good sir, and must link. That cracked me up fo’ reals. I have a post brewing about this movie and when I read this I almost really did roll on the floor laughing. (Damn! Where’s my hip text abbreviations?) I bow to you good sir, and must link.

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