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Capone falls deeply in love with Maya Rudolph and AWAY WE GO!!!

I will see this . . . by Nice Marmot	Jun 12th, 2009 08:39:48 AM
. . . because of Mendes. But my God, everything about it from the poster to the tv ads annoy the hell out of me.
this shit... by busterbluth	Jun 12th, 2009 08:41:31 AM
is right down my alley. all ironic, hippy-ish, and touchy-feely. i love making judgements on films i've yet to see!
I see it's R-rated... by Blanket-Man	Jun 12th, 2009 08:42:49 AM
Does Rudolph get nekkid??? Somehow I doubt it, since she seems to be fake-pregnant for most/all of this snoozer.
The real question is... by Losteroo	Jun 12th, 2009 08:48:10 AM
Does she do her Whitney Houston impression? Because that was a major acting force too.
beautiful write-up by Mr Gorilla	Jun 12th, 2009 08:57:43 AM
capone, focus should hire you to write their publicity blub. the trailer of this film made it seem totally resistable - a couple that's 'too cute to be true' in the tradition of childish (brain-damaged?) types that Johnny Depp used to specialise in. The sort that only ever realise what responsibility is when it creeps out of their nether regions.
Best line i've heard from Maya Rudolph: by Tell_Your_Mom_I_Said_Hi	Jun 12th, 2009 09:12:15 AM
"I'unno, people and fruits and shit." That cracks me up everytime I hear it.
Is there any reason for a single person to watch? by Animation	Jun 12th, 2009 09:23:14 AM
I'm single and not dating, but I like some of the talent involved. Still, I'm single and unmarried. Are the issues in the film going to go over my head? Should I pass on this one?
what Mr. Gorilla said by greyspecter	Jun 12th, 2009 09:24:08 AM
when I saw the trailer it looked like another indie movie like Juno or Junebug, with faded drama that ramps up slightly but tries to stay "realistic" in keeping with the vibe. And hence, uninteresting beyond an initial viewing.
Best Review I've Read on this site, period... by The_Floating_Skull_of_Robert_Log gia	Jun 12th, 2009 09:37:30 AM
Well done, Capone.
re: animation by Alkeoholic77	Jun 12th, 2009 09:43:09 AM
If you're a single sexy lady, I'll see it with you! Anywho... I'm really excited to see this single or not.
Please no NeilF in any more talkbacks by palimpsest	Jun 12th, 2009 10:02:40 AM

Please no palimpest wit in any more talkbacks. by Cotton McKnight	Jun 12th, 2009 10:53:39 AM

Hey, there's a commercial for Away we go on the page! by Cotton McKnight	Jun 12th, 2009 10:54:44 AM
Wow, that's really convenient!
Excellent Review by DKT	Jun 12th, 2009 10:58:43 AM
I've been sold on seeing this movie for a while now, but your reaction to it was great to read, Capone. Thanks.
Its too bad that people are already giving up on the film by Lovecraftfan	Jun 12th, 2009 10:59:28 AM
Its lovely well written and the best thing Mendes has done in a while.
Capone, nice review. by kravmaguffin	Jun 12th, 2009 11:15:20 AM
It's nice someone on this site knows how to write. Good job.
i get bad vibes from this movie by animas	Jun 12th, 2009 12:18:19 PM
seems like forced indie by some evil marketing company. undecided.
A.O.Scott in NYTimes: 'This movie hates you.' by Laserhead	Jun 12th, 2009 12:45:38 PM
You bet there's bad vibes from this movie.
SPOILER by frankenfickle	Jun 12th, 2009 01:18:58 PM
late term abortion, very difficult ending.
You fell in love, Don't tell PTA by Samuel Fulmer	Jun 12th, 2009 01:20:07 PM
He'll be coming your way with a bowling pin.
Boring movie about a tragic hipster Gen-X couple by TheGhostWhoLurks	Jun 12th, 2009 01:31:43 PM
Do we really NEED anymore? As a Gen Xer, I'm SICK of these people.
Commercial made it look like a Knocked Up knockoff by felwithe	Jun 12th, 2009 01:35:48 PM
Maybe that's not what it is, but that's sure how they're selling it, at least in the early previews.
NY Times review confirms my suspicions by BobParr	Jun 12th, 2009 01:59:19 PM
According to the review (No, I haven't seen the movie) Mendes once again attacks America's middle class. Only the weirdos and slackers are admirable.
Capone is... by BobParr	Jun 12th, 2009 02:01:42 PM
by far the best writer/reviewer on this website.
maya is super underrated by smudgewhat	Jun 12th, 2009 02:12:17 PM
i think she's charming, and vulnerable. but i don't know if i can watch the jackass guy in this film for 90 minutes. the hipster vibe is way too high
A film of two halfs by philjackson	Jun 12th, 2009 02:31:19 PM
I wasn't as crazy about the first couple of cities as you were Capone. The humor was funny but a little to random funny and not witty. But the second half of the film hit me hard. The theme and emotions of finding a home was very real to me.
Hold up. The parents are selfish b/c they want to move away by Snake Foreskin	Jun 12th, 2009 03:27:23 PM
but you fail to think it selfish of the young couple to want the parents to stick around so they can have free babysitting. day care and parenting advice? Did you stop to think that maybe the parents - after already raising a child/children of their own and working hard for most of their lives - might want to kick back and live out their twilight years somewhere they actually enjoy? Somewhere they don't experience the constant tugging and pulling and whining and complaining of their slacker kids?That's selfish! God forbid the slacker-hipster couple should have to finally step up and accept some grown-up style responsibility. GOD FORBID. I don't know, man, I think this "it takes a village" bullshit has become far too engrained in the American psyche. It shouldn't take a village, a town, or even a goddamn cul-de-sac to raise a kid. It takes parents. Now if the parents can't get their shit together, that's just too damn bad. It sure as shit isn't their parents' responsibility. Right? Lefty slackass pussified thirty-something ingrates!
And GOD FORBID THEY SHOULD MARRY! by Snake Foreskin	Jun 12th, 2009 03:29:54 PM
You know, there's a reason films like this don't make money. Because most people don't live like this. Ass clowns.
Mendes goes from strength to strength. by Knuckleduster	Jun 12th, 2009 03:33:21 PM
I've loved every single film he's made so far. A Sam Mendes film practically guarantees a great script, great performances and great direction. And his casting is always pitch perfect. Can't wait for this.
That's high praise, I'll catch it on DVD by SoylentMean	Jun 12th, 2009 04:14:59 PM
I'm not thinking I need to spend $8.50 (that's matinee prices for me folks) or more on a movie that will play just as well on my tv in a couple of months. Besides, I still haven't seen Revolutionary Road yet. I hear that one is loads of laughs...
Snake Foreskin by antonphd	Jun 12th, 2009 06:17:26 PM
I think it's the part about the parents moving one month before the baby is born... so they don't even stick around another month to meet their first grandchild or share in the birth of their only child's first child to go follow their dream... the thing they really care about. That's just about as hurtful a thing as you can do outside of being an abusive parent. That's selfish and that's fucked up. Imagine if the couple moved away out of the blue the day after one of the parents died but before the funeral. Same thing. Hurtful, selfish. Now, I'm one to speak since I eloped. But at least I was adopted and my parents were happy not to have to pay for anything... which is what I expected and why I eloped.
So now the couple is some slacker/hipster couple by Lovecraftfan	Jun 12th, 2009 06:21:38 PM
I would really love to know the film everyone else is seeing. The center couple is not smug or condescending. Its refreshing to see a couple who genuinely seem to be in love despite their problems. Its a funny and warm film and I didnt detect any of self-indulgent feelings everyone else is seeing. They're never really rude or condescending to anyone. Seriously are guys just attatching a label without even seeing it.
Brillant movie. by Kratos Durden	Jun 12th, 2009 07:30:16 PM
I saw this at the screening last week and it was such a great movie. My wife and I couldn't stop talking about it and we plan to see it again.I'm currently reading the script and even the cut scenes are great!
See it... it's wonderful. by ScoobySnack	Jun 12th, 2009 09:12:47 PM
My boyfriend and I saw the movie when it debuted in L.A. last week, and we loved it. Even though we're gay, the film presents intimate relationships as they really are, with all the moments of awkwardness, confusion, sincerity, inside jokes and kindness intact. I'm with Capone... when the movie is over, you really want Joel and Maya's characters to succeed. The film is heartwarming in all the right ways... it's definitely not one of your treacly, obvious pre-packaged Hollywood chick flicks. It even breaks the convention of the couple break up and get back together by the end credits. That alone deserves props.
Saw a screening last week and really liked it by SifoDyasJr.	Jun 12th, 2009 11:37:48 PM
I'm still mentally chewing on some of the scenes and themes. Definitely hope this is still on the radar come award nominations.
In spite of my hatred of American Beauty... by SK229	Jun 13th, 2009 01:14:51 AM
and feeling that this movie was some kind of pre-packaged, 'quirky', indie wannabe about some smug, selfish, gen x couple... I'm hearing enough in here that I'll put preconceptions aside and check this out. If you guys wanted to change at least one judgmental asshole's mind, you just did.
I heart John Krazinski by hippolyta	Jun 13th, 2009 12:04:00 PM
Did he never take his glasses off, even in bed, to pretend he isn't Jim? Maya Rudolph succeeded is moving on from SNL but JK is still Jim to me.
Welcome To The Club by Rebeck2	Jun 13th, 2009 04:25:27 PM
I have always been in love with Maya Rudolph. Who doesn't want a cute girl who can be silly and do the broadest comedy? She had me at Charo.
The critics think this movie is "snotty" by Subtitles_Off	Jun 14th, 2009 01:46:43 PM
I predict they'll change their tune, and it'll be remembered as this year's JUNO.
What's wrong with slagging off on the American middle class? by Subtitles_Off	Jun 14th, 2009 01:48:03 PM
Republicans have been doing it for thirty years, and they've all gotten rich.
I think 4 people saw this... by Rubiks Doob	Jun 14th, 2009 06:27:36 PM
Almost going direct to video with less than 1 mil total box office. YOWCH.
I was fine until I heard Eggers was involved by Nadine_Cross	Jun 15th, 2009 09:28:40 AM
He can kiss the fattest part of my ass.
Slacker/hipster by König Lear	Jun 30th, 2009 04:59:09 PM
Burt sells insurance. Verona draws pictures for medical textbooks. They live near his parents' because a lot of people live near at least one set of parents, especially once sixty is no longer a distant age for soon-to-be grandparents. In the film, they go to one bar and one club, and they're taken to both by a sad couple acting like they're having fun. Several songs from Alexi Murdoch's Time out of Mind constitute most of the movie's soundtrack, not Babyshambles. Burt wears a winter coat with a fake fur-trimmed hood in cold weather, but otherwise, they don't fit the slacker/hipster stereotype in appearance or demeanor. But I suppose to know all that you would need to see the movie, after which you'd probably only be able to say they're "smug." (But they aren't.) Even if they were, to quote Ebert's review, smugness is not a sin "if you have something to be smug about and much reason to condescend."

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