500 Days of Summer Options

[*Janette*]

I'm probably going to watch it sometime this week. Anyone else seen it/looking forward to it?

[batman]

man <3 zoey deschanel & jgl to death

probably download when it comes out, though.

[Holylulu]

Yeah. I like Zooey...but I have to wait some time...It will run in cinema at the 12 November in my country...

[mipadi]

I saw it at a really cool little theater in Albany, NY, last weekend. It wasn't bad. I thought some parts were pretty witty, and even though it was a pretty stereotypical story, it was entertaining and made me laugh at several parts. It has a very subtle sense of humor about it that I enjoyed. I think my girlfriend was even embarrassed at how much I laughed at certain parts. The humor kind of reminded me of that of Adventureland: subtle and even kind of nerdy, but good.

That said, there were a few things I didn't really like that much about it:

1. It's told in a non-linear fashion. I really like when writers tell stories non-linearly -- if it plays into the story somehow. But in (500) Days of Summer, it seemed more gimmicky than necessary -- like the writers knew the story was fairly typical and felt a need to "spice it up a bit".
2. It has a weird voice-over narration in some parts that doesn't add anything to the story. Moreover, it's not clear who the narrator is, and omniscient narrators don't usually work well in movies. Plus the narrator is only around for a select few parts of the film, so when he does talk, the effect is jarring, since it pulls you out of the story.

[Joanne]

I'm watching it this Saturday, and I'm so psyched!! I've been wanting to watch this movie since I saw the trailer a couple of months ago, and three of my friends who have watched it all loved it. And come on, you can't go wrong with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. You just can't.

Anyway, two videos related to the movie (the first is sooo cute):

[Maccabee]

I saw it at a really cool little theater in Albany, NY, last weekend. It wasn't bad. I thought some parts were pretty witty, and even though it was a pretty stereotypical story, it was entertaining and made me laugh at several parts. It has a very subtle sense of humor about it that I enjoyed. I think my girlfriend was even embarrassed at how much I laughed at certain parts. The humor kind of reminded me of that of Adventureland: subtle and even kind of nerdy, but good.

That said, there were a few things I didn't really like that much about it:

1. It's told in a non-linear fashion. I really like when writers tell stories non-linearly -- if it plays into the story somehow. But in (500) Days of Summer, it seemed more gimmicky than necessary -- like the writers knew the story was fairly typical and felt a need to "spice it up a bit".
2. It has a weird voice-over narration in some parts that doesn't add anything to the story. Moreover, it's not clear who the narrator is, and omniscient narrators don't usually work well in movies. Plus the narrator is only around for a select few parts of the film, so when he does talk, the effect is jarring, since it pulls you out of the story.

You my friend are a genius.

[rickysaurus]

zoeys so prettyyyyyy. yeah im gonna watch this. dont know if theater or at home.

[emberfly]

I wish my summer was 500 days long :-/

[*Janette*]

man <3 zoey deschanel & jgl to death

yes! <3

Yeah. I like Zooey...but I have to wait some time...It will run in cinema at the 12 November in my country...

oh wow, that's pretty late.

I saw it at a really cool little theater in Albany, NY, last weekend. It wasn't bad. I thought some parts were pretty witty, and even though it was a pretty stereotypical story, it was entertaining and made me laugh at several parts. It has a very subtle sense of humor about it that I enjoyed. I think my girlfriend was even embarrassed at how much I laughed at certain parts. The humor kind of reminded me of that of Adventureland: subtle and even kind of nerdy, but good.

That said, there were a few things I didn't really like that much about it:

1. It's told in a non-linear fashion. I really like when writers tell stories non-linearly -- if it plays into the story somehow. But in (500) Days of Summer, it seemed more gimmicky than necessary -- like the writers knew the story was fairly typical and felt a need to "spice it up a bit".
2. It has a weird voice-over narration in some parts that doesn't add anything to the story. Moreover, it's not clear who the narrator is, and omniscient narrators don't usually work well in movies. Plus the narrator is only around for a select few parts of the film, so when he does talk, the effect is jarring, since it pulls you out of the story.

I still haven't seen Adventureland. I still want to (despite my lack of affection (if you can call it that) for Kristen Stewart). I'm going to keep your points in mind when I watch this because I tend to like non-linear movie plots, too. I'm not really sure about narrators. I guess I'll just have to see.

I'm watching it this Saturday, and I'm so psyched!! I've been wanting to watch this movie since I saw the trailer a couple of months ago, and three of my friends who have watched it all loved it. And come on, you can't go wrong with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. You just can't.

Anyway, two videos related to the movie (the first is sooo cute):
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OMG the first one is sooo cute. I don't even know another way to describe it. haha
LOL @ JGL AS NANCY. that made my day. <3

I wish my summer was 500 days long :-/

[none345678]

I'm watching it this Saturday, and I'm so psyched!! I've been wanting to watch this movie since I saw the trailer a couple of months ago, and three of my friends who have watched it all loved it. And come on, you can't go wrong with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. You just can't.

Anyway, two videos related to the movie (the first is sooo cute):

Arghhhhh. I want to see this movie so much. The first video is fantastic.

[technicolour]

OMG I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE THEATER THE NEXT TOWN OVER FINALLY IS SHOWING THIS.



f*ckyes.


[/excitement

[LittleMissSunshi...]

Vagiant!

watch zee moovie (;

[*Janette*]

^

I didn't expect this movie to make me laugh so much. I guess I was expecting something a little more serious, but I still enjoyed it. I can't decide if I like the narrator or not. I thought he was kind of unnecessary but at the same time, I felt he gave it a certain effect.

i cried when he found out Summer was getting married. /lame

[batman]

^ nope. honestly, i don't like anything other than happy endings. i usually need to know if something ends happily before i even start it.



and wait,... this looks like such a happy movie! what happens? *goes to look for a spoiler*

[Joanne]

I loved it. I loved it so so much. The Enchanted-esque scene made me so incredibly happy (I wish my life was like that, with people singing and dancing all of a sudden on the streets :D). I do have to agree about the whole non-linear thing though; it was a little bit confusing at first, having to remember what actually happened first and what parts of the movie occurred after the break-up.

I didn't expect this movie to make me laugh so much. I guess I was expecting something a little more serious, but I still enjoyed it.

Yeah, it was a LOT funnier than I expected! It was ten billion times better than that shit of a movie Funny People I watched a couple of days ago, that's for sure.

I can't decide if I like the narrator or not. I thought he was kind of unnecessary but at the same time, I felt he gave it a certain effect.

I tried to keep Michael's criticism in mind while I was watching the movie, but I honestly did not notice the narrating so much except for at the beginning... which I guess means it didn't bug me haha.

[technicolour]

I thought the narrating was cute. It gave it even more of an off-beat type of flavor...if that made any sense. It was an absolutely adorable movie though. I loved the "non-linear" storyline to it. And it was seriously funny. I didn't think i'd laugh this much but it was seriously funny.

[LittleMissSunshi...]

it was more funny than like a serious romantic movie, i guess thats the art of film festival movies. btw the beginning was funny when the director put a message calling her enemy a bitch lol

[Joanne]

btw the beginning was funny when the director put a message calling her enemy his ex-girlfriend a bitch lol

Fixed. =]

[*Janette*]

I loved it. I loved it so so much. The Enchanted-esque scene made me so incredibly happy (I wish my life was like that, with people singing and dancing all of a sudden on the streets :D). I do have to agree about the whole non-linear thing though; it was a little bit confusing at first, having to remember what actually happened first and what parts of the movie occurred after the break-up.
Yeah, it was a LOT funnier than I expected! It was ten billion times better than that shit of a movie Funny People I watched a couple of days ago, that's for sure.
I tried to keep Michael's criticism in mind while I was watching the movie, but I honestly did not notice the narrating so much except for at the beginning... which I guess means it didn't bug me haha.

That scene made me laugh so hard. I didn't know JGL had moves
I've concluded that I liked the narrating after all. I really want to watch this movie a few more times. haha

btw the beginning was funny when the director put a message calling her enemy a bitch lol

LOL I think the whole theater I was in laughed for about 2 minutes straight when that showed. My sister walked in late and I was like ... " You missed it."

[technicolour]

Fixed. =]

SERIOUSLY?!


Wow. All 5 people in the theater and I busted out laughing at that. It was hilarious.

[LittleMissSunshi...]

really? i didn't know that. haha

[stephinika]

gah I wanna see this so bad!

[*Janette*]

sigh i love it so much.

i saw it again for the second time- this time with my boyfriend.
it really hits home... tom reminds me of my boyfriend and summer's views on love remind me of my own fears and insecurities.

i love it, i love it..

i'm jealous! i want to see it again

[Just_Dream]

The narrating was kind of cheesy, imo. I guess because that "voice" reminds me of something I'd heard in some fairytale-like movie. It wasn't too distracting though. Look at the movie "UP" - actions speak louder than words. There wasn't any narration in the flashbacks from "UP", but there was so much emotion in it.


The fact that the story was not told in chronological order was pretty distracting. It's like, you had to remember what day/number it was when Summer said she just wanted to be friends, at the diner

However, I really liked the subtlety of the jokes and the plot. DEFINITELY a slice-of-life kind of movie. Also, it didn't have a predictable ending, which made it more interesting.

P.S. the whole time I was like, omg why does this Joseph Gordon-Levitt guy look so familiar? Then I remembered he was in [b]3rd Rock from the

[Just_Dream]

The narrating was kind of cheesy, imo. I guess because that "voice" reminds me of something I'd heard in some fairytale-like movie. It wasn't too distracting though. Look at the movie "UP" - actions speak louder than words. There wasn't any narration in the flashbacks from "UP", but there was so much emotion in it.


The fact that the story was not told in chronological order was pretty distracting. It's like, you had to remember what day/number it was when Summer said she just wanted to be friends, at the diner

However, I really liked the subtlety of the jokes and the plot. DEFINITELY a slice-of-life kind of movie. Also, it didn't have a predictable ending, which made it more interesting.

P.S. the whole time I was like, omg why does this Joseph Gordon-Levitt guy look so familiar? Then I remembered he was in 3rd Rock from the Sun!!! I loved that sitcom! I miss it, it was so cheesy but hilarious at the same time, haha.

P.S. some parts where he smiled, he looked like a slightly-older, skinnier, white-looking version of Kim Bum. Most be the dimples and the chin. hahaha.

[iDecay]

Going to watch this with Ricky soon, I hella want to see this. My friend said it sucked but I don't care e e e e e.

[Just_Dream]

Going to watch this with Ricky soon, I hella want to see this. My friend said it sucked but I don't care e e e e e.

I had to this for my girls, you know. Sometimes you gotta act like you don't care, that's the only way boys learn.

ooooohhhhh oh uh oh uh ohhhhh.


Sorry, I just had to.

Oh damn, with Ricky? IS DAT A DATE?! AWW, HAO KAWAII.

[NoSex]

a terribly dishonest film that tries very hard to charm its audience; it's kind of like that kid that wants to be your friend and pulls all the stops in order to secure your approval. ultimately, the movie fails when it placates its audience: don't make a movie about how much bullshit greeting cards are when the movie you're making is itself a greeting card.

[Joanne]

I kind of agree with Nate about the trying really hard to charm the audience thing. But even so, I didn't find it really annoying like I found it in Away We Go. In fact, I actually found it kind of nice. If that made sense.

[Amaranthus]

It was cutesy, but in a different sort of way. I didn't mind the narration at all, really; I found it endearing.
On the other hand, I could've waited for it to come out on Netflix instead of paying nine dollars to see it.

[NoSex]

i mean, how is it "like a greeting card" at all? it's so far away from all of the cliches that are romantic comedies nowadays. it's real and people can relate to it. isn't that what's important?

the problem is that the film is a total fabrication: despite the fact that the film does succeed in portraying a realistically evolving relationship, the film ultimately denies the honest place it naturally grew into & it falls backwards, hard and inexplicably, into a realm of insultingly childish fantasy. our protagonist should have never been proven "right," because he is simply wrong. the movie itself even belittles cinema as a vehicle of love-styled lies, filled with insincerity, like greeting cards.

but, like a greeting card to the audience, 500 days of summer assures us that "although it didn't work out this time, your true soul mate, the one & only, is waiting just around the corner! just don't give up on love!" of course all of the wide-eyed couples watching do not, for a moment, consider that they themselves had not yet already found this fabled "soul mate." the only force working in the film to resurrect the mask of love are the filmmakers themselves, nothing organic or logical support this invocation. it is only the god of the machine which decrees it: name the girl autumn, make her an architect, and put her in the right place @ the right time. it is pure placation, pure stupidity.

[Amaranthus]

^And why is that?

[Joanne]

one thing is for certain - that autumn bitch pissed me off.

Agreed. I really don't like Minka Kelly.

[gojira]

i liked it

[Insurmountable]

yes! <3
oh wow, that's pretty late.
I still haven't seen Adventureland. I still want to (despite my lack of affection (if you can call it that) for Kristen Stewart). I'm going to keep your points in mind when I watch this because I tend to like non-linear movie plots, too. I'm not really sure about narrators. I guess I'll just have to see.
OMG the first one is sooo cute. I don't even know another way to describe it. haha
LOL @ JGL AS NANCY. that made my day. <3

Yea I won't see Adventureland because she is in it. I just never have liked her as a actress. Perhaps I'll rent it though...the only person I've actually heard good things about it is from Michael though, haha.

I enjoyed 500 days of summer. I went by myself and saw it, haha. If it wasn't for the two teenagers talking through out the whole movie I probably would have enjoyed it more. I think i enjoyed the music more than the movie though :\

[mipadi]

Adventureland was awesome. Don't let Bella Swan ruin it for you.