500 Days of Summer Options

[*Janette*]

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

[*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 :-/

[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 :\