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Posted: Apr 01 2010 01:37 pm

Has anybody else watched this movie? My mother told me she saw it in theaters and she really liked it and before I knew it the movie was on DVD. It was on DVD maybe the Tuesday after the Academy Awards.

Out of all of Jason Reitman's films this is his best. I have not seen Juno, don't really want to. I like that both Thank You For Smoking and Up In The Air because they(I'm reading the book now) were based on novels/books and I love how Jason Reitman takes the book and really really makes it his own(he explains in the commentaries about this)

I really can't go into detail on why this movie is good without spoiling it. Rent it, watch it twice(once and then with commentary)

Posted: Apr 01 2010 02:08 pm

I do think it's worth seeing, but I liked Juno more. The two movies are very different, and Juno is much more entertaining to me.

I think Up in the Air is a little overhyped. I saw it in the theater after hearing that it was the 'Best Picture of the Year!' by some critic. I try not to read reviews on movies I know I'm going to see anyway, and this is why. Solid movie, and I understand why some people really enjoy it, but I doubt I'll watch it again.

Clooney is very good in it; to the point where you overlook how well his acting is. But much of the story is telegraphed well ahead of time. I also expected it to be funnier, but there are only a couple of laughs.

Posted: Apr 01 2010 03:33 pm

I agree it was quite overhyped. I mean, was it good? Yes. Would I recommended people see it? Probably. But was it worthy of an Oscar nomination? ...Personally I don't think so. Maybe there's just something about it that resonates with the older generation that we're missing. I dunno.

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I saw it, and fell asleep. So I watched the rest of it the next morning and almost fell asleep in my Grape Nuts. It wasn't awful, but goddamn...I ain't putting myself through that again.

Posted: Apr 01 2010 04:13 pm

It was ok, kinda relatable but still just ok. Juno sucked big time though so it's definately a step up.

Posted: Apr 01 2010 04:55 pm

I kinda of liked Juno, it was somewhat funny, I enjoyed it anyway but wouldn't watch it again. Up In The Air looks and sounds kind of boring, I might be able to enjoy and appreciate it but I'm not sure, it just doesn't strike my interest right now.

Posted: Apr 01 2010 05:12 pm

anorexorcist wrote:

I kinda of liked Juno, it was somewhat funny, I enjoyed it anyway but wouldn't watch it again. Up In The Air looks and sounds kind of boring, I might be able to enjoy and appreciate it but I'm not sure, it just doesn't strike my interest right now.

I agree on Juno. It was fun to watch once (mostly because J.K. Simmons in anything = instant win), but I never need to see it again. Again, I think this is one of those movies that suffered from severe overhype. If it had just been left alone to become a quiet semi-teen classic, I think more people would have enjoyed it. Instead they got roped into thinking they were seeing a movie of the year, which it most decidedly wasn't.

Posted: Apr 01 2010 05:41 pm

I watch the best movie of all time

"The Air up There"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109067/

Posted: Apr 18 2010 11:44 am

Why do I still find myself watching this movie? I'm currently reading the book yet I still watch the movie again and again. The question being "What makes this film so re-watchable?

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IceWarm wrote:

Why do I still find myself watching this movie? I'm currently reading the book yet I still watch the movie again and again. The question being "What makes this film so re-watchable?

You have the hots for Clooney.