JUNO screenwriter Diablo Cody and star Ellen Page talk about their high school prom experiences.
If you are really dumb enough to imitate everything you see in movies,, then it was bound to happen some way or another. Dont blame Juno on your stupid mistakes, it's just a movie. Now shut your yap before you frak up everything. We wont even be allowed to go outside, so clamp it.
was a great movie....i fall in love with juno....hehehe
Is the sctor who plays juno 20 besidesthejuno real good movie
Man you people are soooooo uptight. cant we jst judge the movie for what it is- a movie! movies are meant to entertain and make you feel good which juno does in a fun quirky way. it definately does not encourage teenage girls to get pregnant. sure it doesnt make light the seriousness of teenage pregnancy but then again juno isnt a serious movie! its made to make us laugh thats all! judge it as a movie what you like/dont like about it but dont say it encourages teen pregnancy, if it did we would expect to see a population increace 9 months after its release wouldnt we?
Juno is a great movie that really protrays what its like for a pregnant teen...i dont think this movie tells any kid that it is okay to and hae sex and get prego..just that when you do screw around that getting pregnat can happen to anyone and you have to be ready to pay the price...
Juno was unrealistic and made indie things look bad
i'm sick of hearing people repeat lines from this movie
VERY VERY few (if any) teenagers talk like stupid hipsters from the 70's
the parents reactions to her pregnancy were so fake; if they loved her at all then they should have gotten mad at her
the movie's message was clear: "if you're pregnant at an early age, don't worry; everything will go back to normal in 9-10 months"
basically, this movie encourages teenagers to get pregnant
P.S: this is a REAL teenager's opinion, so don't think I'm just an uptight 30 year old with too much time on their hands
Juno is without a doubt my favorite movie of all time. It is witty and funny and is definitely a feel good movie. For those of you who say Juno is stupid, not funny, and how could they make a movie about teen pregnancy, here's my message to you: Juno is full of off beat comedy that you have to appreciate in order to understand and find it funny. Some people don't have an off beat sense of humor and simply don't get it. That is fine, but don't shut the movie down because of it. Give it a chance. And don't be ignorant and make fun of the movie. It has a good message and just because you didn't like, that doesn't make it a bad movie!!!
Juno is a pretty decent movie, i enjoyed it! go see it. dont be as closed minded as some of e people on here!
I would just like to dispute some issues regarding Juno's so-called "hype". All the hype actually didn't generate from the youth, most of whom adore the movie, but from many movie experts and critics. Fox Searchlight was planning to send in another great indie film for the Best Picture Oscar when Juno came into view. Even months before the awards ceremony itself Juno was expected to Win Best original screenplay. Then the hype spread all over the globe and then we have now.
I have seen many people burning Juno, saying that it was pretentious, unoriginal, "trying-hard", that people liked it because we loved the character Juno. All sorts of people have all sorts of opinions, and I respect that, but I would just like to believe that those who burn Juno have already lost that bright spark that is youth. Insulting it for being "too smart" just because real real people aren't "smart enough". Looking at it as boring because they themselves don't realize the vibrant youth that the film exudes. Forgetting the brilliance of the acting, the writing and the direction just because they just don't like the concept. I learn to live with these people by thinking that are like this. Completely and totally human.
Such an overly pretentious movie. It tried too hard to be edgy and hip. It felt like I was watching a failed teen television drama. The dialog was painful to listen to, the main character was annoying and didn't even act her own age, and the music is some from sort of Indie band with horrible lyrics and monotonous sound. Avoid this movie please, and don't buy into the hype. Terrible movie.
hey good people, make the second movie of juno. that girl is so expectacular
twas false. a feel good chick flick. I hate to think what kind of message younger teens will get from this. "get pregnant if you're bored! Mom and dad wont mind!"
By the way, I would disable the comments as there seems to be a lot of trolling, uninformed comments, etc. Some reviews are okay, though.
Someone said: "juno sucks ass. what the hell is the world coming to when almost the entire american population falls in love with a sarcastic selfcentered brat who has no consideration for anyone else?"
Since when is someone willing to give birth to a baby for someone else self-centered?
Someone said: "Of course, there are plenty of problems with Juno as well, including its cavalier inclusion of ethnic characters. Someone seriously needs to tell Reitman (and maybe Cody) that simply including characters from various ethnic backgrounds isn’t enough to be viewed as progressive, since it also depends on how these characters are depicted. In this sense, Juno seems ridiculously misguided, with Asian characters constantly popping up as either comic fodder because of their lack of self-awareness or simple as rude characters that are included only to develop other characters. It’s not a heinous crime by the filmmakers, but it’s certainly offensive from where I’m standing."
* Hmm, it seems to me that the characters who are offensive just happen to be offensive and it has nothing to do with the ethnicity. I don't think it is the same as having full-blown ethnic stereotypes that are offensive.
juno sucks ass. what the hell is the world coming to when almost the entire american population falls in love with a sarcastic selfcentered brat who has no consideration for anyone else?
"Honest to blog" this is one of my all time favs!
juno sucks the biggest balls.
the screenplay sucks.
diablo cody is a whore.
If anyone were to dispute the notion that first impressions are important to the reception and evaluation of a movie, I think I would have to refer to Juno, which is one of the few movies I’ve watched twice within a couple of months just so I could be confident that my initial reaction was genuine and not a consequence of promotion. Basically, if you can make it through the first 10-20 minutes of Juno, during which the viewer is unremorsefully bombarded with what has to be a serious contender for the title of “most painfully contrived and strained dialogue ever written,” you might actually be able enjoy a rather engaging film that has regrettably become a victim of its own hype.
Maybe it was the hangover suffered from having Little Miss Sunshine’s publicity forcibly poured down everyone’s throats last year, but I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed a collective effort to resist Indiewood’s hype quite like the hostility exhibited within the numerous negative reviews I’ve read over the past few months that vehemently chastise Jason Reitman’s teen-pregnancy comedy, and more specifically take aim at the quirk manufactured by the film’s much-publicized writer, Diablo Cody. Part of me is relieved that critics are finally resisting the promotion of studio-sponsored “independent” films, which usually feel assembled from focus-group findings in order to target a specific niche audience. Another part of me is concerned that critics have predetermined perceptions of the films they watch (of course, this is unavoidable to a certain extent), which makes the actual experience of watching the films almost useless.
Unfortunately, Reitman’s film and Cody’s script basically throw down an ultimatum to their audience right away, almost demanding that the viewer decide immediately whether to get on board or not. The sheer volume of relentlessly “clever” dialogue that inundates the viewer within those first few minutes, replete with incessantly hip, excruciatingly random, and (I’m assuming) supposedly impressive pop-culture references, might become too overwhelming for many viewers to maintain any type of impartial viewpoint upon the rest of the filmmakers’ efforts. I know I found it incredibly difficult to avoid becoming overly resistant and biased towards the central characters and the story that soon followed, especially after having to suffer through Rainn Wilson’s atrocious cameo.
Though clumsy and desperate, the adolescent wit of the opening dialogue might be a shrewd method to hold the attention of younger audiences, but it actually made me (and a friend) wonder how severely the rest of Cody’s script had been adjusted over time as more drafts were made and more advisors brought in to the project. If the last 2 acts continued to use the blueprint of the 1st act, I might have had to hunt down and burn the original film negative. Honestly, if anyone can provide me with a thoughtful justification for why Cody’s surrogate character, Juno, says “silencio” other than to astonish us with the fact that Cody enjoys Mulholland Drive I would genuinely love to hear it.
However, Reitman’s latest film is mildly successful despite the preliminary dialogue crafted by the film’s recently f?™ted screenwriter. By the time Juno yells “Thundercats are go!” I seriously considered throwing (someone else’s) food at the screen and I was ticked off with myself for not bring rotten produce with me to the theatre, but I was also actually sincerely interested in the story. As annoying as the characters might be when they’re spewing their needlessly hip dialogue, I was actually engaged enough to worry about their fate. Strangely, when the characters aren’t anxiously attempting to demonstrate their sophisticated sense of cool to one another, they’re actually quite sweet and charming in their honesty and vulnerability.
In my mind, most of the credit should probably go to the cast of actors that Reitman has astutely cast. Reitman’s actors are able to nimbly navigate through dialogue that veers into irritating far too often, mostly because they deliver their lines while subtly conveying the flaws of their characters. The most notable of these performers has to be Ellen Page, who seems quite capable of carrying the entire production on her petite shoulders. In fact, I’m certain my entire perception of the film altered drastically from aggravation to unadulterated delight after watching Page insouciantly bound up the stairs of the Loring’s McMansion, effortlessly conveying all of Juno’s youthful energy and adolescent naïveté within one simple creative choice.
While the rest of the cast members turn in solid, if somewhat undemanding, performances, some sort of credit also has to go to Jason Bateman, who has to have one of the most thankless roles ever created. As Mark Loring, Bateman’s character is essentially the only character who is not allowed to redeem himself from his disgraceful actions, basically ostracized to his big city loft in order to continue life as an immature adult who chases adolescent fantasies while everyone else grows up to accept some form of responsibility in their lives. I’ve heard some critics attempt to characterize Mark as a big brother figure to Juno, but even if Mark sees youthful potential in Juno or a soul-mate from a different generation, these descriptions seem like a wishful and disingenuous interpretation of an adult who is bordering upon an inappropriate territory. In fact, while watching Mark and Juno bond over movies and music, a teenage girl sitting behind me was weirded out enough by the dynamics of their relationship to actually exclaim “gross!” Yet, Bateman somehow makes Mark sympathetic instead of just plain creepy, and that takes some seriously subtle skill for such a mildly disturbing role.
Of course, there are plenty of problems with Juno as well, including its cavalier inclusion of ethnic characters. Someone seriously needs to tell Reitman (and maybe Cody) that simply including characters from various ethnic backgrounds isn’t enough to be viewed as progressive, since it also depends on how these characters are depicted. In this sense, Juno seems ridiculously misguided, with Asian characters constantly popping up as either comic fodder because of their lack of self-awareness or simple as rude characters that are included only to develop other characters. It’s not a heinous crime by the filmmakers, but it’s certainly offensive from where I’m standing.
In the end, I’m slightly ambivalent towards Juno, since part of me is impressed while part of me is repulsed and I still can’t shake the feeling that the movie is more product than personal statement, especially considering it side-steps the more thorny aspects of its subject-matter. However, one thing is for certain: if I ever meet someone who actually drops the phrase “honest to blog” within a normal conversation, I don’t think I would hesitate to punch them in the kidneys.
Watching this movie, i had this bitter-sweet feeling. On one hand it was bitter because if you think about it carefuly, it's a real tragedy. having a baby when you're sixteen is really difficult and even more for a girl like Juno who doesn't seem prepared at all. But sweet, on the other hand, because of this relation between her and Pauline, because of the way her parents react which is amazing. This bitter-sweet feeling this movie provokes is really unique and great and makes this movie so special. Besides that, my favourite thing of the moive was Juno's humour: the sarcastic way of calling her baby the "thing" or calling herself " a planet" or " a convexe form" is really amazing. Finally , my favourite thing of the movie is the final scene. the song is so beautiful and really sums up all this sweet feeling we have from the middle of the movie.
Paul Delmar
France
Watching this movie, i had this bitter-sweet feeling. On one hand it was bitter because if you think about it carefuly, it's a real tragedy. having a baby when you're sixteen is really difficult and even more for a girl like Juno who doesn't seem prepared at all. But sweet, on the other hand, because of this relation between her and Pauline, because of the way her parents react which is amazing. This bitter-sweet feeling this movie provokes is really unique and great and makes this movie so special. Besides that, my favourite thing of the moive was Juno's humour: the sarcastic way of calling her baby the "thing" or calling herself " a planet" or " a convexe form" is really amazing. Finally , my favourite thing of the movie is the final scene. the song is so beautiful and really sums up all this sweet feeling we have from the middle of the movie.
Paul Delmar
France
Juno was ace! I love the little song at the end!!! (:
JUNO SUCKS BALLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If anyone were to dispute the notion that first impressions are important to the reception and evaluation of a movie, I think I would have to refer to Juno, which is one of the few movies I’ve watched twice within a couple of months just so I could be confident that my initial reaction was genuine and not a consequence of promotion. Basically, if you can make it through the first 10-20 minutes of Juno, during which the viewer is unremorsefully bombarded with what has to be a serious contender for the title of “most painfully contrived and strained dialogue ever written,” you might actually be able enjoy a rather engaging film that has regrettably become a victim of its own hype.
Maybe it was the hangover suffered from having Little Miss Sunshine’s publicity forcibly poured down everyone’s throats last year, but I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed a collective effort to resist Indiewood’s hype quite like the hostility exhibited within the numerous negative reviews I’ve read over the past few months that vehemently chastise Jason Reitman’s teen-pregnancy comedy, and more specifically take aim at the quirk manufactured by the film’s much-publicized writer, Diablo Cody. Part of me is relieved that critics are finally resisting the promotion of studio-sponsored “independent” films, which usually feel assembled from focus-group findings in order to target a specific niche audience. Another part of me is concerned that critics have predetermined perceptions of the films they watch (of course, this is unavoidable to a certain extent), which makes the actual experience of watching the films almost useless.
Unfortunately, Reitman’s film and Cody’s script basically throw down an ultimatum to their audience right away, almost demanding that the viewer decide immediately whether to get on board or not. The sheer volume of relentlessly “clever” dialogue that inundates the viewer within those first few minutes, replete with incessantly hip, excruciatingly random, and (I’m assuming) supposedly impressive pop-culture references, might become too overwhelming for many viewers to maintain any type of impartial viewpoint upon the rest of the filmmakers’ efforts. I know I found it incredibly difficult to avoid becoming overly resistant and biased towards the central characters and the story that soon followed, especially after having to suffer through Rainn Wilson’s atrocious cameo.
Though clumsy and desperate, the adolescent wit of the opening dialogue might be a shrewd method to hold the attention of younger audiences, but it actually made me (and a friend) wonder how severely the rest of Cody’s script had been adjusted over time as more drafts were made and more advisors brought in to the project. If the last 2 acts continued to use the blueprint of the 1st act, I might have had to hunt down and burn the original film negative. Honestly, if anyone can provide me with a thoughtful justification for why Cody’s surrogate character, Juno, says “silencio” other than to astonish us with the fact that Cody enjoys Mulholland Drive I would genuinely love to hear it.
However, Reitman’s latest film is mildly successful despite the preliminary dialogue crafted by the film’s recently f?™ted screenwriter. By the time Juno yells “Thundercats are go!” I seriously considered throwing (someone else’s) food at the screen and I was ticked off with myself for not bring rotten produce with me to the theatre, but I was also actually sincerely interested in the story. As annoying as the characters might be when they’re spewing their needlessly hip dialogue, I was actually engaged enough to worry about their fate. Strangely, when the characters aren’t anxiously attempting to demonstrate their sophisticated sense of cool to one another, they’re actually quite sweet and charming in their honesty and vulnerability.
In my mind, most of the credit should probably go to the cast of actors that Reitman has astutely cast. Reitman’s actors are able to nimbly navigate through dialogue that veers into irritating far too often, mostly because they deliver their lines while subtly conveying the flaws of their characters. The most notable of these performers has to be Ellen Page, who seems quite capable of carrying the entire production on her petite shoulders. In fact, I’m certain my entire perception of the film altered drastically from aggravation to unadulterated delight after watching Page insouciantly bound up the stairs of the Loring’s McMansion, effortlessly conveying all of Juno’s youthful energy and adolescent naïveté within one simple creative choice.
While the rest of the cast members turn in solid, if somewhat undemanding, performances, some sort of credit also has to go to Jason Bateman, who has to have one of the most thankless roles ever created. As Mark Loring, Bateman’s character is essentially the only character who is not allowed to redeem himself from his disgraceful actions, basically ostracized to his big city loft in order to continue life as an immature adult who chases adolescent fantasies while everyone else grows up to accept some form of responsibility in their lives. I’ve heard some critics attempt to characterize Mark as a big brother figure to Juno, but even if Mark sees youthful potential in Juno or a soul-mate from a different generation, these descriptions seem like a wishful and disingenuous interpretation of an adult who is bordering upon an inappropriate territory. In fact, while watching Mark and Juno bond over movies and music, a teenage girl sitting behind me was weirded out enough by the dynamics of their relationship to actually exclaim “gross!” Yet, Bateman somehow makes Mark sympathetic instead of just plain creepy, and that takes some seriously subtle skill for such a mildly disturbing role.
Of course, there are plenty of problems with Juno as well, including its cavalier inclusion of ethnic characters. Someone seriously needs to tell Reitman (and maybe Cody) that simply including characters from various ethnic backgrounds isn’t enough to be viewed as progressive, since it also depends on how these characters are depicted. In this sense, Juno seems ridiculously misguided, with Asian characters constantly popping up as either comic fodder because of their lack of self-awareness or simple as rude characters that are included only to develop other characters. It’s not a heinous crime by the filmmakers, but it’s certainly offensive from where I’m standing.
In the end, I’m slightly ambivalent towards Juno, since part of me is impressed while part of me is repulsed and I still can’t shake the feeling that the movie is more product than personal statement, especially considering it side-steps the more thorny aspects of its subject-matter. However, one thing is for certain: if I ever meet someone who actually drops the phrase “honest to blog” within a normal conversation, I don’t think I would hesitate to punch them in the kidneys.
JUNO IS A HORRIBLE MOVIE!
If anyone were to dispute the notion that first impressions are important to the reception and evaluation of a movie, I think I would have to refer to Juno, which is one of the few movies I’ve watched twice within a couple of months just so I could be confident that my initial reaction was genuine and not a consequence of promotion. Basically, if you can make it through the first 10-20 minutes of Juno, during which the viewer is unremorsefully bombarded with what has to be a serious contender for the title of “most painfully contrived and strained dialogue ever written,” you might actually be able enjoy a rather engaging film that has regrettably become a victim of its own hype.
Maybe it was the hangover suffered from having Little Miss Sunshine’s publicity forcibly poured down everyone’s throats last year, but I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed a collective effort to resist Indiewood’s hype quite like the hostility exhibited within the numerous negative reviews I’ve read over the past few months that vehemently chastise Jason Reitman’s teen-pregnancy comedy, and more specifically take aim at the quirk manufactured by the film’s much-publicized writer, Diablo Cody. Part of me is relieved that critics are finally resisting the promotion of studio-sponsored “independent” films, which usually feel assembled from focus-group findings in order to target a specific niche audience. Another part of me is concerned that critics have predetermined perceptions of the films they watch (of course, this is unavoidable to a certain extent), which makes the actual experience of watching the films almost useless.
Unfortunately, Reitman’s film and Cody’s script basically throw down an ultimatum to their audience right away, almost demanding that the viewer decide immediately whether to get on board or not. The sheer volume of relentlessly “clever” dialogue that inundates the viewer within those first few minutes, replete with incessantly hip, excruciatingly random, and (I’m assuming) supposedly impressive pop-culture references, might become too overwhelming for many viewers to maintain any type of impartial viewpoint upon the rest of the filmmakers’ efforts. I know I found it incredibly difficult to avoid becoming overly resistant and biased towards the central characters and the story that soon followed, especially after having to suffer through Rainn Wilson’s atrocious cameo.
Though clumsy and desperate, the adolescent wit of the opening dialogue might be a shrewd method to hold the attention of younger audiences, but it actually made me (and a friend) wonder how severely the rest of Cody’s script had been adjusted over time as more drafts were made and more advisors brought in to the project. If the last 2 acts continued to use the blueprint of the 1st act, I might have had to hunt down and burn the original film negative. Honestly, if anyone can provide me with a thoughtful justification for why Cody’s surrogate character, Juno, says “silencio” other than to astonish us with the fact that Cody enjoys Mulholland Drive I would genuinely love to hear it.
However, Reitman’s latest film is mildly successful despite the preliminary dialogue crafted by the film’s recently f?™ted screenwriter. By the time Juno yells “Thundercats are go!” I seriously considered throwing (someone else’s) food at the screen and I was ticked off with myself for not bring rotten produce with me to the theatre, but I was also actually sincerely interested in the story. As annoying as the characters might be when they’re spewing their needlessly hip dialogue, I was actually engaged enough to worry about their fate. Strangely, when the characters aren’t anxiously attempting to demonstrate their sophisticated sense of cool to one another, they’re actually quite sweet and charming in their honesty and vulnerability.
In my mind, most of the credit should probably go to the cast of actors that Reitman has astutely cast. Reitman’s actors are able to nimbly navigate through dialogue that veers into irritating far too often, mostly because they deliver their lines while subtly conveying the flaws of their characters. The most notable of these performers has to be Ellen Page, who seems quite capable of carrying the entire production on her petite shoulders. In fact, I’m certain my entire perception of the film altered drastically from aggravation to unadulterated delight after watching Page insouciantly bound up the stairs of the Loring’s McMansion, effortlessly conveying all of Juno’s youthful energy and adolescent naïveté within one simple creative choice.
While the rest of the cast members turn in solid, if somewhat undemanding, performances, some sort of credit also has to go to Jason Bateman, who has to have one of the most thankless roles ever created. As Mark Loring, Bateman’s character is essentially the only character who is not allowed to redeem himself from his disgraceful actions, basically ostracized to his big city loft in order to continue life as an immature adult who chases adolescent fantasies while everyone else grows up to accept some form of responsibility in their lives. I’ve heard some critics attempt to characterize Mark as a big brother figure to Juno, but even if Mark sees youthful potential in Juno or a soul-mate from a different generation, these descriptions seem like a wishful and disingenuous interpretation of an adult who is bordering upon an inappropriate territory. In fact, while watching Mark and Juno bond over movies and music, a teenage girl sitting behind me was weirded out enough by the dynamics of their relationship to actually exclaim “gross!” Yet, Bateman somehow makes Mark sympathetic instead of just plain creepy, and that takes some seriously subtle skill for such a mildly disturbing role.
Of course, there are plenty of problems with Juno as well, including its cavalier inclusion of ethnic characters. Someone seriously needs to tell Reitman (and maybe Cody) that simply including characters from various ethnic backgrounds isn’t enough to be viewed as progressive, since it also depends on how these characters are depicted. In this sense, Juno seems ridiculously misguided, with Asian characters constantly popping up as either comic fodder because of their lack of self-awareness or simple as rude characters that are included only to develop other characters. It’s not a heinous crime by the filmmakers, but it’s certainly offensive from where I’m standing.
In the end, I’m slightly ambivalent towards Juno, since part of me is impressed while part of me is repulsed and I still can’t shake the feeling that the movie is more product than personal statement, especially considering it side-steps the more thorny aspects of its subject-matter. However, one thing is for certain: if I ever meet someone who actually drops the phrase “honest to blog” within a normal conversation, I don’t think I would hesitate to punch them in the kidneys.
OMG! I have not seen Juno but have seen all the clips on the internet and the music anyone else but you is so touching if you listen to the lyrics you will know what i mean! I want to Marry Michel Cera he is soo cute he is like a big dork!
I have watched 5,430,928 movies, including God Father series, and Juno is the best
Never watched Juno before
But, i have heard all the songs and i can play "Anyone Else But You" on the guitar and have seen clips of the movie
i cannot wait for that movie to come out on DVD so i can FINALLY rent it and watch it with my close friends who haven't gotten around to seeing it as well.
Saw it four times. Now that its gone I have Juno withdrawal. It is the best movie I have seen in years. Juno is endearing.
THIS MOVIE IS HELLA WIZARD!
Anyone who thinks otherwise are a bunch of Nazis...lol.
It was a CRAPPY movie and sucks big time!! So fake and unrealistic and no one talks like that! It's as if they tried to borrow from the movie years back " Parenthood" where divorced mother and teenie daughter get pregnant at the same time.
What a bunch of crappy bullshit of a "movie."
"Juno" What? It Sucks Hey!
"Juno" What? It Sucks
Hey! It's teens having sex and getting pregnant! There's extended dialogue about alt-rock bands! And a nerdy kid in running shorts! Plus a scene in a hospital with some crying! But it's happy crying!!
Really?
I can't possibly stand alone in detesting Fox Searchlight's surprise hit "Juno," the coming-of-age teen dramedy with a relentlessly annoying central character who is somehow stupid enough not to use protection and yet manages to command the vocabulary of a 50 year-old comedy writer-slash-Cornell humanities professor.
I mean, really?
It was early December, a blissful time when almost no one had heard of this film yet. Neither had I.
"You'll like it, it's a comedy. You like comedy," my friend said, pointing at my oversized David Letterman sweatshirt.
But then, for the next 96 minutes, as my film-going companion (along with the rest of the moderately-filled theater), laughed uproariously at the young white girl sarcastically claiming to be Morgan Freeman on her shiny plastic hamburger phone, I rolled my eyes and shifted in my seat. Little did I know that weeks down the line, the American public would make this pretentious, irritating16 year-old the second most beloved fictional protagonist next to Nicolas Cage looking for some more treasure.
Juno is a "misunderstood" high-school student who finds herself impregnated by (cue laugh track) the running geek who apparently owns no clothing other than sweatsocks and his team's uniform. Tedious scenes follow where Juno has to tell her parents and friends, in her appallingly self-righteous way, that she is with child. Confrontations with the track and field dork ensue, along with predictably uncomfortable episodes with the rich couple who wants to adopt Juno's
baby- awkward because Juno even further puffs up her bratty self to show how inappropriate she can be at all times. And because she is the lead character in a super progressive "indie" movie, no one ever slaps her. The prospective adoptive mother is played by Jennifer Garner, who
(sadly) refuses to utilize the ass-kicking skills she learned on the set of "Alias" to beat some sense into any of the other characters.
In that regard, Juno is lucky to be pregnant. Pregnant ladies, as a rule, should not get smacked by Jennifer Garner.
When the nerdy baby daddy turns cold on our poor pregnant alterna-teen, who of course, for the dramatic visual, continues to attend classes at eight months, I breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, someone who miraculously grew some common sense and walked away from this haughty, entitled know-it-all who conveniently erases those traits when it comes time for a kitchen table talk with Dad about true love, or an awkward exchange with the sonogram technician- that's when, lump in throat (!) Mommy comes to the rescue and dresses the bitch down.
I should have seen it coming. Everything from the "dude"-peppered screenplay on down to the teeth-clench inducing orange and green animated graphic that accosts my daily web activities reeks of cold film executive calculation.
"So, it's gonna have funky rock music, right?"
"Right! So people will know it's a 'funky, alternative' kind of movie."
"And an angry teen who talks back to her parents in hyper-literary language that could never come out of the mouth of a real 16 year-old."
"Exactly, that will make critics like it. But don't forget, eventually there's acceptance and crying! And someone has a baby!"
Critics, check. Suckers for rom-coms, check. Edgy teen pregnancy subject matter street cred, check. Michael Cera in running shorts, triple check.
So, it's not a "surprise" hit after all. It's almost as deliberately commercial as, well, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, quite frankly. Don't be fooled by the absence of Nic Cage and "'splosions."
I know I wasn't.
Despite its 0 for 3 status at the Golden Globes, the film will continue to make millions of dollars and collect a slew of other award nominations, maybe even a few major wins.
But I will never cave. I don't care what America says.
I still say this movie sucks, "Juno?"
i love juno it is the best movie i have ever seen in my life. i love all of her little sayings she says i have started using them too now
What a load of garbage.
i love this movie soo much!! tis amazing!! micheal cera is quite possibly the most adorable person alive!! :)
THAT MOVIE WAS AWSOME
BUT WAT HAPPENED TO ME WASNT AWSOME I GOT PREGNANT MY STOUMACH IS AS BIG AS JUNOS
I LOVE THIS MOVIE IT IS SOOO FUNNY AND ELLEN PAGE IS HILARIOUS!!! 5 STARS!!!!
Juno is an awsome film, and Ellen Page was brilliant!
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I saw Juno a couple of weeks ago, and i'm TOTALLY obssessed with it. I got the enitre soundtrack on my iPod. None of my friends understand why i have every single song from the film. they think its seriously wierd. but they haven't seen it yet.
Where can you get her slinky t-shirt from?
I thought it was SUPER sweet how in the movie when they're in Bleekers room, he calls her "June Bug" idk but thats just me.
I wouldnt mind if Michael and Ellen were a two sum (:
but i am IN LOVE with Michael Cera
"Juno" What? It Sucks
Hey! It's teens having sex and getting pregnant! There's extended dialogue about alt-rock bands! And a nerdy kid in running shorts! Plus a scene in a hospital with some crying! But it's happy crying!!
Really?
I can't possibly stand alone in detesting Fox Searchlight's surprise hit "Juno," the coming-of-age teen dramedy with a relentlessly annoying central character who is somehow stupid enough not to use protection and yet manages to command the vocabulary of a 50 year-old comedy writer-slash-Cornell humanities professor.
I mean, really?
It was early December, a blissful time when almost no one had heard of this film yet. Neither had I.
"You'll like it, it's a comedy. You like comedy," my friend said, pointing at my oversized David Letterman sweatshirt.
But then, for the next 96 minutes, as my film-going companion (along with the rest of the moderately-filled theater), laughed uproariously at the young white girl sarcastically claiming to be Morgan Freeman on her shiny plastic hamburger phone, I rolled my eyes and shifted in my seat. Little did I know that weeks down the line, the American public would make this pretentious, irritating16 year-old the second most beloved fictional protagonist next to Nicolas Cage looking for some more treasure.
Juno is a "misunderstood" high-school student who finds herself impregnated by (cue laugh track) the running geek who apparently owns no clothing other than sweatsocks and his team's uniform. Tedious scenes follow where Juno has to tell her parents and friends, in her appallingly self-righteous way, that she is with child. Confrontations with the track and field dork ensue, along with predictably uncomfortable episodes with the rich couple who wants to adopt Juno's
baby- awkward because Juno even further puffs up her bratty self to show how inappropriate she can be at all times. And because she is the lead character in a super progressive "indie" movie, no one ever slaps her. The prospective adoptive mother is played by Jennifer Garner, who
(sadly) refuses to utilize the ass-kicking skills she learned on the set of "Alias" to beat some sense into any of the other characters.
In that regard, Juno is lucky to be pregnant. Pregnant ladies, as a rule, should not get smacked by Jennifer Garner.
When the nerdy baby daddy turns cold on our poor pregnant alterna-teen, who of course, for the dramatic visual, continues to attend classes at eight months, I breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, someone who miraculously grew some common sense and walked away from this haughty, entitled know-it-all who conveniently erases those traits when it comes time for a kitchen table talk with Dad about true love, or an awkward exchange with the sonogram technician- that's when, lump in throat (!) Mommy comes to the rescue and dresses the bitch down.
I should have seen it coming. Everything from the "dude"-peppered screenplay on down to the teeth-clench inducing orange and green animated graphic that accosts my daily web activities reeks of cold film executive calculation.
"So, it's gonna have funky rock music, right?"
"Right! So people will know it's a 'funky, alternative' kind of movie."
"And an angry teen who talks back to her parents in hyper-literary language that could never come out of the mouth of a real 16 year-old."
"Exactly, that will make critics like it. But don't forget, eventually there's acceptance and crying! And someone has a baby!"
Critics, check. Suckers for rom-coms, check. Edgy teen pregnancy subject matter street cred, check. Michael Cera in running shorts, triple check.
So, it's not a "surprise" hit after all. It's almost as deliberately commercial as, well, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, quite frankly. Don't be fooled by the absence of Nic Cage and "'splosions."
I know I wasn't.
Despite its 0 for 3 status at the Golden Globes, the film will continue to make millions of dollars and collect a slew of other award nominations, maybe even a few major wins.
But I will never cave. I don't care what America says.
I still say this movie sucks, "Juno?"
juno sucked balls.
OMG!!! i totally wat those glasses!!like ther awsome!!i want to know where to get 'um!!
does anyone know where her friends glasses are from, the leopard print ones, when they are looking in the penny saver?
Sunglasses...........................Freakin A!
i want the EXACT same pair she has in the movie.
Where can i get them?
Anyone?
omg... juno is one of the best teen movies i have seen in a long time....her sunglasses are badass. i actually ordered a pair like 2 days ago :-)
Juno is the fucking bomb yo!
Im not even lying the moldy peaches song always gets stuck in my head, really Im signing it to Jhosi right now..I always cry when Ellen Page and Micheal Cerra play it on Bleeker's porch, its so cuteeeeeeeeeee..AWWWWW!!!! LOVE!
BOMB DIGITY..THE END
Her vintage glasses are from Urban Outfitters. An yes I to am in LOVE with Ellen Page!
I loved this movie. Of course not everyone is going to like it and I am sure that the people who hate it, probably like some really gay movies no one else likes either. Micheal Cerra is adorable and Ellen page is awesome. And the movie does not say its ok to get pregnant at a young age. Like the movie said kids get bored and they screw, it happens and an understanding parent does NOT have to get all pissed off. It would be better if they stayed calm and figured out what they were going to do in a calm manner. And when the dad told her he didnt think she was that kind of girl, that showed her that they were disappointed in her and that is a pretty sucky feeling when your parents say that to you. It is a good movie and if you hate, why in the hell are you even on this site wasting your time? You make no sense.