Juno After Party
I just got home from watching Juno with KD and her friend whose name, I'm embarrassed to say, eludes me at the moment. Originally a different person from work was supposed to accompany us but backed out at the last minute, so I guess KD felt that we needed to be chaperoned so as not to give off the wrong impression.
How quaint.
Still, we had fun. I was a little worried, at first, that I was going to get stood up but they showed up at the last minute (a lot of last minute stuff happening tonight, at least I was there 20 minutes early) and we managed to hit our seats only a few minutes before the film started.
Thoughts on the movie? It was just what the doctor ordered. Quiet, simple, funny and true. Ellen Page was wonderful as the lead and all of her supporting cast really stepped up to the plate on this one. It was nice to see JK Simmons and Allison Janney as Juno's mom and dad, both playing roles I'm unaccustomed to seeing them in, and others like Michael Cera, Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner all gave their characters a reality that helped make this story a top shelf enterprise.
The only thing I had any problem with was Juno's intimate knowledge and preference for music and films of old, the kinds of stuff I and my ilk grew up with. It speaks more to the age of the writers and producers of movies and television that most of these kids are fans of Iggy Pop and The Clash and yell things like, "Thundercats, go!" than it does to the youth of America. You watch shows like The O.C. and they're more knowledgable about shit I listened to when I was growing up than I am. I mean, I loved The Beatles, The Doors, The Animals and other '60s and '70s bands when I was in high school, and knew a thing or two about the era, but these days, if you're young and on TV or in movies, you listened to the formative music of the '70s and '80s. This I can buy one or two times, but every 'cool' kid in the industry has this quality, so I'm just calling bullshit.
But, enough with the complaining.
Thoughts on the company? It was the first time out with poeple from work where I was the instigator. I've been asked to attend events where people from work are in attendance, but nothing this one-on-one. Any other invite I've generated has been solidly shot down, so this was a nice change. KD was good company and her friend stayed quiet and on the sidelines, mostly by choice because I did try and engage her, she just seemed to prefer sitting the conversation out. Everyone agreed that we should do this again sometime when the mood strikes us, so we'll see what happens there.
'Abby' was also invited to attend but refused on the basis that she had no interest in the movie. That's fair enough but it would have been nice to see her come out, anyway. Just for the additional company, if for no other reason. KD and I had a short conversation regarding 'Abby'where she pretty much agreed that she should have attended and pointed out that she's got some issues which I won't get into here. Needless to say, 'Abby' is a little on the negative side personality-wise and there have been many of us who have tried to include her socially and try to have some fun with her, but she's not really having it. And you can't force a person to lighten up unless you're living in a Burgess novel.
Anyway, that was the evening in a nutshell. It was nice to get out for a bit, something I don't do enough of these days, and the movie was a pleasure so, all-in-all, a pretty good night.
Later!
How quaint.
Still, we had fun. I was a little worried, at first, that I was going to get stood up but they showed up at the last minute (a lot of last minute stuff happening tonight, at least I was there 20 minutes early) and we managed to hit our seats only a few minutes before the film started.
Thoughts on the movie? It was just what the doctor ordered. Quiet, simple, funny and true. Ellen Page was wonderful as the lead and all of her supporting cast really stepped up to the plate on this one. It was nice to see JK Simmons and Allison Janney as Juno's mom and dad, both playing roles I'm unaccustomed to seeing them in, and others like Michael Cera, Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner all gave their characters a reality that helped make this story a top shelf enterprise.The only thing I had any problem with was Juno's intimate knowledge and preference for music and films of old, the kinds of stuff I and my ilk grew up with. It speaks more to the age of the writers and producers of movies and television that most of these kids are fans of Iggy Pop and The Clash and yell things like, "Thundercats, go!" than it does to the youth of America. You watch shows like The O.C. and they're more knowledgable about shit I listened to when I was growing up than I am. I mean, I loved The Beatles, The Doors, The Animals and other '60s and '70s bands when I was in high school, and knew a thing or two about the era, but these days, if you're young and on TV or in movies, you listened to the formative music of the '70s and '80s. This I can buy one or two times, but every 'cool' kid in the industry has this quality, so I'm just calling bullshit.
But, enough with the complaining.
Thoughts on the company? It was the first time out with poeple from work where I was the instigator. I've been asked to attend events where people from work are in attendance, but nothing this one-on-one. Any other invite I've generated has been solidly shot down, so this was a nice change. KD was good company and her friend stayed quiet and on the sidelines, mostly by choice because I did try and engage her, she just seemed to prefer sitting the conversation out. Everyone agreed that we should do this again sometime when the mood strikes us, so we'll see what happens there.
'Abby' was also invited to attend but refused on the basis that she had no interest in the movie. That's fair enough but it would have been nice to see her come out, anyway. Just for the additional company, if for no other reason. KD and I had a short conversation regarding 'Abby'where she pretty much agreed that she should have attended and pointed out that she's got some issues which I won't get into here. Needless to say, 'Abby' is a little on the negative side personality-wise and there have been many of us who have tried to include her socially and try to have some fun with her, but she's not really having it. And you can't force a person to lighten up unless you're living in a Burgess novel.
Anyway, that was the evening in a nutshell. It was nice to get out for a bit, something I don't do enough of these days, and the movie was a pleasure so, all-in-all, a pretty good night.
Later!
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