Juno - the movie

We saw the movie, Juno, last night and I loved it. The actress playing the main character did an incredible job. Go see it!

That's what I've heard! Did you take your teen?

We saw the movie, Juno, last night and I loved it. The actress playing the main character did an incredible job. Go see it!

Dying to see it, hope I don't have to wait too long! I can tell she's awesome even from the commercials alone.

We saw it with our 13 and 15 year old daughters. I thought the movie was very good (worth seeing). As for messages to the girls, I have a very slight concern that this movie as well as the Jamie Lynn Spears thing seem to make having babies at 16 seem not as big a deal as it is. On the other hand, I guess it does give an opportunity to reinforce the messages you want to give your kids - though I think Jamie Lynn Spears was enough of a motivation to have another, even more serious, talk with the kids.

There were some pretty sexual scenes with Juno and her boyfriend at the beginning of the film. The rest of the movie was her dealing with it and making decisions, and some of it was dramatic and some of it was quite sweet.

We didn't take the kids. Wanted to check it out first. I would have been a bit uncomfortable if my 13 yr old was watching it with us due to some fairly explicit scenes. Our show was PACKED with 13-21 year old girls. It's probably best for someone over 15-16, but if my 13 yr old really wanted to see it, I'd probably let her. I have some of the same concerns as Paula regarding the pregnancy at 16 thing. But at least it didn't enforce that it's wonderful to have a baby at that young age.

I too have the exact same concerns as a few of you. I just cringe at the thought of glamorizing teen pregnancy. I'm guessing this film has a happy ending as well. But I'm still really torn. My son and his girlfriend (17 & 16) want to see this TOGETHER.:shock: (They love these 2 young actors.) Oh well, what else can I say? They'll see it, I'll have the "conversation" again, he'll roll his eyes - like he already knows everything.




But it IS supposed to be a good movie.


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We didn't take the kids. Wanted to check it out first. I would have been a bit uncomfortable if my 13 yr old was watching it with us due to some fairly explicit scenes. Our show was PACKED with 13-21 year old girls. It's probably best for someone over 15-16, but if my 13 yr old really wanted to see it, I'd probably let her. I have some of the same concerns as Paula regarding the pregnancy at 16 thing. But at least it didn't enforce that it's wonderful to have a baby at that young age.

Sounds as though all of you share my concerns. I'm still not sure if I will allow Sam to see it. She did ask. She thinks since she's 14 she can see any PG-13 movie. I told her sorry, it doesn't work that way. This weekend she saw One Last Call with her girlfriends. I wasn't thrilled but she didn't have nightmares or any long term emotional scars (that Iknow of) from it so I guess it's okay. I used to see all those scary slasher type films in high school and loved them. Wah! I just want go back to playing Polly Pockets.

We saw it and thought it was great, too. I loved the guy who played her boyfriend. I appreciated the way they dealt with the whole situation in general and was glad they didn't portray the parents as freaking out. It all seemed fairly genuine, for a movie.

Saw it and loved it! Many laugh out loud moments and I loved J.K. Simmons and Allison Janney.

I don't think the movie glamorized teen pregnancy at all. Not only did it show how she was sort of a pariah at school, but it was quite sad during the post-delivery scene - both Mom and I cried.

I've been waiting for this movie to come to my town for two months! I'm going to see it this weekend. Can't wait to see two of the Bluth boys on the big screen!

Sounds as though all of you share my concerns. I'm still not sure if I will allow Sam to see it. She did ask. She thinks since she's 14 she can see any PG-13 movie. I told her sorry, it doesn't work that way. This weekend she saw One Last Call with her girlfriends. I wasn't thrilled but she didn't have nightmares or any long term emotional scars (that Iknow of) from it so I guess it's okay. I used to see all those scary slasher type films in high school and loved them. Wah! I just want go back to playing Polly Pockets.

Awwww, OL.
NPR did quite a bit of coverage about teen pregnancy and Jamie Lynn Spears. It was an interesting program, here's a link if you want to listen:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17580366

I LOVE this movie. JK Simmons absolutely cracks me up, and Ellen Page is fantastic as the title character. I also share Maeby Funke's sentiment about the Bluth boys: seeing Michael Cera (adorable!) and Jason Bateman together again (albeit not in any of the same scenes) was almost too much.

Jennifer Garner is also wonderful.

The writing is great. Diablo Cody is one of the most in-demand writers in Hollywood right now, and it's easy to see why.


.....I want to see it again.

We saw this movie last night, and I can't recommend it enough.

They say it's a comedy, but I cried my eyes out. I also laughed a lot.

To address some of the concerns above, I don't think it glamorizes teenage pregnancy at all. It shows the fallout -- the ostracizing at school, the father of the baby asking someone else to prom, the horrible sadness after the birth.

The thing that keeps it from being completely gloomy is the fact that her parents are supportive. They register disappointment, but they don't humiliate her. They try to make sure the pregnancy doesn't define her life.

There were so many great performances, but I was so impressed with Jennifer Garner. There is a scene (she is playing the prospective adoptive mother) where she remarks about the miracle of the changing body, and Juno replies like a 16 year old, "Yeah, well, you should try being pregnant." Jennifer Garner plays the scene so well, her smile never fades, but her eyes wince and say "I'd give anything" and "How unfair is this whole situation" and "Poor kid" and "Don't let her see she upset me, don't mess up this meeting" all in the space of a second. I underestimated her as an actress.

We saw this movie last night, and I can't recommend it enough.

They say it's a comedy, but I cried my eyes out. I also laughed a lot.

To address some of the concerns above, I don't think it glamorizes teenage pregnancy at all. It shows the fallout -- the ostracizing at school, the father of the baby asking someone else to prom, the horrible sadness after the birth.

The thing that keeps it from being completely gloomy is the fact that her parents are supportive. They register disappointment, but they don't humiliate her. They try to make sure the pregnancy doesn't define her life.

There were so many great performances, but I was so impressed with Jennifer Garner. There is a scene (she is playing the prospective adoptive mother) where she remarks about the miracle of the changing body, and Juno replies like a 16 year old, "Yeah, well, you should try being pregnant." Jennifer Garner plays the scene so well, her smile never fades, but her eyes wince and say "I'd give anything" and "How unfair is this whole situation" and "Poor kid" and "Don't let her see she upset me, don't mess up this meeting" all in the space of a second. I underestimated her as an actress.

I can't wait to see it. It was nominated for several Golden Globes too and I think it won something. Don't quite remember since I read the results online instead of watching on tv.

Best movie since Little Miss Sunshine! Absolutely fabulous writing and acting. Ellen Page has incredible timing and delivery, and I laughed outloud more than just a few times. I took my 12 year old, and she loved it, too. Movies like this present opportunities for discussion. The stepmom (Allison Janey's character) says that they didn't even know that Juno was sexually active. At the end, you see that Juno is still just a KID who has exhibited maturity beyond her years... and who is happy to going back to being a kid.

We saw this movie last night, and I can't recommend it enough.

They say it's a comedy, but I cried my eyes out. I also laughed a lot.

To address some of the concerns above, I don't think it glamorizes teenage pregnancy at all. It shows the fallout -- the ostracizing at school, the father of the baby asking someone else to prom, the horrible sadness after the birth.

The thing that keeps it from being completely gloomy is the fact that her parents are supportive. They register disappointment, but they don't humiliate her. They try to make sure the pregnancy doesn't define her life.

There were so many great performances, but I was so impressed with Jennifer Garner. There is a scene (she is playing the prospective adoptive mother) where she remarks about the miracle of the changing body, and Juno replies like a 16 year old, "Yeah, well, you should try being pregnant." Jennifer Garner plays the scene so well, her smile never fades, but her eyes wince and say "I'd give anything" and "How unfair is this whole situation" and "Poor kid" and "Don't let her see she upset me, don't mess up this meeting" all in the space of a second. I underestimated her as an actress.

Thanks for your insight. I feel differently now that a few have seen it.

My kids begged me to bring them to see Juno two weekends ago. I don't get to see movies in the theater very often, but was glad to have gone to this one. A great movie -- one of those "buy the video at when it comes out to add to your collection" movies.

The writing was great, and Ellen Page just does a fantastic job with the part.

Went for the second time to see "Juno" today, which is huge for me because I have a hard enough time getting a movie at all, much less twice. Can't say enough about how good it is and how great the performances are. Every single actor in it delivers is top-notch. Any of you on this thread who have said you want to go but haven't yet...go!

Thanks for the reviews! We're headed out to see it this eve.

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Went for the second time to see "Juno" today, which is huge for me because I have a hard enough time getting a movie at all, much less twice. Can't say enough about how good it is and how great the performances are. Every single actor in it delivers is top-notch. Any of you on this thread who have said you want to go but haven't yet...go!

wow! :shock: It must be good.

My son is still dieing to see it when he gets a chance. I'm pretty positive this will have a teen cult following.


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wow! :shock: It must be good.

My son is still dieing to see it when he gets a chance. I'm pretty positive this will have a teen cult following.


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Same with Sam...we have just been too busy...not a spare moment this weekend and I'm not sure we will next weekend either.

i can't wait for the dvd to come out, i'm sure it will be out soon after the oscars...

wow! :shock: It must be good.

My son is still dieing to see it when he gets a chance. I'm pretty positive this will have a teen cult following.


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You know, I wonder. It's interesting; a friend of mine who's also seen it twice said she spent half the movie the first time around trying to figure out exactly who the movie was for. She went in, I think, assuming it was directed toward the teen crowd but found the angle so different from what she expected. She finally had a moment of realizing the movie is really more aimed at "grownups," and I agree. Not that teens couldn't enjoy it and relate to it, but it's no "Napoleon Dynamite," if that makes any sense.

You know, I wonder. It's interesting; a friend of mine who's also seen it twice said she spent half the movie the first time around trying to figure out exactly who the movie was for. She went in, I think, assuming it was directed toward the teen crowd but found the angle so different from what she expected. She finally had a moment of realizing the movie is really more aimed at "grownups," and I agree. Not that teens couldn't enjoy it and relate to it, but it's no "Napoleon Dynamite," if that makes any sense.

I totally agree that it is aimed for an adult crowd; like "Knocked Up" is supposed to be. My son is more mature than most 17 yr olds (& he has NOT seen Knocked Up as far as I know :roll. But you'd be surprised at how many teens WANT to see this because so many do relate to the teen pregnancy dilemma (I mean, there's an on-campus nursery and daycare!). But as far as he's concerned, he's "interested" in the topic and doesn't think of it as a comedy but knows it's supposed to be "cute." There was an review written in their HS paper. He said the author completely missed the point of the movie expressing, "hey, this wasn't a very funny movie!"

Like I said before, I hate the fact that this is so prevalent & teens relate too easily but also know that it will open up dialogue w/in families. In our case I know it will.

ALSO, part of the teen attraction are the actors, Michael Cera has a huge cult following. So the directors seemed to have taken that into consideration! It's marketed to teens and adults.

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I loved reading all of your thoughts on this movie, and now can't wait to see it. I heard the NPR interview of the young gal actor (can't remember name), and it sounded really different.

without ever seeing it, I think I can say that I hope you will all let your teens see it. it just seems the more they can learn the better - whether it helps them make good choices, or helps them get through a hard situation they find themselves in. its life.

I may be wrong though.

Rapunzel - your movie review was just so... I don't know... excellent. you need to be our official movie reviewer.

I went with my 13 yo son, his friend and his friend's mom (yep - 2 mothers and 2 teenage sons at the same movie at the same time - on purpose!) We all loved the movie. On the car ride home, it opened up a nice opportunity to have the "talk" again, and for me to reinforce to my son how important open communication is. Usually this type of conversation results in shuffling of feet, embarassment, etc. That day, it did not - heck we'd just spent an hour and a half dealing with it from Juno and her boyfriend's eyes (and her family's, the adoptive family's, her friend's and everyone else's). In my opinion, it was a positive experience for us both.