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I Wanted More of an Adventure
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6
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By Jax
May 13, 2009
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This is a movie that inspired my classic "it was good" response. Nothing special, but a fun-enough way to spend an hour and 40 mins. The supporting cast reall... Read More
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best movie this year
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10
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By Jose
May 09, 2009
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so the stars are actually unknowns but who cares. The plot is simple, guy was going to ivy league school but parents cant afford it anymore so he gets a job at ... Read More
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Trailers lie
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5
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By Julie
Apr 17, 2009
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My man friend recently got a new job that takes him out of town just about every other week. So when he gets back home, we have a little process that we go thro... Read More
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Adventureland will make you laugh
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7
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By moviebuff101
Apr 06, 2009
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This movie was a little slow at the start but then it really picked up and made you laugh. At the beginning a found myself glued to the screen because I knew so... Read More
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8
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By armybratgeo, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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This was really a sweet sweet movie. I m so totally not sure why I liked so damn much. Starting to think it must be Jesse Eisenberg,there's something about that... Read More
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8
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By danperry17, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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Greg Mottola proved he could make one movie off of someone else's script, and minus the raunch factor of a Rogen and Goldberg script, believe it or not this mov... Read More
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8
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By galeocerdo, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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Like the best coming-of-age movies, this one does not avoid the challenge of reality by relying too heavily on jokes. It is too personal for that, and the reali... Read More
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7
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By ifeellikegregorsamsa, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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Note: While it never find its balance, a wonderful cast does a great job in bringing the best of the material here, especially Kristen Stewart, whom I saw first... Read More
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9
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By lorenzovonmatterhorn, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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"It was the worst job they ever imagined... and the best time of their lives."
A comedy set in the summer of 1987 and centered around a recent college grad (... Read More
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3
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By sheens431, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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This movie really had a lot of potential to be better than what it was. A great cast and a decent enough storyline, but the humor just really fell apart.
It... Read More
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6
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By rcclbc, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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A much more "solid" film then I thought it would be.
Sure there are plenty of 'low brow" laughs ( a la' Superbad), but this film has an almost "John Hughes fee... Read More
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4
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By godless, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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Star Jesse Eisenberg tries his best to be Michael Cera but fails miserably. Its not a horrible movie by any means but its not anything new. Read More
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6
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By movieguyryan, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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If you walk into this film with the expectations that this will be the new superbad I assure you you will be disappointed. However, if you do enjoy the more rea... Read More
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8
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By her69eyes, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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While watching "Adventureland", the new film by Greg Mottola (director of "Superbad"), I was just waiting for something to go wrong. Surely the maintenance guy ... Read More
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8
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By litelbluhli, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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I love the 80's concept with all the music and the two characters, M and James were so likeable. They also were so cute and awkward together. =) It was a fun fi... Read More
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4
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By hobster1, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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Coming-of-age drama set in the summer of 1987 about a hapless college graduate who must take a depressing job at a local amusement park. Joyless period film fr... Read More
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6
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By u2acro, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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It's nothing we haven't seen before -- teenagers/college kids are on a path to find themselves, and they fall in love and end up in screwed-up situations along ... Read More
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6
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By shiftyeyeddog, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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Adventureland struck me as kind of an emo version of an 80's John Hughes flick. It's got angst, quirkiness, comedy, and heart - all wrapped in an 80's soundtra... Read More
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9
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By drzeek, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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James: I don't believe this. I work so much but my paycheck is so low.
Joel: Well, we are doing the work of pathetic morons.
I have to say, I'm usually a prett... Read More
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9
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By lovedjay, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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There is much, much, much to love about this impressive little package. Its the perfect antidote to "that other" film Stewart is in this year. Cynicism aside, i... Read More
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8
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By adfill7, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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Adventureland is a wonderfully nuanced and funny comedy from Greg Mottola, the director of Superbad. All the performances are wonderful, especially standout Je... Read More
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4
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By alice5mith, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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I'm sorry but I really don't understand why this movie is a comedy. And I can't find much sense however I would take it. They might have some fun together, but ... Read More
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8
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By drlappos, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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I was forced to watch this and by god im glad I was. I would normally have given it a wide berth but this is a really good, well written and enjoyable film. Eis... Read More
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6
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By sykora259517, Flixster
Mar 22, 2010
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This looked interesting in the trailer to me..& maybe a bit funny?( plus Ryan Reynolds is in it, always try to see his movies)..well I ended up sitting on the c... Read More
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7
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By gor41, Flixster
Mar 07, 2010
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Some interesting characters and a nicely recreated 80's setting, let down by a pedestrian script which could have been a lot funnier and Stewart's angsty irrita... Read More
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4
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By chiefilms, Flixster
Dec 06, 2009
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What is the point of this movie? Amusement park comedy melodrama in the 80's?? Really the only good part about this movie are the 80's songs, that's it. The ... Read More
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8
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By julie, Flixster
Nov 23, 2009
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This was a very sweet little movie. I'm not convinced that Kristen Stewart can play more than one emotion yet, but it worked fine for this and all the rest of t... Read More
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8
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By cewebrity, Flixster
Nov 17, 2009
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Better than 500 Days of Summer by a mile, Adventureland is an exemplary portrait of two characters who grow and mature right in front of our eyes into likable, ... Read More
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8
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By ylowbstardreturns, Flixster
Nov 03, 2009
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On my first viewing, I thought ADVENTURELAND was a solid and original teen film. Upon my second viewing, I thought it was a lot more than that and easily one of... Read More
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5
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By sanjurosamurai, Flixster
Oct 30, 2009
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only jesse eisenbergs second best film of 09' with the word "land" in the title. the cast was chosen well enough and the film had its charming and funny moment... Read More
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7
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By lewiskendell, Flixster
Sep 22, 2009
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I'm always surprised when a movie makes the 80's appear to be more than the ugly, godawful decade that it clearly was. I might not remember it myself, but VH1 h... Read More
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