-subtle storytelling at its finest, kinda adds to the story that we never get bogged down trying to explain the backstory of the criminals being robbed just straight to the point of Brad Pitt going after the dumbass robbers
-man Brad Pitt is a cool badass, makes so many facial moves and is doing all this stuff without speaking too much to portray the character, and then when he does speak he’s delivering it as well as he ever has…
-the practical special affects hold up so well, never doing too much but really convincing and spooky stuff
-some surprisingly hilarious moments and lines
-the high school guys buying condoms is laugh out loud hysterical, comes back and hits again when he’s taking home the pharmacist’s daughter
-feels like the cops and more people should be concerned about the alien blob, how the hell did no one else see it when it engulfed the guy in the hospital
-Johnny drama…
-opening feels like a time machine to the 80s going through the mall
-the age difference thing with Stacy has aged pretty poorly, Stacy says she’s 19 actually 15 and the guy is 26
-Spicoli hall of fame stoner, unclear if he’s actually high out of his mind or not in real life
-first day of school incredible, American girl playing in the background, Forrest Whitaker great 20 seconds, Judge Reinhold establishing himself as the handsome likable Everyman, the cars…
-funny opener with the quick sex scene accurate representation of a high school guys ability
-very strong NYC rich kid and prep school vibes
-gabby Hoffman pretty hilarious tossing out some funny lines
-real rich kid school vibes
-the class learning to spin your experiences on a college application is solid stuff, rookie Ryan Reynolds
-feels like an over The top romanticized version of high school sex life similar to American pie but for rich girls
-some good satire of…
