Has anyone heard about this new movie coming out in March 2011 called "Take Me Home Tonight"? The film is set in 1988 and written by the writers of "That '70s Show". It stars an ensemble cast including Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Michelle Trachtenberg, Dan Fogler, and Demetri Martin.
(great to see Suncoast again and for those of you wondering like me.. Suncoast opened in 1988)
Here's the plot:
Summer is winding down in the San Fernando Valley, and so are the '80s. But on one final night during Labor Day weekend 1988, five friends' lives will intersect at an all-night party as they declare-for the last time before turning a corner into adulthood. MIT alum Matt Franklin (Topher Grace) was poised to make the most of the Me Decade. He should be in a corner office, starting his upward climb to full-fledged yuppie-hood. Instead, the directionless 22-year-old has taken a part-time job behind the counter of a Suncoast video at the local mall. But when Tori Frederking (Teresa Palmer)-the most popular girl from Matt's high school-walks into the store, he decides to take one last swing at greatness. With his twin sister, Wendy (Anna Faris), and their best friend, Barry (Dan Fogler), he rolls out for an epic end-of-summer party. We follow the trio as they say goodbye to the teenage friends and personalities that defined them. As the night wears on, Matt fakes an identity to impress Tori... Wendy faces a proposal from her high school sweetheart, Kyle (Chris Pratt) ... and Barry, having just been fired from his dream job of selling luxury cars, takes a walk on the wild side. --IMDB
Well, I have to admit that I do want to see this movie.. but if you look at the full cast there are a few names that will disappoint you and make you wonder why they would be in an 80's style flick.
The tunes on the trailer are promising, but not in the league of what the new TBS show "Glory Daze" is bringing every week.
Who's interested?
[ 16. December 2010, 09:24: Message edited by: Valley ]
Posted by Pittsburghgirl (Member # 7514) on :
So who did you think should not be in an 80's style flick? Just curious, I read the entire cast list and I don't even know who 3/4 of the cast are. I know the leads- Topher Grace and Anna Faris, and of course Michael Biehn.
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
valley thanks so much for posting this.
this looks great. i'll give any movie set in the 80s, a shot.
the movie actually looks decent. i recognize those people in the trailer and i don't mind them at all. i actually like anna faris a lot.
i love the song, 'take me home tonight.'
we still have a suncoast here in the valley. i understand they have closed so many stores, nationwide. i used to shop there a lot, but started buying from amazon.com....suncoast prices are high compared to amazon.
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
I'm gonna be a big negative ball of pure downer for this, not because I think it's going to be a bad movie - it might be a perfectly enjoyable movie - but because...
1) Why do they set films in the 80's when there is no reason for doing so? Why not set it now? It doesn't become better because you slap a different year on it.
2) Movies made now but set in the 80's still feel like modern movies, because they contain knowing nods and winks to a hindsight about the decade that 80's movies themselves didn't have. They also have a different 'look' that directors don't seem to be able to capture now (different film stock - no computers for editing, etc).
3) Each decade has 'looks' that seem to go with the people which are more than simply the clothes they wore. People from 'now' dressed like people from 'then' just look like people from now. I don't know why that is, but it just seems to be that way. It's like you can feel that if the girls dropped their undies they would all have shaved their privates. I can't quite put it into words, but I think you get me.
4) I don't give any props to a film for putting songs that are already popular / classics on the soundtrack - I just don't. Most of the great 80's movies we grew up with had modern artists on the soundtrack with original songs that became classics. Even something like Back to the Future - a film which is about (in part) nostalgia for the 50's, managed to give us an 80's (then modern) pop classic hit single. All a movie packed with 80's hits does is remind me how sh!te modern soundtracks are, and makes me want to put on a 'Hits of the 80's' album instead.
5) Sticking with the music theme; why is it that whenever people put together the songs for these movies, a kind of decade-compression takes place where they seem to think that a song from summer '81 sits perfectly well next to a song from summer '87? "It's all 80's, though, right?" WRONG! It only looks that way with hindsight because it's all just 'old stuff' from the 80's. At the time there was a very real difference. Radio stations - and individuals - tend not to keep playing stuff from a couple of years before because it has usually been played to death, so they play new stuff instead. Also, do these people realise that when you listened to the radio in the 80's, you heard a lot of music from the 60's and 70's? The 80's was the decade when the boomer's got nostalgic ('Big Chill', 'Stand by Me') and it immediately followed Lennon's murder, there was a lot of nostalgia and idealising of the 60's and the political passion of that time in the 80's. But no, whenever we watch a movie made by know-nothings from now, it's always the same; cliched 80's fashions (usually at least a year or two out of when the movie is set), and songs from anywhere in the decade back-to-back, on top of that - no references to the past - the 80's (it would seem) was a bubble.
Anyhow... I'm ranting. I'll probably watch this movie, and it may even be really good. By my emotional response to the premise is... 'uuuuugh'.
Posted by Veronica Sawyer (Member # 2221) on :
Logan - I know how you feel about number 3. It's kinda funny that Anna Faris is in this, considering her face is filled with botox and I'm sorry but that look wasn't around in the 80's???
But besides that....I think this looks like a fun movie. Seems to have that classic Some Kind of Wonderful type of love triangle going on.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
logan5 .. you make some valid points.. but my thought is that I rather Hollywood make a new movie set in the 80's than remake a movie that I already enjoy from the 80's.
Nothing new will ever replace my love for 80's movies, but it is fun to watch new movies and why not put a little 80's in them to make it more appealing for us to watch.
PittsburghGirl .. it might be just a rumor, but I heard some folks from a reality show make a cameo in the movie. Hopefully it stays a rumor.
Ronnie.. they had a Suncoast in the mall by my old house in Lexington and they would special order old 80's flicks for me. And yes.. they were more expensive, but they could get movies that nobody else knew existed .. well except maybe you and the other Rewinders here. Several of my friends worked at Camelot Records in the mall, so I almost changed jobs to work there in college. Glad I didn't now, but back then it was the place to work.. like Fast Times At Ridgemont High.
Posted by Pittsburghgirl (Member # 7514) on :
logan, I feel as though you have read my mind. I've been watching Glory Daze on TBS Ondemand, and I just feel like it could be set in 2010. It doesn't feel completely 80's to me. Adventureland was the worst example of a movie supposed to be set in the 80's. Logan you are right about everything you said.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
I guess my point is .. I rather watch "Glory Daze" reference the 80's with incredible 80's tunes than be "Glory Daze 2010" .. which I probably wouldn't watch.
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
i too, can see where logan is coming from. but i guess if i were going to make a movie, i would probably use an 80s theme and 80s music. but i would steer clear of using typical, overplayed 80s songs...remember hot tub time machine? i liked the music but the song choices were typical.
i agree with valley, about wanting to see an original movie about the 80s than a remake of another 80s movie.
but i think a lot of movies that are set in a previous time, or trying to capture a certain feel of a decade we've already experienced, don't always do the best job anyway. especially when it comes to the 80s, because movie makers tend to focus too much on the cliches of the 80s period, so then it just ends up looking like they are just making fun of it, more than trying to capture the feel of it. i love the movie the wedding singer, but it doesn't completely feel set in the 80s to me either. the use of michael jackson's jacket, and christine taylor's madonna look felt "typical" to me...like it's placed there for the sake of representing that it's an 80's movie.
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
In my book, no one has gotten it right, but P.T. Anderson in Boogie nights!
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
I think we should make our own 80's style movie .. how incredible would that be?
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
Woo-hoo! CIVIL WAR! I never expected my post to cause a debate! Nice!
Me and Pittsburghgirl are like the outgunned Confederacy - but we have some sympathy from the border states! This is going to tear the Rewind apart!
In honour of this divisive split, I shall attempt to do a typically *MASSIVE RESPONSE* and reference most peepulz poyntz, thusly...
quote:.. you make some valid points.. but my thought is that I rather Hollywood make a new movie set in the 80's than remake a movie that I already enjoy from the 80's.
If that's the choice (and it probably is), then I would agree with you.
quote:Nothing new will ever replace my love for 80's movies, but it is fun to watch new movies and why not put a little 80's in them to make it more appealing for us to watch.
I was searching for a word that would sum up exactly why I have a problem with them, and after thinking it out for a bit, the best I could do was to say that they seem... "ersatz". Does that make sense?
quote:Logan - I know how you feel about number 3. It's kinda funny that Anna Faris is in this, considering her face is filled with botox and I'm sorry but that look wasn't around in the 80's???
This is true. It's details like that they seem to miss when 'dressing' for the decade. They also seem to forget that women in the 80's had full eyebrows. Something that was more-or-less outlawed from the 90's to today. I hear that full brows are coming back, and as someone that never minded a full brow, all I can say is... bring it on!
quote:logan, I feel as though you have read my mind. I've been watching Glory Daze on TBS Ondemand, and I just feel like it could be set in 2010. It doesn't feel completely 80's to me. Adventureland was the worst example of a movie supposed to be set in the 80's. Logan you are right about everything you said.
You and me - standing alone! Islands in the stream! Nice to know I'm not the only one that feels like this.
quote:I guess my point is .. I rather watch "Glory Daze" reference the 80's with incredible 80's tunes than be "Glory Daze 2010" .. which I probably wouldn't watch.
I see what you're saying, and I agree. But I think that in some ways, we are still seeing a 2010 Glory Daze... if you know what I mean.
quote:i too, can see where logan is coming from. but i guess if i were going to make a movie, i would probably use an 80s theme and 80s music. but i would steer clear of using typical, overplayed 80s songs...remember hot tub time machine? i liked the music but the song choices were typical.
I still haven't seen that. I'll bump it to the top of the watch list.
quote:i agree with valley, about wanting to see an original movie about the 80s than a remake of another 80s movie. but i think a lot of movies that are set in a previous time, or trying to capture a certain feel of a decade we've already experienced, don't always do the best job anyway. especially when it comes to the 80s, because movie makers tend to focus too much on the cliches of the 80s period, so then it just ends up looking like they are just making fun of it, more than trying to capture the feel of it. i love the movie the wedding singer, but it doesn't completely feel set in the 80s to me either. the use of michael jackson's jacket, and christine taylor's madonna look felt "typical" to me...like it's placed there for the sake of representing that it's an 80's movie.
Very diplomatic... and very true.
quote:In my book, no one has gotten it right, but P.T. Anderson in Boogie nights!
Funny, I was actually going to reference 'Boogie Nights' as a good 'relive the past' movie. I also think that films like 'Stand by Me' do a good job - though I have no experience of the era. I think serious movies generally tend to treat the era's in which they're set with more respect, rather than just wallowing in pop-culture references to wink at the audience.
quote:I think we should make our own 80's style movie .. how incredible would that be?
It would be the... Best. Movie. Ever.
Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
quote:Originally posted by logan5: Woo-hoo! CIVIL WAR! I never expected my post to cause a debate! Nice!
Posted by Secret Admirer (Member # 3574) on :
Prediction: This movie will not be worth the amount of words written about it in this thread.
But Take Me Home Tonight is one of the best 80s songs ever, so I'm happy that this movie will get some younger people into good music.
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Originally posted by Helen_S: Originally posted by logan5: Woo-hoo! CIVIL WAR! I never expected my post to cause a debate! Nice!
Helen! That long piece of wood is far too high! Good guess, though!
Really; I just expected some "I see what you mean... I'm still looking forward to it" responses. All I needed was one to form an Axis... a Confederacy! REVOLUTION!
quote:But Take Me Home Tonight is one of the best 80s songs ever, so I'm happy that this movie will get some younger people into good music.
This is true. I think that the state of modern music and the internet is already helping to do that, though Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
Trust you Logan Posted by Pittsburghgirl (Member # 7514) on :
Islands in the stream- lmao Logan! I don't mean to be negative about Glory Daze. I do like the show cuz it brings back warm and fuzzy memories of my college days. I just don't get a completely 80's feel when I'm watching it though. I'll probably just rent Take Me Home Tonight when it is released on dvd. I'll wait to hear reviews from other Rewinders.
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Originally posted by Helen_S: Trust you Logan
Honesty is always the best policy.
quote:Islands in the stream- lmao Logan!
That is what we are! No one in-between. How can we be wrong? And we rely on each other, ah-ah.
quote:I'll probably just rent Take Me Home Tonight when it is released on dvd. I'll wait to hear reviews from other Rewinders.
Me too.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Ralph Macchio just stated that he was gonna to the "Take Me Home Tonight" premiere tonight after a good first day of DWTS practice.
Anyone going to give this movie a chance?
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
quote:Originally posted by Valley: Anyone going to give this movie a chance?
me!
i am trying to make plans to go see it. i think this would be a cute/fun movie.
Posted by Veronica Sawyer (Member # 2221) on :
Saw this movie today! While it is by no means a perfect movie, I have to say that I enjoyed every minute of it and it had enough "80's flavoring" in it to keep me more than satisfied.
It's the little details that really kept my interest the whole time. The high school that the main characters went to is called Shermer, the Suncoast video store is filled with 80's movie posters and a million 80's VHS tapes (It was fun trying to figure out what movies were on the shelves), it even had a VW Rabbit Convertible just like Cindy Mancini's in it. But the real star of the movie is the soundtrack. Has some of the 80's staples we hear all the time like "Come On Eileen," "What You Need," and "Hungry Like the Wolf," but I was very impressed when I heard "Fanatic" from the Valley Girl Soundtrack! That was definitely unexpected.
The plot is pretty run of the mill...reminded me a bit of Say Anything, 16 Candles, with a little bit of Can't Hardly Wait thrown in. If it wasn't set in the 80's, I don't know if I would've quite liked it as much as I did, but I'm not going to over-analyze it. Being able to sit in a movie theater for almost 2 hours and get an 80's sensory overload is enough for me Posted by Veronica Sawyer (Member # 2221) on :
Also, the cast appeared in a music video for a cover of the song "Don't You Want Me Baby." Has lots of 80's movie references....check it out Don't You Want Me Baby Music Video Posted by morales (Member # 9524) on :
I saw it Friday, I really enjoyed it, the car stealing scene with NWA was choice! As the years fly by I find myself enjoying these nostalgia trips, in my opinion not as good as Adventureland,but still worth seeing. It will bring you back for a couple of hours.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
So I've been waiting awhile to post about "Take Me Home Tonight" because Ronnie and I had an agreement that we would wait until we both had a chance to see it before commenting about it.
I just want to say upfront that the story was cute and definitely predictable.. but I still thought it was an excellent movie. I'm not going to get into too many details, but I totally want everyone to give this movie an 80's inspired chance.
The tunes were mostly of the fairly popular 80's variety.. but I know Ronnie had to smile when "Walking In LA" by Missing Persons started playing. Of course, I did the same thing when "The Fanatic" that was also used in the movie "Valley Girl" started to play. And everyone knows that I'm a Yaz(oo -those ohs are for Logan) fan .. hearing "Situation" was just awesome. One more.. "Doot-Doot" by Freur seems to be the song of choice for looking back at a love interest in the 80's lately, but it still worked perfectly in this movie.
As Veronica mentioned:
"It's the little details that really kept my interest the whole time. The high school that the main characters went to is called Shermer, the Suncoast video store is filled with 80's movie posters and a million 80's VHS tapes (It was fun trying to figure out what movies were on the shelves), it even had a VW Rabbit Convertible just like Cindy Mancini's in it. But the real star of the movie is the soundtrack. Has some of the 80's staples we hear all the time like "Come On Eileen," "What You Need," and "Hungry Like the Wolf," but I was very impressed when I heard "Fanatic" from the Valley Girl Soundtrack! That was definitely unexpected. "
And it truly is the little details like all the 80's style to the opening credits that really make "Take Me Home Tonight" so much fun to watch!
I was a Suncoast Motion Picture movie buff for years, but with the influx of technology .. it seemed to slip away. But after watching this flick, I decided it was time to take me home tonight at the mall:
Is it sad that I envy the college student flirting with customers that looked like he was right out of the movie?
Wow.. It looks like Barry knocked the racks over again .. because this brilliant flick was obviously in the wrong section!!
Back to the movie.. I thought Toper Grace and Teresa Palmer were great together.. my fav parts were the awkward conversation before they danced and the trampoline "doubledog truth or dare" scene.
I heard that "Take Me Home Tonight" was on the shelf for close to 4 years due to the cocaine storyline. And to be honest, the movie has tanked at the box office.. but does that surprise us that a movie that does a decent job of presenting a cute love story would get rejected by today's audiences?
btw, anyone up for a dance-off?
[ 16. March 2011, 12:13: Message edited by: Valley ]
Posted by Anthony33 (Member # 9820) on :
Just watched this last week. So far this is the best movie I've seen set in the '80s. I still haven't seen Hot Tub Time Machine or Wet Hot American Summer yet though. Great movie IMO though.
I will post my opinions more on this by the end of the week, later guys.
What is Glory Daze about? And what year was Adventureland set in?
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Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
FYI, Take Me Home Tonight comes out on dvd and blu-ray next week! Hopefully you guys check it out.... or not... see what you think? I liked it. Posted by Lovers with Cassie (Member # 7794) on :
quote:Originally posted by Anthony33: What year was Adventureland set in?
Adventureland is set in 1987.
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
I watched this last night for Ronnie
The first 15 mins or so I was thinking "oh man i'm getting bored" but it quickly recovered!
I told Ronnie Ana Faris looks bad.......and those botox'd lips look baddddddd.
The lead looks like a blonde Kristen Stewart and I couldn't get past it the whole movie lol
I really liked reading Logan's points.....but I gotta give TMHT a little credit. I noticed quite often it didn't throw cliques in your face........I think they actually tried to make the movie itself play like an 80s film....look and feel like it was from the 80s.
I never was a fan of That 70's Show...or Topher Grace......but I enjoyed TMHT.
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
I'm such a cornball over this movie. I loved it more the second time around. It had me cracking up.
Anna Faris.. goodness.. I know she got lip injections before the House Bunny.. she was funny in the movie 'May', remember her in that?
She didn't even look 80s in this movie, I don't know what look they were going for with her, but noooo.... haha.
You're right about the KStew look alike, Muffy! haha you're favorite girl.
I loved Topher Grace in this! I wasn't a fan of that 70s show either and never paid him any attention but he was so awkwardly sweet in this! Yay so glad you ended up liking it, Muffy!!
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
"Take me home tonight I don't want to let you go till you see the light Take me home tonight Listen honey just like Ronnie sang.. Be my little baby"
Incredible tune!!!
Muffy .. I'm glad you gave "Take Me Home Tonight" a chance!
I actually like Kristen Stewart as an actress, so the similarity in looks with Tori didn't bother me at all. I thought Teresa Palmer was charming in this movie. She gave Tori a cool and genuine personality behind her looks.
I totally agree with you both on Anna Faris .. why didn't they go with the stylish look above? .. that would have worked so much better in my opinion.
Originally saw this at the movie theater, so getting to watch "Take Me Home Tonight" for a second time with someone that truly appreciates our 'love' for the 80's.. made it magical!
Just the open credits alone were enough to show me the careful thought that was put into this movie. You almost need the 80's slo-mo that was used during the engagement announcement scene to be used on the opening credits to notice all the little details.
I truly cherish the entire movie, but my favorite scene that I'd totally love to recreate is the trampoline 'truth or dare' by the beautifully lit pool. That pool was 80's awesome!
This movie made me a Topher Grace fan.. he was just awkwardly brilliant as Matt. Plus, now knowing that he helped write the story and also discovering that.. Topher was such a big fan of the original "The Terminator" and get this Ronnie.. "Aliens" .. that Topher personally offered the role of his Dad in the movie to Michael Biehn.
I enjoy this film so much because it didn't try to copy the 80's, instead it embraced the spirit that we all truly appreciate about that time period.
[ 24. July 2011, 12:14: Message edited by: Valley ]
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
If you are still contemplating whether or not to give "Take Me Home Tonight" a chance.. please watch this:
Valley! That red carpet clip was awesome! I totally would have wanted to be there ha.
Wow that lady that played Tori, I had no idea she was Australian.
Awww Topher.. He's an Aliens fan!?! I love it. He's too cool.
I also like that pic of Faris above, and it doesn't really look like her ha. Love the blue nails.
I like that this movie had charm. Like Muffy said, it wasn't so 'in your face' with the cliches. And the scene you mentioned Val, is too cute, I always love the moments in movies where the shy boy gets the cool chick, and the setting was great...so was the music. Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
Lots of positive reviews from you guys. I still need to watch this one.
Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
Got this one from Netflix...plan on watching tomorrow!
Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
Just finished watching TMHT and I thought it was awesome! It actually felt like it was the 80s, do ya'll know what I mean? Not like Adventureland, which was supposedly set in the 80s but didn't have the whole 80s feel.
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
Awesome, petty! Glad you liked it.
It was well done, and definitely felt 80s, not a movie about the 80s!
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Petty .. so awesome that you enjoyed "Take Me Home Tonight"
I can't wait to watch it again soon.. the opening credits are just so well done with so many great 80's tributes throughout.
And please watch the red carpet interview link above .. listening to Topher Grace reference John Hughes movies as inspiration was just too cool.
Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
Devolution here,
OK, so I was watching Take Me Home Tonight, and I can honestly say that I didn't think it was great, more on the "Above OK" level. I think that it's a Grosse Pointe Blank meets Say Anything meets Can't Hardly Wait (As someone mentioned earlier.)
My biggest pet peeve is when you have a movie that is time based and they don't do the music correctly.
Here's an example of a time piece with correctly done music - Friday Night Lights. A 1988-1989 movie with music from Public Enemy that came out then. I think that retro movie's have been all the rage in the past 15 years or so, some are done well, some are not. I also think Adventureland had a good soundtrack for a retro movie, even though it was just a story based in 1987. Which is what this was, a movie based in 1988. But I think they tried to stay too much in the theme of "What is going to get this soundtrack to sell?" While Straight Outta Compton is a great song to use, Safety Dance wasn't. Safety Dance was a great song to use in Bio Dome. End of list.
The story was a classic case of I'm going to lie to you about my life and then you are going to find out right when things are going great. The Secret of My Success did this well. It's just done all the time, and I think that they could have done this a little differently.
That being said, Michael Biehn was great as the dad. Topher Grace had a decent storyline, and the friend was the classic case of guy that loses his mind. He's in the lineage of the divorced friend in Bachelor Party, Lue in Hot Tub Time Machine, and even a touch of Curtis Armstrong in everything.
I might think this movie is better the second time around. I just really didn't like his role. He's a MIT graduate that works at Suncoast. Odds on that happening 2%. It's a not a likely story. Having to come home to take care of a relative or because of a breakdown. More likely.
"Hey Dad, I just graduated from MIT. I think I'm going to get a job at the mall."
Eh. It's not cool.
The movie had some funny parts, but all in all, the songs were good, but if you have them already, the soundtrack is just something that is in the movie (besides the Valley Girl song). All good movie soundtracks have songs that you look up after the movie is done. If you look at the end of the movie for the song credits, it's a good soundtrack. Call me bias.
Sorry for being all over the place, I'm just typing as I remember.
We are DEVO
Posted by cindymancini (Member # 679) on :
It's at my house now! Can't wait to watch it!
Posted by cindymancini (Member # 679) on :
Oh boy...what I'm about to say is really hard to say...
I did not like this movie at all. I wanted to...I really wanted to but it did nothing for me .
Ugh...I don't even know where to start... I didn't like or care about the characters at all, especially the obnoxious best friend who was a bad Sam Kinison rip off constantly yelling & not saying one thing that was funny. Additionally, it didn't look authentic to me at all. Some of the hairstyles were either too over the top 80's or borderline modern...didn't work. Poor Anna Farris wrecked her lips, why??? The supposed connection between Topher & Teresa felt so generic & contrived...they were trying for some kind of feeling but I just didn't buy it...I felt nothing . Man, I'm sorry...
Bottom line, Take Me Home Tonight makes Hot Tub Time Machine look like Valley Girl...
And I didn't think Hot Tub was stellar...hmmm. Please don't be mad at me...I'm disgusted I didn't find a cool new movie tonight .
Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
Devolution here,
I agree with a ton of that whole thing. Anna Faris was totally used wrong.
We are DEVO
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
No film should ever misuse Anna Faris. She has great comedic skills and will do anything for a laugh. She can elevate substandard material--most of the time.
There was apparently a good reason this movie sat on the shelf for almost two years. I know a lot of folks don't like it, but I will stick with Adentureland, a really great little 80s slice-of-life. And it got the hairstyles right, at least.
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Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
quote:Originally posted by Crash: There was apparently a good reason this movie sat on the shelf for almost two years. I know a lot of folks don't like it, but I will stick with Adentureland, a really great little 80s slice-of-life. And it got the hairstyles right, at least.
I just watched Adventureland again and I totally agree. It was a story set in the 80's not just promoting it.
We are DEVO
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
I love this movie .. sorry you folks didn't see what I saw! "Take Me Home Tonight" is a great movie in my opinion!
You really enjoyed "Adventureland" ?.. I thought it had virtually no 80's feel to it all. I was so disappointed in it. Not the 80's I remember. The soundtrack was pretty good though .. I've watched it twice with hopes I would enjoy it more.
I did enjoy "Hot Tub Time Machine", but I really don't see it as movie trying to be 80's .. making fun of it in a cool way .. maybe?
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
just this minute finished watching take me home tonight,really great movie,everything about it screams the 80s,whitney houston ,def leppard,back to the future and even a howard the duck poster,some great 80s tracks -dexys midnight runners,the buggles,duran duran,inxs etc. very funny in places ,laughed a lot at the dance off sequence at the party,also thought the cast were all great,i especially liked dan fogler as the crazy best pal,he's not someone i've come across before but i thought he was very good in his part! basically speaking it's a fun movie that left me with a big smile on my face and any film that manages that is a winner in my books!
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Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
Late chiming in, but I just watched this movie last night....I really liked it. I didn't have huge laughs throughout the movie, but literally smiled through the whole thing....which is a positive, just to clarify....it made me feel happy. I like Topher Grace, loved Teresa Palmer...holy beautiful (wondering why I had never seen her before, so checked her IMDB....I don't think I've seen even one of the other movies she is in), and I agree about the Kristen Stewart comparison, Dan Fogler...he's funny just looking at him, and keeping with the theme....not an Anna Faris fan at all....makes me want to be an actor....if she can get jobs...anybody can!
I had seen Adventure Land when it first came out and was very disappointed, and also just recently seen Hot Tub Time Machine.....not a fan of that either. I think Take Me Home Tonight blows them both out of the water....by a mile.
* Admittedly, I don't watch too much TV, but, odd that I didn't even see one preview of this movie or even hear of it until Valley brought it up....certainly don't recall it being at my theatre. Anyway......two thumbs up....make that four....my wife liked it a lot too!
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
To warrior & Kev, I am happy you both found yourselves smiling throughout the movie. That is exactly how I felt about the movie.. and I am sure Valley agrees. The movie didn't have huge laughs all the way, but it gave me that giddy feeling. Regarding Palmer.. (haha "holy beautiful")...the more I think about it, she is gorg.. loved her entrance at the party with 'Bette Davis Eyes' playing.
I know not everyone is going to like this movie, but I am excited for those that do!
Posted by The Noms with no name... (Member # 2688) on :
So I finally got round to watching this and whilst it wasn't the endless laughter fest that I hoped it would be, it still had plenty in it to keep me entertained.
I thought the cast were excellent (when will Michael Biehn get a major comeback!?!) and the story worked well to a point. I agree that having the MIT Graduate choose to work in a video store was a bit of a push but other than that, no problems.
All in all, I'd give it a 6/10 making it not great but worth a watch.
Take Noms Home Tonight Posted by Pittsburghgirl (Member # 7514) on :
I just tried to watch this. I could not make it past the first 30 minutes or so. I kept waiting for something to happen, other than the stolen car scene. Anna Faris looked so schlumpy and disheveled compared to the other girls. Not 80's at all. And then you have the other extras-almost every one of them was an over-the-top sterotype of an 80's character. Seriously, I don't know any people who dressed like any of the people in this movie just to go to a keg party. Maybe out to a nightclub, but usually you just saw people in jeans or casual/dressy clothes, not evening wear. The hair on most of the girls looked like bad unnatural wigs. This movie was so slow moving and boring, I just could not finish it. I'd give it one star out of five. Sorry guys, I just did not like this. CindiMancini had some good points about how bad this movie was too. (I also thought Adventureland sucked, but I enjoyed Hot Tub time Machine).
Posted by Nostalgic for the '80's (Member # 37454) on :
I've seen the 2011 film "Take Me Home Tonight" several times over the years. Excellent movie, which really brought back memories of the '80's time period & the films from that era as well.
The music was amazing & nostalgic - Duran Duran, The Buggles, etc. However, possibly my favorite song was the cover of the iconic '80's hit "Don't you Want me Baby" by "Atomic Tom"..though not nearly as good as the original "Human League" song, still better than most cover songs I've heard & definitely brought to mind a harder, edgier version - while still retaining the same vibe/tone of the '80's song.
And, I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought the actress who played Tori Fredericking strongly resembled a blonde Kirsten Stewart...to the extent than I actually thought she was KS at first....
As others have commented/observed, it's too bad this film was on hold for so long - by the time it was finally released in 2011, the whole "80's nostalgia" craze that we saw in the 200X's was already fading away. IMHO it would have been much better received if it had come out in 2007/2008, as originally planned....that being said, it was still a great film, and better late than never.
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Posted by Jakey V (Member # 37348) on :
Logan, I know what you mean about the look and the editing being different now. I've always thought that but didn't know how to say it. As for people from now playing '80s people, they sometimes don't consider that we had slimmer bodies in the '80s because they didn't put as much crap into our food back then.
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