http://www.indy.com/posts/2943 en-us joe.shearer Good call, though it would have ruined the great joke with him uncomfortably saying "No?...okay." I love how the camera stayed on him for an extra second or two. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:32:22 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_18370 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_18370 Anchor_Recordings My 2 cents: It was very good, although in the middle of the film there seemed to be some weird editing going on where the time-line got extremely rushed and the story distorted a little bit. No big deal though.. However, as a musician, they screwed up when the Musician husband/father said "Juno, as in the city in Alaska." Any real musician would of said, "as in the famous analog keyboard by Roland." The Juno is one of the most monumental keyboard ever - contributing to many of the beloved sounds of the 80's pop, dance and synth groups of that time. Almost every digital keyboard has an emulated sound from this historical keyboard. There's no way, this "score-writing musician" wouldn't know about such a keyboard. Woops... a nerdy oversight there! Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:16:30 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_18358 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_18358 Nathaniel_Hood "but a 16 y/o girl from Minnesota would not talk like that" You obviously haven't been to Minnesota lately. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:52:40 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_18357 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_18357 IndyCurmudgeon I was put off the the witty one-liners and seeming arrogance of Juno. I understand that there is a suspension of disbelief in some films, but a 16 y/o girl from Minnesota would not talk like that let alone anyone else on planet earth...it was too much for me or most audience members to handle. Therefore, didn't find myself invested and the characters or the story. Ellen page did a pretty good job with the role, the writing just too self-indulgent and certainly not deserving of the golden doll it garnered. Maybe this was a "Hey everyone, lets give an award to the artsy tattoed chic this year" moment. P.S. To those who are tempted to reply with a "you just don't understand because your not a woman or haven't been pregnant" response, please keep in mind that this is just an opinion of a film-lover and nothing more. I am not nor ever have been against broads wanting to feel empowered, so I hope this waste of money and 90 minutes did that for ya. Cheers! Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:42:18 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_18330 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_18330 spiritedwildfire I enjoyed the movie a great deal. Love the scene in the end where Ellen Paige, and Michael Cera are singing to each other in the end. I actually enjoyed the soundtrack a great deal, and have it downloaded on my Zune. Yes, there are a lot of songs by the Moldy Peaches, but not all of the songs are by them. There are a few other good artists as well. I guess each person has their own taste in music. I can see some users above rated the music terrible.. You'll just have to find out for yourself. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:47:02 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_17536 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_17536 ride4life32 It was a great movie would recommend to people, was expecting different, but this ended up being a really good movie Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:36:51 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_17533 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_17533 SharRed7 Definitely a must see again movie! Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:45:38 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_12300 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_12300 Tara LOVE this movie. First movie that I have seen in a LOOONG time that I want to actually own on DVD. Ellen Page is amazing and very funny. All of her lines are very clever, worth repeating but not in a "Let's Go Streaking!" or "Tina, come eat your dinner! GOSH" sort of a way. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:26:49 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_12241 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_12241 Broadwayj1 Yes the movie was very good! But I thought it started to get a little slow, but picked up! The Girl playing JUNO WAS AMAZING!!! Very cute. Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:33:37 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_11121 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_11121 INplaywright "Juno" is a smart, cute flick. But if you want to see a better movie in a similar genre, check out "Waitress." Snaps to Ellen Page though. She rocked the role. Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:39:03 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_10725 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_10725 michael22blue Such a good movie, not what i was expecting at all. i would see it agian. Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:24:56 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9745 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9745 Ruff I might gave to go see it Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:22:04 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9715 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9715 StellarSwarm I went into this movie with high hopes. From the previews it looked like it was right up my alley. But from the moment the opening credits started, I started to get a bad feeling that this movie wanted to be Napoleon Dynamite. The long, drawn out, artsy attempt at credits accompanied by an annoying, repetitive song. The never ending barrage of one-liners hoping to make their way into popular culture. Ridiculous, non-relevant, situational side-stories, such as her step-mom who was OBSESSED with dogs, but couldn't get one because Juno is allergic. I was so distracted by the attempt at mimicry, that I could scarcely focus on the story. And the story...to the best of my understanding, was a 1.5 hour joke about teen pregnancy, where childbirth was the punchline. Juno's lines were written so dryly that she seemed more like a jaded, 40-something, feminist stand-up comedian, than a scared 16 year old girl faced with an unplanned pregnancy. And the parents' reaction to finding out she was pregnant, which was 2 seconds of disappointment followed by a joke and some friendly banter, made them totally unbelievable as parents. Michael Cera's character was the same kid he played in "Arrested Development" and "Superbad"...which is to say he's just delivering lines. I REALLY wanted to like this movie. I TRIED to like it. But none of the elements gelled right. It felt forced and derivative. The characters felt 1-dimensional. I didn't HATE Juno, and would probably watch it when it comes on cable in a few months, but had I not seen the movie at a free preview screening, I would be suffering from buyers remorse right now. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:44:48 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9220 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9220 Matt.Gonzales RE: The soundtrack -- It is composed exclusively of hyper-quirky and hyper-cutesy songs by Kimya Dawson. I have enjoyed some of her music on its own (see the Moldy Peaches) but a movie with nothing BUT her music? It worked with Simon and Garfunkel in "The Graduate," and it worked with Cat Stevens in "Harold and Maude." But it doesn't work here --- although the scene where Juno and Paulie sing "Anyone Else But You" is a good one. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:06:35 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9212 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9212 lisa_citymouse Good to know, as I'm going to a screening of it tonight. Great review! Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:54:44 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9210 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9210 Dawn I loved, loved, loved this movie. I'm a new (but devoted) fan of Diablo Cody!! I was worried that it'd be labeled a "chick flick"; that a guy wouldn't "get it". I'm thrilled that there are at least two men who seemed to enjoy it almost as much as I did. Great review. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:18:41 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9177 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9177 Thysbe I hope "schmaltzy" is synonymous with s-h-i-t-t-y, because the soundtrack to this movie is extremely disappointing and painful to the ears. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:23:40 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9168 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9168 joe.shearer Dead on, Matthew. Excellent movie, with a flaw or two. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:10:26 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9143 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9143 DigitalEvolution Thank You For Smoking was hilarious! Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:00:05 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9134 http://www.indy.com/posts/2943#comment_9134