Comments on: Review: 17 Again

By: EnchiladaEddie

EnchiladaEddie — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:55:07 +0000

That abstinence scene was a two-fer for conservatives. Not only do we witness a refreshing unHollywood instance of a main character's heartfelt argument for teenage abstinence, but we're also treated to a funny caricature of a jaded, cynical, liberal puke of a public high school teacher, resembling (quite appropriately) Margaret Cho!

By: Is This What 17 Year Olds Need to be Taught Again and Again and Again…? « I’ll Follow the Sun

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:42:28 +0000

[...] Again has been hailed as “a big deal” and a “nice movie” , primarily becase it stands as ” openly and sincerely in favor of teenage abstinence.” [...]

By: Mo_

Mo_ — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:31:32 +0000

Amber –

I can't speak to the film because I did not see it. But I did read the first book and I couldn't agree with you more! Even though they were not sleeping together, it was all about an obsessive lust filled relationship. I had heard this book was so sweet and innocent, but even though there's no actual sex, it's all about the lust of what they can't have. (And as you said, the only thing stopping them is the death thing, not any desire on the part of either one of them to remain abstinent.

I cannot imagine why parents would want their younger kids reading it, let alone their teens. (As if they are not already obsessed enough with sex!)

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:24:36 +0000

I highly disagree about Leonardo, actually – have you seen Blood Diaomond? – but I also have to point out that Twilight is not, at heart, promoting teenage abstinence. While I"m really glad to hear that 17 Again does – what a rare turn! – what Twilight does is instead take a different angle in portraying teenagers and teenage lives as sex-obsessed – Bella can't sleep with Edward because if she does, he'll kill her. But there's absolutely nothing to suggest that she WOULDn't sleep with him if she could – in fact, in one of the scenes in the movie, if you remember, only his control over his blood-lust and his fear of killing her stops them. Twilight, in my opinion, is actually even MORE sex-obsessed than most other teen films – because much, if not most, of the romance/romantic tension is created by their physical tension and the boundaries they're forced to stay within. Because they CAN'T sleep together, they are all the more frenetically lust-driven, especially Bella. I'd say that it's very dangerous to tout Twilight as a sample of what teenagers need to see, particularly in terms of how it deals with sex.

Thank you for the review, however – it was quite interesting

By: Kit

Kit — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:37:57 +0000

Did you read the review?

He said he felt that Efron had some masculinity.

By: Andrew Leigh

Andrew Leigh — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:05:59 +0000

Let's see, John, you have a choice between reviewing a Zac Efron or a Russell Crowe movie — and you pick the "dreamy" High School Musical metrosexual? Somebody needs 8 hours of Clint Eastwood films, stat!

By: MovieBob

MovieBob — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:02:15 +0000

What's with the "yesteryear?" These people are largely in the SAME BASIC AGE GROUP.

By: MovieBob

MovieBob — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:02:15 +0000

What's with the "yesteryear?" These people are largely in the SAME BASIC AGE GROUP.

By: MorganLR

MorganLR — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:15:50 +0000

Having seen the trailers to 17 Again, the only reason I think Zac Efron might be good in that film is because when I see him talk and act, he reminds me of Matthew Perry. Because Perry, of course, plays Mike as an adult, to have Efron act like Perry in this film works.

By: erica loves zac <3

erica loves zac <3 — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:15:21 +0000

i. love. zac. :]

and i loved this movie. it's great to see zac (mmm… zac <3) in a more serious movie (not that this movie was serious… but you know, it's not high school musical or hairspray, it's all acting).

but some of the scenes were a bit creepy when you think about it. (21-year-old zac kissing 38-year-old leslie? yuck… and michelle trachtenberg hitting on her dad? double yuck…. [yes, i know she doesn't know, but still, how awkward :/...])

overall, though, i was repeating over and over again to my friend "he's so hot! he's so hot! he's sooooooooooooooooooooo hotttttt!!" (you get the idea)

and i think she may have gotten a little annoyed :]

love,
erica (who loves zac <3)