gddysunshine
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I did really like this movie, but I'm not going to write all about which elements I liked and which I didn't, because they've been covered before, and by more than one poster usually :-).
However, in light of the many posters calling this a Romantic Comedy, a chick flick, or describing it using words such as 'lighthearted', 'entertaining' or 'hilarious', I wanted to reiterate that it is NONE OF THOSE THINGS.
To expand: yes, there are romantic elements and scenes, there is amusing banter--flirtatious and between friends--and there are a couple of funny scenes. But for your sake, as well as to be in a position to do this movie justice by watching it when you ACTUALLY feel like watching this kind of thing, don't expect:
-to laugh-out-loud like you might have in Bridget Jones' Diary in the 'getting ready for the date/party' scenes, or any makeover scene in any comedy of the past 15 years or so :-) . Here you get more of a chuckle, along the lines of what is sometimes called, in plot analysis, 'comic relief'--a little giggle to stop you loosen the lump in your throat.
-Sleepless In Seattle/You've Got Mail style romance--this is more substantial stuff, more of the Titanic brand of romance (only without the epic element--it's just late and I can't get a better example :-))
-any situation comedy like the karaoke in My Best Friend's Wedding
-any characters that are only there to make us laugh
-a 'lighthearted' movie means you don't seriously care much what happens to the characters. you mainly care what happens with the plot. Here, the plot is character-driven: you care about what happens to the characters.
One last thing: no, this is not a movie to bring your pre-teen, even if they are mature-- certainly not without making sure they know they're gonna see a sad movie. Not because you see a bloke's rear end for all of two seconds some time in the movie, but because the themes this movie deals with are adult themes dealt with in an adult manner (for adult, read emotionally complex). A younger kid would just feel the sadness in it without having the benefit of knowing how to handle those feelings. Fair warning!
All in all though, this is a good movie; I only object to it being classed as a RomCom, because it makes people go in with the wrong sorts of expectations (and probably keeps away people who would have liked it, because they generally don't enjoy RomComs). I think a more useful label would be what Hillary Swank (I believe) described it as: a dramedy. I mean, she should know, since she stars in it, right?!
However, in light of the many posters calling this a Romantic Comedy, a chick flick, or describing it using words such as 'lighthearted', 'entertaining' or 'hilarious', I wanted to reiterate that it is NONE OF THOSE THINGS.
To expand: yes, there are romantic elements and scenes, there is amusing banter--flirtatious and between friends--and there are a couple of funny scenes. But for your sake, as well as to be in a position to do this movie justice by watching it when you ACTUALLY feel like watching this kind of thing, don't expect:
-to laugh-out-loud like you might have in Bridget Jones' Diary in the 'getting ready for the date/party' scenes, or any makeover scene in any comedy of the past 15 years or so :-) . Here you get more of a chuckle, along the lines of what is sometimes called, in plot analysis, 'comic relief'--a little giggle to stop you loosen the lump in your throat.
-Sleepless In Seattle/You've Got Mail style romance--this is more substantial stuff, more of the Titanic brand of romance (only without the epic element--it's just late and I can't get a better example :-))
-any situation comedy like the karaoke in My Best Friend's Wedding
-any characters that are only there to make us laugh
-a 'lighthearted' movie means you don't seriously care much what happens to the characters. you mainly care what happens with the plot. Here, the plot is character-driven: you care about what happens to the characters.
One last thing: no, this is not a movie to bring your pre-teen, even if they are mature-- certainly not without making sure they know they're gonna see a sad movie. Not because you see a bloke's rear end for all of two seconds some time in the movie, but because the themes this movie deals with are adult themes dealt with in an adult manner (for adult, read emotionally complex). A younger kid would just feel the sadness in it without having the benefit of knowing how to handle those feelings. Fair warning!
All in all though, this is a good movie; I only object to it being classed as a RomCom, because it makes people go in with the wrong sorts of expectations (and probably keeps away people who would have liked it, because they generally don't enjoy RomComs). I think a more useful label would be what Hillary Swank (I believe) described it as: a dramedy. I mean, she should know, since she stars in it, right?!
I don't really have a whole lot more to add to the comments made by the first few people to give their opinion on this show which was indeed a breath of fresh air on Greek TV--heck, it was the first time I truly followed a Greek TV series in my life, and I was 22 when it started and have lived in Greece for nearly fifteen years! I've even found myself wishing they'd release it on DVD so I can keep it (a first for me!)--if possible, with subtitling options, so I could share it with friends of mine who don't speak Greek! It really is very good.
However I would just like to point out to people who might be reading these comments to determine whether it's worth watching that it's not worth listening to people like fgeorgiou or sotiris makris--both anecdotal evidence and more official audience figures suggest they're very much in the minority; besides, of those 2 guys, the first is obviously just trying to be contrary, and trying to elevate themselves apart from what they seem to view rather sniffily as 'The Masses' (capitals intended) and the second can't even be bothered to write his rather ungenerous criticism in plain English--he keeps mixing in Greek in key bits of text. Sotiris honey, this is a site in *English*-- if you can't be bothered to write your nasty comments in that language, stay clear cos you're just annoying people.
Right, I daresay I've fed the trolls (*gaaaahhh!*) but I don't want people to miss out on this just because some people are being killjoys (tonite was the closing episode, let's hear it for the DVD--meanwhile youtube has lots of snippets:-)--if there had been more comments I daresay all that BS would have been rather more lost.
Enjoy, folks! I know I have :-)
However I would just like to point out to people who might be reading these comments to determine whether it's worth watching that it's not worth listening to people like fgeorgiou or sotiris makris--both anecdotal evidence and more official audience figures suggest they're very much in the minority; besides, of those 2 guys, the first is obviously just trying to be contrary, and trying to elevate themselves apart from what they seem to view rather sniffily as 'The Masses' (capitals intended) and the second can't even be bothered to write his rather ungenerous criticism in plain English--he keeps mixing in Greek in key bits of text. Sotiris honey, this is a site in *English*-- if you can't be bothered to write your nasty comments in that language, stay clear cos you're just annoying people.
Right, I daresay I've fed the trolls (*gaaaahhh!*) but I don't want people to miss out on this just because some people are being killjoys (tonite was the closing episode, let's hear it for the DVD--meanwhile youtube has lots of snippets:-)--if there had been more comments I daresay all that BS would have been rather more lost.
Enjoy, folks! I know I have :-)