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Posted by Andy Nordberg (Member # 5086) on 02-11-2009, 09:34 PM:

I saw a special screening this evening, and I was surprised on how I enjoyed the film. By no means is it original but it is certainly entertaining. It is another enjoyable teenage comedy (even though I am not a teenager anymore, I am close enough to enjoy their comedy)

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 03-29-2009, 12:51 PM:

We're playing this now to fill in a spot on the schedule, bottom line.

It's a typical high-spirited teen comedy. Sort of a combo of "Dude Where's My Car" and "Bring It On."

I don't understand why movies like this always seem to feature songs that are over 20 years old...in this case, "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake, which was recorded before everyone in the movie was born.

The movie has a handful of chuckle-and-laugh moments, which is better than you can say for a lot of movies of this type, and (spoiler ahead) for once the 'hero' kids DON'T win the big competition at the end, which was refreshing, so I give it 2.5 out of 5 stars.

Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 03-29-2009, 07:23 PM:

quote: Mike Blakesley
in this case, "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake, which was recorded before everyone in the movie was born.

And even then, the original version they did of that song is several years older than the one they used for that movie.