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angela2412 (4 KP) rated The Kissing Booth (2018) in Movies
Jan 22, 2019
I have two teenage nieces and I watch a lot of teen movies. The Kissing Booth is a fun movie to watch. Its full of teenage mischief, and drama. It doesn't try to be politically correct or have an agenda. It is all about teenage drama, angst, mischief, first love. It's a movie worth having in your collection right along side sixteen candles, breakfast club etc....
Joanne Armstrong (1 KP) rated Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) in Movies
Jan 17, 2018
Dean (6927 KP) rated Jennifer's Body (2009) in Movies
Aug 30, 2018 (Updated Aug 31, 2018)
Hmm a bit of a mish, mash of a film, that doesn't seem to know its own identity. Is it a horror, comedy, B-movie or teenage drama. Well a tiny bit of all of that, without excelling in any one area. It's ok not overly funny, scary, gory or witty. It has some good one liners and effects but it could have been a lot better.
AT (1676 KP) rated Runaways, Vol. 2: Teenage Wasteland in Books
Jan 15, 2019
I liked the first volume, and normally love Brian K. Vaughan's writing, but this one just didn't pull me in. I think there was just a little too much teenage drama during part of this volume. It looks like that may be over, though, so hopefully 3 will be better. Cloak and Dagger make an appearance in volume 2, while the kids continue to try to stay hidden.
Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Empress of the World (Battle Hall Davies, #1) in Books
Jan 12, 2018
While at camp for gifted kids Nic meets Battle. They both like guys but fall for each other. Is love worth losing friendship
This was a cute book about trying to figure out who you are and the pitfalls along the way. This can be especially hard for gay kids since society tells you it is wrong. Throughout this book all the characters grew and changed. It was typical teenage drama with a gay twist.
This was a cute book about trying to figure out who you are and the pitfalls along the way. This can be especially hard for gay kids since society tells you it is wrong. Throughout this book all the characters grew and changed. It was typical teenage drama with a gay twist.
AJaneClark (3975 KP) rated HANNA in TV
Aug 20, 2019
Good cast (1 more)
Lots of action
Can be confusing (1 more)
Predictable in places
Binge worthy
Based over a series of 8 episodes, the drama and action packed show follows a young girl called Hanna. Raised in the woods with no outside influences, the world is suddenly thrust upon her when she becomes overly curious and breaks the rules! Expect guns, fight scenes, and teenage temper tantrums. I thought the casting was great, the dialect was so so and some parts slightly predictable. Worth a watch
Suswatibasu (1702 KP) rated 20th Century Women (2017) in Movies
Oct 15, 2017 (Updated Oct 15, 2017)
A solid drama with beautiful cinematography
I began watching this thinking it would be like Little Miss Sunshine aka dark humour but good comedy. But it's not at all - it's pure drama, but still good nevertheless.
Annette Bening plays a lonely 54 year old mother living with her teenage son, and various lodgers in 1979. There's a massive generational divide, Bening was born in the 1920's and feels overwhelmed with her son in this era where punk rock is all the rage and there's general apathy at the world.
At this point she asks for help from her lodger, a young feminist photographer in remission from cervical cancer and a much older hippy mechanic. Instead they seem to confuse the situation further due to a gap in understanding about one another's circumstances, causing mother and son to further drift apart.
It's a different style of coming-of-age film because it shows how the mother's role is also changing and adapting to a new age of politics and societal pressures. A poignant, beautifully shot drama.
Annette Bening plays a lonely 54 year old mother living with her teenage son, and various lodgers in 1979. There's a massive generational divide, Bening was born in the 1920's and feels overwhelmed with her son in this era where punk rock is all the rage and there's general apathy at the world.
At this point she asks for help from her lodger, a young feminist photographer in remission from cervical cancer and a much older hippy mechanic. Instead they seem to confuse the situation further due to a gap in understanding about one another's circumstances, causing mother and son to further drift apart.
It's a different style of coming-of-age film because it shows how the mother's role is also changing and adapting to a new age of politics and societal pressures. A poignant, beautifully shot drama.
ClareR (5779 KP) rated She Was The Quiet One in Books
Jun 13, 2018
Boarding School drama
This is my second boarding school drama in under a month, and whilst I thought this was better than Tradition, I still found it hard going in parts. There's a lot of teenage angst which frankly, I am well past the need to experience (other than having to live the dream of being the mother to a hormonal teenaged boy). There were just so many FEELINGS and it all got a bit hard going towards the mid-way point. It was a great mystery though. I didn't guess the perpetrator until about 70% in to the story, so that's not a bad thing. Others might get to it earlier. I could have well done without the epilogue at the end though. It seemed really out of place, and not like the rest of the novel at all. I don't think it added anything to the story.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher.
Dean (6927 KP) rated The Lifeguard (2013) in Movies
Jun 30, 2017
Midlife crisis drama
I don't think I would have heard or seen this film other than Kristen Bell is in it. She has a midlife crisis and leaves her job in New York to head back to the small town where she grew up. She takes up her old job as a lifeguard and falls into a pattern of her teenage years. Including a fling with college student. It's quite dull and predictable for the most part only broken up with a few raunchy scenes along the way. A bit taboo but it's been done plenty of times before to a better standard. No wonder it went off the radar.
Kristy H (1252 KP) rated Little Monsters in Books
Apr 4, 2019 (Updated Apr 5, 2019)
This was an interesting read that kept me guessing the entire time. I give Thomas points for its twistiness, as it was an engrossing read. These were some very complicated high school kids. I couldn't help but think that that Kacey was a little too involved in wanting to find her friend and that the high school drama seemed incredibly intense, even for the purposes of a novel. Maybe I'm just naive, but these girls were in deep. There is nothing quite so dark, at times, as the friendship of teenage girls.
Overall, I enjoyed trying to piece things together in this story, even if some of the overly dramatic parts turned me off a bit.
Overall, I enjoyed trying to piece things together in this story, even if some of the overly dramatic parts turned me off a bit.