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Auburn (57 KP) rated The New Guy (and Other Senior Year Distractions) in Books
Apr 10, 2019
I would rate this a solid good. Mediocre but enjoyable.
Jules is your non average high school senior. Focusing only on getting into Brown and the newspaper. That is until the new guy, a former boy band singer, comes to school. Now she must decide what is more important. With a lot of problems, misteps, and mistakes Jules must learn what it means to be a good friend and a team player.
While I enjoyed the premise and the cute couples I found myself skimming to get to the end faster.
Perfect for those who want a lot of drama with their stories.
Jules is your non average high school senior. Focusing only on getting into Brown and the newspaper. That is until the new guy, a former boy band singer, comes to school. Now she must decide what is more important. With a lot of problems, misteps, and mistakes Jules must learn what it means to be a good friend and a team player.
While I enjoyed the premise and the cute couples I found myself skimming to get to the end faster.
Perfect for those who want a lot of drama with their stories.
Phoebe Robinson recommended Where You Go is Not Who You'll Be in Books (curated)
Darren (1599 KP) rated Night School (2018) in Movies
Aug 6, 2019
Story: Night School starts when high school dropout Teddy (Hart) sees his future go up in smoke right after proposing to his beautiful successful girlfriend Lisa (Echikunwoke) seeing his job vanish and his future employment needing a GED, this forces Teddy to return to high school for a night school.
The former class enemy is now the principal Stewart (Killam) and doesn’t want Teddy in the class, he must prove to the teacher Carrie (Haddish) that he wants to study, while keeping his struggles a secret from Lisa, which sees him becoming friends with the rest of the class to pass.
Thoughts on Night School
Characters – Teddy has been working in sales working off each pay check to look like he has been living a better life, he has a successful beautiful girlfriend, his life changes when he career goes up in smoke and his failure to complete high school is holding him back in searching for a new job. He tries night school, which sees him needing to challenge himself instead of trying to get through quickly. Carrie is a teacher of the night school, she doesn’t take anything from any student, though she is committed to helping people learn. Even if her methods might finally get through to Teddy. Mackenzie and Jaylen are two of the members of the class that are trying to get their education too, with their own stories.
Performances – Kevin Hart does fall back into his normal routine where he tries to throw more of his comedy into a role, rather than showing us a real character, with real problems that should be taken a lot more seriously. Tiffany Haddish continues to show she is great at the fast-taking jokes, but this doesn’t work for the character. The supporting performance are all mostly comedians trying to get their jokes out too.
Story – The story follows a high school dropout that needs to get his GED so he can find a new job to continue living his life of luxury and keep his girlfriend, only this becomes more difficult than he could ever imagine. This is a poorly used story which could address a much bigger issue in education, where the students can suffer with learning disabilities and not get the help needed, it seems to focus on making a joke out of trying to better yourself instead of using the real issues that are meant to be giving these people more of a chance in the future. Even though it might not use this in the final part of the film, it also tries to paint the idea that you could only have a beautiful partner if you are successful. By showing education being a joke for Teddy it doesn’t help anybody that has ever struggled with education before and in the end this does just feel like a stand up routine instead of an actual story.
Comedy – If you want to see fast flowing jokes which feels more like a stand-up routine so if you like that you will get on with this film.
Settings – The film does use the high school settings to show where the learning was coming from and the low paying job that Teddy must take just to make ends meet.
Scene of the Movie – Graduation.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – The comedy.
Final Thoughts – This is a comedy that just misses on the fact the story should be taken a lot more seriously, sadly this could have elevated this film to a new level.
Overall: Unfunny comedy.
The former class enemy is now the principal Stewart (Killam) and doesn’t want Teddy in the class, he must prove to the teacher Carrie (Haddish) that he wants to study, while keeping his struggles a secret from Lisa, which sees him becoming friends with the rest of the class to pass.
Thoughts on Night School
Characters – Teddy has been working in sales working off each pay check to look like he has been living a better life, he has a successful beautiful girlfriend, his life changes when he career goes up in smoke and his failure to complete high school is holding him back in searching for a new job. He tries night school, which sees him needing to challenge himself instead of trying to get through quickly. Carrie is a teacher of the night school, she doesn’t take anything from any student, though she is committed to helping people learn. Even if her methods might finally get through to Teddy. Mackenzie and Jaylen are two of the members of the class that are trying to get their education too, with their own stories.
Performances – Kevin Hart does fall back into his normal routine where he tries to throw more of his comedy into a role, rather than showing us a real character, with real problems that should be taken a lot more seriously. Tiffany Haddish continues to show she is great at the fast-taking jokes, but this doesn’t work for the character. The supporting performance are all mostly comedians trying to get their jokes out too.
Story – The story follows a high school dropout that needs to get his GED so he can find a new job to continue living his life of luxury and keep his girlfriend, only this becomes more difficult than he could ever imagine. This is a poorly used story which could address a much bigger issue in education, where the students can suffer with learning disabilities and not get the help needed, it seems to focus on making a joke out of trying to better yourself instead of using the real issues that are meant to be giving these people more of a chance in the future. Even though it might not use this in the final part of the film, it also tries to paint the idea that you could only have a beautiful partner if you are successful. By showing education being a joke for Teddy it doesn’t help anybody that has ever struggled with education before and in the end this does just feel like a stand up routine instead of an actual story.
Comedy – If you want to see fast flowing jokes which feels more like a stand-up routine so if you like that you will get on with this film.
Settings – The film does use the high school settings to show where the learning was coming from and the low paying job that Teddy must take just to make ends meet.
Scene of the Movie – Graduation.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – The comedy.
Final Thoughts – This is a comedy that just misses on the fact the story should be taken a lot more seriously, sadly this could have elevated this film to a new level.
Overall: Unfunny comedy.
Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated American Pie (1999) in Movies
Jan 8, 2018
Teenage Pact
A group of friends make a pact that before the graduate high school they will lose their virginity. One of the four has a girlfriend and the others need to find the right girl. It is a laugh filled ride till the end. In the end they learn that a relationship and feelings might be more inportant than sticking with the pact.
Domonique (0 KP) rated The Diary of a Young Girl in Books
May 12, 2018
I truly enjoyed this story and was glad it was a story that got told. I remember reading it in high school, and I think we had just finished discussing The Holocaust history so everything was fresh in my mind. I liked that we got a different point of view for this type of story and that it was told from a young girl's perspective.
Auburn (57 KP) rated Tell Me No Lies in Books
Apr 10, 2019
A slow paced story set in the 80s about a girl growing into herself and life during her high school senior year. Everyone has secrets but it seems drawn out in finding out and not affecting anyone else in a way it might.
I enjoyed the story but it was kind of slow and I felt like we missed out on everyone else with only one perspective.
I enjoyed the story but it was kind of slow and I felt like we missed out on everyone else with only one perspective.
Lschouder (0 KP) rated Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) in Movies
Jun 25, 2018
It feels as if they didn't know what kind of movie they wanted to make. The film was unfocused and all over the place. Not completely a high school movie, not completely an origin, not completely a teenage romance...It was a little bit of 4 or 5 different movies, none of it blending well. Also entirely too silly.
Jenn C (340 KP) rated Trouble Never Sleeps (Trouble, #3) in Books
Aug 20, 2018
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I didn’t get into this book as quickly as the others. There was a bit too much time spent on high school drama. But then it got good, unraveling mysteries and getting caught up in capers. That’s what I’m here for. It wasn’t as silly as the others but the serious subjects really needed some gravity. A good wrap up and I’m glad it didn’t end tragically.
Cumberland (1142 KP) rated To All The Boys I've Loved Before (2018) in Movies
Oct 2, 2018
Great Romantic Comedy
This is a really good Netflix movie. The premise is unique, and Lara Jean is an awesome main character. She handles everything really well, and stands up for herself when needed.
The humur is great, but not forced. It fits in perfectly with the high school back drop. That mixed with a sweet love story makes this movie a new girls night favorite.
The humur is great, but not forced. It fits in perfectly with the high school back drop. That mixed with a sweet love story makes this movie a new girls night favorite.
AT (1676 KP) rated Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) in Movies
Nov 22, 2019
Just as dorky as you'd expect it to be! However, if you had a kid that used to watch Dora the Explorer as a toddler, the movie was pretty funny and full of good fun all the way through. Putting Dora in a mainstream high school was hilarious! I enjoyed Dora and the Lost City of Gold a lot more than I was expecting to.