Anyone here agree that Thank You For Smoking was better than Juno?
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redfirebird2008 — 17 years ago(June 22, 2008 01:25 AM)
I like them both, but Thank You For Smoking was funnier to me and I do agree with the point brought up about how Juno doesn't even seem concerned at all about the idea of giving a child up for adoption. That's probably not how it goes down for 99% of the women/girls out there who give their babies up for adoption, so in this respect it's a fairly unrealistic portrayal of the situation.
Eckhart and Page are both great in their roles for these two movies though. That's the thing that stands out most to me about both movies. And I can't wait for Eckhart's performance in The Dark Knight. -
Cal Hawks — 17 years ago(June 22, 2008 11:03 PM)
It's really close But yeah, I think Thank you for Smoking is a little better I also think Eckhart is one of the most underestimated actors around, though that is slowly changing..
I will say this though I loved both movies a lot, and will be looking forward to anything young Master Reitman releases. -
agcohn — 17 years ago(June 29, 2008 09:31 PM)
No.
Thank You For Smoking
was a funny but shallow film. Eckhart's delivery was the only thing that saved the film.
The title character of
Juno
had a similar style to that of Nick Naylor of
Thank You For Smoking
, but the supporting characters were much better developed in
Juno
.
In the end,
Thank You For Smoking
is made meaningless by its dependence on innumerable cliches, while
Juno
tells a unique and heartfelt story.
Too much is made of Juno the character's style, but the film would have succeeded regardless of that, because it tells a story that real people can respond to. Nobody responds to the story of Nick Naylor; they just laugh at how goofy it is. -
JimmyZappa — 17 years ago(January 05, 2009 03:06 PM)
I don't agree that it was "grossly overappreciated", but I did like this movie better than Juno. Juno's still great though.
Stuff like this reminds me of "Movie Poop Shoot.com" from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.