Anyone here agree that Thank You For Smoking was better than Juno?

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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.

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kepswa — 17 years ago(September 01, 2008 01:02 AM)

Yep. I did. Not by much though.

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androydd — 17 years ago(November 08, 2008 02:56 PM)

i like the messages in both films, i liked that TYFS was more adult in both content and in dialogue,(not like bad language just edgier)
But i think that TY was much funnier, and a better movie.

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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.

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death_wish_creators — 17 years ago(March 07, 2009 03:46 PM)

Both of these movies are pretty good.I think TYFS is probably a little better,sometimes Juno was annoying.Both are good efforts and I think Reitman's best work is all ahead of him.

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Howlin Wolf — 17 years ago(March 31, 2009 08:20 AM)

Yes, to all.
It's made from bits of real panther, so you know it's good

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Funkyzeit — 16 years ago(August 04, 2009 10:59 AM)

Agree, mainly because I prefer Reitman's script to Diablo Cody's.

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jamasian_man — 16 years ago(August 14, 2009 04:20 AM)

I enjoyed Thank You For Smoking much more than Juno. Juno had a terrible soundtrack, was pretentious, even though funny at times.
I felt Thank You For Smoking was really good.

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marshjes — 15 years ago(April 25, 2010 04:22 PM)

I'm glad that others agree with me! Yay Thank You for Smoking!

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Becklin — 16 years ago(September 18, 2009 10:31 PM)

I agree.

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vinjoro — 16 years ago(November 10, 2009 11:59 PM)

Absolutely! TYFS is a brilliant masterpiece really, Juno was ok and kinda pretentious.

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FletchGives — 16 years ago(December 14, 2009 12:54 AM)

absolutely

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irishhick89 — 16 years ago(December 26, 2009 10:47 PM)

True, jzappa.

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mpt3489 — 16 years ago(January 18, 2010 02:08 PM)

hahaha they just arent even close. thank you for smoking is amazing. juno is good just not nearly in the same stratosphere as thank you for smoking
"This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time."

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laminex — 16 years ago(January 18, 2010 02:46 PM)

Spot on agree 100%
Laminex!!!

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m-slovak79 — 16 years ago(January 18, 2010 03:14 PM)

Anyone here agree that Thank You For Smoking was better than Juno?
i would say it's close either way depends on what mood i am in. i think the idea behind 'Thank You For Smoking' is better than 'Juno' but both films where quite good.
i give 2000both films a 8/10. so i guess it mostly boils down to if you buy into the hype or not. in fact, when i first seen the previews on 'Juno' i thought the film looked stupid so i kept putting off seeing it but i eventually got around to seeing it and it turned out MUCH better than i expected it to be.
p.s. Jason Reitman is 3 for 3 now after i seen his recent film 'Up in the Air' which i also gave a 8/10.
also on a side note i think in a way 'Thank You For Smoking' somewhat feels like a film i consider to be a masterpiece which is 'Lord of War' (2005) as the basic ideas behind it are similar but instead of being about Gun Running it's about Cigarettes etc.
My Vote History
http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=11026826

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stephen-morton — 16 years ago(January 18, 2010 08:33 PM)

I agree with the OP.

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SinglePlex — 15 years ago(June 10, 2010 10:14 AM)

Yep. Totally. It was even better than Up In the Air. Smoking hot!

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rk8984 — 15 years ago(October 23, 2010 08:41 AM)

Couldn't agree moreFor me, it's Up In The Air > TYfS >>>> Juno