When I went and saw 17 Again and the film opened with Zac Efron in a basketball uniform shooting baskets for a minute I thought I was at High School Musical 4. But in fact it was not a bad comedy/drama in which Efron and Matthew Perry play the same character at different points of their lives.Back in 1989 Zac looked like he had it made, university scholarship for basketball in the offing when girl friend Allison Miller tells him she's pregnant. That takes his head out of the game real fast and the two of course get married.Fast forward to the present and the couple now played by Matthew Perry and Leslie Mann are split and she's filing for divorce. When a young girl who was probably bedding the boss at his job gets a promotion, that tears if for him. Perry makes a wish that he could be young again and have a second chance at life. A very strange janitor who is a guardian angel grants his wish and he's now Zac Efron again, this time in 2009.So like Joe Boyd who became Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees, Perry is now young and Zac Efron again. But he's also bringing 20 years of real life experience to high school and he becomes a guardian angel himself to his two children there, Michelle Trachtenberg and Sterling Knight.Although some compare 17 Again to It's A Wonderful Life, I think it stands better comparison to Damn Yankees and the Faust legend, except that it's a good angel and not the devil that's granting the wish. And of course his soul is no danger.Melora Hardin is around and playing the role of one of the foxiest school principals I've ever seen on film. She's the object of the affection of Thomas Lennon who was the school nerd and Efron's friend, like Screech Powers to Zack Morris. As a kid he's played by Tyler Steelman. Steelman was the school nerd then, but as an adult and Thomas Lennon he's a super rich guy, but still friends with the guy who protected him back in the day.I was expecting a teen sex comedy and I have to admit to being pleasantly surprised with how good 17 Again was. I highly recommend to audiences of all ages. And Zac Efron's fans of all ages.
The idea for this film is hardly new. The notion of an adult becoming a teen once again or a teen becoming an adult or a teen going back in time and visiting their parents when they are teens--all are very, very familiar. Films like "Big", "Back to the Future", "Like Father Like Son" are just among the few examples of these sort of films. However, like I once heard a brilliant author say that "...there are only a limited number of plots--it's what you DO with the plot and characters that matters". And, she's right--not just because she's my wife!What I liked about "17 Again" is that it excels for two main reasons. First, the film is a bit irreverent and I loved the dialog. While parents might want to think twice about the film for younger kids, words like "douche" and "wiener" are the way kids really talk--I know, as I taught high school. Second, the supporting characters are really good--in particular, the friend of the time-traveling man, Ned is great. He's a wonderfully funny addition to the film and his antics alone make the film worth seeing.The plot finds Matthew Perry a lonely man whose life is falling apart. His wife wants a divorce and he has a terrible relationship with his kids. However, when a bizarre other-worldly janitor (Brian Doyle Murray) puts some sort of magical spell or curse on him, he suddenly become 17 once again. In this new role, he decides to go back to high school and help his kids. It seems that his son is a lonely wimp and his daughter is a bit of a tramp--dating the scum-bag that regularly beats up her brother!!Perry soon finds in his new guise as a 17 year-old (played by teen heart-throb Zac Efron), he's a lot more successful than he was as a father. He manages to be rather cool and a great teenager. He's able to help his son learn about his inner strength and skills--and joins the basketball team. The daughter, on the other hand, is a bit of a problem. She is a slut in training...but also thinks that Efron's attentions means he's great boyfriend material! And, to make things a lot worse, he and his soon to be ex-wife hit it off great...TOO GREAT. It's all rather creepy--but funny at the same time both daughter and mother head over heels in love with him! And, surprisingly, Efron handled the acting part of this quite well.Overall, the film manages to be both entertaining to teens (I watched it with my daughter and as a representative of every teen in America, she loved the film) and adults--my wife and I liked it. It's rare to find a film that is interesting and intelligently written enough to appeal to all age groups. Some parents may object to the language and the portion in the sex ed class, but I thought this was all handled appropriately and responsibly.Far better than I ever expected it could be.
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On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell wishes he could have a "do-over." And that's exactly what he gets when he wakes up one morning to find he's 17 years old again. With his adult mind stuck inside the body of a teenager, Mike actually has the chance to reverse some decisions he wishes he'd never made. But maybe they weren't so bad after all.
IMDB RATING: 6.3 [FORMAT]:.......................[ MP4 [GENRE]:........................[ Comedy [FILE SIZE]:....................[ 1.50 GB [RESOLUTION]:...................[ 1920*800 [FRAME RATE]:...................[ 23.976 fps [LANGUAGE ]:....................[ English [SUBTITLES]:....................[ English [RUNTIME]:......................[ 102 mins At 17 Mike O'Donnell is on top of the world: he's the star of his high school basketball team, is a shoo-in for a college scholarship, and is dating his soul-mate, Scarlet. But at what's supposed to be his big game where a college scout is checking him out, Scarlet reveals that she's pregnant. Mike decides to leave the game and asks Scarlet to marry him, which she does. During their marriage, Mike can only whine about the life he lost because he married her, so she throws him out. When he also loses his job, he returns to the only place he's happy at, his old high school. While looking at his high school photo, a janitor asks him if he wishes he could be 17 again and he says yes. One night while driving he sees the janitor on a bridge ready to jump, and goes after him. When he returns to his friend Ned's house, where he has been staying, he sees that he is 17 again. He decides to take this opportunity to get the life he lost.
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My initial reaction was a nod of acceptance and understanding. Both Eureka and Arrow have released a number of Blu-ray only titles and Criterion have stuck exclusively with Blu-ray for its UK releases. I'll also freely admit that despite owning a large number of dual format titles, I'm not sure I've ever even taken the DVD out of the case of any of them. Then again, the whole concept of a dual format release was not devised with the likes of me in mind. As Powerhouse pointed out in their press release, the inclusion of both DVD and Blu-ray discs in the same package was aimed primarily at those who had yet to invest in a Blu-ray player, to provide them with a DVD that they could play now and a Blu-ray for when they made the later jump to HD, negating the need to repurchase the title at a later date.
Cost was certainly once a factor in the upgrade process. When I bought my full HD plasma TV it put a serious hole in my pocket, but even the cheapest TV you can buy now is at the very least HD ready and more than likely has a full 1080p display, and quality sets from reputable manufacturers have plummeted in price over the past five years. Speaking personally, I cannot remember the last time I visited a house that didn't have a flat screen TV in the living room, which means that most viewers have the expensive aspect of the HD upgrade in the homes already. Perfectly good Blu-ray players can now be picked up for little more than the cost of a couple of discs (multi-region players cost considerably more, but that's a subject for a different discussion), and being backwardly compatible can still be used to play all those DVD titles in your collection. It's also worth noting that a fair few of those who've not got around to buying a Blu-ray player may unknowingly have one in their possession in the shape of a PlayStation 4 or X-Box One gaming console, both of which are capable of playing Blu-ray discs using their built-in software.
Having been a little slow to make the move myself, I will now enthusiastically suggest that if you've not yet made the jump to HD, it really is worth doing so. You probably have an HD TV already, and if you don't have a gaming console then you can find solid entry-level Blu-ray players from the likes of Sony or Samsung for under 50 if you look around. And it really is worth it, for the substantial increase in picture detail, the richer colours and the more film-like image you'll find on the best transfers. As Powerhouse once again pointed out in their press release, you also get to see the film play at 24fps, the speed at which it was originally shot and projected, and not speeded up to the DVD (and VHS) standard of 25fps, and you'll not only have access to those titles that only get released exclusively on Blu-ray only, but also still be able to play the ones that only land a DVD release.
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