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17 Again (2009)
The only Zac Efron film I'll watch.
If it's got Zac Efron, I avoid it. Its a pretty solid rule. But this rule is broken for 17 Again. He is actually pretty damn good in it, especially in one particular scene. And makes me reconsider his position as a good actor who's cursed with good looks and fallen into the heartthrob ring of bad movies.
But I digress. Back to the film, most 'time-travel'/ 'second chance' films are pretty bad, but this is a great watch to me. Its got a great cast all round. Matthew Perry fits perfectly for the role as does a very underrated Leslie Mann. The kids seem like up and comers too.
The plot is very interesting and plays on the emotional side more than you would think. The characters/actors make the laughs come and move the story along. Definitely worth a watch whenever its on.
Grown Ups 2 (2013)
I'm not sure how it got made
I'm just glad I didn't go to see it at the cinema. I actually liked the first film. I can see its flaw but I liked it and I liked the actors, so worked well for me...this one though...honestly it was just the worst compiled piece of rubbish ever. Who OK'd this? If anything, this really is a showing of the worst of Hollywood. This was made because people would see it of the strength of the names involved and the previous film, without putting any thought, art or effort into it at all. There isn't even one area you can point to that would suggest at least someone was doing their job. Its almost worth watching just as a basis for what not to do, ever. Lazy, terrible and frankly insulting. Such a shame.