Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Bill Hader
A comedy set in the summer of 1987 and centered around a recent college grad (Eisenberg) who takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared f...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 25, 2009
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November 3, 2009On my first viewing, I thought ADVENTURELAND was a solid and original teen film. Upon my second viewing, I thought it was a lot more than that and easily one of the year's best aswell as one of the more underrated films of 2009.
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October 30, 2009only jesse eisenbergs second best film of 09' with the word "land" in the title. the cast was chosen well enough and the film had its charming and funny moments, but overall a bit bland. i wasnt expecting much so i wasnt necessarily disappointed when i received a very average f...( read more)
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September 27, 2009What is the point of this movie? Amusement park comedy melodrama in the 80's?? Really the only good part about this movie are the 80's songs, that's it. The two lead roles, some dude and then Twilight lady, terrible. They didn't even ride rollercoasters in this movie, focusin...( read more)
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September 22, 2009I'm always surprised when a movie makes the 80's appear to be more than the ugly, godawful decade that it clearly was. I might not remember it myself, but VH1 has convinced me that nothing good came out of those ten years except some decent music and the Ninja Turtles.
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September 16, 2009This was really a sweet sweet movie. I m so totally not sure why I liked so damn much. Starting to think it must be Jesse Eisenberg,there's something about that young man and his acting...! The Cast period was perfecly cast. The story was good it so reminded me of growing up myse...( read more)
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November 8, 2009"We pay little Malaysian kids 10 cents a day to make these toys, we can't just *give* them away."
Some people might have a problem with this because, coming from the director of Superbad, this isn't much funny. But I think if dealt like a drama, with some comedy here and there, ...( read more) -
November 7, 2009Funny, smart and wise this comedy brings you back to the 80's in a heartbeat!
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November 4, 2009This movie's only serious crime is how poorly it was marketed. Don't let the trailer fool you, this is no dumbass teen sex romp. Rather a sometimes painfully realistic and very well drawn romantic drama, with laughs only as frequent as they are in real life. Greg Mottola of Super...( read more)
Critic Reviews
April 3, 2009
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
April 3, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
The youths of Superbad were a little bit younger, a little more likable, their dirty-virgin wit more hilarious [than in Adventureland]. full review
April 3, 2009
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com
Sometimes, a critic is going to connect with a movie, even one they can admit has some major problems, because it so mirrors their own expereinces. full review
April 3, 2009
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
With Adventureland, Mottola is using some of the stock from his Superbad triumph to make the kind of personal film he should be making, that he probably would have liked to have made in the years foll... full review
April 2, 2009
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
The film, written and directed by Greg Mottola, plants its flag in thoroughly explored territory, but that familiarity turns out to be integral to its loose and scruffy appeal. full review
April 2, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today
While Adventureland may shift moods suddenly and meander, the highlight is Eisenberg's ability to endearingly convey gawkiness and mortification. full review
April 2, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Adventureland throws a lot at us, but not enough of it sticks. full review
April 2, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Director Greg Mottola, who made the rather wonderful Superbad, is back now with a sweeter story, more quietly funny, again about a hero who believes he may be a virgin outstaying his shelf life. full review
April 1, 2009
Armond White, The New York Press
Adventureland adds appreciable humanity to the genre, improving the adolescent egotism inflected by Dazed and Confused and the vulgar excesses of Superbad. full review
March 30, 2009
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
What makes the movie such an unexpectedly potent little number is that Adventureland comes to stand for Stagnationland; the real roller coaster (i.e., life) is just outside the park. full review
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January 30, 2009A coming-of-age comedy set in the summer of 1987 about an uptight recent college grad (Jesse Eisenberg) who is forced to take a job at a local amusement park when he realizes he can't afford his dream European vacation.
It's the summer of 1987, and James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg), an uptight recent college grad, can't wait to embark on his dream tour of Europe. But when his parents (Wendie Malick and Jack Gilpin) announce they can no longer subsidize his trip, James has little choice but to take a lowly job at a local amusement park. Forget about German beer, world-famous museums and cute French girls-James' summer will now be populated by belligerent dads, stuffed pandas, and screaming kids high on cotton candy. Lucky for James, what should have been his worst summer ever turns into quite an adventure as he discovers love in the most unlikely place with his captivating co-worker Em (Kristen Stewart), and learns to loosen up.
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