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Way Better than Juno

posted 16 years ago by TitoVicandJoey
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Waaaaaaaaaay better.

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I agree. I thought "Juno" was saccharine. "Citizen Ruth" was edgier and funnier.

[–] dlup63 10 years ago

Juno is a highly overrated, terribly written movie written by a one trick pony known as Diablo Cody. Citizen Ruth is co-written and directed by a modern day legend Alexander Payne, someone Diablo Cody could only dream of being as a writer.

[–] activista 8 years ago

@diup

Cody's written several other films since then, written a successful cable series (THE UNITED STATES OF TARA, which was a great showcase for one of my favorite character actresses,Toni Collette) and she just directed her first film. So she is hardly what anyone would call a "one-trick" anything. h

[–] Shorty53077 13 years ago

agreed

what I find funny is as extreme as this movie is, its FAR more believable in my book. lol I couldn't stand the writing of juno. the character was such a FORCED quirky character it back fired.

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[–] FrameXFrame 13 years ago

Agree--"Juno" was full of glurge. "Citizen Ruth" is far more realistic, with excellent performances all around.

[–] Degree7 9 years ago

I feel obliged to defend Juno.

It was never meant to be a serious treatise on the morality of abortion. That was simply a plot device. Juno is a feel good, light hearted comedy.

~ That's much too vulgar a display of power, Karras.

[–] pioneergrrrl (2388) 5 years ago

Hated Juno. The only good thing about it was got to see what Jason Bateman looked like now.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 2 years ago

Root canal is better than Juno.

Peniloscopy is better than Juno.

Reading the Politics section is better than Juno.

Watching The Masked Singer is better than Juno.

Sex with 123Guy is better than Juno.

A colonoscopy is better than Juno.

Diablo Cody’s pen name is worse than Juno.

Thespians of “fluid sexuality” are worse than Juno.