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Summary: Brought back memories
Review: Although this movie does no require deep thinking on the part of its viewers,as so many other reveiwers have noted before me...it still has something special. Watching it, I found my heart pounding, just remembering those teenage years of first love and heartbreak. Give it a try. I'm glad I did.
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Summary: Sad, Inspiring story
Review: Here on Earth is a wonderful movie. This movie, while watching it makes you realize just how precious your life can be. The movie is about a girl who works at a diner, and her long time friend who is always there for her. Enter a high school boy who comes from a highly sophisticated world of money and likeliness. An accident forces the wealthy kid(played by Chris Klien) to stay and help repair the accident, along with Sams best friend Jasper(played by Josh Hartnett). Both are attracted to Sam(played by Leelee Sobieski), but during the halfway point of the movie, Sam realizes that her time on earth is but short. Her parents watch out for her, and Jasper does too. Sam has an instant attraction to Kelley(Chris Klien), and so does he for her. Drama ensues between the two boys and Sam is trying to cope with her illness she is facing while not giving up so easily as others do. She lives her life to the fullest and the line that can get to you is when she says "some people live their whole life and never fall in love. And i've lived my life, and I fell in love". In the end, when all is said and done, the viewer will realize just how precious life can be and just to enjoy your life, before your time on earth is gone forever. I recommend watching this movie because it is a sad look at the ultimate choices we make when we are faced with life altering choices and the strengths it takes to live each waking moment to the fullest and appreciate what life has to and can offer you. Thank you!
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Summary: Part Silly, Part Really Good
Review: High school graduates Kelley (Chris Klein), Sam (Leelee Sobieski), and Jasper (Josh Hartnett) get caught up in an odd love triangle in a small Massachusetts town. It's a mildly interesting plot, and hasn't been done to death in the usually blah teen flick genre, so it has that going for it. Klein plays a preppy, wealthy, snotty Princeton freshman who hits on Hartnett's girlfriend, Sobieski, one night at Sobieski's family diner. For some reason, two mostly level headed guys start going at each other, and a testerone-filled race down dirt roads begins. To avoid hitting the pedestrians, the two boys end of hitting a gas station, which blows up the restaurant. Not sure how accurate that is, but it's not important. Funny to note, however, that although most of the blame is put on Klein's character for the fire, he was the one that managed to avoid hitting any people, buildings, or other cars. Hartnett's character escapes with very little blame, but he was the one that actually hit the gas station and caused the disaster. Hm. Leelee Sobieski is a fine actress, but this is not her movie. She goes from flirty and boring to sentimental and boring, with very little in between. That might be because she's never given any good lines in this rather mediocre script, but mostly it's just because the characters is boring. Not enough life. Chris Klein gets a lot of grief for being a lame actor that only gets by on his looks (which are oddly perfect). Not so! In this film, he proves the saving point, turning a bit of teen movie yuck into a well-acted picture. He is very, very good, downplaying his good looks and going almost entirely with his uncanny talent. Delightful and suprising pleasure to watch. Hartnett's character is a bit too perfect to be really interesting - he has no flaws! But is well acted nonetheless. A fairly good movie, maybe worth watching once or twice. Because of so-so script and some stereotypical characters, however, it never really becomes the great movie it could have been.
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Summary: Would give negative stars if possible
Review: I have read alot of reviews written here that says this movie will appeal to preteen girls. I like to think that even pre-teen girls have more sense than to like this dreck.
First there's Harnett playing a slack-jawed yokel. I think the emotion he's trying to convey is his undying love for Sam (Sobieski's character), however, he just comes across as a rather dim bumpkin. Although Chris Klien has an awesome physique, he seems to be capable of only two facial expressions. And Sam (Sobieski) is a typical Mary Sue kind of character with long luxurious blonde hair that looks great regardless of the circumstances and who is nauseatingly sweet and dewy eyed throughout the entire movie. She is simply too good to be true. The writers of this movie should NEVER be allowed to inflict their "skills" on the movie going public ever again. The only saving grace I felt toward this movie was that I saw it on TV and did not waste money on a ticket to see it in a theater.
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Summary: I LOVE THIS MOVIE
Review: I have seen this movie about a dozen times and never get tired of watching it. I can't believe there are people tht do not like it. I would reccomend this movie to anyone...young or old. I am 30 y/o and my step-daughter loves this movie also and she is 17 y/o.
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Summary: The beauty of life!
Review: I love this movie for the basic message it sends. There are a few things I think are purely for fantasy (you will be saying...yeah, right!), but overall the movie deals with the issues of life and how wonderful it is to be alive and in love. This movie will make you want to be a teenager again. I don't think this is a movie only for teens, I am 33 and loved it. The actors seem a bit older than they are supposed to be.Leelee Sobieski (Sam) and Chris Klein (Kelley) are just perfect in their roles. I thought their acting was adorably romantic, although I did immediately think of Helen Hunt the first time I saw Leelee Sobieski, the likeness was amazing. My husband agreed! Kelley is a city boy from Boston who receives a car as a gift from his dad while he is at prep school. His dad can't make his graduation and is always making deals on the phone, selling stock and taking care of business. Kelley isn't supposed to drive the car until after graduation, but takes it out late at night after finding the keys. He and his friends speed off and you just have the feeling that they are going to find themselves in some sort of trouble. When they enter the local teenage hangout, diner....they seem very out of place in this small town. Kelley's cocky attitude doesn't help and Jasper (Josh Hartnett who you just feel sorry for through the whole movie!) doesn't like the way Kelley is flirting with his girlfriend. His attitude later in the movie is so great because he really proves he loves Sam, and that is the beauty of his role. There is a "two guys fighting for the girl" theme running through the whole movie which women and girls alike will just love. Both Jasper and Kelley have deeper sides, but they are young and get into a few fights over Sam. Sam falls for Kelley because she is looking for someone who is romantic/bad boy type, and he definitely fits the bill. What Jasper and Kelley don't know is that they are spending time hating each other while the girl they are fighting over may always be out of their reach. After a car accident burns down the diner where Sam works, Jasper and Kelley not only have to live in the same environment, they have to work together and they have to deal with their feelings for Sam. The first half of this movie was all for the guys, the second half...all for the girls. I cried for the last half of this movie at least! I laughed through the first half. The actors were very convincing and the story captured the essence of what life is about. There is one person for everyone, you just never know how you are going to find them, or what you might have to do to keep them. Sometimes, you can't keep them and you have to say goodbye sooner than you want to. This movie is so sad!
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Summary: Almost worse than Charlie's Angels
Review: I watched this on cable because I was a big Leelee fan. Big mistake. What a horrible film. You don't care one bit for any of the characters in the movie. Chris Klein plays a guy who is a complete jerk in the film, and steals away Josh Hartnett's longtime girlfriend. If the writer knew what they were doing, this film would have followed the proven formula, and made Hartnett an ass, and Leelee as the girlfriend trapped in a bad relationship, from which she's saved by Klein. But Hartnett is a really cool guy, who shows a lot of emotion and love for Leelee. You then hate leelee, because she cheats on Hartnett with Klein, who is a jerk to everyone in the town that's trying to help him and really stuck up. It's also really campy, and the characters do everything but run around the kitchen dancing and lip synching, and using hairbrushes and spoons and fake microphones (although they come very close). What a horrible horrible movie. You don't even care what happens in the end because the director never lets you care about the characters.
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Summary: Only the ending music saves this one
Review: If it were not for "Where You Are," the love song from the film sung by Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, this movie would be a complete waste of precious time. So predictable, so done before a million times, corny as a cartoon, with completely predictable story lines. How many times do we have to watch a rich, spoiled kid (Chris Klein) steal the girl (Leelee) away from the true Knight in Shining Armor (Josh Harnett). Perfect example is A WALK TO REMEMBER with Mandy Moore as the terminally ill babe who falls for the no-no bad guy. Same story here, just different actors... And anyone remember Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, or for that matter, any other Molly Ringwald movie back in the early 1980s?? At least Molly was quirky and a fun actress to watch. It's all been done before, except this time the actors are very unlikeable, their performances unmemorable. The only 2 stars I give this film are for the pretty song, otherwise this is a big dud.
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Summary: tedious and unfulfilling
Review: Let me begin by giving a quick movie lesson to all of you out there. There are essentially two types of chick flicks. The first kind is very rare and is successful because of its appeal to both sexes. For an example of a chick flick that falls into this category, you may wish to read my review of 'Anywhere But Here' by clicking here.
Of course that leaves the other kind of chick flick which are the films which give the genre its name!!! Much to my dismay (being a huge fan of Leelee Sobieski), 'Here on Earth' falls into this category and is quite simply one of the most tedious and unfulfilling features I have come across in recent times.
Given my absolute disgust with this title, I shall try to keep my comments brief. In a nutshell, 'Here on Earth' is yet another film aimed at the ever-growing teen audience demographic. The problem lies in the pacing of the feature. It is so slow!!! We are forced to endure countless scenes of adolescent angst during the first two acts of this feature that by the time the third act comes around with its so-called 'surprise' twist (which even a halfwit could guess), the audience just doesn't seem to care. I know my immediate concern at that point was how many more minutes of my life were going to be wasted!!!
When I think of the cast which has been assembled by Director Mark Piznarski, I bury my head in shame for all involved. This is the epitome of a wasted opportunity, as many of the cast deserve so much better than this. Whilst Sobieski turns in another fine performance, it is evident from her subtle facial expressions that even she fell prey to boredom throughout the filming of the feature. Personally, I feel that Sobieski has already proved her worth by delivering standout performances in recent features such as 'Roadkill' and 'Uprising'. Seriously, 'Here on Earth' is the type of film which can harm a career and I hope it is the last time we see Sobieski in such a predicament.
On the other hand, Chris Klein leaves a lot to be desired. Whilst his performances in 'Election' and the 'American Pie' movies were charismatic, his performance as Kelley Morse is a dud! There is literally no expression on his face 90% of the time and the chemistry between Sobieski and him is 100% non-existent. There is one particular scene which will have you cringing in embarrassment (and which I am sure Klein will regret for the rest of his life) and that is a scene where Klein is attempting to dance in a barn.
Josh Hartnett and Bruce Greenwood also feature in 'Here on Earth' and are further examples of wasted talent. Hartnett does his best to inject some life into his character, and succeeds as best as he can given the confines of the script. Greenwood on the other hand, a screen veteran, has no business dabbling in teen cinema and it is an embaressment to see him lower his standards for this feature.
At the end of the day, I really could not find anything redeeming about 'Here on Earth' and therefore cannot recommend this DVD outside its core demographic, i.e. teenage girls.
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Summary: A Five-Hankie Tear-Jerker
Review: Rich kid Kelley drag races local boy Jasper, and they crash and burn down diner. Their sentence? Work together with the reconstruction crew to rebuild the diner throughout the summer. Rich kid and local boy's girlfriend, Samantha, fall in love, causing all sorts of turmoil. Samantha's osteo-carcinoma spreads, however. Kelley, who has demonstrated just how much of a jerk he can be throughout the movie, leaves her in the process of dying at the end of the summer to head for one of the Ivy League colleges. At the end of the movie, he returns, and big-hearted Jasper steps aside so that Samantha can spend her last weeks with Kelley. This is a soppy tearjerker, with some passable performances from the three leads. Chris Klein as Kelley is a completely unsympathetic character until the last ten minutes of the movie, by which time the audience cannot shake off its dislike of him. Who knows what on earth the innocent, ailing Samantha, played adequately by LeeLee Sobieski, sees in him? Josh Hartnett, who plays the local boy Jasper, does quite a good job. Brain candy for 15-year-old girls.
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