Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

studioAT What happens if you really want to leave your small town you grew up in for something bigger? That's the question that this film from 2002 asks.This really is a typical Hollywood comedy. Easy enough viewing without ever being great.It has it's moments, mostly those featuring a young Jack Black, but apart from that it's very predictable fair. Colin Hanks is an amiable enough lead, in a role that Tom Hanks ironically would have been playing in the 80's.I can't say I overly enjoyed this film, but it passed the time.

FlashCallahan Shaun Brumder is from Orange County, and dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer, and to get away from his dysfunctional family household. Except he runs into one complication after another starting when his application is rejected after his guidance counsellor sends the wrong application. So, Shaun goes to great lengths with a little help from his girlfriend Ashley and his drugged-out loser brother Lance to get into Stanford any way they see fit....This was another case of bad advertising here in the UK. When it was first released, it was heralded as a stoner movie, with Black being the focus of the whole movie.Eleven years down the line, I decided to give it a chance, and while its nothing special, just another caper about some wrong papers being sent, and one mans journey for his dream, it's the wealth of support that the film has.Not to mention that the film has so many prolific actors in it, probably because the director is Lawrence Kasdan. It isn't a bad thing, but its a case of not what you know, but who you know.So all in all, it's pretty generic stuff, but not including credits, the film last for just over 72 minutes, so it comes and goes swiftly.

namashi_1 'Orange County' is A Fair Entertainer, that offers some genuine laughs in the goings-on. Also, the performances, by all the actors, are perfect. 'Orange County' Synopsis: A guidance counselor mistakenly sends out the wrong transcripts to Stanford University under the name of an over- achieving high schooler.Mike White's Screenplay is Funny in parts. But, I felt, the culmination of this comedy seemed uneven. It's very clichéd and hardly leaves any impact. Jake Kasdan's Direction is passable. Cinematography is good. Editing is average. Performance-Wise: Colin Hanks delivers a very natural performance. Jack Black is excellent as his good-for-nothing brother. Catherine O'Hara & John Lithgow are efficient. Schuyler Fisk is sincere. Kevin Kline, Chevy Chase & Ben Stiller appear in brief cameos. On the whole, A Fair Comedy.

g-bodyl This is one of the funniest movies I have seen in a long time. I am a big fan of teen films such as this and the American Pie series. I was laughing at every joke in this movie. This movie did not do well at the box office considering what an all-star cast this movie has. It should have done better.Basically, this film is about Shaun Brumder. He has an extremely dysfunctional family and he has a goal to get into Stanford. But, when his college counselor accidentally sent in the wrong application, things will get complicated.The acting is excellent. Colin Hanks did a great job as the only normal person in his family. Jack Black definitely did a great job as the druggie brother. Everyone else in this outstanding all-star cast did an excellent job.This movie cracked me up. Most of the jokes were original. The funniest scene happened to be a scene that has Jack Black and some firefighter that's not.Overall, this is a hilarious film, one of the best comedies of this decade. I rate this film 10/10.