[English] Lemonade Mouth

Title: Lemonade Mouth
Genre: Music, Drama, Teen
Writer: Mark Peter Hughes (Novel), April Blair
Director: Patricia Riggen
Producer: Matias Alvarez, Debra Martin Chase
Cinematographer: Checco Varese
Release Date: April 15,2011
Runtime: 106 min
Laguage: English
Country: United States

Cast:
Bridgit Mendler - Olivia White
Adam Hicks - Wendell "Wen" Gifford
Hayley Kiyoko - Stella Yamada
Naomi Scott - Mohini "Mo" Banjaree
Blake Michael - Charles "Charlie" Delgado
Nick Roux - Scott Pickett
Chris Brochu - Ray Beech
Tisha Campbell Martin - Miss Jenny Reznick
Christopher McDonald - Principal Stanley Brenigan

Plot:
It is the story of five ragtag freshmen Olivia White(Bridgit Mendler), Wen Gifford(Adam Hicks), Stella Yamada(Hayley Kiyoko), Mo Banjaree(Naomi Scott) and Charlie Delgado(Blake Michael) who meet as strangers in detention. Through music, the one thing they have in common, they form deep bonds with each other and they ultimately form a band to stand up for their beliefs. They overcome their individual and collective struggles, as they learn to lean on each other and let go of everything that is holding back their dreams.

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My Prattle:
I came to know about this movie from the song "Somebody". I heard the song somewhere and loved it. I finally watched this movie 2 days back. Basically I'm a Disney fan. I grew up watching everything "Disney", and I still love it. But I have mixed feelings for this movie.

I love the soundtrack of the movie. And the story line of the movie was good too. If we just watch the film for the songs and the story line(as I did) it seems good. It can please the audience of age 14 or less. Just as a critic of rottentomatoes said "a typical innocuous Disney Channel flick". It was fine, but not High School Musical fine. The acting of the cast was not bad. But the film had many loopholes. Like how Olivia is supposed to be this shy girl who has a terrible stage fear, but the first time they tap and play instruments in the detention room/music room, she is this perky, playful girl who hops all around the room as she sings. According to the story Lemonade mouth, the band was supposed to be the voice of the suppressed. But they didn't show much on how they overcame their personal inhibitions. It felt like everything magically fell into place for them, when they got on the stage to sing for the first time. It seemed too good to feel natural or real.  I get the feeling that I might like the novel better than the film. The limitations of time for a film unlike a book might be one drawback. But I do think it'll perfectly please the audience of 14 and below. And so its not that bad.

The film was shot in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was watched by 5.7 million viewers on its premier night. It ranked as the No.1 TV telecast among Kids 6-11(2.3 million/9.4) and Teens 9-14(2.1 million/8.4), and cable's No.1 original movie of 2011 among Total viewers. It won "Popstar Awards" in Favorite TV Movie Category and "JaNEWary Awards" in Best iTunes Song category for the song Determinate. The sequel for the movie was cancelled as Disney felt that the movie had completed its story in the first movie.

The soundtrack album of the film with ten original songs, also named Lemonade Mouth, by Brigit Mendler and the cast of the film, was released on April 12,2011 by Hollywood Records. It covers genres teen-pop, punk-pop, hip-hop and rock. The Soundtrack peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard 200, number 3 on the US Top Digital Albums, and topped the US Top Soundtracks and US Kid Albums. The singles "Somebody", "Determinate" and "Breakthrough" peaked at number 89, 51 and 88 on the US Billboard Hot 100. 

All 14 and below viewers will like the movie. It will also suit the tastes of all Disney lovers and Music lovers. I suggest it as a one-time watch for all Movie lovers.

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[Korean] My Boyfriend is Type B

Title: My Boyfriend is Type B
Revised Romanization: B-hyeong namja chingu
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Writer: Choi Seok Won, Shin Jung Goo, Kang Cheol Woo
Director: Choi Seok Won
Producer: Kim Doo Chan, Song Soo Geun
Cinematographer: Kim Dong Eun
Release Date: February 3, 2005
Runtime: 96 min
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Cast:
Lee Dong Geon - Young Bin
Han Ji Hye - Ha Mi
Shin Yi - Chae Young
Baek Il Seob - Young Bin's Dad
Jung Ryeo Won - Bo Young
Kim Jae In - Eun Young
Lee Hyun Woo - Chae Young's Date

Plot:
The film revolves around the notion that blood types can determine a person's personality traits and consequently one's compatibility with the opposite gender. So what happens when a soft-spoken type-A girl falls in love with a brash type-B boy? Can they ignore their supposed blood type incompatibility and succeed?

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My Prattle: 
I watched this movie just a few days back. It turned out to be a bit different from what I imagined it would be, but was pretty good. Its a romantic comedy based around the premise of how a person's character can be determined based on their blood group and how they fit in a relationship with people of the other blood types. This is a story of two completely different personalities, and apparently of different and incompatible blood types, leading to some hilariously awkward scenes. It was a good mix of romance and comedy.

The cast was good. Everyone was perfect for their roles. Lee Dong Geun did an amazing job at portraying Young Bin, as the insufferably callous type B one second and the caring, doting lover the next. Han Ji Hye as Ha Mi was sweet, cute and naive.

When Young Bin acts impossibly selfish and self centered, it'll definitely make us think, "ugh, who would put up with all that", but the next second he does something so sweet and romantic that, we cant help going "aww...". So in short it was a sweet, cute and funny love story. Yeah, it was a bit unpredictable, making it all the more entertaining.

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[English] A Walk to Remember

Title: A Walk to Remember
Genre: Romance, Drama
Writer: Nicholas Sparks (Novel), Karen Janszen
Director: Adam Shankman
Producer: Denise Di Novi, Hunt Lowry
Cinematographer: Julio Macat
Release Date: January 25,2002
Runtime: 102 min
Language: English
Country: United States

Cast:
Shane West - Landon Carter
Mandy Moore - Jamie Sullivan
Peter Coyote - Reverend Hegbert Sullivan
Daryl Hannah - Cynthia Carter
Lauren German - Belinda
Clayne Crawford - Dean
Al Thompson - Eric
Paz De La Huerta - Tracy

Plot:
Landon Carter (Shane West), the popular but rebellious high school student, gets punished for a dangerous prank played on a fellow student, by forcing him to participate in various after-school activities. Jamie Sullivan (Mandy Moore) is a quiet, kind and bookish girl who knows exactly who she is and has a clear view of what she wants from life. Two completely opposite personalities thrown together due to circumstances. This is the story of how they change and complete each others lives.

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My Prattle:
This is a definite must in a teen romance list of movies. It is a coming-of-age teen romance drama film based on the romance novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The film is set around 1998. The film soundtrack has six songs by Mandy Moore. And Mandy Moore's version of Switchfoot's song Only Hope, which she sings in the film was really good.

They chose young actors for the cast so that, teens can relate to them easily. And I think their choice was perfect. Shane West was perfect for the role of Landon Carter, as he has to be both the bad boy who is angry with everything, and the heroic, caring lover. Mandy Moore has both the voice and the face to be the soft Jamie. They looked really good together.

The story shows the lives of two completely different type of persons, forced together due to circumstances. It shows how they effect each other and their lives. Its a beautiful love story. It was targeted towards teen audience, but I think everyone who is in love, or loves romance movies will enjoy watching it. Its perfect for watching with your loved ones.

A quote from the movie,

Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's sins, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes.

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[Thai] First Love (A Little Thing Called Love)

Title: First Love / A Little Thing Called Love / A Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Writer: Puttipong Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn, Wasin Pokpong
Director: Puttipong Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn, Wasin Pokpong
Producer: Somsak Tejcharattanaprasert, Panya Nirankol
Cinematographer: Reungwit Ramasudh
Release Date: August 12, 2010 (Thailand)
Runtime: 118 min
Language: Thai
Country: Thailand

Cast:
Mario Maurer - Shone
Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul - Nam
Sudarat Budtporm - Inn (Teacher)
Acharanat Ariyaritwikol - Top
Tangi Namonto - Pon (Teacher)
Pijitra Siriwerapan - Orn (Teacher)
Kachamach Pormsaka Na Sakonnakorn - Pin
Yanika Thongprayoon - Faye

Plot:
Nam is an ordinary 14 year old, who is considered unattractive in general, due to her darker skin tone. Shone is from grade 10 and is the most popular boy in high school. He's handsome, generous, athletic and in general perfect. Everyone's crazy about him, including Nam. She is strong willed and doesn't give up easily. She tries to do everything to get her noticed by the boy she loves, in the hope of him turning around to look at her just one more time.

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My Prattle:
This was my first Thai movie. And still is the only Thai movie I've ever watched. As the name says, it has all the elements of a first love, I mean "everything", literally. It can relate to every one of us in some way or the other. After watching it you'll understand why this is a must post in this list.

The cast was very good. Everyone was just perfect for their roles. The main cast i.e, for the roles of Nam, Shone and Teacher Inn, standout the most, action wise among others. The girl who did the role of Nam was really good. I liked the way she acted in the last scenes where she finally confesses to Shone.

The story depicts love in the eyes of young people, when they first begin to experience it. It shows how it can affect their lives and aspirations. Nam is an ordinary high school girl, who has a crush on the most popular boy in school. She's considered unattractive in general. But that doesn't deter her from giving it her all to get Shone to notice her. The things Nam and her friends do, to get Nam noticed by Shone are funny and cute. Shone is the the perfect depiction of every high school girl's dream guy. He's handsome, generous and the most popular boy in school. But inside he's just like any other high school boy, awkward and shy at expressing his feelings to the girl he like's. Teacher Inn is the major supporting role in the movie. Her story runs on the sidelines and mostly adds to the comedy of the movie.

I didn't like the way they showed so much difference in her skin tone. Yeah I get the point that she's supposed to be an ordinary unattractive high school girl, who begins to change herself to get her noticed by the one she loves. But I think the difference in the two skin tones was way too big to be considered normal. Other than the skin tone, the way she wears her school uniform, hair etc also change. I almost thought that she was a completely different person altogether. One factor might be, the out of ordinary skin whitening, but other than that, she also seemed taller and like a completely different person to me. So i had to pause and go back to the starting scenes and compare and see to confirm that she's the same person. And I was surprised from what I found. I never knew that things, as small and insignificant as, how we wear our school uniform can bring so much difference in the way we look.

I also didn't like the ending. I am not getting down to specifics as I don't want this to be a spoiler. It just didn't seem natural. But if we don't consider the realistic and naturalness of the turn of events, then the ending's good.

It is said to be inspired by a true story. I am not sure if that's true. It's a really sweet, cute and innocent depiction of love from the eyes of young, when they first begin to feel it. It mostly targets the teen and might not suit the tastes of adult audience. But I think that even they can relate to this story, as it can be a reminder of their feelings when they first experienced love.

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