Comments on: Watch: It’s All So Indie In Trailer For ‘The Art Of Getting By’ With Emma Roberts & Freddie Highmore

By: Smash Tit-house

Smash Tit-house — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:43:00 +0000

That track by the French Kicks is great, but you\’re right – outside of Angarano everything just seems very – blah.

By: Leo

Leo — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:43:00 +0000

Re-read that article, it\’s so sloppy and poorly-written. \”MTV has dropped the trailer for “The Art Of Getting By” (previously known as “Homework”) has dropped…\” Oh really? Has it dropped twice? Then you call it by the wrong title at the end.
You don\’t get to be as snarky as you\’re desperately trying to be about somebody else\’s work when your own work is so sloppy and bad.

By: Terry

Terry — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:42:59 +0000

The movie is charming, i saw it at sundance and it\’s a nice little piece made for under 2 million that happily got sold to fox searchlight.

Mr. Wiesen\’s did a great job of telling an autobiographical story.

By: BuntyHoven

BuntyHoven — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:42:59 +0000

Did we not just see this a few months ago, except that time it was set in a mental hospital?

And fuck me, do I feel OLD when Michael Angarano is playing MENTOR characters now.

By: Christopher Bell

Christopher Bell — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:42:59 +0000

Leo, mind if I see your badge?

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:42:59 +0000

Wow! This movie is so amazing and original….wait, NO.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:42:59 +0000

Why are all the indie comedies always about quirky teens/tweens with no direction and emotional problems/issues? It\’s like every white kid in Manhattan or a measly, pathetic, small town has to get their shit together during high school or when they\’re working a dead end job.

By: River Kwai

River Kwai — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:42:59 +0000

Oh wow, this trailer makes me SO glad I didn\’t grow up in New York. This looks terrible, and Bill is right on the money. Calculated indie aesthetic mixed with bland character study. Sorry, next plz.

By: alohah

alohah — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:42:59 +0000

@Sean
If the quirky teens/tweens with no direction and emotional problems/issues don\’t make these films, then who will inspire white kids in Manhattan to make these films?

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:42:59 +0000

Truthfully? This film looks less like ART & more like a highly calculated series of things that offer a movie \”hip indie cred\”.

\”Indie cinema\” itself has become a ludicrously profitable business. This doesn\’t feel like an original work of art put forth by someone who had something unique to say. This feels like well developed \”product\”. A carefully put together series of items- 1. unchallenging subject matter, 2. wrinkle free cast re-interpreting a previously made film (is the entire NYC indie community determined to only remake Woody Allen films?) 3. celebrities wherever possible- Alicia Silverstone? 4. & a posh NYC setting to assure the film will play for several months in Manhattan cinemas where it will reap major cash before gaining attention on Facebook.

Nothing in the trailer, imagery, or concept strike me as original. It\’s a Market-Indie. A flick that won\’t break any box office records or be particularly memorable but will get by.

By: Zac Heffron

Zac Heffron — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:42:59 +0000

Emma is incredibly gorgeous. I love her. She\’s really beautiful and a really sweet girl.

By: Stephen M

Stephen M — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:42:59 +0000

I dunno, maybe it\’s because I\’m a college student and I don\’t know what I want to do with my life, but I liked the look of it. We\’ve seen it before, sure, but some of us just like this kind of story and connect with it. That\’s why they make so many of these.

By: Edward Davis

Edward Davis — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:42:59 +0000

@Smash Tit-house fully agreed on all counts. Great song, but…

By: SuperMario

SuperMario — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:42:59 +0000

Boom Jagernath! just got your horrific grammar and dyslexia called out just like you do to everyone who actually has the courage to put their ART work out into the world only to get snarked and destroyed by you while you hide behind your computer without actually contributing one thing to the world. You are a hater of the worst kind because you are a kiss ass and coward.