... There were two - The Adventures of Huck Finn(read my review!) and this was the other - All I want (it changed its name when it went onto video for some reason) or Try Seventeen (the original film name).
This is one of those films that probably passed many of us by - except the die-hard ... Read review
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If teenaged Ethan and his younger sister Hallie put every toy in Macy's on their Christmas ... more
list, it still wouldn't include what they want most. They want a miracle - they want their divorced parents back together!With lots of humor, heart and yuletide sparkle, All I Want For Christmas is all you could want in a family film treat. Ethan Randall and Thora Birch play siblings who come up with a hilarious plan to reunite their parents (Harley Jane Kozak and Jamey Sheridan). Movie legend Lauren Bacall plays the sympathetic grandmother who assists the kids. And Leslie Nielsen appears as Santa Claus. So what is the plan? Ho-ho-ho! Aren't you in for a surprise!
Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) stars as seventeen-year-old Jones Dillon, an ... more
aspiring writer who shelves plans for college and rents a room in a boarding house, where the quirky tenants teach him a lot more than any classroom ever could. Between bouts of longing for his mother's (Elizabeth Perkins) love and his father's address, he fantasises about enhancing his romantic prospects. First, he buys a bed from the oversexed Ma Mabley (Deborah Harry), who offers to help him break it in. Before long, he becomes involved with struggling actress Lisa (Mandy Moore - A Walk To Remember). However, it's the enigmatic Jane (Franka Potente - Run Lola Run), a photographer, and a few years older than he, who really gets his pulses racing. When Jane has a car accident and her ex-boyfriend shows up on his motorcycle, things get complicated. Jones enlists the aid of Brad (Aaron Pearl), his wacky downstairs neighbour, and they concoct a scheme that could get him what he wants...and a lot more!
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Comedy - Director: Tony Dow - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: John Challis, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tessa Peake-Jones, Gwyneth Strong
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Advantages: elijah wood, great cast, good one-liners Disadvantages: tries to hard to be funny in parts, bit confusing
...this was the other - All I want (it changed its name when it went onto video for some reason) or Try Seventeen (the original film name).
This is one of those films that probably passed many of us by - except the die-hard Elijah Wood fans (like me!) that is. I had heard of it but I never actually made the journey to go and buy it.
Until the day I visited my local library and scanned their 'Items for Sale' bookcase for something ... ...I thought
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All I want is an entertaining film, with a great cast and it portrays an accurate view of what it's like to be a 17 year old boy (Well I know about the 17 part but I cant say about being a boy ). The script is funny and witty (see first quote below) and it really is enjoyable to watch. Elijah portrays the part well and easily passes for a 17 year old with his boyish good looks. You can tell what his character ... more
Looking through my comprehensive collection of DVD's recently, I decided to search on Ciao and see if there were any that were not listed. There were two - The Adventures of Huck Finn(read my review!) and this was the other - All I want (it changed its name when it went onto video for some reason) or Try Seventeen (the original film name).
This is one of those films that probably passed many of us by - except the die-hard Elijah Wood fans (like me!) that is. I had heard of it but I never actually made the journey to go and buy it. Until the day I visited my local library and scanned their 'Items for Sale' bookcase for something interesting with a small price tag attached.
And I found what I was looking for - a DVD for £5 with the added bonus of Elijah Wood!
THE FILM ======== Released 2002 Genre - Romance, Comedy. A little of both. Director: Jeffrey Porter
Main Cast -------------- Elijah Wood .... Jones Franka Potente .... Jane Mandy Moore .... Lisa Chris Martin .... Steve Deborah Harry aka Blondie .... Ma Mabley Elizabeth Perkins .... Blanche
Story ------- You're only seventeen once. For Jones Dillon, it's one time too many.
An aspiring writer, Jones Dillon is a 17 year old misfit (a little bit like me :P) with an alcoholic mother and an estranged father. Shelving his plans for college, Jones drops out and rents a room in a boarding house - where he learns more than he ever could have in any classroom. Between longing for his mothers love, and trying to find out his fathers address, he fantasises about the things every normal 17 year old thinks about.You know what I mean ;) His first encounter is with the over-sexed Mabley the second hand shop owner, from whom Jones buys a bed, when she offers to help him break it in. He soon becomes entangled in his neighbours lives, with his second romantic situation with the aspiring actress to be Lisa. But the person who really lights his fire is the enigmatic Jane, a photographer and an older, more mature woman. She rejects his advances, seeing him as only a child in her eyes. When he's not chasing after the ladies or learning that living on your own has its downsides (like having to buy furniture and food) , Jones spends his time fending off questions from his mother about why he's not in college, using his fathers old typewriter to type letters to a father of which he doesn't know his address (but he stores them in a trunk for his own sanity), and indulging in an overactive fantasy life of the romantic nature.
When Jane is involved in a car accident, and one of her ex-boyfriends comes along to take care of her, Jones realizes how strong he feels about her. Enlisting another of his strange neighbours , Brad, he fights back(literally) for Jane's love.
What I thought --------------------- All I want is an entertaining film, with a great cast and it portrays an accurate view of what it's like to be a 17 year old boy (Well I know about the 17 part but I cant say about being a boy ). The script is funny and witty (see first quote below) and it really is enjoyable to watch. Elijah portrays the part well and easily passes for a 17 year old with his boyish good looks. You can tell what his character is thinking, by just the emotion on Elijah's face and I think the casting for the film was perfect. Franka Potente was Elijah's love in real life for a short while so it probably wasn't hard to act that part. The love triangle between the three young actors works well, they all work brilliantly together and the chemistry seems real.
Quote --------- * Jones: I got a motorcycle. Blanche: Well isn't that nice. Maybe I should throw myself off this roof and save myself the trouble of having to bury you. Jones: I don't think the fall would kill you, but you could try.
* Jones: What about you, Blanche? Are you making anyone miserable on a regular basis?
* Jones: You know, I've been some places - Texas, Delaware, three schools in New Hampshire, Kansas - not everwhere so maybe I'm wrong, but I think you're probably the most beautiful woman in the world
OVERALL ======== Overall I give the film an 8.5/10. This is because I did get a little bit confused about what was going on about half way through the film, when Jones was having those fantasies of his. Also in parts I did find they were trying too hard to be funny and this spoiled the film a little bit for me. The witty script and good casting make this film a must see. Although I recommend you rent it first to see if its your thing. Its like marmite - some people hate it, some like it and some love it. I'm in the second category although Elijah Wood does make it better for me!
THE DVD ======= The case I have is red and the front and back covers show pictures of Elijah, Mandy and Franka. Inside there is also a little insert booklet that lists the chapters.
This film was in the cinema for a very short time and went straight to DVD. The DVD itself is nothing special and the special features have much to be desired. The disc's only extras are four trailers - one of them for All I Want. I would have liked to have seen anything to do with the filming of the film, like a bloopers reel or a fly on the wall documentary. As it is I am happy enough with the film, but I feel some extra content would have improved the experience.
OVERALL ======== One to look out for. Teenagers will probably relate to it and parents may want to watch it to see what their kids are thinking - you may be shocked! Not one of Elijahs best films but certainly one to watch on your own, with friends, or with a date. I have found it at sendit.com - £6.99 or for only £3.50 used on amazon.co.uk
Advantages: Charming rom-com Disadvantages: Gets too serious after silly first half
AllIWant AKA Try Seventeen is a charming and quirky romantic comedy from 2002, despite its strong cast in the UK it bypassed the cinema and head straight to video/DVD, despite the fact that across the world the movie faired incredibly well at the box office, interestingly in Russia the movie was a massive hit.
AllIwant messes its stories context by giving its hero Jones (Elijah Wood) two lives, one is real the second a fantasy world that is lived out through his writing, this element allows you to second guess every important scene. While some are easy to spot others are a little more subtle, this is the strong defining force that keeps you watching this movie, and without this element there would be nothing to separate the movie from 100 other romantic comedies.
As odd new guy in town Elijah Wood as Jones delivers his most ...
Advantages: Its Christmas and puts you in the mood (although its March!) Disadvantages: Predictable
Yes Im early or late in posting this but I'm sad to say I have just watched this on video!
I love Christmas films, it always outs me in the mood for the day, I love snuggling up on christmas Eve watching The Snowman! Although there are loads of quality christmas films out there I am afraid this isn't one of them.
The plot is rather simple. Two children are hoping that their parents will be back together in time for christmas and the plot revolves around that. They chase off their mothers suitors and trick their parents to get them together. Like most films of this nature the end is fairly predictible.
The girls character is played by Thora Birch who is one of the only good things about the film! She asks Santa for her parents to get back together. Her brother Ethan plans to ruin their mothers wedding plans with all sorts ...
Advantages: Depth of characters, challenging at times. Disadvantages: No grounding in reality, some parts too silly.
should, but that is the way of things by now. The lack of any sense of reality is slightly disconcerting at first, yet the depth on offer here from all of the characters makes this a journey that is certainly worth taking.
NOTE: Try Seventeen, for some reason that is completely lost to me, is released as "AllIWant" in the UK. Now, considering in the context of the film, Try Seventeen fits the film perfectly, and AllIWant means absolutely nothing, I'd like to know why distributors feel the need to change titles for different audiences. ...
Comedy - Director: Charles Barton, Jean Yarbrough - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance, Universal - Starring: Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Max Baer Jr., Buddy Baer, James Alexander
