Looking for Alibrandi (2000)
Josie Alibrandi has a lot to deal with right now. She’s 17, got the dreaded H.S.C. in front of her, and the boy of her dreams seems completely out of reach. Then there’s that other problem. She’s a wog. Sure, it’s where Josie comes from, but it’s not where she feels she belongs. In fact, Josie doesn’t know where she belongs. With her Nonna in one ear talking about the old country and the stuck-up girls at her school telling her she’s an outsider, it’s no wonder. This year, however, everything is going to change. Josie will let loose, face her fears, uncover secrets - even discover the true identity of her father. It’s going to be a year when Josie finally finds out where she belongs.
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That was an excellent one.
I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
well..i read the book so many times....and i loved it...and when i saw the movie...i was so disappointed..and sad..i get its a low budget movie.but....there are so many different parts...the movie is so empty and short..they have cut so many parts....i mean..the book wasn't 300 pages..its was a normal book..why didn't they include all the things in the movie>?? and the characters are so not a like as they are described in the book..! anyways it was worth watching it...but not more than once.I would love if someone would remake this movie..with other actors..and to do it exactly like in the book...i think people would enjoy it more!
I love the movie , although had forgotten how different the book is to the movie until i re read it the other day . But I think that there needed to be changes in the movie , just because of the time difference on when the book was written and set, and when the film was produced. And Melina Marchetta, the author of the book also wrote the screenplay so the characters are true reflections of how she wants them to appear. Also i love the soundtrack, especially the cover of U2's With or Without you at John Bartons Funeral , and Teenager of the Year. Its so funny coz during my final Yr 12 exams in my very last exam I remembered that song as I was finishing... it must have helped i got a good mark !! lol
I borrowed this movie when I was in Australia earlier this year. I liked it so much that I watched it a second time (the same day) with some friends and a third time the day before I had to give the movie back. I bought the DVD and now I can watch it at home whenever I want. Now I put it in my recorder every time when I want to be remembered about the good time I had in Australia and it works.But well, that is not the only reason why I like that movie. I just think that the story is very sweet. I have never been in Josie's situation but I really can feel with her. This movie makes me smile and it makes me think about my own teenage years. Honestly, there is nothing that I do not like about that movie. Just watch it and I hope for you that you can see it just a bit like I see it every time I watch it again and again and again.
When I was doing my HSC, the novel of 'Looking For Alibrandi' was of the main texts for the subject: English. Our task for 'Alibrandi' was to "focus only on the novel don't say anything about the film". I actually watched the film before I'd finished reading the novel, but to me the film was just the same as the novel. Well English was never my best subject and I wasn't found of any of the English texts. I don't mean to offend anyone but I don't like the novel or the film of 'Alibrandi'.The reason why I don't like it is because stories about ordinary people bore me. The main reason why I either watch movies or read novels is because theybring you out of the ordinary world into a funny, exciting and extraordinaryworld. So 'Alibrandi' is the exact opposite of everything that entertains me in movies or novels. So I'd say that 'Alibrandi' has become a popular text forEnglish here in Australia, but it doesn't mean you have to like it.