New Moon is nothing if not an international advertisement for the hungry virtues of virginity and young people can’t get enough of it
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
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A smart, prickly and rewarding view of sexual and emotional confusion
Cock
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Kitchen W8
Too long and drawn out but very entertaining with excellent special effects
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Dir: Todd Phillips.
Cast: Jon Heder, Billy Bob Thornton, Jacinda Barrett, Michael Clarke Duncan
Description: Traffic warden Roger is too sweet and sensitive for his own good, allowing his angry customers to bully him into submission. Also, he is a gibbering wreck around women, and doesn't know how to chat-up his beautiful neighbour Amanda. So Roger enrols in confidence classes run by the enigmatic Dr P and his hulking sidekick Lesher. The lessons seem to do the trick and Roger's self-belief soars, until Dr P cruelly decides to woo Amanda himself.
Country: US. 2006. 101mins
Geek-fest: School for Scoundrels
Watching the geek get the girl seems to be a national obsession in America, and nobody does geek quite like Napoleon Dynamite star Jon Heder.
Roger (Heder) is a NYC meter attendant, the type of loser who owns books entitled I'm Worth It, Darn It! and faints at the first sign of trouble.
Dr P (Billy Bob Thornton) is the unconventional motivational guru who refers to his pupils as retards and, for $5,000, promises to help Roger "release the inner lion", as well as scoop up beautiful neighbour Amanda (Jacinda Barrett) along the way.
While his first confrontation ends with his head being, somewhat predictably, put down a flushing toilet, Roger soon picks up speed - only to find that Dr P has set his formidable sights on Amanda as well.
Heder's natural kookiness, Thornton's "Bad Santa in a suit" villain and a motley crew of fellow geeks give this well-worn story an appealing makeover.
The script isn't wet-your-pants funny but support from the excellent Sarah Silverman, as Amanda's ballbreaking flatmate, plus Ben Stiller as a paranoid ex-pupil, lend comedy punches.
And an old lady face down in a bowl of jelly, a spray-painted dog and a bunch of disparate losers armed with paintball guns are always amusing.
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