Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (Blu-ray Disc, 2009)

it was delivered very fast, in a couple days, perfectly sealed in the factory packaging,i bought it because it was a good price and i like the movie... i would buy from again..

Nick & Norah's characters where taken from Nick & Nora Charles, the characters in the 'Thin Man' series of films based on William Dashiel Hammett's book. This quirky film has its moments that make you think how shocking life really can be. Oddness here is magnified in this microcosmic romantic comedy about people about to come of age and somehow learn how to grow into maturity. This is absolutely the quirkiest film I've seen in a while. While cute at times, the preponderance of insanity in this film make for an entertaining new version of the good ole' "American Graffiti" of many's grandfather days and the Fonzie craze.

The movie opens in Nick's (Michael Cera) room, the screen pans the scene as Nick leaves a message on his ex-girlfriend Tris' (Alexis Dziena) answering machine.

Actually, after all the trouble, I don't believe he was successful since he pushes the wrong button on his cellphone and erases it all. Nick's ring-tone is "Boys Don't Cry" by The Cure. (The lyrics tell the story of a man who has given up trying to regain the love of a girl that he has lost, and tries to disguise his true emotional state by "laughing, hiding the tears in [his] eyes, 'cause boys don't cry".)


Nick tells her that he is leaving the last of his mixed cds on her doorstep.
His infactuation with her is obvious, yet Triss doesn't really seem to care. Nick is heartbroken that they broke up and wants to know why it happened especially why on his b-day. The next scene then goes to Sacred Heart High School in Englewood, NJ. where we are now introduced to Norah (Kat Dennings).

Actually, the film originally began at The Jerkoff's show where Norah first meets Nick. All prior scenes, including Nick leaving a voice-mail on Tris' phone, the scenes with Norah, Caroline, and Tris at the Catholic school were re-shoots filmed 6 months after principal production had ended.

A funny quirk to this film shows up in the trailer where it actually shows an alternate version of the club scene kiss with Nick and Norah. When Tris comes up to ask them how they met - it is Nick who tells Tris that they have the same dentist. In the actual movie, Norah is the one that tells this to Tris.

Several exceptional pieces of information about the film and the characters are important to discuss. Norah is supposedly a Jewish girl attending a Catholic high school. This is explained in the book that Norah wants to attend any school Caroline does, but due to Caroline's obnoxious behavior, she gets trown out of every school she's attended and is only accepted at a Sacred Heart.

It's really hilarious to learn that Caroline (Ari Graynor) improvised her whole speech at the Port Authority when Kevin Corrigan decided he wouldn't say a word during the "Sandwich" scene.

There are several cameos in this film that deserve mentioning. Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, (the authors of the novel) are in the background of the Veselka diner scene, sitting at a table. Eddie Kaye Thomas appears as Jesus. Devendra Banhart plays a guy in the deli.

This film attempts to delve into sexuality which sometimes makes the audience uncomfortable, but I'll have to say that, if we fail to take chances in life, then we miss many opportunities to have self assurance about the things we really want in life. Although the film may fail to draw a cult crowd from other older generations, I can be certain that X, Y, Z, and ZZ generations will like this film.

I'm going to give this film a 4/5 for Enlightenment.

Not a bad movie especially if you enjoy the humor of " George Michael" who plays one of the main characters in this film. The movie takes a group of kids around town looking for a secret band performance while running into curve balls along the way. I would give this movie 6 of 10.