I feel old

Rating: Null/10 (6 October 1999)

I saw this film yesterday. It has a 15+ rating and when buying my ticket, I was asked how old I was (I'm 20). Anyway, my friends and I were surrounded by a pack of practically pre-pubescent "I just turned fifteen today" year-olds.
I had heard that this movie was shocking, and not for the weak-of-stomach. But I should have realised that with it's rating, it couldn't be too "out there".
I admit that I did find the movie amusing, and it was interesting to see Alyson Hannigan outside of Buffy. But I did feel old, and the camera-work made me feel a bit dizzy. Having all the conversations filmed directly from the perspective of the non-talking participant meant way too many close-ups, and I started to wonder about that perpetually stray strand of hair of Oz's, and the lack of subtlety as regards the guy's eye make-up.
Some scenes seemed totally unbelievable. I don't think anyone I know would start masturbating in a virtually unknown guy's bedroom, while they were 'getting changed'. I also don't see how it's acceptable to show a lithe female naked except for a pair of lacy undies, when the male equivalent is a flaccid youth with disturbing boxers.
Basically, it was a funny movie, but I wouldn't really class it as shocking. I guess I've grown up since I've left high school.