did i miss something??

Rating: 10/10 (29 March 2005)

A 6.8 rating for this movie is ridiculously low...
I don't think I've seen this much hostility towards a movie in quite a while. I don't remember the IMDb being the hotbed for PC, prudish people to spout their moral qualms. What is clear, however, is this: this post will do nothing to change people's minds about the movie, so rather than try to convince people that this movie was freaking awesome, I will attempt to sum up where the appeal is.
The claims of some of its detractors are true. The movie relies heavily on crude humor (very much in the mold of Something about Mary, which also started off with a 1-star rating by some prude), but very accurately reflects the type of conversations that teens have. Example: Jim, walking into school, says to Kevin "I saw the Little Mermaid last night. That Ariel, she's so hot." C'mon, what 17 year old kid hasn't thought that?
What sets the movie apart from others in recent memory, though, is the heart with which it is done. The accuracy in the conversations and the way the people deal with the issues that always arise during that time in a person's life is fantastic and, as a result, gives the movie-viewer a powerful sense of nostalgia for those days when the struggles of life seemed impossible, but were so fun at the same time.
Who will like this movie? People who are young at heart, people who are wasted, and people who want to be transported back to a great period in their lives. Prudish people- pretension need not apply.
As one prude worries, "in 10 years, I fear this may be a cult classic." Too late. Awesome movie.