Alicia
I love this movie so much
Wordiezett
So much average
Glucedee
It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
Zandra
The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Knewsense78
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S GOING THE DISTANCE delivers what you'd expect from a NL movie, that being sex, drugs, horny teens and a predictable plot. That said, it is not a bad movie but it's not exactley good. The part where the farmers daughter performs a explicit act on Dime at the dinner table and then moves on over to the girl is hilarious, the scene with Dime clicking pictures of the girl bathing nude in a lake (wtf was her name?) and then falling into the water and continuing to take pictures of her is not. And if you've ever wanted to see Jason Preistly pull a condom out of his mouth, then this is the movie for you. I rate it a 5 because I'm stuck in the middle when it comes to this one. There's plenty to like and dislike. That said, I can't tell you to watch it but I can't tell you not to either. I hope this isn't confusing. It's your call on this one.
movieman_kev
Canada's answer to the road trip movie is akin to 1989's "The Wizard", but instead of hawking Nintendo and it's apparel, this film has a hard-on for MuchMusic (the Canadian equivalent of MTV) Directed by the dreaded Mark Griffiths of "Hardbodies" movies infamy, this alleged 'comedy' revolving around guy chasing after his girl who's at the MuchMusic awards isn't funny in the least. Seems Canada has lost th recipe for the funny. The days of "Porky's", "Strange Brew", and "SCTV" all over my north of the border friends.PS: It's not called homage to out-right lift gags from far superior movies.My Grade: F
olec
I was really pleased with this film -- sure, it's teen sex-comedy pap, but at least the actors are respectable, the dialogue believable and the scenery terrific. As the genre goes, it's right up there with the rest, and in some ways even better -- i.e., as much as we wanted it to happen, when did Stifler ever really literally get it in the end? Tyler did (and Shawn Roberts looked really, REALLY great in that role)and they never bowed to cheapening the joke by making it into something that a straight guy would never recover from -- they even went so far as to have him like it! Unlike the American comedies, where the macho guys pull pranks to have a laugh at the expense of their friends, the characters here were supportive of each other, and watched out for each other (very noble, very Canadian). And did I mention that Shawn Roberts is really HOT! This movie is worth seeing (shame it didn't do too well at the box office) -- and when was the last time we got a Canadian road movie that clearly was shot in Canada?! Well done MUCH -- I hope you continue with similar films that put a Canadian twist on American (Pie) movie styles, even if they are low-brow. And to those of you who think Canadians shouldn't be making or watching low-brow -- get over it! There's room out there for us to watch all movie types, and whereas sometimes you want a movie that moves you, other times you just wanna see some hotties put into positions the American movie-makers won't touch (thank you "Cougars" scene!).
Melissa
My friends and I were torn between Without a Paddle with the many known actors and Going the Distance a Canadian production with few people that we could identify. We decided that, being Canadian, we should give the Canadian movie our support. I need to say that we were not disappointed! Going the Distance had so much that is necessary to a great "teen" movie: fun, laughs, love, sex, drugs, alcohol and extreme behaviors. The movie showed us beautiful and some familiar locations, such as the Much Music Corner in Toronto. It is great to see that everything about the movie was Canadian and it showed people that we do not need to go to Europe for a summer trip and that there is fun to be had in Canada! "Eh!?"
