Alicia I love this movie so much

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

supermaggie The O.C.-one of the best shows ever and forever, and that's why: not only is it an encouraging, positive show that lifts you up when you need to watch something to forget the world and its cruelty, it does so without being destructive/not at the cost of other people/values. There is no clumsy, obvious affirmative action (which is always reverse racism underneath), there is no bashing of Europeans/non-Americans for the sake of a nasty political agenda/clumsy propaganda, there is no twisting of historical facts (especially European ones), no turning European legends into villains and so on. And yet, it is a thrilling, entertaining, sometimes thought-provoking show – yes, it can be done, and it can be done successfully and artfully. True, there have been shows about teenagers in rich neighborhoods before, true, there have been shows about unlike couplings/brothers. There have been shows about noble criminals and teenage romance. But this show unites it all in a unique and charming way, and adds a lot of heart and soul and smartness. This is not just a dumb teen/romance/hypocritical family show, these are beautifully written, round (and perfectly cast) characters with heart and wits – entertaining and educating at the same time (without being overly didactic). This is the show I would recommend to parents to show their kids in order to show them how to behave in the world. A truly uplifting, funny and also instructive show – for viewers and writers alike, this is how it is done, you can entertain/be entertained without violence and xenophobia. A plus!!

RavenGlamDVDCollector First off, to state something quite clearly, I disagree with the legions out there who criticize Mischa Barton as Marissa Cooper. Look, I have studied this show, especially her performance. I have scrutinized her every move. The girl is poetry in motion. I think "the actress has a difficult streak" but that is her personal life, I am talking Marissa Cooper here, and she did great! It is grossly unfair to discriminate against her because or your own petty jealousies, people. I think she gave Marissa more than just a dash of Mischa and it worked. Marissa comes across as "not exactly thrilled with this world", somewhat aloof, and that's the Mischa Barton trademark and that's what many of you can't take. Look at her performance again and you'll see how much she gave the character.I would not have bought this series had it not been for my considerable interest in anything MISCHA. I had seen lots of photos of her and she was my driving force for obtaining the DVDs. Believe me, the style of the show is a long way off from being my kind of thing, especially with the first half of the pilot episode. I am now halfway through the third season (incidentally, with all my reading about the show I know the drastic outcome, the fate of Marissa, although thankfully not the exact details) and I've become a fan of the Captain Oats/Princess Sparkle bit as well, and I think highly of Peter Gallagher and Kelly Rowan so I am a true O.C. fan BUT BUT BUT it would never have happened were it not for Mischa. So I will leave it up to the other fans to enthuse about the rest of the show. It is just so damn fashionable to kick sand at Mischa that I find it my solemn duty to defend her performance. Everybody who knows The Raven knows she is my muse for the female lead in my own novel, so lay off!Prior to writing this, I saw ep. 15 of #3 and just allow me to mention that if Willa Holland as Kaitlin Cooper was merely a story arc, ooh big mistake. I can check out on Wikipedia now to see if she's coming back, but I won't add yet another season spoiler. Obviously, the producers would have seen she is the added injection the show needs (debatable, actually, I find Mischa to induce an overload of just-sit-there-in- amazement) and especially as Ms. Barton is scheduled to not be part of the final season, Willa should become main cast. I know it is past history. But please don't e-mail me the outcome.

ComedyFan2010 I started this show with not very high expectations and must say the first few episodes just made me cringe. I found it unrealistic, cliché and it involved some bad acting from the younger actors. But it rapidly gained on quality and the story lines just sucked me in. The show has both good and bad times. It went down in the season three and the beginning of season 4 made me think that it will turn into garbage. But once again they gained on the entertainment and I felt sad at the end saying good bye to the characters I now loved.And I must say I didn't always love them. Some characters, like the main one Ryan, I had a love/hate attitude towards. Mostly love, but there were times when I wished somebody would kick his ass and though he was annoying. Then there was Summer. Oh man, did I not like her in the first seasons! But her character went through some great development as at the end I loved the girl.And there were characters that I always cared about. Julie, a bit of a villain but the one that one just can't dislike. A strong, beautiful woman who can manipulate everyone and yet has a kind heart. And Sandy! Isn't he the kind of dad many would wish they had? And Seth, one of the best characters on the show. He makes us laugh and we love him.The show is a sort of a soap opera with concentration on teens. But the adults also play a huge role in this one, which makes it even more entertaining as I haven't been a teen for a long time. And it manages to keep the viewer watching with fun stories and with characters we love.

Evita07 I first saw it on TV in 2004(i know it's late),and decided to give it a try.At first I thought that would be another series with teens and all this cliché stuff.I was wrong ,the first two seasons are so original and have all these clues which attract most viewers.One of the very best TV series.I didn't have any special complains.I guess it kinda suit my tastes.In other words it may not be perfect for anybody.Noteworthy is the fact,that there are some plot details which are the main point of this show.For example,the show contains teen drama,teen problems and stuff like that.Personally,I think most shows,even movies depict all this drama so unrealistically,in the otherside the OC is realistic in most plot parts(there may be many "unrealistic" coincidences,but it would be so boring withoou that).Noteworthy is the excellent soundtrack that plays with each episode.Definitely a must see!