good film but with many flaws

I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

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.

I'm sorry but I love this show. I loved it when it first aired, I just watched every episode again, and I love it still. It's not just funny, it's witty. Eddie Shin and Tinsley Grimes are Laugh Out Loud funny. Glenn Howerton and Chyler Leigh are adorable as the will they/won't they couple, and Brittany Daniels, Margaret Smith and Geoff Pierson are great filling out the cast. Yes, this makes fun of the 80's, I lived thru the 80's, there was a lot to make fun of. If you can watch this series without a smile on your face then you don't want to be happy.

The team that brought us "That '70s Show" gives us "That '80s Show". It makes poetic sense if not in the real sense. They never understood that the audience wasn't watching it for the 70s style as much as for the group's chemistry. That show had fun which this one never achieved.Whereas the 70s group was always together hanging out, the 80s group had different story lines. It's 1984 San Diego. Corey (Glen Howerton) and Katie (Tinsley Grimes) live with their Dad RT and Corey's friend Roger (Eddie Shin). Also staring Chyler Leigh, and Brittany Daniel. The group never could bond together.It seems that they missed the lesson of what makes a good TV show. Simply making fun of everything 80's is not enough. Strip it all away, the story and the characters underneath the nostalgia must stand on it's own. Clearly it did not.

This is a good show. It doesn't have an excellent script, about 80% of the jokes and punchlines don't really land, it starts a bit shaky, the characters reactions are sometimes too forced; and many other bad thing can be said about it. But in the end, I found it quite likable. It didn't bore me at all. I found the love story to be sweet and volatile at times. The fights between Corey and Tuesday were so fun to watch. There's just so many funny stuff that could be written out of this. The characters where really charismatic. All of them. Sophia being bisexual and hysterically shallow, Roger so wannabe yuppie, Katie so innocently happy for no reason, Tuesday insecurely mean for no reason, R.T. with the hip attitude and harsh slogans, and Corey just pissing Tuesday off. I know it wasn't the best show out there, but quite enjoyable. Better than many shows. I also agree with one of the reviews here about the show needing more time to settle. Many good shows have a lacking first season. I believe this one had potential. Katie was awesome. I honestly think she could have become a legendary TV character. Personally, I didn't like Margaret that much. She wasn't funny to me, but didn't ruin it either. That 70's show wasn't perfect. Same problem with dialog and punchlines, but the actors made it all funny. This was heading up the same way. The only disadvantage this show had with its predecessor was exactly that. It came after. Other than that, great show. It had a lot to grow on. Too bad it was shot down so soon.

I haven't seen a whole lot of this show, but I've seen enough to know it never should have been aired. Fox seemed to be trying to get a quick buck from a less-than-mediocre excuse for television. After the success of That 70s Show, Fox should have had the sense to realize it wouldn't work to do it for every single decade. It tried to copy That 70s Show, but didn't have the heart or the character. It's no wonder it only lasted half a season. They tried, but it was a miserable, miserable failure. I love That 70s Show, but this doesn't even come close to living up to half of it's predecessor. The idiot who came up with this should be completely ashamed. DON'T WATCH.