13 Going On 30 is crazier than you remember...

[@coloradoduckling1174]

The casting of young vs older actors is the most perfect I've ever seen in any movie tbh

[@Sunflowers_220]

Yes about two years ago the girl that played Jenna turned 30 and she looks so much like Jennifer gardner. Just wooow. The best casting ever

[@thethinkingtrain]

@@Sunflowers_220and the girl who played Judy Greer’s younger self! Wow.

[@cc1526]

Except for Matt. The worst part is Noah centinao is his literal twin from the looks to the voice to everything 😭

[@bigbearkat2010]

And that girl would play a young Jennifer Garner again in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. Weird thing to get typecasted into, isn't it?

[@brett443]

I have ALWAYS said this!

[@thoughtsofaleo2916]

"What's wrong, pookie" walked, so "Hey there, baby girl" from 365 could run.

[@origo1165]

NGL this comment made me laugh out loud so much bc it fits so well 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nydi444]

LOL

[@CuteAnimalVideos2580]

it was "are you lost baby girl" and its infinitely creepier lol

[@iri02802]

😂😂

[@christinavernon2277]

Omg 😂

[@someone-338]

“What’s wrong pookie” *I CHOKED*

[@KingMazza]

ayo?

[@ek0dev]

WHY DID HE SAY IT LIKE THAT LMAO

[@DRAWMEIFYOUGETLOST]

WHATS WRONG POOKIE?😈😈👹👹😏😏💀

[@ellaenman4049]

I was watching this a few months ago with friends and we all screamed when he said that lol

[@RosePetal817]

LAMFO

[@aubreezily13]

The scene when she returns home to her family and they immediately welcome her back into their lives, after what I can only assume would be years of no contact, absolutely breaks me each time. Billy Joel's "Vienna" playing just makes the scene that much better. Regardless of how well some things have aged, the heart in this movie is beautiful.

[@CuteAnimalVideos2580]

yup and when she asks the mom "if you could go back in time and change anything what would it be" and the mom says "nothing" ;_;

[@mariaskabardonis8353]

That’s a very sweet scene

[@eddthehead123]

"It's been ten years, we didn't part amicably, and have never spoken since. Let me make you your favourite meal" Truly, based parents.

[@360shadowmoon]

Same... This is one of my all time favorite movies.

[@daniegal]

That scene always makes me shed a tear

[@aduhdhew12]

I burst out laughing when the guy said: wHaTs WrOnG pOoKiE

[@LiAb-sr3pk]

Fr 😭😭😭

[@ItsYukiToo]

😂😂😂

[@edwinleon6747]

lol wtf

[@erirausa7841]

POOKIE!? PUKEY!!!!!!

[@sodaboi2154]

I PHYSICALLY recoiled at that line 😭

[@jeandelarosa477]

“Oh those aren’t people honey, those are models” 😂 murdered

[@NauticalTurtle]

😂

[@laurie_guilbeau]

And that was 1987, before Photoshop!

[@Emma-Ilona13]

Oh look mom it's a real-life model can I go pet her perfect hair?

[@BulletproofVendetta]

@@laurie_guilbeau I mean... yes and no. They didn't have the actual computer program but magazines have been editing photos in the same ways for the same reasons for pretty much the entire time there have been photos in magazines. Pre-computers they would just have to do it by hand with paint/ink/whatever medium worked best.

[@silvamesrobian2291]

Fr tho

[@an-qo6by]

There's something about Ruffalo in this movie. And their chemistry in general, it was so sweet and pure. Shows us how our purity and ability to be vulnerable can be stripped away from us when we reach adulthood. She brought that out of him again, just like when they were kids. it was so :') I wish there were more movies like this.

[@katrinamack444]

yes without him in this i don’t know if i would have rewatched this non stop as a child. he’s just so charming 😭

[@an-qo6by]

@@katrinamack444 he was special like so charming sweet adorable ugh

[@trinaq]

Agreed, Mark Ruffualo was so charming in this movie, and I was always Team Matt for Jenna.

[@BurnItUpp2009]

Right? With this and just like heaven it definitely secured Mark Ruffalo to my top crushes of all time. I was IN LOVE.

[@msjkramey]

What do you mean by "purity"?

[@wk4896]

"Oh god not his thingy" the casting for Judy Greer was amazing.

[@Dagenspear]

PLEASE, you, and EVERYONE, if you haven't already, embrace the One True Only God YHWH Jehovah, Only One Jesus Christ His Only Begotten Son and Lord and Savior of our souls and the Only One Holy Spirit. God is good. God is love. Jesus is Lord. Jesus IS coming. Your soul depends on it! I have seen God act in my life. He saved my soul, changed my heart, changed my mind, helped people through me, took care of people in my life, people I hurt before I found God. God is the only reason I was able to reconcile with my dad before he died. God worked through Jesus Christ to save our souls. Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins. Believe in your heart and confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and that God raised Him from the dead and you will be saved. Be baptized in The Holy Spirit, and if He wills, water as well. Repent of your sins, accept God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit into your heart, that Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son Jesus Christ, that all who believe on Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Jesus Christ is The Way, The Truth and The Life. No one comes to the Father Jehovah God but through Him. Not long after I got saved I prayed to God for help understanding the Holy Bible, and that same day someone knocked on my door asking me if I wanted to understand the Bible. The Holy Bible says, "love thy enemy", "turn the other cheek", "If your enemy is hungry, feed him", "if he is thirsty, give him a drink", "pray for those who persecute you", "do not repay evil for evil". LORD willing, all humans may commit sin of almost every kind (gay, straight), and that's wrong, and all humans sin, as God tells us through the The Holy Bible, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." The Holy Bible also says, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."

[@Jonathan_Collins]

Ok, this movie does have many problems, but can we all agree that Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo have amazing chemistry and the movie is endlessly entertaining?

[@demoura6738]

Problems? I mean, compared to many terrible movies from the 2000s, this film is literally a masterpiece!

[@blahblahblehp]

Considering she woke up to the human version of the Prince in Shrek (in looks and character) as her bf, I agree re chemistry with Ruffalo lol

[@thefinalme]

It aged way better than “17 again”. And they are a really convincing couple.

[@cc1526]

@@blahblahblehpomg I literally said to my husband while watching this that if they ever did a live action shrek 2, hockey bro better be cast as Prince Charming 😭

[@ninjanibba4259]

Amazing? No

[@oliviastratton2169]

One thing I'll say for this movie: it didn’t do the "love-interest ditches fiancé in favor of protagonist" cliché. Ruffalo's character was tempted. But but he stuck to his commitment and Gardner's character had to face the consequences of her past actions. Now, time-travel gave her a second chance, but the fiancé never had to get screwed over to make it happen.

[@osirisjojo6876]

2:45 name of soundtrack please

[@elmore707]

Honestly if the guy I was marrying was tempted to leave me for his ex friend from the past she can have him. Why would you want to be in a marriage with a man who's hearts isn't 100% in it from the start?

[@secretlyadragon4723]

Yeah, even watching this in 2004 when I was still in my teens, I always liked that he was like, 'no, I may have faltered a little, but I'm marrying Wendy. I'm not giving up happiness now for a maybe with you.' Whether it would have worked out or not for him with his marriage is irrelevant. Asking him to leave his fiancée at the alter was not it, Jenna. No matter how he may have fleetingly felt.

[@iloveamerica64]

They kissed each other when he was engaged

[@jessicahavens-ziebarth9409]

@Kwildcat13I agree, Therese something less appealing about Wendy. It’s probably jealousy popping up and her adult rational side tamping it down. Great performance from a side character with very little screen time. But honestly, if you were this character: who wouldn’t be a little nervous and suspicious but try to play it off as “not insecure” if their fiancé was suddenly hanging out with their old middle school BFF who he had been really close with in middle school and then dissed him so she could be cool. If they had any kind of intimate communication, he probably would have told her about his middle school and HS experiences. Wendy didn’t do anything remotely wrong. She didn’t even do anything rude or unfriendly. Literally she’s so nice except not showing interest in learning more about Jenna who suddenly showed up.

[@sybill123ful]

unironically, i still watch this movie when i’m having deep depressive episodes, cause i love jennifer garner and that movie is such a “healing childhood” movie

[@7991ot]

Ugh. The montage of her going back to her parents home with the song Vienna playing heals my soul everytime🥲

[@sims2lovealot]

Same! It always makes me feel a bit better and remember what's important in life

[@cindy8966]

comfort movie fr ❤ best ending ever and always makes me happy

[@pink_magical_girl]

Bob's burgers is mine

[@sybill123ful]

@@7991ot that part will never not make me sob. it’s one of my favorite scenes in the movie too 😭

[@sierrab5010]

The casting for this movie was perfect! Everyone genuinely looks like older versions of the younger actors and Jennifer Garner portrays a 13 year olds innocence so well! Also the line delivery of “what’s wrong pookie” is pure gold 🤣

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Imagine someone from 2007 accidentally entered 2024 and was like “Why does my phone keep losing battery? I swear Nokia 3310 took care of this.”

[@dragonsteamworks6675]

The only things that will survive nuclear fallout are cockroaches and the Nokia 3310.

[@lazubug]

We have phones that last for a few days tho. Much better battery life than in 2010s.

[@bored588]

@@lazubug still not as good as a nokia 3310, i dont know if your old enough to have had one, but when people say they charged it once a week, they werent kidding. meanwhile the latest iphone might as well as live on a wireless charger.

[@debil911]

​@@lazubugu So dumb

[@ColumbineYippee]

Lol

[@meatarms-facegerms]

Just watched this again recently. Not gonna lie; other than being a little annoyed with how Matt didn't come clean to either woman when he recognized what he was doing was wrong, it was REALLY great how Jenna accepted the rejection. Yes, she came for the last-chance begging, but she didn't make a scene or try to hurt the bride. "I want you to be happy because I love you," is underrated and glossed over, but is such a mature and healthy response to rejection.

[@luckyinugirl1816]

It's been awhile since I watched this. What didn't Matt come clean with?

[@meatarms-facegerms]

@luckyinugirl1816 he was hanging out with Jenna and not setting boundaries with her and when his fiancee showed up, he didn't fess up either. It's only innocent until he felt the need to hide his activities. I get that might seem unrealistic or restrictive to some, but I'd much rather have a partner that shares who they are spending time with and what they did than someone who tucks things away or "forgets" to tell me when an old flame shows up to hang out and chat.

[@luckyinugirl1816]

@@meatarms-facegerms oh okay thank you!

[@Jonathan_Collins]

Sort of off topic but it always amazed me how similar the actresses who play teen and adult Lucy are.

[@trinaq]

Preach, they definitely look like they could be related, though Judy Greer mentions on the DVD Extras that she was a nerd back in school, far from the popular girl Lucy is depicted as.

[@brandondie-kasten8824]

I think I read somewhere that the other actress played a young Jen Garner twice.

[@miguelandresforerodelgadil3059]

If it came out today many would've be calling for VFX

[@gamewiz720]

​@@brandondie-kasten8824She did! This movie and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.

[@RS-bn1ty]

@@brandondie-kasten8824she also recreated the closet dress up scene and she looks so much like Jennifer it’s crazy lol

[@ginasannino2089]

It's a small detail but I really liked how the pattern on the scarf of 13 year old Jenna becomes the pattern on the eye mask of 30 year old Jenna.

[@videohistory722]

The blindfold she's wearing at the party is the sleep mask she's wearing when she wakes up. The apartment in the "30 flirty and thriving" article is the apartment she's living in in the future. The guy she throws the shrimp tail on is the same guy who's drink she drops the pineapple wedge in.

[@brittneybrat8911]

Whats the time stamp for the last one??

[@k.marcie]

In the movie? I think it was the party scene where she dances Thriller. Don’t quote me on that tho

[@Mandahaya]

Also the picture Jenna puts on the cupboard after the wedding photo is the one Matt took of them in the school hallway.

[@katelinbell280]

​@kaheamarcie5286 the party scene is the beginning scene. Her 13th birthday party

[@k.marcie]

@@katelinbell280 No. I don’t even think that scene counts as a party 😂 There’s a scene where adult Jenna gets everyone to dance Thriller with her, it’s a promotional event for the magazine

[@filmfury743]

There’s a certain innocence about this movie, that you just don’t see these days. It’s about a woman who’s just trying to become a good person. I rewatched it a few weeks ago, and when it ended, I had the biggest smile on my face.

[@trinaq]

This movie made me think that I too would be majorly successful by 30. It also showed me how fun the Thriller dance was. 💃 Mark and Jennifer have such easy, natural chemistry, that you can't help but root for Jenna and Matty.

[@CuteAnimalVideos2580]

I was "flirty and thriving" at 30, I'll be 33 this year and its gone downhill from there lol

[@WhoGaveHit]

So were you eventually successful by the time you became 30?

[@Tweetyresm]

I turned 30 in 2020...🥲

[@trinaq]

@@WhoGaveHit It was mostly a mixed bag. I still didn't have it all together, but I felt more comfortable with myself.

[@melissashilkoff]

I love how Mark Ruffalo is so proud of this movie and still posts about it 20 years later!

[@signofthecrimes1534]

they did so good for the casting for the blonde girl and the blonde woman bc wow

[@Max25670]

they did a great job on the casting for the 3 main child/adult characters

[@jonathanstern5537]

I agree. When I was 13 I thought that by 30, I'd be an established actor, be married to Jennifer Love Hewitt, and have an apartment in Manhattan and a McMansion in Beverly Hills. Now, I'm 41, single, work at a warehouse, and I rent a room in Smithtown. Living the dream baby.

[@rickyrosay33977]

When I was 13 I thought that by 30, I would be a famous music producer and singer, married to Alexandra Daddario, own a mansion in Lago Di Como. Now I'm 28, single, went through multiple failed relationships, works at target, went back to college after 6 years away not close to getting my degree, and live in a small condo I highly doubt in 2 years ill live in Lago Di Como, become successful in music, and for sure I can't marry Alexandra Daddario since she's now going to be a mother

[@Cutie_Biscuit]

In 8th grade I thought by now (29) I would have 2 kids , married with 4 houses(all over the world) I think one was in Ireland, Tennessee, NYC, and I forget the last one. I also don’t remember if the nyc and Tennessee one counted as the 4 or not. Multiple dream career jobs because I thought I was going to be a writer, model, fashion designer / actress. I thought I was gonna be all of these things and my career would start at 25. I would go to collage at like 19/20 and then life would happen. So by the time I was 29 my life would be in full swing. Talk about delusional thinking. I wanted to be a Live in Manhattan & then once my kids were 7/8 I wanted to raise them on a ranch in Tennessee….. 😂 WHAT da heck younger me…..

[@Cutie_Biscuit]

I forgot to add what my life is like today. 29, single, no kids (yay) job less, and I can’t pay my bills because 2024 is ridiculously expensive…. And I am unlearning all of my toxic traits and things I thought were real life… was my toxic upbringing and I am trying to be a better healthy person… 😅

[@rickyrosay33977]

@kryshagohr3468 wow the things we thought we were going to be when we grew up I also forgot to add I don't have kids either

[@Cutie_Biscuit]

@@rickyrosay33977 I’m sure if I really thought about it I could come up with more things kid me thought her life would be like. I very much romanticized my life because home was not great but wasn’t bad either. I had things , food, toys, ext. it’s the parent relationship that was shiiiiii-t. There prob was some subliminal messaging 😆 Hanna Montana grew up in Tennessee, and I wanted to live in nyc because all the movies and tv shows were there and it looked like the best place on earth. Not to mention models lived there and I was obsessed w/ models. Then movies like this where they had the best job, they were clubbing, drinking, going out w/ friends. Entertainment industry made grown ups look like they had it all. My 20s were NOTHING like sex in the city, gossip girl or any other tv show lol 😆 It was all I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO!! SOMEONE HELP… and I have $1 can I pay rent with that…. Hmmm if I skip this meal I can pay X bill ☠️

[@frankie9373]

"nothing more important than being the coolest kids in middle school" I mean when you are a kid in middle school and have to live in that hierarchy daily then yeah, it absolutely is middle school was a unique hell of its own

[@bigbearkat2010]

If there's one thing Alex has made clear over the years is that he definitely remembers what a special hell middle school is

[@zomgmolly]

It’s like a medieval court lmao

[@melanieortiz712]

I wasn't about trying to be one of the cool kids. I was just trying to survive middle school hell while surviving abuse at home. I almost didn't make it out for middle school alive.

[@markborok4481]

I thought cliques didn't become a thing until high school. Maybe I was too much of a loner to notice (or care).

[@shannonceleste5557]

@markborok4481 it's a media trope

[@Destinnies]

12:54 LMFAOOOO *"what's wrong pookie?"* Gotta be the same energy as *"not now kitten whiskers, daddy will discuss it later!"*

[@stefanieslater8950]

Imagine being in a movie and you’re only line what that

[@-Imunderyourbed...]

I WAS LITERALLY DYING IN THIS SCENE 😭😭😭

[@fabulousfamily564]

Is that from Shrek?

[@Destinnies]

@@fabulousfamily564 Lol yes said by Lord Farquard

[@gaiaelana1006]

"what's wrong pookie" haunts my dreams

[@angienorton5577]

Right? Dude is creepy!

[@BurnItUpp2009]

13 going on 30 is one of my favourite movies. I watched it when I was ten and I'm thirty this year so it's very nostalgic to me. Jennifer and Mark's chemistry was off the charts and I just love Jenna and Matt 🥺

[@shahinazmeerriza5377]

Same Turning 30 has been a turning point so far

[@videohistory722]

I feel like people completely miss the fact that Jenna was on her way to tell Tracy about what just happened when she overhears Lucy's conversation with her.

[@rx500android]

“What’s wrong Pookie?” I literally laughed out loud WTF WAS THAT

[@MadiganinPeach]

This movie came out when I was 10 and I'm going to be honest, I did in fact think I'd be this glamorous by 30 😂 but I will say, about to turn 30 in like a week and I have genuinely never been happier. This movie stays in my heart for that reason I think. Got a feeling my 30s will be the best decade yet.

[@BurnItUpp2009]

I'm the same. I watched this at ten and this year I'm thirty. It feels absolutely crazy to me. Time has flown.

[@ejburgess]

I came down with a couple fun autoimmune diseases and had to do a medical withdrawal from college and lost my dream job lol but I get a lot of time to garden so...I guess my thirties will be full of flowers lol

[@charleston1789]

Ended up disabled, life has thrown some curveballs - but I’m 100% happier in my 30s!

[@Bloomkyaaa]

Meanwhile me at 27 knowing my life is already over and I'm doing to die alone in a house where my body will remain undiscovered and decompose for like a year...

[@cuca_]

@@Bloomkyaaasameee

[@aryrios4697]

I thought my 30 was going to be this and now I’m eating cereal out of a box 😂

[@Tweetyresm]

Saaammmeee... and having my own place like that - 😂😂😂

[@priscillenavas6556]

This movie was my roman empire as a kid. Im excited to see this breakdown to see just how unhinged this film actually is now that i am an adult.

[@KM-ne1ft]

12:17 How is he ''emotionally unavailable''?? He literally has a fiancée.

[@imanassole9421]

"Spite and general contempt for humanity is what keeps me going at this point." 😂😂😂 Sad but true for me.

[@Dagenspear]

PLEASE, you, and EVERYONE, if you haven't already, embrace the One True Only God YHWH Jehovah, Only One Jesus Christ His Only Begotten Son and Lord and Savior of our souls and the Only One Holy Spirit. God is good. God is love. Jesus is Lord. Jesus IS coming. Your soul depends on it! I have seen God act in my life. He saved my soul, changed my heart, changed my mind, helped people through me, took care of people in my life, people I hurt before I found God. God is the only reason I was able to reconcile with my dad before he died. God worked through Jesus Christ to save our souls. Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins. Believe in your heart and confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and that God raised Him from the dead and you will be saved. Be baptized in The Holy Spirit, and if He wills, water as well. Repent of your sins, accept God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit into your heart, that Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son Jesus Christ, that all who believe on Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Jesus Christ is The Way, The Truth and The Life. No one comes to the Father Jehovah God but through Him. Not long after I got saved I prayed to God for help understanding the Holy Bible, and that same day someone knocked on my door asking me if I wanted to understand the Bible. The Holy Bible says, "love thy enemy", "turn the other cheek", "If your enemy is hungry, feed him", "if he is thirsty, give him a drink", "pray for those who persecute you", "do not repay evil for evil". LORD willing, all humans may commit sin of almost every kind (gay, straight), and that's wrong, and all humans sin, as God tells us through the The Holy Bible, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." The Holy Bible also says, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."

[@gavinsmith9871]

There was actually a book that came out fairly recently that was based off this movie. It's called 12 to 22 (it's exactly what it sounds like). It's pretty much the same premise exempt it focuses more on friendship than romance. It also added in a younger sister character to help out the protagonist in the future. It's pretty good.

[@SkaSka507]

I rewatched this movie really recently and I noticed that even when I was 12 and watched this movie for the first time I noticed a lot of the adult humor. I could relate to being a clout chasing doormat (even now) and wanting to be as pretty as everyone else. It’s honestly pretty accurate on how teenagers feel (I first watched in 2016)

[@sizzleissues]

What I really like about some early 2000s films is that the male love interests aren’t mister chad faces. I keep seeing modern attempts at the same sort of romance and it’s just the most generic attractive guy and then a model and then they kiss. When there are LOADS of male actors who are favourites among women that would probably fork over a leg to see as a love interest in a romcom. Women don’t just swoon over appearances but also the sweet personality of an actors portrayal. Honestly I think there just needs to be better writing across the board if romcoms are to work again!

[@CuteAnimalVideos2580]

check out the 2021 movie Love Hard. the male love interest is Jimmy Yang

[@kaitlynlindsay4143]

​@@CuteAnimalVideos2580 that movie was so good!!!

[@zaneplatt3533]

Could not agree more. The best part of this movie is the relationship between Jenna and Matty because they actually feel like real people who have genuine reasons for being in love with the other. Like you said, we used to get more of these romances in the past. Nowadays, people fall in love with very generically good looking people with very little personality. Apart from indie stuff, we pretty much never see the interesting/more talented actors being romantic leads (Driver, Ruffalo, Bernthal, Fassbender, Phoenix, Kaluuya etc.).

[@smalls9852]

"The magical wishing asbestos" Rofl! Brilliant

[@ThePierogiQueen]

Whoever did the casting for this movie was amazing

[@BigFazzy69420]

Guys awaken, alex has posted

[@mainfavour5238]

We have awakened

[@SilentReader-wr6pq]

We have risen

[@CutiePatutie_SmookiePookieBear]

But I'm still sleepy 😢

[@fireguy8315]

5 more minutes... zzzzzzzz

[@michellewadex]

i’ve been awakened

[@avatheditor13]

“ WHATS WRONG POOKIE 😈 “ bro what he summoned a demon with that line 😂😂

[@snackbarqueen]

I LOVE this movie, it’s literally my life in middle school…I was 13 in 1987 and this is exactly how it was lol

[@scherzva]

I was in Jr High (Grades 7-9) between 1982 and 1985, this is how I remember it. We didn’t have camera phones fortunately.

[@اسكندرفكار]

​@@scherzvaso are you a gen x

[@scherzva]

@@اسكندرفكار yes I am

[@اسكندرفكار]

@@scherzva cool....nice to know you dude

[@josies.a]

I love the part where she missed home and went back to see her parents, the dance is iconic and Jenna and Matt are so cute together

[@PixarShark]

The “Ice Ice Baby” scene is simultaneously the best and worst thing in this movie tbh. 😂😂

[@happygolucky8869]

Comparing being the hottest in middle school to being the hottest waiter at Applebee's made me cackle. Your jokes always get me.

[@stephaniewozny3852]

"It's kind of like being the tallest dwarf."

[@_MissLoLo]

The younger versions of the main characters are casted well, bravo.

[@tahliaknipe7806]

15:10 she didn’t get fired though… “Tom-tom” stole the idea, gave it to the rival company and became their editor in chief

[@TheLadyEmerald809]

"why cant every guy just be gomez addems??" 🤣😭

[@reienna5616]

Excellent question

[@melissahelen88]

i felt this in my soul 😭😭

[@katka5407]

Exactly😅

[@Anna101shark]

I ask myself that a lot

[@freyja8384]

Yeah why can't every guy just be Gomez Addams?🤷‍♀️

[@Nova_the_starcatcher]

the moms line from this film has always stuck with me though about how she doesnt have any regrets because her life is wbat has made her who she is

[@llamachai]

As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I went "OH MY GAH!!" lmao

[@fullmetalandtheflame438]

I unironically love this movie. Sure, it has some issues, but it’s just so fun and sweet. And Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner have amazing chemistry - not surprised they were cast as a couple again just a couple years ago in The Adam Project. Also, the casting of the 13 vs 30 year old actors is spot on - they actually look so much alike.

[@elphie2390]

I genuinely thought this movie was a fever dream when I was a kid 😭

[@TristanVanTimmeren]

It’s funny that you feel so old and smart as a thirteen years old, then highschool hits and you get called a stupid freshman all year

[@m.c.martin]

I subbed at a middle school, trying out substitute teaching, and I was shocked at how middle schoolers try to act grown up, but at the same time like being treated like little kids (granted because they are). It was so weird to me that I was forced to laugh at my past self randomly and somehow it brought back some good memories. But yeah, that was quite interesting to me.

[@cf87]

Gotta love these zany 2000s comedies. Sadly don't get movies like this anymore.

[@Ayelet.M]

When I was 13 I loved this movie and I re watch it every now and again, but now that I’m actually 30 I don’t own a home , I don’t have a successful career but I’m still flirty and thriving 😂

[@Spyalwayswins]

Good luck

[@Ayelet.M]

@@Spyalwayswins Luck? Who is she and why is she good?

[@PokhrajRoy.]

The Holy Trinity of Mean Girls in 2004 Hollywood - The Plastics - The Six Chicks - Shelby and her Fellow Cheerleaders

[@joannevanderhoeven]

The Ashley’s from Recess

[@sunspotmill1291]

@@joannevanderhoeven Recess ended before 2004. But the Ashleys were inspired by the OG Mean Girls before them: The Heathers!

[@R6VIIshooter]

4:11 I'm in my mid 30s, never seen this movie and if there are any late teens/twenties reading this, my back and knees hurt, my ankle is always clicking and I have mild RSI in my wrists, past of that may be down to being active military, but most of it is because I'm old. Grow up, but don't grow old everyone.

[@professorpyne]

The entire premise of this movie terrifies me! We get to see the worst of both worlds in a single film!

[@katjosephperez8772]

“Oh those aren’t people, honey. Those are models” is one of the best movie lines of the 2000’s

[@ladypool1404]

I think it's funny that both actors got roles who started with the SAME letter as their names; Marc, Matty; Jennifer; Jenna. I don't know if it's a coincidence or a producer's idea but i like it 😀

[@kholofelomashego3046]

Omg!!! Yes so happy to be in the comments an hour after Alex has posted!!! Sending love from SA 🇿🇦

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Jennifer Garner in this movie is PEAK physical comedy icon (we needed more of that) and Mark Ruffalo was so babygirl (we need more of that too)

[@brandondie-kasten8824]

I think they did another movie together just a year or two ago playing parents, but I never got around to checking it out.

[@bradenharris8718]

@@brandondie-kasten8824I did. It wasn’t that great unfortunately.

[@valolafson6035]

Yes!! That's always bugged me. If she's sabotaging her magazine......why is she keeping the evidence at the magazine?!

[@trinaq]

Elektra and The Hulk are childhood best friends, and Captain Marvel was one of the Six Chicks. I'd also like Alex to review "The Adam Project", where not only are Elektra and Bruce still together, but their son is Deadpool.

[@ECKohns]

Percy Jackson grows up to be Deadpool.

[@laurend1307]

​@@ECKohns The snarkiness is consistent 😂

[@icapsomtimes]

Also Klue or klaw from the black panther movie

[@bigbearkat2010]

Okay, I'm glad someone acknowledged Brie Larson about this. I saw her standing in the background and thought I was going crazy because I've literally never heard anyone bring this up.

[@BellaFalk95]

Don’t forget that Alfred is the magazine boss.

[@janhavi.belnekar]

10:14 "Why can't every guy be just Gomez Adams?" Collective feeling of every girl right now 😌 😍

[@jpineapple100]

"What's wrong pookie" 👹

[@Silneth]

Man that whole, "anyone who survives middle school deserves compensation" is like... a fundamental truth of the universe 🤣 Also I just realized I've been watching your stuff for like 6 months but never subscribed?! Just fixed that! Good luck on getting to 4M!!! 💖

[@PokhrajRoy.]

The costume storytelling in this movie >>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@markaittukallak6397]

When I was young scrolling through the tv searching for something to watch I thought this movie was going to be boring I was wrong I sat through the whole movie and enjoyed it and loved it

[@JohannaEngelbertsson]

This was my absolute favorite movie as a child. I've seen it probably 20 times. Lol.

[@sybill123ful]

add another 0 to that and that’s prob almost as much as i’ve seen it 😅

[@sims2lovealot]

This movie is unironically so good. It has such a good message and the acting is amazing, especially from Jennifer. I watch it whenever I need a pick me up

[@CHARVYMAX]

Did he just say he changed his mind on doing a Shrek video ? 😅 😂

[@vcdgamer]

I feel your pain dude.😅

[@GiovanniAlckmimRusso]

When I was 13 I wanted to be 40, and kept wishing that until I was 23 when I finally start to make some adjustments in my life mainly because of my job at the time. I am 29 now and I don't have the urge anymore to be 40 because even though I like myself as I am and even though there are stuff that I still need to solve, the worst years of my life were when I was a teenager.

[@videohistory722]

FOB: Front of Book BOB: Back of Book He was essentially saying to take stuff out of the front, completely change the back, and think of new headlines to go with it.

[@Mandahaya]

Kinda like taking out the unnecessary tissue stuffing in the front, and growing a backbone... The writing in this movie is so sneaky!

[@Kristianalexis1]

Thank you! That has always confused me 😂

[@Mandahaya]

I watched this literally three days ago to cheer up, and I never realized before that Tom-Tom's scarf is symbolic for the negative influence she has on Jenna. The way the pattern is similar to her Thriller party dress - but a lot more present - shows how being around Matt makes her a lot more confident and comfortable with herself. Believing that being like Lucy would make her a better version literally blinded her before.

[@eddiehanley4258]

I absolutely love this movie. My favorite of it's type. Love showing it to new people

[@irissupercoolsy]

11:43 this reaction had me on the floor 😭

[@QueenbeeRubenstein]

Oh this is one of my favorite movies. I used to watch it a lot with my great grandmother and it was her favorite.

[@jannikf2504]

This movie is so weird. It's not like freaky friday, but this 30-year old woman just randomly wakes up one day with completely selective amnesia, thinking she was only 13 yesterday, but actually lived the 17 years in-between, and just completely forgot them. That's not whimsical, or magical or special. That's not even good old janitor who might be god or santa magic. That's a medical condition!

[@maplepainttube8158]

Ok, but she ended up going back to fix things, so it was magic

[@ericapoitras9223]

I’m exited to turn 30 so I can say I’m thirty flirty and thriving even through I am none of those things.

[@ashleyr6809]

Wait till you hit 40.

[@ericapoitras9223]

@@ashleyr6809I’m 20 lol I already feel old .

[@bradenharris8718]

@@ashleyr680940, still paying off student loans and grumpy. Lmao.

[@Thanatos--]

I'm sure coincidental but I like how Alex points to the J Lo magazine cover when he says "stealing ideas."

[@Disney65Fan]

20 years and I still love this film.

[@Destinnies]

The older I get... the more this movie brings tears to my eyes 🤣😭 cuz it was all fun and giggles when I was younger

[@broodjebamibal]

I first saw this movie on a plane when I was like 16 myself. It took me until years later to realize it wasnt a fever dream.

[@dianaboggs2346]

I had to watch this movie for a project, but I must say I enjoyed it! I think it was a great movie for 2004, and I think it aged pretty well

[@mick-luv-in]

15:45 is the most perfectly succinct description of local news

[@milkhomie4582]

12:09 He looks like Prince Charming from Sherk 💀

[@Skibidi-spencer]

Bruh why did you say that 💀

[@Pixy.smalls]

That’s literally what I said 😂

[@Toadsalot]

Moral of the story: magic pixie dust can be very dangerous and very useful at the same time kids

[@shaynalange7488]

Ohh the blindfold matches her awesome dress

[@Lucas-g5e8b]

the jokes on this video were top level clever ones.. had some laughs all throughout, which for a depressive guy is a blessing thank you

[@angellll6555]

“What’s wrong pookie👹”

[@lindsymitchell8265]

I too want to be thirty, flirty, and thriving

[@Jp_Black23]

The kid to adult casting for the best friend has to be the best ever done

[@MrKEY18]

You covering this movie a week before my 30th is meant to be 😂❤

[@kimackerman2183]

Confessions of a shopaholic is another great film in which the main character's also works for a business and is goofy and funny

[@Namtrix]

7:48 "Not his thingy!!!" 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@jenat82]

I will say in this film they did so bloody well at finding younger actors to fit how they looked when older.

[@christianmbabazi9722]

The plastics before they were the plastics😂

[@JSPokemonYT]

12:42, OH MY GOODNESS Is that Debby from Heels?

[@floptopus5685]

I was literally JUST thinking about how awesome it would be to see you do a review on this. Dreams really do come true~ lol

[@Haze235]

Alex's description of middle school is actually so real