who's seen the movie "The Kids are Alright?"

christiney06

hey everyone, i haven't been over on this board since we were trying to figure out DS's name.  I saw this movie a few days ago and one of the things that unnecessarily annoyed me was the son's name.  LASER!? it was so random! the daughters name was Joni , and they explained it was after Joni Mitchell but they can't explain freakin' Laser?  I know it's just a movie but i have seriously been dying to know where on earth that name came from! did they explain that one and i missed it? anyone?

alliejo725

It wasn't long after that I decided I was going to go to bed. Golden Globe or no, that movie could not capture my attention, and I was struggling to take it seriously when I heard the boy's name.

JaysonandKristin

We rented two movies that night, The Kids are Alright and some war movie with America Ferrera - trust me, The Kids are Alright was the winner out of the pair.

But, DH and I just shrugged on the name.  I mean, it's not the worst name, right? 

backinpgh

Well it was very fitting for the kid to have a weird name considering their crunchy, new-agey family.

beewltched

Im pretty sure it was because he was carried by Julienne Moores character and she was kinda hippyish.  I just assumed that because she carried him she got to name him too.

mlf625

I didn't think it was that strange - not like they were a straight-laced, formal kind of couple!  Especially not the mother who carried him - she seemed like the type to go with Laser.  And hell, I'd take Laser over a billionth Aidan. 

LOVED that movie.   

EastCoastBride

Alliejo - glad I'm not alone. I liked it on one hand, and I thought it was well acted. But there was something that was missing. I felt kind of let down at the end.

alliejo725

EastCoastBride:

Alliejo - glad I'm not alone. I liked it on one hand, and I thought it was well acted. But there was something that was missing. I felt kind of let down at the end.

I should have waited it out. I hate judging a movie I didn't watch all the way. But I was so tired and it just was doing NOTHING for me, so I just said, "screw it." I like critically acclaimed movies, but Ebert and I weren't seeing eye to eye on this one.