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The Way Way Back movie #ad #Giveaway

June 24, 2013 by Jennifer Donovan

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5M4M contributor Jennifer Donovan was sent to an advance screening of this movie, and we were compensated for this campaign. Right now we just want to offer up a great giveaway for you from Fox Searchlight pictures, and you can check out her interview with Allison Janney and her review of the movie, too.

Synopsis:

THE WAY, WAY BACK is the funny and poignant coming of age story of 14-year-old Duncan’s (Liam James) summer vacation with his mother Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing boyfriend Trent (Steve Carell), and his daughter Steph (Zoe Levin).  Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in gregarious Owen (Sam Rockwell), manager of the Water Wizz water park. Through his funny, clandestine friendship with Owen, Duncan slowly opens up to and begins to finally find his place in the world – all during a summer he will never forget.

My take:

I have to reserve my review until next week, but I will say that I saw this movie with a friend of mine and my 14-year-old daughter, and we loved it. Stay tuned for more info about the movie, including an interview with co-star Allison Janney.

In the meantime, visit the official website, Like The Way, Way Back on Facebook, and follow @TheWayWayBack on Twitter #TheWayWayBack.

Summer memories?

This movie begins with everyone loaded up in a vintage paneled station wagon where Liam has to ride in the way back, you know — the seat that faces backwards, separating you from the others in the car? We had a station wagon just like that! And my in-laws even had one within the last 10 years, and my sister-in-law actually chose to ride in the way way back.

The vehicle was a station wagon, but the story takes place on the beach and at a waterpark, so I’d like to know — growing up, would you have rather spent the day at the beach or the waterpark?

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  1. Entertainment Park in Delhi says

    May 21, 2014 at 7:34 am

    Amazing post, I enjoyed by watching this movie. Water parks and beaches both are really good place for relaxation in summer. Well directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, really I love this movie very much. Thanks for sharing such a nice article through your blog.

    Reply
  2. Maggie C says

    July 5, 2013 at 8:59 pm

    We didn’t do much of either once I got past a certain age but I think waterpark would have been more fun.

    Reply
  3. Jennifer C. says

    July 5, 2013 at 7:48 pm

    Definitely preferred the water park as we never really went to any beaches.

    Reply
  4. Melissa Tippie says

    July 4, 2013 at 8:18 pm

    As a child I prefered spending time at the beach! I spent Easter holiday with family & friends at Atlantic City on the boardwalk for years. I still love the beach as an adult. Thank-you for a GREAT Giveaway.

    Reply
  5. Wild Orchid says

    July 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    I always preferred the beach.

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

    Reply
  6. Claudia says

    July 4, 2013 at 1:57 am

    I loved the beach.

    Reply
  7. JR Frugalmom says

    July 4, 2013 at 12:26 am

    I definitely preferred the beach, and I have many fond memories of our family beach trips.

    Reply
  8. Teresa Thompson says

    July 3, 2013 at 1:02 pm

    I love the beach.

    Reply
  9. Idaho Jill says

    July 3, 2013 at 11:12 am

    waterparks – no sand to get everywhere 🙂

    Reply
  10. Laura Jacobson says

    July 2, 2013 at 11:56 pm

    I always liked the beaches better! We really didnt have any waterparks growing up, just community pools which we did like to go to. 🙂

    Reply
  11. Christine says

    July 2, 2013 at 9:45 pm

    I always enjoyed the beach.
    Thanks for the chance!

    Reply
  12. Daniel M says

    July 2, 2013 at 9:21 pm

    loved the beach

    Reply
  13. Claudia says

    July 2, 2013 at 3:31 pm

    now and then … the Beach ! Picnics, BBQ’s and less crowded 🙂

    Reply
  14. Debby Chandler says

    July 2, 2013 at 10:30 am

    we spent time at the beach because we didn’t have water parks.

    Reply
  15. Sadie B. says

    July 1, 2013 at 10:20 pm

    I preferred the waterpark.

    Reply
  16. liz l says

    July 1, 2013 at 8:52 pm

    I would prefer a day at the beach

    Reply
  17. Tram Le says

    July 1, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    I prefer spending time at the beach.

    Reply
  18. Tammy S says

    July 1, 2013 at 1:52 pm

    I loved spending time at the beach when I was a kid. I still do. 🙂

    Reply
  19. kymi a says

    July 1, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    I loved the waterpark all the slides were so awesome, so much to do.

    Reply
  20. Meredith Serrano says

    July 1, 2013 at 1:28 pm

    I liked the waterpark, no sand! But now I love the beach.

    Reply
  21. Liz says

    July 1, 2013 at 11:09 am

    We never did water parks when I was a kid, so I would say beach. Now, with my own kids, we go to water parks and LOVE them!

    Reply
  22. krysta says

    July 1, 2013 at 10:28 am

    I love the beach, but if im going swimming…i prefer the waterpark!

    Reply
  23. Darlene O'Brien says

    July 1, 2013 at 9:06 am

    I loved the beach, ocean is awesome!

    Reply
  24. PF Sweepstakes says

    July 1, 2013 at 6:52 am

    I like the waterpark, but it’s been ages since I visited one.

    Reply
  25. Tiffany Walker says

    June 30, 2013 at 10:05 pm

    I absolutely loved going to the beach, hands down !

    Reply
  26. Carmen S says

    June 30, 2013 at 9:57 pm

    I prefer the beach, love the sand!

    Reply
  27. Annemarie Z. says

    June 30, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    I have and will always love spending time at the beach!

    Reply
  28. nannypanpan says

    June 30, 2013 at 7:32 pm

    beach
    [email protected]

    Reply
  29. allyson becker says

    June 30, 2013 at 6:04 pm

    I preferred the beach, but both are great.

    Reply
  30. Ellie W says

    June 30, 2013 at 11:15 am

    Neither really, but I would have preferred the beach I think.

    Reply
  31. Wehaf says

    June 30, 2013 at 1:23 am

    Both then and now, I preferred the beach!

    Reply
  32. Kate F. says

    June 29, 2013 at 11:53 pm

    I preferred the waterpark.

    Reply
  33. Geoff Codner says

    June 29, 2013 at 6:29 pm

    I preferred going to the waterpark. I still do!

    Reply
  34. April Yedinak says

    June 29, 2013 at 2:38 pm

    We never went to any water parks when I was a kid, but I loved going to the beach.

    Reply
  35. jeff summers says

    June 29, 2013 at 2:06 pm

    Hated waterparks….the beach is much better and now as an adult I prefer a quiet morning around sunrise.

    Reply
  36. Heather Manu says

    June 29, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    When I was a kid, the waterpark cause we did not go to the beach

    Reply
  37. Barbara Montag says

    June 29, 2013 at 10:31 am

    The water park – thank you.

    Reply
  38. Kristie says

    June 29, 2013 at 10:25 am

    I probably preferred the beach as a kid 🙂

    Reply
  39. Kelly D says

    June 29, 2013 at 8:29 am

    I enjoyed the beach the most.

    Reply
  40. Bonnie Wilks says

    June 28, 2013 at 10:19 pm

    Hope to win.

    Reply
  41. Susan P. says

    June 28, 2013 at 9:36 pm

    We were not near a beach and once a year would go visit relatives and swim in a lake.

    Reply
  42. Mary W says

    June 28, 2013 at 9:29 pm

    As kids, we enjoyed ponds and lakes. No water parks or beaches were near by.

    Reply
  43. betty says

    June 28, 2013 at 9:15 pm

    we love the water park

    Reply
  44. shaunie says

    June 28, 2013 at 5:34 pm

    i preferred the waterpark , so much more to do

    Reply
  45. Cindy Ray says

    June 28, 2013 at 5:28 pm

    I loved them both and still as an adult love them both

    Reply
  46. Sandy Klocinski says

    June 28, 2013 at 3:13 pm

    I had neither when I was a kid

    Reply
  47. Jessica T says

    June 28, 2013 at 2:59 pm

    Beach! Love it!

    Reply
  48. Garrett D. says

    June 28, 2013 at 4:36 am

    When I was a kid, I used to to the beach a lot. And once every year my family would all go to Water Country. So I like both but prefer water parks more.

    Reply
  49. Amy Z. says

    June 27, 2013 at 8:47 pm

    I preferred the waterpark!

    Reply
  50. Nataly Carbonell says

    June 27, 2013 at 8:11 pm

    always loved going to the beach

    Reply
  51. Shelley says

    June 27, 2013 at 8:01 pm

    I loved going to the beach (and still do)!

    Reply
  52. Lisa says

    June 27, 2013 at 7:10 pm

    The waterpark. I never even went to the beach until I was 13

    Reply
  53. June Lisle says

    June 27, 2013 at 5:22 pm

    I would have loved to go to either but they weren’t an option when I was a kid.

    Reply
  54. rachel says

    June 27, 2013 at 3:49 pm

    The waterpark — I wasn’t a huge fan of sand in my suit.

    Reply
  55. Jessie C. says

    June 27, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    We prefer beach.

    Reply
  56. Amanda Sakovitz says

    June 27, 2013 at 2:18 pm

    the beach was always my favorite

    Reply
  57. Thomas Murphy says

    June 27, 2013 at 2:12 pm

    I love the beach as a kid and now.

    Reply
  58. Jennifer Marie says

    June 27, 2013 at 7:31 am

    I love the beach.

    Reply
  59. Karla says

    June 27, 2013 at 6:53 am

    I’m definitely a beach gal.

    Reply
  60. Lauren says

    June 26, 2013 at 11:59 pm

    I loved the beach as a kid — plus, we didn’t go to waterparks much, but were at the beach nearly every summer weekend! (At the Jersey shore.)

    Reply
  61. deanna says

    June 26, 2013 at 6:44 pm

    fave: beach
    xo

    Reply
  62. D SCHMIDT says

    June 26, 2013 at 6:40 pm

    I always prefer to go to the beach because I am afraid of swimming pools

    Reply
  63. Crissy D. says

    June 26, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    I love the beach, so much better than a waterpark

    Reply
  64. Lisa says

    June 26, 2013 at 4:26 pm

    I loved watermarks when I was a kid but rarely got to go..now I’m a beach bum

    Reply
  65. Tamra H says

    June 26, 2013 at 3:15 pm

    I’ve always loved the beach!

    Reply
  66. Livivua Chandler says

    June 26, 2013 at 1:54 pm

    the water park because there was no beach around for miles

    Reply
  67. lizzy says

    June 26, 2013 at 9:31 am

    I liked going to the water park!

    Reply
  68. LaVonne says

    June 26, 2013 at 12:20 am

    I liked the water park!

    Reply
  69. mrsshukra says

    June 25, 2013 at 11:52 pm

    Actually, neither, indoor person!

    Reply
  70. Southern Gal says

    June 25, 2013 at 11:07 pm

    We grew up taking vacations to the beach every summer. I’m definitely a beach girl!

    Reply
  71. Jennifer B says

    June 25, 2013 at 10:44 pm

    both! I really loved the beach and the parks

    Reply
  72. kathy stevenson says

    June 25, 2013 at 9:09 pm

    As a kid, I preferred the waterpark.

    Reply
  73. Sharon Schoepe says

    June 25, 2013 at 8:51 pm

    I liked the beach

    Reply
  74. DEBIJOT says

    June 25, 2013 at 8:14 pm

    Growing up we always went to the beach every summer.

    Reply
  75. Bonnie says

    June 25, 2013 at 7:40 pm

    I prefer the beach.

    Reply
  76. Stacey B says

    June 25, 2013 at 6:09 pm

    Ive always preferred water parks.. no wild life in the waters!!

    Reply
  77. Donna L says

    June 25, 2013 at 5:54 pm

    I liked going to the beach.

    Reply
  78. vickie couturier says

    June 25, 2013 at 5:38 pm

    water park for sure

    Reply
  79. Cynthia R says

    June 25, 2013 at 4:11 pm

    i loved the beach, favorite thing to do was look for shells

    Reply
  80. Jessica To says

    June 25, 2013 at 4:06 pm

    I like both the beach and waterpark! You don’t get sand everywhere at the waterpark though!

    Reply
  81. Shannon S. says

    June 25, 2013 at 2:55 pm

    waterpark loved the waterslides!!

    Reply
  82. Caroline B says

    June 25, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    loved the beach.

    Reply
  83. Anne says

    June 25, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    We would spend time at the beach.

    Reply
  84. Patricia Wojnar Crowley says

    June 25, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    Definetly the water park!

    Reply
  85. Tabathia B says

    June 25, 2013 at 1:45 pm

    When I was a kid it was the waterpark

    Reply
  86. Laura says

    June 25, 2013 at 12:29 pm

    We didn’t have either (just the pool) but I would have preferred the beach.

    Reply
  87. Sheila K. says

    June 25, 2013 at 11:51 am

    I LOVED the beach!

    Reply
  88. Charlene S says

    June 25, 2013 at 11:25 am

    The beach is the best.

    Reply
  89. latanya says

    June 25, 2013 at 11:16 am

    the beach is what I would pick

    Reply
  90. Kerrie Mayans says

    June 25, 2013 at 11:00 am

    Waterpark for sure because I didn’t like the feeling of sand on me.

    Reply
  91. amyc says

    June 25, 2013 at 10:54 am

    Not really! I’m not a good swimmer and always burned easily. So, it was never really much fun for me.

    Reply
  92. Denise M says

    June 25, 2013 at 10:49 am

    the beach by my aunts house but actually more of a pool girl

    Reply
  93. shelly says

    June 25, 2013 at 10:32 am

    When I was a kid, I loved both!

    Reply
  94. Steph says

    June 25, 2013 at 9:10 am

    I liked the beach.

    Reply
  95. Anne Lehnick says

    June 25, 2013 at 8:47 am

    Mine was probably the swimming pool. We had neither a beach nor a waterpark nearby. I seldom went to a beach as a kid and only to a waterpark a few times. My preference would probably be the waterpark because it doesn’t have salt water or sand.

    Reply
  96. Heather Hayes Panjon says

    June 25, 2013 at 7:45 am

    I’ve Always Preferred The Beach.

    Reply
  97. Mary Happymommy says

    June 25, 2013 at 6:59 am

    I preferred the beach.

    Reply
  98. Lisa Brown says

    June 25, 2013 at 6:51 am

    I loved the beach

    Reply
  99. BusyWorkingMama says

    June 25, 2013 at 5:47 am

    I’ve always liked both!

    Reply
  100. Janet W. says

    June 25, 2013 at 5:37 am

    I’ve always been more of a beach person! It’s more relaxing!

    Reply
  101. Cindy B says

    June 25, 2013 at 3:24 am

    I’m a beach girl!

    Reply
  102. Stephen N. says

    June 25, 2013 at 2:57 am

    Never been to the beach. Loved water parks though.

    Reply
  103. Elis B. says

    June 25, 2013 at 2:23 am

    I like the beach

    Reply
  104. bn100 says

    June 25, 2013 at 2:20 am

    liked the beach

    Reply
  105. Terra Heck says

    June 25, 2013 at 2:19 am

    I prefer the water park. I like the different water rides. Thanks.
    partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

    Reply
  106. courtney hennagir says

    June 25, 2013 at 12:42 am

    definitely the beach. but then again,i am 31 years old and have never been to a waterpark!

    Reply
  107. Brandy W. says

    June 24, 2013 at 11:14 pm

    The always enjoyed the Water park!!

    Reply
  108. Elena says

    June 24, 2013 at 10:55 pm

    I liked the beach

    Reply

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