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Summary: Best movie
Review: The drama in this movie is what makes this movie so good it makes you want to cry at times. The way that they had to live by themselves with little food and the way that they found it in their hearts to save people's lives in the midst of the movie. Matt Damon really surprised me in this movie it is his best performance he ain't that good anymore.
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Summary: This is a good movie i grew up with
Review: I used to watch this movie with my friends in the 80's[the older version], not like the newer remaastered version[The DVD] which I have. Here's my review of the movie it all starts when Darrel[played by Patrick Swayze] hits Ponyboy[played by C. Thomas Howell] and Ponyboy runs away with his friend, Johnny[Played by Karate Kid's Ralph Macchio] and He and Ponyboy run into trouble with the "socs" which Johnny kills one of them, They both go to Dallas's after Johnny Kills them, Dallas[played by Matt Dillon]tells them to hide out at a abandoned chruch and Ponyboy gets his hair bleached at the chruch reading Gone with the Wind, Dallas's comes by a few days later and tells them about a rumble[a fight] the next night. After saving kids at the chruch when it was on fire, Johnny and Dallas are driven to the hospital with Ponyboy reuniting with his brothers Darrel and Sodapop[played by Rob Lowe] And then comes the rumble... and Johnny and Dallas death, Johnny[before he dies] tells Pony to "stay gold" Dillon's famous "you think my old man gives a hack if i'm dead or drunk" makes this movie famous.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: Overall, this movie is very good. The acting is supreme (I don't think it could get any better), and the movie is portrayed well. You're probably thinking, why 4 stars then? Well, I think that, in comparison to the book, the movie is not as good. It really leaves out some important things, and I think Francis Ford Coppola shouldn't have tried to make this an arts film, he should've just tried to make it real. But the movie, NOT in comparison to the book, is still positively excellent. I've seen it, like, 20 times, and I think that it's really too bad that C. Thomas Howell didn't go on to be as famous as Tom Cruise, because Howell had a big role and Cruise had a little one. But I think Howell and Matt Dillon's acting is the best in the movie (both soo cute, too! :) I think the only possible way this movie could've been better is if they had made it just 10 minutes longer with Curtis brothers scenes, but they didn't because Matt Dillon was becoming popular at the time. Don't get me wrong, I love Matt Dillon. But I think the movie would've been better, more powerful, and more true to the book if they had just put more Curtis brothers scenes in there.
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Summary: Fairly good movie but a weird adaptation of the book
Review: Theis was an awesome book. I loved it. I got an A on the test. My teacher showed us this film. Well, the climax was totally different. The center of the book was taken out, and a lot of focus was spent on about the fifth most important thing. But this is not a poor adaption. In fact, the rest of the film is practically word for word. That's okay, because it was a good and popular book. What's interesting to me is that nthe author S.E. Hinton had a small role in the film, as a nurse, and if I were her, I'd be mad that the ending was completely different. I guess that they explained to her that it was a marketing move. She didn't even write the screenplay. Scripts are a tough thing on films who's books were so popular. You have to make it close to the book, but if you make it too close, this happens. This is an ok dvd that looks surprisingly great in full screen. Read the book, then see this. It's at least entertaining. God Bless America!
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Summary: It was good
Review: The Outsiders movie was good. We watched it in school after we read the book (which was excellent!)The movie didn't have as much detail as the book. It left some things out. That is one of my gripes. My other gripe was having to watch sweet, sensitive, cute, lil old Johnny die. Oh well it was good. Stay gold!
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Summary: Would have given it a BILLION!
Review: The first time I heard about The Outsiders was when I was in my reading class. I read it and watched the movie and absolutly fell in LOVE with it. It is just the best movie I ever seen. It is now in my list of favorites. The best part is that it has all great actors that so fit the part. There's C. Thomas Howell (Ponyboy Curtis), Ralph Macchio( Johnny Cade), Matt Dillion (Dallas Winston), Emilio Esteevez (Two-Bit Matthews), Tom Cruise (Steve Randell), Patrick Swayze (Darrel Curtis), and Rob Lowe(Sodapop Curtis). Including Diane Lane as Cherry Valance. Well the rest I can say is GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!
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Summary: Maybe Silver... but definately not GOLD...
Review: Basically a comparison. First of all, I loved the book. It truly touched me, and wasn't nearly as sad as the movie. If anything, read the book first. You won't understand the point of the movie, or any of the characters if you don't read The Outsiders. Our class recently finished reading the book by SE Hinton, and finished the movie just today. The movie really isn't close to the plot of the book. It was written a lot better than the movie was directed. I will, however, say that it was a good movie, but if you haven't yet read the book, it will be a complete blur to you, and you will not understand half of what is going on. The movie skips a huge part of the book, the first few chapters. The beginning scene shows Ponyboy Curtis (the main character) writing his school composition, which you would not know had you not read the book first. So, from the beginning, you are completely lost with that. The beginning chapters are skipped, where you hear about the characters and start into to rivalry between the Greasers and Socs. I am dissapointed at how much of the book was cut from the movie. Very important characters, like Sodapop Curtis, were left hanging in the movie, with no explanation, and a devistatingly short role. He really should have been portrayed more, as he was in the book. Also, after the battle between Pony and Johnny against the Socs, and far after their running away, the movie completely trashes the reason why Pony is writing his composition. The comcept of the book written as a school paper is left out of the movie, and the ending is so dissapointing, it ruins the entire movie. I might have possibly given the movie 5 stars, had there been a better ending. As in lots of books, the main character tells the story. The book is written in Ponyboy's view. You know his thoughts, and feel his struggle and pain. You can't even tell half of what is going on with Ponyboy in the movie. You don't know anything of his relationship with his brothers, Soda and Darry, or with the other Greasers. If I had seen the movie before reading the book, I probably would have hated it. Aside of the poorly written script and deduction of important scenes, I think the acting was done very well, and the actual movie itself was good. The action scenes were very realistic, and the pain through the hospital scenes were felt very strongly. I nearly cried during two scenes in the movie. Everything is so sudden, and it hits you hard if you understand it. The movie itself is very touching, and it does keep you at the edge of your seat. The drama draws you into the movie, as it did me. Plus, the actors are total babes! This all-star cast basically made their debut with this movie. What hits me the hardest is that Dally (my favorite character, played by Matt Dillon - so fine, so fi-i-ine!) dies, and that one scene was so hard for me to stand. I have a thing for tough guys. And hott guys! I don't understand how the Greasers are 20 times as good looking as the Socs, but it's all the more reason to love the movie! Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, and many more of today's big stars are featured in this movie, and most with a relatively big role. After reading the book, and watching the movie, The Outsiders has moved up in my favorite lists, both ways. Dispite all of the rants i give the movie for forgetting the total concept of the book, it IS very good. Not the best, but it is a wonderful movie, and if it had more of what it SHOULD have had, it would definately be near the top of my favorites list. It has a wide range of emotions for everyone alike. Rumble scenes, emotional and painful scenes, eye catching scenes, some boring, some amazing scenes... I could go on about its good and bad points. Read the book, see the movie, and decide for yourself!
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Summary: An amazing movie
Review: This is an awesome movie. I've watched it 6 times in the past 3 days. Does that give you an idea? This movie is great for a few reasons.
1) The cast. Every actor suits their role and the movie is well-acted. 2) It's believable. 3) It's very moving. 4) The special effects and makeup is all really well done.
I really liked this movie. There are a few intense scenes, such as the drowning scene, the fire scene, and the rumble scene. But it is well worth seeing it. They did leave some stuff from the book out, but it's still a fabulous movie that I recommend to anyone.
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Summary: outsiders kicks butt
Review: I thouroughly enjoyed this film at the age of 11 and like it even more now.Rob Lowe,Tom Cruise,Matt Dillon and Patrick Swayzee in a film together this is too much!!! Great acting from the young cast too i give it 10*'s.
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Summary: Worth repeated viewings
Review: It is easy to pick on this film for its technical failings. Good films, however, are not merely about technical excellence. This is a thought-provoking drama following the misfortunes of a teenage hood growing up in Tulsa in the early 1960s. The movie evokes (both thematically and stylistically) the memory of Terence Malick's Badlands, with its themes of childhood innocence interrupted by the reality of inhumanity, violence and injustice. Visually, the film has several original and interesting touches, making it uniquely filmic in its vision. The visual-stylistic nods to Gone with the Wind are a little pretentious and overdone ('nod' is an understatement), though the story has much in common with Margaret Mitchell's novel, to which the film makes reference: it is the tale of warring sides, and the efforts to find hope and meaning in the midst of conflict and loss.In general, characters and plot are nicely developed, though the character of Dally might have been sketched out in a little more detail; he appears grossly unsympathetic and unlikeable, whilst we get the feeling that we are supposed to identify with him somewhat. The young cast (chiefly made up of then unknowns who later went on to become successful actors, even stars) are mainly commendable: only occasionally do the two juvenile leads fail to convince, but even then it does not overly hamper their generally excellent performances. The musical score, by the director's daughter, Carmine Coppola, contains some effective moments, but equally a few puzzling moments, which really miss the mark What makes the picture a success is the gripping tale that will strike a chord with thoughtful viewers, a couple of touching performances, and a vital, highly visual storytelling style that overcomes the film's technical deficiencies.
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