Parents

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Summary: Original and funny
Review: I really enjoyed this, though my boyfriend said it terrified him the first time he saw it!

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Summary: Terrible! Terrible! Terrible!
Review: Little Michael has everything his ten-year-old heart could desire - including a great dinner every night. But soon he questions where all the "leftovers" come from and discovers that his dad is bringing home much more than the bacon. Yikes, his parents are cannibals!

I feel I made a good synopsis on this film. That is the trick people will do, to get people to watch their films. Obviously I made the wrong choice on agreeing to rent this. This film was so boring. I can't believe anyone else liked it. I just can't believe I'm the only one who couldn't stand it.

The only good part is the ending. Throughout the movie I was thinking about how stupid I was for renting this. It was too weird and stupid to take seriously. I would assume only a younger child would like this because of how bizarre it is.

Do yourself a favor and rent this on a two-for-one night. I know that I'll never rent this movie again. Even if my life depends on it. It's too much torture sitting there for half an hour watching a movie like PARENTS. I'm just glad I know what it's like now, so I'll never have to worry about renting it again.

I hope my review was helpful to you!

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Summary: Derivative. Dull.
Review: Not a good movie. Nothing of interest here. Director Bob Balaban seems to want to get even with Mommy and Daddy. Fine. But did he have to rip off David Lynch to do it?

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Summary: SUPERB !!!
Review: Parents is a fantastic film with alot of exciting moments. If you like comedy with horror BUY THIS ONE!!!!!

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Summary: Brilliantly disturbing!
Review: Parents is a film I had known about for quite a while before I finally decided to check it out. I was quite surprised by what I saw. Bob Baladan's cold, minimalistic style was just the touch this film needed. What could have been slapstick horror comedy (a la Dead-Alive or Evil Dead 2, both of which are great; that style just wouldn't work as well for this film) instead becomes a superbly filmed satire of 1950s family culture.

I never thought I could actually be afraid of Randy Quaid, but his performance is truly blood-curdling. (Strangely enough, due to the facial expressions he makes throughout the movie, this is the first time I've ever noticed a resemblance between him and his brother Dennis.) He plays the character with a understatement I didn't realize he was capable of.

I understand why some critics came down on the climax and resolution of the film, feeling it much too conventional in light of what had preceded it, but I feel that there weren't too many more possibilities they could have utilized. The film works fine the way it is, and I recommend it to fans of horror films and sharp-witted satire alike.

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Summary: Good, but not worth 5 stars.
Review: Parents is a good horror laced with black comedy. I saw it first on TNT. But the movie itself is dull and has only a few good acts. My favorite is the one where the father tried to kill his son and got in a ferocious battle with his wife who tried to protect him. But the best is at the end when the boy's parents are dead and he is forced to live with his grandparents. The sound of something like a garbage disposal heralds that cannibalism runs in the family.

I would give Parents 4 stars if they took out the Selner family. They were unappropriate for the movie and 5 if they would spice up the bad parts. Excellent effects and fine acting make it worth 3.

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Summary: What is real?
Review: Parents is one of those rare film gems that, although is masterfully crafted, may never get the recognition it deserves. It's a 'film', not a 'movie'. It is a horror film, psychologically and with a bit of grossness thrown in. It really tells the tale of idle young minds which can stagnate and rot in the tepid pools of parental medicority - probably secretly funded by wealthy vegetarians. The boy has a lot going on inside his head - just like his father's boss tells him about his father. Worth owning - especially if you can get a DVD copy.

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Summary: zero stars. terrible horrible no good very bad movie
Review: People have compared this movie to David Lynch. David Lynch this is NOT. People have called it artistic because it has an ethereal dream-like quality to it. I think it's fine to have dream sequences, but to have absolutely nothing happen for 1.5 hours into the movie is unacceptable. The child's acting (if you can call it acting) was awful. It was as if his face had been injected with massive amounts of botox. no expressions. no emotion.

The storyline was predictible with little to offer in the way of ingenuity or thrill factor. The scariest part of the movie might have been when the child turned around and ran into a foot hanging on a meat hook in the cellar. Even then, his face (weighed down by the botox) registered nothing. The father's death scene in the end lasted about 10 minutes of him flopping about trying to lay his hands on the child.

And having his grandparents lay a meat sandwich on his nighttable in the end was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Do not rent this movie. Do not buy it. Exit this screen and never think about this movie ever again.

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Summary: zero stars. terrible horrible no good very bad movie
Review: People have compared this movie to David Lynch. David Lynch this is NOT. People have called it artistic because it has an ethereal dream-like quality to it. I think it's fine to have dream sequences, but to have absolutely nothing happen for 1.5 hours into the movie is unacceptable. The child's acting (if you can call it acting) was awful. It was as if his face had been injected with massive amounts of botox. no expressions. no emotion.

The storyline was predictible with little to offer in the way of ingenuity or thrill factor. The scariest part of the movie might have been when the child turned around and ran into a foot hanging on a meat hook in the cellar. Even then, his face (weighed down by the botox) registered nothing. The father's death scene in the end lasted about 10 minutes of him flopping about trying to lay his hands on the child.

And having his grandparents lay a meat sandwich on his nighttable in the end was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Do not rent this movie. Do not buy it. Exit this screen and never think about this movie ever again.

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Summary: Parents: a future cult classic
Review: Randy Quaid is what makes this film in my opinion. MaryBeth Hurt is good, but it's the bizarreness of Quaid which drew me in. It is the 1950's and it is a tale about a picture perfect family that turns out to have some very unusual customs. I will not tell you what seperates this family from others but I will tell you to give this movie a chance. This is Bob Balaban's directorial debut and it is a not a bad one. Buyer Beware: This is not typical Hollywood Cinema!