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Summary: Dazed is THE best movie ever!
Review: I haven't read the book, but I've seen the movie at least 50 times if not 100. It is the best movie known to man, no exceptions. I only gave it 5 stars because that was there were no larger options available. Wooderson should have won an oscar just for playing such a cool character. This depiction of high school life in the 70's is inspiring and amazing to say the least. END
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Summary: The Best Movie!!!!!
Review: This movie is so cool! I first saw it last week and I've been watching it over and over again since!!!! Usually I'd feel like screaming if I saw a movie as much as I've seen this but not this one,it's still as good and as interseting as it was the first time I saw it!!! The characters are really cool. And the actors actors are cool, and everybody is really really funny!!!! I will definatley be watching this movie more and more and more!! And I suggest this movie to anybody and everybody!!! Except there is some profanity(cussing) in it but if you can handle that then it will be a great movie, plus if you really watch the movie and get to like it you won't really care about the cussing!!!!! END
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Summary: One of the best movies ever!
Review: Dazed and Confused, Richard Linklater's brillant story of the last day of school in 1976 takes the viewer through a night of partying that can only be described as hilarious! The music and acting are great. Though not a commerical boxoffice hit, everyone that's seen this movie agrees that it never gets old, you can watch it over and over again! I recommend this movie to everyone! END
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Summary: The movie left me Dazed and Confused
Review: Dazed and Confused is a teenage coming of age movie. Some might call it a teen sex comedy, but that doesn't quite fit. Some might call it a teen drama, but that doesn't really fit the movie either. The movie was supposed to be one of those that was going to change the way kids think, and it comes up way short.In Dazed and Confused Jason London's character is the star quarterback. He is able to run the school, but he doesn't know if he wants it. He wants to do things his way. He befriends freshman, ditches his jock friends for stoners, and changes the way he lives life. That's basicly the story and it's quite sad. I wasn't born until the 80's so I can't relate to this 70's stuff to much. The hazing they give the freshman is ridiculous. There is no way that any school district anywhere would let something like that go one. It's dumb and loses it's charm very quickly. The kid who plays the lead freshman is annoying. He has the dumbest hair style ever known to men and the entire movie I just wanted to hit him. I did howeve enjoy some of the characters in the movie. Adam Goldbergs character is the funniest. He's the most accurate of the lot and everybody can relate to him in some way. It was funny watching Ben Affleck play some loser in this movie. Matthew Machonhay(i don't feel like looking up how you spell it) is also pretty memorable. He was quite funny as the loser guy who is out of high school, but still parties with the high school kids. The cars were cool in the movie. I enjoyed watching those classic beauties looking there best. They are authentic and are the best parts of the movie. This movie is just to fake. I live in a town about that size and stuff like that could never happen. It especially couldn't have happened in that time period. This one is a rental movie and I wouldn't waste hard earned cash on it. There are some funny parts to it, and it's well made, it's just not a great movie and did almost nothing for me. It tries to hard and it hurts it. I'd check it out, but I wouldn't buy it.
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Summary: WOOD-A-BEEN, HAPPENIN'
Review: Finally, a DAZED AND CONFUSED special edition. This is one of the best comedies ever made. Some people find it boring and plotless, but they're just unable to appreciate the honesty that comes along with the movie. Whenever I watch this movie, I watch the whole thing, no scene selections. There is just something about this movie that makes you feel comfortable. It is probably the familiarity that accompanies each of the characters that reminds you of people that you know. There is also something about the feeling of following the characters from the end of their last day of school into the party and concluding on the next morning. There is a feeling about joining the party that makes this movie watchable at most any time. You can feel like you are in the movie, and there is something about it that just wants to make you have fun or go hang out with your friends. People who haven't seen this movie will also be surprised to see the a lot of the cast, which includes many now-famous actors. This cast includes Jason London, Ben Affleck, Rory Cochrane, Mila Jovovich, Matthew McConaughey, and, well there is too many, but believe me, if you remember high school, or you like comedies and you haven't already, you have to check this movie out, and watch the whole thing. It is also good to watch it with a friend so you have someone to talk to about it. An unforgettable set of characters, some good jokes, an unforgettable party, and finally, some special features to go along with the movie. I was one of those people who was told about the movie from a cousin and I picked up the DVD (old one with no special features) and it became one of my favorites. The thing that surprised me was that nobody really knew about it, except for some older people, because the movie was like AMERICAN PIE when it came out. This special edition will definitely get some new recognition. The only thing that pisses me off is that when this special edition does come out, new people are gonna see it and they are gonna act like they discovered it, like I haven't seen it before them. That is gonna suck, but it is gonna be worth it when I see those special features. I hope they have some behind-the-scenes footage or a reunion of the cast or something. By the way, Richard Linklater is a genius who writes with honesty (he also directed this movie). I am gonna buy WAKING LIFE (also starring Wiley Wiggins), BEFORE SUNRISE, and see BEFORE SUNSET. If you liked this movie, you'll probably like DETROIT ROCK CITY and ALMOST FAMOUS. Those movies are good, but we'll get to those later. DAZED AND CONFUSED is a movie you gotta check out. I can't wait for this special edition. You'll also like AMERICAN PIE, THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, and a lot of other comedies with honesty. By the way, I forgot, there is some stupid dialogue in the movie, but it is overweighed by the good stuff, and you won't notice it until you have seen the movie around three or four times. By the way, that doesn't mean I think that the movie is stupid or anything, I can say that because I am a big fan, and I still really like that movie. Plus, you've got to take some stupid jokes along with every good comedy. Anyway, my hands are starting to hurt, and I'm running out of ideas. DAZED AND CONFUSED is one of the greatest comedies ever made. This isn't the only move coming out with a special edition. There is MEET THE PARENTS and a bunch of other UNIVERSAL movies coming out with special editions.
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Summary: Going On A Free Ride!!!
Review: "Dazed and Confused" is one of my all time favorite movies. Being a film buff, most people would probably guess my choice would be "The Godfather" or "Citizen Kane". Nope!The top spot of cinema ectasy goes to Richard Linklater's simple homage to teenagers on the first night of summer vacation. Yes, episodicaly following the social rites of different cliques of teenagers, during a 24 hour period had already been done in George Lucas's classic film, "American Graffiti". Richard Linklater more then matches Lucas with probably one of the best films ever made about being a teenager during that nostalgic age that we called the 70's.Linklater's script gives us a realistic, yet very funny portrait of a night in the life of these kids. Also,like Lucas's classic, "Dazed & Confused" features a shining young ensemble of actors at the begining of their careers including Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck, Parker Posey, Joey Laurence Adams and Adam Goldberg.The film also features a killer soundtract of '70s rock and pop tunes that feature such favorites as Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Peter Frampton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foghat, Deep Purple etc. For a great nostalgic '70s trip, I highly recomend this movie!
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Summary: watch this film
Review: As one who briefly glimpsed but still remembers the 70's, I have to say Dazed and Confused completely captured the atmosphere. The characters had a perfect blend of post-hippy idealism balanced with the melancholy and betrayal of Watergate and Vietnam, they looked forward to an uncertain future but were unable to see far beyond getting out of High School. The open-ended storyline, while remaining elusive and unresolved, is an accurate snapshot of High School life of the era (the funny thing is i grew up doing the exact same things in the 80s). It's dialogue is a bit dry at times, the pacing is somewhat flawed and there's lots of scenes of driving cars, but thats what the decade was actually like. so whenever i want to get my 70's nostalgia on, this is the movie I watch.
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Summary: Great movie, the DVD (Flashback Edition) lacked
Review: First off, I love this movie. The first time I saw it was shortly after it was released on video, in 1993/1994. Since then I've seen it more times than I can count on my fingers and toes. I can practically recite every line. However, a note to those of you who are reading this because you've seen the movie and want to know more about the DVD itself:
I was disappointed with the Flashback Edition. There are no commentary tracks and the extras, while funny, aren't too exciting and seem to be there for the purpose of having SOMETHING new for a second edition that they can make more money off the movie and pacify those who complained that the previous version had no special features at all.
The only extra segment that I enjoyed was the montage of 9 deleted scenes, some of which explain inconsistencies in the movie. For example, how did O'Bannion and others know that Mitch would be pitching a baseball game? Now I know. Having missed those scenes all these years I don't feel like I needed them. What I really wanted was some insight from Linklater. I watched it with the subtitles on (are those considered a "special feature" if they're embedded in the movie itself?) and that really did add to my enjoyment of the actual movie. Like I said, I can recite a lot of the lines. Now I can recite more and the ones that I'd misheard have been corrected. If you already own the previous edition, save your money on the new one or buy another DVD. Because I'm rating the overall DVD and not just the movie, it lost one star. The movie itself is a 5-star.
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Summary: worth it
Review: I have seen this movie about 50 times. Its just one of those movies that you can watch over and over because the dialogue is so good. This movie is worth it for the one liners alone.
"I keep getting older, and they stay the same age."
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Summary: Why was I born too late?
Review: I wasn't born until 1983 but that doesn't stop me from appreciating this movie. There really isn't any plot. But that is not the point of the movie. It shows normal life (or at least what we have been made to believe was normal in the 70s) of high school teens, or at least a day out of their lives. There are stereotypes, peer pressure, a future looming ahead, drungs, alcohol, school, and everyone wants to party but... they have to find one first. It is a great movie to watch with friends while sharing beers or just hanging out without a point.
I really can't describe what it is that makes me put the movie back in the DVD player again and again. The acting is just ok, the plot is almost non-existant, there isn't any one feature that is special about it. I guess it just makes me feel at least for 100 minutes that I am in a different world yet somehow this world is familiar and feels real. Maybe that is it... the movie just feels real.
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