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Summary: Punk Rawk
Review: One of the best movies I have seen since Kids. If your a punk or use to bee one, you need to buy rent or steal (well not really steal-unless your Stevo) this movie. It is funny, and chaotic all at the same time. It's about these two friends that beleive in anarchy (not in the UK) and they go around beating up rednecks just for the fun of it. But there is a moral to this story . . . well watch it and you shall learn, cause i'm not giving it away.
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Summary: Everyone Should See This Movie
Review: This movie is a wonderful exploration of the struggle from college to the real world. Of course the focus is on punks in Salt Lake, in the 80s. However it transcends to any person in any group. The message is clear. Be yourself, because even though you may think you are causing chaos and being an individual, you are wearing a uniform. And no matter how hard you try to hate and not care, you find out you do. We all come to this realization at some point in our life. The Salt Lake slant was great. The movie would not be this great if it were placed anywhere else. Although I soppose only those familiar with the city can truly appreciate the jabbs SLC Punks takes on the City of the Mormons. I loved it and recommend it to all my friends, especially my Mormon friends who live in Utah!
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Summary: Great movie
Review: SLC Punk is a great movie, but not exactly what I was expecting. I expected a movie about punk kids stuck in the Mormon citadel of Salt Lake City. And while that is the basis of the movie, that's not really what it's about. What it's about is a punk guy named Steve-O and his friends that spend all their time partying, doing drugs, and beating up rednecks, etc. Eventually Steve-O starts to question the punk values he thinks are important to him. In the movie, there is a lot of talk about posers, but in the end Steve is a poser too. I thought there would be more involving conflicts with the Mormon religion, but there are suprisingly few. Even so, SLC Punk is a great movie: all the performances are great, and the direction and visual style is great to look at. The colors are bright and vibrant, like the youthful energy that the movie exudes. The movie is hilarious - Steve-O's rants and speeches about anarchy and violence are great and the various scenes and flashbacks are very good. One thing SLC Punk lacks is a plot. It's really just a bunch of stuff that happens. It's quite good though. See it.
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Summary: Good movie. Worth watching.
Review: This is a good movie. It's pretty good and the drug scenes might give you flashbacks. This isn't Trainspotting...this is the neighborhood punks who later became computer programmers, television producers, etc. You'll be disappointed if you are looking for a movie about the hard life punks...these kids have problems but it's hard to have too many problems when you live in a big house, parents give you money and food, and get school paid for. This movie is about rebeling even when you aren't down and out. Interesting and a pretty good film showing that even in Utah you can rebel. Even if for only a little bit.
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Summary: sLC pUNK
Review: i THOUGHT THIS MOVIE WAS A GOOD IN FACT AN AWSOME IN DEPTH VEIW OF A PUNK. iT IS NOW ONE OF MY TOP TEN MOVIES. i MYSELF AM A PUNK, BUT MANY OF MY FRIENDS ARE NOT THEY LIKED IT JUST THE SAME aWSOME mOVIE
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Summary: SLC PUNK: The Exploited
Review: This is a bad movie, straight up boring. "SLC Poser" would be a more appropriate title, since the real crux of the film (which is explicit in the bumbling script) is protagonist Steve-O's realization that he has no investment in any of the values he claims to hold so dear. Neither does the film, of course, and this movie is the cinematic equivalent of your parents telling you you'll grow out of it. If you're anything like the punks in the movie, you will. The version of punk shown here is like a hissy fit being thrown by a spoilt child. Perhaps worst of all this film's crimes is the totally inappropriate production value. MTV-style quick cutting and super glossy film stock give this movie the atmosphere of a Saturday morning cartoon, albeit one where "f you" is the tag line that all the talking action figures say. Steve-O's obnoxious mugging and his sidekick Bob's lame "dude"-isms only make this worse. Even at its most superficial, punk is always gritty and unrefined, these production techniques are more suited to "hackers"-esque technopop flicks. I usually enjoy punxploitation film, but even the soundtrack here feels tacked-on and jumbled. Good punk films like "Suburbia" make the punk elements feel organic, and have at least a hint of empathy. I never felt a thing in SLC Punk, even at the hackneyed tragic ending, because who cares what happens to a bunch of rich frat boys with mohawks? Besides, every punk in this movie has perfect skin, so you know it's just Hollywood exploitation.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: I saw SLC Punk at a friend's house and was just blown away! I have never felt such a broad range of emotions while watching a movie, and that's a good thing, because I don't consider it a good movie unless I feel something. I was expecting it to be unrealistic and stereotypical of the punk scene, but it wasn't at all. Matthew Lillard is the best actor I have seen in a long time, if nothing else, watch this to see his great acting skills.
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Summary: An incredibly pleasant surprise
Review: Being an ex-punk (my punk years were 1978-1983) I didn't expect much from this movie. what a pleasant surprise! Rather than the fashion clones most movies portray, the punks were all individuals, no two the same. Matthew Lillard was absolutely brilliant. I agree that he is probably one of the best and most under-rated actors of his generation. The soundtrack was HOT too! They included many of the bands that were part of punk's eclectic mix, including Roxy Music (mother of pearl at that!), all the way through the Dead Kennedy's. The only reason I did not give it a 5 was that the punk scene was portrayed as much more violent than the one I experienced. Then again, I was in San Francisco at an earlier time - perhaps SLC punks were more into thrashing. Even the commentary on the mods was appropriate! The entire film had much more depth and was much more thought-provoking than other more "serious" films I had recently watched. One other caveat - I would have liked to see more women with short hair. Try this movie - it will surprise you!
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Summary: Destined to be a classic
Review: SLC Punk reminds me of my own youth growing up in the 70s and 80s in Salt Lake City, Utah. This movie epitomizes the struggle that all youth go through when facing life's challenges and will be easy for anyone to identify with even if they didn't grow up in Salt Lake like I did. It's a classic!
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Summary: Great DVD, great commentary
Review: This film is probably the best I've seen all year. Not only are the performances so memorable, but Merendino managed to construct a great piece of work out of the underused but always intriguing non-linear narrative with a lot of skill and great fun. Even better than all the fun stuff, however, is the way the film is fair to every character and the way it handles Stevo's dad - a great choice. Let me pause to reflect on the brilliant Matthew Lillard: I rented this knowing but not necessarily appreciating Matthew Lillard and have emerged with the firm belief that he is the greatest actor of his generation. If you don't believe me, watch him in scenes in which he is reacting to others. He has the innate gift of commanding an audience with just one facial expression or one minute gesture. On the DVD commentary (which is the most entertaining commentary I've ever heard, by the way), Merendino jokingly refers to Lillard's reactions as "mugging," but I don't think that's his technique at all. Instead, I think Lillard just knows how to act in front of a camera and knows how to keep the audience laughing and, above all, interested in what's going on in a scene. Mr. Lillard, I salute you. And Mr. Merendino, I can't wait to see what you do next. Buy this DVD and add it to your collection of classics. By far the best film of 1999.
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