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Summary: better than D. & C. ?
Review: "Better than "Dazed and Confused"!" according to the blurb on the dvd case when I ran across this movie in the store, so I took a chance. Sorry,wrong. D. & C. is one of the best films of its genre (teen angst flicks). The problem with this film is every single character is so obnoxious, there's no one to identify with, making it impossible to care what happens to anyone. Avoid at all costs.
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Summary: Crude, crass, and ultimately amusing
Review: "The Stoned Age" followed on the heels of the immensely interesting "Dazed and Confused," doubtless in an effort to cash in on the cultic success of that film. Both films deal with the perennial problems of the stoner, those largely ignored characters you saw shuffling through the halls of high school in a perpetual stupor. Usually, these hep cats had hair down to their ankles, giggled a lot, and managed to work the word "man" into every sentence they uttered. Everyone knew what these guys and gals were up to, even the teachers, but by an almost unspoken agreement everyone left them alone (unless they blatantly broke the rules). Hollywood has a sort of love affair with these affable losers, and even went so far as to have Sean Penn immortalize the stoner in the memorable early 1980's effort "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." Yep, the stoner is here to stay, folks, even if a few years go by without us seeing one of them in a film. If nothing else, the ability to get some cheap laughs out of fried brain cells insures the character's longevity. "The Stoned Age" is stoner humor at its absolute dumbest.Still, the movie has its charms. "The Stoned Age" follows the misadventures of two longhaired losers, Joe and Hubbs, on one of their nightly excursions around town. The two guys drive a car all dolled up with Blue Oyster Cult graphics (amateurishly done, of course) looking for babes, parties, and mind-altering chemicals. In the course of their quest, they encounter a whole host of offbeat characters. The most memorable of these dolts is Tack, a pimpled goof who has all the appeal of a speed bump. The guy picks his nose, whines incessantly, and generally makes a total fool of himself. Tack will reappear throughout the movie like an unpleasant rash, but the first time Joe and Hubbs meet up with him they learn a wonderful secret. It seems that the local thug plans on partying with two gorgeous babes in a house on the outskirts of town. When our two heroes pry this information out of Tack, they decided to take matters into their own hands. The girls do turn out to be hot, but problem after problem nearly thwarts Joe and Hubbs efforts right from the start. One of the girls wants a jug of liquor before she will let the guys in the door, an item difficult to obtain when you are a minor. Then there are all of the guys in town who learn about the party and want to horn in on Joe and Hubbs. Throw in some cops, the father of one of the girls who suddenly comes home in a rage, some ugly chicks, and you just now the antics will unfold at a frantic pace. When "The Stoned Age" works, it works very well. Tack is an amusing character instantly familiar to anyone who lived this sort of lifestyle back in high school. He's the guy always trying to ingratiate himself in the activities of others even though no one wants him around unless he has something useful to contribute. I laughed at the cop who always gave the kids the same line about how he used to like to party when he was young. I even liked looking at the girls, especially the hyper cynical Jill (played by Grace Slick's daughter China Kantner) although I didn't understand the constant comments about her being "ugly." Taylor Negron and Jake Busey turn up in small but funny roles as a disco dancing liquor store clerk and a preppie party host respectively. The actors who play Joe and Hubbs do an effective if slightly over the top turn as the two wacked out stoners. All of the characters embody many funny yet occasionally uncomfortable truths about that extremely awkward age of roughly fifteen to twenty. What I didn't care for about the movie centers on Joe's metaphysical experiences at a Blue Oyster Cult concert. Every so often one of the character's allude to a part of the concert where a laser light hit Joe right in the face, which led to some strange out of body experience. We see what happened at the end of the film in a decidedly unfunny flashback sequence that borrows heavily from Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey." Yeah, I understand how important music is to teenage kids under the influence--my poison was Rush and Pink Floyd--but I felt a bit let down with Joe's BOC experience. Listening to Joe attempt to explain his experience is amusing, especially when we see the reactions of the people listening to him, but overall the idea fails. Furthermore, I quickly tired of Hubbs's hyper aggressive personality. Again, I knew a few people exactly like this character, the jerk always looking for a fight with anyone in a vain attempt to make up for some feelings of inadequacy. The problem here is that it is just overdone and soon becomes unfunny and banal. I have criticized a few central aspects of the film, but I cannot bash the movie too much. "The Stoned Age" is a funny, mindless film everyone should watch at least once. Heck, the puke scene is worth the price of admission alone. Sadly, the DVD edition lacks a lot of extras even as it offers a widescreen picture transfer. "Dazed and Confused" is definitely the better of the two, however, if for no other reason than that movie attempts to temper its hijinks with a deeply reflective timbre. If you just want to laugh and forget about it the next day, "The Stoned Age" is the way to go.
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Summary: the best comedy ever WORMS
Review: A movie you have too see to believ
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Summary: Awsome
Review: Awsome movie of what i wish times were like today, great music too.. i wonder if there is a soundtrack?
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Summary: Booo, Won't Play!
Review: Don't buy this expecting to play it on a computer. I've tried on 4 computers and it won't play in ANY DVD-ROM's. It worked fine on two tv DVD units, but no go on the computer.
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Summary: Cult Classic
Review: Either you get it or you don't. This movie will not inspire great acting or plot writing, but it has an easy feel for anyone who attended high school parties. The main characters are so clearly older than their high school years that the movie can't be taken seriously. But the 2 buddies, Joe and Hubbs, play contrasting roles that click, personality wise. Their main desire is to knock back some Ox 45 talls, and score chicks. It's a cult classic because it generates so many catch phrases and behaviors that it hammers time and time again in the movie. Ox 45 tall cans, betraying someone is "worming" them, everyone knows "Krumps brother", when asked who someone specific is - they're just "some dude", Shnapps is "Shnappster", which makes you hork, overweight girls have "big buffalo butts", a party is determined by it's ratio (of boys to girls), and so on and so on. There are many little things you will catch as you watch the movie over and over. This movie blows away Dazed and Confused and should be mandatory watching for all incoming high school freshmen!!
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Summary: THERE'S A LITTLE JOE AND HUBBS IN ALL OF US!!!!!!!
Review: First of all,if you were ever a teenager,you will probably relate to this movie. If you were a teenager in the late seventies or early eighties,you will definitely relate to this movie! On the box of this film it says:Even better than Dazed And Confused! Now that may or may not be true,but I think the films are too different to compare. I think one reason this movie never really took off is because of this comment on the box. I think many people rented it thinking this was going to be just like D.A.C., then after realizing it wasn't they were disappointed and turned off by it. But viewing the movie on it's own terms, you will realize how fun it really is. I have to admit it isn't a big box office film,but more like a B movie. But many B movies are better than the big budgeted ones, and this one proves this point. The main characters are Joe and Hubbs,and you will probably find yourself relating to one or the other. Hubbs is the confident,cocky type who tends to do things before thinking about the consequences of his actions,and Joe is more of the intellectual,geeky headbanger. Together they scam for chicks, along with another great character named Tack, who is mostly referred to as "just some dude". Tack is a guy you won't soon forget. I was really sad to see the credits roll on this one! One of my favorite films,but I must say I had trouble playing the dvd on my players. I have two different dvd players and dvd rom on my computer,but I could not get TWO different copies to play on them. Unfortunately,I only have the vhs version now. From a review below this one, I see someone else had the same problem. I hope they reprint this movie sometime soon so it will play on all dvd players.(The movie did play when I took it back to the retail store on a Sony dvd player.) In closing,a great movie but problematic dvd.
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Summary: A Seriously Classic Movie....
Review: For laughs, this movie cannot be beat. The laser scene leading into the 2001 takeoff is epic. This is a movie to ENJOY. Not to critique for filmaking. It is quite a relief that movies are made where you can just relax and watch. Besides, "These aren't talls!!!"
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Summary: DVD won't play on "some" players
Review: getting ready to return this product if you purchase the DVD!
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Summary: The Name Says it All
Review: Got a few mind altering substances in ya? Good, cause without them you probably won't enjoy this movie all that much. Just your average stoner flick about a couple deadbeat's driving around listening to Black Sabbath while getting drunk/stoned/etc. while they try to get laid. You might write this off as a poor man's Jay and Silent Bob if you only see a couple of minutes. Give it a chance and watch it for a half hour to 45 minutes and you'll find yourself enjoying it. Not the most original or best done movie ever but the characters truly shine through. If you were ever in high school you'll swear you know all these people and remember situations you've been in similar to the ones in the movie. Great for subtlely bringing up nostaglia of the good days. Worth a rental at least.
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