Kids

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Summary: GREAT FILM!
Review: I AM AN 18 YEAR OLD MALE AN I REMEBER WHEN I WAS LIKE 14 OR SOME WHERE AROUND THAT AGE I KNEW I HAD TO SEE THIS FILM AN I EVEN TOOK MY BEST FRIEND WITH ME TO GO SEE IT, ALONG WITH MY FATHER. BUT THE MOVIE PLACE WOLD NOT LET US BUY TICKETS TO SEE IT BECUZ OF THE NC-17 RATING. ANDI STILL DONT KNOW WHY BECUZ I STILL SAW THE MOVIE WHEN IT CAME OUT AT THE VIDEO STORE AND SINCE THEN I'VE SEEN IT I THINK IT'S BEST FOR YOUNG PPL TO SEE THIS WITH THEIR PARENTS AT A EARLY AGE. BECUZ FROM EXPERENCE ALOT OF KIDS DO LIVE THIS WAY..ALOT OF MY FRIENDS ACT SOME WHAT THIS WAY. THEY CUSS ALWAYS THEY FIGHT, THEY HAVE SEX THEY PARTY. BUT DONT GE ME WRONG WE HAVE MORALS AND RESPECT BUT THIS IS HOW IT IS REALLY. I KNOW FORA FACT THAT ALOT OF KIDS DONT ACT LIKE THIS BUT SOME DO. FOR EXAMPLE I'VE SHOWED THIS TO FAMILY MEMBERS AROUND MY AGE OR SOME WHAT OLDER AN THEY WACTHED IN AWE AND SOME SAID IT WAS A BAD MOVIE FORTHE THINGS THAT ARE DONE IN THIS FILM AN SOME SAID IT WAS A IMPORTANT FILM NOW THESE WERE PEOPLE MY AGE. YET WHEN I SHOWED IT TO MOST OF MY FRIENDS AROUND MY AGE IT WAS AS IF WE WERE WACTHING A FOOTBALL GAME OR SOME THING. THEY WERE SHOUTING AN LAUGHING AS IF THIS MOVIE MADE THEM HAPPY AND THE LAUGHED AND SMILED WHEN ALL THESE BAD ACTS WERE SHOWN. ME TO BE HONEST I FEEL LIKE SOME WHERE IN THE MIDDLE I HAVE MIXED FEELINGS. I DO THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FILM YET I KNOW WHAT THESE CHARCTHERS AE LIKE SO I KINDA FEEL WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM. I JUST THINK PARENTS SHOULD SHOW THEIR YOUNG KIDS THIS AN TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT. BECUZ IN THIS DAY IN AGE KIDS GROW UP FASTER AN ALREADY KNOW ABOUT LOT OF THIS STUFF BY THE AGE OF 10 I THINK. JUST BE CAREFUL OUT THERE. THE ONLY THING I DONT GET IS ONE OR TWO REVIEWERS SAID CASPER LIKED HAVING SEX WITH MEN AND EVEN IN THE QUTES IT SAYS HE SAYS THAT. BUT I'VE SEEN THIS FILM COUNTLESS TIMES YET I HAVE NEVER HEARD HIM SAY SUCH. CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHERE AND WHEN THIS IS SAID?

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Summary: Something To Show Your Parents
Review: Clark created something here that not only shows the true art of film making, but the reality in which I live. I know parents have one hell of a time trying to understand their teenage children, and I think that if they saw this movie, they might be able to help them. The cinematography is excellent in this raw and unbaised exposition. I can't forget to mention the incredible realism of the actors. They truely give the film a sense of live action. I can't think of a better movie to show my son or daughter when they're thirteen. I recommend Over The Edge if you enjoyed this movie as much as I did. I own a copy of both of these movies and they are the most prized movies in my entire collection.

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Summary: Amazing
Review: This movie is a true good movie. Its sad that the chracter that plays Casper (Justin Peirce) hung himself last week on my birthday, he was an awesome and funny actor, after the role of Roach in Next Friday, his career would have really taken off. I hope hes in a better place. RIP. Anyways, SEE THIS FILM!

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Summary: Concept is interesting but, doesn't amount to much...
Review: It seems that Korine has just decided to make his script as controversial as possible so that it would at least allow him some publicity for a film that probably would have otherwise sunk without trace. Being a small independent movie, it suffers the effects of such a budget; bad sound, camerawork and even actors (apart from Sevigny). Unlike many other films that are similar in content and subject matter, Clark's direction doesn't raise it above standards. Boys Don't Cry is a classic example of an 'indie' film that has risen above prejudices concerning independent films due to Peirce's sharp direction and haunting photography.

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Summary: a reply to the below review
Review: please dont tell me that you are so naive to think that the activites that took place in kids dont occur. im not saying that every teenager in america behaves like the characters in kids, but obviously you'd be surprised at the percentage of teenagers that do behave in that manner. overall i thought it to be an accurate portrait of kids into that particular "scene". i think the movie accomplished exactly what it was supposed to do for the below viewer---shock the viewer while not exaggerating what is actually going on in teenage society...WAKE UP!

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Summary: Straight from the horses mouth!
Review: Wake up people! This is what teenage life is all about, I should know.....I am one. Me and my friends get drunk at party, do drugs and have sex.....So what, so do 25 year olds. This movie is art man, and especially due to the fact that the pro skater Rune Gilfburg is featured. For all the worried parents out there, Take a hard look at your kids........Coz this is what they probaly do.

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Summary: Perhaps one of the most depressing films you'll ever see...
Review: Ive always said that I have yet to see a horror film as scary as real life. This film shows a documentary, brutal and hard look at real life for teens. This horrific look at life film deals with drug abuse, sex, aids and some violent aspects such as a scene where a gang of lads beat up a skateboarder in Central Park. All the characters are unlikable and the movie makes you feel empty and sad, as this stuff really happens in life. In particular theres a scene where a group of boys on a couch are all sharing a joint of weed and the boys only look about 12. Be cautious when watching this film is you are easily shocked or offended. As a teen I found it sick and unjustifying. But it deserves credit for delivering controvery to film.

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Summary: The Worst Movie in the World!
Review: This movie is not recommended for the average American. While it does portray the lives of what some adolescents face in today's world, the movie shows it in way to much detail, as well as explicit acts. Fitzpatrick is barely literate, meaning he has no education whatsoever, so why put a loser who swears into a movie? I saw only 10 minutes of this film, and those 10 minutes made my rough life more miserable. This movie brought my fears to me. Not recommended for the average American.

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Summary: Kids is the ultimate wakeup!
Review: This movie reflects today's society and the true life of most kids in the nation. This movie captures an era known as Generation X. I felt this movie to be very powerful in showing the things that most kids are out there doing that parents just don't know about. This is definitely one movie that will stand out for generations to come.

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Summary: Been there, done that...
Review: "Kids" is centered around two high school kids. One finds out she has AIDS and spends the next twenty-four hours looking for the one that gave it to her. That boy's greatest goal in this movie is sexually conquering a young girl...his second in that one day. It shows this large group of kids in New York doing everything from fighting to drugs, basically being kids. I have had the misfortune of spending my teenage years in two different states in two completely different sides of the country. The second place I lived was in New Jersey...with easy access to New York City. I know this movie all too well. "Kids" is one of the most realistic movies I have ever seen, as a high school graduate of 1995. Any baby boomers that get disgusted by this movie and say they know what's going on are blind. They don't want to see that. My mother was a baby boomer and is still completely clueless to what's going on now. I knew guys like Casper and Telly. Boys like that do exist, no matter how anyone wants to deny that. Their parents are usually completely out of the loop when it comes to what their sons are doing. I frequented the club that was shown in the movie. I did the kind of things those kids did. No matter how "bad" the baby boomers were in the 60s and 70s, they haven't seen anything yet. If it was bad then, it's a thousand times worse now...except now WE DON'T TALK ABOUT IT. I am now a successful young woman with a head on my shoulders and a rather well paying job. It didn't ruin my life. In fact, some of my fondest memories are the days when I used to do that stuff. The reason why this movie was so criticized was it was the truth and everyone with children that age or close are afraid of it. This is the kind of movie you embrace, no matter how ugly it may seem. It is ugly. It's just a lot of information every parent should have. Growing up in the 90's was exceptionally difficult. No matter how much you think you know about our generation, you don't know enough and this movie explains most of it. I would recommend this to any parent with a pre-teen or older. It's a must-see.