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Summary: Very Real
Review: If I didn't know any better, I would have thought this film was a documentary on troubled youth, not a movie. The actors did a great job with their roles. However, I'm still not sure who was acting and who wasn't. The film is about a distrubed teen, Tully (Leo Fitzpatrick), who wants to de-virginize as many young virgins as he can. It's about teenagers growing up too fast and the consequences. I liked it a lot, but it isn't for everyone.
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Summary: Life in the big city?
Review: This would have to be Larry Clark's best movie. His other movies are very good too (Bully, Gummo), but this one stands out a little bit more. In most movies, the characters are people you can either (a.) relate to in some way, (b.) sympathize with, (c.) feel absolute pity for, or (d.) absolutly loathe. I think in this movie, you can sometimes feel all those emotions at different parts of the movie. But in the final analysis, you tend to think that these "kids" are just super predators headed to a life of crime.
... But the beauty of this movie are the small scenes of urban decay and deliberate dialogue. Observing them interact is very watchable, and you can also pick out scenes where they behave in a very normal fashion. Their brutal, conniving, sexual way of living life in NYC may or may not be typical for kids their age, but in this story, at least some of them will pay for their ignorance and apathy with the ultimate price: their life.
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Summary: Kids review
Review: Exellent movie, one of the best documentary type film i have seen. Its a popular among the younger generation but is a sutable film for all ages and is very very serious with a hint of comedy...one of my favorite movies by far!
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Summary: A little too, "in your face" for me.
Review: I like the reality part of this film; I think they tried to put it in your face a little too much. I'd rent it, maybe show it to my out of control teen, and show them what might happen if they didn't have any responsibility or rules. Make sure you tell them ahead of time you don't approve of, nor support the behavior that takes place. Be quick to point out they could be on the other side of those kids at anytime. Anyhow, rent it watch it.
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Summary: Good movie
Review: Not the best but hey its got it's points .. minus some parts like the sex/rape part .. schools should show it too middle schoolers and highschool kids .... parents also should check it out ... not much of a shocker for me , i knew when i was a teen this stuff was going on..check this movie out also check out the movie ''gummo'' , ''pups'' and ''bully''....''bully'' happend a couple of blocks from my house...
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Summary: Casper?!?
Review: Casper the dopest ghost! The dopest ghost in town! Casper! Casper? Oh, Casper! No Casper! Don't do it Casper! you were the only enjoyable character left in the film, please . . . don't . . . casper the dopest ghost, the dopest ghost in town.
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Summary: SHEESH!!
Review: This movie is so real it made my mom sick! This movie goes way beyond anything anyone could think of in the fiction world and to me is 10 times better then any fiction movie i have ever seen.
Because it is real with in a fictional sense it is not a movie that many people would like. It shows the TRUTH about young adults (if you can even call them that, most adults i know are a lot more responsable with their actions)and how everyday life is with out parents that care and that are not part of their lives.We star out with Telly taking a virgins "flower" from her at a VERY young age, he lied to her and told her anything he could to get "down her pants". after the job is done and he is leaving the house, you can tell that he has no respect for himself or the girl by leaving a "goodbye present" of spit on her table. The movie goes on to show a whole day of fighting, drugs, sex, and partying...not to forget about Jenny the girl that lost her virginty to Telly the summer BEFORE and is now HIV+...this movie will have you dazed at the realism and the power it leaves long after it is viewed. I personlay think they should show it in school's, show kids what really happeneds when you dont listen to mom.
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Summary: Realistic and Rough
Review: This movie is basically a documentary of the life of some of New York teenagers and the lives they live each day. The reason I classify this movie as a documentary is not only because of the reality of it, but the lack of enjoyment I get out of watching it. It is not entertainment, but a real look at what youth has come to in the USA. If you are looking for a movie that has entertainment value, this is not the one for you. Sex, STDs, drugs, and violence are the basic aspects of the film. The plot is not very good and the conflict is never resolved. I would highly suggest this movie to parents who don't think anything about their kids never being at home. I do think that the author downgrades the anger and violence(only one scene in the movie displays actual violence) that kids have and upgraded the sex portion of the movie. Whether or not he was trying to invent a disturbing porno, I do not know. I gave the movie a four because it does have informative value and a place in our society for those who choose to listen to it.
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Summary: I LOVE This Movie!!
Review: KIDS, is an excellent film that i consider to be more of a documentary than a movie. For those of you who write bad reviews of this fil, or say that they dont like it, I am completely amazed. If you cant handle this movie then you cant handle the truth of what some of America's teenagers do and how they think on a regular basis. Being 15 I know first hand that teens (especially teen guys) act and think how Telly and Casper do in the movie. This is just an entangled day of twist and turns displayed through the many diferent emotions that teens face. So what if this movie may not have a happy ending? So what if the characters seem hopeless and seem as if they will do nothing with their lives? Thats just a little something called reality. . . I'm happy that this movie had the guts to show that there are not always solutions to every problem, and that things dont always work out for the best. Way to go Larry & Harmony.
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Summary: Not all kids are like this, but more than most people think.
Review: I don't want to repeat what others have already said in praising this film, so I'll simply say that I think it's a masterpiece, and one of the twenty most important films of the 90s. (It's also a perfect companion piece to the 1999 film, "Whiteboyz.")For those who want to know why so many kids are turning out like this, read "Dumbing Us Down" by John Taylor Gatto -- a 26-year schoolteacher who, after being named New York City's Teacher of the Year on three separate occasions, was named Teacher of the Year for the entire state of New York in 1991. (He retired shortly thereafter.) If you do a keyword search in your web browser, you can easily find Gatto's official web site.
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