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Summary: Great movie?
Review: This movie was pretty good, though there is a lot of sex, drugs, drinking, violence etc... I'm from NYC and some ppl i know are like that i think it shows what teen life is like for some ppl in NY. I loved how they used Washington Sq. Park-a lot of ppl that are like the charaters in the movie go to that park for the same reasons... skateboard, pick fights, do drugs etc.... This movie seemed so real and i hope there would be more movies like this. -14
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Summary: PURE BRILLIANCE
Review: BOY, THIS DIRECTER SHURE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING. THIS MOVIE SHOWS SOCIETY WHAT KIND OF KIDS ARE GROWING UP AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM WITHOUT GUIDANCE. THIS SHOULD STICK INTO THAT CATAGORY OF "MOST IMPORTANT FILMS OF THE CENTURY." NOT ONLY IS THE PLOT SUPERB, BUT THE ACTING IS JUST AS RIGHT. THIS STORY FOCUSES ON AIDS AND UNCONTROLLED SEX. THE CASUALTIES, AS SHOWN IN THIS VIVID WINDOW TO TRUE LIFE, ARE MORE THAN DEVESTATING. THEY ARE DISTURBING. THIS SHOWS WHAT VIEWERS NEED TO BE SHOWN. NOT PORN RELATED MATERIAL, BUT LIFE, AND WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE CHILD'S SOCIETY
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Summary: We need more movies like this
Review: Wether if everything depicted in this movie it's all completely real or an episode far away from reality seems to be the big deal with this movie. If you want to stick educational interests and add morale nuances to it, fine. Indeed the title suggests that this is what happens with kids, in an open, general statement. It is a powerful tool to tell kids to watch out and be careful with drugs and unsafe sex. But you could also see it as an out-of-the-average success. After all, if we are to take this movie's facts as real and average, most teens in America and the rest of the developed world would be infected with AIDS, addicts to a multitude of drugs and making their families disintegrate. This is more likely to represent a dramatic moment in the life of some teens that might not represent the whole teen world. It can be documentary if we look into some specific groups of teens growing up in frantic, highly developed cities like New York. That's it. The whole debate of "kids" showing what average kids do today is a little absurd. Instead I'll focus on the technique and the mastery of filming, character developing and storytelling. The film is powerful and delivers a high level of impact because of this as well as for the raw, rude images. The mixed elements became a singular whole, in the same way blacks, hispanics and whites team up against others or to have fun. The melting pot culture can be felt in the story almost as good as in the way the movie is done. At the bottom line, this is a movie that can be experienced by such a wide range of different people. Teens can relate to some or even all events depicted. Relaxed parents can star thinking they do not care enough for their babies. Artists and creators can witness a movie developed with flawless, accurate skills and with a hardly-seen-lately-in-movies punch and thrill. It deserves to be a popular film in all senses. Whether if you can relate to the facts or not, watch this. And make people in your life watch it. It can be for information, emotion or love for the movies. Or just for the hell of it.
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Summary: kids
Review: i think that this movie will teach many young teenagers the value of protected sex,the use of violence and the consequences of the use of drugs. My sister has a 14yr. old daughter and a 17 yr.old son she saw the movie and imediatly sat them down to watch it. The children understood the dangers of everything a lot more by seeing it on t.v than they did when they were talked to. So to all of the parents out there this is an excellent way to teach your children about what pressures there are for a teenager in an everyday basis.
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Summary: excellent movie
Review: This movie depicts the real lives of teens grouwing up in nyc. I live in nyc and i have seen all of this going on. The only way to protect todays youth is to scare the hell out of them with movies like this.
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Summary: THIS MOVIE IS ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL MOVIES EVER MADE.
Review: THIS MOVIE IS ONE OF THE MOST WELL THOUGHT OF MOVIES EVER MADE CAUSE THEY SHOW HOW IT REALLY IS FOR KIDS WHO SPEND THEIR TIME ON THE STREET INSTEAD OF A LOVING ENVIORNMENT
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Summary: the movie told the real sh**!
Review: the movie showed not only kids in N.Y. city but all over the u.s. It showed about the aids epedemic, fighting, skinny dipping, partying, and de-virginizing.
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Summary: best documentary ever!
Review: this is the all time greatest movie ever not just because of the acters but because it actually was written by a adolesent that knows all about the real world it depicts the real attitudes of teenagers and what some go through in life.
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Summary: what's up with this?
Review: OK, I am a sophomore in college. I have seen this movie several times and found it to be very interesting and watchable. It is not a very accurate depiction of "average" 13 and 14 year olds. Of course we all know people who have sex, drink, or do drugs at that age, but they definately do not make up a majority. My main bone to pick here is this. What the hell are all these 13 year old girls doing writing reviews for this movie. I mean, do they not even check IDs at movies anymore? Although i don't neccessarily believe in the ratings system, it is there for a reason. To read some of the reviews, you would think this was some backstreet nysync movie, not a serious social commentary.
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Summary: True Great Real
Review: this movie is so raw and real its amazing it hits things right on the money it tells people how things are i am 14 and i saw this no more than a year ago every kid who wants to see this has the right idea All parents should let there kids see this it has a great message its the Teenage answer to TRAINSPOTTING....its really hard to take at first but Stick with it there is some funny lines....but its not a comedy at all its only funny at times because it shows all sides of teenage life....its not farfetched its an inventive look at these kids There not problem children There whats turning into the regular children .........now from a cinematic standpoint it works as a movie because its really well Acted, Directed, and Written man...i could go on and on about this movie but i dont want to waste any more of your time See KIDS and enjoy it.
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