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Summary: dream
Review: I remember when I thought this film was controversial lol that is until I saw "Bully" Anyway this movie is about a boy who is obsessed with (...) girls and well all the kids lives are pretty much full of drugs and sex. Good ending, what goes around comes around.
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Summary: bo knows
Review: Brilliant eye-opening encapsulating look at teenage "innocence" in NYC. This movie is not a message, but merely a statement! A Statement that the young in this country are left to fend alone in a cruel world, with predators and prey, with no referee. The visuals in this movie might frighten you, if it does that's the point. While this movie might seem to be glorifying of the pitfalls it shows you. The real question is what are our kids doing?
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Summary: Like watching a trainwreck
Review: I'm a little surprised by the critical Amazon.com review. If there is any middle-class sensibility finger wagging from the film's director, then I sure can't see it. This film doesn't offer answers, it reveals a world that most adults choose to ignore. These kids are on a collision course that is fostered by conformity, insecurity, poverty and violence. There is no easy solution, and to pretend that there is would be worse than useless. As far as the acting is concerned, EVERYONE is superb. The "documentary" approach used by the director & cinematographer clicks perfectly with the realistic acting performances. Even though most of the kids are portrayed as repulsive, you can't help but feel for them. Instead of caricatures, we see insecure young people who are engulfed by a very destructive conformity to violence & extreme promiscuity.. I'm not saying that people aren't responsible for their actions. But, I think it's fair to say that anyone who could actually transcend an environment such as the one portrayed in the film who be a very rare individual.
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Summary: no, its not shocking........not shocking at all
Review: anybody that would say this movie is groundbreaking must have spent thier childhood in a closet. Like people dont know this kind of stuff is happening. I'm still young and was doing all that crap 4 years ago (not getting aids in the process but being afraid of it). Most parents that watch this and say oh my lord probaly did the same thing to. But now they have kids and just dont like to think of them or thier kids doing it. Well save your time and money, skip this movie, and just assume your kids do drugs and your 14 year old duaghter was devirginized while you were at work.
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Summary: A "documentary" that falls flat
Review: Kids has gained notoriety since its 1995 release for its controversial view on the life of kids today. Some of the subjects that this movie covers are very real, indeed. Praise should also be given to the casting director for this movie, Alysa Wishingrad, who was able to choose actors who looked very real and actually appeared to fit the part that they were chosen for--the role of kids. However real they may have looked, there is just something about the performance of Leo Fitzpatrick as Telly that doesn't work. He seemed to fit into the role far too well, and at times it seems that he is overacting the part as a cocky sex fiend. For this reviewer, Telly just grated on the nerves after a few minutes. Praise should be given to the late Justin Pierce in his role as Casper, as he no doubt was created to be a very likeable character, and he succeeded with flying colors. In this movie, he appears to be the most realistic male kid on the cast, as many young teenagers could likely identify with the personality that Casper conveys. As far as the females go, it should first be noted that Kids was the first role for both Rosario Dawson and Chloë Sevigny, who played the roles of Ruby and Jennie, respectively. Sevigny's performance was stellar, as her emotions felt real, her plight was understandable. She was given all the sympathy in this film, and she earned it with excellent dramatic acting. Unfortunately, the performances of Pierce and Sevigny are outweighed by Telly, who overexaggerates his role and ultimately ruins the movie. By the end of the film, however, things will have picked up, and the climax thankfully delivers a disturbing, yet satisfying ending. The sad truth is that this movie is merely kids play (pardon the pun) compared to the things that kids are getting involved in today. Still, the events that these kids go through seem very real, and they are very real. All in all, Kids is a movie that should be seen only once or twice, to understand the controversy that this movie has rightfully garnered with its headon attack at kids' issues.
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Summary: Very Bad.
Review: Unwatchable and has too much foul language. Exaggerated and has really no point to it.
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Summary: ZERO STARS
Review: WHY does this movie get such high reviews. You people are too generous. This movie sucked. I would have loved reading this as a short story but as a movie come on. All it does is GLORIFY sex drugs and violence. Thats all well and good. Just stop pretending this is groundbreaking stuff to think about after its over. Are you thinking of showing this movie to YOUR kids? Is that why you are reading these reviews? If so, you care about your children 100x more than the parents of the characters in this movie ever would...so dont be worried. See what I'm saying? This movie sucks, the acting sucks, the cinematography sucks, it all suck suck sucks ramma lamma ding dong hey.
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Summary: KIDS is a masterpiece for the mind
Review: this one is a real controversial and deep,shocking and sick look at KIDS without there parents or they grow in violent and dangerous territory. Leo Fitzpatrick(Bully, Another Day In Paradise) is Telly, the kid who likes to devirginize little girls. Justin Pierce(may he rest in peace, starred in Next Friday and Black Male) is Casper, Telly's best friend, the toking, skateboarding,motha, who has a sick and mindblowing scene at the end. filled with thoughts that will stick with you long after the movie is over. obviously the best movie of 1995. this was so controversial. Directed by-Larry Clark(Bully, Another Day In Paradise) directs with power
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Summary: The kids aren't all right
Review: 'Kids' is perhaps one of the most unsettling films ever made. It's disgusting and crude but compelling and relevant. I only watched the film one time when I was sixteen, and it literally scared me, and I'm not sure if I can ever do it again, which just means it works. The story follows a clan of NYC youths through 24 hours of hell that is their adolescent lives. Crisp, stylish camera work makes it feel like a documentary. We learn a young women is one of many that is infected with AIDS. She turns to being innocent and partying with friends to forget her troubles. The film ends in a disturbing manner and shows the results of ignorance to the reality of our world. Hopefully this film can stand as a example of what not to do. It hurts to watch but I recommend it. 'Kids' is a brutal but very effective film.
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Summary: At least Chloe Sevigny is hot
Review: First off, let me say that I never even wanted to see this movie in the first place. My mother got it for me one year for my birthday because she knew I loved "Gummo", so I figured if she got it for me, I should at least watch it.
I will say that its an interesting film. The photography is gritty, and it is kind of dark, but there are two things I hate about this film. I hate kids like the ones in this movie, so I really had a hard time enjoying it. I never liked city life, parties, drugs and all that jazz, so I simply loathed the characters. That maked it hard to like. Then, I'm a serious hypochondriac, so the concept of having sex once, even with a condom, and still getting HIV just drives me up the wall and makes my skin crawl.
There is one good quality to this movie other than Chole Sevigny being a very cute girl, and thats Casper. His character, while still being trash just like the rest, is funny to me, especially when he rapes Jennie. That scene is total karma.
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