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Summary: Not Bad, But a Little Extreme!
Review: In a way, I liked and disliked the movie. I liked it because the acting was very good and showed how a person can struggle through the teenage years and have to face real life situations, like prison, gangs and drugs. I just thought that the violence and swearing was extreme, but it was still a good movie and one of Sean Penns best!
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Summary: THE FIGHTING IRISH
Review: It is a shame that nowadays when you ask someone if they have seen Bad Boys they automaticaly think of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence because the 1983 Bad Boys is far superior to the later Bad Boys movie.
Set almost entirly inside the claustophobic boy's prison, this movie is one of Penn's best performances, and that is saying alot.
Penn quickly rises throgh the ranks in the prison and overcomes alot of adversity to become the top dog, and soon learns that earned respect is a sweet thing.
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Summary: The presence of Penn
Review: It seems like a lot of the other reviewers were nitpicking, so I'm going to throw my two cents in. If you want to gain some insight into Sean Penn as an actor, and see how early his best qualities manifested themselves, then this is a great place to do it. The teenage Penn has amazing confidence and poise. His eruptions of violence are as "attractive" as they get. His adolescent menace is palpable, yet he also displays an amazing emotional range in this movie. Although I never spent any time in the juvenile pokey, the movie's setting is consistent with what I would imagine.The feel of this movie ranks with such gems as "Over the Edge" and "My Bodyguard" (two early Matt Dillon vehicles). It's too bad that Dillon's command failed to mature as much as Penn's.
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Summary: The presence of Penn
Review: It seems like a lot of the other reviewers were nitpicking, so I'm going to throw my two cents in. If you want to gain some insight into Sean Penn as an actor, and see how early his best qualities manifested themselves, then this is a great place to do it. The teenage Penn has amazing confidence and poise. His eruptions of violence are as "attractive" as they get. His adolescent menace is palpable, yet he also displays an amazing emotional range in this movie. Although I never spent any time in the juvenile pokey, the movie's setting is consistent with what I would imagine. The feel of this movie ranks with such gems as "Over the Edge" and "My Bodyguard" (two early Matt Dillon vehicles). It's too bad that Dillon's command failed to mature as much as Penn's.
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Summary: EASILY PENN'S MOST RIVETING PERFORMANCE.
Review: It's too bad that when most people think of "Bad Boys," they will confuse it with that idiotic waste of video store shelfing starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. In the original "Bad Boys," Penn plays a tough, yet surprisingly sensitive con. He is sent to juvenile prison for a horrible accident of his own making. He then carves out his turf and, in the end, must give up the only emblem of gentleness he knows, his girlfriend (Ally Sheedy). The "pillowcase scene" is one to remember. I can't think of a better or more realistic prison movie--and I work at one! Check it out.
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Summary: Excellent Film Is Butchered For Video, But Penn Still Shines
Review: Much has been said about the overall merits of this most entertaining and provocative Sean Penn starrer. However, not enough can be said about Penn's stellar performance as the brooding Mick O'Brien. His best performance, Penn does wonders with little dialogue. Through his expressions and body language, Penn tells us more about his character's frustration, rage, and sorrow than any verbal barrage ever could. And it's a helluva lot more convincing. Jeff Shannon's highly informative review mentioned just about everything EXCEPT that all available home video versions of this fine film (VHS and DVD) are CUT by nearly twenty minutes. The original U.S. theatrical release was 123 minutes, but all video copies (including the earlier releases) are 104 minutes. The out-of-print laserdisc did run the full 123 minutes as did the print HBO ran years ago. It's still quite a satisfactory film, but the mystery remains as to why nineteen minutes of crucial and interesting character development was cut. The film gets a five-star rating, but sadly I can only give the video and DVD versions a one-star rating. The ridiculous final line: The DVD offers a THEATRICALLY-FORMATTED (letterboxed) transfer of a film that's been CUT FOR HOME VIDEO.
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Summary: Why has this movie been edited?
Review: One of my all-time favorites; saw it many times on HBO in the early 80's. However, the DVD that I recently purchased from a big retail store was strangely edited. I can recall at least 3 scenes that were completely omitted, for no apparent reason: 1) when Mick's girlfriend is picking out Paco Moreno from the police line-up; 2) when Tweety is released and picked-up by a vanload of his thug friends; and 3) when Mick gets to assign "sh-thouse" duties to Paco and Paco subsequently spits soda on the floor in front of him. There could be more scenes missing that I can't recall; it's been 15 years since I've seen it. However, all of those scenes add to the greatness of this film and I can't think of ANY reason for them to be cut. One of the great features of DVD is that you usually get MORE movie, not LESS. This DVD has absolutely NO extra features. But, I guess you get what you pay for...still a fantastic movie, with great performances by Sean Penn, Esai Morales, Clancy Brown, Reni Santoni and several others. Although the edits are disappointing, this is still well worth watching.
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Summary: Cool.
Review: Sean Pean plays Mick O'Brien, who after running over (and killing) his wrost enenmy's (Esai Morales) little bother, lands in jail where his world turns upside town, and tries to handle the obsticales that he encounters-inculding the attack agaisnst his girlfriend (Ally Sheedy), and his wrost enemy landing in jail alongside him...great, very well written drama. Awesome acting. Shows the dangers that today's young people encounter today. Highly recommened.
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Summary: Excellent Reality
Review: Sean Penn is excellent in this kickass movie about life in juvenile hall. Great acting, and action lead to why I gave this flick 5 stars
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Summary: BAD BOYS -The Untouchable - SEAN PENN
Review: Sean'action begin on the mean streets of Chicago, Sean as Mick O'Brien plays by the rules - the wrong rules.Living a live of crime, his only saving grace is his relationship with his girlfriend. But when a heist ends in tragedy, O'Brien lands in jail with his worst enemy.Both are bent on vengeance,and the score must be settled in blood.Sean' Absolutely best performance on this movie with the cool blood acting!
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