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Summary: So simple, yet so brilliant
Review: No story, no good or bad guys, just people having a friggin good time. About a rave that takes place in an abandoned warehouse in San Fransisco. And that being said there is definitley some gay people in it, which makes the movie both funny and ironic. People fall in love, which I thought was dumb, but it didn't take the excitment away. The only setback is it could have been longer. Only about an hour and fifteen minutes or so. But still an amazing movie.
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Summary: Groove... A must-see for glowsticking, ...party kids
Review: I can agrre with most on this movie... it has elements of cheesiness...but this movie did make me smile on more that one occasion. This is what raves and parites are all about...bringing the people together, having a good time, and not letting anything stand in your way of having a good time. The highlight of this movie would definitely have to be the John Digweed performance scene. If anyone has ever seen Digweed live, he is absolutely phenomenal. He takes your breath away and in this film he does not fail to succeed in doing so. The soundtrack is good as well. I recommend watching this film with your raver friends. It will make you anticipate the arrival of the next weekend. PLUR.
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Summary: cool, pointless, and crazy.
Review: A lot of people who wrote review for this film just said things like "it doesn't make sense, there's no plot" and so on. But like I always say: does it really matter? When you see a warehouse-rave flick, do you really need a plot? Does it have to make sense? Essentially not. You want to see some young adults totally get stoned out of there mind and some crazy DJ's just killing everything. That's what it was meant to be, and it's best like that. A great film, very fun and poitnless. Sometimes, it got a bit old, though. Sometimes you're not in the modd for a 15 minute circle shot while some ecstacy doped guy tries to explain things to equally high and giigling girls. Buy it though.
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Summary: watch the special features
Review: I like this movie a lot. I liked it even more after i watched commentary, casting auditions, and other cool things on the dvd. A lot of the complaints people are voicing are almost valid, but the fact remains you don't know what you're talking about. First off, people complained about the dancing. none of those dancers are actors, those are ravers from the san fransisco scene. the scene where ernie explains "The Nod" is, indeed, a little shaky. but this is because the part of Guy is played by a haight street DJ named Dimitri who's never acted before. i think he did an amazing job overall, especially the scene where he's selling tickets, which for some reason i think is one of the best-acted scenes in the movie. someone complained about snaz (whose part was originally going to played by Dimitri). he's not really a DJ. his first party was when he spun at the after-party for the film. once again, i think he did a great job with his role as an up-and-coming jock with a refreshing resolve and dedication despite his frustrations. good stuff. all the other actors are either first-timers or unknowns of one sort or another. a number were picked up at the Sundance festival. this is part of what i like about this movie. the film has a very real, very natural feel to it. Greg Harrison wrote the film from his experiences in the rave scene, which keeps it out of the mtv party movie field. that is, i think, the coolest aspect of this movie. it could have been a big budget thing, run by big producers and people with excessive delusions of grandeur. and it would have been stupid, commercialized, and fake. instead, the limited budget i think contributed a lot of the very real vibes in the film. the techno scene in general is very anti-image and anti-status (or at least its supposed to be) and the use of lesser-known actors follows that ideal. i can just imagine how horrible it would have been if they had "tom greene as a wacky perverted rave kid" or some crap like that. so in conclusion, low-budget films are often cool (though perhaps not from a production angle, but thats not the most important part of a film) and this one is no exception. i highly recommend watching the special features. not only are they interesting, but they give you a lot of very valuable insight to the film.
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Summary: trying to hard
Review: what a bad movie. seems like the guys who made this movie had never even been to a rave before. No plot - usually that's pretty cool, but here it just doesnt do anything. Music isnt all that good, even the way the people danced in the thing just didnt seem like a truly accurate portrayal of the scene... although ive seen so many people like the newbie guy, whose naivete kinda lightens the burden of suffering through the rest of this languid failed attempt portraying the rave scene as it really is.
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Summary: Could be better
Review: I liked the acting in this movie and the storylines get off to a good start but I feel let down by the way they end. My interest grew when Colin's fiancee caught him making out with another guy and then she runs away and cries. After that you don't get to hear them speak to each other throughout the rest of the movie. I would have liked to know how their conversations went. Were they just going to forget about it? Did she accept Colin's bisexuality? Did they break up? So many unanswered questions. The scene between Colin and his brother is really confusing and pointless too. The portrayal of a rave is nicely done though, if you've never been to a rave, this movie will make you understand why you don't ever want to go. Mostly brain-dead teens on drugs mindlessly dancing to senseless music. The thing this movie doesn't show is that when the ravers grow too old to rave anymore they realize how screwed up they made their lives.
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Summary: Are you feeling it? I'm not.
Review: So a bunch of guys send out an email about a massive party taking place in an abandoned building in the city, which gets forwarded and forwarded by countless receivers during the opening credits as preparations are made for the event. Terrific amounts of people show up, dance, have a good time... the extras dancing in such shots probably had a better experience making "Groove" than audiences will have watching it. The film tries to break new ground with its focus on the lives of various individuals throughout the rave, giving us a glimpse of the so-called underground of such parties. I've been to such parties, and have had more fun than I can remember, but in watching "Groove," I felt like I was missing out on the fun and excitement, rather than enjoying it. Beginning with the aforementioned sequence of events, the movie then takes us to the actual party, during which various DJs will play various amounts of music, though most of which quickly grows exhausting as it plays during most of the film's moments. It also takes a look at various people, like a novelist who spends the night getting to know a girl completely out of his league, a young couple who come across complications in their relationship, countless drug abusers, and a gay couple who spend the whole night trying to locate the party, but doing little else. The film makes the big mistake of giving us absolutely no reason to care for any of these characters. In fact, their existence in the film seems more like an excuse for the various shots of bright-colored hair, strobe light dancers getting their groove on to the endless music, all thanks to some chopping editing from director/writer/editor Greg Harrison, who seems to have little concern for giving any of these people some plausible amount of emotional depth. Harrison seems more adept at creating the rave scene with striking authenticity, and he accomplishes this with attention to small details through the music and through the use of drugs and mind-bending substances. For this, "Groove" is admirable, but without any story to back up this solid sense of style, it quickly becomes monotonous, and I lost interest.
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Summary: Last weekend....
Review: This movie captured the most dramatic events in a rave. Not all the time those type of things go on but they could happen. I personally LOVED it...Heaven Sent spun by Digweed made me jump out of my chair and dance. Yes they did over exaggerate but that happens. It truely captured the 'Rave Scene'. I LOVED it and I watch it all the time. I should buy it and save myself the 80 dollars I spent on movie rentals. I highly recogmend people watch this scene. And know that 'that' is not ALWAYS what happens. Just some key drama that can happen and just might.... P.L.U.R. Mimi ~ Music Is the Drug ~
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Summary: Great for anyone interested in raves
Review: This is a very good movie! .... This movie is a very big part of my life, in fact. It started my getting into the rave scene, something I never regret, as I've never been happier with who I am. This movie is a dramady, and deals the most realistic dose of rave culture I've ever seen. It follows David (and nervous work-aholic), his brother Colin, and girlfriend Harmony (both ravers) to a rave in the wherehouse district in Frisco. There, David meets Leyla, an attractive raver who just moved, and the two bond closer and closer as the night wears on. Meanwhile, Colin has a big question for Harmony. It has a bitter sweet ending, but more sweet than bitter. Every time I watch it, my mood get alot better, and I love life a lot more.
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Summary: Worst movie ever
Review: I'll keep this short... the acting was terrible, the direction was terrible, there was no plot, and no charactor development. The soundtrack, however, was pretty killer. ...
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