Black Circle Boys

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Summary: eh
Review: I don't know what to make of this movie. I like it, but the ending left me a little cunfuzzled. ::shrug:: I will say this though, that is in no way that those guys were goth. Sorry. :-) I come from the collective and I must say was disappointed at this aspect of it. Who ever cast Whalberg was on drugs! (although, he was fab in Boogie Nights)

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Summary: An incredible movie
Review: I first saw this movie a few months ago. And ever since then I must have seen it 30 times..it's an absolutly amazing movie. Eris Mabius who plays Shane Carver in this movie was incredible.

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Summary: Umm yeah
Review: I hated it... thought it was a pthetic excuse for a movie it ha no content at all and really wasn't there at all there wasn't anything at all to the movie it was just a bunch of guys getting stoned the whole way through.

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Summary: Best movie i've ever seen
Review: I love this movie. The acting is superb and the entire film is well done. by far my favorite movie

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Summary: I love this Movie.
Review: I loved this movie, because it shows the power of manipulation, and of the "gothic life" of todays youth. Although the story plot is not a gothic one it shows the power of suggestion and of real teen angist.

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Summary: its probably not what you think
Review: I read a few reviews about people *****ing about how this movie isn't "goth" enough. GET A GRIP! stop taking it so seriously. The movie shows what its like to be a off-beat teenager in the 90's and the consaquences that may come out of poor decision making. so if you are looking for another "Crow rip-off" than your not going to find it here.

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Summary: What?
Review: I really cannot believe the reviews of this movie as it being a well acted, true-to-life film. This is truly among the most absurd movies I've ever seen. I actually do enjoy watching it because it is ridiculously funny, from the misdirected and sourceless angst of the main character to the fact that his cronies would continue hanging out with such an idiot. I've only seen this one on late night tv, but I must say it is far from a quality film. It is an unbelievable farce. If you go in expecting a serious glimpse into angsty teen goth life then you'll just get annoyed. However, if you expect to be humored by a silly movie then you'll probably like it. It's funny for all of the wrong reasons.

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Summary: Black Circle Boys is worth seeing...
Review: I rented this movie a while back and although it was not quite what I expected, it is a good film. Goths beware: This movie does not in any way or form reflect the goth scene. Eric Mabius shines as Shane, and Donnie Walhburgh is amusing in his cameo. This movie painfully depicts misfits in high school, and what they turn to in search of friendship, or "brotherhood." However, I was very disappointed in the ending.

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Summary: Greatest Movie in the video store
Review: I saw this film & was shocked, it was wonderful, this movie was not about goth, Shane was the only guy close to being goth, & everyone else was themselfs in otherwords this film is about teenagers & the life styles of them, it did have a shadow of gothic on it & thats one of the main things liked more like real life in real life there are people who have a hint of gothic look & not full goths also another thing id like to point out right in the movie the Black Circle Boys are called "Metal Heads" not Goths, in this movie i saw so much of real life, i think they did very good on showing what real life teens deal with everyday , this movie is about how teens can go in over their head w/out even knowing it till its too late, there is some comedy in it, & i think everyone should rent i. see for your self Black Circle Boys was a great true story film & should be given a chance

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Summary: Ricky Kasso Story
Review: I saw this movie on late-night Showtime probably 5 or 6 years ago, and I remembered really digging it. It is "based on a true story", that being the one of Ricky Kasso in a 1984 New York suburb. But it's a very sensationalized version of the story.

The real Ricky was a drugged-out dumbass, who killed another dumbass for ripping him off, pretty simple. He listened to Ozzy and Maiden and had a few LaVey books and thought he was a Satanist. He tried to get all the people he knew into it, but they were only there for the drugs. Before he killed the dude he kept telling him to "Say you love Satan!" as he was stabbing him, like 21 times, then gouging his eyes out and smashing his head in. There were two other guys in the woods with him; one was his right-hand man, the other was some dude they didn't really know, who was just hanging out with them for the Acid he was on while he witnessed the murder (which led police to not believe his story).

The "Satanic Panic" of the media in 1984 grabbed the "DAMN DEVIL WORSHIPPERS" aspect of the story and made him into some Cult Leader, but in reality, he was just a dumbass headbanger. He hanged himself in jail, awaiting trial.

Discovery Channel did a documentary on it called 'Satan in the Suburbs' that's also available on amazon (I think). It's pretty much everything from the story. It's 45 minutes, which is too long, and very hokey (sinister narrator dude saying things like "It was an ordinary day, in an ordinary town, but this was no ordinary crime"...etc.) It does give every detail of it all...just.....very.....very.....slowly. Jim Van Bebber did pretty much a whole Re-Enactment film with a voice-over that told the story in 15 minutes called 'My Sweet Satan'....which is a brilliant little short film starring Van Bebber as Ricky. He updated it to 1995 and used Black Metal, but it's pretty much the story. It's in the extras on the DVD for 'Deadbeat at Dawn'.

Black Circle Boys elaborates on the story, making the "just some guy hanging out with them for the Acid" the heart-throb male lead and also the "new kid in town who falls in with the wrong crowd". Ricky (Shane in this movie) is a lot more intelligent and sinister than the real Ricky. They added a love interest and all the other crap "needed" for a script, and more murder and mayhem than the real story.

The acting is really, really good. The dude that plays the retard, Rory (Chad Lindberg...the real kid's name was Gary") did a fantastic job, and the other 3 main actors were great. DONNIE WAHLBERG plays the older, creepy, gay, Satanist who teaches Shane everything. There was a real guy named Pat I think, that educated Ricky. I assume that's who Donnie's character was based on.

The story was good, except the love interest crap and the "teen angst" vibe of it. It also played sometimes like a Lifetime movie with the sap, but the dirty Indie side makes up for those moments.

Bloodletting, cat sacrifice, lots of imagery and pentagrams, etc. They did the film the right way on this type of stuff; don't go overboard with it, but make sure that people who know what it's all about aren't turned off cause you screwed it up.

The ending was weak and the Final Showdown wasn't really believable, but I'm not complaining. Overall it's a good little movie guaranteed to please the Metalhead within you.

There was another movie made within the last few years on this story called 'Ricky 6', but I haven't made a huge effort to find a copy yet. Ebay is my friend.