Hammerharte Jungs

"Hammerharte Jungs" is a weird teen comedy, even by German standard. "American Pie" it is not, but it might be an almost worthy German version. Almost.

The Good: Lacking an ensemble cast, instead we get childhood buddies Paula and Charly, two high schoolers with talking genitals. Yes, it's weird. Lacking in sexual experience, they are egged on by their eager talking organs to lose their virginity. Somewhat comedic moments ensue.

The Bad: And that's the main problem with this movie. Moments and situations that should have been played for comedy somehow got too serious and suddenly very unfunny. The end result is something much less than "American Pie," and instead just another teen drama.

And then there's a strange side story about Charly's parents.

Probably this movie was misclassified as a comedy. As a drama, however, it is not bad. Real-life situations and problems of high school life are worthy subjects and had the "comedic" talking genitals been cut out, "Hard Feelings" would have earned more stars.

8 stars for tackling real issues minus 2 stars for misplaced comedy.

See above. Overall, pretty bad. Its looking for a cheap way to get a laugh and to deliver a message. I think this is made for teens but even then, this would insult their intelligence. Pretty outdated cliches. Waste of a good hour and a half. Like I said. "horrible acting, dialogue, message and delivery". The soundtrack is not very good as well. This movie has seen some new actors and i think maybe they will learn from this experience. If you want to look at a movie of this caliber or better, just stick with older 90s teen comedies as this movie are this much comparable to. Yes, i am serious, this is comparable to a 90s teen comedy, but way worse..

Against all evidences, I like it. Sure, modest in many senses, too simplistic, pale copy of American Pie, it is the gift to remind the basic traits of teen life and the high school hypocrisies. But, more important, I like it for be just simple amusing comedy and for the lead actors who are not bad at whole in their roles, reminding long term friendships, cruelty and gossips around them, the imaginary friend in kynky version and the foreign student change in new perspective.

In short, a fine easy comedy, not exactly for present teenagers but for nostalgics of the teen comedies of the begining of century, maybe for some Adam sandler.

So, my opinion is simple and clear - just a pretty nice film- with some frontal exposure as chery on top.

This has to be one of the best films I've viewed in a long time. Firstly, it's funny as heck, with it showcasing life as a teen who's experiencing puberty. It admittedly get's less funny as the film progresses, but that's only due to the wider focus on the storyline and so is no reason to critique this movie. There's plenty of comedic value to be had, although the entire subject of comedic value is subjective in itself. The acting is well done, with many scenes and cinematic effects foreshadowing what's to come in the film. It can make it predictable but in a predictably humorous way. There are some negatives to this movie which I won't outline here, but overall it was thoroughly engaging and enjoyable to watch.

I think the only reason most people don't like this movie is because it's German, and that's really childish like come on it's a good movie, one of the best German ones, I mean it's not "all quiet on the western front" but cut it some slack. I feel like most people reviewing this movie is 25yrs + and they say it's a bad teen movie. As a teen myself I approve of this movie, it might be a little to much sexual activity , but I can look aside that. The main characters I did truly like they are played by good actors and they deliver them well. It was a really weird movie, but a fun time none the less.