trixie-k-88
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This popped up on Netflix so I gave it a try.
This movie is basically a 90 minute montage of 4 teenage girls doing drugs, having sex, masturbating or talking about doing so. The actual "plot" is supposed to be the girls coping with a death of the brother of one girl/bf of another and preparing to leave high school for college. But that feels completely shoehorned in. It may have been good if they put focus on the actual plot and not going for sensationalism. Really, it's just the sex and drugs. Not worth it at all unless you just want to watch the actresses on screen.
This movie is basically a 90 minute montage of 4 teenage girls doing drugs, having sex, masturbating or talking about doing so. The actual "plot" is supposed to be the girls coping with a death of the brother of one girl/bf of another and preparing to leave high school for college. But that feels completely shoehorned in. It may have been good if they put focus on the actual plot and not going for sensationalism. Really, it's just the sex and drugs. Not worth it at all unless you just want to watch the actresses on screen.
Oh my God. This has got to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my life. I'm making sure to post this review both on Amazon AND on IMDb. I have no doubt in my mind a fair amount of drugs were involved in the creation of this "artistic" screenplay
First of all, this movie isn't about a dog, it's about death/mortality. After reading the description I was expecting a sort of "My Dog Skip" or even canine "Black Beauty" type movie. What I got was a disjointed, dark film that left me staring at disbelief at my screen.
I don't know what was more disturbing, the scene where a mother was telling her young son the story of her childhood dog being raped by a "greasy stray named Mohammad" (wtf?), the 2 minute montage of bloody diarrhea, the scenes of Kieran Culkin being a drug addict that seemed sadly realistic, Ellen Burstyn chugging a whole bottle of Kaopectate, or the fact the dog's names throughout the film were just "Wiener Dog", "Doody" and "Cancer".
Seriously, only the dog's scenes with her first owners (mostly mistreating her) in the first 15-20 mins actively involved the dog as a true part of the film. Throughout the other hour of the film she was barely more than a prop. They could have replaced the dog with a stuffed animal or even a freaking lamp that was passed around and the majority of the movie would have been the same. Not only that but it seems that past the first three owners of the dog, the film makers didn't seem to feel the need to explain how the dog was given to the next owner or the next, she just magically appeared beside new people with no rhyme or reason as to how she got there.
The film is full of weird, creepy and awkward scenes, many of which involve painfully long shots of boring or gross things (like previously mentioned diarrhea), or the dog doing nothing but looking uncomfortable in a cage. And let's not forget that despite having at least 3 good actors in this movie, the vast majority of the cast was godawful. I also feel like they directed any children in this film to be as creepy and weird as humanly possible. There were a few times I laughed, I'll admit. But it was less "Hah! That's funny!" and "That's so messed up I have to laugh". Mind you, I like offensive comedies that make dark jokes but this is just weird, gross and unpleasant. Don't waste your time on this unless you like "so bad it's good" movies.
First of all, this movie isn't about a dog, it's about death/mortality. After reading the description I was expecting a sort of "My Dog Skip" or even canine "Black Beauty" type movie. What I got was a disjointed, dark film that left me staring at disbelief at my screen.
I don't know what was more disturbing, the scene where a mother was telling her young son the story of her childhood dog being raped by a "greasy stray named Mohammad" (wtf?), the 2 minute montage of bloody diarrhea, the scenes of Kieran Culkin being a drug addict that seemed sadly realistic, Ellen Burstyn chugging a whole bottle of Kaopectate, or the fact the dog's names throughout the film were just "Wiener Dog", "Doody" and "Cancer".
Seriously, only the dog's scenes with her first owners (mostly mistreating her) in the first 15-20 mins actively involved the dog as a true part of the film. Throughout the other hour of the film she was barely more than a prop. They could have replaced the dog with a stuffed animal or even a freaking lamp that was passed around and the majority of the movie would have been the same. Not only that but it seems that past the first three owners of the dog, the film makers didn't seem to feel the need to explain how the dog was given to the next owner or the next, she just magically appeared beside new people with no rhyme or reason as to how she got there.
The film is full of weird, creepy and awkward scenes, many of which involve painfully long shots of boring or gross things (like previously mentioned diarrhea), or the dog doing nothing but looking uncomfortable in a cage. And let's not forget that despite having at least 3 good actors in this movie, the vast majority of the cast was godawful. I also feel like they directed any children in this film to be as creepy and weird as humanly possible. There were a few times I laughed, I'll admit. But it was less "Hah! That's funny!" and "That's so messed up I have to laugh". Mind you, I like offensive comedies that make dark jokes but this is just weird, gross and unpleasant. Don't waste your time on this unless you like "so bad it's good" movies.
Since we apparently needed to continue the theme of young adult dystopian adventure, they adapted the first book in the Divergent series to film. So, how does it measure up?
Divergent takes place in a bleak, strictly regimented future where everyone is born into certain "factions" based primarily on their personality traits. Those may include intelligence, selflessness, fearlessness, justness and kindness. At a coming of age ceremony the young members of this society are given a test that dictates what faction they belong in—however, they able to choose the one they want no matter their results. Our teen protagonist Tris (Shailene Woodley) was born into the selfless faction, and is shocked to learn that the results of her personality test are inconclusive—therefore she is "divergent", and cannot fit into society. However she chooses to join the fearless faction and with the help of some friends begins a covert overthrow of the government so this faction business can be done away with.
Before I get into anything I'll say I've not read the books, so I do not know how this compares to the source material, nor if they did anything "wrong" in the film. This movie felt forced. It felt like it just really, really wanted to be The Hunger Games. But unfortunately none of the characters, plot, or fictitious government were very good. I spent the entire movie thinking that the concept of their factions was so flimsy it was ridiculous. Mainly because the personality traits—kind, just, intelligent, selfless, and brave are NOT at all contradictory. I find it flat out impossible to believe that any person could possibly fit into just one faction. Not only that, but what the hell is the point of the test if you can choose your faction regardless of what the test says? It would at least make more sense if people must stay in the faction they're born into like a caste system, or just that one MUST go into the faction their test dictates. I didn't find any of the characters particularly likable, and the acting really fell flat. I was very aware I was watching a movie, and was never engaged or excited by anything that happened.
All in all this movie was a poorly acted and poorly executed mess that left me checking the time every few minutes. It's based on a storyline and characters that make no logical sense, and who try to be poignant but just come off sounding juvenile and foolish. Definitely not worth the time it takes to watch it.
Divergent takes place in a bleak, strictly regimented future where everyone is born into certain "factions" based primarily on their personality traits. Those may include intelligence, selflessness, fearlessness, justness and kindness. At a coming of age ceremony the young members of this society are given a test that dictates what faction they belong in—however, they able to choose the one they want no matter their results. Our teen protagonist Tris (Shailene Woodley) was born into the selfless faction, and is shocked to learn that the results of her personality test are inconclusive—therefore she is "divergent", and cannot fit into society. However she chooses to join the fearless faction and with the help of some friends begins a covert overthrow of the government so this faction business can be done away with.
Before I get into anything I'll say I've not read the books, so I do not know how this compares to the source material, nor if they did anything "wrong" in the film. This movie felt forced. It felt like it just really, really wanted to be The Hunger Games. But unfortunately none of the characters, plot, or fictitious government were very good. I spent the entire movie thinking that the concept of their factions was so flimsy it was ridiculous. Mainly because the personality traits—kind, just, intelligent, selfless, and brave are NOT at all contradictory. I find it flat out impossible to believe that any person could possibly fit into just one faction. Not only that, but what the hell is the point of the test if you can choose your faction regardless of what the test says? It would at least make more sense if people must stay in the faction they're born into like a caste system, or just that one MUST go into the faction their test dictates. I didn't find any of the characters particularly likable, and the acting really fell flat. I was very aware I was watching a movie, and was never engaged or excited by anything that happened.
All in all this movie was a poorly acted and poorly executed mess that left me checking the time every few minutes. It's based on a storyline and characters that make no logical sense, and who try to be poignant but just come off sounding juvenile and foolish. Definitely not worth the time it takes to watch it.