Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

themorethemurrier I have loved this movie for years. It's one of only a dozen or so that I felt compelled to actually purchase, and I often recommend and lend it to friends and coworkers who haven't heard of it. Upon return, they generally suggest that there's something wrong with me for including this in my all time favorites, but always concede that they enjoyed it.It is hilarious, but it's a dark, dark comedy. Every performance is solid, and you will find yourself quoting some of the funnier lines to others when you try to explain to them why they, too, should watch this messed up but delightfully amusing tale.I'll not waste your time with a lengthy review of the plot; you can find that any number of other places. I will give you a warning that it is a rated R movie for a reason. I'd recommended it to a close girlfriend years ago when she was in college. She picked it for a coed movie night with a hundred or so folks...and it was apparently a bit racier than there normal fare. (They whistled and jeered, she blushed and was mortified, but everyone loved it.)

bowmanblue I've now seen 'Clay Pigeons' three times and yet I'm still not totally sure how best to describe it, or know what exactly I've even watched! However, at least I must like it... whatever it is.It's a story which doesn't really fit easily into any particular genre. It's not really thrilling enough to be a thriller. It doesn't have any element of a 'who-dun-it' as every death is pretty much self explanatory and there's certainly no action in it. Perhaps the best category – if this IS even a category – is 'serial killer' film... as there are plenty of bodies piling up here and there.It's about a man – Clay, played by Joaquin Phoenix – who just seems to attract death and destruction all around him. He can't seem to go a day in his small American town without someone he knows getting killed – normally horribly. And this trend is set to get worse when he meets Lester, played by (a slim) Vince Vaughn, who also seems to just want to kill pretty much everyone in his way.What follows isn't your average story. There are no 'damsels in distress' who conveniently need to be rescued in the final act. And, talking of final acts, there isn't the traditional stand-off between hero and villain in some dramatic place, like the top of a high-rise building. Perhaps that's why the film has such an odd feel to it. It doesn't really conform to any sort of blueprint. You just follow the lives of these – murderous – characters and see where it takes you.If you like the sound of that, you should get something out of this film. It has the feel of a film-maker's early work where he's still allowed enough freedom not to conform to every Hollywood convention. However, a word of caution, if you're looking for 'relatable' characters then you probably won't find any here. All of them, even Clay, are hardly the sort of people you'd want to hang around with. But then that's why you probably won't mind seeing them bumped off one by one.

KatieKnowsBest I saw Clay Pidgeons for the first time yesterday. My sister has loved this movie for a long time. I have to say that I haven't had that much fun in a while. I LOVED Lester Long and had so much fun watching little Joaquin Phoenix. I have to say that I don't think anyone can make you love a psycho killer like Vince Vaughn did. On that note, I liked that, at the diner, they showed that even though Vince Vaughn is so good that he makes you love Lester Long, Lester's still a bad person.I loved the dark humor of the movie as well. There were so many great one-liners. I would have to say that even 50 years from now, the line, 'Lester the Molester', will make me die laughing. Finally, I hope that if you haven't already seen this great movie, you will take give it a chance to make your day.

vangostar Vince Vaughn is extraordinary in this hilarious dark comedy. The role of Lester was made for Vaughn. He looks so young in this roller-coaster of friendship and murder. His performance in this film makes the movie. Although I don't recall when this film came out in 1998, I was amazed at the A list cast that takes you on a journey that rotates around small town living. Very hilarious performances by all. I only wish that I had seen it earlier. I always enjoy older films that actors have made when they were less than famous. This movie definitely is worthy of the remarkable performances by all involved. If you have ever lived in a small town then you would definitely appreciate this film. Of course maybe without all the murder and deceit (or maybe so!).