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Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

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

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

jackhrusoff Very accurate 1979 period piece: A wind tunnel between Watergate and the 80s era. The problem with this movie -which is well crafted- is that it is VERY similar to the crew, place, and time I lived and survived. Seeing this years after completing college, I was reminded by how so many of the elements were eerie to my own junior high school experience. I also found it hard to believe the actors weren't merely adapting the roles as much reflecting their own lives at the time (e.g., Dillon and others). Seeing this movie twice was alright; living it once was far more than enough. Glad to see you all turned out well

realityobserver This is supposed to be the film that defines restless youth of the 70's and the results of poor suburban planning and horrible parents... The kids get all their pent up anger out at the end of the film by going on a rampage and destroying things... Well, the film meant good, tried to portray the mood of these kids and ended up just giving us another movie that is just unrealistic and unbelievable... Yeah, there are kids who act moronic and get stoned on any drug to be found, but the whole town of kids acting this way is just stupid... Isn't there one redeeming teenager who isn't into the drugs, alcohol, and wanton destruction that all the others seemed tuned in to ??? I mean, I was raised in a small town where there wasn't a lot to do, I was envious of the kids in large cities who could see the best bands that came to town every other week and I was missing. I never felt the need to destroy property, get high at every chance or drink booze all the time, I actually found other things to do... And when you look at where these kids live, it is really not that bad, nice houses, nice atmosphere, nice location, surely there had to be something other to do than sit around and feel pity on themselves. Hell, I would have had a ball in this place.Sorry, I don't feel sorry for any of these kids, I actually laughed at most of their antics and felt they got what they deserved in the end... I saw this film in the 80's because I noticed that a 'Little Feat' song was supposed to be in it, I never heard the song ( I read that it is 'All That You Dream'), I thought the acting was done by some wannabe 'hip' kids who try their best to be badass and come off just looking pathetic... They all appear to be 14 year olds who are wiser, saddened and much more in tune with the world than their parents, teachers and everyone else... I just don't buy it, they are reading a script written by 30 year olds and come off as just that, teens reading a script written by 30 year old writers...I watched this film again the other day, it was on TCM and just could not pass up the chance to see it again, it has not stood the test of time very well... Kids today are much too inventive to fall into these stereotypes set forth in this film, they seem much more into sports, video games, and being successes in general... If they started to go around acting and talking like the dolts in this film they would just be laughed at....

rwwjnr The characters reminded many of us of someone we knew growing up in the 70's/80's. A great mix of no name actors and an awesome Soundtrack create the complete package. The Ramones get some nice play as does Van Halen, definitely rocking.Everything that happens isn't nice which gives the film all that more credibility. It's surprising that of all the kids only Matt Dillon had a career of notation.Just thinking back to the days it was always on cable makes me wanna ride my bike, tell off some teachers and cops. A must see for anyone that grew up at a time when what bike you had was more important that who's getting a new video game.

barroter I can't offer any new observations on this movie, except like many of you it was a timewarp back my own junior high school years of the late 70's. The depiction of what those kids did then was pretty on spot. I also think the parents shown ,in the movie, was accurate as well.Like New Granada, we were bored and pretty much left to our own devices to find entertainment. We managed to con our parents and adults long enough to get away with most of what we did.For the longest time I thought it was just my particular generation and our area that was screwed up in the head...that was until I saw this movie. I swear there was lot of anger in us and it took itself out in guerrilla style rebellion against anything the adults held Holy.Then as now, I can point out supposed stable adults who were alcoholics, gamblers, kid/wife beaters, druggies and general losers as people.Then as now, kids spot hypocrisy fairly fast.