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Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Great movie, but not without problems
I have to say that I went to this movie with an attitude of,"Ok Miss Beverly Hills 90210 Oscar winner, impress me!" And she did...Hilary Swank was great and really did deserve that award. She really came across as a young man, in fact I found her quite attractive. The entire cast were excellent in there roles and obviously well chosen. I went to this film with no knowledge of the true story that lay behind it and perhaps this affected my grasp of the film. What I mean by that is, it seemed that the director expected the audience to have some knowledge of Brandon Teena's story. This may be the reason why there was not enough understanding of character motivation on the audiences behalf. And the director also tended to fall into the trap of the retelling of events rather than character development. An excellent director can tell us everything about a character with one shot. This lack of development lead me to find the beginning of this movie very disjointed. All this aside the amazingly convincing performances from the entire cast held this film up to be a fascinating watch. The direction of the rape and love making scenes were brillantly executed and did make up for other direction flaws in the movie. I think the Academy finally got something right, Hilary Swank deserved her award, but the film as whole certainly didn't deserve an award. That said I really enjoyed this film. Go see it, just be prepared to be disturbed...
Hard Core Logo (1996)
Superb!!!!
Okay I've never really been into the punk scene, but I loved this movie. I laughed until I cried, and found it an excellent take on the band movie theme. Nicely written with a very realistic feel. And what an amazing ending, it really took me by suprise. For those of you who enjoy band road movies or in fact just good movies I highly recommend this one. And you don't have to be into punk to enjoy it!
Bandwagon (1996)
Excellent Viewing
I had heard about this movie briefly on a movie review show. The reviewers didn't rate it highly, but I thought it looked interesting. Of course I never got around to see it in the cinema. Two years later I happened upon it in the video store, one rainy Sunday. Well what an excellent suprise, I loved it... Having lived in a house with two local bands, I found it almost unbearably real. Each one of the characters in the movie I knew in real life, giving me the added bonus of finding this movie extremely funny. I strongly recommend this movie to those involved in young bands or those involved in the local band scene. My only gripe is the brief moments of over the top Spinal Tap dialogue. A must see.
Free Ride (1986)
Mindless entertainment
I've always been a fan of the 80's teen movie genre and this movie contains all the elements. "Free Ride" may not be the greatest movie you'll ever see, but it is entertaining. It's no "Breakfast Club," but it isn't "School Girl Screamers" either.