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Plot: The misadventures of three freewheeling, youthful anti-heroes of the late 60s.
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MCT:June 15, 2008I guess everyone has to start somewhere, though even with that in mind... this movie is still pretty awful.
It appears DePalma has written and directed a series of loosely based sketches about three friends trying to avoid being conscripted to fight in Vietnam.... and the everyday "happenings and involvements" of their characters.
Basically you're just going to be watching De Nero and Graham acting out "Benny Hill style shenanigans" on camera set to a clearly dated 60's tune of a band no one has even ever heard of.
I guess its not fair to criticise someone's early work... especialyl when they both have become the legends of today. But the direction on this is terrible. It is amateur, there is no motion to the camerawork and the editing is shot to ribbons. It really is poor even for a student film.
Litereally if your friend decided to made a movie right now... it would be a similar result to this but probably better due to the technology. Having said that you can see the way Depalma's technique has dramatically improved over the years and the clever way he has adapted a Brechtian style and long unedited scenes to cover up some obvious flaws.
As for his script... it is almost as if he has tried to incorporate every clever thing he has ever heard into one movie. Often you will find the film's focus is totally lost due to irrelevant scenes and total lack of pace.
For example it feels like DePalma has decided to film a total unknown man at a local pub and his comments on war and just stick them right smack in the middle of his movie... simply because he can.
Even though the movie has a shortish running time... all this movie is, is just one thing followed by different thing entirely.
For me the main problem with this movie is it tries to be smarter than it is, and it tries in the bluntest way possible! Two main controversies are brought up in the form of the Kenedy assassination and Vietnam, just as simple titbits, these topics become nothing more than laughable in a social period where they would have been quite serious. This movie feels like nothing more than a piss take.
DeNero doesn't shine... there is no amazing screen presence to relate to. No catapulted path to stardom, in actuality it is quite the reverse. He is overlooked and uninteresting as the dull peeping tom character that he plays.
Special mention goes to Gerrit Graham who steals every scene and actually adds a bit of interest to this lifeless lump of a movie. Then again he gets all the best lines and that always helps.
Only real enthusiasts of either De Nero or Depalma should consider this, as it really is F***ing dull.
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MCT:June 8, 2008
Sadly I was disappointed by this film. I was exited, knowing that Brian De Palma directed it and that it starred Robert De Niro (and in his feaure film debut, which made me more intrigued). But then i was massivly let down. Although this was still good, I felt conned and was expecting at least a 4 star film. There is some memorably funny dialogue, particularily from the one friend trying to solve the JFK mystery and the one about an ex-date who only wanted milk at the bar. And Brian De palma again directs exeedingly well, but, unfortunatly, this really was a let down.
I still can't wait to see Hi Mom! as it is meant to be so much better. -
MCT:August 4, 2007
it's kind of like several episodes of a TV show. pretty random, but also pretty funny most of the time.
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MCT:March 20, 2007
A zany early comedy from DePalma that captures the turbulent 1960's and a couple of geezers trying to dodge the draft. Zany!
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MCT:September 29, 2006The objectives of this peculiar film are clouded by its microscopic budget, and as a result it drags even at the short length of 88 minutes. The dialogue exchanged between the talented young actors is its only real appeal.
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