Taps (1981)

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• Melvin W

  
  Taps is a decent movie but nothing spectacular. The plot is full of holes but still is entertaining. The thing that makes the movie worth the watch is the performances by Hutton, Penn, and Cruise. This is the movie that launched Penn's career and allowed him to go onto bigger and… More
  Taps is a decent movie but nothing spectacular. The plot is full of holes but still is entertaining. The thing that makes the movie worth the watch is the performances by Hutton, Penn, and Cruise. This is the movie that launched Penn's career and allowed him to go onto bigger and better things. This was also only Cruise's second role. The story suffers a little from the impossibilities but the performances more than make up for it and make the movie worth the watch.

• AJ V

  
  So totally boring, I couldn't watch the whole thing. I may give it another chance one day if I hear anything good about it. There is a good cast, but other than that, it's not worth watching.

• Mike T

  
  Despite uniformly strong performances from a superb cast, this film fell short of my expectations. Conceptually speaking, it's perhaps a little far-fetched but I am willing to suspend my disbelief at times. Unfortunately, the screenplay takes the story to preposterous lengths and… More
  Despite uniformly strong performances from a superb cast, this film fell short of my expectations. Conceptually speaking, it's perhaps a little far-fetched but I am willing to suspend my disbelief at times. Unfortunately, the screenplay takes the story to preposterous lengths and ends up giving us a laughably unrealistic experience rather than an effective drama. Ontop of frequently sounding corny, the dialogue gives the characters bizarre traits and often unclear motives, so as an audience we have nobody to latch onto for this over-the-top ride. It's not painful to sit through thanks to the acting, but it's a dated and silly film.

• Marcus W

  
  What made this work for me is that they took a somewhat silly idea and ran with it, taking it seriously as they did. Like 'Misery', it's clever writing as the audience knows the idea is crazy as do the adults in the film, but the young cadets don't give in and in… More
  What made this work for me is that they took a somewhat silly idea and ran with it, taking it seriously as they did. Like 'Misery', it's clever writing as the audience knows the idea is crazy as do the adults in the film, but the young cadets don't give in and in doing so come to learn lessons about power and responsibility, not to mention being a child in an adult world. It was far better than I expected, and Sean Penn was a standout. Recommended.

• Donna D

  
  One of my favorite movies!!! Just added to my DVD collection. The actor I admired the most at the time, Timothy Hutton stars with Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, George C. Scott and Ronny Cox in this military academy drama. Cadets are informed that their school is going to be closed. An… More
  One of my favorite movies!!! Just added to my DVD collection. The actor I admired the most at the time, Timothy Hutton stars with Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, George C. Scott and Ronny Cox in this military academy drama. Cadets are informed that their school is going to be closed. An unfortunate event happens when town locals are taunting the cadets, where an accidental shooting happens. Soon cadets are fighting to keep their school open, and take on the Military as they refuse to give up for their right to stay open. A good movie with great performances by Penn and Cruise. Worth a watch.

• Lee K

  
  Excellent movie, that started out a slew of stars. Good acting and overall storyline

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