Suburbia
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Movie Reviews of Suburbia
Movie Review: Great movie, terrible DVD transfer...
Summary: 4 Stars
My 4-star rating is for the movie itself. Suburbia was a pleasant surprise. I don't remember seeing this in the 80's, and honestly, I grabbed it off the shelf by accident (I was thinking of a movie I wanted called Crime & Punishment in Suburbia) but after watching it, I was certainly happy I'd made a mistake. Suburbia is about a group of teens who are rejected from their homes for various reasons, and our main character has an alcoholic mom who can barely take care of him or his younger brother so he leaves to try to lighten her load and winds up running around with other forgotten youths who call themselves The Rejected, or T.R. for short. It's not a happy-ending tidy kind of film, so don't think this is some shiny happy people living in suburbia thing. It's not, but it shows us a different perspective and aspect of life. The kids have learned how to adapt to survive, living in abandoned homes that have long been forgotten about and getting their groceries in a way most of us would never imagine (which is one of my favorite parts and I'll say no more as not to spoil it). Great live punk performances and and interesting story really hold Suburbia up. The acting seems a little amateur in parts but to me can be easily overlooked. Great movie, and my only complaint is the transfer. It's crappy, to be polite, though there's a different word I'd rather use to describe it. If you can get past the poor transfer quality, and the description of the movie sounds interesting to you, check it out. I'm glad I mistook Suburbia for something else otherwise I'd never have had the pleasure of watching it.Movie Review: The difference between a mohawk and a landshark
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie relayed how things were, or at least how people wished they would be. The situations are more cartoony than real at times. The prom queen in the pit? Okay, I saw it happen once, but she didn't get her clothes ripped off, she was beaten up by skin chicks. I think those that are seeing the reflection of class society and Reaganomics would be the objects of scorn by the TR kids themselves. The soundtrack rules and I think it's the first of it's kind (before Tarrintino) to have audio bites from the film itself. I'm still looking for that single that Jack was listening to in his room, just by the way. I read the other reviews and wonder if these are the people that I grew up with. This movie makes me disparagingly nostalgic, sort of the way that I feel about Iraq or Afghanistan. Odd that one of the most quoted line is about war.Movie Review: classic punk movie
Summary: 4 Stars
The movie first and foremost is cheap. The cast are actually street kids from the local area. But even with a amateur cast the film still winds up to be both a gritty and yet cautionary tale of youth gone wrong and the inability of the local community to cope with them. The story centers around a group of latch-key or worse kids and their squat in the middle of a run down section of town. The kids band together and call themselves The Rejected which for some of kids is actually true. The Rejected find themselves in the sight of the local townsfolk(militia?)who see them as being a terror to their neighborhoods which to give them credit is half true. The movie features live performances from TSOL, The Vandals, & DI. Again the production value is poor but the message is strong and should be heard.Movie Review: Flash back.
Summary: 4 Stars
I watched this movie when I was a teenager (oh- about 100 years ago). I loved it then for the music and the kids who were in it. They were the same kids I hung out with, only on the west coast. Living life with no rules or discipline. Not to mention Flea was in it- a good reason to buy any movie. I just purchased it for my own teenage daughter who loves it as much as I do. Times may change but kids never do.Movie Review: I guess I'm the only one
Summary: 1 Stars
A bunch of lowlifes rip the clothes off of a girl and she stands there naked screaming for minutes. All of the T.R. kids stand around and laugh at this naked girl screaming. The adult gets on the microphone and says "Hey you guys, leave that girl alone, or no punk rock music for you"! This scene was so unbelievably stupid! If a young girl got all of her clother ripped off and was standing in the middle of a public place crying and screaming, no adult would say to "leave her alone" and "knock it off you guys"! So after this moronic scene, we are supposed to like the T. R. kids? Why? Also the racism towards the kids' stepdad was not making me like these losers any more. Are punks supposed to hate black people? No! This is my review so please click on ther button that says this was not helpful. Then you will be cool and hardcore!
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