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WAY BETTER than Reefer Madness!!


I'm about 3/4 of the way throught this movie on TCM and I am finding it to be SO much better than Reefer Madness. I think it's a lot more professional and engaging, with action and lots of changes of settings. An interesting plot too, even if it is a bit silly and out of date. Reminds me of the old Warner Brother movies like "Three on a Match" The road to ruin is indeed paved with drugs...BeWaRe!!! Thoughts??

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Well, if you're calling the acting in this "professional", I have to disagree with you there. Listen again to that read of Tony's of the line "You weren't mentioned in that beach affair...but of course...if you want" - where is the period in that sentence? And there's lots of places where this happens.

However, when it comes to plot I would agree. I've always had a lot of problems with "Reefer Madness". I mean, just to start with - how old are these kids? Ralph, we learn went to college for a year....but isn't anymore because of "trouble" he was in. But he's there with these others and carrying a book. So, is this a college (because the kid should have said "that other college he went to")? Then, is it high school? So, again, what is Ralph doing there acting like a student? You'd think the kids there would laugh at him for being so lame.

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