No movie is perfect so I thought it would be fun to hear what everybody disliked about the film.
There are two lines that I absolutely hate.
1. "STOP IT!" After the leeches. Gordie looks like a demon child
2. "That's it you're ass is grass" Not really sure why but it just makes me cringe. I don't think his acting was very good. Charlie Hogan I think it was.
Anyone else?
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I didn't like how this film made adulthood seem so terrible. I hope it's not like that. :(
shareVerns little hectic talking when he comes into the treehouse. I know he hadn't acted before but it was pretty bad, the lip-syncing is soo out as well
"Everything in this book may be wrong!"
I didn't like Gordie telling us about what Ace and his friends were up to. Because Gordie wasn't there, so he would have no idea what they were doing.
Jack "Things could be worse"
Hurley "...HOW?!"
I didn't like Gordie telling us about what Ace and his friends were up to. Because Gordie wasn't there, so he would have no idea what they were doing.
I agree with Leonard Maltin, the language in SBM was not typical of the fifties. Oh year we cursed but no where near what this movie depiicted, it puzzled me that Rob Reiner had to use the four letter words to that degree.
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The only thing I hated was when Ace steals Gordie's Yankee cap, which was given to him by his dead brother Denny.
shareThere should have been more scenes similar to when Gordie breaks down at the end. He and Chris each got one. Why not the others?
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There should have been more scenes similar to when Gordie breaks down at the end. He and Chris each got one. Why not the others?
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Teddy got an emotional scene...When the guy pays out his dad and he's crying and he says apologises for 'ruining' everyone's fun. I thought that was a nice touching scene with him. I guess Vern didn't get one because he was the 'wimp' of the group and cried about everything...He also seemed very care-free with troubles, compared to the other guys.
I loved every single thing about this movie
i was thinking about this and i am VERY glad and grateful that the other two, Vern and Teddy, never got crying scenes.
Even though teddy got a little one.
Its because their chracters were no where near as likeable as Gordie and Chris. Teddy is a freak and Vern is just a fat loser.
Also i doubt that the actors would have been able to pull of the scenes convincingly.
Gordie and Chris's crying scenes were amazing.
DONT FEED THE TROLLS with no angry reply to feast on soon they starve and die
Lol teddy is a freak and Vern is a loser? Both of those statements lack logic. Teddy understandably has anger issues coming from a freak of a father and Vern is just so innocent.
share'Teddy is a freak and Vern is just a fat loser.' - I completely disagree with this! They were definitely as likable as Chris and Gordie, they just weren't the main focus like those two were! And Teddy wasn't a freak, he had some serious issues which were understandable considering his crazy dad and the things he'd been through! Also Vern wasn't a fat loser he was just their friend, he was the care free one that didn't let things bug him as much!
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I liked Chris Gordie and Teddy.My two most favourite characters would be Gordie and Teddy.Gordie was so cute(I had a crush on him) and I found Teddy to be groovy.I didn't find Vern to be as interesting.
As for what I disliked in the movie itself.
When Ace stole Gordie's hat and then pinned Chris to the ground and threatened to burn his eyes with a lit cigerette.
Gordie's nightmare about his father.
That part where Gordie sees the deer while everybody is still asleep in the woods. It just seemed so random and stupid to me. Why would he make a big deal about seeing a deer and vow not to share that moment with anyone else? That's what I thought anyways. Others may take that differently of course.
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(That part where Gordie sees the deer while everybody is still asleep in the woods. It just seemed so random and stupid to me. Why would he make a big deal about seeing a deer and vow not to share that moment with anyone else? That's what I thought anyways. Others may take that differently of course. )
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I'm with you on this...I feel the same way. Sure, it depends on where you live, but I see deer all the time, no big deal....AND, this would be true for some kids living in 1950's Oregon I'm sure. It's not like he saw a grizzly, that would have been a little different.
Wonderful way to put it.
shareGordie's dad...wanted to slap his face.
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the part where gordie pulls a leech out of his pants with blood and everything just makes me cringe. euurgghh gross.
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I didn't really like how Gordie was as an adult. He's too.. I dunno.. different. I'm not sure exactly what it is, almost everything. He was too normal and smiley, taking kids to swimming and being all suburban. I don't know I just didn't like it. It just didn't seem to fit to me. The rest was so great but just adult Gordie threw me off
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But I don't believe the Richard Dreyfuss' character was supposed to be Gordie as an adult...... He was a writer who got the idea for the story from the article in the paper about Chris Chambers getting killed.... but presumably he didn't know Chris Chambers, it was just the inspiration for the story he told in the movie..... and Richard Drefuss is credited as "The Writer", and not as Gordie as an adult.
shareNo, that is supposed to be the adult Gordie. In the ending credits it says "Gordie's Son" not "The Writer's Son". I don't know why they credited Dreyfuss as "The Writer". Maybe he wanted that?
shareHe is credited as "The Writer" as that underscores how Gordie has indeed become what Chris told him he would become. Like The Writer, I laugh at that little exchange between his son and his friend ("Your dad's weird." "Yeah, he gets like that when he's writing."). Where has The Writer heard that before?
I love this movie. Even when it's shown on TV where it's interrupted by commercials every five minutes (not to mention those annoying on-screen promotional announcements), and those needless attempts to keep the language clean, I still find myself watching it, even though I already have it on DVD.
He is credited as "The Writer" as that underscores how Gordie has indeed become what Chris told him he would become. Like The Writer, I laugh at that little exchange between his son and his friend ("Your dad's weird." "Yeah, he gets like that when he's writing."). Where has The Writer heard that before?
I love this movie. Even when it's shown on TV where it's interrupted by commercials every five minutes (not to mention those annoying on-screen promotional announcements), and those needless attempts to keep the language clean, I still find myself watching it, even though I already have it on DVD.
I love everything about this film. Everything. Particularly River Phoenix. Its one of my favorite films.
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The thing I don't like about SBM is, is that it ends.
"Nice try kid but I think you just brought a knife.......to a gun fight."