such a bad movie...


but also such an AWESOME movie! i'm well aware at the many cinematic faux pas foxfire spits out...the over acting, the under acting, bad editing in parts, the very hoaky dialogue....but dammit. i watch it every year or so and the entire time i can't wipe the sh*t eating grin off of my face. love it! :)

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Hmm...I'll have to check it out...

"Too close for missiles, I'm switching to guns."

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This film was, oddly, an entertaining trip through female teenage angst & alienation. And that was, upon reflection, the disturbing part of this--the alienation. These girls were all pretty messed up, seemed to have little relationship with their parents, and were heavily involved in establishing their own little world to the exclusion of anyone else except other alienated girls.

An the symbolisms were evidence of this: Jolie's character holding a knife at the throat of a boy, and them switching weapons and holding a pistol at the head of one of the girl's father.

As the father of my child, a daughter, there was something disturbing about the underlying theme of this movie.

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i can't wipe the sh*t eating grin off of my face

You're my new hero :)
I love this movie, every bit of it! I love the characters.. Legs is mesmerizing and I love the flaws and awkward moments in the movies.
A lot of people say this movie is 'bad' but I think that just adds to the beauty of it.. Granted I had no idea it was based on a book, which I now want to read. And if I had read the book prior, I would probably think the movie is a giant turd.

But my god I love this movie!

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scissor_me_timbers wrote:

i'm well aware at the many cinematic faux pas
It appears you have no awareness of the meaning of the phrase "faux pas".

"You're innocent when you dream" -- Tom Waits, "You Dream"

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I completely agree!
The movie is so cliche and corny, but dammit I love it so much.
It's because the characters are so touching and real, I felt like a could be friends with all of them.

He tore my clothes right off, he ate my heart and then he ate my brain.

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