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vogonity

Hmm...!

• May 13, 2006

• #1

Just seen this - and enjoyed it enormously. Played like a film noir set in an American high school, with hard-boiled dialogue, an intricate crime plot and femmes fatales found therein.

Fabulous scene with Richard Roundtree as the school's vice-principal!

Very offbeat and entertaining. Anyone else seen it?

ETA: Damn! Just seen another thread on this! Well, I guess other people have seen it...

 

Kid_Eternity

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

• May 13, 2006

• #2

vogonity said:

Anyone else seen it?

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Nope, was considering it but not sure if I need to see another film of this type just yet. Is it really that good?

 

vogonity

Hmm...!

• May 13, 2006

• #3

I did have my suspicions - especially with the "teen crime stories as a new craze" thing was going on (like the new US series "Laura Mars") - that it wasn't going to be all that, but I was genuinely surprised by how entertaining it was.

Shades of noir, Lynch, Coen Bros., all in an arresting school setting - good stuff!

 

AllStarMe

Well-Known Member

• May 14, 2006

• #4

Oooh Im going to see this film this afternoon.
Looks good

 

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Bandit57

New Member

• May 14, 2006

• #5

Went to see it on friday, cracking film. Shame its not on wider release.

 

jodal

Well-Known Member

• May 18, 2006

• #6

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=161758

 

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LesNatrels

fill an empty chair

• Nov 26, 2006

• #7

Very good! Thumbs up.

I was almost ready to turn it off after 20 mins, just felt to juvenile for me, but thankfully its quirky off-beat charm kept me through to the end.
Certainely touches of Lynch there, and Donnie Darko, some really cool effects (mostly clever editing) and nicely photographed too.

On the whole a very enjoyable and easy watch, one for Sunday afternoon.

Edited to say that is was made for only $475,000

 

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Greta

New Member

• Nov 26, 2006

• #8

The dialogue in it cracked

 

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LesNatrels

fill an empty chair

• Nov 26, 2006

• #9

Certain edits were also introduced to the film to time footage to different dialogue, adding certain information and leaving other information out completely. These edits are noticable, as the actors mouths are not always moving in sync with their dialogue.