Over the Edge

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Cindy L I actually saw this for the first time when I was 14 or 15 a few years after it came out, I thought it was the coolest movie with the best sound track. So I was pretty much the target audience the film was made for, and I couldnt watch it enough! Mommy's alright..Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird..... Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/31/24 Full Review Kevin L Pretty bad. Like an overly melodramatic afterschool special with a ridiculous ending; esp. all the cars exploding. Poor acting, sophomoric writing, and I just didn't buy much of any of it. Who are all these loser deliquent kids? I went to several schools and was around a number of HS-aged hangers during college, but rarely saw anything this destructive regularly. Mostly just drinking, getting stoned, skipping school, and some shoplifting. Thanks for giving Matt Dillon an early break in a movie, but that's the only plus I can see that came from this being made. 2 stars Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/29/24 Full Review Jonathan C I don't know how the script fares, it started out ok. The music is very corny mid/late 70s type stuff, all kinds of cues to indicate that you're supposed to be empathetic like "aawwwe, those poor teenagers are just so misunderstood". It does not hold up against the passage of time like true cinematic giants of the same timeframe. Even CARRIE (1976) utilized the same music style with more tastefulness, so unless you're unwilling or unable to grasp a world without cell phones or internet, it's a lot easier to digest. Of course, CARRIE centers around an actual victim whereas this movie is about kids who shoot BBguns at moving vehicles and expect to get away with it, which may have impacted my appreciation of the film. I understand boredom can result in some ugly things, but I would have preferred to see everything unfold naturally and not be shepherded into feeling a specific way about it. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/13/24 Full Review Richard V Was like a trip back to my youth. Accurately captures the music, attitudes, dress, of the year in which it was filmed (and the late 70s in general). In that sense it is more authentic than DAZED AND CONFUSED (which I also love and which is VERY authentic in its own way). Highly recommend this film. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/23/23 Full Review H.A. G In my opinion this movie really captures the angst and anger kids of the mid to late 70's actually felt and the true disconnect adults had in addressing solutions to juvenile behavior. These kids were fresh off the heels of growing up with Vietnam, a struggling economy, gas shortages, Watergate and dealing with the first generation of parents who raised them as "latchkey" kids. It also captures (albeit to an extreme) a lot of the realities kids dealt with at that time from not having a positive outlet for their energy/problems/parents and authority figures who abused their power. From drug and alcohol use, vandalism, parties (and great music), this movie seemed like a reenactment of my high school life from ‘74-‘78. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/04/22 Full Review joe r Over The Edge is a gripping movie that will keep you watching it until the end. The story is very good, as well as the immersion, and the songs played throughout the movie are even better. I highly recommend you watch this movie it is great. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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