Spetters

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cinephile f I adore Verhoeven. This is a film for cinephiles and intellectuals (not people who wish to be mindlessly entertained.) It is fantastic and I recommend it 100%. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Paul Verhoeven's Spetters is a bit like Saturday Night Fever minus the dancing. In this film we follow three young men with an interest in motorcycle racing (and the same woman). As usual for Verhoeven, very emotional and very explicit. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member It has nothing to say.. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review walter m In "Spetters," Rien(Hans van Tongeren), Eef(Toon Agterberg) and Hans(Maarten Spanjer) are young motorcross enthusiasts who worship the ground that Gerrit Witkamp(Rutger Hauer), Dutch national champion and dentist, walks on. While Hans can barely get his motorbike going, Rien actually shows a lot of promise and unlike his two friends, actually has a girlfriend, Maya(Marianne Boyer). As dated as "Spetters" is by its hair, clothing, music and attitudes, it is even worse that it never stands on its own or generates any genuine emotions. It also goes beyond simply referencing the movies of its era like "Saturday Night Fever" with a plot that has some close similarities with the previous year's "Breaking Away." Of course, maybe if the execution had been there, "Spetters" would have had a chance of turning out differently. But here, like his newer movies, Paul Verhoeven often crosses the narrow line between provocation and simply being crass in introducing explicit material that also includes a literal measuring contest, another sign of the times, and not a good one. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Hard to get on board with a film that tells a tale that doesn't interest me, centred on dirk biking, which doesn't interest me, featuring characters who are at times broad caricatures and, for the most part, disgusting people doing disgusting things. I guess if these things interest the viewer and they don't mind the reprehensible nature of some of the main characters, you'll find things you enjoy. Verhoeven has made some fantastic films, he's also made some God awful ones, this one is God awful. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a very strong movie, one like only Verhoeven can make. You really won't see any films this graphic and realistic in America. If you can look past some of the male nudity you will find this to be a compelling story. Still wish Verhoeven had left some of the male nudity out. Some parts went over the line Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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