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The Bargain Nexus - Suburbia
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List Price: $9.98
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Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
Starring: Giovanni Ribisi, Steve Zahn, Jayce Bartok, Amie Carey, Nicky Katt
Directed By: Richard Linklater
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780780625600
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 0780625609
Label: Turner Home Ent
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Turner Home Ent
Release Date: 1999-04-06
Running Time: 121
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Theatrical Release Date: 1997-02-07
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Summary: Crappy
Comment: Pointless movie and already dated even though it was released less than 8 years ago. The acting is poor and the movie just drags on endlessly without any humor or worthwhile drama. Don't waste your time with this.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good enough to get a 5
Comment: This takes me back to sitting on my cot in Bosnia, where I orginally watched this movie on tape.......if only it was on DVD.....since I am replacing all the outdated tapes with DVDs....I rememeber this movie was one of the first places I saw Steve Zahn....I still laugh when I think of watching him steal the garden gnome with crazy, wide-eyed zeal....if it never gets on DVD it'd be a travesty.
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Summary: Yes, But
Comment: People say, why isn't SONG OF THE SOUTH on DVD, well, I say, why isn't Richard Linklater's SubURBIA on DVD? His brilliant study of disaffected twenty year olds longing for success in the parking lot of a 7-11 knockoff made his previous films SLACKER and DAZED AND CONFUSED look like variety show skits, and yet so many of us have never gotten a chance to see this movie. They say that Disney is wary of releasing SONG OF THE SOUTH because of its patronizing use of black actors to embody racial stereotypes (happy slaves, etc). Same is true with SUBURBIA which has some nasty racial stereotypes at the Chinese restaurant to which some of the characters repair while hungry.
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Summary: It's A Late Night
Comment: I can never ever catch Suburbia at a decent time, every time I see it it's when I'm pulling an all nighter on some work and HBO just feels like putting it on at 1am. Maybe Suburbia is not as good of a movie I think it is but my insomnia makes it 20 times funnier than it is. This movie shows some of the problems suburban kids go through like having to deal with a guy from high school that went on to do better than you coming back. Then he makes your life seem as small as the 7-11 you stand in front of most of the day. Plus going around for an entire night thinking you killed a girl only to find out that she just passed out. Suburbia makes lives little problems a joke even if they didn't intend for the movie to be funny it is.
It's basically about a bunch of kids in there late teens walking around doing and saying the craziest and dumbest things and all because they have nowhere to go and nothing to do. Giovanni's character has to be my favorite, he's always nervous and complaining about dumb things, but even worse for him he finds out that his girlfriend might be leaving him for the kid from school that became a star. I love this movie because even though its conflicts seem little it shows that those little things can drive you crazy. As boring as the concept may sound the actors boost the comedy up so I say it's about time to give this movie a DVD.
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Summary: Another great film by Linklater! Needs a DVD release!
Comment: Richard Linklater's "SubUrbia" is a film about five teenagers who have nothing to do with their lives, who decide to hang out at "the corner" (outside of a convenience store) one night. On the same night, their friend, the only successful one out of the group who is now a rock star, has returned to his hometown to revisit his old surroundings. The friends decide to hang out and talk about inane subjects, while realizing that they've been wasting their lives away doing nothing, and that they actually want to make something of themselves.
Like many of Linklater's other films, this film is dialogue driven. The characters are mostly seen standing around, talking amongst themselves. The cinematography is great, it makes the viewer feel like a "fly on the wall". The IMDB rating for this film is 6.3! Personally, I give it a 7. It's become a cult classic, like Linklater's "Slacker" and "Dazed and Confused". Unfortunately, this film isn't available on DVD. If you'd like to own a copy of this film, you'll have to look for a Laserdisc or VHS copy.
"SubUrbia" is another great film from Mr. Linklater. Definitely check it out when you get the chance!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Filmmaker Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise) explores the lives of young Americans at a crossroads in subUrbia, adapted by Eric Bogosian (Talk Radio) from his play It rocks with soundtrack music by Sonic Youth, Beck Skinny Puppy, Butthole Surfers, Elastica and more of today's edgiest alternative bands. An ensemble cast featuring Parker Posey (Party Girl), Steve Zahn (That Thing You Do) and Nicky Katt (A Time to Kill) stars in this engrossing story that opens during a typical night among friends who are stuck somewhere between high school and the rest of their lives. The night doesn't stay typical for long. The arrival of a former classmate who is now a rock star sets passions and conflicts in motion. Before the night is over, friendships will be forged or shattered, romances will be won or lost, limits will be tested and futures will be shaped.
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