The Smokers [VHS]
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VHS Movie Reviews of The Smokers [VHS]
Movie Review: You know a movie is bad when...
Summary: 2 Stars
you're supposed to feel bad when characters die, but instead you feel relieved, even happy. As the other reviews stated, this seemed to be some sort of attempt at misguided feminism, but there's no real direction. The whole idea of the gun and what it symbolizes gets pushed into the shadows only to re-emerge briefly to invoke a response of "Oh yeah, they have a gun." The package cover merely hints at the mood/flavor that the movie should have had.
This is another movie that had some powerful elements, but didn't know what to do with them. The gun's potential as a phalic symbol is wasted. The best lines aren't built upon. Example: The leader of the Smokers yells to a boy, "You have no idea how frustrating it is having to rely on someone else to fill your hole!" To which he replies, "We all have a hole to fill." That is the very essence of this script! That moment should have been what this film was built around.
So, as my title stated, when these clueless characters self-destructed at the end, I couldn't help but sigh relief.
Movie Review: Point Missed?
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this movie, and i recommend it for anyone who has ever felt used, hurt, betrayed or controlled by the opposite sex. I have heard many opinions about The Smokers. Some were positive many were negative. Somehow I think the point of this movie and it's plot have been missed. Number these girls are supposed to be teenagers (young and inexperienced) how could anyone take offense to they're standing as feminists. They were desperate girls not female freedom fighters.
Then the misinterpretation that these girls were just wanting sex from the guys is very very wrong. Number one rapes (committed by anyone) are not just about sex. They are need for control over another person. All these girls were trying to do was let the male sex know how they felt being used and thrown away. I suggest all of you watch the movie again, this time with an opened mind. Thankyou!
Movie Review: Well, I'm a Princess.
Summary: 4 Stars
Well, I'd pretty much say I'm a fan of this movie. At times, the acting can be kind of sucky. But it's an interesting plot, the characters are cool, and they have cool outfits. I find it pretty stupid, though, for people to say they don't like it because of the quality of the filming. It's SUPPOSED to be filmed like that, and I think it enhances the movie. Overall, it's a pretty cool movie...I mean, it's not the same kind of mindless teenager movie we always see. At least it isn't just another teen movie. (I appologize for the terrible media reference) But, seriously, it's one of the 10 or so movies that doesn't make fun of The Matrix, or some other movie...besides, I love how Thora Birch wears those painted on masks...Movie Review: A Blight on the Face of American Film
Summary: 1 Stars
This movie possibly contains the worst messages about women that I have ever had the misfortune to see. Anyone who watches this movie thinking that the themes it portrays is feminism is sorely deluded on the meaning of the word and has misconstrued the actions of these poorly developed characters.For starters, feminism, by definition, connotes equality between the sexes. Not raping men. Calm down boys. You'll be okay.
That said, I thought the initial idea was promising, but simultaneously amused and horrified at what happened when they acted out this scene. As part of a film, the idea that women can force men into having sex (which, personally, I would find difficult unless he found a chick threatening to kill him arousing) is very powerful. Not suggesting that we should try it, but the inversion of social practices in a movie or book reinforces that the original idea is wrong. Showing women raping men, and how horrible that would be, would show how wrong it is that men force women to have sex, and suggest equality rather than actually inversion of the practice. It isn't any better for one sex to dominate the other. That would have been a good message for a movie.
However, this whole idea falls flat, as the characters pretend to relate to the struggles of teenager girls and then proceed to reinforce the Christian idea that women need to be pure and virginal. I don't think anyone could fail to notice how the virgin is the only one in the movie who manages to come out of this situation intact. Karen and Lisa are both violated; Karen is outright raped and expelled. Lisa loses her boyfriend through their dysfunctional relationship and ends up in a loveless marriage. The pure innocent virgin gets married happily ever after to the only decent man in the film. She also quits smoking pot. Clean up the language and you can show it at Sunday school.
The movie begins well. The characters are interesting and rebellious. But it simply denies the girls the right to choose what they want. They are reduced to the image of what they should be, and are harshly punished if they cannot fit into that mold. A girl can't want sex and still be the "good"? Why does the film leave out the reasons Karen is so angry and distrustful of men to begin with? This girl acts like she's already been psychologically damaged by a man prior to the film, thus her incredible anger. The insensitivity given to these girls is disgusting. The conclusion is forced. The cinematography is appalling.
I am a watcher of independent films, and I say to any film fans out there, do not expect them to be this badly done. On occasion, people think about what they are writing before attempting to sell it to an audience under an assumed name. As a feminist, I wouldn't touch this movie ...
Movie Review: Lolita, What Happened?!
Summary: 1 Stars
I didn't have high expectations for this Teeny Bopper Flick...but Come On! Pretty Girls, Cute Outfits, [weak] PLOT, [weak] SCRIPT,[weak] ACTING!!!I'm hoping that Dominique Swan will start picking better scripts/roles for herself...she did so well in Lolita. Was it just beginner's luck? =^..^=