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Summary: Every line in this movie is a quote!
Review: Has been my favorite movie for years
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Summary: This is the best movie I have ever seen in my whole life
Review: Have you ever been speaking about cult? Well, THIS IS one of the very few films to be called so. Call me Disciple of Öx or whatsoever - Hubbs and Joe are a phenomenon, they are great. Anyone seen "Matrix" or so? Anyone finding K R fantastic? Let me tell you something: this is fast-food acting. neither characterplay nor shape. TSA contains more tiny details, more gestures, more signs of body language than anything I have seen before. The soundtrack is amazing, Black Sabbath's initial "Paranoid" fits to the scene as the sun fits to the sky. Wow, I'm getting overwhelmed. So, all that I want to make clear is, that in my opinion this movie is absolutely extraordinary and far too less recognized by the film industry(maybe because of one certain subject). It has lots of features to offer - go ahead, watch it, enjoy a postmodernist high-class adventure.
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Summary: Worst flick ever
Review: I had heard of this movie for years, and when it came on cable, I decided to watch it. Biggest waste of time. No plot, crappy acting, and little to no pot smoking in the entire movie. Go stare at a wall, and you will be more entertained than watching this P.O.S.
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Summary: Worst flick ever
Review: I had heard of this movie for years, and when it came on cable, I decided to watch it. Biggest waste of time. No plot, crappy acting, and little to no pot smoking in the entire movie. Go stare at a wall, and you will be more entertained than watching this P.O.S.
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Summary: DVD did not work
Review: I had two different DVD'S of this movie sent to me and they both did not work. I have an APEX DVD Player and I can't believe that this didn't work. Be aware.
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Summary: Stoned Age DVD
Review: I love this movie and the DVD is great and has extra features like full-length director audio commentary. The audio and video transfer are EXCELLENT and far above the VHS edition. This DVD won't play correctly on DAEWOO DVD PLAYERS, the picture and audio both screw up after the opening Trimark screen. I also have a Sony DVD player and it plays flawlessly in that one. If you love this little known movie gem then i highly recommend this DVD edition!
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Summary: The Stoned Age
Review: I rented this movie from Blockbuster for one reason only. That reason was on the cover it states that it's better than Dazed and Confused. I think that might be one of the best movies I'd ever seen. The Stoned Age story line didn't have me watching the movie till I couldn't pay the electric bill (others have) All in all if you like 70's movies you'll like it. If you like good 70's movies you won't.
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Summary: Just Cruisin'
Review: I saw this in the theater(yup, it actually had a theatrical release for a day or so) at the perfect age-17. Anyone who went to high school can recall the years of 16 and 17 to be the years of that mindless activity called "cruising"(of course, I know some losers in their 30s who continue to do this, I'm sure you do too). At that age you could drive, but you couldn't buy cigarettes, liquor or get into a bar, so what could you do? Go cruising! The idea was to meet girls with varying degrees of success. If you can relate to that, you'll get some degree of entertainment from The Stoned Age which starts off with this premise. This film is over exaggerated but ironically very realistic at the same time. Everyone knew someone like Tack-some annoying schmuck who would usually find his way into your car somehow. Everyone's also ended up at a party thrown by a bunch of idiots from a totally different "class" or "scene" than you. And who didn't know a couple of "Buffalo Chicks?" If you were one of those guys who took the "nice guy" approach to getting women, you'll totally identify with Joe. You can literally feel his frustration as he desperately attempts to woo the amazingly sexy Laney, only to have her jump in the sack with a sexist jerk who seduces her through...well....acting like a jerk. If you were a womanizing jerk like Hubbs, then you'll relive fond memories as you watch him get the chick through the most juvenile tactics available. I didn't grow up in the 70s, but it was the perfect setting for this film. The lingo is accurate, the music great, and the issues and concepts are still relevant today; The rich disco kids and their hatred for the lower/middle class hard rock stoners for example. Cruising, of course. People should really stop the comparisons to Dazed and Confused. That quote on the box was a bad idea, the director even says so in the commentary track! Two different films, folks. The only thing they have in common is the time period and some stoner characters. Would you compare Monty Python and The Holy Grail to Excalibur coz they take place in the same time period and have a few similar themes? Back to the music I mentioned before, I was very impressed with the soundtrack. In the commentary, the director mentions that this whole film was to be strictly Led Zeppelin songs, but it couldn't be done financially. Thank God for that! That would have been way too cliche. This movie works so much better with a soundtrack with no Led Zeppelin. God forbid there were other bands in the 70s other than Zeppelin, alot of them better, believe it or not. In this film we get songs by Ted Nugent, Deep Purple, Focus, Montrose, references to the Scorpions, and The Blue Oyster Cult takes center stage. That's cool coz BOC don't get the respect they deserve anymore. The cast of unknowns does a decent enough job. I'm not sure why the character of Jill is refered to as an "oinker" and "hoagley". Throughout the film, we keep getting reinforced the notion that Jill is supposed to be unattractive. Well, just watch the film and see if you think Jill is unattractive. Sure, maybe she doesn't leap off the screen like Laney, but she is one good looking woman. Of course, Laney is always dressed skimpy while Jill is isn't. Jill also looks the most 70s, Laney doesn't. Anyhow, this film is a sure gem to discover if you did the cruising thing in high school or were a teenager in the 70s. Also, to really enjoy this, totally disregard that Dazed and Confused quote on the box.
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Summary: Just Cruisin'
Review: I saw this in the theater(yup, it actually had a theatrical release for a day or so) at the perfect age-17. Anyone who went to high school can recall the years of 16 and 17 to be the years of that mindless activity called "cruising"(of course, I know some losers in their 30s who continue to do this, I'm sure you do too). At that age you could drive, but you couldn't buy cigarettes, liquor or get into a bar, so what could you do? Go cruising! The idea was to meet girls with varying degrees of success. If you can relate to that, you'll get some degree of entertainment from The Stoned Age which starts off with this premise. This film is over exaggerated but ironically very realistic at the same time. Everyone knew someone like Tack-some annoying schmuck who would usually find his way into your car somehow. Everyone's also ended up at a party thrown by a bunch of idiots from a totally different "class" or "scene" than you. And who didn't know a couple of "Buffalo Chicks?" If you were one of those guys who took the "nice guy" approach to getting women, you'll totally identify with Joe. You can literally feel his frustration as he desperately attempts to woo the amazingly sexy Laney, only to have her jump in the sack with a sexist jerk who seduces her through...well....acting like a jerk. If you were a womanizing jerk like Hubbs, then you'll relive fond memories as you watch him get the chick through the most juvenile tactics available. I didn't grow up in the 70s, but it was the perfect setting for this film. The lingo is accurate, the music great, and the issues and concepts are still relevant today; The rich disco kids and their hatred for the lower/middle class hard rock stoners for example. Cruising, of course. People should really stop the comparisons to Dazed and Confused. That quote on the box was a bad idea, the director even says so in the commentary track! Two different films, folks. The only thing they have in common is the time period and some stoner characters. Would you compare Monty Python and The Holy Grail to Excalibur coz they take place in the same time period and have a few similar themes? Back to the music I mentioned before, I was very impressed with the soundtrack. In the commentary, the director mentions that this whole film was to be strictly Led Zeppelin songs, but it couldn't be done financially. Thank God for that! That would have been way too cliche. This movie works so much better with a soundtrack with no Led Zeppelin. God forbid there were other bands in the 70s other than Zeppelin, alot of them better, believe it or not. In this film we get songs by Ted Nugent, Deep Purple, Focus, Montrose, references to the Scorpions, and The Blue Oyster Cult takes center stage. That's cool coz BOC don't get the respect they deserve anymore. The cast of unknowns does a decent enough job. I'm not sure why the character of Jill is refered to as an "oinker" and "hoagley". Throughout the film, we keep getting reinforced the notion that Jill is supposed to be unattractive. Well, just watch the film and see if you think Jill is unattractive. Sure, maybe she doesn't leap off the screen like Laney, but she is one good looking woman. Of course, Laney is always dressed skimpy while Jill is isn't. Jill also looks the most 70s, Laney doesn't. Anyhow, this film is a sure gem to discover if you did the cruising thing in high school or were a teenager in the 70s. Also, to really enjoy this, totally disregard that Dazed and Confused quote on the box.
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Summary: very funny movie
Review: I think "The Stöned Age" is one of those movies where either you love it or you hate it. I've met a lot of people who thought it was hilarious. Conversely, I once overheard two guys at my local video store calling it "the worst movie ever made".I happen to be a big fan of this movie. It is unabashedly stupid, yet thoroughly enjoyable and I laugh out loud every time I see it. The characters are believeable, funny, and well-acted (if you happen to be well-versed in the stoner dude culture). Is it "better than 'Dazed and Confused'" (as advertised on the DVD cover)? Well, it certainly has more laughs, and the "plot" doesn't drag (as I sadly noted the last time I saw "D & C"). So, I say it IS better. I would recommend this flick.
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