Lucas

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Summary: Heroes Come In Every Shape and Size!
Review: "Lucas" is a film about growing up. We all can relate to the problems associated with adolescence and puberty, especially the part about wishing we were someone else. This film is about heroes and the unlikely places you will find them. Underdogs can win in the game of life. An excellent movie for young and old alike!

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Summary: A very good movie
Review: "Lucas" is a good example of how 80's adolescent movies undermines 90's teen movies. I don't have to tell the ones who read this that the teen movies that are made today is beyond horrible. One thing I love about the eighties, is that the directors who made teenage movies really put their hearts in it, and made an effort to capture the true luminous light of youth. I was immediately taken with "Lucas", because, unlike most teen movies, intelligence and individuality were portrayed. Clever dialogue, wonderful acting, and best of all, individuality was emphasized. One thing I honestly regret about being a seventeen-year-old teenager in the millennium is having to be subjected to Hollywood teen flicks, which are so full of dreck it's amazing. My skin almost crawls when I look at "She's All That," "Ten Things I Hate About You", "Loser", "Drive Me Crazy", etc. Plus, the actors in "Lucas" do more of a convincing job than the modern teen actresses today. Watch "Lucas". You'll be rewarded. It's simple in its sweetness and charm, and is always good for a snowy night.

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Summary: A charming little film
Review: "Lucas" is a great little movie that breaks the trends seen in Teen films at that time. All of the characters are three-dimensional and gave me memories of my high-school years. Haim as Lucas is especially endearing and funny. The only thing that kept this film from getting 5 stars is the HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE 80's soundtrack. Other than that, check this movie out, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

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Summary: Best teen movie I've ever seen
Review: "Lucas" is a rare gem, a movie which is filled with the usual stereotypes (geek, jock, nerd, etc) except that this movie digs below the surface to show us what is beneath the stereotype !
And it also plays against character in that the jock (Charlie Sheen) is actually friends with the geek (Corey Hains). The final scenes of Breakfast Club are awesome because that is when the barriers are broken down, but you must sit thru the entire movie to get to that part. In Lucas, the entire movie is the good part. For those of you who don't know, Kerri Green in her best performance (whatever happened to her anyway?) moves to a new town during the summer and bumps into Lucas (Corey Haines) and they become fast friends, but once school starts she begins to make other friends and eventually falls for the jock (Charlie Sheen) which begins a sort-of competition between the 2 of them to win her heart. Charlie Sheen wins ofcourse and there is an absolutely wonderful seen under a highway overpass between Corey Haines and Kerri Green where he discusses the fact that guys like him are destined to lose due to the laws of nature (this scene is heart breaking because it is so true). However, while many films would have ended there, this film continues because Lucas won't give up. I won't give it away but it involves a football game (these scenes are the only ones that go a bit too far in my opinion) and in the end Lucas does indeed win the competition and the hearts of others, but not in the way you think. The ending of this film LITERALLY gave me goosebumps, I wanted to stand and cheer for him.
This is a great movie with great performances all around. If you ever went to High School or ever fell in love with someone who did not love you back, you owe it to yourself to get this movie, you won't be dissapointed

Rating:
Summary: Heroes Come In Every Shape and Size!
Review: "Lucas" is a film about growing up. We all can relate to the problems associated with adolescence and puberty, especially the part about wishing we were someone else. This film is about heroes and the unlikely places you will find them. Underdogs can win in the game of life. An excellent movie for young and old alike!

Rating:
Summary: A very good movie
Review: "Lucas" is a good example of how 80's adolescent movies undermines 90's teen movies. I don't have to tell the ones who read this that the teen movies that are made today is beyond horrible. One thing I love about the eighties, is that the directors who made teenage movies really put their hearts in it, and made an effort to capture the true luminous light of youth. I was immediately taken with "Lucas", because, unlike most teen movies, intelligence and individuality were portrayed. Clever dialogue, wonderful acting, and best of all, individuality was emphasized. One thing I honestly regret about being a seventeen-year-old teenager in the millennium is having to be subjected to Hollywood teen flicks, which are so full of dreck it's amazing. My skin almost crawls when I look at "She's All That," "Ten Things I Hate About You", "Loser", "Drive Me Crazy", etc. Plus, the actors in "Lucas" do more of a convincing job than the modern teen actresses today. Watch "Lucas". You'll be rewarded. It's simple in its sweetness and charm, and is always good for a snowy night.

Rating:
Summary: A charming little film
Review: "Lucas" is a great little movie that breaks the trends seen in Teen films at that time. All of the characters are three-dimensional and gave me memories of my high-school years. Haim as Lucas is especially endearing and funny. The only thing that kept this film from getting 5 stars is the HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE 80's soundtrack. Other than that, check this movie out, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

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Summary: One Of The Best Coming of Age Movies Out There!!
Review: As I read the premise began to watch the movie, I thought "this is probaqbly going to be another teen movie about falling in love, probably another "She's All That" or "Drive Me Crazy." But I was definitely wrong!! This movie has heart, it brings you back to that time in high school when you loved that one popular boy or girl and he or she was in love with the jock, or the prep, or the cheerleader and you were just the quiet, band geek as Lucas was. The characters are so well developed and intelligent the actors are so in tuned to their parts it is as if they aren't acting at all. And at the end of the movie, I found myself sobbing until my eyes were almost red!!

Rating:
Summary: One Of The Best Coming of Age Movies Out There!!
Review: As I read the premise began to watch the movie, I thought "this is probaqbly going to be another teen movie about falling in love, probably another "She's All That" or "Drive Me Crazy." But I was definitely wrong!! This movie has heart, it brings you back to that time in high school when you loved that one popular boy or girl and he or she was in love with the jock, or the prep, or the cheerleader and you were just the quiet, band geek as Lucas was. The characters are so well developed and intelligent the actors are so in tuned to their parts it is as if they aren't acting at all. And at the end of the movie, I found myself sobbing until my eyes were almost red!!

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Summary: This was a wonderful movie.
Review: Corey Haim did a superb job on playing the part of Lucas. He goes out of his way to impress a girl and almost gets killed. It's really sweet.