tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post6323734939562672526..comments2024-01-04T04:01:35.574+08:00Comments on Wandering through the Shelves: Thursday Movie Picks #206: Juvenile Delinquents Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-91575047509003788422018-06-29T03:23:02.677+08:002018-06-29T03:23:02.677+08:00I didn't hate Thirteen, but when I saw it I th...I didn't hate Thirteen, but when I saw it I thought...13 year olds are going to be thinking this is the coolest movie ever because the girls are soo baad.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-7653437598122527732018-06-29T03:17:39.700+08:002018-06-29T03:17:39.700+08:00Charlie Bartlett was a little of disappointment. I...Charlie Bartlett was a little of disappointment. I sort of expected it to be something like Ferris Bueller, that's what I got from the posters and things, anyway of course it didn't live up to that expectation.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-90471485761294446922018-06-29T03:15:04.366+08:002018-06-29T03:15:04.366+08:00I'd say watch because it was based on real eve...I'd say watch because it was based on real events. It's unbelievable that it happened.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-55775163720330342552018-06-29T03:14:21.885+08:002018-06-29T03:14:21.885+08:00I really don't remember her performance, it wa...I really don't remember her performance, it was so long since I've seen it.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-8755265831378765962018-06-27T21:53:01.731+08:002018-06-27T21:53:01.731+08:00I haven't seen Bling Ring yet but agree that C...I haven't seen Bling Ring yet but agree that Charlie Bartlett was just okay. I hated Thirteen with a passion.<br /><br />I reached back to the beginnings of the juvie film genre too when they flooded the drive-ins after the success of Rebel Without a Cause (though one predates that) and an extra that takes a more thoughtful view of the situation.<br /><br />Youth Runs Wild (1944)-While Mom and Dad are busy at the production plants making the tools to win WWII the kids are home and being neglected and the first thing you know “Youth Runs Wild!!!!” Horror meister Val Lewton (Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie) produced, though disavowed this studio reworked version, this mild teen rebellion film where the biggest sins are tire swiping and other minor infractions until a rather violent conclusion. Still somewhat surprising to see this type of film in the 40’s where young people were almost always presented as sweet, compliant angels.<br /><br />High School Hellcats (1958)-Joyce (Yvonne Lime) is the new girl in school and on her first day she is confronted by Connie (Jana Lund) the leader of the Hellcat gang. Connie tells her she can join the gang or be ostracized and we’re off on a round of shoplifting, kissing parties and murder! Starts off as a mild little cautionary tale but considering there’s a body count it goes on a wilder ride than expected. The kind of film to be found at the local drive-in in the 50’s.<br /><br />Look in Any Window (1961)-Teen idol Paul Anka plays “The Masked Prowler” a teen Peeping Tom who scales the fences of town residents wearing a frightening mask while his parents and their neighbors drink and carouse amongst themselves ignoring their children. Sensationalist with mostly over the top performances (though Ruth Roman is good as Anka’s mother) but Anka’s compulsion to voyeurism feels disturbingly prescient of an incipient serial killer or rapist. <br /><br />The Young Stranger (1957)-Rebellious well to do teenager Hal (James MacArthur), a decent boy at heart, is arrested for punching a theatre manager at a movie theater which he truthfully claims was self-defense. The problems begin when Hal’s father (James Daly), an inattentive parent at best, doesn’t believe him leading to an even further estrangement and Hal acting out. Tom’s mother (Kim Hunter) tries to forge some sort of understanding between them before their hostility leads to worse issues. John Frankenheimer’s (The Manchurian Candidate) first theatrical film is an even handed account of the isolation and antipathy that often leads to juvenile delinquency. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-78088397628764623352018-06-22T23:40:45.282+08:002018-06-22T23:40:45.282+08:00Thirteen is one of my all time favorites. I love t...Thirteen is one of my all time favorites. I love the Bling Ring too. Still need to see Charlie BartlettBrittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-3315594986991874182018-06-22T06:47:52.859+08:002018-06-22T06:47:52.859+08:00I haven’t seen any of these but have been thinking...I haven’t seen any of these but have been thinking about the Bling RingBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-70890139858654761932018-06-22T04:30:43.788+08:002018-06-22T04:30:43.788+08:00GREAT picks! Thirteen is the best of the lot, most...GREAT picks! Thirteen is the best of the lot, mostly thanks to Holly Hunter's terrific performance, but I really liked The Bling Ring, too.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.com