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betty · 04-06-2003, 12:50 AM

what did everyone else think of this? im kind of torn between loving and hating it

Elmo Oxygen · 04-06-2003, 01:23 AM

Well I assume that from your statement that you were able to sit through the entire thing, which my friend and I were not. I found it irritating, smug, and extremely grating, especially Lillard's camera addressing monologues and plot exposition.

betty · 04-06-2003, 01:39 AM

no, i sat throught it. it was kind of corny and stupid in some parts but still entertaining. i like the part were steve and his girlfriend take acid in the park, that was cool. she was really pretty. but anyway, i just hated the ending, it made me really depressed. they go through an hour and a half about being punk and stuff then he suddenly conforms. what a sad message..."hey kids, everyone conforms in the end"

PolloDiablo · 04-06-2003, 04:41 AM

I actually really really like this movie, and I don't even have an explanation as for why seeing as how In most cases I don't even like Matthew Lillard. I think its just a pretty fun movie.

theyeti · 04-06-2003, 06:10 AM

I liked this movie too, maybe because I was a teenager in the 1980's. I think this movie exposes the inherent fraud in pop-culture trends/fads. Besides it was very funny.

IKEA_boy · 04-06-2003, 06:28 AM

This movie just proves my point that Matthew Lillard is drolling 24 hours a day. Does that man ever stop?

I used to like this movie back in the day but I grew out of it. It wasn't bad but not as good as I used to think.

retroboy · 04-06-2003, 10:16 PM

SLC Punk! is one of the few films in which I can tolerate Mathew Lillard. It's actually not a bad independent film, but it's not a great one either. There are some very good performances by most of the cast, particularly Christopher MacDonald as Lillard's lawyer father ("I didn't sell out, son--I bought in."), Michael Goorjian as Heroin Bob and Jennifer Lien. I also liked some of the critical commentary made about punk subculture and the rivalry between the punks and the mods (always good to see James Duval).

For the most part, the director, James Merendino (a former punk himself), creates a narrative that understands the contradictory nature of punk and exploits it.

I especially liked Stevo's rant about British punk (people who think punk began and ended with The Clash and The Sex Pistols just don't get it, sigh...).

betty · 04-07-2003, 03:43 AM

haha yes i love the bought in part. i thought the scene were heroin bob was kinda lame. the movie went downhill after he met that dumb bitch at the party, she just annoyed me for some reason. when she said "being punk is just like a uniform" that made me think about stuff. i guess one of the reasons i kind of didnt like the movie is because it makes me look like an idiot and makes me think too much which is hard work.

Riedenschneider · 04-07-2003, 01:57 PM

Sadly underrated flick.

I can't add anything more than what retroboy already accurately wrote, except that I think this is great indy flick...

The "This looks like a silver record, but it's not a silver record. It's a laser disc! There is a movie on there, huhu... " -scene is a classic.

betty · 04-07-2003, 07:51 PM

haha yes that was great. that girl that flipped out when she didnt take her medicine was hot. so was steve

04-06-2003, 12:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
betty Actor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: georgetown, texas	slc punk what did everyone else think of this? im kind of torn between loving and hating it

04-06-2003, 06:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
theyeti Actor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tacoma, Wa	I liked this movie too, maybe because I was a teenager in the 1980's. I think this movie exposes the inherent fraud in pop-culture trends/fads. Besides it was very funny. __________________ Who took the picture of Little Richard?

04-06-2003, 10:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
retroboy Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Rock 'n' Roll High School	SLC Punk! is one of the few films in which I can tolerate Mathew Lillard. It's actually not a bad independent film, but it's not a great one either. There are some very good performances by most of the cast, particularly Christopher MacDonald as Lillard's lawyer father ("I didn't sell out, son--I bought in."), Michael Goorjian as Heroin Bob and Jennifer Lien. I also liked some of the critical commentary made about punk subculture and the rivalry between the punks and the mods (always good to see James Duval). For the most part, the director, James Merendino (a former punk himself), creates a narrative that understands the contradictory nature of punk and exploits it. I especially liked Stevo's rant about British punk (people who think punk began and ended with The Clash and The Sex Pistols just don't get it, sigh...). __________________ "I think Canadians see the world more as anthropologists. I think we're not burdened by the weight of being a superpower and that gives us the chance to listen and understand different issues around the world."

04-07-2003, 01:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
Riedenschneider Actor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hamburg, Deutschland	Sadly underrated flick. I can't add anything more than what retroboy already accurately wrote, except that I think this is great indy flick... The "This looks like a silver record, but it's not a silver record. It's a laser disc! There is a movie on there, huhu... " -scene is a classic. __________________ "The Hughes wealth, power and sex appeal devastated scores of broken-hearted movie stars and made grown men shudder with envy and anxiety every time he entered a room. Mr. DiCaprio just makes any logical person over 14 wonder if he ever graduated high school." -Rex Reed

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04-06-2003, 01:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Elmo Oxygen Actor Join Date: Jan 2003	Well I assume that from your statement that you were able to sit through the entire thing, which my friend and I were not. I found it irritating, smug, and extremely grating, especially Lillard's camera addressing monologues and plot exposition.

04-06-2003, 01:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
betty Actor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: georgetown, texas	no, i sat throught it. it was kind of corny and stupid in some parts but still entertaining. i like the part were steve and his girlfriend take acid in the park, that was cool. she was really pretty. but anyway, i just hated the ending, it made me really depressed. they go through an hour and a half about being punk and stuff then he suddenly conforms. what a sad message..."hey kids, everyone conforms in the end"

04-06-2003, 04:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
PolloDiablo Actor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, Tx	I actually really really like this movie, and I don't even have an explanation as for why seeing as how In most cases I don't even like Matthew Lillard. I think its just a pretty fun movie.

04-06-2003, 06:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
IKEA_boy Director Emeritus ~~Persista~~ Persistent Student Join Date: Oct 2001	This movie just proves my point that Matthew Lillard is drolling 24 hours a day. Does that man ever stop? I used to like this movie back in the day but I grew out of it. It wasn't bad but not as good as I used to think.

04-07-2003, 03:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
betty Actor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: georgetown, texas	haha yes i love the bought in part. i thought the scene were heroin bob was kinda lame. the movie went downhill after he met that dumb bitch at the party, she just annoyed me for some reason. when she said "being punk is just like a uniform" that made me think about stuff. i guess one of the reasons i kind of didnt like the movie is because it makes me look like an idiot and makes me think too much which is hard work.

04-07-2003, 07:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
betty Actor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: georgetown, texas	haha yes that was great. that girl that flipped out when she didnt take her medicine was hot. so was steve