Dazed And Confused DVD > Reviews > Dazed and Confused

Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it?	Loved it
Story	Good
Characters / Performances	Outstanding
Special Effects	Standard
How does it compare to similar films?	Outstanding

Advantages:	brilliant alternative teen flick, great cast of the young and beautiful people !  great soundtrack
Disadvantages:	nothing

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

This film comes from the Director of other cult teen drama/comedy Empire Records. It follows the individual stories of a handful of high school characeters from different age groups and peer groups, leaving school for either graduation or spring break. Set in the 1970s america.

First we have the Seniors who are making sure they give the new freshman a good hazing, by making them perform cruel and harsh tasks and covering them in eggs and flour etc. Although in fairness, they are only doing what has been done to them, this is an initiation ceremony of sorts!

Then We have the freshmen, who are scared and nervous of their new role in school life, and of the hazing of course! Four young friends manage to escape the hazing and we see how their story unfolds.

There are the stoners, who spend all their time in school mashed, making bongs in shopclass!

Then we have the preppys who are popular, and the jocks who who get a hard time from the school coach who push them harder in their sports.

We follow their stories over one day and one night where we see the seperate stories of each character and how they ultimately link together.

The stories culminate into one large story where all the students from all ages and social groups meet for a huge outdoor party in a local park that lasts all night.

There are tantums, fights, friendships formed and broken and romances blosom between the most unlikely of couples.

Its all you need for a great teen film, showing the journeys we go through at school and the people we meet and how they have an impact on us. But under a that, this really is just another stereotyped teen film. Although one of the best.

There isnt really a strong plot or major storyline but this still remains one of my famous films.

It stars a young ben affleck as a young preppy bully, the lovely Milla Jovovich as the stunning hippy, stoner singer and Rory Cochrane (empire records) as the lovable stoner.

The movie is played against a great selection of 70s rock and roll. The film is stunningly shot with some very poignant and emotional scenes, however it is never cheesy, corny or overly-dramatic.

It is a great film for any teenager to relate you.

Creticate 18 (contains strong swearing)

Running time: 103 minutes.