I think like many people I just happened upon this movie one night when I couldn't sleep and there was nothing else on. From that point on I was hooked. It's such a combination of themes:
coming of age movie, cautionary morality tale, nostalgic romp through the 1970's, sexually compelling
that it's hard to pin down. As a parent it's hard to watch the death of Elijah Wood's character and the pain felt by his father (knowing that he's at least partially responsible for his death). It's also hard to watch the movie and not want to yell at the screen for the bad parenting you see (e.g., don't trust and verify where your kids are before you get laid by your neighbor).
The idea of a "key party" is now so quaint (and maybe I'm so old) that I'm not sure what the modern equivalent of it is. I was a child in the 70's and my parents to this day don't reveal all of their exploits (I've heard of a naked pool party once but they tell me they left).
One of the questions I have is, how did they duplicate the ice storm? Did they just wait for winter and spray everything with water and let it freeze? If anyone knows some of this trivia, I'd love to hear it.
coming of age movie, cautionary morality tale, nostalgic romp through the 1970's, sexually compelling
that it's hard to pin down. As a parent it's hard to watch the death of Elijah Wood's character and the pain felt by his father (knowing that he's at least partially responsible for his death). It's also hard to watch the movie and not want to yell at the screen for the bad parenting you see (e.g., don't trust and verify where your kids are before you get laid by your neighbor).
The idea of a "key party" is now so quaint (and maybe I'm so old) that I'm not sure what the modern equivalent of it is. I was a child in the 70's and my parents to this day don't reveal all of their exploits (I've heard of a naked pool party once but they tell me they left).
One of the questions I have is, how did they duplicate the ice storm? Did they just wait for winter and spray everything with water and let it freeze? If anyone knows some of this trivia, I'd love to hear it.