Skateland

My Thoughts: "I actually really enjoyed this movie. It had the essence of one of my favorite films, 'Dazed and Confused'. I especially got that feeling from Taylor Handley who plays Kenny Crawford. He reminded me of a younger version of Matthew McConaughey. The southern drawl and all. I love the setting of the film. I am a big fan of the 80's and it's films. The movie has a great sound track to boot. The acting is also strong. The film really captures life in the 80's. In those year's the popula

Ostensibly, the closing of a skate park in the early 80s seems an almost painfully obvious metaphor for the cookie-cutter coming-of-age story that this is, but the John Hughes-ian style, the tight script, the unconventional editing, and the well-thought-out set design lift it above being just another teen film. It does drag a bit in the middle, and the big plot twist in the second half should have come sooner. Still thought-provoking and worth watching once.

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I liked this movie I guess and wow Ashley Greene looked great.

"The film is awash in shallow cultural references, from its wall-to-wall period tunes to its overemphasized pop-culture minutiae." - Andrew Schenker