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In Your Face (2002)
Could have been worse...
Mind, my friends and I saw the movie based off it's title alone. It's cute, though obvious in it's plot and direction-- you know where the movie is going within the first five minutes. My main contention with the plot is that while it remains tolerably consistent, they never explain a lot of the things behind the characters. An alcoholic father, overworked mother, stressed-out sister... that's a bad family, but aside from the occasional mention from the sister, there's not any resolution. I was also confused as to the scene with the bottles... it seemed pretty random.
The writing is a secondary concern... the kids weren't bad actors, but their script left a lot to be desired. Unfortunately, what could have been a cute niche movie was pushed aside for a single, blah special effect, lame scripting, and a glaringly obvious plot.
Jubilee (1978)
Post-Apocalyptic Pretension, anyone?
This movie was, quite frankly, crap. Artsy, pretentious crap, to be fair, but crap nevertheless. Only see it if you're into post-apocalyptic films of the worst kind/are a die-hard Rocky Horror fan/ have very low standards. There wasn't much of a plot, and what was there was entirely too hard to follow amidst the seizure-inducing color scheme of the movie and it's poor acting.
If you still wish to see this movie, however, just fast forward to the Brittania dance-sequence. It's totally worth the $3.50 you'll pay renting it from anywhere, and has more poignant acting and plot than any other section of the entire film. And be sure to turn off the movie during the Little Nell smothering sex-scene.
Camp (2003)
A pox upon the cinematic experience...
If I had a nickel for every time I saw a movie this horrendous, I'd have about a quarter.
In all seriousness, what could have possibly been a decent movie was marred by wooden dialogue, poor scripting, a cast that left much to be desired, offensively stereotypical characters, and much, much more. The barraging message of "Be yourself" really meant, "Lower your standards, because you're fat/gay/unpopular, and can't do any better." Additionally, it seemed that there was no plot, only a plethora of whinging and random character montages to break the dialogue.
As for the characters, I had a lot of trouble identifying with any of them, or feeling any sort of sympathy for their idiocy. "Vlad" (a wonder in character naming) has the constant need to have everyone's attention on him, and he sleeps with everyone and expects them not be upset? Additionally, Ellen is fat and unpopular, but it's OK that Vlad wants her attention because no one else will? And Michael being gay, but not being gay...? Where's the consistency, the part of the story that makes the viewer care about the characters and what happens to them? I suppose, to be fair, the musical scenes were well done. That, however, isn't enough to save the rest of this awful, awful movie.