[.ca] Stark Raving Mad

deceiving:
when i read the back of the box it seem good but it was really bad not worth rent it

Stark Raving Mad was a total pleasure and a gem of a film:
I rented this one last night because nothing else looked good. I hadn't heard of this Seann william Scott Film, nor of the directors Daywalt and Schneider, but I had heard of the producers -- who were the guys who not only did Pulp Fiction, but also the folks that brought us Memento, so I decided to give it a try. Well I'm not sure what happened to this movie after it was made, but it was certainly not intended for direct to DVD. I'll just say that it was a FANTASTIC film. The best one I've seen this year. The screenplay was strong, the main character was a new kind of strong jawed hero for Seann Scott to be playing, ( and he did it quite successfully, I might add), the characters were hysterical when they needed to be, and dangerous when they needed to be. The editing was MTV style, but not in your face or over the top like in LOCK STOCK, SNATCH or CONFIDENCE - this was more justified and stylized - more like FIGHTCLUB I guess, than any other film. the cinematography was awesome, and when I listened to the commentary track with the two directors and Seann Scott, they mentioned that the whole film was done in 21 days. Kudos to them, because this little underdog of a film is an awesome find, and a testament to the fact that just because a film doesn't have powerhouse marketing behind it, does not mean it's not a great little film. SRM is the directors' first film and it's darn good on it's own merits. Do yourself a favor and rent this one. It's a joy and a nice surprise. FOUR OUT OF FIVE STARS overall and FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARS for a direct to DVD. This film really delivers.

It's all right, I suppose.:
I was pretty hyped to see this movie; my friends, who had bought it, liked it a lot and we tend to have the same taste in movies. We TEND to. Obviously, we don't always. Anyway, I watched it and... well, it was just kind of there. The film uses a narrative device that rarely ever works and this movie was no exception. Periodically, our main little hero man (played by Seann William Scot) will pause in his conversations, turn to the camera and give a little narration to the viewer. Okay, nothing new (remember Ferris Bueller?) except that it just didn't work. It was a device used too infrequently, or just plain incorrectly in many cases. Instead of having an impact, it came out as just stupid and banal. Indeed, at the very end, where all the loose bits are being wrapped up, Seann's character (I can't remember his name now) does not do his 'look into the camera and talk to the veiwer' bit, instead it's just a voice over narrative. WHY? You already introduced the device, why not use it? Are you suddenly scared of it, or maybe realized, too late, that it wasn't a good idea in the first place? I personally HATE narration except in the rare circumstance where it actually works. This film seemed to be aimed at the younger male crowd, the kids about 15 or 16 who wish they could get into clubs and into a hot girl's pants. Now, don't get me wrong, it had its moments of levity and cleverness. Some of the supporting characters were slightly interesting, there were a few good lines here and there. It was a diamond in the rough; someone was cutting his teeth on this movie. Maybe more than one person. I felt the whole thing a little forced... just enough to make me feel uncomfortable, like I wasn't really invited to be there. An outsider looking in and eavesdropping, but not included. This is really not the way you want your audience to react to your film. The movie was trying too hard to be cool. It needs to learn to love itself for who it is, not what it thinks people want it to be.

Favorableness, me you suppose that, is.:
Considerably hyped there was I in order to look at this movie; My friend who buys that liked that and us to have the same taste of the movie the large quantity which is tend. It is our ranges tend. Clearly, as for us always. In any case, I looked at that... was good, it was fair just a little there. The film uses the narrative device where work or this movie are not exception rarely. Periodically, (the Seann William Scot work it is played) us being principal, the person of the small hero stops in that conversation, turns to the camera, and gives the narration which is small to the viewer. It was understood, what is new, (Ferris Bueller? Remember) however as an exception that did not work by any means. That was excessively rare, or in case device many it is used exactly clearly inaccurately. In place of the thing which has influence, that reached and was and came out exactly folly like this the way, commonplace. In the edge where completely, loose bit everything has been wrapped, the quality of Seanns (I now cannot remember that name just) in the camera that ' Look is not done and, veiwer' You do not speak; The however bit, that is the story which voice ends exactly. Why? Already why it brings the device, because you do not use that and is high. Without being the thought that beginning being good, that it could to have suddenly, perhaps, excessively is slow it is actualized? I hate the narration which excludes rare circumstance the fact that really it works privately. It seems that as for this film the request can enter with to club those the pants of the girl it is hot or to the child with someone crowd of the young man, concerning 15 or 16 is directed. Now, in me the wrongdoing does not have to be obtained, the time of levity and cleverness was passed. Several of qualities of support barely was interesting, there was a line whose small amount is good here and there. That was the diamond of those where it is rough; Someone had cut that tooth of this movie. Perhaps 1 person or more. I in order for I really to be there, in order not to be invited... as much as necessary was forced felt exactly a little in order all by me to make being moved entirely unpleasant. Seeing, you steal and but the outsider who has been done to hear you are included. This is not your audience with you the method of wanting reacting to your film really. To be cool, you tried the movie excessively eagerly. As for that depending upon the people what which thinks of that that we want being as for that whether is, because someone's, it is necessary to learn the fact that it loves that itself it is not. The fiber does not have to be feared.

An excellent movie:
Stark Raving Mad is a well put together funny drama. The directing is absolutely top notch, and the casting couldn't be better. A heist movie with some twists along the way that really works. I highly recommend this movie.