Product: Kids (1995)
Rating: 3.0
High shock value; Low moral value
A well devoloped but irresponsible movie, I was angry when I first watched it. I couldn't believe what these 'kids' were doing and the attitude they had about it. Whether it was teen sex, alcohol, drugs, lying to parents, or viciously ganging up and beating on people, the kids had a no-consequence attitude that scared me. The documentary/home movie style filming gave it an absolute realism to the characters.It's not what I consider educational, and no child should ever watch it (I saw it at age 21). To its credit, however, it intrigued me so much I ended up watching it again. I admit that it keeps your attention like almost nothing else, and that's why the three stars. One star for the message it sends (unless you're mature enough to see through the superficial behavior by the end). Five stars because of its originality and ability to hold your attention in disbelief of what you're watching.