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The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys [2002]
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Much better than expected.
Review date: 2008-06-15 Rating: 10 out of 10
This had all sorts of themes weaving their way through a very entertaining absorbing unpatronising coming of age story.
With its smattering of shocks and points of humour the story revolving around elaborate far fetched practical joke unfoldes to reach an
horrific climax.
The balance between the adolescents imaginary comic book cartoon worlds of their superheros/egos and reality is balanced superbly.
How this film has quiety slipped by is a mystery. Both boys in family utterly hooked by the way.
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Reviews
Never have Alter Boys been this entertaining
Review date: 2004-10-15 Rating: 10 out of 10
I was in the gym on a Thursday evening, my 3rd visit in 2 months. I noticed that my gym has a vast collection of rubbish 80's video and a selection of about 5 DVD's, I browsed these DVD's more through a means to distract myself from the inevitable workout that the intention to rent one out.
Anyhow I stumbled across the title "The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys" I'd never actually heard of this title but the description it gave was intriguing and I remember Kieran Calkin put in a good performance in "Igby Goes Down" even though I was slightly disappointed with that Film overall.
"The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys" has everything, its a film about friends, its a film about love, its a film about growing up and getting into a lot of trouble while doing it. Maybe because I was expecting so little I got so much or maybe it's just a damn good film. I loved it!!!
The film revolves around 4 friends and their fascination for comic books; this fascination however gets two of them expelled from their strict Catholic school after a blasphemous comic they had written is found by Sister Assumpta (Jodie Foster). They hatch a plan to destroy the evidence involving four friends imagination and a wild cat!!
Buy this film or go and rent it from the gym, either way make sure you watch it.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Jena Malone
Emile Hirsch
Vincent D'Onofrio
Jake Richardson
Kieran Culkin
Creators:
Emile Hirsch (Primary Contributor)
Kieran Culkin (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Entertainment in Video
Manufacturer: Entertainment in Video
EAN: 5017239192258
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2004-06-28
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 104 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2002-05-17
Language: English (Original Language)