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This is Larry Clark’s best movie (the director of that almost-good movie ‘Kids’). Like all of this other movies, it really pushes the limits and addresses teen issues, this one being bullying and how confrontation can get out of hand. If you’re one to eat and watch a movie, I would recommend NOT doing that for this movie. I felt sick to my stomach during some of these scenes. The most shocking thing is that this it’s based on a real experience. Oh, and Alpha Dog (even though it’s a good movie as well) TOTALLY copied this movie.
I also just realized that Bijou Phillips gets naked A LOT during this movie, so be prepared for some nudity.
If you’ve ever wondered how raves work (secret underground techno parties), this film does a great job of explaining the 90’s rave scene in Los Angeles. It’s fictional, of course, but it shows everything from planning, to spreading the word, to dealing with cops, etc. Overall just a fun rave film to watch.
This movie changed my life. Some of my friends were going through a bunch of shit at the time I watched this movie and I was completely taken by surprise at how much this movie had in common with them. Although this movie is called 13, it really is more appropriate (or was for me anyways) for those who are 15. Fuck all those Lifetime original movies (although it does ironically get played on Lifetime sometimes lol); this is what my generation is really like.
ARRRGH!!!! CUNT! SODDING!!! MADTWATTER!!!! LADYLUMPS!!!!!!! SHIT!!!! PISS!!!! FUCK!!!!! CUNT!!!!! COCKSUCKER!!!!! MUTHERFUCKER!!!!!! FUCKFUCKYFUCKYSHITFUCK!!!!!!!! JESUSBUDDAHALLAHMUHAMMAD!!!! HANUKKAH!!!!!! So guess what happend today peeps?! I was just having a wonderful sunnyass day (which was great for a change) and I go to check my email and I get a pissing wonderful surprise from Rapidshare in my inbox:
“Dear customer 3013XXX,
Based on your download logs, your Premium Account 3013XXX was shared with other people. This is not allowed and we already warned you on this matter. As per our Terms Of Service (TOS), an account cannot be used by more than one person and we reserved the right to terminate the account. Therefore, the account below has now been terminated.
“Don’t want an STD? Don’t have sex!” Yeah, well sometimes it’s not that easy.
This is an amazing documentary about the girl Shelby Knox, a high schooler who grew up in Lubbock, Texas. What’s so special about Lubbock? Well, let’s just say that at the time Lubbock had one of the the HIGHEST rates of STDs and teen pregnancy in all of Texas. And they’re sex education program was… NO sex education aka abstinence. Unlike most of her Republican family members and peers, she thought that there was something wrong with the way things were going and decided to advocate for better sex education. If you pay attention to anything in this movie pay attention to the reactions that her Christian Republican dad makes- it’s like he’s been brainwashed and suddenly realizing it. Hats off to him for raising a daughter so persistent.
To me, this documentary really changed the way I thought because proved to me that one teen CAN shake up an entire town. This girl is one of my fucking heroes- I mean herons.
Avril isn’t punk, but she IS punk-pop or pop with an attitude. Or at least she was when this came out lol. (I HATE that album with “Girlfriend” or what ever the fuck it’s called.) She and Pink were the only girls in the beginning of the new millennium that weren’t trying to be Britney Spears. She was nicknamed “the new Alanis Morissette” but unfortunately, she didn’t stay that way. My favorite song from here has to be “Nobody’s Fool.” Good stuff.
That reminds me, maybe I should share some Pink. Stay tuned folks!
While I’m sharing Nirvana I might as well post this. It isn’t really a song, but it’s an mp3 so I’ll just put it in the song category.
About A Son was an indie “movie” (if you can call it that) that took the best bits of previously unreleased Kurt Cobain interviews and TRIED to make a movie out of them. Unfortunately, they couldn’t get the rights to Nirvana music or anything else to do with Kurt, so they basically turned it into a boring slide show that shows pictures of Seattle while Kurt talks. It’s really a pathetic attempt to make a movie if you ask me. For this reason, I’m sharing the AUDIO ONLY of this “movie.” Think of it as a REALLY REALLY good audio book.
Sometimes when I can’t sleep I listen to this until I can.
Author: Charlie Bartlett // Category: Music Videos
RHCP is one of the best bands EVER and this song proves it. The word Califonication is a play on the word “fornication.” In short, we’re fucked if we keep on not caring about the shit we do in this world. This song touches on a lot of subjects, but it’s mainly about how people DON’T CARE about the actions they do anymore, it’s just all for self-fulfillment and exploitation at no matter what cost. “Earthquakes are to a girls guitar/ they’re just another good vibration.”
The message of this music video is that real life ISN’T a fucking video game. You can’t just hit restart anytime you want.
As I’ve stated before, 3eb is an underrated band. I firmly believe that they are THE best post-grunge band of the 90’s and this album proves it. Not only does it have the smash hit “Semi-Charmed Life” (which is about crystal meth lol) but it’s one of those albums that I can just listen to all the way through, and as a result, is one of my FAVORITE albums of all time. Yeah, it sold 6 million copies, but it should have gone diamond (10 mill) “Motorcycle Drive By” is genius and “God Of Wine” is perhaps the most relaxing song I’ve ever heard in my life. Stephan Jenkins (the lead singer and writer) is also one of the greatest lyricists of the 90’s as well. You wouldn’t expect it from such an upbeat band, but 3eb songs almost always have deep meanings.
Ok that’s enough posts 4 today, it’s 3:40 am and I think I’m gonna call it quits for now. Read more…
SLC Punk stars Matthew Lillard (yeah, the dude who played Shaggy in Scooby Doo and the bad guy in Scream) who is actually a very versatile actor. In this movie he plays a recent 1985 college graduate who, instead of going to Harvard Law School like is father suggests, dedicates his life to parties, rock shows, car theft, and hanging out with the punks. Jason Segel (from Freaks & Geeks) also has a minor role in this film. This movie has a great message: “punk” isn’t what you look like, who you hang out with, or what you listen to. Punk is a state of mind.
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