Weird but good movie...
Added 3/23/2009
Kind of a strange spin off of Lolita. I bought this a while back ago and lent it to someone and never got it back. That's ok though I wanna get the DVD soon anyway. ^_^
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Ripe For The Picking...Excellent, Albeit Misunderstood, Film
Added 4/16/2004
Despite many discouraging reviews read on Amazon, I picked this movie up against my better judgement. Yes, the cover art is deceiving to the average, heterosexual man. But, men are visual creatures, aren't they? Taking three seconds to flip the box over, scan the description & you would have KNOWN that you were either buying or renting a certifiable CHICK FLICK. DUH! Now, for all you chicks out there... This is an excellent coming of age story meets Thelma & Louise, meets Sister, My Sister. Keegan and Eagan play sisters Violet, the beautiful, sexually curious younger sister (Keegan) and Rosie, the tomboy, gun-lovin' tough girl sister (Eagan). The movie starts out with the girls being around 6 or 8 with a really violent homelife and parents that are abusive towards one another and towards the girls. Car accident ensues and Rosie drags her sister from the burning car. They VOW to be together FOREVER! However... Violet's vow is broken as she becomes interested in sex and a long haired drifter with a motorcycle. Rosie's vow was a real one & she gets emotionally crushed by her own sister. The only person that she ever loved. This movie is a great coming of age story with a wicked, surprise ending. No real nudity to speak of, very little bad language, some brief sexual situations. Not what the majority of the men who watched this film thought it was going to be.... Which is, in and of itself, the very reason I found the movie to be so great! Happy Watching!
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Over Ripe! It's Moldy!!!
Added 9/30/2003
This film is terrible. Not only is the story unbelievable, the situations the characters put themselves in are so silly, to the point where it isn't shocking. I find it sad that Daisy Eagan, star of Broadway's The Secret Garden, decided that this would be a career step. The idea is interesting, two young girls coming of age very quickly. But the sex isn't even arousing. The film is silly, the story is silly, the performances are silly, and the whole concept while interesting falls flat. I'm sure all 14 year old girls make out with guys after they've had their first period and tried to flush their panties down the toilet. Better Luck next time guys.
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A lot of flack.. an average (NOT BAD) movie.
Added 9/13/2002
Ripe is.. an interesting movie, to say the least. Of course, as I'm sure was the case with others who rented this movie, the cover was what attracted me to it. I am a heterosexual female, so it wasn't necessarily the sex appeal, but more so that title of the movie and the simplicity of the cover. After reading the back of the box, I decided to check it out. For some, perhaps most, this movie will be a let down. You'd probably be expecting a sexually driven/teenage hormones extravaganza, but in the end, this movie is really the deep story of a very tough choice. It's a look into the life of two teenage sisters, Rosie and Violet, on the run from the death of both of their parents. Throughout the movie, I was constantly rolling my eyes and sighing from annoyance towards Rosie, the apathetic tomboy of the two. Violet, sometimes seemingly naive and ignorant, had her share of sighs as well. However, about 2/3 into the movie, my attitude towards all of this changed, as the storyline dramatically did as well. The last twenty minutes were a real shock (some reviews said that this movie was very cliche, very unoriginal, and very predictable, but I disagree), and made the rest of the movie worth it. I loved the ending -- just sad enough to make an impact.. had it ended any other way, I probably wouldn't be as satisfied with this movie. All in all, Ripe is worth a shot if you have some time to burn and an open mind (not tarnished from these bad reviews).
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Ripe and tasty as a peach!
Added 7/4/2002
This is an amazing film! I've read all the other reviews, most of which are negative, and am left puzzled about why people aren't liking this movie! Judged on it's own terms and not having to defend itself as one of those "Indy" films with all the baggage that goes along with that, it is a very decent movie that showed me some things I've never seen in a coming of age movie featuring girls. It's refreshing to see girls portrayed as something other than mindless bimbos or passive victims.I like it's originality and the performances by the two lead actresses Monica Keena, and Daisy Eagan are spot on and very believable. Every movie has something that might make it better. In this one a better exploration of the girl's background and their parents might have been nice and also a filling out of the reason for the rundown nature of the army base and the curious cast of characters there. In some ways the army base has almost a dream like quality cause it's a little unreal, but it's not a big enough problem to seriously detract from all the great things this movie has got going for it. This is not a movie with lots of nudity or sex, so if that is what you are looking for, try something else. However if you want an enjoyable film with realistic characters and lots of drama and suspense then buy this movie!
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A Story of Sister-hood also how Strong-Bonds can be Broken!
Added 5/24/2005
Ripe is a prime example of why it's best not to judge a book or a person by it's exterior! If there wasn't a synopsis attached with this DVD, with just the cover alone I would not expect for Ron Brice to be apart of this movie. Ron Brice (Ken) was my rationale for buying this movie! I like how Ken took Rosie under his wing & treated her as if she was his' daughter or neice. I can say thanks to the director for not having Ken & Rosie engage in sexual activity! I was pleased with Ron Brice's, Daisy's and Monica's characters, except for a few things... I couldn't fathom why Violet decided to hide her menstruation from Rosie being that they were so close? Being that all they had were each other Violet should've confided in Rosie. Then when she flushed her panties down the toilet I wanted to slap her, if she had washed it & put it aside then that would've made sense! I was curious to know which 1 was the oldest of the 2? I totally was disturb when Rosie smashed the 2 rats (un-called for). Another part in the movie that I didn't overstand is at the beginning when they played hide & seek with their father, was he playing with them or intoxicated?.. The mother said that she's calling the cops so it wasn't clear if he was playing or just abusive! Maybe he wasn't playing with a full deck, because I can't fathom why he would hold a rifle to little kids like he did! The seargeant's wife Mrs. Hyman was an old red-neck freak! She's promiscuous how dare she commit adultry & she has a little daughter! I loved Rosie's aggressiveness until she killed Pete... Pete invited them into his home & Rosie added insult to injury by killing him! I guess she felt that was the only way to seperate Pete & Violet? (it was wrong) Pete should've told Violet & Rosie about the money he'd received being that they were the reason that he made it!
By keeping it locked in his draw it made him look sneaky! With the exception of Ken (Brice) those guy's behaved like ignorant school boys filled with Hormones. Ken comes to Rosie's rescue when she gets drunk & Jimmy (Vincent) tries to take advantage of her. That's why 1 of the reasons why I'm in love with Brice
because his' roles are always hard-ass tough-guy(s)!!!! I wished that Rosie & Violet would have converse more than they did, then maybe their relationship would not have ended like it did? Violet was a snake for leaving Rosie with out telling her 1st! Violet took the bullets out of the chamber so that Rosie wouldn't commit suicide, but Rosie has access to get more ammunition (so that was redundant)!!!!
Regardless I would recommend this movie to someone with similar taste!
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Weird but good movie...
Added 3/23/2009
Kind of a strange spin off of Lolita. I bought this a while back ago and lent it to someone and never got it back. That's ok though I wanna get the DVD soon anyway. ^_^
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Ripe For The Picking...Excellent, Albeit Misunderstood, Film
Added 4/16/2004
Despite many discouraging reviews read on Amazon, I picked this movie up against my better judgement. Yes, the cover art is deceiving to the average, heterosexual man. But, men are visual creatures, aren't they? Taking three seconds to flip the box over, scan the description & you would have KNOWN that you were either buying or renting a certifiable CHICK FLICK. DUH! Now, for all you chicks out there... This is an excellent coming of age story meets Thelma & Louise, meets Sister, My Sister. Keegan and Eagan play sisters Violet, the beautiful, sexually curious younger sister (Keegan) and Rosie, the tomboy, gun-lovin' tough girl sister (Eagan). The movie starts out with the girls being around 6 or 8 with a really violent homelife and parents that are abusive towards one another and towards the girls. Car accident ensues and Rosie drags her sister from the burning car. They VOW to be together FOREVER! However... Violet's vow is broken as she becomes interested in sex and a long haired drifter with a motorcycle. Rosie's vow was a real one & she gets emotionally crushed by her own sister. The only person that she ever loved. This movie is a great coming of age story with a wicked, surprise ending. No real nudity to speak of, very little bad language, some brief sexual situations. Not what the majority of the men who watched this film thought it was going to be.... Which is, in and of itself, the very reason I found the movie to be so great! Happy Watching!
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