One of the greatest movies of all time, and I'm glad I found it. Everyone should see this movie at least once in their life time. I feel that everyone can relate to AT LEAST one of the characters AT LEAST once throughout the course of the movie. MUST SEE!
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Stand by Me Video
Added 12/19/2009
Great old movie based on one of my favorite old songs. A group of pre--adolescents facing an adult discovery that tests their loyalty. Great stuff, well acted.
Video in good shape.
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Memories of childhood
Added 11/27/2009
This has always been one of my favorite movies. Having seen it at least two dozen times over the years, it still hasn't gotten old. Adapted from the Stephen King novella "The Body" from the collection Different Seasons, the film follows four friends as they set out to find the dead body of a missing boy so they can become "heroes". Sensitive Gordie, tough but kindhearted Chris, troubled Teddy, and Vern, the proverbial fat kid, your sure to identify yourself with at least one of these characters. Watching this film, it's nearly impossible not to start thinking about you're own childhood friends and the adventures you had together. And it's true, you never will have friends again quite like the ones you had when you were twelve.
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Still My All-Time Favorite Movie
Added 11/16/2009
I first saw this movie when I was 7 years old. I'm 29 now, and it is still my all-time favorite movie. A wonderful movie about boyhood friendship and the different problems that each kid faces in his home life or in social situations. Four boys set off on a journey to find the body of a dead kid, but it's much more than that. The movie is about the camaraderie of the boys and the problems that each one faces. Chris, the leader of the gang, comes from a family with a bad reputation and therefor is labeled bad by the other people in the town. Gordie is a kid who is coping with the death of his own brother, but more than that, the lack of a relationship between him and his father. Teddy has a dad who is very abusive because he suffers mental problems from his experiences in WWII. Vern is kind of the social outcast. Certainly not one of the most popular kids in school.
Now, about some of the other reviews I have read and you may have read yourself: First of all, let me start by saying that if you're a self-esteem movement parent and can't stand curse words because they greatly offend you, stay away from this movie. This movie is very realistic. Believe it or not, 12 year-old kids swear, get over it. My friends and I swore long before that, but we never did it in front of adults. We didn't do it because we saw it in movies. We did it to act rebellious and thought it made us look older than we were, just like every other 12 year-old kid. These kids in the movie are just like any other 12 year-old boys. So do not use this movie as a scapegoat. Like I said, just get over the fact that 12 year-old boys do swear.
Second of all, this is NOT a chick flick like a couple of reviewers have said. Yes, this is not an action-packed Die Hard type movie, but that doesn't make it a chick flick. I'm a guy. All my friends like this movie, guys and girls, and none of the guys ever called it a chick flick. It's no more of a chick flick than the movie Rudy, which I have never heard of receiving that accusation. If you're that insecure in your masculinity, then please just stay away from the movie.
As long as the last two things I mentioned don't apply to you, order the movie right now!
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Lacks The Character Development Of King's Novella
Added 9/6/2009
In the novella "The Body" written by Stephen King that this film is based upon, a group of boys set out to find a local dead body, and end up finding more out about themselves than anything. Along the way, master wordsmith King is able to develop each and every character to a point where readers can really care for or sympathize with their problems or successes.
In this film version, "Stand By Me", though, that incredible character development is lacking. I realize I am a bit "tainted", as I know what I was missing, but suffice it to say that after the novella experience, the film just seemed to lack that extra "oomph" to turn it into any sort of classic.
Of course, I probably am expecting the impossible in this situation, as director Rob Reiner likely did everything he could to develop four very different young men in the span of only 88 minutes, but just that limitation alone drags the story down a bit. Whereas King (as he is known to do) can, in a very in-depth fashion, probe the personal lives of each of his characters, Reiner is restricted to a series of flashbacks that just don't have the same emotional connection with the viewer as King does with the reader.
Now, don't get me wrong...I don't think that this is a bad film by any stretch of the word. If you have not read the novella, I think you might be inclined to give it another star in the rating column (don't expect "classic" status, though). However, if you (like I was) are looking for faces to be put to King's classic characters, locations, and themes, then you will likely be a bit disappointed, as "Stand By Me" fails to carry that mantra like some others have (including "The Shawshank Redemption", a classic movie based on a story in the same collection as "The Body").
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One of the greatest movies of all time, and I'm glad I found it. Everyone should see this movie at least once in their life time. I feel that everyone can relate to AT LEAST one of the characters AT LEAST once throughout the course of the movie. MUST SEE!
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Stand by Me Video
Added 12/19/2009
Great old movie based on one of my favorite old songs. A group of pre--adolescents facing an adult discovery that tests their loyalty. Great stuff, well acted.
Video in good shape.
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Memories of childhood
Added 11/27/2009
This has always been one of my favorite movies. Having seen it at least two dozen times over the years, it still hasn't gotten old. Adapted from the Stephen King novella "The Body" from the collection Different Seasons, the film follows four friends as they set out to find the dead body of a missing boy so they can become "heroes". Sensitive Gordie, tough but kindhearted Chris, troubled Teddy, and Vern, the proverbial fat kid, your sure to identify yourself with at least one of these characters. Watching this film, it's nearly impossible not to start thinking about you're own childhood friends and the adventures you had together. And it's true, you never will have friends again quite like the ones you had when you were twelve.
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