Kevin Bacon is a "crystals and angels" spiritualist who leads a pack of teenage boys into the mountains, and then pulls some really weird stuff in an attempt to teach them to be men.
Sean Astin is quite young here, and demonstrates his incredible acting talents, even then. In fact, all the performances are exemplary, and the story is interesting. The photography is absolutely beautiful, and even the score is wonderful. The rock songs don't seem to quite belong, but in the 1980's, that didn't seem to matter much to anyone.
This used to serve as a motivational movie for me, but lately, I find I get more motivation from Monster Squad. For one, you do have to suspend your belief for prolonged periods, knowing all along that things would not have worked out as they did.
All in all, it's a good Sunday afternoon movie, but not much more than that unless you're a film student.
It rates a 5.8/10 from...
the Fiend :.
Sean Astin is quite young here, and demonstrates his incredible acting talents, even then. In fact, all the performances are exemplary, and the story is interesting. The photography is absolutely beautiful, and even the score is wonderful. The rock songs don't seem to quite belong, but in the 1980's, that didn't seem to matter much to anyone.
This used to serve as a motivational movie for me, but lately, I find I get more motivation from Monster Squad. For one, you do have to suspend your belief for prolonged periods, knowing all along that things would not have worked out as they did.
All in all, it's a good Sunday afternoon movie, but not much more than that unless you're a film student.
It rates a 5.8/10 from...
the Fiend :.