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Very Bad Things | Year: 1998 Classification: Thriller Directed: - Peter Berg Actors/Actresses: - Cameron Diaz - Jon Favreau - Jeremy Piven - Christian Slater - Daniel Stern - Jeanne Tripplehorn Very Bad Indeed (3½ stars) This one was recommended to me by my sister, and I would have liked to say that I really enjoyed, but I didn't. It starts off with the groom-to-be Kyle Fisher (Jon Favreau) leaving for Las Vegas with his four buddies (played by Leland Orser, Christian Slater, Daniel Stern, and Jeremy Piven) for a wild stag party. However, things go horribly wrong when the Asian stripper (played by Kobé Tai) is impaled, literally and metaphorically, to the wall. To cover this up, they kill the hotel security guard, then dismember and bury their remains in the desert. Even though they swear to secrecy, the problem doesn't go away, and soon they're killing more people and turning on each other. A lot of the characters in "Very Bad Things" are very unredeemable and it's hard to feel any sympathy for them (Boyd, for one, played by Slater), save for perhaps Adam (Daniel Stern), who has an overactive conscience. And as for being a comedy--I don't think so. It's very violent. Horror fans might like this--however, being one, I wasn't expecting this; I was expecting a dark comedy. I only laughed a few times when some of the guys got what they deserved, but more than not I was grimacing. So, yeah, in a twisted way it is funny, but this isn't a movie I'd necessarily recommend, unless you're really into black, black--and I mean black--comedies. It's almost an acquired taste. In summary: as a comedy it was bad, very bad; but as a thriller, it was good. So, the movie averages out to 3½ stars for me. this is the title of my review I love this movie! It's just that you must not take the movie too serious. In this movie everything goes wrong and if you can't stand that you should have watched Saved by the bell or something... a black hole I give this movie a cautious 2 and 1/2 stars in that it is stomach churning and many of the scenes and situations have the potential to temporarily damage one's perception of humanity; especially younger viewers. However, it is intriguing as this movie is the ultimate parody of the yuppie dream. The viciousness and lack of remorse of Christian Slater's character is unsettling; along with his unrelenting rationalization of every black deed they have committed. This movie is not funny...it is ironic in the blackest sense of the word. The characters are snatched out of their cookie-cutter lives into a world, created by their own hands no less, that is quickly spiraling out of control. One by one they are killed off by one another until the movie lurches to its sickening finale. The juxtaposition of many young, naive children who are oblivious to what exactly is happening to the sanity and lives of their parents is painful to watch. The biggest hitch, however, is the lack of sense in this movie. The way the events unfold; the police, family members, etc, is logically retarded to say the least. Buy Very Bad Things at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Very Bad Things Search with the Priority Search Engine on Very Bad Things This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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