Escape to the Movies: Spring Breakers

[MB202]

Well, I was wondering why this video has so many comments on it already, and I think I know why...

I know this may seem saddenning, but this movie really didn't seem like the kind of movie I'd bother seeing; when Bob positively reviews certain movies, I might not see them simply because it doesn't look that appealing to me, or I'm not interested in it. I'm sure what Bob says about the movie is true, but even so, I don't get that interested in seeing a movie unless something about it truly perks my interest... And needless to say, the mention of ponies at the end of this review, as well as being jaw-droppingly surprising, got me interested. Call me shallow, one-minded, whatever, I don't freaking care, now I'm just interested in seeing what this movie's about.

 

[00slash00]

i dont want to sound thick, but i feel like i wouldnt have picked up on all the deep subtleties of this movie, if you hadnt spelled them all out. i feel like a fair amount of over analysis is required to get as much from this movie as you did.

also, why why why why why did you have to mention my little pony? the internet has a habit of getting mad at bronies whenever my little pony comes up anywhere. in fact, the facebook comments to this have already turned in to "i wanna see this because of my little pony" vs "i wont see this because of my little pony"

 

[neoontime]

Wait, IT HAS POINIES?!?!

Definitely avoiding then.

So, you're gonna not watch a movie simply because it probably makes ONE reference to the show?

Get over yourself.

Were actually I being serious I don't see how it'd make me any more ridiculous than all the people with the exact opposite reaction. Honestly I have no interest in this movie, ponies or no ponies.

I hate to ride in on this one but true. Sure, everyone should be over the "OMG There ARE PONIES. I MUST RAGE" But when just a mention of Ponies gets "OMG Must Watch", that can be a tad bit annoying. It's even hypocritical when the same person says "Btw, I'm loving everyone here who are furious that any movie would include a cartoon show they don't like instead of, you know, judging it on what it is actually focusing on." when they just said implementing ponies was a reason to watch. Just leave the ponies out of this you guys and see it or not. Also I heard it was implemented by characters watching it in the background. That's really it, so no reason to watch it or not watch other than how good it is. Shame on Bob for baiting!

 

[level27smartass]

Gen Y Misfit here,I happy to say the people on the fringes of this new trend will either save or destroy the world.

 

[Evil Smurf]

I was burned by American Pie, so I probably won't see this. But Bob makes it sound like a movie you need your brain on for. I like that.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

This is actually good? Didn't see that coming. From the trailer it looked like a mindless excuse for all the boys to see Selena Gomez in a bikini so I just dismissed it and forgot about it. That's probably why all the boys are gonna go and see it anyway but it's good to know that they might walk out of the theater with more than a boner.
Technically, I'm a part of Generation Y, so I might check it out.

 

[TwikTwok]

For the curious here is video exploring Harmony Korine, specifically his 2009 film: Trash Humpers.

http://blip.tv/brows-held-high/brows-held-high-trash-humpers-4678636

For anyone considering going to see Spring Breakers I urge you to watch this so you know what kind of film maker you're dealing with.

 

[attackshark]

i'm convinced this is some ill conceived joke on bob's part.

 

[Arcane Azmadi]

While I respect Bob's opinion as a movie critic (more than any other critic out there in fact) I can't bring myself to even consider seeing this film. See, I hate the content. I hate the Gen Y decadent hedonistic raver generation. I hate, despise and loathe every single thing about them. They make me sick. And I was supposed to be PART of that generation, or at least in the first wave of it (I'm turning 30 this year, graduated high school in 2001). I skipped my own schoolies week (Australian equivalent of the decadant spring break-style end of school celebration) because I just couldn't see the point or the appeal in going somewhere for a week and wasting time, getting drunk, doing drugs, having unsafe sex with either strangers I'd never see again or schoolmates I'd never be able to look at again as a result and getting into trouble with the police. That kind of mindless hedonism just pisses me off. I don't care how intelligent and introspective this movie is, I simply don't want to have to be subjected to that much of the content I despise. Just watching this review made me hate the characters in this movie and hope they come to a horrific end, but not nearly enough to make me want to find out. But that's just my opinion, of course.

OK, rant over.

 

[daxterx2005]

I love James Franco, so I can't wait to see this one!

 

[PunkRex]

Why do I suspect its something along the lines of one of the characters fucking a Twilight Sparkle doll... do not want.

Also, to everyone disagreeing with Bob, do you really care? I disagree with him all the time, 'Drag me to Hell' and 'Predators' were terrible and 'Zodiac' was one of the worst films ive ever seen. Sure, it doesn't mean you should just accept it, argue your point if you must but don't make him out to be some sort of Judas.

 

[Flutterbrave]

Dammit, I wanted to just ignore this. Now I have to go to the cinema Bob! You're making me, like, leave the house! And exercise!

Not cool.

 

[geldonyetich]

Ponies?! Say it isn't so! I mean, I was half-expecting this review to turn out to be an early April Fools joke. But I guess a 60-something on Rotten Tomatoes means enough critics actually liked this film enough for this review to be legit.

As for me, I don't think I want to see Spring Breakers because a movie about such violent wanton debauchery makes me uncomfortable and its very production makes me think humanity's going to Hell. Now, if you excuse me, I'm going to go play Dead Space 3, a wantonly violent game about debacherous cultists attempting to drag humanity to Hell. I wonder if there's a hypocrite achievement.

But then, if half of everything I hear about Spring Break is true, I suspect America's gene pool could become 20% cooler if the swimming pools in Fort Lauderdale were filled with napalm. Maybe this movie just isn't for me, is what I'm saying, because I kinda already find a story about young idiots desperately seeking debauchery, to the point where they'd perform armed robbery to partake, to be tragic enough without it being spelled out to me.

Spoiler

Reading the plot synopsis on Wikipedia, I think Brit and Candy should have ended up getting gunned down in the end for being such craven idiots. Realistically speaking, all four girls would have been fingered for their earlier robbery when they got busted for trashing their hotel room, and the movie would have ended on them being booked for 20 years of prison without bail. But I suppose my story revisions wouldn't have been as interesting of a movie.

 

[planet.tyler]

wow.... I've seen this coming for a while now but I hoped you would redeem yourself, bob, but sadly you have lost me for good on this one At one stage I would get up early on a Saturday morning excited to see what new exciting review you had waiting for me, but no longer.... that review was a joke. a bad joke. a bad joke about an even worse movie. there is nothing deeper than debauchery going on here, which is fine if that's your thing, but don't pretend there is depth just to justify being excited about some b grade Disney rejects in bikinis. watching 2 hours of girls gone wild is far more edifying than this pathetic excuse for entertainment!
ps; no one really cares about spring break outside of America so please stop labeling anything to do with it as some kind of cultural touchstone when really its irrelevant to anyone who isn't actually on sprin break in America...

 

[theultimateend]

Oh fuck, there are poines in it? I don't want them fucking everywhere.

I can understand why. If they were the birth rates would be horrendously high.

 

[Dangit2019]

Why do I suspect its something along the lines of one of the characters fucking a Twilight Sparkle doll... do not want.

From what I've read, it's just them watching it while they're drunk.

 

[Akexi]

i'm convinced this is some ill conceived joke on bob's part.

You and I are of the same mind. That said, I admit, I have a serious animosity to people that are being displayed in this movie; the obnoxious douchebags that can do anything they want and excel at it. Since I really doubt the movie is going to end with the women or for that matter Franco being murdered for screwing around too much, I just don't have any gusto to see it. I'm not deluded into thinking that every bad action has a consequence that may get you hurt, but just the whole "robbed a diner, went to spring break, and kept getting what they want with no problem" just epitomizes that douchebag mentality that I have a hatred for.

 

[Duffeknol]

Isn't that MLP trend dead yet?

Also easy on the spoilers next time, Bob. That Britney Spears piano song is apparently a great scene but I didn't need to know everything that happens.

 

[geldonyetich]

Isn't that MLP trend dead yet?

Nope, just on haitus as we wait 10ish months for them to churn out some new episodes.

Granted, there was once a point where My Little Ponies was a bigger meme than Forever Alone and Slenderman. Right now it's behind those, at #3 [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/popular]. Even if it were #10, it would be huge, relatively speaking - to put it in perspective, Adventure Time has about 3.67% as much views So, MLP:FIM is still huge on the Internet, albeit not as huge as it was at its peak, we'll see what future seasons bring.

From what I gather, the big "ponies" inclusion in The Spring Breakers is some OC pony on a wall in a scene. Meh.

 

[irequirefood]

I am actually curious enough to see this movie now.