Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

pointyfilippa The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

jellopuke It's aimless, meandering, filled with people that are both likeable and unlikeable, and lacks any real plot, but this is still a classic of the high school movie genre. A great soundtrack really helps to capture the time, but I can see people born after a certain time not getting this movie at all, and maybe even being offended by it, but sorry kids, things were different back then, get over it.

Imran Ahmed Worth watching simply for the music - though perhaps Slow Ride is tad bit over used!

grantss Texas, 1976. It is the last day of school and the High School seniors are out to haze the incoming freshmen. Superb, nostalgic, fun drama, written and directed by Richard Linklater. Captures the spirit of high school - the discoveries, the music, the parties, growing up and just having fun. It also captures the transition between being a high school student and being an adult, and all the uncertainties, new responsibilities and wonder that involves.Linklater's finely-tuned-yet-loose-feeling plot and cool dialogue are aided and abetted by a fantastic soundtrack. Linklater chose the time setting for his movie well - I can't imagine a better time to be alive, music-wise, than the mid-70s, especially if you're a teenager.Good performances by a cast that was, at the time, made up almost entirely of young unknowns. Linklater clearly could spot new, undervalued talent as many of them went on to have successful Hollywood careers: Jason London (his 3rd movie), Milla Jovovich (5th), Ben Affleck (5th), Matthew McConaughey (1st), Renee Zellweger (1st), Joey Lauren Adams (2nd), Adam Goldberg (3rd) and Parker Posey (3rd). The only movie I can think of with a bigger all-star (in retrospect) cast is Francis Ford Coppola's The Outsiders.

Draconis Blackthorne "Dazed & Confused" is a coming of age movie for one notable teenager who experiences natural carnal awakenings over the course of three heated summer months, from discarding perfidious virginity to partying all night long, and a prospective Football player who refuses to be rushed, and just wants to spend some time with his loser stoner friends. All taking place in the 70's, an evocative transportal for those who can appreciate it, from familiar experiences in clothing, automobiles, speech, terminology, mannerisms, architecture and automobiles, to music and hairstyles.School's out for remmus, and the senior cretin jocks are out to get the scrubs, or freshmen, for a veritable rite of passage into full herd prominence. A party is thwarted, so it's off to find another location, where everyone finally congregates to copulate, compete, and ingest large amounts of liquor, nicotine, and various amounts of narcotics in a nest of human and environmental nature. Even KISS makes an appearance in mannequin form! For those who resonate with retrovolutionary presentations / visualizations, this film is sure to transport the viewer into a most amusing time warp! ∞