PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

hthbrr2 Warning spoilers!Yikes! Why was this even made? I mean this is a remake of a British TV show. So the language is in English, why the remake? Oh right, greed.Kids, no matter what country they grow up in, basically have the same problems in life. So it boggles the mind as to why this was even remade as the US and UK are fairly similar places to grow up.Anyways they just censored the nudity in the US version and replaced all the actors with pretty faced wanna be actors. That's the problem with American entertainment, we take flash over substance. Like most "actors" these days CAN'T EVEN ACT! Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart, Lilly Collins, Miley Cryus, Emma Watson. These people are famous because of their good looks, nepotism, or stupid fan base. The days of the great child actors are GONE! THIS horrid show is proof! They don't even TRY and act, all you see are blank stares most of the time.Where as the original skins was ground breaking, and won many awards while propelling their young actors into fame and fortune. This remake was just fodder for parent groups bashing it as filth. And they are right! This remade version lost the soul the UK version had. It's all just for shock value. "Look at kids having sex" "Look at kids doing drugs" "Look at kids sleeping with their teachers." But it had none of the intelligence the original had. These shocking things happened in order to make some kind of point. But in the US version it was done JUST to shock. No moral lesson exists.Avoid this $#!tty remake.

skevyo I was browsing netflix when i stumbled across this show. It looked interesting so i started watching it. After the first episode i has hooked. Finished the entire series in 3 days. I really loved how every episode of the season you got to look through each main characters background so you really got to know them all. This plot is amazing it depicts the life every teenager wishes they could have. The concept of a group of friends that all were really "friends" is a dream that every teenagers wishes they could have. i really enjoyed this show and when i finished the last episode of the season i was so heartbroken because i knew i would never see a new one. I really wish MTV would bring this series back because the 10 episodes that were released were all magnificent.

jonathanruano The impending release of "Skins" caused considerable controversy in the United States owing to its subject matter, which involves high school teenagers (some played by minors) engaged in casual sex and drug use. Indeed, this series deals frankly and extensively with casual sex, drug use, pedophilia and over-intoxication. But the approach "Skins" takes to its material is objective, if not subtly condemnatory. "Skins" does not celebrate the irresponsible behavior of its teenage characters, as "St. Elmo's Fire" did more than two decades before. Instead this series attempts to understand the lifestyles of teenagers and explain how they fall into traps, such as drug use. Many of the teenage characters are very unhappy people for a variety of reasons and they seek solace in a drug and sex-filled universe. In this universe, some of the characters (such as Tony Snyder) discover love; an experience so alien to them that they do not know how to handle it or talk about it.But the achievement of "Skins" goes beyond its objectivity. The dialogue is well written, almost all of the characters are well conceived, and most of the story is thought-provocative. The series does a brilliant job explaining what exactly happens to teenagers in those kinds of situations where sexual promiscuity and a lot of drug use occur. Furthermore the casting for Skins, with some exceptions, is expert. James Newman is very good as the protagonist Tony Snyder whose charisma and good looks obscure the fact that he is a trouble-maker who uses people. Sofia Black-D'Elia cleverly shows the different shades of gray to her complex character, Tea. Rachel Thavenard delivers a strong performance as Michelle Richardson (who is Tony Snyder's girlfriend).

Thibaud This morning, I've been watching both versions to the Skins franchise. I started with the US version of season 1 and kept on with the original fifth series and as you have guessed, I disliked the US version. Now, let me tell you why.When I learned about an American version for Skins, I first wondered : why would they do that when they speak the same language ? Now, if we consider public reaction for such a poor thing, I think that I have the answer.The audience complained about drugs and taboo subjects being exposed. Well, isn't this the essence of Skins ? Being a subtle pain in the back of society ? The first time we see characters abusing drugs, they are in the toilets as if to say : remember that it is illegal - while in the meantime, marijuana is legalizing all along the states but it would have been a provocative shame to show such a fact, you know, ''drugs is bad'' period... while in the original series the characters smoke pot on the school garden, though it is forbidden as well, but at least, there was originality in this, a clear call for renewal, for people to ask questions about drugs : is that so hazardous ? What is the real problems with drugs ? Well, if we compare it with alcohol, it is far less dangerous but NOOOOOOO, Americans must see that it is illegal, that it is a problems touching youngsters and that it is actually a problem, is not that a little too much, how do you call that, Manichean ? Archetypical ? This is ridiculous because the characters are therefore archetypal and the way they abuse drugs shows us that they make it out of provocation, in the original series, this is another story. The real cause for drug abuse was being unveiled : it results from poor education, bad housing, it is not a provocation AT ALL. In the US version, pupils are wrong and the school is right. In the original series, this is the contrary. Another element which is ridiculous is the feminization of the character of Maxxie. Why did they do that ? Well, it shows us clearly that Americans prefer to see lesbian women as in SGU rather than homosexual men. They are so afraid to demonize the white male with homosexuality - while there is nothing devilish in homosexuality - that they change the gender of one of the most favorite character of the fans in the original series. If they had kept Maxxie, it would have been a scandal nationwide... but homosexual women, no problem, women are not that scandalous as men... that's why they can't be shown on screen, you know, if you want it to be a success. Barry Glassner was not mistaken when he talked of the public fear of the demonization of the white male in Culture of Fear essay...What I learned from British cinema is that British people have guts. I wonder what is behind this poor series that is Skins US. I liked the music but I don't like how the characters were playing. Just remember that Skins is not American but British, Skins is a series with guts, a series which dares, its Americanization means the death of its symbolism : it is as simple as that. You have the right not to agree with me, you know that's life but you shall consider my ideas as well.