Sunday, September 17, 2006

Wild Things (1998):
-Campbell and Richards are two high school seniors who have an interesting three-some relationship with their high school guidance counselor, Matt Dillon. He appears to be quite the stud throughout the film and there is an attraction to him by nearly every female character that he seems to meet (especially Richards's mom). After sexual encounters with Richards and Campbell, Richards is convinced by her parents to accuse Dillon of rape as a way to extort money from him
huh really her parents want his money? but does he have any money? maybe incorrect? In the end, Richards/Campbell are really not working against Dillon but rather, they are working with him to in fact extort money from Richards's mother.... What a surprise!
-there will be double-, triple- and even quadruple-crossing
-Hitchcock 90210. the plot twists more than Chubby Checker. in the end almost everything falls into place.
-The direction and acting are mediocre; however, Stephen Peters script is quite clever, delivering a number of unexpected twists that just don't let up...The very last scene between Campbell and Bill Murray, which rolls after the aforementioned scenes, extends/embellishes the story with one more twist. what's that? that Bill Murray the lawyer was in on it?

where can I read a twist by twist account? ruinedendings was cursory.

-There is a website that shows silly abbreviated synopsises for movies...for this movie it says "There's a plot twist, There's a plot twist, There's a plot twist...There's a plot twist...There's a plot twist...There's a plot twist...The End...There's a plot twist."
- I never knew who was the actual villain was. First I thought it was Denise Richards, then Neve Campbell, then Denise Richards and Matt Dillon and Neve Campbell, then just Matt Dillon, then Kevin Bacon and Matt Dillion, then Neve Campbell and Matt Dillon, & then @ the end it was Neve Campbell and Bill Murray. well that might be the best I'm gonna get.

-There's Sam the guidance counsellor, Ray the corrupt policeman, Kelly the daughter of the wealthiest real estate mogul in town, and Suzie the girl from the caravan park across town. All four of these characters have secrets they'd rather not share with any other inhabitant of the town, but that all comes apart when Kelly accuses Sam of raping her. Suzie corroborates her story at first, but then we get our first inkling that things are not all they seem, through the efforts of Bill Murray in one of his best cameos ever. hmm maybe I'll even rent it to see the beginning and see the trial. ~maybe.
-Ask yourself at the start of the movie what you want to get out of it. Are you looking for a smart thriller that will leave you breathless or are you looking for a couple of sexy moments where gorgeous girls get naked and kiss each other? If you want the former then `The Usual Suspects' is probably still available at your local video store. If you want the latter then this will suit you down to the ground.

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