kevin c Movie night with Iris.Still stands up 25-years later, god 25-years. My teen daughter loved it, so it still speaks to a young generation.

jimbo-53-186511 Richard Linklater's 1993 film Dazed and Confused is seemingly a look back at the high school days of a bunch of 1970's students (both freshmen and seniors). The entire point of this film eluded me - was Linklater merely reliving his youth? And the script for this film was probably written on the back of a postage stamp but hey ho I'll try and give a full and fair review here...Well to begin with there is no story and no real point to anything that happens here; it seems to be a case of the cool kids belittling or picking on the freshmen kids with occasional moments of the freshmen getting their revenge on the cool kids. You can understand this at the start of the film, but it starts to get repetitive and more and more pointless as it goes along. Everyone gets high and just randomly cruises around and in an attempt to try and give insight we get students discussing George Washington and Abraham Lincoln - you know cos they're not all like stupid man!!!The film attempts some coming-of-age commentary with one character Mitch, but it's not handled very well and doesn't really seem important to Linklater - he's much more interested in general debauchery than anything else.In retrospect, the film has well-known established actors (like Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey and Mila Jovovich). If this crap is their springboard then they should consider themselves lucky to have gotten to where they have now - Affleck is OK and plays the same sort of jerk that he played in Mallrats. McConaughey is better than this sporting a terrible haircut and a look of a 1970's pornstar - was this intentional? Mila Jovovich is barely given anything to do and I'd be surprised if she acknowledges this as a high point in her career.This picture has no depth, no fun, and nothing much to say and I couldn't help but feel that this was merely a trippy trip back down memory lane for Linklater. In truth you'd probably have to be stoned like the title characters in order to find this crap-fest enjoyable.

Vishal Vijay 'Dazed and Confused' is a straightforward movie with nothing under its sleeve to surprise you with. No complicated plot or unexpected twists. What Linklater instead gives you is a bunch of energetic, chaotic, high and drunk seniors and scared, playful, high and drunk freshmen. And believe me, there is nothing to complain about. Linklater takes us on quite an enthralling journey allowing us to witness the friendship, love and a few brawls that happens between these young and high spirited bunch after their school closes for the summer. The movie never focuses on any particular individual but instead bounces around giving us snippets of engaging conversations and events happening in their lives. And to compensate the loosely structured plot, what 'Dazed and Confused' has is a wonderful cast. While all of them gives incredible and authentic performances, the star of the show is none other than Matthew McConaughey. Even with so little screen time McConaughey imprints himself on our mind with his charming performance.Richard Linklater's 'Dazed and Confused' is an honest coming-of-age movie with some incredible performances that will leave an impression on the audience.

Reno Rangan I won't lie that I watched it after I saw 'Everybody Wants Some!!' from the same director. Because I liked that film and I heard that was a spiritual sequel to this one. So there goes my reason. I usually love the 80s and 90s teen films, you can't compare them to what they make now. The film was from the edge of before my generation began, but I'm very related that time than the other end. So I felt very familiar and enjoyed it thoroughly.The film focused on the final day of the high school. It opened in the afternoon during the final class and followed by night where a party was arranged by the seniors that does not take off after their parents suspected it. Between the freshmen and the seniors, a tradition follows. Some of them escape, but those who got caught, struggles to way out. Not everyone, some make it their best time in high school. So who gets what and how everyone's night turns out revealed in the remaining.We can see some of the big names of the today's cinema in this 23 year old film. Matthew McCanaughey, Milla Jovovich, Ben Affleck and many more. Though the film never focused one particular character, it was neutral and stayed that way till the end. But it told the story of the final day of the high school about the individuals and their intentions. You do not have to be a youngster to enjoy it, it will work for everybody. So I hope you watch it, especially before to try 'Everybody Wants Some'.7/10