nice_nice_jedi Ah, the Buttercream Gang! Where do I begin? Is it the truly gripping plot, the heart wrenching performances, or perhaps the life changing soundtrack that makes this movie a real winner. I must admit this movie makes me cry every time i see it. The fact that Pete Turner would leave his group of sweet, inspiring friends to become a gangsta, just gets me right in the heart. watch out, might not want to let the kids see this one. pete's gang pulls kids off the see saw, spray paints a smiley face on a building, and steals fruit pies. the outfits were a little extreme too. when it comes to true gangsta clothes, this movie hit a little too close to the mark. kids, shield your eyes. Michael weatherred gives a tortured performance as pete turner, especially the classic grocery store scene, where he utters the immortal line, "Because I hate myself!" Marlon Brando better watch his back. And as for Jason Johnson, the hottie who plays good boy Scott Carpenter, well, lets just say there's gonna be a new set of handprints in front of the Grauman's Chinese theater. Trust me on this, you won't want to miss this movie milesone.

wemprimo68 I watched this movie with my 8 year old nephew. It would not win any Oscars, but the "heart" of this movie is what makes it great. We live in a rather small town and we do have a gang problem. I know because I used to teach these gang members. I wanted to talk to my nephew about gangs, but mostly to remind him of God's love for us. How he loves us "No Matter What". Just like a good parent, He will discipline us when we need it to correct us, but He will never stop loving us. We should follow this example with one another. It is true that the world will never "perfect", but that is no reason for us to stop trying to improve our relationships with one another, and in turn improve our world. I also believe it shows that just one person can make a difference. Jesus began it by showing us how to treat one another. Scott showed God's love to Pete. (It reminded of David and Jonathan from the Bible). Then Pete showed it to others and so on. It isn't just a "dream" as some cynic's would have us believe. If you look past the amateur acting, etc. and look at the heart of the movie, I believe you will be pleasantly surprised, and just may learn something of our Heavenly Father yourself. After all, that is what He does for us. :-)

mmh_vballchick I first saw this movie when I was about six or seven and I remembered it to be a good movie. However, when I viewed it again last week, I had very different feelings about the movie. It was so bad I made my mom and dad watch it just to torture and laugh at them. I don't understand why the costume director of this movie made that poor Scott kid look like a gay kid because he always had on a girls shirt and ROLLED UP jean shorts. Who does that? Also adding to the gay theme of this movie is the scene with Pete and Scott frolicking in the water together. This movie is good for a joke but serves no other purpose. I gave it to my boyfriend as a joke and he cannot wait to watch it.

ryanmcalary this movie is the most amazing piece of artwork i have ever seen. Did you notice that when Pete came back to Elk Ridge from Chicago he wanted to change his last name to Valdez? Those mormon screenwriters sure know how to make rascism funny. I really love this movie because it's reality based. You know, it really reminded me of the times in little league when i would stand up and start cheering "you got the right one baby!" 5 RANDOM REASONS WHY THIS MOVIE IS AMAZING1. The women know their roles in family life 2. That ungrateful Widow Jenkins makes the boys do her shopping after they save her life....she really gets my blood boiling! 3. The word candy does not exist in Utah. It has been replaced with.....................TREATS!!!!! 4. The bad gang is very menacing....throwing rocks at bottles, setting trash on fire, ding dong ditching, 'kick me' signs on backs, you name it 5. 4-MAN choreographed huffy skid-outs!!!!!!!!if this stuff doesn't excite you then STAY OUTTA UTAH!