theedcarol Saw some plot twists coming. Missed others. Maybe it was because there couldn't be another one coming. Nope, there was. When it was over I wondered if the screenplay was written on the fly. Despite all the flaws, the movie was entertaining. It would be hard not to be with all that eye candy.

kichdi I watched Wild Things, Wild things 2, Wild things 3 & Wild things foursome. I watched all 4 in one calendar day. All of them have almost identical story lines with the common factors being a detective following up on the very young crime suspects, all of them have girls as criminal masterminds, protagonist & villain actually being hand in glove. Both meeting each other + anybody who also happens to be in the scheme joining for a sexual threesome in all the movies before greed taking over their friendship / relationship. At least one person dies after the threesome. The detective who usually looks very sincere to the department till the middle of each movie is actually a player too. Sheer disrespect to elders & parents are part of the script in all the parts. The girls look gorgeous but each usurping the other, cheating, conning, murder & lies are shown in all the parts, Today's youngsters will be badly influenced to this muck. I do not know if the directors are same for all but Mandalay films are common. I must write there is no goodness or moral values at all in any of them. Cheap crappy movies are churned out just for polluting young minds in the form of movies by this production house. The only knowledge you can gain as a young mind by watching these crap is to cheat your elders, murder, fake murder, beat the system to escape with the loot. In all movies criminal wins, if it were 3 out of 4 or 2 of 2 it would have been okay but in all 4 deceit wins. This actually is like showing young minds to be a villain to be rich. Shame..

Python Hyena Wild Things (1998): Dir: John McNaughton / Cast: Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon, Bill Murray: Full of double crosses that transpires with manipulation as a school guidance counsellor is accused of raping two girls. He is fired and lands in court. Local police do not believe the girls due to lack of evidence. Clever plotting with nobody pin pointed as who they seem to be. The ads promise sex and seduction and this film delivers in full explicit mode. Director John McNaughton films fetching everglade atmosphere that work for mood and mystery. He previously made the controversial Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Matt Dillon plays the guidance counsellor who becomes the victim of manipulation. Kevin Bacon plays a hard edge cop investigating the case. Neve Campbell and Denise Richards portray the two girls who may or may not be guilty. Bill Murray steals scenes as a lawyer providing humour as he proceeds to irritate the females on the stand. Screenplay manipulates but mainly to avoid being predictable, which it certainly is not. Some viewers may question whether or not the double crosses play fair within the realms of realism but thankfully it holds strong to elements that have occurred in reality. It presents a strong theme regarding manipulation and how one can be victimized by deceit and lust and other wild things. Score: 8 / 10

bh_tafe3 Good casting, a twisting and turning plot and some sleaze combine to make this a sexy and effective thriller almost in spite of itself.Matt Dillon stars as Sam Lombardo a teacher accused of sexual assault by two school girls, the sexy Kelly (Denise Richards) and the disturbed Suzie (Neve Campbell). Investigating their claims is Detective Ray Duquette (Kevin Bacon) who suspects the assault claims may be a conspiracy involving the teacher and the two girls to try and get at Kelly's trust fund money. And Bill Murray is in this. I throw this information in at the end of the plot summation so it can be as arbitrary as his appearances in the film.The film gives us a little glimpse of Kelly's decadent Upper class family situation and Suzie's plight as a member of the under-class, but the film is not trying to say anything about this, simply underlining the differences between the two girls and also getting us to pity both women.There are a lot of twists and turns in our story, and they do come together quite well at film's end end and it all makes sense on a second viewing. You even find out why the hell Bill Murray is in this movie! This film is infamous for its lack of subtlety, including a (relatively tame) threesome sex scene, lesbian kissing, and a full frontal shot of Kevin Bacon in ALL of his glory. Also notable for Richards' over the top outing as a conflicted femme fatale. This is easily her best film role. Dillon's performance is probably the film's high point. Once you know what the film is about and the true motives of the characters, you can really appreciate what he does with Lombardo. Campbell is excellent as well.In the end, Wild Things has a lot of flaws, and is easy to poke fun at, but the bottom line is it works. All of the performances, story threads and over the top sexiness come together to make an entertaining and satisfying film. Not classy by any means, but it works.