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Movies to compare it to.

posted 12 years ago by jkrawczyk-2
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The easiest movie to compare it to is calling it an indie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. The speed in which the films move and the very specific references they make give the movies a more limited appeal. Detention is filled to the brim with nods and jokes about 90s pop culture, much like Scott Pilgrim and its references to anime and video games. If you grew up during the 90s the movie will appeal to you on a whole other level. Detention is a movie for the current generation. It defies a simple plot description. It is a constantly moving, mash-up crazed, vomit of pop culture jokes, references, rapid-fire jokes and editing. The movie just can’t sit still, its right foot always tapping on the ground looking for what’s next. It is surely flawed, any movie juggling this many genres and characters is bound to have some plot threads that fall flat, and will try the patience of many but the originality and the fun are there. Detention is fast and fresh, something I was missing this summer at the movies.

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[–] tawdry_hepburn 12 years ago

Rules of Attraction
SLC Punk
Breathless
Two or Three Things I Know About Her
Can't Hardly Wait
Savages
Natural Born Killers

,Said the Shotgun to the Head--
Saul Williams

[–] mike_y13 12 years ago

Charlie bartlett
Perks of being a wallflower
...im sure theres more that i cant think of right now but charlie bartlett is the closest thing that comes to mind.

[–] Diagoro 12 years ago

Watched Perks again last night, just watched Detention again now :)

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"Another brilliant post Steinberg..."

[–] pretzelcup 11 years ago

Donnie Darko
Scream
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
The Breakfast Club
Kaboom!

[–] plutomani 10 years ago

The link to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is obvious, but apart from numerous school-related movies what it reminded me most of was the Crank movies with Jason Statham (especially the sequel High Voltage). The pace is so over the top and absurd that you have to watch the movie a couple of times to get all the references and the stuff that is constantly thrown at the screen. There's barely a second without a skit or two. I'd say it was the perfect movie for the multitasking generation.

[–] BronnFlakes 9 years ago

I'd definitely throw in a little Scary Movie, too.