Don’t miss that bus boy

Don’t miss that bus boy

i don’t know why i wasn’t super into this movie. i read the book when i was younger (my middle school library weeded out their copy so i got it for free — it took me 2 attempts to finish the book, but i ultimately remember liking it). i like academia films/books. it’s got some gayness to it.

so why didn’t i like the movie? maybe because i watched it on my night shift and wasn’t fully in the right mood? i’m not sure. it felt slow and too long and just kinda meh overall. i liked the fight scene (which was also the most memorable scene for me from the book), but otherwise i was like ehh.

the Running Up That Hill needledrop into the credits was wild though. i think the soundtrack was the best part of the movie, 80’s/90’s synth vibes at times.

i don’t know why i wasn’t super into this movie. i read the book when i was younger (my middle school library weeded out their copy so i got it for free — it took me 2 attempts to finish the book, but i ultimately remember liking it). i like academia films/books. it’s got some gayness to it.

so why didn’t i like the movie? maybe because i watched it on my night shift and wasn’t fully in the right mood? i’m not sure. it felt slow and too long and just kinda meh overall. i liked the fight scene (which was also the most memorable scene for me from the book), but otherwise i was like ehh.

the Running Up That Hill needledrop into the credits was wild though. i think the soundtrack was the best part of the movie, 80’s/90’s synth vibes at times.

pacing around his room shirtless while calling the guy he definitely hates

pacing around his room shirtless while calling the guy he definitely hates

The story kind of loses me at the end, but it's a great political drama with Catholic high school students as stand-ins. Surprisingly well shot and acted for a low budget movie and a directorial debut. They could have fleshed out the story more and I think they over-do the surrealism a bit, however The Choclate War is a very fun and unique movie filled with the kind of political intrigue that I love, but on a smaller and more personal (and relatable) scale. Watching the interview with the director on the Blu Ray, it's clear that this is largely the tireless work of Cormier and while I think the movie is a success as an art work, it's not surprising that it failed to make back it's budget when he also was in charge of distribution. The Chocolate War is a beautiful movie and I'm glad MVD has resurrected it.

The story kind of loses me at the end, but it's a great political drama with Catholic high school students as stand-ins. Surprisingly well shot and acted for a low budget movie and a directorial debut. They could have fleshed out the story more and I think they over-do the surrealism a bit, however The Choclate War is a very fun and unique movie filled with the kind of political intrigue that I love, but on a smaller and more personal (and relatable) scale. Watching the interview with the director on the Blu Ray, it's clear that this is largely the tireless work of Cormier and while I think the movie is a success as an art work, it's not surprising that it failed to make back it's budget when he also was in charge of distribution. The Chocolate War is a beautiful movie and I'm glad MVD has resurrected it.