Synopsis
ANO, XIAO DI? YOU WANT TO PLAY MAHJONG AH? PLAY WITH ME, XIAO DI. PUTANG INA KA!
A socially awkward teen bonds with a group of misfits who plot to abduct the school's arrogant rich kid -- until their kidnapping scheme turns deadly.
2019 Directed by Mikhail Red
A socially awkward teen bonds with a group of misfits who plot to abduct the school's arrogant rich kid -- until their kidnapping scheme turns deadly.
Mrtvý děcka, Halott kölyök, მკვდარი ბავშვები, 데드 키즈, Мёртвые детки, Mŕtve deti, Phi Vụ Học Đường, 死小子们, 死囝仔
This failed to get to me. I think it’s fun and daring, and I like that but the dialogue needs improvement.
The story comes off a little vague because the characters plans and motive weren’t clear enough. They aren’t likeable, and you can’t find a reason to root for them to win. The last shot of Sue Ramirez would have been more impactful if we’ve gotten to know her character better. It was already strong and fitting but it just wasn’t enough.
Dudeparechong, these alta kids are so freakin' dumb noh? I just can't even with them and their cringefest humor sobra bro. The funniest film na inire ni Red mula sa pwet niya -- 'coz this is the shit, meeen!
When Uncle Rody walks into a bar...
Dead Kids tries to be a critique on the ignorance of the elite youth, but ultimately falters as it suffers from a weak script filled with one-dimensional characters and poorly-written dialogue. The film's themes could've been handled more effectively had the characters been written with more depth and with less stupidity. It feels as though the characters were purposely written to be that way just to conveniently deliver the film's point. Also, bothersome is how it attempts to reconstruct reality, but presents itself with heavily-stylistic design to also set the edgy mood to the film. I mean, why would there be a burger shop along the sidewalk lit with neon lighting? The film does very little to make you care about its characters, resulting in the depreciation of tension in sequences where the characters are in danger.
~ "Wala namang mawawala sayo kundi kadena"
= "Karl Marx?"
~ "Huh?"
= "Karl Marx. We have nothing to lose, but our chains."
~ "Di ako nanonood ng Game of Thrones."
Funny. Flashy. Fucked up. 7.5/10
Worst talaga yung mga pelikulang cinacapitalize yung filipino experience tapos icchopseuy with all the western tropes para marketable tae magsama kayo ni Erik Matti
- DUDEPARECHONG 2020 people dont dress and dance like that :-( sana nasa pop-up katipunan nalang kayo
- why you gotta quote Karl Marx LIKE THAT
- ALSO THE DIALOGUE was obviously written by someone who studied in Ateneo and probably ate in JSEC everyday
- every opportunity Netflix gets, they will put some neon ass lighting. Exhibit A: BURGER MACHINE LANG SA MAY KANTO MAY PA NEON NEON LIGHTS
- SORRY DI KO TALAGA MA APPRECIATE YUNG FILM KASI ang cringey ng lines at wala akong paki sa DEAD KIDS reference made every other scene
- maganda naman yung cinematography and prod design pero kulang talaga sa storytelling and it felt insincere, it was just trying hard to create shock value content with such annoying twists
- THEY'RE ALL SO FUCKING DUMB!!! GOD!!!
- also sobrang natuwa ako sa airpods ni Sta Maria , yun lang
1. uhhh visually Pretty. enjoyable naman i guess
2. ang galing nung ibang actors lalo na si vance larena at si kelvin miranda (kinailangan ko pa i-google yung cast kasi somehow wala siya sa listing dito sa letterboxd?). magaling umacting si sue ramirez kaso di ko nagets point ng character niya?? andiyan lang siya para maging Object of Desire ni sta.maria?? also sinong maniniwala na isang 18 year old high school senior si sue .
3. yung screenplay talaga though. may Cool moments minsan i guess. cute nung significance ng roles nila sa el fili. pero most of the time ang awkward ng dialogue sobra jshdjkn di ko alam kung dahil ba sa writing o dahil sa delivery nung mga…