AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

tgrbklyn After watching 20 minutes of this, i wanted to pull all of my hair out. Many important scenes were missing, and the "acting" was horrible. The movie is not a worthy adaptation of the book, as it follows no proper sequence of events. Do i recommend it? That's funny.

Saiyan_Prince_Vegeta Many characters from beginning of the movie and there's no proper introduction to them. I think book readers should enjoy this movie, but if you didn't read the book then there's just no proper familiarization with the events. Also Tom Cruise does not have a big role here and is just like 5 minutes throughout this 2 hour movie. This movie is about 2 gangs who are rivals and looks quite realistic. There are a few interesting moments here - 1 - first fight between gangs, where one of the main characters kills an enemy, 2 - fire in the church, 3 - big fight between gangs. **Spoilers** There are also different scenes, which show that some of the gang members don't really want to fight and are against violence, while others are hyped by the upcoming fight, which is interesting. Also it shows 3 brothers who love and protect each other. **However, it is interesting that this movie has a really good video quality for 1983 movie. Almost like 2018 movies, so don't worry about that.

grantss It is the 1960s and a US town is divided in two along social lines. The youths of each side form gangs in line with these two camps: the working class Greasers and the wealthier South Side gang, the Socials. The two sides use any opportunity to niggle each other and whenever they meet there is friction. Then one night a gang of Socials attack two Greasers, Johnny (Ralph Macchio) and Ponyboy (C Thomas Howell), and Johnny kills one of the Socials with a knife. This sets off a chain of events.Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, The Outsiders is a gritty, engaging exploration of social divides and the innocence of youth. We see the tensions between the social classes in the town and the consequences thereof. We also see how tragic events can make people rethink old feuds and see the bigger picture. In addition, it's a story of retaining one's innocence and sense of wonder and making the most of one's youth.In spite of the engaging plot and the profound themes, the most amazing thing about the movie is the cast. While the only known names at the time in the cast are Tom Waits and William Smith (and each of them has about 30 seconds of screen time and 2-3 lines), it is the then- unknowns whose names boggle the mind. Coppola could not have known at the time but he inadvertently cast the greatest all- star cast in the history of movies: Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Diane Lane, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, Ralph Macchio, C Thomas Howell. All of these became stars, but were relatively unknown at the time.The extras even include Flea (of Red Hot Chili Peppers fame) and Heather Langenkamp (Nightmare on Elm Street).Just about every character you see is played by someone who was then unknown but later became huge. Great for star-spotting, especially to see the origins of current stars, and so many of them too.A great movie with a great, stars-in-the-making cast.

Alex Liberto The Outsiders (1983) takes place in a Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1965, the town is split between the rich teens in the southern part of Tulsa that formed their own gang known as " The Socials" aka Soc's and the poorer teens in the north that also have their own gang called " The Greasers". The main characters of the film are Sodapop, Ponyboy, Dallas, Johnny, and Darry just to name a few. Well one day Dallas, the leader of The Greasers and to be honest a little psychotic, Ponyboy and Johnny go to the drive-ins and meet the rich Cherry Valance and Marcia. Ponyboy and Cherry hit it off and that doesn't sit well with Cherry's boyfriend Bob so the Socs decide to go looking for Ponyboy and Johnny. They find them at a park and when they tried to drown Ponyboy, Johnny stabbed Bob to keep him from killing his friend in the fountain. From there the boys go on the run from the cops while the two rival gangs prepare to fight it out. The Outsiders was adapted from the book with the same name written by S.E. Hinton, which was a complete hit with young adult readers, and was directed by the Francis Coppola who is best known for The Godfather series. Francis Coppola had this Apocalypse Now vibe going on during this time in his career, his adaption was a little mystical and darker than the novel. He used sudden thunderstorms, less lighting, and sunsets all of which can disappear just as quickly as they arrived which can be symbolic of the chaotic times of the characters themselves. Coppola does something really interesting, he basically eliminates the adults from the film allowing the viewers to focus that much more on the teenagers. Coppola used various editing techniques and angles, one of the more prominent uses of editing in the movie is the use of fading between scenes for a smooth transition. Also used was a type of montage when Ponyboy and Johnny were on the run so we saw quickly exactly how they got from point A to point B. Coppola also liked to layer the shots at times such as the ending when ponyboy is reading the letter from Johnny, whose face is transparent speaking the words as Ponyboy reads it. At times it seemed to me that something was off about the movie as I re-watched it for the first time in years and I pinpointed it to few things. One would be that at times the movie seemed to be dragging along and some of the characters do not have a lot of depth to them being very one dimensional, like Dallas for example being the bad boy exemplified. Another is that Coppola ended the movie in a very strange, some would say horrible way with no real sense of closure since it ends abruptly without Johnny going to trial so we the audience have no idea what happened to him. A small complaint that I have noticed from when I watched this with friends that did not read the book is that they found it very hard to keep up with the relationships of the many characters in the movie. This movie was the start of many actors careers who would go on to dominate Hollywood. C. Thomas Howell played Ponyboy and won the Young Artist Award in 1984. Matt Dillon who played Dallas went on to star in many movies and was nominated for an award for his portrayal of a racist cop in Crash(2004). Rob Lowe who played Sodapop who is Ponyboy and Darrell's brother went on to star in one of my favorite TV shows Parks and Recreation. Tom Cruise plays Rob Lowes best friend Steve who's obsessed with cars and of course we all know him from such movies as Mission Impossible(1996 ). Ralph Macchio played Johnny and also one of my all time favorite characters Daniel in Karate Kid (1984). Many other actors also rose to fame after this movie, it was completely action packed.The reviews for The Outsiders were largely not so good such as Richard Corliss from Times wrote "Alas, The Outsiders is not quite a good one. Because it falls in with the undulating rhythm of the life of its heroes, for whom a fatal fight and a quiet night have almost equal importance, the picture never manages to reach the peaks of satisfying Hollywood melodrama." I fully believe that this is because at the time when S.E Hinton wrote the novel she was only 15 years old and of course the content is not going to be very deep but it was a huge success because teenagers could relate to the characters.In conclusion I believe that it is very easy to be hard on the movie for what it could have been, but Coppola expertly made do with what he had plot wise keeping as close to the original content as he could. That is with the exception of the ending, but it was a very powerful movie that evoked a sense of what it was like to be a teenager that resonates with many people who watch it. Even if you do not like the movie it is undeniable that the movie gave rise to so many actors that went on the dominate Hollywood in both their young adult lives and all the way up until the present. Perhaps we would not have seen Patrick Swayze inspire us to dance in Dirty Dancing or watch as Ralph Macchio teach us Karate in Karate Kid with The Outsiders. With that being said The Outsiders although having mixed reviews was and continues to be talked about and watched even today.