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giftheplanet · 9 months ago

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#Denise Richards #Wild Things #Film #Stephen Peters

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adamwatchesmovies · 1 year ago

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Wild Things (1998)

From its premise, you’re going to think that Wild Things is one kind of movie. I promise you it isn’t. My advice is to look at the poster. At the bottom of the screen are Matt Dillion and Kein Bacon. Above their heads is the title. Above it… is that Neve Campbell and Denise Richards, together in a pool of water, looking all wet and smoldering? Now you have a better idea of what kind of movie you’re in for.

High School guidance counselor Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon) is shocked when one of his students accuses him of rape. Kelly Van Ryan (Denise Richards), daughter of the wealthy and popular Sandra Van Ryan (Theresa Russell), tells her story to the police. She’s backed by another student, Suzie Toller (Neve Campbell), who tells a similar narrative. Detective Gloria Perez (Daphne Rubin-Vega) and Sergeant Ray Duquette (Kevin Bacon) smell something wrong with this case and begin digging.

Knowing nothing about this movie, I had a bad feeling going in. I was reminded of an exchange in Promising Young Woman. “It's every man's worst nightmare, getting accused of something like that.” to which Cassandra responds “Can you guess what every woman's worst nightmare is?” At the risk of spoiling things, I’ll tell you this movie is not a court case drama and it isn’t about false rape accusations either. It’s a neo-noir erotic thriller. This is the kind of movie you’d watch by yourself and then turn off the second you hear a strange noise at the front door. You might not have been doing anything wrong, the scene you were on might not have been dirty but whoever it is that's knocking might think you were up to something.

Some people would call this film trashy, and it’s hard to disagree. There are a lot more sex scenes than necessary but I wouldn’t cut any of them out. Wild Things contains one twist after another, after another. It’s loaded with revelations that make you wonder who you’re supposed to be cheering for. The plot is wild and convoluted. The shocks continue even into the end credits, which are repeatedly interrupted with scenes that give more information on what exactly happened. It’s not the way most movies would handle this kind of tale but that doesn’t make it bad. You’ll have fun examining the clues, categorizing them under “legitimate” or “red herring”, thinking about what you would look at next and who you think is the real mastermind behind this thing that’s going on.

Wild Thing balances several different tones. At times, it almost feels like a comedy, particularly when Bill Murray comes in as Lombardo’s lawyer. Then, it becomes a thriller, then an erotic thriller. Then, a mystery. The blend isn’t always even, and some of the reveals come in so fast and last-minute, they kind of feel like afterthoughts. Still, it isn’t a movie you’ll easily forget and it’ll certainly make you grateful to have a pair of eyes to watch it with. Call it a guilty pleasure or a movie that’s unashamed of being exactly what it is. Either way, go watch it. I won’t tell anyone. (Full-screen version on VHS, May 16, 2021)

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melina-mellow · 2 years ago

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NO WAY HOME REFERENCE!!!!!

I'm guessing Miguel is responsible for watching over all the spider people and the spiderverse itself, making sure it's stable.

Lol I can only imagine Peter and Stephen fucking up the multiverse in NWH almost gave Miguel an aneurysm 🤣

#mcu peter 🤝 miles making miguel lose his shit #miguel o'hara #miles morales #peter parker #no way home #stephen strange #atsv #across the spiderverse #spiderman #spiderman 2099

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yourdailymarvelmemes · 6 months ago

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#memes #marvel #marvel memes #mcu #avengers infinity war #infinity war #avengers 3 #spiderman #peter parker #iron man #tony stark #doctor strange #stephen strange

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icklewolfiekins · 2 years ago

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you ever learn something you wish you didn't? I, for example, just learned that between 2008 and 2015 not a single episode of Doctor Who aired that was written by a woman. Between The Sontaran Stratagem, a story with David Tennant as the Doctor, and The Woman Who Lived, a Peter Capaldi story, not a single episode was written by a woman.