Review of Suburbia (1984) by Private U — 06 Oct 2007

This is like grunge music in the form of a movie. Another great Linklater film. Funny and dramatic and a little motivating.

This review of Suburbia (1984) was written by Private U on 06 Oct 2007.

Suburbia has generally received positive reviews.

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I actually like it better than I did when it first came out. Its a slice of the 90's and I like the soundtrack…

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By Mikhail B (183) on 27 Aug 2011

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A long, dark night o' slacker despair, courtesy of Richard Linklater and self-important blowhard Eric Bogosian…

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By Kari K (157) on 21 Oct 2010

This film perfectly captures the boredom and angst of being at teenager on a Friday night with nothin to do! Dazed and Confused in tge 90s…

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By Casey B (442) on 13 Oct 2011

Linklater's lost film. Now streaming on Netflix. Release this on DVD goddammit…

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By Peat M (5) on 10 Aug 2008

I only caught bits and pieces of this film, but the ones I did were really well-scripted and well-acted…

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Hanging out in front of a 711 waiting for a rock star to show up…

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By Magnetic B (6) on 02 Jun 2008

Watch the movie. Will you see yourself in the characters? Which one of them is closer to you…

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By Josh S (1,500) on 11 Jul 2008

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