Review of Tell Your Children (1938) by Bryan G — 10 Apr 2005

[font=Courier New]So I?ve been hearing a lot about this movie. And seeing that there is a musical version coming out soon, I had to see what all the talk was about. [i]Reefer Madness[/i] not only has no idea what it is talking about, but has no idea how to be a movie at all.

I know some people who use marijuana, and know the effects of it. I will say that some people do react differently from others. But I?ve never experienced anyone who acted the way the people in this movie do.

Sure it makes you giggle, but not like you?ve just snapped and are about to go on a murderous rampage. Sure it makes you do crazy things. But making you dance like you?ve just gained the ability to walk, I?m sure it doesn?t do that. All in all, I think this film was pretty much trying too hard at making this drug seem worse than it is.

I?m not saying I support the drug though. I?m only saying that this film doesn?t seem to have any idea of what the really happens when you use it. They chose to make an extreme idea of how horrible it was, just to scare people into not using it.

But after watching this film, I don?t really feel I?ve changed at all on my views of drugs. It doesn?t help me hate drugs more, or want to use them. This is a foolish film, but an entertaining film to go [b]MST3K[/b] on. [/font].