Drinking Games

Oh well, lost in cyber space I guess. Anyway, if you are a lost Gen-Xer like myself, you should dig this movie. If you ever banked a quarter in a glass, or sank a shotglass in a beeker, this movie is for you. It has a cool soundtrack, and the chicks are hot, so what could possibly be wrong? Peace.

A good low budget movie that feels like a night of drinking with a few friends. A mid twenties big chill. You find yourself identifying with one of the characters and see your friends in the other roles. It does run slow at times. It does have some mid twenty standards like drinking games (obviously) like quarters and I never. Also some casual sex, and thats not usually a bad thing. This isn't the easiest movie to find though, it's usually in the five dollar and under bin. The performances aren't Oscar worthy, but hey, it probably was made for less then the computer you're on. If you don't like movies in one location that are dialogue driven, then pass on this and rent some crappy action movie.

This movie is not that bad. Does anyone know the name of the song that is played in the beginning of this movie or the artist? I have been searching for years to find this out. I would assume it is called "hide the hurt" or something like that, but do not know the artist or the name for sure. I have gone through a similar situation as the people in this movie with my friends. It is very close to the way some people handle death when they do not know how else to react. Worth renting, but I would not buy this movie. The actors in this movie have to do a hard thing by keeping you interested within the confines of one location. They pull this off somewhat successfully. This is my tenth line.

I really liked this movie. In the low budget spirit of Clerks, Drinking Games has smart dialogue and focus' on the relationships between a group of friends faced with terrible situation. Anyone who has a close circle of friends would appreciate this movie, I can totally see myself and my group of friends reacting the same exact way in that situation.

As a huge fan of the movie Clerks, and all other Indie films that are released with little fanfare (Pi, The Ice Storm) when I saw this movie for sale, I quickly picked it up. The tagline said, "The best Indie movie since "Clerks" with the heart of "The Brother MacMullen." Well, maybe I watched a different movie. "Drinking Games" ended up being dark and not very comedic.

The plot takes us into a house with six friends (conveniently enough three guys and three girls) where they stay for one night following the suicide of one of their best friends. They decide to reminisce and mourn thru drinking, smoking, and playing games. While this movie does play along the same lines as "The Big Chill," it never quite reaches the intensity. In fact, the serious scenes are almost laughable at the lack of sincerity on the actors/actresses parts. The worst part of the movie is the ending, by all means. After remaining true to it's independent roots throughout the movie, it becomes horribly cliche at the end. And worse than that, it's disturbingly cliche. This movie had potential, but a poor lack of directing and little motivation between actors/actresses made this a thumbs down.