Drinking Games

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.

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.

for the love of god... see this movie if you want a CLASSIC in the "worst ever " category. It is one of the worst pieces of garbage ever... but it is amazing and I have watched it several times... Cheesiest acting/direction/cinematography/script/plot/idea/lives. you never care, it is horribly clichéd and childish... but yet again I say it is amazing and you must see it.

"Glitter", "Gigli", "Showgirls" are other movies that are so horribly bad that you NEED to see them... and this movie is right up there, but on a different scale because it is "indie", and therefore even more pathetic... someONE actually spent their valuable time and MONEY on this. ha ha. well I'm gonna go and watch drinking games now, because i have been talking about it so much... and i am gonna want to end my pathetic life as i watch it, it'll do that to you...

The best scene is in the end when they all flip out... and then bone each other. unbelievable. sooooooo bad. yet intergalactically stimulating.

danny eckman

I saw this a couple years ago, and it's stuck in my head ever since. It just felt like a movie I could really relate to. People my age, acting just like my friends and I do. The storyline is actually really good. The actors, though all unknown (come on, low budget!) seemed to be into their character. I remember I called a bunch of my friends to come over and watch it with me a second time. We sat around drinking and they all really liked it, too. It was a rental though, and I haven't been able to find it since, so if you get your hands on a copy, check it out. It's definitely NOT a waste of two hours, if it's stuck around in my head for two years.

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.