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Later that year several young New Jersey film makers set out to make a movie about the way the media reported and how society reacted to that event. In the course of their endeavor they were met with anger and hostility laced with strong warnings that this movie should not, could not and MUST NOT be made. But they made it anyway...JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Twisted and sickening, yet oddly compelling,
By Michael B. Scrutchin (Pearland, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Duck! The Carbine High Massacre [VHS] (VHS Tape)
It's like a really bad traffic accident -- you're horrified and disgusted, but you can't look away. Technically, Duck! is pretty darn bad. It's got a muddy shot-on-video look, bad lighting, barely competent camera work, and the lowest production values you've probably ever seen. Duck! focuses on two high school outcasts: Derwin (William Hellfire) and Derrick (Joey Smack), who wear black trench coats every day just like the Trench Coat Mafia implicated in the Columbine tragedy. Every other character in the movie is a stereotype: the bullying jocks, a couple of friendless gothic kids, the Jesus-loving Christian girl, the wheelchair-bound retard, and the I-hate-everyone black kid. Derwin and Derrick are despised by just about everyone, of course, and Derwin even gets turned into a bloody mess by a bunch of students while taking a shortcut through the basketball court one day. Luckily, the filmmakers don't try to make you sympathize with the main characters. It's almost all a sick joke, yet you see that these two "freaks" are recognizably human. They simply refuse to conform to the ideas of how society and their peers think they should be. You can see how all this leads to such a tragedy. That's one of the problems with Duck! At times, it seems serious. Other times, it's just a sick joke. There's a scene with the bed-ridden Derwin talking to Derrick that's played totally straight -- and it's absolutely disturbing in its realism. They talk about how much they hate the expectations that society puts upon them, about how fake all their peers are. This is when they begin to discuss the idea of killing as many of their classmates as possible before blowing their own brains out. And though you can't possibly agree with what they're planning to do, you still see them as emotionally human. They were driven to this by a society that fears people they don't understand. That's what the news media failed to see when examining the Columbine massacre. They were quick to blame violent movies and videogames like Doom as the cause of such a disaster. Did they even think for a second of what it's like to be a social outcast in high school? How the high school social structure can back those who aren't "normal" into a corner from which they feel they can't escape? No way. If the media says it's movies, videogames, and Marilyn Manson driving kids to exterminate their classmates, then it must be true! The performances by Hellfire and Smack are totally convincing. And when the violent and gory climax arrives the only thing you can do is watch in shock; it's extremely unsettling in its own sick-joke way. You begin to imagine what it was really like when the two kids walked into the Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 and turned shotguns on their classmates. I want to condemn this movie and say it's sick and has no social value whatsoever. But I can't. It is sick and it will offend many people, but it has something to say. There is truth to be found in this twisted satire, but somehow it feels fake and honest at the same time. I can hardly nail this one down. After it's over, though, you'll almost surely feel so dirty that you'll have to take a shower just to wash that icky feeling away. It won't do any good, though. This one will stick with you for awhile.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Disturbing yet compelling...,
By Corey L (Wamego, Kansas USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Duck! The Carbine High Massacre [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I recently decided to cave in and buy this movie after much hesitation and debate. I was worried that the production values of the movie would hinder its enjoyability. Well, the movie does what it can with its budget and succeeds. In fact it blows the viewer away. The two main characters were played very well. Joey Smack and William Hellfire are in essence a diamond in the rough. This movie is so dark and disturbing, it had me in a state of shock after I watched it. And that's a big deal for me because I've seen it all, nothing shocks me anymore, but this movie DID! I will never forger it! Don't miss out on seeing this movie, trust me, you'll feel something after you see, wheter it be shock, disgust, or fascination, you will FEEL! That's something alot of big budget Hollywood movies can't do.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Duck! The Carbine High Massacre,
By Kylie (Carson City, NV) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Duck! The Carbine High Massacre [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I recently saw Duck: The Carbine High Massacre and I found it very entertaining. It was well-done, well-written,and well-acted in most cases. It was great that the filmmakers shed a light on how the media exploits tragedies like the Columbine High School shootings. This movie could be funny at times and really serious other times,but it's graphic and honest look at this issue is it's overall crowning achievement. I would recommend this film , but it's not for the faint of heart.
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