Stand by Me 1986 by AverageMansReviews

Stand by Me 1986 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is shooting/torture/burning/decomposing/bodily functions/vehicle crash/references to homosexuality and child abuse

Four friends go an adventure: Gordie Lachance [Younger: Wil Wheaton/Older: Richard Dreyfuss:] he is the talented one, Chris Chambers [River Phoenix:] he is the one that could do more with his life, but he and his family's reputation comes with a certain level of weight around the neck. Teddy Duchamp [Corey Feldman:] he is crazy one and finally we have Vern Tessio [Jerry O'Connell:] he is scared one out of our group and they go and track somebody down.

Generally speaking: the framework is brought to us by older Lachance/Dreyfuss by the outlay of voice-over/storyteller and the pacing does take some time to find its footing, but by and large it is the smooth watch.

Art and action; there is some nice scenery on our journey such as a train and everything else you would expect to company that, speaking of this train we have our four friends or I should say our three friends trying to out run, whilst essentially we have Duchamp trying to play chicken with it, and on a quick side note this is not the only time that someone will then again of chicken, on top of that we have friends having a scuffle or at one point or another going off or something going on.

Comedy, character developments, performances and voice performances; we do have a small bits of comedy such as what is Goofy? [The Disney iconic character,] the character developments are in-depth, coming-of-age outlay as broadly speaking dynamic of this group is how can I put this nicely younger Lachance and Chambers individually, but in the context of this group these two that most definitely could do or are going to be more in their lives than their over two friends and for Duchamp and/or Tessio they are going to have solid good lives and for most people that is absolutely fine and cool, so they don't have to essentially worry, but because younger Lachance and Chambers have in their own individual ways a much better intelligence, including a better cognitive understanding of the world around them, they converse differently on a one-to-one basis with one another, with a slight difference from one has more of a creative spark, whilst the other is more cast in the model of streetsmart and/or straight talking.

The performances and/or voice performance on both counts they are excellent as even the smallest role has been given the authentic approach from this town known as Castle Rock, in Oregon set in the 1950s, as everyone seemed to know what everyone was going for and they just delivered it: in summary bringing this small town to life from the 1950s: but let's put a special mention out there without the four main characters/performers having his natural and free-flowing chemistry built between them or all together or different numbers this film would have really fallen flat on its face... So not too much pressure on essentially young people then? But they pulled it off with flying colours and on top of that we have Kiefer Sutherland as Ace Merrill: the leader of this group: he to put in an impactful performance as for 95% of his appearances on screen, he is in complete control of what is happening.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; yes I decided to award another mark, because other than being a little bit slower to begin with on multiple levels it is a very strong film and yes it is one of those films that you need to see once at minimum in your lifetime that is sure, I had the pleasure of watching this film with the person I want some of this content with at the seminar and there is an ongoing seen when the ending credits start rolling, this should be no surprise that this film has some awards accredited to its name such as 6 Winners which includes but not limited to BMI Film & TV Awards 1988 Most Performed Song from a Film Ben E. King For the song "Stand By Me" and Young Artist Awards 1987 Jackie Coogan Award

Wil Wheaton River Phoenix Corey Feldman Jerry O'Connell and 12 Nominees which also includes but not limited to Academy Awards, USA 1987 Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Raynold Gideon Bruce A. Evans and Casting Society (CSA) 1987 Artios Award Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama Jane Jenkins Janet Hirshenson