Summer of '84 (2018) -- from the directors of Turbo Kid
08-09-18, 07:21 AM
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Summer of '84 (2018) -- from the directors of Turbo Kid
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SUMMER OF 84 - In Select Theaters Starting August 10th
Summer, 1984: The perfect time to be 15 years old and free. But when neighborhood conspiracy theorist Davey Armstrong begins to suspect his police officer neighbor might be the serial killer all over the local news, he and his three best friends begin an investigation that soon turns dangerous.
Summer, 1984: The perfect time to be 15 years old and free. But when neighborhood conspiracy theorist Davey Armstrong begins to suspect his police officer neighbor might be the serial killer all over the local news, he and his three best friends begin an investigation that soon turns dangerous.
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08-09-18, 09:21 AM
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08-09-18, 09:45 AM
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I will see anything by the makers of Turbo Kid. Such an awesome movie!
I can tell I will be buying the score for this movie already!
I can tell I will be buying the score for this movie already!
08-09-18, 10:33 AM
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^ yep. Le Matos is brilliant. Their record label accidentally sent me 2 copies of their Coming Soon 2007-2011 LE release from RSD. 
08-09-18, 07:25 PM
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Re: Summer of '84 (2018) -- from the directors of Turbo Kid
This is playing for two nights only (Friday & Saturday) at two Los Angeles area Laemmle Theaters. I may catch a show.
08-11-18, 04:58 PM
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Late Night Tour (Screenings) + Q&A Screenings:
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08-14-18, 06:49 PM
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Got my ticket to see it on Friday evening at the Alamo Drafthouse in San Francisco, CA.
08-18-18, 05:41 PM
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so much 80's nostalgia on film over the last handful of years. The down in the dirt genre movies of the 80's that every critic from that time period shit on are turning out to be the movies with the most vitality 30 years later. While movies like Driving Miss Daisy and Out of Africa are like dusty old books in a condemned library.
08-20-18, 12:56 PM
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Enjoyed this one quite a bit. It almost felt too formulaic at first, but it catches a nice groove part way through and takes it to a pretty nice finale. Really fun to watch with an audience, though. The humor between the boys felt exactly like the way my friends and I would joke around at that age.
It might have just been my cinema, but the dark scenes kind of looked terrible. Not as black as they should have been... but it was a laser projector so
It might have just been my cinema, but the dark scenes kind of looked terrible. Not as black as they should have been... but it was a laser projector so
08-20-18, 01:48 PM
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08-25-18, 04:17 AM
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I really enjoyed the film. I only have two gripes:
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08-25-18, 08:47 AM
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Really liked this and agree with the Big Dave on the ending. I thought the music was cool as hell. My girlfriend was heartbroken when
. But this really lived up to my expectations and just wished I would have purchased this on Amazon instead of renting it was only like $5.00 more ugh.
For sure a blu purchase for me.
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For sure a blu purchase for me.
08-25-18, 09:50 AM
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I watched it yesterday and it was very cool. Loved the score. The film was a low budget endeavor, which is why you will not hear any popular music from 1984 in it.
08-25-18, 11:19 AM
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Caught a screening of this last week.
Didn't love the film but I also didn't think it was a waste of my time, as there was a bunch to like.
RKSS nailed the Cinematography (yet again) but I didn't think the script was all that strong. RKSS wrote the script for their 2015 film Turbo Kid but didn't here and I definitely felt it, even though the films lie in two completely different genres.
Even among the friends I saw the film with, there were different feelings on both the final act as well as the ending.
Didn't love the film but I also didn't think it was a waste of my time, as there was a bunch to like.
RKSS nailed the Cinematography (yet again) but I didn't think the script was all that strong. RKSS wrote the script for their 2015 film Turbo Kid but didn't here and I definitely felt it, even though the films lie in two completely different genres.
Even among the friends I saw the film with, there were different feelings on both the final act as well as the ending.
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03-24-19, 09:23 PM
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I'm a little surprised there wasn't more talk on this one. Rented this from the library and watched it tonight and thought it was great. We really enjoyed Turbo Kid too, so far this director is batting .1000 in my book.
03-25-19, 06:08 PM
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^Agreed. This was one of my favorites from last year and I've seen nothing but mixed to negative reviews since it first showed up. Even seeing a few reviews/reactions that called it "Predictable". Seriously? Are you sure there isn't a "Happy-Ending Version" floating around out there?
03-26-19, 05:41 AM
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Turbo Kid was great.
Summer of '84 not really. The movie about a post-nuclear apocalypse set in the year 199X somehow seemed more "authentic" to the 80s than this one set in 1984.
There was too much that took me out of the movie.
Summer of '84 not really. The movie about a post-nuclear apocalypse set in the year 199X somehow seemed more "authentic" to the 80s than this one set in 1984.
There was too much that took me out of the movie.
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