Pups (1999)

Such a frustrating disappointment

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

All these bad comments like "It's unrealistic! Normally she would have been shot when she comes outside the bank" and "they are just waving the gun and are acting bad" are just written by people who have no idea at all. Probably they are also running around and tell everyone how great America is. Yeah!!! You're right! Let's shoot some 13 year old teenagers who have weapons! America is so free and so brave that teenagers, who feel attracted by the weapons they find each and everywhere should be shot! Maybe we just should start to shoot all teenagers! Especially those whose parents neglect them and let it happen that their kids watch the whole day movies that contains people who wave around with guns. Yeah, that's the solution! I think 13 years old kids should be completely responsible. And if they decide to be neglected by their parents they should pay for that. Who needs them anyway? No, serious - what do you think? How should a kid in such a situation behave? Of course it will imitate movies! If you say they act bad, then that's the fault of all the filmmakers who let the children's role models act bad! If this doesn't entertain you enough too bad for you! Or the critics against the girl getting her period. This is disturbing the plot? You're irritated by that? So you either have a problem understanding that such a situation could cause stress (you have seen a lot, have you?) or you have a problem with the matter of fact that women are female and have such odd things like periods (women are these carbon units with high voices and prominent breasts, in case you never realized).Maybe this movie is too much truth for some hillbillies who still believe in the big rock candy mountains or for some Texan cowboys who were taught that guns could express their feelings.I enjoyed the movie very much, it perfectly shows the sickness of the way America is going. The acting was really OK, and the reason why this movie wasn't a commercial success is not because the movie is bad, but because America has too many cowboys and hillbillies of mind. Not long ago I saw a teenager wearing a self deigned T-shirt, saying "YOU CAN'T HUG YOUR KIDS WITH NUCLEAR ARMS"

I see you have written reviews for many films and probably consider yourself as a well experienced movie watcher (lol) I understand what you're saying about this film, i agree it was poor but i still enjoyed it, it's really not that bad. Hey it's a film and sometimes things are a bit unreal like the bank being open before school etc. I think that Cameron played really well considering it was one of his first films, we all have to start somewhere! Mischa however was like a cardboard cutout, a few outbursts both outside the bank could have been done better. I think that the swearing and gun waving was a clever way of setting the confusion and panic young Stevie was going through. He was starting to realize that this was seriousHowever people enjoy different films and we are both entitled to our own opinion i do agree that it was poor but still enjoyable

I found Pups to be both funny and completely outrageous...very entertaining. I completely adore Mischa Barton and in her early work she expresses the same wonderfully sassy and salty personality expressed by Brook Shields in her early films. Pups has an earthy raw quality which I also enjoyed. Very refreshing.

'Pups' is about very emotive subjects (gun crime and gun ownership in the US, the loss of innocence and nihilism of younger generations) that manages raise them without ever turning to didacticism.It is the sort of film Michael Moore wishes he had the intelligence to produce. It is political without wearing a badge on its sleeve, rather than spending the entire film hammering home an anti-gun message it treats us as adults.But that's not really what I wanted to talk about because the political message is of secondary importance. Foremost this film is a very very dark comedy that is playful with convention and whilst not perfect (it lacks pace at points, Rockie can be annoying) it is beautifully crafted and well worth anyone's time.