Originally posted by svsg: [b]The Outsiders *** I picked it up from my library just because it was directed by Coppola. From the poster and tagline, I thought it would be a goofy teen movie. But I was very wrong. This movie is a powerful portrayal of tragedy and hope associated with youth. The two main characters, ponyboy and johnny are developed really well. This was one of those small movies that coppola made through Zoetrope in 1983. I am now looking forward to his Youth without Youth, supposed to be a small personal movie from Coppola after a long time. [/b]
Wow, that's amazing that you think it is anything but a goofy teen movie. To each his own.
I agree w/you about the development of Ponyboy & Johnny, but that's it. IMO, it contains some of the worst, most cliched acting ever by Patrick Swayze and Matt Dillon ("Do it for Johnny, man" and "he's just a kid"). It's interesting seeing a lot of today's leading actors (Cruise, Swayze, Rob Lowe, Diane Lane) and some actors who have fizzled out (Emilio Estevez, C. Thomas Howell, Leif Garrett, and Ralph Macchio).
I liked this movie when I was 13, but I didn't really have a lot of cultural perspective at that point.
