Before Pluribus, 1998 Gave US A Similar, Sexy R-Rated Thriller With James Marsden And Katie Holmes – Moviepur
Written by Chris Snellgrove | Published
What if one of the biggest bombs of the ’90s was a great thriller waiting to be rediscovered? at that time, Annoying behavior (1998) was a box office bomb that caught the attention of critics, but it’s much better (and much more… a lot scarier) than most modern horror films.
If you want to dive into an underrated scary classic featuring some of the best stars from both DC and Marvel, you can now stream Annoying behavior Free on Tubi.
Similarity with Pluribus
New Apple TV series Multiplefrom Very bad The film, from creator Vince Gilligan, is set in a world where everyone seems programmed to be very happy and friendly. Meanwhile, it’s up to the most miserable woman in the world to save us.
Annoying behavior It explores a similar plot on a smaller scale. It’s limited to one school, not the entire world, but is about a group of seemingly perfect kids who may only be that way because they’ve been programmed to be that way. It is up to the loser to save everyone from their perfection.
Introduce yourself to the class
hypothesis Annoying behavior is that after his family moves to a new city, a young man tries to make his way through the colorful groups at the local high school. He is especially wary of the Blue Ribbons, whom the faculty celebrate as model students but whose new companions insist are brainwashed zombies. As more people seemingly succumb to the Blue Ribbons’ increasingly violent reprogramming, the protagonist realizes that he may be the only one who can save his new high school from the most ill-prepared and most terrifying kids the world has ever known.
Cast Annoying behavior He has some big names, including James Marsden (known as… Hairspray) as our main character, a new kid whose quest to fit in puts him on a collision course with the scarier kids of his new high school. Katie Holmes (famous for Batman Begins) plays a gentle outcast whose stomach literally drives men into a violent frenzy. Nick Stahl (famous for Sin City) plays another outcast with the scoop on everything from groups to conspiracies, Ethan Embry (known for this film and This thing you do!) plays the role of the afflicted older brother whose death haunts the protagonist.
Intimidating critics in all the wrong ways
Annoying behavior It made a huge impression on my teenage self, but it turns out I was one of the relatively few people who saw this movie in theaters. Against a budget of $15 million, this film grossed only $17.5 million, making it a true bomb at the box office. This killed off any possibilities for a sequel, although some loyal fans kept the film’s spirit alive by touting the virtues of fan-made “director’s cuts” that added deleted scenes back into the film and restored its original, arguably superior ending.
When it came out, it found critics Annoying behavior… Good… Annoying In all the wrong ways. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 36%, with most critics complaining that the plot was too predictable (a cardinal post-movie sin).Screaming world). While some enjoyed the film for being a thriller with an exciting atmosphere, others felt that the film did not take enough creative risks and instead adhered too closely to a very familiar formula.
A throwback story in the best ways
Now, I know what you’re thinking: Why would I recommend you check out a box office bomb that critics thought they had to be brainwashed into liking? Firstly, Annoying behavior It may be a film that wears its influences on its sleeve (it basically is Stepford Wives meet Invasion of the Body Snatchers), but it manages to deliver a school of real scares throughout its lithe 84-minute runtime. Sure, it’s a throwback to ’80s horror, but that’s not really a problem given how focused modern audiences are on the decade that won’t die.
Plus, as I’ve written before, this is one of those late ’90s films that was panned by critics not for what it was but for what it wasn’t. Namely, this movie was a no-no Screamingwhich was released only two years ago. There are few films that are as good as an S-tier film (seriously, Wes Craven struck gold with this one), but after this film redefined the horror genre, critics spent a lot of time bashing Years We expect every scary film to be an equally subversive textual meditation on cinema.
If you’re expecting it to be more like an old horror movie rather than something revolutionary, you’ll have a good time with it Annoying behavior. It has enough familiar tropes to be easily accessible and enough serious surprises to leave you on the edge of your seat. Plus, we all know high school is a nightmare, so why not work on your fears alongside a killer cast?
Marvel and DC hampered these stars
Speaking of the cast, there’s a certain joy in watching the Marvel and DC stars in this film shine in ways that future comic book films wouldn’t allow. For example, James Marsden’s Cyclops was the most boring part of the X-Men movies Superman returnsbut Annoying behavior It allows this leading man to show off a full range of fine acting chops. Meanwhile, Katie Holmes was a glorious damsel in distress Batman Begins; Here, though, she can show a wild side Dawson Creek Always trying to stay hidden, she shines as a sexy fighter who refuses to be defined by her stunning beauty.
Would you agree to that? Annoying behavior Is it one of the most underrated teen horror films of the 90s, or do you think this is just lame? Stepford Wives? You won’t know it until you broadcast it in all its obviously violent glory to yourself. After the credits roll, be sure to watch the film’s official music video, whose song (Got You Where I Want You by The Flys) is a gorgeous paean to emotional euphoria and the troubles of young love.
