- Actors: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Sarah Henderson, Joseph Chan
- Directors: Larry Clark
- Writers: Larry Clark, Harmony Korine, Jim Lewis
- Producers: Cary Woods, Cathy Konrad, Christine Vachon, Gus Van Sant
- Language English
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Alliance Atlantis
- VHS Release Date: 1 Oct 1999
- Run Time: 91 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CZJS
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 10,370 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Larry Clark's controversial Kids is a film about New York City adolescents walking the AIDS tightrope, but it's also an unblinking look at the dehumanising rituals of growing up. It really doesn't add up to more than the sum of its various shocks--virgin-busting, skinny-dipping, male callousness--overlayed with middle-class disapproval. Clark is hectoring us for cutting kids loose at a terrible time in modern American history, but so are a lot of other people who also offer alternatives and ideas. The film does nothing to push us toward new thoughts, new solutions, new dreams. It is more like a window onto our worst fantasies about what our children are doing out there on the streets. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This movie is possibly the greatest film that I have ever seen.It portrays the lives of adolescents at its worst yet does it in such a way that it makes you realize just whats going on in the world today.It brings to attention the dangers of sex,drugs and alchohol.Being a teenager myself the movie does a very good job of depicting life as a teen in an inner city.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I have a thing for films that cast no judgement. This is one such film, that follows some pretty horrible kids around for 24 hours, but there is no moral conclusion, and it exposes the attitudes of teenagers 'today'. I recognised quite a few of my peers in that film, particularly among the boys; selfish, arrogant, narrow minded and shallow. The girls' depiction was very refreshing for once, particularly at the beginning; I thought the conversations they were having were quite similar to the kind I have with my friends - though we are considerably less crude. :/
I suppose the reason I love this film is because not only is it gritty, shocking and real, but it manages to be predictable and painful at the same time. Inevitability, is the better word, for what happens at the end. I think the box's description of 'a day when everything and nothing will change' is spot on.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
From the word go this film makes you think what happened to these kids and do people live like this in reality. That's why Kids is so shocking. Teenagers do all these things every day all over the world and many do get aids. Kids will leave you intreaged by the lifestyle lived in the film but much more aware of AIDs, drugs and alcohol.
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Amazing !!!!!!
What an fantasic film, so real !!! Yes I agree it does stock but it is very compelling and does depict true life for many people. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Davey Boy
Wrong section
I was just looking through the list of films for children (spooky buddies, fireman sam etc) and this happened to be in the list. It might want to be moved. Read more
Published 7 months ago by daddycee
Kids ok for kids
Bought this due to the great reviews ,its not bad but its a film for teens not adults ,the kids are very young 11-15 and the voilence was very limited. Read more
Published 11 months ago by romperstomper
depressing(spoilers, like it matters)
i dont get why people love this so much its depressing and takes 1hr 20 minuetes to get to nowhere she looks for him throughout the film and doesnt stop him and gets raped(very fun... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mrs. C. L. Elliott
Daddy Never Understood...
Another amazing offering from Harmony Korine with "Kids". This Film shocks, charms, and most of all makes Parents extremely worried about what their Kids are upto! Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2010 by Ms. L. J. Braisby
Brilliant!!!
I totally agree that this film shows what teenagers are like today. I also found alot of people in this film just like alot of my peers especially the guys. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2009 by H. Moffat
Hard to watch but amazing
I'd read bits and pieces about this film so thought I'd find it. I found 'Kids' upsetting and quite difficult to watch but with a subject matter like this film what can you expect. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2009 by Ms. C. E. Corrigan
Hopelessly depressing
This movie has no redeeming qualities whatsoever other than the fact that the young "actors" are quite believable. Read more
Published on 20 May 2009 by Tom Timmermans
Hard hitting and shocking film
Kids follows teenagers Telly and Casper around New York, two guys who have sex with virgins, rob stores and do drugs, unaware that one of Telly's former flings is coming to tell... Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2008 by Stampy
dissapointing
I would not reccomend this dvd. I don't know what the rest of the reviewers are talking about. This is not a good movie. I never leave a review but i felt i had to warn people. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2008 by Johann
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