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Director Francis Coppola's adaptation of the popular S.E. Hinton novel about the price of rebellious youth is notable chiefly for the stunning cast of young actors who went on to rich and varied careers. In supporting roles, the film features the likes of Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, and Tom Waits, among others. The story centers on two rival gangs in the early 1960s Midwest, and the violent turf wars that escalate and tragically claim young lives. C. Thomas Howell plays the central character who yearns to prove himself and be accepted by his older brothers' gang, while at the same time finding his first love and dreaming of a life beyond his dead end existence. Geared toward the teenage crowd, the film nonetheless features some fine direction from Coppola in a story that evokes memories of the classic coming-of-age films of the 1950s. --Robert Lane

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No one was surprised when Francis Ford Coppola revisited Apocalypse Now, but his overhaul of The Outsiders raised a few eyebrows. Here was a modestly successful film better remembered for its Brat Pack cast than its Oscar-winning director, but The Complete Novel succeeds in bringing more of S.E. Hinton's young adult classic to the screen along with Coppola's epic vision. The story remains the same: The working class greasers and wealthy Socs ("Socials") of Tulsa, OK, circa 1966, are at war. Despite the bigger names in the cast--Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe--the friendship between C. Thomas Howell's Ponyboy and Ralph Macchio's doomed Johnny is still the focus. If anything, Tom Cruise, as an obnoxious greaser, gives the least promising performance, while Matt Dillon (Crash) as the unpredictable Dally and Diane Lane (Unfaithful) as the beautiful Cherry provide a taste of the mature work to come. Aside from 22 minutes of restored footage (including a prologue and epilogue), which add heart and grandeur, The Complete Novel includes several new rock and roll tracks, most by Elvis Presley. In the end, the revamped Outsiders still plays like a cross between Rebel Without a Cause and The Last Picture Show--and that's a good thing. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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Date: 2008-05-31
I Love Cherry.
The Outsiders is a good film but I've grown sick of it over the years. Matt Dillion, Ralph Macchio, and C. Thomas Howell give the best performances in this all-star cast. I like the story but the look of this film is so dated and washed-out. This is a film every young adult should watch, and hey look for a red-headed Diane Lane who plays the beautiful but stubborn Cherry. Give this film a try sometime.

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Date: 2008-05-16
RUINED.
Boy, what a train-wreck of a movie this is now. The addition of endless pseudo-surf-style instrumentals ruins this otherwise classic. Surf music in a movie about Oklahoma teenagers? Unless there are waves and surfers somewhere in Oklahoma City I don't know about, it simply DOES NOT WORK. In addition, the music is EVERYWHERE. There is not one moment of silence left in this film anymore. There used to be spaces of silent introspection, punctuated by a distant dog bark or a train whine - now they are gone, replaced with the sound of some hyped-up surf instrumental that tries to sound like "American Graffiti" (I can only guess) by incorporating period music. Hard to imagine Soda Pop grabbing his board on the way to the rumble saying, "COWABUNGA!" It's just an awful, awful mistake and a bad attempt at hipness that is in complete historical and cultural disregard. In fact, Coppolla himself painted the perfect picture of tension between greaser music and surf music of the time, way back in "American Graffiti" when John Milner turned off the Beach Boys in his car! I can think of more appropriate choices for background music from that period appropriate to the "greaser" style than surf rock!! Better find the old version of this movie - or at least a set of earplugs, or some real greaser-inspired music of the era.

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Date: 2008-05-14
Different but good
This movie is more true to the book. I have to admit, all the music being played during most of the scenes was a bit distracting. It took me some time to get used to that. I've seen the original around 25 times, so the whole thing seemed a bit bizarre at first. Definately worth watching, lots of good behind the scenes stuff too.

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Date: 2008-04-14
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This DVD was scratched and does not work. I looks like it was already used. I will not order from you again.

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Date: 2008-04-10
Pretty Cool
This book/movie was AWESOME it is a great book/movie. I reccomend this book/movie for anyone at any age. This book/movie is great because it shows that even when you're parents are dead you can still be there for your family!

The Characters in this book/movie are Ponyboy, Darry, Dallas, Cherry, Soda pop, Steve, Marcia! They are all very supportive towards each other, and they all act towards each other as if they were all family!

The theme is about these two groups: the GREASERS and the SOCS. They are very against each other and they litterally HATE each other and they all get into A LOT of gang fights. This book/movie is about Family, Hope, Faith, and Love. I would recommened this book/movie to everyone!

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