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List Price: $24.99 | | Label: Vidmark / Trimark
Salesrank: 151204
Released: December 23, 1997 |
| Our Price: $120.00 |
| Used Price: $3.99 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Larry Clark's controversial film about New York City adolescents walking the AIDS tightrope is also an unblinking look at the dehumanizing rituals of growing up. But 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
Kids Reviews:
Lord of the Flies: Urban Edition 
2009-12-20 - More troubling than Kathy Bates' nude scene, Kids is a raw, voyeuristic look at the ever-decreasing morality of teenagers, sinking lower with each successive generation of degenerates. Like a sucker punch to the stomach, this film shocks the senses and leaves a nauseating aftertaste, like the acid reflux of disgust.
Following the daily meandering of delinquents, cotton-mouthed Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick) and soullessly bankrupt Casper (Justin Pierce), an inside look at every parent's nightmare is provided. Between massive sessions of drug and alcohol abuse, the two manage to squeeze in time for a savage beating at a skate park, breaking and entering, and non-stop parties. The shock of this movie, however, is obviously its brazen look at teen sexuality, as Telly and Casper talk ad nauseum about their desire for virginal conquests, regardless of the ever-increasing danger of AIDS. It takes the life-changing tragedy for Jennie (Chloe Sevigny) - one of Telly's former sexual partners - to expose the truly despicable nature of Telly and Casper's actions. Welcome to the urban edition of Lord of the Flies.
The acting and teen life is jaw-droppingly realistic and accurate. Every day, teens seemingly get worse and worse, and Kids amps it up quite a bit. The sugar and spice of yesteryear is gone; the fly on the wall ate it, and puked. I'm still sickened at not only the actions of Telly, but also by the thought that such a goofy, ugly, mush-mouthed kid could accomplish what he so easily does (which I'm positive happens in reality). It's not just the morals declining; standards are dropping at an alarming rate.
The best aspect of this eye-opening piece is the introduction of two young stars: Sevigny and Rosario Dawson. Their talent shines through, and causes a viewer to despise the actions of Telly and Casper that much more.
Highly recommended for those interested in controversy.
Disturbing Reality for Kids 
2009-11-30 - This film is disturbingly fantastic. The raw depiction, in almost documentary form, shows young people dealing with the frightening, real horrors of a predator/prey sensibility resulting from oppression, peer pressure and a need to belong. NOT for kids.
KIDS
2009-11-27 - I purchased the above movie a few weeks ago, unfortunately i only got a chance to watch it on thanksgiving day, but it is not in english, and i don't have the original receipt, can you tell me how i can go about replacing it for the english version. Thank you.
Intense reality
2009-10-10 - well casted movie with intense subject matter. Exaggerated at times but many times shockingly true.
I had to watch and so did my kids
2009-10-09 - It may make your pre-teen or teenager uncomfortable to watch, but it will open their minds and get them to think which is exactly what we want for them to do. At least that's what I want my 3 daughters to do. Think. Think before reacting to all horomone drunken thoughts. I had to watch it when I was a teenager and so do they. Anyhoo, good buy.
