Summer of 84 [Blu-ray]

For some 'odd' reason, this movie was not on my radar back in 2018...and I don't remember it being out on the 'big' screen, maybe it was or it may have been in limited locations...don't really know. Something about this movie reminds me of something else...'the paperboy kidnappings' of the early 80s, I don't know...just a creepy gut-feeling. The fact of the matter is the first time I watched this I had no idea about the above statement, or the grisly details and mystery behind it!Anyway...on to the movie, very suspenseful...it takes you on a temporary journey right back into the 80s (the early 80s), and what life was like back then. A carefree life, 'lurking danger' in its infancy, and the photographs of missing children on milk cartons. Parents are very busy, and can't be bothered, kids don't really know their neighbors, and the girl next door...yeah, that one...the one you've had a crush on the entire Summer might be moving away, who knows. Either way, mind your manners and don't go 'looking' for mysteries...or you might just find them!This is a great movie, when I read about the 'paperboy kidnappings' of the early 80s...last year to be exact, I remembered streaming this movie from an app called 'Hoopla' earlier...and I decided I really needed to own it! Now it comes off to me as a REALLY long, detailed message...for some reason.

It's a superb movies of this era which is rare these days. The title is misleading however. One might think it's a movie that was produced and filmed in the 1980s, but that is not so. It was made and featured in the year 2018 or around that time and only the timeline in the plot was 1984. They didn't do too good a job portraying that. They threw in some 80s styles and hair dos and a vote Reagan yard sign and 80s police style car and landlines, but other than that it looked like this era of style. Ok, maybe they did try to convey it more than I thought, but basically a viewer could tell within five minutes of watching when the movie was actually made. But, it was good. The chemistry between the boys seemed genuine and that too is rare these days. No fat shaming at all or teasing for the heavy set boy from his friends because friends don't do that. Not in this movie and thumbs up to that! Lots of sex talk but most teenage boys do have that on their minds, so that's not really acceptable, but understandable. It's a suspenseful movie about four tight friends who try to prove that their next door cop neighbor is behind mass killings during the summer of 1984. The man who played the cop fit the bill to a tee and thumbs up to his good acting! I wasn't too thrilled with the ending. It was a little disappointing, but again what a person expects to happen doesn't happen, so maybe this movie really is a five 🌟

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The story: In this seemingly idyllic suburban community, someone is and has been abducting teenage boys, whom are never seen again. A group of scruffy best-friends decide one of their neighbors 'is the guy' and set out to investigate, with results that range from silly to inconclusive to terrifyingly too close to home for comfort. Enough said. SUMMER OF 84 is close to being a masterpiece, but not quite and the reason is simple: the writing does not match the quality of the performances and production values. The first two-thirds of the film is all too familiar, with far too many nods to films like "It" and television programs such as "Stranger Things", both of which are overrated in my opinion. A big problem with SUMMER OF 84 for me was the premise that someone in this community is kidnapping and more than likely murdering teenage boys, and yet this place seems to go on with life as normal. Am i wrong or shouldn't there be a curfew to keep kids off the streets? As the story develops, I didn't feel any real sense of dread or suspense, because there's too much time focusing on these kids cursing, insulting one another and clumsily investigating whom they believe might be a killer. But then, just when I'm getting somewhat tired of these kids and their little 'game', the film suddenly gets very serious and very dark; quickly redeeming itself. During the final segments, there is one nightmarish and ferociously disturbing image that I am still having a hard time getting out of my head; one single shot that I am pretty sure will have more sensitive viewers wishing they had never watched the film in the first place. The film at this point is not playing games with us. It's going for the jugular, and things aren't quite done yet. Trust me. Overall I liked the film very much, but there was an even better film here if more care had been taken in story development and pacing. No matter what I think it's flaws are, SUMMER OF 84 is still an unforgettable and effective horror movie . On a technical note, do not hesitate to buy the Blu-Ray and ignore the fact that it is a burnt disc, manufactured on-demand. Burnt discs get a bad rap. They are just as durable and have the same longevity as any mass-produced retail Blu-ray.

This is a truly great movie and it got a nice transfer on the blu ray. Summer of '84 is an unabashed love letter to the 80's, mixing elements of Stranger Things and Stand by Me, with a bit of Rear Window and Dexter thrown in for good measure. It's cast perfectly, with some great performances, particularly from Graham Verchere, Tiera Skovbye and Rich Sommer (as the mercurial Wayne MacKey). They manage to pull off some surprisingly effective jump scares, and it's an extremely charming film overall (prior to the somewhat shocking ending, of course), with another terrific synthwave soundtrack from Le Matos. RKSS always delivers. Their excellent Turbo Kid is also highly recommended.

La película no es original, es una lastima que en Amazon vendan este tipo de productos.. es la primera ocasión en la que tengo esta experiencia sin embargo si afectará mi decisión de elegir Amazon para compras futuras

Edición: Blu-ray + CD banda sonora. Contiene extras: pista de comentarios de los directores, corto "Demoniltron", tráiler y entrevista. Región B.Es verano en una ciudad norteamericana y un grupo de amigos de 15 años no encuentra nada más emocionante que hacer que seguir la pista de un vecino del que sospechan que pueda tratarse de un asesino en serie, guiados por Davey, que es un fanático de las teorías de la conspiración.La película, dirigida por el colectivo RKSS ("Turbo Kid"  (enlace) , reproduce los clásicos del cine de amigos adolescentes (como "Cuenta conmigo" o "Los Goonies") y aunque está dirigida a explotar la nostalgia de los 80 tanto en ambientación como en banda sonora, no se hace predecible ni aburrida. Encontrarás un montón de referencias de las que tanto han explotado series como "Stranger Things", pero no abruman. A mí personalmente me ha encantado. Ojo al final, por cierto, que te va a dejar impactado y ya estoy impaciente por ver el próximo filme del colectivo RKSS.Esta edición está acompañada de una reproducción de un objeto de la trama (el cartón de leche con el chico desaparecido), un CD de la banda sonora (estilo sintetizador de los 80), chapa y certificado de edición limitada. Los extras incluidos en el Blu-ray son una pista de comentarios de los directores, entrevistas con ellos, tráiler y un corto "Demoniltron: la sexta dimensión", todos ellos en 1080p.Como película creo que es muy recomendable y no puedo objetar nada a la edición. (enlace)

Je ne connaissais pas ce film et vous me l'avez proposé..et franchement merci, j'y ai retrouvé beaucoup d'ingrédients que j'aime lorsque je regarde un dvd..de l'humour, du suspense, une bonne intrigue bien ficelée même si les acteurs ne sont pas connus..et ce jusqu'à la fin du film ...En résumé une bande de copains qui enquêtent sur la disparition d'adolescents et dont l'un croit que son voisin, policier, est l'auteur de ses enlèvements...à recommander pour un bon moment ciné

I loved this movie because it had the 1980s vibe. Even the music was 80s synth style. It reminded me of Stranger Things a little.