Particularly James Spader is excellent and genuinely uncanny as the sleazy leader of the pack. After making this film and Tuff Turf in 1985, its a wonder James Spader ever had a long career in the business. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin.
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The film benefices from an exceptionally great cast, with veteran B-movie stars as well as upcoming talents. 3 out of 4 found this helpful.
This is about what you would expect from the time period save a nasty mean streak of violent death that sets it apart from something like bully classic THE KARATE KID (1984).
You really can't expect too much from just looking at the movie's title, but this movie is seriously above par than others in the genre.
The cheesy "Flowers in the Attic" was more believable. From the producer of Friday the 13th and Freddy vs.Jason comes the next terrifying step in reality TV.
Cunningham goes out of his way to make sure you never see the heroes kill anyone directly. Certainly there is some capable production design present here, as well as a good music score by the always reliable Lalo Schifrin. Amiable cop Eddie Burke and his clumsy partner Burt Honneger get the impossible job of coaching a little league baseball team called the Tigers that's made up of assorted losers and misfits...
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Cunningham professionally builds up a tense and ominous atmosphere towards a highly explosive and grisly climax with some ultra-brutal killing sequences and engrossing make-up effects. A comedy TV series.
And the bad guys do their able best to show you how much they deserve to die.
This is one of those movies about a bunch of psychotic weirdos trying to do as much damage as possible to two innocent victims, leaving you to wonder what the heck these kids did to push the antagonists so far over the edge. It could almost be considered a thriller, but there's just enough cheese on the surface to keep it from being too scary.
2 out of 3 found this helpful. It features some of the early performances by Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix, back when they were young and enthusiastic performers.
When Abby rejects them, the punks harass her and her family. The New Kids is a likable eighties movie from veteran horror director/producer Sean S. Cunningham (Friday the 13th). A solid 7/10.
This is one of those movies about a bunch of psychotic weirdos trying to do as much damage as possible to two innocent victims, leaving you to wonder what the heck these kids did to push the antagonists so far over the edge.Looking for some great streaming picks?
James Spader's performance is a standout and he portrays a similar character in the picture he did right after this (PRETTY IN PINK). This film is suspenseful and has interesting characters, and deserves recognition. 4 out of 6 found this helpful. This sets up a series of attacks and counter attacks which make up the heart of the movie, leading to an exciting climax at the kiddie park, utilizing the little rides to the fullest.
The 11-year old daughter and girlfriend of a man whose wife had been raped and killed in front of his daughter three years earlier are kidnapped by the same killer.
At their new school, the siblings run into trouble with a gang of redneck thugs led by drug dealing sociopath Dutra (James Spader at his most loathsome), but hold their own having been brought up to be tough as nails by their army colonel father (Tom Atkins). James Spader plays almost certainly the most evil character of his screen career.
"the new kids" is quite possibly the greatest movie ever filmed. Bullies truly are the worst kinds of people we have all encountered. There are quite a few flaws in it, but it's too much fun to condemn for that. Was this review helpful? Off they go to live with eccentric Uncle Charlie (Eddie Jones) at his rundown Santa's Funland amusement park in Florida. Their parents Mac and Mary Beth are killed in an accident. Following the sudden death of their beloved parents in an accident, athletic siblings Loren and Abby McWilliams move to Florida to help restore their uncle's ramshackle amusement park.
Was this review helpful? Abby McWilliams and her brother Loren are particularly normal teenagers. There's an irony to him and the park burning down at the end, just check out Grandview U.S.A. Spader plays bad well, if seeing him in the current The Blacklist is any indication, where I'd call it a solid confirmation, The Blacklist, being the acting pinnacle of his career. The theme of the film is about standing up.
I guess that is why they are the good guys?