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Laughed so much
I haven't laughed so much watching a movie for some time now. This movie is good and I believe most of the reviews on IMBb are from the moral police of the society, I guess. Watch it and have some fun that's what it's made for.And people who think tweens don't behave like that, bad news for you all, they do behave like that.
- UncleKingpin
- Aug 16, 2019
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People need to relax
You can't go into this movie taking it seriously cause it doesn't take itself seriously. It's 90 minutes of dumb fun and that's it.
- rcoffey-79759
- Aug 20, 2019
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Good
Does a good job showing that it is ok to be your self and to not let those around you affect your own train of thought or ambitions. With that being said...a lot of the funny parts were in the preview. I hate that! But acting, writing and directing were really good. I would watch it again.
- jstepp-72919
- Dec 27, 2019
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Crass and cheap - but hilarious!
Produced by Seth Rogen's band of merry men, this vulgar comedy is basically Superbad but with a trio of pre-pubescent boys instead of high schoolers. It's cheap, crude and not particularly clever, but also, at times, bloody hilarious. There's a simple formula for laughs here: three best friends who have just started Middle School (Year 6) embark on a series of adventures thinking they're ready for all the important adult stuff in life like kissing, sipping beer and swearing like convicted felons. Adopting a quantity-over-quality approach to humour, the gags come thick and fast. Inadvertent operation of sex toys, a frat house brawl, an inappropriate Rock of Ages concert, a too-soon experience with porn - everything is thrown at the screen in pursuit of a laugh. Although I wouldn't go as far to say the script is intelligent or original, there are some wittier, more subtle moments of amusement that rely on genuine comedic timing (misused vocab, social unacceptable behaviour) from the youthful leads, and they largely pull it off. Child actors are often hit or miss, skirting a fine line between endearingly precocious and unbearably irritating; however, the headlining trio here land on the right side of childish. They think they know it all of course but are still most definitely "social piranhas." Make no mistake, the creators of Good Boys employ a simple and crass method to generate comedy. They succeeded.
- Troy_Campbell
- Sep 13, 2019
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Easy to follow, sometimes hard to watch.
I felt like maybe they played it a little too safe. I was expecting more from the trailer, but instead they played it pretty safe considering what the premise was. A simple coming of age movie with some laughs along the way. Not bad, but not great. No where near what superbad was.
- rickfletcher28
- Aug 16, 2019
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Pint-sized SUPER BAD more or less
- george.schmidt
- Aug 19, 2019
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Life is about change or lets call it trial and error
When growing up your interests will change from time to time. This is how it is and Good Boys tries to catch up some of such moments. I liked them a lot especially in the final part of the movie.
The main plot is about three boys invited to a party, but they have never kissed a girl. So how to prepare for party games like "spin the bottle"? Exactly. Use the internet or your father's drone to spy out the neighborhood haha ;) - This is where the fun begins. After some jokes and actions I really had to lough out loud.
When you watch the movie with your kids be prepared, there is a lot of swearing, talks about drug use, some more or less funny sexual innuendoes and little use of alcohol. But nothing really explicite. In our country the movie is rated "12", ok in my opinion.
So have fun watching but don't expect something really serious. Good Boys is a moderate comedy with some details about how you think, feel and (maybe?) act as a school kid.
Cheers Fletcher
The main plot is about three boys invited to a party, but they have never kissed a girl. So how to prepare for party games like "spin the bottle"? Exactly. Use the internet or your father's drone to spy out the neighborhood haha ;) - This is where the fun begins. After some jokes and actions I really had to lough out loud.
When you watch the movie with your kids be prepared, there is a lot of swearing, talks about drug use, some more or less funny sexual innuendoes and little use of alcohol. But nothing really explicite. In our country the movie is rated "12", ok in my opinion.
So have fun watching but don't expect something really serious. Good Boys is a moderate comedy with some details about how you think, feel and (maybe?) act as a school kid.
Cheers Fletcher
- Major_Fletcher
- Jan 3, 2020
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Diary of a wimpy kid + Superbad
It's Diary of a wimpy kid + Superbad or if you are an Indian cinema fan, then it's the kiddo version of Phir Hera Pheri.
It's completely awesome. Extremely hilarious.
I laughed out loud at one scene, I won't like to mention. You'll find out by yourself. The three characters are as same as Raju, Babu bhaiya and Shyam of Phir Hera Pheri although just in 6th grade. The things they do are as same as them, and the results are no different. You would love this movie!
- pawanpunjabithewriter
- Nov 27, 2019
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Meh. Amusing, but not amazing.
It's a coming of age comedy movie with - slight original twist - tweens. It's mostly good fun, but certainly not laugh out funny. However, it didn't make much sense, unlike the likes of the classic Superbad, the more recent Booksmart, or what not. Recommended for a very light evening.
- mikoyan-51104
- Apr 3, 2020
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I guess its eye of beholder stuff - because on paper this looked right up my alley
I love coming of age, i love childhood adventure, AND I love raunchy comedy, but for me, this fell short.
It has some funny moments and lines, no doubt, but overall its an unfocused, sloppy mess of a story, with average execution both behind and in front of the camera. I wanted to love this.
I guess it was hard for me to balance the raunch with the naïveté that, as a viewer, I was expected to just be fine-with.
The storyline has so many meaningless and nonesensical moments, And the film is completely emotionless, even for the genre.
Superbad is a great comparision simply because ITs great, and imo, shows how to make a stupid storyline work. It does it with great characters, and keeping an emotional connection between them, and by bolstering it all with superb comedic performances. This film, in a nutshell, lacks 90% of that. It's not quite as disappointing for me in terms of 'boy i wanna see that because its up my alley' as say "Take Me Home Tonight", but it's disappointing nonetheless, and i could really care less about the raunchiness. While I didnt at all care about the raunchiness - I did take a little offense to the fact that the best meaningless storyline they could come up with for this otherwise genius plan to make a clever, younger demographic raunch comedy(which somebody needs to do right now), i DID take some offense with the fact they chose a storyline about the kids being around, purchasing, and flirting with death with illegal, lethal drugs. It was just like,"boy cant they come up with something better and still be raunchy, surely".
A late crying scene is another complete miss, and really ecapsulates why this all doesn't work, trying to mirror Superbad's strength, and failing in both impact and performance, miserably.
I've never said anything like this before, but I'll say it... I wish someone would throw ME 25million to get another crack at this and do it right.
I laughed 8-10 times at some funny lines - that's the best thing I can think of to say about this movie.
I wish we had the performances of Superbad, the naïveté and overall quality if "Dope", and I would have been fine with the raunchiness and lines to make it original and funny. All it is - is occasionally funny. A good overall film it is not.
It has some funny moments and lines, no doubt, but overall its an unfocused, sloppy mess of a story, with average execution both behind and in front of the camera. I wanted to love this.
I guess it was hard for me to balance the raunch with the naïveté that, as a viewer, I was expected to just be fine-with.
The storyline has so many meaningless and nonesensical moments, And the film is completely emotionless, even for the genre.
Superbad is a great comparision simply because ITs great, and imo, shows how to make a stupid storyline work. It does it with great characters, and keeping an emotional connection between them, and by bolstering it all with superb comedic performances. This film, in a nutshell, lacks 90% of that. It's not quite as disappointing for me in terms of 'boy i wanna see that because its up my alley' as say "Take Me Home Tonight", but it's disappointing nonetheless, and i could really care less about the raunchiness. While I didnt at all care about the raunchiness - I did take a little offense to the fact that the best meaningless storyline they could come up with for this otherwise genius plan to make a clever, younger demographic raunch comedy(which somebody needs to do right now), i DID take some offense with the fact they chose a storyline about the kids being around, purchasing, and flirting with death with illegal, lethal drugs. It was just like,"boy cant they come up with something better and still be raunchy, surely".
A late crying scene is another complete miss, and really ecapsulates why this all doesn't work, trying to mirror Superbad's strength, and failing in both impact and performance, miserably.
I've never said anything like this before, but I'll say it... I wish someone would throw ME 25million to get another crack at this and do it right.
I laughed 8-10 times at some funny lines - that's the best thing I can think of to say about this movie.
I wish we had the performances of Superbad, the naïveté and overall quality if "Dope", and I would have been fine with the raunchiness and lines to make it original and funny. All it is - is occasionally funny. A good overall film it is not.
Funny as hell. Don't believe the bad reviews
- dussaultjulien
- Aug 23, 2019
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South Park turns real
Best way to describe it enjoyed it for what it was . The kids were funny and the adults quite dumb .
- awesomegav
- Aug 18, 2019
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POPCORN EMPIRE - Good Boys Review
- nickrichardson-16919
- Sep 5, 2019
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It was Whatever..
There were a few solid spots in the movie, a few funny moments, but overall it seemed flat. It should have been all comedy & less about the bonding, crying and yelling. There is a point in the movie where one of the kid sings for like 90 seconds and I had to skip. Idk why people put that in movies now-a-days.
I get vibes that someone wanted to film little boys acting feminine and playing with adult toys, as this happens throughout the whole movie. It seems a little forced vs organic funny to me, but that's just my opinion. It has some good laughs here and there and doesn't get too boring.
I get vibes that someone wanted to film little boys acting feminine and playing with adult toys, as this happens throughout the whole movie. It seems a little forced vs organic funny to me, but that's just my opinion. It has some good laughs here and there and doesn't get too boring.
- YT_RealJoshTv
- Mar 27, 2020
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A Solid Comedy. Good for Some Great Laughs.
Nowadays, good mainstream comedies are very hard to come by. It seems like fewer and fewer are released each year. Since the year 2000, I would argue that the last recent comedy that will go down as a classic was 2009s The Hangover. Yes, we have received great comedies like Bridesmaids, 21 Jump Street, and even Horrible Bosses to name a few, but none of those truly feel like they will be talked about by a wide audience in about 20 to 30 years. While Good Boys isn't worthy of that discussion either, I would absolutely say that it comes the closest out of any film that has come out this year.
Trying to make it to a party, Good Boys follows three young boys as they raunchily go about their day, discovering new things, cursing like crazy, being wrapped up in a stolen drug plot, and being chased by older girls. These kids find themselves in one ridiculous scenario after another, which makes for a very entertaining time at the movies. You don't go to movies like this hoping that it will be dramatically resonant with the audience, but it's always nice to see a comedy take the time to add that extra layer, and Good Boys definitely does that.
Jacob Tremblay has the most screentime here and he is fantastic as always. Since his appearance in the film Room, I have and will always continue to follow his career. He is a ridiculously talented young actor. Setting him aside for a minute, I would like to shed light on Keith L. Williams and Brady Noon who play his best friends, or how they refer to themselves, "The Bean Bag Boys." They have done work in television and film, but nothing that I ever recall seeing. With that said, there are multiple occasions where they steal the show and prove they're worthy of long-running careers in comedy as well, at least for now.
Now to comment/criticize the main type of comedy this film always goes for, which is the constant profanity, sex jokes, and adult-oriented humour. Good Boys is the type of film that feels like it's trying to capture the exact same vibe as Superbad, but replacing actual young adults with little kids. Personally, I found this aspect to be very effective, but the screenplay definitely took liberties in the fact that they have so much knowledge about certain things. I can see many viewers being turned off by the actions these characters take throughout the movie, but it worked for me, and let's be honest, it's just a movie.
In the end, I thought Good Boys was hilarious from start to finish. It takes the time to slow down for a few dramatic moments, but they almost feel forced at times, due to the fact that the movie is usually going for comedy 100% of the time until the third act. I think the fact that this movie tries to be like so many other teen comedies actually hurts it in the long run, since they're little kids, but when I was watching it, I really wasn't thinking about that. Good Boys is a really solid comedy that had me laughing throughout, but it's not without its issues. If you're simply looking for a good laugh, definitely check it out.
Trying to make it to a party, Good Boys follows three young boys as they raunchily go about their day, discovering new things, cursing like crazy, being wrapped up in a stolen drug plot, and being chased by older girls. These kids find themselves in one ridiculous scenario after another, which makes for a very entertaining time at the movies. You don't go to movies like this hoping that it will be dramatically resonant with the audience, but it's always nice to see a comedy take the time to add that extra layer, and Good Boys definitely does that.
Jacob Tremblay has the most screentime here and he is fantastic as always. Since his appearance in the film Room, I have and will always continue to follow his career. He is a ridiculously talented young actor. Setting him aside for a minute, I would like to shed light on Keith L. Williams and Brady Noon who play his best friends, or how they refer to themselves, "The Bean Bag Boys." They have done work in television and film, but nothing that I ever recall seeing. With that said, there are multiple occasions where they steal the show and prove they're worthy of long-running careers in comedy as well, at least for now.
Now to comment/criticize the main type of comedy this film always goes for, which is the constant profanity, sex jokes, and adult-oriented humour. Good Boys is the type of film that feels like it's trying to capture the exact same vibe as Superbad, but replacing actual young adults with little kids. Personally, I found this aspect to be very effective, but the screenplay definitely took liberties in the fact that they have so much knowledge about certain things. I can see many viewers being turned off by the actions these characters take throughout the movie, but it worked for me, and let's be honest, it's just a movie.
In the end, I thought Good Boys was hilarious from start to finish. It takes the time to slow down for a few dramatic moments, but they almost feel forced at times, due to the fact that the movie is usually going for comedy 100% of the time until the third act. I think the fact that this movie tries to be like so many other teen comedies actually hurts it in the long run, since they're little kids, but when I was watching it, I really wasn't thinking about that. Good Boys is a really solid comedy that had me laughing throughout, but it's not without its issues. If you're simply looking for a good laugh, definitely check it out.
Younger version of Superbad.
Good fun raunchy jokes and the laughs never stop. Younger version of Superbad.
Funny but Eratic
There is a lot of great humor in the film and plenty to get you audibly laughing. The story does jump around a good bit but I would write it off as a way to build overarching jokes for the film.
Hilarious!!!
I was laughing from beginning to end!! Don't listen to the uptight naysayers. If you failed to watch the trailer and went to this movie expecting something other than a raunchy inappropriate film you're foolish! The naivety of the actors is what truly made the movie comical; so why bash the creators for using young actors to deliver?!? Relax, watch the movie for what it is, and fall out of your chair laughing!!
- xabrasionx
- Aug 18, 2019
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Funny but ads ruin best parts
This is a really funny movie but they put most of the best parts were on the trailer. It still had some funny parts that weren't already shown. Well written, wish my 6th grade year was that exciting.
- stevechams
- Aug 17, 2019
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Terrible
This movie was awful and painfully unfunny. It's as if Seth Rogan and the writers thought that letting kids drop 300 F-bombs was comedy. Go rewatch Sixteen Candles, Goonies, Weird Science or even Superbad to see how these movies should be done.
- jfaile-202-667396
- Aug 18, 2019
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The funniest movie I've watched recently!
I always read the reviews before choosing to watch a movie, and saw a lot of bad ones here and thought of not watching it, but eventually decided to watch. My husband and I laughed our asses off. This movie is funny, simple and it reminded me a lot of superbad but with 5th graders. 100% recommended
- within-96954
- Oct 29, 2019
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Absolutely hilarious
Laughed non stop, the kids were brilliant. Raunchy, but great comedy.
- nikhutchison11
- Jul 15, 2019
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Good Boys (2019)
I liked the R band trailer for this film. It was genuinely funny. Also, the fact that so much adult humor was coming from young kids who don't know what all these adult things are, made it even funnier. This looked like Superbad but at a younger level and its still just as raunchy and profane as you would expect it to be. Good Boys was a fun time, its actually what you expect. Its a very adult themed coming of age film between three friends who have to deal with growing up.
The film is about three best friends who get invited to a "kissing party" at a popular kids house. The trio want to learn how to kiss so they use one of the kid's fathers drone to spy on their neighbor who they believe is a good kisser. Things go haywire and the drone gets destroyed therefore the trio go on an adventure to get the drone replaced and make the party in time. Along the way they find out about growing up and trying to be more "adult" to please the cool kids. They also realize that growing up impinges on a friendship they thought would last forever.
I thought the film was as funny as the previews advertised. The trio of child actors are great and have good chemistry. Their delivery makes the film really work and the script matches the actor's level of commitment. I, and many in the theater burst out laughing. It goes through the usual coming of age film motions so its not a very original effort. However, its a well made film in this genre and is something I feel can be revisited when needed because its watchable.
I think the biggest mystery amidst all this is how Jacob Tremblay never seems to age and how he looks the same age that he did in Room. There's sweet messages below the profane and crude exterior, messages about friendship, growing up, and being yourself amidst peer pressure. The intentions of the film turn out to be great. I had fun with this and I get the feeling many else will as well.
7/10
The film is about three best friends who get invited to a "kissing party" at a popular kids house. The trio want to learn how to kiss so they use one of the kid's fathers drone to spy on their neighbor who they believe is a good kisser. Things go haywire and the drone gets destroyed therefore the trio go on an adventure to get the drone replaced and make the party in time. Along the way they find out about growing up and trying to be more "adult" to please the cool kids. They also realize that growing up impinges on a friendship they thought would last forever.
I thought the film was as funny as the previews advertised. The trio of child actors are great and have good chemistry. Their delivery makes the film really work and the script matches the actor's level of commitment. I, and many in the theater burst out laughing. It goes through the usual coming of age film motions so its not a very original effort. However, its a well made film in this genre and is something I feel can be revisited when needed because its watchable.
I think the biggest mystery amidst all this is how Jacob Tremblay never seems to age and how he looks the same age that he did in Room. There's sweet messages below the profane and crude exterior, messages about friendship, growing up, and being yourself amidst peer pressure. The intentions of the film turn out to be great. I had fun with this and I get the feeling many else will as well.
7/10
- rockman182
- Aug 15, 2019
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Wow. This is bad.
I didn't laugh once. This movie is really bad, really cliche, and beyond stupid. Falls flat on every "joke" and is so slapstick. Please, take me out to dinner.
- kaberdeenvalentine
- Aug 12, 2019
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Not funny
It's just stupid, vulgar garbage. Kids acting like this isn't funny, it's sad and show why our world is and will continue to be a horrible place.
- phollyjunk
- Nov 19, 2019
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