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Could this movie be any more like 'Wild Things'?

posted 20 years ago by MrBlonde187
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Seriously, the plot lines, plot twists, the crime backdrop, secret lesbian affairs, constant backstabbing, and then to even throw in the "revealing moments" throughout the rolling credits showing us what really happened throughout the movie while we the audience thought we knew what was going on. Honestly, do you think they wrote the movie first, saw it was exactly like "Wild Things" and THEN hired Matt Dillon, or did the get Dillon on board first and then say, "Screw it, lets just remake 'Wild Things'"? Dont get me wrong, I enjoyed it, but the "inspiration" was obvious.

[–] tommi462 20 years ago

No. It probably couldn't.

[–] guitarklown182 20 years ago

HAHAHA funny you should mention......The end of the movie I kept saying out loud......what THE hell.....this is Wild Things with Steve Zahn instead of Kevin Bacon...it actually pissed me off.....only twist that separated the two....was the two gals getting hit by the bus at the end.....that made it worth while

[–] Rowi111 20 years ago

My thoughts exactly, The movie is almost the biggest waste ever, until the credit scenes explain some more. Because at that point it just seems like a sloppy thrown together ending. I still think it sucked though.

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[–] MNPhatz 20 years ago

I agree. Come support me in the "I just rented it last night. I thought it was great! - - SPOILER!!!" forum.

[–] redshift451 20 years ago

I actually liked this movie, but you are absolutely right about "Wild Things". As soon as it was over, I came to IMDB to make sure that it was written by the same people, but it wasn't. So these guys, who were actually in the film, by the way, must have seen "Wild Things" and said "Let's do THAT!!!...And let's even get Matt Dillon".

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[–] Galagatron 20 years ago

In the past week I just watched both films for the first time. Yeah, I've been putting "Wild Things" off for years. This is too weird; how'd they get away with doing this. It's like Matt Dillon was typecast as a shrewd manipulator. Now I wish I had listened to the "Employee of the Month" DVD commentary, if there was one, to see if anyone even mentions it.
That said, which was more enjoyable?
I thought "Employee of the Month" was better crafted before the revelation because it was really thorough in the characters' personalities so when everything was revealed it really felt like something was snuck by me. The first part of "Wild Things" seemed too quick.