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Stand by Me vs. Flipped

posted 14 years ago by surfercharlie25
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Which is better, do you think?

I used to really like "Flipped", and then I saw "Stand by Me" for the first time last night and was totally blown out of the water. "SBM" is unsentimental and really shows what it's like to be a kid in any era; it's a truer film, emotionally and in relation to real life. It's also a better-made film. "Flipped" is like cotton candy: nice when you eat it but disappears quickly. It's a little sappy.

I like both movies, but "SBM" is a lot better.

What do you think?

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[–] mathknapp 14 years ago

There is no doubt about this. I really liked Flipped. It was sweet and romantic funny. It totally worked for me. But it is nowhere near Stand By Me, one of the best dramas about kids ever made. I'm not sure the movies should really be compared as they are very different in style, but Stand By Me is the far superior film.

[–] Superunknovvn 13 years ago

i think i missed my moment with "stand by me". never thought it was that great a film, but maybe i need to rewatch it. "stand by me" always just seemed like "it" without the scary clown in it. (don't get me wrong, i love "it" - but it needs the clown).

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[–] victorianowl 13 years ago

Stand By Me is obviously superior. Flipped is cute, but not anything amazing.

[–] e25171971 13 years ago

Well, the two have entirely different messages. It's...well it's like comparing Dexter and Doctor Who; stick with me here.

Stand by Me/Dexter: Gritty, dark, realistic, non-nostalgic, and shows life for the darkness that it is.

Flipped/Doctor Who: Optimistic, ultimately there is decency and understanding (at least with the main characters), moralistic and shows that you can't always only look from your own myopic viewpoint, but see the grander scale and that life is beautiful.

Take both of those twice daily and you have yourself reality. Granted, SBM is far more realistic, but Flipped has a message of, lacking a better term, 'hope' that SBM lacked. Thus, I really can't say one's 'better'. I've got the side that's appealed by the darkness of life, loathes humanity, is cynical, and when I'm in that mood I'll take The Body/SBM any day. When my inner optimist, who hopes for compassion, understanding, and humanity to truly act more human than we see great apes do on the Discovery Channel, is out, then I'd prefer Flipped.

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[–] MoviemanCin 9 years ago

I liked "Flipped", but it's no contest, "Stand By Me" is the vastly superior movie. They're not even in the same class.

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