Although a confronting and heartbreaking look into a relevant social issue, Bully only skims the surface leaving viewers with more questions than answers.
Nicholas of Movies Hate You Too writes:
You would think that the studios would like to spread their films around a bit so that a lot of new releases wouldn't come out the same week but here we are again. One of, if not the biggest movie of last year spies its way onto Blu-ray and is joined by RZA's directorial debut, a flowery teenage 'dramedy', 2012's only film about a virgin stuck in an iron lung, a couple of Showtime's most heralded shows, and we are beckoned back to Silent Hill. For once there isn't much of note concerning catalog titles, hopefully we'll have more luck next week.
LRA writes: We still find ourselves playing catch up this week as we cover a variety of topics including the recently announced blu-ray for Jaws, the multiple blu-ray "edishuns" for a favorite here on the show The FP, two new documentaries, Comic-Con Episode 4: A Fan's Hope and Bully, the brand new animated television series The Legend of Korra and then I give my thoughts on the new indie film Jeff Who Lives at Home as well as my Netflix Instant Stream Movie of the Week. We then conclude with a very in depth look at one of the best horror films to come along in years with our discussion on The Cabin in the Woods. The show may be a little long this week but I think the content justifies the length. Featured music is from "The Cabin in the Woods" motion picture soundtrack.
Movies Hate You Too writes:
Over the past few weeks Bully hysteria has taken hold across America. Sadly the hysteria has less to do with the film’s goal of ending bullying and more to do with the amount of swearing and the rating that follows. In an ironic twist of fate The Weinstein Company who is releasing Bully and the MPAA Rating Board have been locked in a bullying match of their own as each tries to browbeat the other into submission. After weeks of the MPAA trying to protect the ears and tender sensibilities of America’s youth and the Weinstein’s and their anti-bullying partners lobbying for a rating that would allow kids to see the film without parental supervision a compromise was reached… cut some of the language and receive a lower rating. Now the question is whether the hoopla over the rating was worth it or was it just a clever smokescreen designed to increase ticket sales?
