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To: Wildstar who wrote (977)	7/22/1999 12:13:00 AM
From: Jacques Chitte	Respond to of 1340

One of the worst teen movies I ever saw (although it scores big points for realism) was "Dazed and Confused". Good scene - a bunch of teenagers parading a bootleg case of beer in a solemn procession and chanting "Al - cohol... Al - cohol..."

To: Wildstar who wrote (977)	7/22/1999 7:52:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1340

I agree that there were a larger number of good teen movies in the '80s. Maybe part of the problem is that I was already well out of college by the time Fast Times came along. Neither it nor Clueless is particularly personal to me, I am just judging them as films, and from that standpoint I think that Clueless is better. It has a more sstisfying script structure; is shot with a greater attention to visual detail, flow, and elegance; treats the characters less as stereotypes and more as individuals; takes time to develop a theme; and has a surer handle on tone....