Parents (1989)

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   pegs404

   Some really excellent visuals in this one! The stylized "happy 1950s household" shtick is a little overdone in certain spots, but great performances across the board, and it really manages to put the audience in the shoes of a scared little boy. One of Bob Balaban's most underrated movies, if you ask me. 2 years 7 months ago
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   Siskoid

   n Parents, a young boy with a morbid imagination comes to see his parents as sinister in a way that I find quite truthful. I mean, to a child, a lot of what parents do and say can be upsetting, mysterious, and downright nasty, whether that's drunken behavior, keeping secrets, sexual activity, and conversation not meant for children's ears. It doesn't help that Randy Quaid (who sure does a lot with reflections in his glasses) seems to have a pretty creepy job. And as long as we remain in that ambiguity, the film works. Unfortunately, it eventually feels the need to give us an explanation one way or the other. Is the kid imagining all this, or is there really something nefarious happening in his home? Well, I didn't want to know. And I'm not sure I can keep spinning it as still ambiguous by the end, even if it's a square peg I'd definitely try to jam in a round hole. I guess I'll always have a question regarding the tall girl from school and whether or not she's an alien, right? 5 years 6 months ago
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   daisyaday

   http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi813432857/ 12 years 6 months ago

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