nlit2088
This is one of the best movies I have seen the acting is good and there's definitely some good directing. Its definitely not a Seann William Scott movie but thats wot makes it good plus hes HOT (lol). Hes such a good actor and this film definitely shows it he has such a good range. Go and see it, girls will love it for seann guys will like it for the girls and the action even parents will like it OK maybe not the best movie to watch with the parents but they will like it. I recommend it to everyone. Just think of it as been the movie that foolproof wished it was.Do I need to say more, go and see it. Trust me u'll love it.
Nobody-27
I saw this film by accident. I was ready not to watch it if it turned out to be a dud, but I enjoyed it as it is fast paced, smart and generally well executed.I can actually think of dozens if not hundreds of bad films, albeit with big time talent in them, that were not worthy of theatrical release... and this one goes straight to video??? Were it not for someone else renting it I'd probably never seen it.Maybe the biggest problem of this film is it's title "Stark Raving Mad".With straight to video release and not the most imaginative title being it's only problems, this film is actually very good and certainly worth watching.If you liked "Go" or "Pulp Fiction" or "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" you'll like this one too. Rent it and you won't regret it.
jdimeo
I was smiling to myself all throughout this movie, because it was such a well-intentioned break-away role for SWS. I mean, I could feel how much this part meant to him as an actor, and while I thought he did a decent job with Ben's character, somehow I'm still unable to completely accept SWS as a MAN. There's something too undeniably boyish about him; it's almost like he doesn't quite have the life experience to make himself fully believable as a complex, edgy hustler like Ben, at least not yet. But you just keep plugging away, Seann. You're intense and you've got drive and talent, and that really comes across. Acting lessons might be something to keep in mind, however. The other comment I want to make is regarding the audio commentary. It was entertaining and enlightening, but I found SWS's constant juvenile eruptions regarding "HOT chicks" to be distracting and tedious. Yes, we get it. There were a lot of hot chicks on the set, and you didn't score with any of them, apparently, although you wanted to, which makes you everyman. Now shut the hell up about it, already. He explodes with passionate enthusiasm about "hot" women on every single commentary he does, no matter which movie it is, but for some reason it annoyed me more this time around. The thing is, females comprise a huge percentage of SWS's audience, and when we're sitting at home in our bunny slippers chugging Yoo Hoo and watching the DVD, we're melting because one of our favorite actors is up there looking smoking hot and incredibly BLASTABLE. We're fantasizing about how cool it would be to hook up with this guy, and then? SWS goes and says something stupid like, "Dude, look at her. Was she HOT or WHAT?" (Insert sound of fingernails on chalkboard, or needle scraping across record). It probably wouldn't be nearly as objectionable if he didn't say it every thirty seconds or so, but he does, to the point where it becomes off-putting and funky. It only underscores his essential lack of polish and maturity. (For instance, can you imagine The Rock saying stuff like that on an audio commentary? Didn't think so...) Having said all that, let me also say that I predict SWS will have an amazingly successful career. It will be so much fun to sit back and watch him grow and watch what kind of movies he'll choose to make. If only he'd stop saying, "Dude, she was SOOOO hot!", he'd be perfect!BTW, the music in this movie is incredibly powerful and relentless, and so realistic that it's almost like a separate character. They nailed the rave thing brilliantly, and I fully intend to purchase the soundtrack.
dilbertsuperman
There's a good reason this movie was released direct to video- it's moronic. There are some fun rave scenes and some cute girls but the plot is non existent as are the laughs. I wound up fast forwarding through the scenes near the end because it was so tedious and boring. The best scene was bludgeoning a snake with a big floppy dildo, so that tells you how great this movie is- not real great. It's just dumb and boring from start to finish. They may have been able to save this movie if they had made it a porno because the plot and the acting is on par with a porno so you wouldn't notice the terrible parts if all those cute rave girls were doing something worth watching in between it all.
