My Bodyguard (1980)

Watched in 2012 (612 movies items)

" Plot: When a boy comes to a new school and gets harassed by a bully, he acquires the services of the school's most feared kid as a bodyguard. Genre: Comedy | Drama | Family Director: Tony Bill Stars: Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon -----} Trailer Story: 6 | Story Idea: 8 | Acting: 6 | Score: 5 | Visuals: 6 Overall: "

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"character : Shelley "

Phillydude's Movie Log - February, 2012 (50 movies items)

" Watched February 8th - Netflix Streaming - Rewatch "Moody, I'd like you to meet my bodyguard, anything you want to say to me you talk to him first - Now what was that you were saying?" - Clifford Peache My Bodyguard is the dream movie for anybody who was bullied when they were in school. It is about getting even with bullies and that part of the story is told very well, a Pre-Outsiders Matt Dillon plays the bully and plays him well - he was so unlikeable that I couldn't wait for him to get hi"

Dear Cinema Diary - Vol 3 E2 - February 2012 (34 movies items)

" Ah, the 'innocent 80's' when we used to dream of having a bodyguard at school. This was before the various school shootings that makes this film seem almost insulting in its trite handling of the bully situation. Ah, but the 'not so innocent 80's' when teen suicides where at an all time high and my generation helped coin the phrase 'suicide pact' while the band Wham pranced around the stage with "Choose Life" t-shirts. It was a horrible era. So, this is very much a 'family film' bordering "

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"as Moody "

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" Visuals: 5 Soundtrack: 5 Story: 7 Acting: 7 Cheese: 5 Gore: 0 Nudity: 0 N/A "

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"And yet, another great 80's flick about the tough life of public high school.... For me, this one is great just b'cuz it's always cool to see high school bullies get their just desserts. Not that I was ever bullied when I was in high school. No, as I stated before, I was wunna the cool kids. No, seriously......."

Take THAT, You Bullying Bastards!

“This movie is great to watch just cuz it's cool to see high school bullies get their come-uppins.

Not that I was ever bullied when I was in high school.

No, I was wunna the cool kids.

No, seriously.

I was.” read more