Stand by Me (1986)
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie, Vern, Chris and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
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As I sail past the age of fifty, I find myself reminiscing more and more about my formative years - carefree days spent with my friends, life with no responsibilities and no pressures. For me, that would have been the late-1970s and the early '80s; for Stephen King, it was the late '50s/early '60s, which is when Stand By Me, based on King's novella The Body, takes place. Brimming with nostalgia, the film tells of a group of young school friends who embark on a journey to find the body of a missing child. It's a heartwarming tale of friendship, camaraderie and adventure, but also a melancholic story about the loss of innocence and the inevitability of growing older, with all the burdens that adulthood entails.Expertly adapted for the big screen by director Rob Reiner, with an excellent cast (River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Jerry O'Connell, Corey Feldman, Kiefer Sutherland, John Cusack and Richard Dreyfuss), the film should appeal to all ages: youngsters will be able to identify with the central characters, while older viewers can watch and remember with fondness what it was like to be twelve, before reality came crashing down.7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for IMDb.
Although it may seem contradictory due to me writing a rating, I decided to do this anyway. I decided to watch this since it's considered a classic. I'll just be blunt. This movie sucks. I wasted an hour and 28 minutes of my life. Movies this old need to at least capture you in the story since the acting of the 80's and 90's is laughable in modern times. Stand By Me is nothing more than a boring story of 4 kids following train tracks to see a dead body. It gives shallow meaning of "young friendship" and feels like a crappy version of The Sandlot. If you want to watch a classic King adaptation, watch Shawshank Redemption instead.Overall recommendation: Don't waste your time.
After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy. I kept hearing for years how great 'Stand By Me' is and after just finishing it i found it to be quite pathetic. All 4 of the boys were very annoying and i didn't like any of the perfomances, the pacing was too damn slow and Sutherland's part was just awful, this is a film that somehow got it's way on being inside the Top 250 Movies of All Time and i'm just wondering how it even managed to do that and something likes Goonies did not? It's just sad. (0/10)
One of my favorite movie of all time, and a very good movie itself.