Shoplifters of the World

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Gina Apr 5, 2021 Great story / awesome music. LOVED See more Andy R @RT50767419 Oct 16, 2024 Last night I dreamt that someone remembered it all. I think that many critics got it wrong with this film. I was the same age as the characters in the film in 1987 and they could have been my friend group. There are so many subtle pieces of dialogue that really capture the time period. Also the look of the film in its camera work and lighting further transport you back to the era if you were there. It acted like a time machine to me. The other details like the set dressing, art direction, and the perfect choreography (yes this exactly like everyone danced then) made this film a amazing document of what the era was like. My friends and I loved The Smiths and that breakup was a huge deal. This film to me was so perfect that it made me wish I was still working in the film industry just so I could have been a part of making it. If you were there and a part of the 80s alternative scene Shoplifters of the World is a must see film. See more Jan 11, 2022 Ex-pat Smiths Freak living in Japan and wow - got to se this on the big screen - Japanese music fans are the BEST and this was such an amazing film - nostalgic in all the right ways, it really feels like the 80s actually were and not how they are usually portrayed - my friends had seen it three times (!!!) - I might go again. I think it is very much for a very specific sort of person. You know who you are. UNITE AND TAKE OVER! See more Jan 6, 2022 Amazing. Saw it my daugheter; engaging, and especially poignant for Smith's lovers. See more Dec 22, 2021 The subject matter made me want to watch it but the film itself made me want to stop listening to The Smiths ever again. Dreadful See more Jul 2, 2021 Being as I'm as old as The Smiths themselves , I feel that I'm qualified to write this review. My name is Glen and I'm originally from Fredericksburg, Texas. I'm 57. However, when I discovered The Smiths, I lived in San Diego and compulsively collected Smiths singles and albums, etc etc. This film brought me back to a time in my life when sexual identitiy was not even important. AND THE SONGS ROCK!! To all of you people who are saying that this is a John Hughes film about THE SMITHS... You're right. And I just want to confirm... I really wanted Joe Manganiello to take off his shirt and dance to "How Soon Is Now" And I saw them twice at SDSU Amphitheatre... Once in the second row (Meat is Murder) and once for The Queen is Dead (shitty seats). Both were religious experiences. See more Read all reviews

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