Toy Soldiers (1991)
Well this movie is dated, cheesy and quite full of cliches. It is however one of the most entertaining flicks I've seen in a long time. Sean Astin leads a group of rebellious private school kids against a gang of Colombian terrorists who have taken their private school hostage.
Put simply it's just a hell of a lot of fun to watch a group of trouble making teenagers fuck with Colombian terrorists. If that sounds appealing to you, I'd definitely check this one out.
7.5/10
Shotgun Stories (2007)
Shotgun Stories traces the rivalry of two groups of half-brothers in South Arkansas after the death of their father.
Son, Boy and Kid were abandoned by their alcoholic father before he straightened his life out and started a new family. After his death a feud erupts between the well-treated sons the father loved and the set of sons that he abandoned and left to grow resentful and hateful.
I liked this a film a lot. It's a slow burning quiet meditation on the nature of violence, family ties and family rivalries.
9/10