Best movie ever!

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

I came on 'Ken Park' through a present photo exhibition in Amsterdam, showing the pictures of one of this film's editors: Larry Clark.Larry Clark (born 1943) made a photo-career by picturing teenagers in every scene of their young lives. In showing this, Clark also includes sex, drugs & rock 'n roll, right up to showing full genitals. His most famous book is 'Teenage Lust', edited in the early 1980-s. Causing quite a stir at the time, for showing teenage life in details one usually keeps silent about.In spite of Clark's frankness on the subject, he cannot be accused of making porn. Clark pictures his teenagers in the way these teenagers see themselves. Looking through their eyes, his photos radiate eagerness to discover maturity, eagerness to try new things out, eagerness to acquire new experiences. And, above all, eagerness to catch the present without worrying about the future.Larry Clark's film 'Ken Park' just extends this theme. Maybe he narrows his limits a little: his film shows teenagers from well-to-do families, that are in some way dysfunctional. No poverty & slums in 'Ken Park', only desolation due to unhappy circumstances at home. Circumstances these teenagers are caught in, because they are not strong enough yet to influence them.

I really tried to watch this film and see something other than just a vicious display of humanity's spiritual abyss, but for me, that is all there is to this "work of art". I did not see any artistic vision or any intellectual message worth transmitting. All I saw was a porn movie that includes children. I have absolutely no problem with showing shocking material in films, when it contributes to the story or plot or the understanding of the characters or something else. But showing things like that without any kind of artistic or intellectual purpose is just nothing but disgusting to me. Why would anyone want to watch that? It is too far from the reality most people are experiencing (I really do hope so) to feel connected to the characters. It is way too gross to be somewhat enjoyable or entertaining and it is too shallow to actually make to think about the topics in the film. What kind of point are they trying too make? Some people are sick and therefore cruel to (their) children? Is that the point? They think a viewer should be tortured with those images to understand that point? You hear about things like that everyday on the news. If you want to dig into a subject matter of this kind , why not make it in a way that is touching or realistic or both? Why make it an ice cold porn movie that makes you want to rip your eyes out? I usually don't give a "one star" rating, because I know that making a movie is incredibly hard work and I at least appreciate the effort, but I cannot condone this crap in any kind of way.

The movie is about teenagers, in essence still being kids, trying to cope with serious problems of their surrounding by engaging in sex. The lack of basic love, respect and understanding push kids to each other, and the only thing that can give them warmth is sex.Abuse of Shawn by his girlfriend's mother. Abusive father, a drunkard and a bum, sexually attacking another boy. Crazy father, seeing only his dead wife in his daughter and preventing the new events from coming into their lives. It is a great movie, and it is a pity that only sexual scenes came on the radar of the people in charge.I gave it 10 out of 10.

This film bored me to death. In a word, it's crap. It's a film that tries to be controversial by delving into the lives of a few teenagers. I'd love to know how many average looking boys really get to have sex with their girlfriend's hot mum. Unconvincing to say the least. I found the film very slow to get into, and was a bit confused at the start as to where the film was leading. I suppose the only character in the film worth watching was Tate, the others bored me (sorry for the repetition). Larry Clar has obviously tried to use a number of ways to 'shock' his audience but I would say he's ultimately failed. The slow deliverance and stereotypical teenage sex, drugs and rock and roll life style made me want to fall asleep.