Stylish but barely mediocre overall

Overrated

The first must-see film of the year.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Unlike many people, I didn't watch this movie a lot as a kid. I actually think I saw it once and I hated it because Pete is so mean and it doesn't seem like the ending gives much closure as far as him changing because you never see it, you only hear about it in the letter. That being said, this was a pretty entertaining movie and the actors in it are quite good considering the level of production. The actor that plays Pete was really good in this. The message of the movie is a good one for kids and adults in that it teaches that love and non-violence is always the best way to treat others. Not only that but Scott learns that doing so with an agenda to try and change someone else will never work, and he learns that by loving his friend unconditionally, he changes himself before he really makes an impact on Pete. The other thing about this movie that made it interesting to me is that it was filmed literally in the neighborhood where I have lived since I was 11 years old and I recognize much of the scenery and locations from having driven past them my entire life.

I first saw this movie in Sunday school. The entire class was so impressed. Seriously, it's such a horrible movie, we all fell in love with it and it became a super big joke. I later found this on DVD via Netflix and lost the copy I made. I shall own this again. legally or illegally. The story is a fine example of light Christian morals implied with the natural morals from right and wrong. The acting is just donkfunkulous and spiffy. These stupid kids go about the town calling themselves The Buttercream Gang and they are taken serious! Really? I wanna live in this town. It does appear that the town is influenced by the church though. Which is cool. It's not the over-bearing kind of God fearing fools. In this town, doing the right thing is certified gangsta. They keeps it real by looking out for their brethren. And I also have a feeling Pepsi sponsored parts of this movie.

I also received this movie in the mail as a kid and did like it. I came to this site to prove a point to people because these kids in my home town recently decided to start their own "gang" call "The Butter Creamers" i almost died laughing when i heard this. They think its cool and I tried to explain to them how that name is already taken by a hallmark film from my childhood so here i am.My favorite scene was when the old woman fell down and needed help. It reminded me on the "Help I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up!" Life Alert commercials.Enjoy the film!

It's been a while since I've seen this movie, but it was always one of my favorites. It was primarily filmed in Draper City, Utah, which is where I spent a lot of my childhood days playing. I used to go out in the same fields, parks, and streets as the movie portrayed. I even went down to the tree house that is shown in the movie. If you've seen this movie, you are probably familiar with Draper City, since Utah is where this film was primarily marketed, as one of the feature family films treasures. If you liked this one, another one I would recommend would be `On Our Own', released in 1988. This was also distributed by F.F.F., and is a pretty good movie too.