re: Stand by Me (spoilers)

I think it's a bit naive. Even though I'm only 30, the way I acted when I was 13 in front of my parents was pretty different than how I acted with my friends. Kids will always be kids, which means cursing, trying cigarrettes, Playboy (I saw my first one at age 11).

Either way, it's a fantastic movie on every level. More so becuase the bonding that takes place when you're a boy at age 12 and 13 really is special. Which is why I love the last line of the movie, "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"

It truly is a special time period where you're trapped in your own existence. You're trying out new things for the first time, about to go through puberty, yet there is still some of the chidhood innocence in you left.

Maybe it's just me but my summers when I was 12,13, and 14 were literally exactly like this movie (minus a body) and The Sandlot. Great times.