Overrated

Good movie but grossly overrated

Did you people see the same film I saw?

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

I freakin hate this movie. (i obviously love it) im crying and im pissed. i loved it but that... threw me for a loop.. i did not see it coming.omz :'''(

Not such a badly made movie as some would have you believe. It's done well enough to keep up ones interest but .....Beware - this pot boiler has all the misery and dysfunctional family members and fellow students crap to create the tragic William and intimidated Mike. So you can pretty much see whats coming.I found the ending very stupid and unnecessary, as people used to say, "It's a cop out". I think the writers reached the end of their budget and just brought the story to an end. Too bad because the writers & director could have William & Mike mature and make a greater statement at the school by showing no fear of rejection by others.Check out 'The Way He Looks' - so much better at creating the characters!

I have enjoyed reading the comments on this film here, almost as much as watching the film itself. Yes, the actors need some time to find their characters, and I dare say this is especially true for Mr Barr. Although he has the harder part, for he is supposed to be talkative, as opposed to initially mascu-mute Mr Linehan. Yet, I find they acted well. I found Mr Barr's depiction of falling-in-love convincing, wanting to be close yet not finding words to say and justify the being close to the person one is in love with. The school duty came in handy here. But was the assignment really that unrealistic? Has no-one ever shared a book with a new kid or someone who simply forgot hers? And isn't the one you already sit next to and read with the natural partner for any resulting assignment? Not that far away from reality.As for the family situation: the class background is lower middle class at best. That both protagonists stem from "incomplete" homes merely underlines they grow up in an environment supposedly not too friendly towards LGBT issues, because self-expression is not a top priority. We would not necessarily need to know what became of Williams mother. But we need her and his sister to show that his family situation has not left him emotionally degenerated. This helps understand how William so quickly comes to terms with his feelings - because he was aware before he has any.I found the film to be a moving love-story with an unhappy ending that might well be useful when screening the film publicly. It might help starting debate on how much pressure teenagers from certain backgrounds still experience when they discover their sexuality is not the same as the normative majority's, what this pressure may cause and hence how it may be reduced. Yes, it's a low budget indie film, and that shows. But the story is convincingly told, and that should count.

this movie was slow to start but the casting of Lucas Linehan as William kept me glued watching..i also loved watching the home room teacher and at the end how supportive she was towards Tristan Barr..i applaud Lee Galea for that one dramatic scene..seriously, i didn't see that coming.. the chemistry between the two main characters, just looking at how they kiss..very natural and great to watch (and mind you there was a scene of them on the bed with no clothes on so keep your eyes open for that hehehe).. Monster Pies is well worth watching but if it was up to me i would have rearranged the scenes and the appearance of the characters to make it more easily to digest and smoother