| REVIEWER | RATING & REVIEW |
 | Spike65 (13)
06/27/2008 | Teen hormones rage out of control. Lots of angst. Parental units are clueless. Actually pretty good story for the era. Hard to see what the big deal was at the time. Most parents wouldn't allow their kids to see it when it was first released.
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 | GenghisTheHun (177)
12/14/2007 | Yeah I know, I am supposed to get the vapors about James Dean, but I pass. He starred in about four or five flicks and played the same role.
He was a one note actor, and that should be obvious to all.
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 | tocwelsh (2)
01/31/2005 | Typical James Dean boring stuff, not to mention the cigs.......
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 | YankeeDoodleDandy521 (0)
10/07/2003 | Being a teenager, I totally relate to James Dean in this movie. James Dean certainly knows what teenagers go through and how we are just beginning to realize the hypocrisy in our society. The dialogue may seem a little corny today, but the action is more than impressive.
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| Junker279 (0)
08/20/2003 | One of my favorite movies. Jim was so nice to plato, and I cried at the end when Plato got shot.
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 | jauntedjamilu (0)
12/24/2002 | James Dean is a God!
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| babyzero (0)
10/03/2002 | This is my favorite James Dean film and I must say a great screenplay which showed people the true minds of teenagers in a time when that wasn't commonly done.
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| Nataliefan16 (0)
07/09/2002 | The greatest teen movie I've ever seen!
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 | Errol (5)
02/22/2002 | This one is interesting and emotion-packed. The intensity is in the dialog, not so much in a lot of action. It is James Dean's best performance. It is also Natalie Wood's best performance, and I think Natalie Wood is great to begin with. The only real flaw (as some of us would see it) is that it doesn't promote much respect for authority, as the title obvioiusly indicates. But I don't think it so much promotes disrespect as it does just try to show some of the frustrations some young people apparently felt. In fact the counselor, played by Edward Platt, was a strong and positive authority figure that managed to stay one step ahead of Jim (James Dean). It is a unique movie for its time.
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 | Gerard (0)
07/08/2001 | James Dean was a bigger stiff when he was alive. WOW was he horrible !!! smoldering ?? brooding ??? How about boring !!! I'm sorry that he died so young , but his short career has been glorified and over rated by his tragic death. Had he lived his career would have been as glorious as Luke Perry's , who I feel shares in JD's (lack of) acting style. I give Rebel 2 stars mainly for the talents of Natalie Wood.
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 | CastleBee (85)
04/09/2001 | Rebel is my least favorite of the three James Dean movies. Still, it was fairly cutting edge for the times. I didn't see it until I was an adult and, with its reputation and all the build up over the years, I really expected something a tad more wild. The teenagers were actually much more troubled and neurotic than mean. The entire movie was actually less disturbing and violent than most prime time television shows today. Of course, as usual, Dean put in an excellent interpretation of his character – turning what could have been a very forgettable role into a piece of American cultural folklore.
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| mrsexwax (0)
10/23/2000 | James Dean reminds me of myself, when I was growing up. It was a fast paced movie with a youthful, rebellious attitude towards society and especially in regard for the law.
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| jacknili (0)
10/20/2000 | Interesting because in the 50s from that perspective, it showed how kids did wrong, but from a modern perspective, we can see the family problems.
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| mfluty (0)
10/19/2000 | A bit hokey for our time, but was very cutting edge for its time. I felt this film also helped towards influencing the youth of the 60's. Rebel was influenced by the Beat Generation as well.
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 | ccrosswhite (0)
10/17/2000 | James Dean was at the highest point in his career in this movie. This classic is a great representation of the 50's on the streets.
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 | chica (0)
10/17/2000 | The title says it all. The characters have no motives or personality.
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 | csmi1393du (0)
11/21/1999 | I love this movie.
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