Project X (2012)

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

This movie does not need description really. It's just a movie about a wild, dissolute, sinful party, the dream of many teenagers. Inspired (not based) by a party in Australia.

There are good films: pulp fiction. There are great films: Lord of the Rings. And there are epic films: Project X. i seriously recommend watching this with a few beers. A LOT of beers. i kept up with the drunkeness of the characters watching in this film and that is the only true way to enjoy this film. And after, completely wasted, i saw this film as the most epic journey i've ever seen. I watched it again straight after. Never seen anything like this.

First time director Nima Nourizadeh reeks havoc and nothing is spared but the camera filming the chaos. Some have groaned, but I absolutely loved Project X for its raw, uncut, anything goes anarchy, it's as though the producers have said "We've seen teenage house party movies before, but we're going to raise the bar to new heights", and yes they have certainly achieved that.What makes the film that extra bit special for me is the "found footage" style of shooting it, having a background character record the whole day leading to the party, and then the party itself makes the whole project look seriously real, using the found footage way of filming is indeed risky, as a lot of those kinds of films are lacklustre and even very poor, but not this one. Thomas is your average, unpopular "loser" kid that everyone had in high school, but for Thomas and his friends Costa and JB, things were going to pick up and most certainly, they decide that, as Thomas' parents are away for the weekend, and they have the house to themselves, nothing would scream "cool" and "popularity" more than staging their own birthday for Thomas, but of course, this would not be any ordinary birthday party!Costa invites practically everyone at school and everyone he knows on the outside too, the party naturally gets out of hand with everyone from freshman to Miles Teller turning up.Damage, so-so much damage ensues, loud music, a pool, a bouncy house, people inside the house causing mayhem (when they shouldn't actually be in there), even the dog gets involved, and at one stage the poor mutt gets tethered to a bunch of balloons and almost floats away, until Thomas saves the day, and the dog. Yes for reasons unknown there's a romantic angle inserted into the film, Thomas still has a thing for Alexis, and for me this little angle was unneeded and served no real purpose to the actual film (why did they have to throw romantic mush into this!?) In the future some may consider Project X to be a cult classic and hail it one of the best films in its category, but for now, in the present day, it has earned its fair share of notoriety particularly involving its choice of location for the filming, as local residents all complained about the noise, despite the filmmakers trying to stay as far away from residential areas as they could.This is the party we all wished we had at the end of high school, but the quality of such a party can only be achieved through fiction, well done for a highly enjoyable film.

Todd Phillips has always liked making movies with ultimate partying i.e. Old School, The Hangover, Road Trip, etc. So it doesn't surprise me he produced this film and I'm sure he was very big part in the final product which is Project X (some producers are, some aren't, some just fork over the cash and stay out of the process). In all honesty, you don't really care much for the characters, this movie is about pure partying, pure exploitation, pure entertainment. The film shots are so incredible, I have never seen a party movie like this before which such beautiful and elaborate film quality shots of people partying. One has to see it to believe it and you will believe it once you watch this film, it is the ultimate party. I just crack up at the end when all chaos finally breaks loose as the fire starter enters the picture, cracks me up because of what is not see (on what all the neighbors on the street must be feeling at that moment in time, that's what cracks me up). Absolute pandemonium. A very slick film overall.