Black Circle Boys

Starring:Scott Bairstow, Eric Mabius, Tara Subkoff, Chad Lindberg, Heath Lourwood, Dee Wallace (II), Bruce Burkhartsmeier, Donnie Wahlberg, David Newson, Victor Morris, John Doe, Matt Dotson, Dennis Troutman, Phillip Roth, Mark Berry, Richard Sanders, Bob MacDougall, Tony Horton (II), Charles Bernard, James Baker (III)
Director: Matthew Carnahan
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Description

A dark underworld of drugs, pagan rituals and acid-edged gothic rock becomes and irresistible pull for Kyle (Scott Bairstow), an All-American high school student uprooted from his suburban home. Lead by the ferocious and fanatical Shane (Eric Mabius), The Black Circle Boys seduce Kyle into their secret society that becomes his worst nightmare. Kyle's fight for acceptance becomes a fight for his life as he struggles to escape personal demons and Shane's powerful grasp on everyone around them.

Customer Reviews:

*Love this movie!.......2007-02-12

Many people would think I would be messed up in the head, but I saw this movie Black circle boys years ago. I wanted to own it, and they no longer carried it in the stores to rent, like they did at one point. I went on Amazon, and my boyfriend bought it for me when I found it. I thought I was the only one to see it, and I wasn't. My boyfriend's friend saw it years ago. Eric Mabius is so hott to me, and so is Kyle. I enjoy watching it. I don't believe in all that satan stuff, and I think it cruel what they do, but all in all I love it!

Still much to learn from this film............2007-02-11

It's been some time since this film first appeared at Sundance at the end of the 90's but it does not lose it's power...
Many will shy away from it's difficult subject matter. It is not a family film. Neither is "Twin Peaks" and that is an indisputable masterpiece.

Watch the acting. These actors have much to offer. It's apparent that like most indie films, they need some script-tweaking but that not withstanding, it is worth your time...

Ricky Kasso Story.......2004-11-24

I saw this movie on late-night Showtime probably 5 or 6 years ago, and I remembered really digging it. It is "based on a true story", that being the one of Ricky Kasso in a 1984 New York suburb. But it's a very sensationalized version of the story.

The real Ricky was a drugged-out dumbass, who killed another dumbass for ripping him off, pretty simple. He listened to Ozzy and Maiden and had a few LaVey books and thought he was a Satanist. He tried to get all the people he knew into it, but they were only there for the drugs. Before he killed the dude he kept telling him to "Say you love Satan!" as he was stabbing him, like 21 times, then gouging his eyes out and smashing his head in. There were two other guys in the woods with him; one was his right-hand man, the other was some dude they didn't really know, who was just hanging out with them for the Acid he was on while he witnessed the murder (which led police to not believe his story).

The "Satanic Panic" of the media in 1984 grabbed the "DAMN DEVIL WORSHIPPERS" aspect of the story and made him into some Cult Leader, but in reality, he was just a dumbass headbanger. He hanged himself in jail, awaiting trial.

Discovery Channel did a documentary on it called 'Satan in the Suburbs' that's also available on amazon (I think). It's pretty much everything from the story. It's 45 minutes, which is too long, and very hokey (sinister narrator dude saying things like "It was an ordinary day, in an ordinary town, but this was no ordinary crime"...etc.) It does give every detail of it all...just.....very.....very.....slowly. Jim Van Bebber did pretty much a whole Re-Enactment film with a voice-over that told the story in 15 minutes called 'My Sweet Satan'....which is a brilliant little short film starring Van Bebber as Ricky. He updated it to 1995 and used Black Metal, but it's pretty much the story. It's in the extras on the DVD for 'Deadbeat at Dawn'.

Black Circle Boys elaborates on the story, making the "just some guy hanging out with them for the Acid" the heart-throb male lead and also the "new kid in town who falls in with the wrong crowd". Ricky (Shane in this movie) is a lot more intelligent and sinister than the real Ricky. They added a love interest and all the other crap "needed" for a script, and more murder and mayhem than the real story.

The acting is really, really good. The dude that plays the retard, Rory (Chad Lindberg...the real kid's name was Gary") did a fantastic job, and the other 3 main actors were great. DONNIE WAHLBERG plays the older, creepy, gay, Satanist who teaches Shane everything. There was a real guy named Pat I think, that educated Ricky. I assume that's who Donnie's character was based on.

The story was good, except the love interest crap and the "teen angst" vibe of it. It also played sometimes like a Lifetime movie with the sap, but the dirty Indie side makes up for those moments.

Bloodletting, cat sacrifice, lots of imagery and pentagrams, etc. They did the film the right way on this type of stuff; don't go overboard with it, but make sure that people who know what it's all about aren't turned off cause you screwed it up.

The ending was weak and the Final Showdown wasn't really believable, but I'm not complaining. Overall it's a good little movie guaranteed to please the Metalhead within you.

There was another movie made within the last few years on this story called 'Ricky 6', but I haven't made a huge effort to find a copy yet. Ebay is my friend.

Two thumbs up.......2004-04-28

In my opinion this movie is exactly what you would expect it to be. Sure it is vulgar, sure there are a lot of explicits throughout the movie and much drug use, but it is what it is. Scott's charachter is coming to grips with his friends death and looking to fit in and rebel where ever he can. It is a dark movie not suited for children, but if this is the type of movie that you enjoy and go into it knowing that it is dark, vulgar and morbid, and that is what you want to see at the moment then you get what you rented. No this is not what teens are like, nor is TX Chainsaw real either, the point is just sit back and either enjoy it or hate it, but I give it 4 out of 5 stars. It is what it is.

POINTLESS.......2004-04-14

Eric Maibus and Scott Bairstow have become fine young actors, and even their adequate performances cannot save this dismal, pointless, lurid and sadistic movie. Dee Wallace Stone should be ashamed for participating. Maibus plays the hypnotic leader of a teenage devil cult, with no conscience, morals, or regard for anyone but himself; Bairstow plays the usual "misunderstood" teen who looks to the group for acceptance. The script is laden with offensive four letter words in every other sentence; enough is enough. If this is the way teens talk, then steer me clear, folks. There is no heart or soul in this movie, and no reason to rent or buy. NO STARS. C'MON AMAZON, WHEN YOU GONNA GIVE US THE 0 STARS OPTIONS???

Average customer rating:

*Love this movie!
Still much to learn from this film.....
Ricky Kasso Story
Two thumbs up
POINTLESS

Black Circle Boys
Starring: Scott Bairstow , Eric Mabius , Tara Subkoff , Chad Lindberg , and Heath Lourwood
Director: Matthew Carnahan
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 6305772592
Release Date: 2000-03-21

Description

A dark underworld of drugs, pagan rituals and acid-edged gothic rock becomes an irresistible pull for Kyle, an all-American high school student uprooted from his suburban home. Led by the ferocious and fanatical Shane, the Black Circle Boys seduce Kyle into their secret society that becomes his worst nightmare. Kyle's fight for acceptance becomes a fight for his life as he struggles to escape personal demons and Shane's powerful grasp on everyone around them.

Customer Reviews:

*Love this movie!.......2007-02-12

Still much to learn from this film............2007-02-11

Ricky Kasso Story.......2004-11-24

Two thumbs up.......2004-04-28

POINTLESS.......2004-04-14

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