Movie Review: Stand by Me (1986)
Synopsis: During Labor Day weekend in 1959, four 12-year-old boys lie to their parents and begin a trek to see the dead body of a missing boy. Along the way, the four friends discuss their feelings, face their fears and find their lives occasionally at risk, including from a group of bullies who are also looking for the body. Who's in it? The movie stars River Phoenix , Wil Wheaton , Jerry O'Connell , Corey Feldman and Kiefer Sutherland. Review: It had been ages since I last watched Stand by Me , to the point the only things I could even recall about the film were the train bridge scene and the scene with the leeches. I came across the film on one of our movie channels yesterday and since my wife and I had some free time, we ended up re-watching it. Overall, the film was surprisingly better than I remembered. This isn't your typical movie based off a Stephen King book. It's not a horror movie. There isn't any sort of weird twist. It's just a very simple comin...