Fort Tilden is a copycat imitation of creative ideas from Lena Dunham's Girls. Dunham's Girls used a very specific type of character that Fort Tilden imitates (young, privileged, hip but self-centered New Yorkers). If a stereotype was used in Girls, it gets reused in Fort Tilden. Girls used nudity but not as the scene's focus, Fort Tilden copies that. Girls used the characters selfishness as a comedy device, Fort Tilden copies that. Girls characters hit bottom in a way you'd feel sorry for them, Fort Tilden copies that. One big difference: Dunham's Girls characters were at times borderline unlikeable, but the Fort Tilden lead characters are decisively unlikeable.

Don't waste your time.

This is the worst film I have ever, and will ever, see. The main characters are insufferable and don't act in a way anybody with an eight of a brain would (letting their bikes get stolen, leaving kittens in a trash can, etc.) 90% of the plot could be skipped if the protagonists weren't such idiot assholes, and I don't think that's very good. I don't get any entertainment from watching two douchebags bicker with each other and everyone they meet for an hour and a half. If, for whatever reason, you feel like you'd enjoy this, Jerry Springer and Maury Povich have got you covered. For a comedy, it's incredibly unfunny. I'd be more amused watching an ISIS beheading video while learning that everyone close to me is dead. There isn't a single situation in the film that could be considered even remotely humorous. I understand that the movie's supposed to be some kind of satire on modern Millennials/Gen X'ers, but that doesn't excuse how awful it is. The cinematography is nice, but that doesn't make up for the rest of the film. You wouldn't enjoy being beaten to an inch of your life just because your attacker was dressed nice, now would you? I only passively watched this film, and I still feel like I've lost 90 minutes I will never get back. I created this account specifically to make this review, such is my hatred for this movie. I would not recommend watching Fort Tilden, and I wouldn't wish the viewing experience on my worst enemy.

based on bert's review of my review.

The most surprising part of the movie was when the girls took their tops off and it turned out that the one who was supposed to be "less attractive" had the beat tits by far. (although neither wee attracted, except for the attractiveness of youth in general) It's about 2 terrible, self centered people who don't learn from their experiences. Like the characters in "Girls" This is not a story of redemption for sure. This movie is not for everyone but I don't regret having seen it.

2 Self-absorbed shallow Williamsburg millennial chicks try to get to the beach at Fort Tilden to meet some dudes and suffer a series of misadventures mostly of their own narcissistic making. The millennials are horrible people, but they're still somehow watchable and amusing. And that is the satire; if you can stomach it, you might just like it. Were we that awful in our twenties? Maybe. Fort Tilden could be re-titled, BOY DO MILLENNIALS SUCK, and I'm not sure the creators would have a problem with that. It is, after all, the point. ;) B-.

If you ever wondered what a friendship between two NYC hipster girls is like then watching this movie will fill you right in. There is some very funny, subtle biting lines that are easy to miss if not careful. You will not like any of these characters, especially the main ones.....but that is the point.

There is a certain endearing quality about stories concerning a journey. This type of story inevitably is one of the oldest, and most enduring types of tales told around ancient campfires up to the most advanced Complexes available. Commonly the modern variant is often referred to as a road trip flick with a car the most likely mode of transportation. That is not to preclude other types of travel. An ideal example is an independent film by filmmakers, Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, 'Fort Tilden.' This movie is the epitome of why Indy films are crucial to the vitality of the cinematic arts. In this instance, the main story follows a pair of twenty-somethings as they meander around Brooklyn, New York. Their destination is the titular Fort Tilden, a part of a National Recreational Park system. Located on the peninsula of Rockaway Queens, for most people in the other boroughs due to the peculiar geography this area remains relatively isolated from the rest of New York City. I lived most of my like in Brooklyn and worked for a couple of years in Far Rockaway, so I have a person involvement with the locations used in this film. This did help in my understanding of the deeper meanings infused in the story. The film is significantly more involved than the aimless wanderings of a couple of young women roaming the outer boroughs. It is a glimpse into the way the current generation considers life, at least in the microcosm. For those of us, that appreciates the humanity embedded in a simple story that provides a poignant story from the heart. The film is fundamentally a comedy, specifically a satire. Even if you are not part of the generation depicted here the circumstances and responses are universal, you most likely have experienced something that can serve as a means to relate. A couple of young women, Allie (Claire McNulty) and Harper (Bridey Elliot) are in their twenties sharing a room in Brooklyn. While hanging out with some musician friends on a rooftop they happen to meet a couple of guys, Russ (Jeffrey Scaperrotta) and Sam (Griffin Newman), as young people are prone to do. The guys mention that they are planning to spend the next day at Fort Tilden and Allie and Harper agree to meet them there. The girls promise to bring some Molly, otherwise known as MDMA, or ecstasy. In the morning they start out to their rendezvous but unfortunately the ferries were closed. Forced to make alternate travel arrangements they borrow a bicycle from their upstairs neighbor, Ebb (Neil Casey). Their first stop is to Benji (Peter Vack), a friend of Harper's who deals drugs. He ridicules them as posers, pretending to be musicians. This might seem like a relatively minor piece of dialogue but helps to establish the world that the young women live in and the first hint of their place in it, like so any people in their twenties life is uncertain, a dark mystery looming before them. By calling them, pretenders Benji is exhorting his position over them, possessing the drugs they want, by demeaning them. While this does seem to support the view that this is nothing more than an aimless trek, the implementation of subtle nuances such as this. The essence of the independent film is the ability to relate stories that major studios would not even consider. Huge blockbusters have their place in entertainment but not to the exclusion of deeply emotional stories like this. Allie and Harper come to a few realizations as they embark on the road trip to hook up with the guys they just met. Midway through their twenties, they are drifting through life. They are without gainful employment, with no means to support themselves. They have no prospects and even less in the way of a drive to move forward. In many ways, the meandering trip to Fort Tilden is representative of the way they handle life. Changes in their short term plans are patched, barely addressed shortly, never resolved. Borrowing the bike is indicative of how they have become overly dependent on the largess of others. Their dismissive and entitled attitudes paint them as fundamentally unlikeable characters in real life you would be reticent to get to know them. The marvelous thing about movies like this includes being able to understand a point of view held by people completely outside your circle of friends. The manner in which these gifted filmmaker's frame this story of these two unlikeable young women forms it into something intriguing and inherently fascinating. Movies, particularly Indies, expose you to people and circumstances you would otherwise never encounter. This is inclusive of experiences that are not particularly positive bit still present a genuine part of humanity. The girls can maintain this illusion of superiority thanks to the money occasionally provided by Harper's father who works in India. Ostensibly Allie is going to join the Peace Corp, but she hasn't yet gotten around to searching for Liberia on Google. With is perhaps a task that requires the least amount of drive, skill or energy yet Allie still hasn't undertaken this most fundamental step towards fulfilling her stated goal. At this point I became distinctly thankful my daughter had a steady job, and her husband has a career in the Navy. The use of nascent actors supports the underlying format that this story is a slice of life. Highly recognizable performers would bring the audience out of the experience. Indies are a familiar proving ground for all aspects of filmmaking. There is a discernable sense of enthusiasm when you realize that you are watching cinema in its purest form of telling a story. This lack of direction is further demonstrated by how easily they get sidetracked from their destination and just how little thought they put into things. On their way, they pass a second-hand clothing store. Brooklynites know that this is the part of town to get some finds in vintage clothing. Considering they are already behind due to the ferries are closed, but they don't have anything close to a disposable income that could justify an impulse driven shop. The girls are unable to make the most basic preparations leaving home without considering bringing some way to secure the bikes. Allie convinces Harper to loop the chain around the frames of her bike and Ebb's. While waiting on the line in the store, they watch as a boy effortlessly undoes the chain stealing Allie's bike. They desert the borrowed bike covering it with leaves in hopes of disguising it. They are a self-centered pair with little regard for anyone else. They flag down a cab and with no regard for any firm of budget offer the cabbie $100 to drive them to Fort Tilden. He gladly accepts the offer. During the ride, Allie is complaining about Peace Corp requesting her information to process her entrance into the program. Frustrated, Harper begins to chat with the driver. He tells her that he is originally from Calcutta prompting Harper to mention what her father does over there. Apparently, this strikes a nerve with the driver who flatly announces that her father is a bad man then proceeding to throw them out of his cab. He continues to throw them out of his cab. Most people would readily appreciate how it is possible to find yourself in circumstances that slide quickly from bad to worse, despite the fact that these girls are annoying they are so clueless that you find it difficult to remain angry with them. To balance the story, at least to some degree, the filmmakers decided to have the pair stumble across some kittens and decide to rescue them. This reveals a modicum of concern for others in them although it amounts to calling 911 to report the lost kittens. When they finally arrive and find Russ and Sam, they discover they are with two topless girls. They react by removing their tops as well. Watching this film is in some ways similar to seeing an accident. So much as gone wrong yet you find you are not able to look away. In most stories of this nature, the characters undergo an arch that leads to some lesson or moral enlightenment. Ultimately, the issue with this pair is how resistant they are to change. They give a new meaning to the word clueless as the bounce through life like a ball in a pinball game. They react to external influences but are unable to find any way to be proactive in the course their lives are taking. The strange thing is the story was told well and admittedly I was compelled to seeing it through. This movie is recommended for fans of independent film with eclectic tastes.

Reminded me of biking through the bowels of Brooklyn and Queens to get to Rockaway Beach just to see the Heliotropes play one song at a hot dog stand, then I bike back to Manhattan to see Grum DJ while I was covered in sweat and sand. One of the best days of my life, had more fun than these girls did.

I have never hated a movie so much. Maybe the characters were supposed to be hated but still quirky and kind of fun. But no, they weren't funny or ironic. They had no redeeming qualities similar to the movie. The writing was all over the place and they ended up killing kittens. so ultimately i wasted good money on renting this movie after it was called a subversive romy and michelles high school reunion by advertisers obviously because it wasn't that at all. romy and michelles high school reunion is amazing. while the characters are written to be annoying yet quirky they actually achieve that as well. I have never hated a movie like i hate fort tilden. don't waste your money on it.

A darkly comedic takedown of Brooklyn in every sense. Every stereotype is skewered in its own way, however, the film is, first and foremost, an attack on entitlement amongst the youth of the upper class. While the film is consistently funny, the finale feels rather empty. While this may or may not be fitting, it definitely leaves the viewer with a bad taste in mouth.

A mish-mash of crazy New York stories, Fort Tilden tells the story of an unnecessarily hard journey of two girls who don't realize that they have no redeeming qualities. Funny one-liners keep you from getting up, leaving the theater, and asking for a refund. That the unlikeable characters aren't dead by the end is a shame. This is a film about New Yorkers written by people who only seem to have heard about NYC from others. (Yes, I know the writers went to grad school here.) The film is simply not funny and the plot is less believable than a Star War. Don't wait until Netflix you'll never get those two hours back.

Perfectly captures the shift in demographics in an ever-changing New York, and a generation that only cares about themselves.

Very very true to the setting and time period. I live in this Brooklyn neighborhood and these girls are very real. A fun tragicomedy in which you dislike the protagonists but also sort of like them.

One of those incredibly rare Kickstarter project that turned out really good. A highly entertaining New York millenial adventure.

Despite its unlikable characters, Fort Tilden is an enjoyable film to watch. It is not because of how the leads stupidly stare and argue while a kid steals their bike. It is not because of how a store owner puts ice on hot coffee with her bare hands to make them "iced coffee" for the two heroines. And it is not also because of the topless scene in the end, where a quarter of girls let their bare breasts hang loose at the beach. But it is because of how the two leads, without realizing it, develop some kind of compassion and humanity.

Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss' debut feature feels like an episode of Broad City dipped in strychnine. Following a comedy of errors involving two twenty-something trust-funded females, Fort Tilden has enough drug use, bare breasts and sex talk to make your mother nervous, but what's most remarkable about the film is how it doesn't ask us to like its characters. The two leads are both rather repellent (even more so than a Lena Dunham creation), but in doing so it brings up plenty of questions about where Generation Y is headed, and also finds plenty to satirize in a playful sense. Frequently hilarious, and never predictable, Fort Tilden is a strong debut film, and may even suggest greater things to come from the two young filmmakers.

I could barely tolerate the annoying trailer, I would never want to see this film.

Just as I was becoming truly annoyed by this movie, it turn an unexpected turn. As these two cloyingly vacant and cruel losers find their way into The Flatbush area of NYC, things take a ever-so-slight twist. By the time they actually reaching the "general" area of destination it seems like they are becoming as tired of each other as I was of them. I'm fairly certain that this was Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers' intent. The final third of the movie finally takes these self-entitled dim-wits full circle. It is doubtful that these two characters will ever come to terms with who and what they are, but they do get more than either knows how to deal. Both Bridey Elliott and Clare McNulty give spot-on performances. McNulty is actually quite brilliant. Bliss/Rogers' owe what works about this movie largely to these two actors.

Really funny but the main characters are also incredibly unlikable.