This movie is utter crap. I watched it not that long ago, in fact, having never gotten all the way through it. From the frenetic, pointless, I’m-not-as-cool-as-I-think-I-am editing, to the not-subtle symbolism, to the the crude and obvious media-is-evil-nobody-understands-me message, this movie is absurd, loud, and annoying… and little else.
That was kind of the point. It was commentary about the time period the movie was set in. Which was largly frenetic, pointless, loud, crude, absurd and annoying. How old are you? Not old enough to remember the 90’s. Either that or you miss the point of a lot of things. Even when they are as obvious as this movie was.
Maybe you’re just too deep and subtle to get such things. Consider yourself lucky.
@...garbledxmission: Making something louder, more frenetic, stupider is not the way to do it. The movie’s idea is ok, it’s actually a good one. But it is presented horribly. About 10 minutes of the whole movie are watchable… the rest is just- I don’t know, I, for one, didn’t care for it.
It came out when I was in high school and all the little goth kids loved it. Of course, they’ll love anything they view as “edgy” or conspicuously non-conformist. (Kinda like the punks who shop at the mall.)
I saw it with some friends, opening weekend, and got into an argument with one girl who thought it was the “best! movie! ever!”
@Lamb: Didn’t say it was a good idea. Most of the 90’s was a bad idea, so why would a movie about the culture be any different? I personally couldn’t stand most of the movie. Found it too jarring and callous. You know, like most of the 90’s.
Love your screen name btw. Makes me want to go down into the basement and do a little sewing…
Apparently I was the only person that liked this movie. I didn’t love it, but I’ll still watch it if it happens to be on. I thought it was more hippy dippy gone evil than frenetic 90s.
One day, I’d like to hear someone express their opinion on a movie without declaring it as equal to the quality of the movie. Just because *you* don’t like something doesn’t mean it equates to shit or it is bad. The movie was what it was. I didn’t mind it when I saw it, but that doesn’t make it bad nor good on it’s own. There was nothing technically wrong with it. When people just plain announce something as shit, without saying why or anything, it makes them sound like howling monkeys and proves the quality of their “review”. I don’t like jews or north-american black people because I don’t care for their culture or their mannerisms, but that doesn’t make them shit or bad. Just not my cup of tea is all. That’s the critical objective difference people fail to understand that creates so much pointless hatred.
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tl;dr “pbbbbt”
@sylvanish, I find it amusing that you are claiming artistic subject matter should be judged solely on technical merit. By that criteria Monet’s work sucks because it is all blurry and out of focus.
P.S. I’d say you were also, technically, a racist asshole but I’m also pretty sure you’re just an inflammitory troll so I’ll just skip ahead to the end and say, “fuck you buddy.”
This movie is utter crap. I watched it not that long ago, in fact, having never gotten all the way through it. From the frenetic, pointless, I’m-not-as-cool-as-I-think-I-am editing, to the not-subtle symbolism, to the the crude and obvious media-is-evil-nobody-understands-me message, this movie is absurd, loud, and annoying… and little else.
That was kind of the point. It was commentary about the time period the movie was set in. Which was largly frenetic, pointless, loud, crude, absurd and annoying. How old are you? Not old enough to remember the 90’s. Either that or you miss the point of a lot of things. Even when they are as obvious as this movie was.
Maybe you’re just too deep and subtle to get such things. Consider yourself lucky.
It was fair, not quite Pulp Fiction to put together. But still pretty trippy.
@...garbledxmission: Making something louder, more frenetic, stupider is not the way to do it. The movie’s idea is ok, it’s actually a good one. But it is presented horribly. About 10 minutes of the whole movie are watchable… the rest is just- I don’t know, I, for one, didn’t care for it.
One of the worst movies I’ve ever seen.
It came out when I was in high school and all the little goth kids loved it. Of course, they’ll love anything they view as “edgy” or conspicuously non-conformist. (Kinda like the punks who shop at the mall.)
I saw it with some friends, opening weekend, and got into an argument with one girl who thought it was the “best! movie! ever!”
@Lamb: Didn’t say it was a good idea. Most of the 90’s was a bad idea, so why would a movie about the culture be any different? I personally couldn’t stand most of the movie. Found it too jarring and callous. You know, like most of the 90’s.
Love your screen name btw. Makes me want to go down into the basement and do a little sewing…
Shitty, shitty, shitty movie.
Doesn’t surprise me that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were fans of this film.
Apparently I was the only person that liked this movie. I didn’t love it, but I’ll still watch it if it happens to be on. I thought it was more hippy dippy gone evil than frenetic 90s.
What I’d like to know is why the poster is in German.
One day, I’d like to hear someone express their opinion on a movie without declaring it as equal to the quality of the movie. Just because *you* don’t like something doesn’t mean it equates to shit or it is bad. The movie was what it was. I didn’t mind it when I saw it, but that doesn’t make it bad nor good on it’s own. There was nothing technically wrong with it. When people just plain announce something as shit, without saying why or anything, it makes them sound like howling monkeys and proves the quality of their “review”. I don’t like jews or north-american black people because I don’t care for their culture or their mannerisms, but that doesn’t make them shit or bad. Just not my cup of tea is all. That’s the critical objective difference people fail to understand that creates so much pointless hatred.
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tl;dr “pbbbbt”
I like it
Great fucking movie – in my top 10 favs
@sylvanish, I find it amusing that you are claiming artistic subject matter should be judged solely on technical merit. By that criteria Monet’s work sucks because it is all blurry and out of focus.
P.S. I’d say you were also, technically, a racist asshole but I’m also pretty sure you’re just an inflammitory troll so I’ll just skip ahead to the end and say, “fuck you buddy.”