Just seen the advertisement on here for it which linked me to the trailer, anyone else seen it, what are your thoughts?

I think it looks good IMO. Just hope things in it don't clash with my work or I'll be annoyed lol

Read some good reviews and some hellish reviews. I'll watch it, Lars Von Trier has done some good stuff, and some shite. Anything that provokes this much controversy has gotta be worth a watch.

I personally have never dugged Trier, most of his works are hit and miss with me and, while I admire the confidence he has in himself, it just usually not my types of films. The Kingdom (Riget) however is a unfinished masterpiece though imo.

Btw, Chris, how did the Q&A with Refn go?

I took my girlfriend to see this movie (Don't ask) and it was...I can't really say if I liked it or not. There are parts of it where you go "oh come on!" and even laugh at the silliness and pretension, but honestly? It freaked the hell out of me. It's not a horror movie where you're scared while you're watching it, but try sleeping in the same room as your girl afterwards and the nightmares begin.

The acting is amazing and it is, if nothing else, horrific in the purest sense of the word, but it's not a movie I ever wanna see again. Several people walked out of the viewing I was at at key parts, that you may have heard about.

Let's just put it out there. It's genital mutilation. And it looks real. Or so my girlfriend tells me, I had my eyes closed.

I'll recommend you watch it, and I'm glad I did, but brace yourselves. It's a tough watch.

I heard this film is supposed to me more "arthouse" than conventional Horror. Now, this might sound creepy, but any film that has a couple fucking on a pile of corpses is an instant watch in my book.

--Julio

Quoted from sniper Btw, Chris, how did the Q&A with Refn go?

That isn't until the 31st.

The director of this said "I am the best director ever" or something like that. The reviews, at least the ones I've heard have sucked. I don't think he's the best ever

Quoted from Aaron The director of this said "I am the best director ever" or something like that. The reviews, at least the ones I've heard have sucked. I don't think he's the best ever

http://www.indiewire.com/article/von_trier_i_am_the_best_film_director_in_the_world/

Lars Von Trier is a known prankster who will say stuff like that. You have to understand 80% of it is meant in jest. The other 20% is probably dead serious.

When he did promotion for Manderlay his movie about a plantation in the south in the 30's that still hasn't abolished slavery he said "it's a comedy of sorts".

However he is extremely cocky. When he got into the Danish film school, which is one of the most exclusive in the world, only accepting 5 directors a year, he was asked why he deserved a spot. Seemingly taken aback back the question he replied "No, you tell me why you deserve to have me."

That's Lars Von Trier. Some people hate his arrogance, others find it endearing that he's saying openly what most directors only scream on a closed set.

Quoted from Death Monkey Lars Von Trier is a known prankster who will say stuff like that. You have to understand 80% of it is meant in jest. The other 20% is probably dead serious. When he did promotion for Manderlay his movie about a plantation in the south in the 30's that still hasn't abolished slavery he said "it's a comedy of sorts". However he is extremely cocky. When he got into the Danish film school, which is one of the most exclusive in the world, only accepting 5 directors a year, he was asked why he deserved a spot. Seemingly taken aback back the question he replied "No, you tell me why you deserve to have me." That's Lars Von Trier. Some people hate his arrogance, others find it endearing that he's saying openly what most directors only scream on a closed set.

Indeed! He has that wicked sense of humour you Danes are renowned for. That's one of the things I like about him.
  
Good to see you again, TJ.

I saw it at the Cannes Premiere.

I thought it was genius, one of the best films I'd seen in ages. It looked absoutely gorgeous as well on the screen.

The girlfriend thought it was OK.

The audience laughed out loud at one part, which I'm not wholly sure was the reaction Lars was looking for, though it's hard to say, he likes to mess with expectation.

We sat and talked about it for about two hours afterwards working through it. That's always the sign of a good film to me.

The performance of Charlotte Gainsbourg is unbelievable. She looked nervous on the Red carpet going in and I thought it was strange that a star would be so nervous in front of the paparazzi. Then I saw the film and realised why.

It was actually a bit uncomfortable having the actress sat just behind you when you are watching her masturbating on screen.

Unbelievably honest performance. Far, far better than whoever will win the oscar. No question about that.

Watch it. Worth it whether you like it or not.

Quoted from Takeshi Indeed! He has that wicked sense of humour you Danes are renowned for. That's one of the things I like about him.    Good to see you again, TJ.

Thanks Chris, good to be back (even if it's in some kind of diminished capacity)

Yeah the impossibly deadpan delivery of irony or sarcasm is a pretty Danish thing I guess. I know foreigners often have no clue when I'm being serious or facetious at least...

And that Lars Von Trier for you. I was listening to Mark Kermode talking about when he had Paul Bettany in the studio for DOgville, and he told Mark a story about Von Trier that was hilarious.

When he picked Bettany up the first day in his car, in Sweden where they were filming, he told him they had to make a quick stop at a gas station. And as he proceeded to go inside he asked Bettany if he wanted some porn? Confused BEttany declined, but when Von Trier came back he had whole pile of porn in his hands and threw it into the car without saying anything.

Then when they got to their hotel room he placed all the porn on the bed so it was quite visible, he then told Paul he needed to get something and he should just wait there. 5 minutes later he came back with Nicole Kidman who hadn't met Paul Bettany yet, and as they walk into the room with Bettany sitting on the bed full of porn Von Trier says to Nicole in a complete straight face: "Have you seen how much porn Paul Bettany has?"

Quoted from Death Monkey And that Lars Von Trier for you. I was listening to Mark Kermode talking about when he had Paul Bettany in the studio for DOgville, and he told Mark a story about Von Trier that was hilarious. When he picked Bettany up the first day in his car, in Sweden where they were filming, he told him they had to make a quick stop at a gas station. And as he proceeded to go inside he asked Bettany if he wanted some porn? Confused BEttany declined, but when Von Trier came back he had whole pile of porn in his hands and threw it into the car without saying anything. Then when they got to their hotel room he placed all the porn on the bed so it was quite visible, he then told Paul he needed to get something and he should just wait there. 5 minutes later he came back with Nicole Kidman who hadn't met Paul Bettany yet, and as they walk into the room with Bettany sitting on the bed full of porn Von Trier says to Nicole in a complete straight face: "Have you seen how much porn Paul Bettany has?"

That's Lars for ya.

Quoted from Chris Reid Quoted from Death Monkey... And that Lars Von Trier for you. I was listening to Mark Kermode talking about when he had Paul Bettany in the studio for DOgville, and he told Mark a story about Von Trier that was hilarious. When he picked Bettany up the first day in his car, in Sweden where they were filming, he told him they had to make a quick stop at a gas station. And as he proceeded to go inside he asked Bettany if he wanted some porn? Confused BEttany declined, but when Von Trier came back he had whole pile of porn in his hands and threw it into the car without saying anything. Then when they got to their hotel room he placed all the porn on the bed so it was quite visible, he then told Paul he needed to get something and he should just wait there. 5 minutes later he came back with Nicole Kidman who hadn't met Paul Bettany yet, and as they walk into the room with Bettany sitting on the bed full of porn Von Trier says to Nicole in a complete straight face: "Have you seen how much porn Paul Bettany has?"