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Posted: March 15th, 2012, 8:39pm Report to Moderator
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everytime i see that picture i think.... donnie darko....

everyone loves that movie, but i thought it was prententious fluff.
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I dare each and every one of you to attempt sitting through this in its entirety.


I tried...really I did. I lasted 16 minutes before calling it quits. I thought this would be funny because it was that bad but it was just horrible and I couldn't continue.
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I tried...really I did. I lasted 16 minutes before calling it quits. I thought this would be funny because it was that bad but it was just horrible and I couldn't continue.


I hear you.  I kept thinking, something has to happen...but it didn't.  It actually got much worse.  I have to be honest and admit I did fall asleep twice near the end and had to play the fucker back in case I missed something important.  Obviously, I didn't, and had to sit through an additional 15 minutes of the crapfest.

Did you at least see the giant green suited monster dude/thing?

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Did you at least see the giant green suited monster dude/thing?



Yeah, fast forwarded it to parts. The green suited guy who was named "blond stranger" in the credits just kept appearing out of nowhere. I mean, I did laugh at the scene in the picture where he appears to be masturbating and when she drew back the shower curtain for him just to be standing there getting soaked but... yeah. Rubbish!

There wasn't even any nudity in this to save the day. I really don't know how this got made?
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I didn't even make it twelve minutes. Thought this would be fun to watch with my St. Patty's day, early-morning beer buzz before heading off for some corned-beef.

Wow, everything about this is wrong. Even in the first twelve, the blood makeup on her giant forehead changes drastically throughout the scenes.

Plus, she hit a guy and a kid, apparently loaded with Bob Evans tiny table cloths, with an old iron beast of a car. Pretty sure that car would still have been driveable after.

The old lady in red with the shit-eating grin was what did it for me. Maybe if some of my beer-hammering buddies were here to watch it with me, i would've made it further.

Since we're all Irish in C-town this particular day, I shall have to go find them at the pub.

Cheers...

James


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Thanks for mentioning this one, Jeff.  Had never heard of it.  

Some spoilers within --

Well, props to these people for full commitment to some sort of vision.  I guess I'd have to call this one ambitious, if nothing else, in that it (I think) remains true to itself despite the obvious limitations of budget.  You are very likely to end a viewing of this film with a strong feeling of irritation (which will have been present throughout your time watching).

Often downright laughable, occasionally off-putting, sometimes very boring.  Still, I wouldn't personally call this terrible filmmaking.  There is at least clarity and consistency of style, and the sense that something unique is being attempted.  The attempt at creation of and emphasis on a unique soundscape, although unsuccessful, is appreciated.

Hard not to laugh every time the green monster's featured.  The literal green monster is a symbol of jealousy.  Ho ho ho.  Or maybe it isn't.  The film never answers any questions, which I suppose is fine, if frustrating.  When Lynch doesn't answer questions, we tend to let him get away with it because his movies are awesome to watch.  The Oregonian is a downright pain to watch.

Too bad they couldn't find a better old woman to play that old woman.  Neither she nor the other four black-puke-women have a particularly cinematic appearance.  Can't blame James for cutting out at the old woman's first appearance -- that smile is probably one of the most irritating things I've ever experienced.

Plot as I saw it: Woman awakes in limbo of a sort after dying in a car crash, has a generally metaphysical sorta experience in which she confronts and comes to understand some of her inner demons, fails to find redemption, goes to Hell.

Uhm...I dunno.  Kinda sucked but at least was an unabashed attempt at something new and different.  Severely hampered by minimal budget.  Wouldn't put it past the director to make something awesome ten years down the road.

For a much better film which in some ways explores similar techniques, check out I Can See You.  Great no-budget filmmaking, with a Lynchian feel as well, and a better (if equally frustrating) payoff.  
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ZERO DAY - found footage style Indy film about two high school misfits planning and executing a Columbine style massacre. scary as hell.
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Holy Ch**T! Someone stab that old, smiling woman on the road with a pencil or something... make something happen!

This is just so bad. I mean if you're gonna make a movie with minimalist dialogue, you best make sure the scenes are visually stunning... but the green mascot won't cut it... Jeez...
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