katieb
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I am almost done with this movie, and I don't know if I am going to be able to watch the rest. I can't stand seeing jared leto's arm where he shoots up all the time, it makes my own arm throb. :shock:
and it makes me sad how the mom is so messed up. she seems like a nice lady and then she got mixed up with drugs and now she looks like crap.
good movie from what I've been able to watch. but it's a little much
twistofreality
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You can't stop now! It may fuck you up for the rest of your life, but you have to finish it, especially after having gone this far.
whackamullet
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Then, tomorrow night, watch "(insert symbol for Pi)". Get it all out of your system. :shock:
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katieb wrotewhackamullet wrote Then, tomorrow night, watch "(insert symbol for Pi)". Get it all out of your system. :shock:what is it about?
It's another film by Aronofsky, completed right out of film school. I feel it's his best to date. Very esoteric and visually/cinematically unique. The DVD has some great extras, especially those revealing the making. I highly recommend. Check out this site for a thorough explanation of the film itself: http://aronofksy.tripod.com/pi.html
Did you finish Requiem? :shock: Thoughts?
katieb
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dude, seriously messed up. I just.... :shock:
jared leto's arm just killed me. I wanted to throw up. and then they had to amputate. I just shuddered writing that.
and when his mom had to get the shock treatment I wanted to cry. so did she end up in a psychiatric hostpital? I couldn't tell. she was so messed up on drugs, I mean, it was her fault for going to the shady docter and upping her own dose, but still. what the heck.
and all I can say about jennifer connelly is at least she got a gigantic wad of money. that was fucked up.
moral of the story: DRUGS ARE BAD!
hahaha
vestanpance
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3 words...
ass to ass.
that is some messed up shit.
I watched this movie on a sunny sunday afternoon. And yes i still wanted to kill myself after. Awesome movie!! but one I don't want to watch again.
Walker
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Yeah, I'd agree that Gummo is more disturbing than Requiem. Also: KIDS.
I've never watched a lot of David Lynch, but Mulholland Drive was pretty weird and creepy.
Man, you all should have come to the meetup on Tuesday! 4cast Nate, his friend Jason, Anne and I were having a great big conversation about David Lynch's films and other fucked up movies. :lol:
vestanpance
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Damn I should have been there. David Lynch is one of my favs. I still think Twin Peaks is the best TV series ever.
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Walker wrote Man, you all should have come to the meetup on Tuesday! 4cast Nate, his friend Jason, Anne and I were having a great big conversation about David Lynch's films and other fucked up movies. :lol:
That's weird, because I ended up scrawling a short list of "movies that use gore not to shock you but to lurch you into an existential crisis" onto a piece of paper for someone. All I can remember are Izo and Guinea Pig 2: Flowers of Flesh and Blood, and right now I can't believe I recommended the latter to anyone for anything ever.
I think David Lynch is a campy director and would be unable to write a decent story premise if his life was on the line.
ddavis
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I dunno... I watched KIDS and thought it was kinda far fetched. Would it really have been as disturbing if the cast wasn't so young? Maybe there are kids that are really like that but the whole time I was watching it I just couldn't get past the believablity of it (not that all movies are believable).
Requiem is a great movie and I loved it. It's not necessarily just about drugs but hopes and dreams as well as addiction.
I've watched a lot of David Lynch's movies and it seems he makes them weird just for the sake of it. Some are entertaining and others just leave me wondering WTF did I just watch?
vestanpance
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ddavis wroteI've watched a lot of David Lynch's movies and it seems he makes them weird just for the sake of it.
I'm a Lynch fan and I also agree with this statement.
Blue Velvet = awesome
lost Highway = exactly what you are talking about, weird just for the sake of it. And dumb to boot :P
lifeliberty
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great movie,
Bowling4photos
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Might as well throw Julien Donkeyboy in the mix too, speaking of Kids and Gummo.
I'm big fan of all these directors being mentioned on this thread...so, yes, I'm somewhat demented... :)
In comparing them, Aranofsky's and Korine's films are disturbing in a much different way than Lynch's. The former are sensational, aiming to smack you in the face with "reality." Plot lines are understandable and the characters (outwardly anyway) are relatable. This is definitely true for Requiem and most all Korine's, but not so much Pi, which is more intellectual...both in terms of plot and production. (And actually similar to Lynch's Eraserhead in many ways.)
Lynch's films, on the other hand, are more art for art's sake. Lynch doesn't really care if you completely understand his films, nor does he want you to. He introduces characters and scenarios that are very bizarre and unrelatable. This is what makes his films disturbing...the fact that we can't relate, whereas films like Requiem and Kids are too human, too relatable for us. (enough italics for you?) For instance, I don't assume KatieB main-veins, but she can relate to Wayan's when he was shooting up...and this freaked her shit.
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Ndcent wrote "I know it's pretty baby, but I didn't take it out for air!"
:lol: True, true. Can you YouTube link that scene onto here? I'm sure KatieB would get a kick out of it.
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