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Pupkin-2's rating
I rented the film (I don't think it got a theatrical release here) out expecting the worse. The previews made the film look awful. I was in fact very surprised, it was well worth watching; it was loosely scripted, almost like an ensemble piece of film. It had some very funny moments in it and although flawed is an effective satire on the show and the people on the show without being too scathing. It is flawed, mainly by the awful soundtrack of bludgeoning 'comedy' effects but on the whole it comes across as honest and generally true to form of the show in an altmanesque or Larry Sanders way.
At the moment it is the fashion to be critical of Jerry Springer, he is also an easy target. Springer could have made Citizen Kane and it would be proclaimed 'the worst film ever made'. I recommend this film for anybody interested in the show. A flawed but innovative and interesting piece of film.
At the moment it is the fashion to be critical of Jerry Springer, he is also an easy target. Springer could have made Citizen Kane and it would be proclaimed 'the worst film ever made'. I recommend this film for anybody interested in the show. A flawed but innovative and interesting piece of film.
Blue Velvet is a great surreal work of art. Both intensely disturbing and funny. The story is a device by Lynch to explore desires 'hidden' in all of us. David Lynch obsessivley 'pulls back the surface' to contrast light with dark, Evil with good. Dennis Hopper is shocking and explosive in Blue Velvet, the 'In dreams' scene where Frank is on a joy ride is a movie classic, a scene of virtuosity.
It is 'The' film of the 1980's and a milestone for independent cinema but more importantly it is a fully fledged masterpiece in it's own right. I cannot recommend this film enough
It is 'The' film of the 1980's and a milestone for independent cinema but more importantly it is a fully fledged masterpiece in it's own right. I cannot recommend this film enough
A terrible ultra soft core porn / horror, exploitation film. Deserves attention because it is so bad. Thrill to the awful camera work! Be amazed at the end car stunt sequence which defies all logic! Be shocked at the sequence where an actor looks directly at the camera and laughs, flouting the rules of continuity! Love the wretched story line!