It’s not a mental health thing. It’s not a depression thing. It’s not a pissed-off-at-the-world thing.
It’s real. The majority of people (not all, thankfully) are greedy, selfish a$$holes that do exactly as much as they can and want to and are only limited in action by fear and, as said John Doe, “consequences”.
It’s been too long…I had forgotten what a cool voice this guy has, especially with this sort of material.
Incredibly racist story, of course, considering the author. So if you can’t handle that, don’t listen.
Incredibly creepy, also, of course, considering the author. Same.
Interesting story that holds your interest; at least, holds my interest…somewhat less so after the middle, unfortunately.
If you want to be suitably, ummm…”impressed”…listen to this after listening to/watching/etc… nothing at all creepy/sinister.
There’s a bit of wholly unnecessary repetition/”story so far” about halfway in.
And, after that, it sort of lulls (in an admittedly disgusting and horrible way).
West gets more and more horrible as this goes: not simply insane and/or perverse, but actually an object of true Evil self-indulgence.
Creepy before the ending, and creepy at the end…but I don’t think it quite fulfills its promise of the beginning as much as it could; more degenerating into a disgusting and much less intellectual gross-fest.
In any case, not for the faint of heart.
So here’s the deal: it starts off well, nice little intro, builds up in creepiness until it gets to a certain (good) level and maintains that for a while. Then, around the middle, it sums up needlessly and over-wordy (as opposed to otherworldly) “The Show So Far”. THEN, it continues on…but it doesn’t really build more on what it’s already said. It just stalls there, as if it doesn’t know where to go; as if all the insinuation and creeping darkness have been put out there, with no satisfying/gripping climax to continue to move towards. It trades in otherworldly/steadily creeeeeeping/buildupBuildupBUILDUP for static grossness. It can’t even maintain that, as it degenerates into the purely silly in an effort to keep going well after the worthwhile is done.
This should have been about half as long. If it WAS, it would have been great.
Well, it certainly makes me feel a bit butter (err better) about myself.
It’s gross in a fairly-clever-but-I-refuse-to-say-“well”-written sort of way til about 23 minutes in; then the zombie-ish-ness starts.
Is it a satire on people in general as being pretty nasty? As fighting their own kind, which not even fcken ZOMBIES do?
Or is it a guy making a movie about fat guys running and then gross sight/sound gags (major fart quotient) before the obligatory zombies?
Dunno. But I did actually sort of enjoy it, for whatever the hell it is.
Checking in at:
35:40 – ok…
47:45 – Yeah baby! Now there’s a title confusion for ya! (still fairly clever).
1:03:19 – mmmhmm.
1:14:44 – ok…
1:16:31 – gratuitous nudity!
Ending – weak.
Oh God it hurts. But still…
Inspirational Quote: “The truth is, your movie is a steaming pile of sh1t nuggets, with the production value of a home video shot by a deaf, blind amputee that is drunk on cheap gin. Please consider quitting filmmaking altogether.”
I have no love for Christian Bale’s acting, and that is a major impediment in beginning to actually CARE while watching this. Meh.
The action scenes are good right from the start, on the other hand. I mean, literally, it ZOOMS into action. Impressive.
It certainly is dark…not for the faint of heart if you want the good guy to always win. Harsh.
LOTS of cool action scenes/explosions, actually…it just doesn’t let up. Very impressive FX.
Full of sound and fury, certainly. And not insignificant.
It certainly aroused some fury in me, but even more at Bateman’s gelding-snipped Batman than Ledger’s very-well-performed Joker.
The Joker’s arguments are, of course, bullsh1t. Anarchy sucks. But to be able to make me even THINK about them is an achievement.
If you find it slow, hang in there…it’s better nearer the end. And even better better nearer nearer the end. And…the end.
Now, to philosophize:
– NO HURT DOGGIES!!!
– I don’t find Batman’s “one rule” heroic or noble. I find it cowardly; the last bastion of one who is unable to put what SHOULD really matter first above all else.
– If someone threatened the lives of those *I* love, I wouldn’t kill them either. I would make the SLOTH “victim” from the movie ‘Seven’ look infinitely merciful in comparison. (Perhaps paraphrasing myself).
“I’ll give you a blood transfusion just to keep you alive.” (Perhaps paraphrasing K. Kristofferson).
I have to say, I was moved. Was it my mood? Certainly part of it…but I have to appreciate the quality in any case.
Inspirational Quote: “Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.”
So fcken SLOW to start, with nothing at all to indicate it will be anything but generic cr@p.
It does get a little interesting after a bit, though…the silent zombie screams are cool.
This movie dares to be boring, no doubt; but by about 31 minutes in I actually WANTED to keep watching.
42:26 – ’28 Days Later’ ripoff.
Sort of like ’28 Days Later’, actually, except that the intro-and-subsequent-solo-guy-plus-infected/zombies-only interaction goes on ’til about 1:02:15.
Hmmmmm…’Cast Away’ vibes? He does have a Wilson-ish partner.
He’s pretty good, actually. It’s KIND OF different, that’s gotta be worth SOMETHING by now with zombie movies.
Definitely interesting near the ending, with a pretty cool metaphor.
1:15:40 – END: Pay close attention.
This one actually makes you think, the “caged” metaphor being only the most obvious of them.
By the end, I’m surprised…pretty good stuff. Give it a shot if you have any interest in this genre.
I’d like to give it a higher grade, I really would…but there’s just too much dull, filler-type buildup.
Cut this down to an hour or so, it’s a B+.
That’s necessary filler/minor hint of things to come/necessary filler/minor hint of things to come/etc…/10 minute ending montage.
“While it’s well known that as one gets older, one tends to find changes in the world at large unsettling, confusing, f@cking irritating, a REBUKE TO ONE’S VERY EXISTENCE…it’s generally not a good idea to make a career out of saying so.”
Quentin Tarantino uses his undisputed talent to make good movies, and then makes them worse with his dumb-a$$, stupid, laughable, dull, and/or annoying self-indulgences.
This is the best (worst) example thus far.
Why does he do it? Because he’s Quentin *bleepin* Tarantino, that’s why.
Lots of good scenes, lots of unnecessary cr@p.
Chapter One:
I don’t find the pipe funny, just absurd for the sake of it.
Christoph Waltz does a very good job being absurd at the same time as believable…the pipe is merely absurd.
And, unlike assumed intent, it’s NOT funny. It’s just…stupid. As if Tarantino himself is daring you not to like it.
Well, good job Cutie.
Chapter Two:
The Hugo Stiglitz intro is…ridiculously absurd, not funny. It – and others like it – are like much of the last season of ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ : absurdity without the humor. Which is just pitiful and annoying. And a waste of surrounding (good) material.
I love this guy. The future’s so bright, he’s gotta wear shades.
Most people are selfish, greedy a$$holes, and this guy’s scammers are the definition of this: Their motivation in life is money, at all costs.
Disgusting and pathetic.
Scammers focus on easier targets most of all. If you know any very elderly or disabled people, make sure they are safe.
The episodes are all very similar; if you like this, you’ll probably like the others. So I’m not going to give grades for each episode…I encourage you to watch or not based on interest in this.
One more thing: Even if you don’t like this, he’s doing Good, so I urge you to support anti-scammers.
Feeling good out of doing Good…that’s the greatest feeling in the world.
In a very distant-past post entitled “Maternal Instinct”, there is an audio file that I have just realized is infected with some sort of virus.
My antivirus software displayed the problem in advance when I attempted to play it today (good stuff) so there was no effect.
However, for the benefit of anyone ELSE out there that might be even possibly thinking of listening to it…don’t.
I’m a firm believer in (peaceful, of course) massive retaliation, though, so don’t worry…I’ll get a nice cleanpristine version and upload it here and on my Facebook account. And maybe every month or so I’ll re-post it. And get a custom-made t-shirt and fliers made. “Cuz I’m stupid like that.”
I was bored and depressed. Thanks for giving me motivation!
“Like it? … I fcken LOVE it!!!”
– Puppy
P.S. – Original post was made about eleven years ago, and no complaint has ever been made concerning it.
Why didn’t I review this band before? I mean, I don’t LOVE them, but I’ve reviewed plenty of (obviously) (much) lesser bands.
Oh well. Here goes…
Sounds good from the start. “Hey Man, Nice Shot” isn’t about Kurt Cobain, to make it less interesting for you.
It’s got a shorter version of The Crystal Method’s “Trip Like I Do” that rocks.
But wait, there’s less!
Takes a dip after track five, but even the filler isn’t all that bad.
I really like Richard Patrick’s voice; when soft it conveys sensitivity and yearning, but he can also roar in fury with the best of them, and he seems to know when to do which most effectively.
Inspirational Quote: “Oh my God, this is the best…”
(“Hey Man, Nice Shot”, “Jurassitol”, “Take A Picture”)
Creepy, at the very start. But that’s the problem: it never gets any creepier, like they shot their wad on a compelling intro to pull in the viewers.
There are some nasty visuals throughout, but not as many as you’d like in a movie where that’s the only thing of real interest. And if you struggle through movies with nasty visuals because you want to hang in there for the acting and storytelling and character development…yikes. Never, never, never watch this.
Starts getting pretentious and unbelievable not too far in.
Character connections and conflicts and just interactions in general seem a bit forced; done out of necessity.
Lots of overacting – especially the cop. And the characters’ personalities seem to shift rather than maintain or evolve.
It’s poorly written and – for the most part – poorly acted.
Lowered a notch for screwing up such a simple horror concept.
The general critical consensus, as I understand it, is that most of Paul’s post-Beatles work is substandard.
And there’s a LOT of it, so I’m not going to waste my time.
This, on the other hand, is a pretty good album if you don’t expect too much from it.
And if you include the original American album release track “Helen Wheels”.
(“Band On The Run”, “Jet”)
It’s almost all a conversation/debate/conflict/etc between two entities.
The acting is pretty good, I think. The psychiatrist is rock-solid if somewhat overshadowed, and the “demon” is quite impressive, I think…very interesting, if a bit too much of a blinker.
Lots to think about, I think…a lot of interesting questions are asked, a lot of interesting statements are made.
Lots of anger, frustration, push-pull…
There’s a great section of discussion that I can really relate to, regarding the wisdom of a battle against an omnipotent creator…regarding “the moral of the thing” in unwinnable struggles.
Stupidity/Insanity or Bravery/Courageous Defiance.
Creepy…certainly at least somewhat intriguing…somewhat “original”…
Not a masterpiece, certainly…some predictable moments, some cheezy moments…
Moving at times though, also, certainly…again, a nice intellectual boxing match from both actors.
I wonder…am I sad, or glad, that it’s not a masterpiece? Because if it was, it would be HORRIFYING.
33:59-39:00 – Great discussion, nice to have it done so well.
If it’s trying to “make a statement”, to “convert” (so to speak) to any religious/moral IRL position, I’m not buying it.
Thank…God?
Interesting and thought-provoking and disturbing though, at least somewhat, and I’m glad I watched it.
There are times when I think “Ok, this is starting to fall apart…” but it never really totally does.
But I hate the ‘Blair Witch’ attempt to pretend it’s meaningful in any way by talking about “demonic manifestations” and an exorcism reportedly taking place on set during production.
You don’t have to be Christian to be Good. You don’t have to be an atheist to be Evil. And vice-versa: there is no intrinsic connection between religion and morality.
Good and Evil is a question of morality. Choose to be Good, please. And do so because you BELIEVE in doing so, regardless of religion (or lack thereof).
FAIR USE: CRITICISM – And anyway, this question has already been answered, like it or not:
Nice ending, too.
Inspirational Quote: “I mean…what happens to an atheist uh, that is confronted by Demonic Evil?”
A pissed-off, outspoken racist man has some extremely unpleasant experiences that alter his views on people in general.
1 – Pretty good
2 – Obvious/Cliche, and
3 – Obvious/Watch out for snakes!
The ending doesn’t get maudlin, thankfully, in the true spirit of the original series.
Second:
Boring and cliche take on aging and the desire to be young again.
Fresh young minds. Nom nom nom…
Third:
Modern update of sorts on ‘It’s A Good Life’, one of the best TZ episodes ever.
Definite creepy feeling when you realize (if you hadn’t been prepared for it) what’s up and wonder where it will take you, as the upside is definitely enticing.
I won’t ruin that other than to say that it delivers, at least somewhat. I was pretty impressed, actually.
Worth a watch.
Fourth:
(Singing) “Only (an inferior and unnecessary ‘Nightmare At 20,000 Feet’ remake) pads the film…”
Decent extro segment.
Quite frankly I think only the intro/extro, first-of-the-first and third are worthy of viewing.
I couldn’t imagine a dumber opening, given the title of the “film”.
Main Street field, walking as a robot trying to be a human (Phantom Creeping), creepy waitress scene…
I’ve got a good idea of my grade, barring a miracle…now, to relax and enjoy with the occasional comment.
– A riveting response to Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car”.
– FREEZE FRAME
– Imagine random out of place printouts
– The Clap
– Rotting Carcass
– Calm panning shots
– The Bird Blitz
Since I have my glorified blog backed up in several remote locations, you’d actually be doing me a favor (monetarily) by succeeding in destroying this site.
I mean…I’d just have to get a new hobby.
*shrug* You’re not doing very well, anyways.
Everything here is somewhere(s) remote, so have at it.