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Eraserhead son or Inland Empire daughter?
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Post by Archie on May 21, 2024 23:21:35 GMT
I'm a big Bigelow enthusiast, but this has always been a blind spot. Hopefully I'll watch it this weekend. Curious about your opinions. DeepArcher I know you're a fan đ
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Post by Martin Stett on May 22, 2024 0:37:56 GMT
One of the stupidest movies of the 90s. Unfortunately, it seems to think it is smart.
Edit: And the movie half-asses its themes so much. If you're gonna be anti-cop, don't chicken out on it. You have the cyberpunk setting of allowing people to live in the memories of others, but it's pretty much just used for pornos and the occasional snuff film. It is all so simplistic.
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Post by DeepArcher on May 22, 2024 2:22:51 GMT
Itâs a deeply flawed film that is, in its way, perfect to me. The most nagging of those flaws is that, yes, it âchickenshitsâ the ending, but the broad emotional beats work enough for me that it doesnât bother me as much as it could or even should. I just find its atmosphere so intoxicating, such a uniquely tactile rendition of a sort of grungy, grimy cyberpunk that I tend to love, and I think the two lead characters (and Fiennesâ and Bassettâs performances) are so compelling and endearing. I donât tend to evaluate movies on the âlikabilityâ of characters, but man, I love those characters.
One of my favorites - of the â90s, of its genre(s), and in general - and bar none my favorite Bigelow, though I also strongly prefer her early-career genre stuff to her later-career pivot into the âserious.â
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Post by taranofprydain on May 22, 2024 2:59:46 GMT
Even for a neo-noir, it is a deeply cruel film, wallowing in disturbing images and scenes, none more so than a voyeuristic rape/murder scene which plays like a snuff film. And it is staggeringly uneven. But Angela Bassett turns in a magnificent performance, and Ralph Fiennes turns in his usual sterling work too.
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on May 22, 2024 3:40:23 GMT
It's my favorite Bigelow. I really love it and think it's a pretty staggering work in the modern context of how omnipresent visual media is, be it for the simple pleasures/escapism or the startling reality we're exposed to on a consistent basis. It's a movie acting as a response to Rodney King that now feels like a look forward to the internet age.
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Post by Brother Fease on May 24, 2024 11:37:28 GMT
This is one of my favorite films, especially in the Cult Classic list. Everything about the movie worked for me -- the twists, the voyeurism theme, the music, the performances, and its cyber-punk tone. Unfortunately, all of the themes in the film (no spoilers) are relevant today.
Also, who can forget this scene?
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Post by Archie on May 27, 2024 20:51:32 GMT
THEY SHOULD HAVE STAYED PLATONIC!!!!
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