ErikW Posted September 4, 2002 Share Posted September 4, 2002 Anybody seen this movie? What the hell is up with the writer/director? It's the most disturbing film I've seen since Requiem for a Dream. What makes it so disturbing is how it mixes light comedy, dark comedy, tragedy, serious drama, and over-the-top silliness. This is a "challenging" film. Spanking the Monkey was a "comfortable" film in comparison. Do not see it with your new girlfriend or your parents or your kids. This is some seriously F'ed up shjt. (Edited by Erik Warren at 5:08 pm on Sep. 4, 2002) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted September 4, 2002 Share Posted September 4, 2002 And the name of this movie is?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecutts Posted September 4, 2002 Share Posted September 4, 2002 I thought happiness was an excellent movie, no strike that, it was an excellent film. No sappy Hollywood ending there, just life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted September 4, 2002 Share Posted September 4, 2002 I loved it - saw it when it came out. Todd Salonz (sp) has another one out, on DVD now - Storytelling. Haven't seen it but I heard it was "better" than Happiness. Scary. Have you seen "Gummo?" I think it's the King of Weird/Unusual. Definitely don't watch with anyone you're not real comfortable with. I tried to watch it 3 times (by myself) and had to shut it down each time. Finally, I enlisted a friend, from Ohio who could relate, to watch it with me. We made it all the way through. The scary thing is that it is supposedly about the lives of the folks in Xenia Ohio, and how they were affected by the massive tornado of (about) '74. I grew up basically right down the road. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted September 5, 2002 Author Share Posted September 5, 2002 Never heard of Storytelling or Gummo, but I'll look for them. I know the director of Happiness did Welcome to the Doll House, which got good reviews. I'm still freaked out by Happiness days later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecutts Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Quote: from Erik Warren I'm still freaked out by Happiness days later. freaked out or figuring it out? That is figuring what it means to you. The better art is the more we relate to it on an individual basis, analyze what it means, how it relates to you ect (I would hate to write a masters thesis here). Whether it's a Mapelthorp photograph or a Westerman print (saw a retrospective at the LA museum of contemporary art this weekend, which was well worth it). the good stuff sticks with us I still think about The pillow Book, or anything by Peter Greenway (sp?), Lost Highway, and I just saw Mulholand Drive this weekend, which I am trying to digest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 "I'm still freaked out by Happiness days later. " lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted September 5, 2002 Author Share Posted September 5, 2002 I rented Welcome to the Doll House last night. Right away it was recognizable as the same director. Most similar was the constant put-downs, slaps in the face, and kicks in the teeth. Much less disturbing than Happiness, but it had its moments. I found a review by someone who seems to get it... http://cooldirectors.imess.net/Todd%20Solo...f_happiness.htm ...and an interview with Todd Solondz... http://cooldirectors.imess.net/Todd%20Solondz/interview.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Erik Read the review, waaaaaaaaaaaaaay toooooooooooo depressing for me. Good Luck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecutts Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 waaaaaaaaaaaaaay toooooooooooo depressing for me. Yeah, but worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Gummo? I might have to check that out. I was involved in the clean up of the 1999 Xenia tornado. I'm getting freaked just thinking about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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