Mike76

DeRank ™: 1,28

DeAge™ : 7595 days • Here since 24 august 2005

Jim Sharman The Rocky Horror Picture Show

6 apr 07

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Let me explain myself better: the latest films by Pasolini, Cicciolina and various pornstars, music videos (like "Girls On Film" by Duran Duran), Platinette and various Luxurias, Madonna and her impersonators, the internet, Big Brother, the 166 advertisement, "Mellisa P" or whatever her name is, Gay Pride, Italian sexy comedies, etc. etc. make the so-called "revolutionary" impact of this film seem at the very least faded and the assertion and flaunting of sexual freedom feel anachronistic. Stripped of its supposed rebellion, what remains of this film nonetheless possesses a certain trash originality that some may enjoy, but to me feels like a prolonged joke.

Siouxsie & the Banshees The Scream

5 apr 07

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"I'm sorry that the queen of dark is so underrated; she truly deserves more attention." Holy words, perhaps people have been too influenced by that braggart Scaruffi.

Jim Sharman The Rocky Horror Picture Show

5 apr 07

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Well, revisiting it today more than striking it bores. A confused and outdated camp movie that does manage to get some characters and choreography right. The message? Who knows, maybe that of sexual freedom, but precisely for this reason, rewatching it today when we are bombarded with sexual references everywhere (from advertising to MTV videos) it loses much of its interest and its subversive charge, which today is equal to that of any old Lino Banfi film.

Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson Shrek

4 apr 07

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Well, I wouldn't exactly call it adult animation, and what about "Fritz The Cat"? Aside from the nice graphics, it's the usual crude nonsense with characters mirroring the Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy model (or Gianni and Pinottol, if you prefer), that is, the grumpy one and the goofy one. Here, to make people laugh, they reference a few films like Matrix (but the original was funnier) or Disney musicals (and here the parody is actually well done). Then there are some vulgarities like farts and earwax that could have been avoided. Maybe if I were ten years old, I would have liked it anyway. I prefer Tim Burton's animated films a hundred times over, and even more those of Jan Svankmajer.

Battles EP C/B EP

4 apr 07

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I'm an ignoramus when it comes to math-rock, but I found this album beautiful—perhaps not a masterpiece, but beautiful nonetheless. In terms of influences, as many have said, I would mention Fripp, but scattered here and there, there’s also a bit of Warp electronic (obviously) and those strange things made by those crazies at the label Improvised Music From Japan, especially in the long track "Bttls." For now, my rating stands at three and a half, because I find them a bit cold; probably, once I've fully absorbed it, I'll round up my score.

Metallica St. Anger

3 apr 07

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"with a capital M..." precisely.

Shinya Tsukamoto Tetsuo - The Iron Man

3 apr 07

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In a way, Tyler Durden is right.

Faust'o Suicidio

2 apr 07

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Can you believe it!

Shinya Tsukamoto Tetsuo - The Iron Man

2 apr 07

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"a kind of crazy video game," and indeed with much irony at the end of the credits, there is the phrase "GAME OVER." More than a film, it's truly a mind-bending visual experience. Tsukamoto delights in shaking and bewildering the viewer; by the end of the film, you feel like you've been on a roller coaster with the frenzy and aggressiveness of the images. The beauty is that if you watch it in a group, everyone will have their own interpretation of the plot. The music is excellent, clearly inspired by Einsturzende Neubauten. The sequel/remake "Tetsuo II - The Body Hammer" doesn't quite measure up, even though it was made with more money and better special effects. However, my favorite by Tsukamoto remains "Tokyo Fist."

Kim Ki Duk Ferro 3

2 apr 07

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What I like about these films, and what makes them much lighter than one might think, is the use of irony and the resorting, in a context of normalcy, to paradoxical and surreal situations.