What Have You Bought Recently?

[Nemesis]

Originally Posted by Delirium

I met Noe after a screening of Enter the Void. I shook his hand and told him I loved the film. He was quiet, unassuming, friendly... but nervous and somewhat edgy. I assume he's used to getting strong reactions to his films at festivals as he had the look of a man half expecting someone to lunge at him rather than shake his hand.

I'll admit - I really did not like Irreversible. I felt that it went too far unnecessarily and at the time, the structure felt fake and gimmickry and the shock scenes felt like shock value for the sake of it. When nothing controversial was happening, the characters talked about sex and nothing else.

I felt that there was a point, but Noe did not need to go far as he needed to prove it. But I have to give props to the guy - he gave it a go - he created a work and put himself out there to be judged by appearing in public. He did the equivalent of an author putting a signature to his work, standing by it.

I won't give up on it, but it will be some time before I will revisit it.
In fact, there's a very good chance I will revist it in a more positive light - Baise Moi is still in the to-watch pile.

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Originally Posted by Nemesis

Baise Moi is still in the to-watch pile.

I'd leave it there, terrible film that has nothing to offer the viewer what so ever. If you want good violent porn, there is plenty out there...

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly

If you want good violent porn, there is plenty out there...

What kind of thing to say is that?

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

What kind of thing to say is that?

I was making a flippant comment about a crap film, "Baise Moi", and the fact that there are better, more honest films of a similar nature out there. I appreciate that you may not be a fan of these type of films but I am.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly

I was making a flippant comment about a crap film, "Baise Moi", and the fact that there are better, more honest films of a similar nature out there. I appreciate that you may not be a fan of these type of films but I am.

You're a fan of violent porn films? Hmmmmmm.

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

You're a fan of violent porn films? Hmmmmmm.

Yes, I enjoy what are called roughies from the 70s and early 80s.

[platostotal]

Originally Posted by gasteropod

The third one is one of the worst films I've ever seen in my life.

Have a look at The Green Berets with John Wayne for 'so bad it's s**t', makes F13th 3D look like Kubrick(well on a very very bad day) or the likes of Lesbian Vampire Killers for true excrement as film
F13th 3D seems just another generic slasher next to those.

[sjconstable]

Originally Posted by platostotal

Have a look at The Green Berets with John Wayne for 'so bad it's s**t', makes F13th 3D look like Kubrick(well on a very very bad day) or the likes of Lesbian Vampire Killers for true excrement as film
F13th 3D seems just another generic slasher next to those.

'So bad it's shit' is different, I'm a big fan of The Room lol.

[ArgentoFan1987]

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly

I was making a flippant comment about a crap film, "Baise Moi", and the fact that there are better, more honest films of a similar nature out there. I appreciate that you may not be a fan of these type of films but I am.

I'd rate Irreversible on exactly the same level as Baise Moi. Both absolote terrible films, shocking just for the sake of being shocking. Both are films I will never watch again.

[keirarts]

Originally Posted by gasteropod

'So bad it's shit' is different, I'm a big fan of The Room lol.

Dunno, I thought The Room and Birdemic were so bad they were just plain unwatchable. I've sat through plenty of so bad its good films over the years but they were just tests of patience for me. The third Friday was unorigional and very generic but it was actually quite a bit of fun. It's certainly better than the Friday the 13th remake which was poorly paced to the point of being dull in many key scenes, very badly shot and generally missed the spirit of the origional series. Part 3 wasn't as good as part 4 or part 6 perhaps but certainly 90 minutes of daft fun.

But then each to there own.