Brilliant or utter filth?
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tigudik — 19 years ago(October 11, 2006 04:15 AM)
well I saw it like 2 days ago and it goes like this: devon says 'touch it'. trent's like 'no thanks'. then Devon says something like 'go on' and then he runs his finger down the scar and says 'that's cool'. and then he shows her his scar.
out of all the things i've lost i miss my mind the least -
mickygor — 19 years ago(December 13, 2006 01:28 PM)
God forbid a child be anything but fully clothed in an artform!
I'll not deny, there is something (quite obvious) about this film that attracts paedophiles, it was one of my girllover friends that introduced me to the film, but is there a problem with that? Topless Mischa in a relatively pointless scene does not make the movie bad - that aside, you do not actually see anything unless you're actively seeking it out.
Whether you can see any depth in it or not, this is a beautiful, very emotional film. I feel it carries a very important message about our society, and your reaction to the movie only validates it. -
KingKongCompany — 20 years ago(November 21, 2005 06:10 PM)
well it looked like this discussion was reasonably handled until recent comments. Not filth, but not brilliant either. Sturdy performances all round. A good movie.
I also like the irony of "House of 1000 corpses" branding it filth, with such high moralistic tones. Remind me, what happened in that Rob Zombie flick again?? -
inspired-kiwi — 15 years ago(October 20, 2010 09:08 PM)
To the previous poster who said it was filthy for depicting a student/teacher realtionship:
The film didn't glorify the teacher/student relationship, it depicted the relationship as seedy, wrong, and the people involved as morally challenged.
Saying this film is seedy for having that relationship in it is like saying Blood Diamond is a disgusting film because it shows that people are hurt in the diamond trade.
When the film maker portrays a situation that does occur in real life it doesn't mean they condone that situation, in fact often, it means the opposite. -
chesterfield_dave — 20 years ago(November 22, 2005 11:30 AM)
Saw this film on TV recently for the second or third time and i still love it. The acting from the two leads is better and more mature than any of recent times, the script is well written and ties up any loose ends and the locations look stunning. They have been many films made over the years from all over the world that are equally as good, but very few films have a effect on me. Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption and Stand By Me are the others but i can add Lawn Dogs to that list. A simply brillient film all round.
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triassicdan — 20 years ago(November 22, 2005 01:25 PM)
An absolute masterpiece, undoubtedly. I only finished watching it ten minutes ago and I'm still haunted by the beautiful dreamlike ending. I haven't felt this way after watching a film in ages, completely and utterly unique, even though the subject matter has been dealt with before in films such us as sling blade, but never in such gorgoues majestic jaw dropping magnificance. As close to perfect as any film could possibly hope to be.
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moosepie — 20 years ago(December 12, 2005 02:28 PM)
i thought the friendship between devon and trent was really touching and some of the shots were beautiful, esp the one at the beginning. i liked the fairy tale aspect of the film too. that's what made it for me really. also i thought the soundtrack went really well with the mood of the scenes.
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