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Frasier, the Sensuous Lion (1973)
wow!
if you're a fan of: Franz Kafka Hitchcock Georges Bataille Orson Welles William Burroughs m. De Sade Pasolini Jodorowski Mystic Pizza Mork from Ork
YOU MUST SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!
A little known masterpiece with much to teach us about the human race. He was only a lazy lion, but he was the lazy lion who let us learn to laugh about love again. Who knew, it could be so sweet to have tears brought to ones eyes, first through laughter, sadness, joy, then through loss, understanding and finally total enlightenment, the film takes us on a journey beyond life and death, through art, dreams, nature, and finally, most movingly, silence. The lion was so cool like if Donkey from Shrek and Mufasa mixed with George Burns' wit, Sartre's wisdom, Charles Bronson's sense of humour, and Ethan Hawke's dignity. In fact I have only seen a better film twice, and even then, the first time I was sick, the second time my hat blew off. Oh, no that was sailing.
99/10
The Driller Killer (1979)
what was that supposed to be
this is the first film of Abel Ferrara. is it the first work of an auteur ?. i don't know about that. its a bit much. its a bit loud. its a bit catholic. i don't know if there was a need for a 5 bum drilling rampage. he has a vision of the world common to lapsed catholic directors in 70s new york eg Scorcese: life is hell (especially in NYC). of all the filmmakers coming out of the NY underground, Ferrara is maybe the most nihilistic, hateful and visceral (even including Richard Kern) but he only sometimes transfers it well to film.. Abel Ferrara has made some good films -the addiction, king of new york. the theme of these films is: life is hell (especially in NYC) and some films which deal with the same theme in an absurdly over the top way: driller killer, bad lieutenant. he has also made some boring nonsense: new rose hotel (worst Gibson adaptation ever, johnny mnemonic was much better, Asia argent sux) basically, Christopher Walken is a god of acting and can almost always do wonders. luckily he likes working with Ferrara. otherwise he uses Harvey Keitel and its a bit macho and over the top. you cant really watch with a straight face (but its good when him and Zoe Lund are smoking gear in bad lieutenant) this film is good comedy. thats why i put it in the same category as the Keitel films. what was wrong with his building? it looked like an alright place to live with the shoddy punk band in the basement. he could have just chilled out, I'm sure those roommates could have showed him how, they looked pretty sedated. id rather be hanging out there than Scorsese world. the soundtrack is kind of fun but usually totally inappropriate. its got a nice grainy low budget feel to it, as a 70s period piece, but its technically pretty rubbish, (especially the lighting and focus). overall its a bit nothing but worth a watch, especially if you liked any of his other films, or Scorsese, or 70 new york punk. five out of ten
O Lucky Man! (1973)
LosersLiarsFakesPhonies
After If... with the claustrophobia of public school/mind control system
and brutalized us'n'them mentality it breeds, O Lucky Man finds Malcolm McDowell and Lindsay Anderson moving outwards into the "real" world and encountering the wonderful range and breadth of: lies deceit corruption and amorality that's available for us to try, or try to avoid, if there's a difference. A story of a young man's journey to adulthood and ...."enlightenment".... ///haha///. The ending is pure zen deadpan. Recommended to anyone who likes British classics. the Bed Sitting Room, Life of Brian, Clockwork Orange, Catch 22, big, sprawling, colour-saturated Auteur flicks, 70s Godard, Jodorovsky, Voltaire, Belle du Jour, Absurdist drama, M#a#S#H#, 10, 00 fingers of Dr. T., Joseph Conrad, Comic Strip Presents, LONG movies. It's some intellectual, heavy social critique, personal Stuff
The Day Today (1994)
John Fashanu
'Portillo's face felt like guts says girl'
I'm talking bang! I'm talking guns, I'm talking people like Uzi MC, the Blood Rap Movement, Herman the Tosser... how do you feel when young people are presented with the sort of stuff that they're churning out? What, if someone listens to Herman the Tosser? Agh.
-I think there are very many young people who are turned off by that violence, by that sexism, by that racism and by that homophobia.
Are you levelling all those accusations at Herman the Tosser?
-No I'm not, Herman the Tosser is not someone who's invaded my own particular consciousness, although he has clearly invaded yours and is a concern
-It sounds to me, it sounds to me
It sounds to me too.
-it sounds to me a rather unpleasant name
Unpleasant name.
-but he may be a delightful man-
Man.
-in person
THIS IS THE NEEEWS!