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Exploitation
This film could have ended arbitrarily at any point without sacrificing any meaningfulness, since it had none to begin with. I saw it out of curiosity. The fllm is a mess - it's basically the lowest of lowlives engaging in reprehensible behavior. I wish the tornado had dropped a few houses on these people. They're right out of Deliverance - except that movie was entertaining.I just waited for this to end. Thank God it finally did.
Don't subject yourself to this junk
Trashy, exploitative, and pointless film which goes for shock value with no substance. A horrifyingly bad movie unless you like watching degenerate behavior. I am no prude, but this film stinks badly. I'm so glad it bombed at the box office. It deserved to!
Not for people who are scared of reality.
Just like I said. If you are easily shocked and appauled by real life people then this movie is definately not for you. Also if you are one of those viewers who needs a definate plot, a beginning & ending and or someone or thing to relate to, just to get into a film then this is not for you. While this is a rather disturbing film, it is also a very important one. A couple of fat thumbs up to brilliant movie makers like Harmony Korine who go against the grain of "normal" and "accepted" films. This movie was shot with a very documentary type of feel. You actually can't even tell who is acting and who isn't. Either watch this movie with an open mind or sing along with Leonard Maltin.
Harmony Korine's White Trash epic!
This movie is a classic! From the first scene to the very last, everything about this film screams masterpiece. Harmony Korine captures the most disturbing human images he can find and constructs a movie around them. Special appearance by skating legend Mark Gonzales as a white trash chair-wrestler! WARNING: Do not view this film with a cat lover. They will leave the room and hate you for watching it. I say...lighten up and have a laugh. It's a comedy after all!...Right?
Want my two hours back..
From an entertainment stand point, this is the movie I use to compare all other bad movies (until I watched Tree of Life). Artistically, this has interesting camera angles and perspectives but I'm not a film expert - only a spectator. Thus, I like to be entertained and not put to work.
Mock of everyday life
I see everyone talking about how there is no plot to this movie, but I don't really agree. I really look at this movie as a mock of popular society. The kid with ADD is a poster boy for a warped Nike comercial, if he were Michael Jordan jumping over a net in slow motion, it would win commercial of the year. Women trying to make their nipples bigger (implants), selling cat's for food (old urban legand), kids ripping off charatable foundations (girl scouts), working out with spoons (no steriods here), prostitution your wife (whatever). It's all just a mock of what we as normal american citizens do EVERY DAY! Watch this movie as an a compelling look into your own everyday life and what the media has done to society. It's no Casablanca but it sure is real.