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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2004-03-04 11:06 [#01098685]
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i just got this dvd on a friend's recommendation. it's a really bizarre film. it's tough to categorize it because it's a detective mystery, horror, comedy and a musical all in one. i thought it was going in one direction for a long time and then there's a particular scene where it becomes sort of like rocky horror picture show on pcp and the whole film changes. (i don't want to give too much of the film away).
i heard that it was as violent as Battle Royale, but a lot of the violence is off-screen. it's not as disturbing as BR, either. it has a more of a b-movie horror vibe to it, i think.
in the notorious opening sequence, fifty-four school girls simultaneously jump in the way of an oncoming train. then there's a string of other unexplained suicides and this detective is trying to figure out why. but it's not that simple a movie. it's a collage of different styles and movies all streamlined into one.
anyway, i like it a lot. i'm glad i watched it to the end, or i wouldn't have understood it at all.
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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2004-03-04 14:12 [#01098996]
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nobody else saw this? i'm surprised
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from So.Flo on 2004-03-04 14:15 [#01099002]
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youre surprised? you think youre better than us??
just kidding, this sounds awesome...now i have to look up the title :>
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afxNUMB
from So.Flo on 2004-03-04 14:15 [#01099006]
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d'oh its in the title :P
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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2004-06-20 13:51 [#01248523]
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bump for virginpusher!
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Torley Wong
on 2004-06-20 13:55 [#01248526]
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Mixes of genres? Sounds like something Bollywood often does to me... foreign cinema has fascinating perspectives. I have not seen it but heard OF it on a webpage just the other day while looking up Battle Royale II, interestingly enough!
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2004-06-20 13:56 [#01248528]
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i must have made a duplicate thread at the same time!!!
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2004-06-20 13:58 [#01248530]
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I love the way those 54 girls held hands and were all giggly and then counted to 3.
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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2004-06-20 13:58 [#01248531]
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i saw you were going to make a thread, but i bumped this "aborted" thread i made a while ago anyway.
because this movie is just that cool :)
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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2004-06-20 13:59 [#01248534]
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how about the scenes in the baby chicks room? that was extremely surreal and creepy.
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2004-06-20 14:02 [#01248538]
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That was insane!!! Little chickies chirping about!
That group that claimed they were the suicide club reminded me of clockwork orange. I couldnt help but think that during the whole scene where that chick was getting raped under that sheet and that guy was singing and playing guitar
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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2004-06-20 14:02 [#01248539]
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shh! don't give too much away!
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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2004-06-20 14:04 [#01248541]
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but you're right - that scene was very intense. on the one hand humorous and on the other brutal and upsetting. much of the film had this sort of contrast in emotions, but that was the climax of the effect i think.
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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2004-06-20 14:06 [#01248544]
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and obviously i meant that i found the initial shock of the guy singing was humorous and the rape was incredibly upsetting.
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2004-06-20 14:08 [#01248545]
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Man the ending really wasnt to be expected either. I wasnt sure what to think. I want to go to that website with the dots and see if it is there.
I find this film groundbreaking. I dont know why but it really hit me as a truly great film with an original plot.
I really like how on the subway everyone looks depressed or detached.
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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2004-06-20 14:10 [#01248548]
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yeah, the movie didn't make sense to me until the end! what a great surprise and a great ending.
i tried to find the site after i saw the movie, but of course it wasn't there.
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2004-06-20 14:11 [#01248550]
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Yeah he was singing and i was like "what the fuck" and the rape itself had me uneasy. The combo of the two was truly bizarre. Interestingly shot.
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2004-06-20 14:16 [#01248554]
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oh indeed it was ended so perfectly (IMO)
it was interesting when she appears on stage and all those children are there. Totally bizarre but quite genious.
I really liked the film. Not alot of movies hit me that way.
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evolume
from seattle (United States) on 2005-01-17 00:55 [#01462989]
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just saw this. not sure what i think of it, i enjoyed it but it left me quite puzzled. i think it should have explained a little bit more, but i guess the intention was to be enigmatic.
ya but it was, hmm... good!
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Taxidermist
from Black Grass on 2005-01-17 02:13 [#01463000]
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I have it. I liked some of the imagery, up untill the point the 'suicide club' rock band started playing, and then it fell apart. Loved the first half, hated the last.
The musical montage with all the different people killing themselves was kinda fun.
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Taxidermist
from Black Grass on 2005-01-17 02:14 [#01463001]
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I would also like to point out that the last two avatars I have used in this site have been from this movie...
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corrupted-girl
on 2005-01-17 11:43 [#01463601]
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interesting. i wanna see it now.
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2005-01-17 12:33 [#01463656]
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SEE IT NOW!!!
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mylittlesister
from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2005-01-17 12:46 [#01463669]
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this reminds me of that crazy xltronic idea, from a while back, of suicide partners or death partners, whatever it was. lol
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corrupted-girl
on 2005-01-17 12:57 [#01463686]
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god damn boy you are SO god damned demanding all the time, every day of my life i must deal with your constant demands of SHIT! EVERY day boy. i've had it up to here with this horse crap. !
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epohs
from )C: on 2005-01-17 12:59 [#01463694]
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god damn
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X-tomatic
from ze war room on 2005-01-17 15:27 [#01464026]
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"nobody else saw this? i'm surprised"
Well sorry! But thanks for the tip. D/L'in now.....
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evolume
from seattle (United States) on 2005-01-17 16:03 [#01464095]
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ahh ya the dots!
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