I just watched this film after hearing of it for many years. I'm a huge fan of Rick Baker's work and enjoyed the FX greatly.
I guess I kept expecting some sort of explanation, plot twist or maybe it was all a dream, but that didn't happen.
I'm not some troll who's gonna yell "WORST MOVIE EVER!", but it just went over my head. (IMO)
I agree with Anaraksoasis. It's about the media and Tv shaping our personality->reality. It's ok and the practical effects are very nice but that's about it.
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It's one of those films you either love or hate...
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I am replying to thread from 2012 but anyway. I watched for the first time 2 days ago with no idea beforehand what it was going to be about.
I really didn't think it was that hard to get, it's about how the media you consume can affect your personality.
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Its the Matrix of the 80s cmn son
Be patient. Some films grow on you. My experience with the film was when I first tried watching it, as a university undergrad in the late 80's, I stopped halfway through--it was at the time alternately too boring and strange for my tastes. At that time, the only experience I had with Cronenberg's work was the much more commercial The Dead Zone, which I loved. Having had much more experience with his films, I tried again recently and loved it.
shareTo this day I can still watch either; "The Dead Zone" or "Videodrome!" They are cult classics and I love 'em both!
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I think this film was ahead of it's time, but I can understand why it isn't for everybody. There's much fetish stuff going on besides the overall plot, and it can get a bit gross in parts, but I also think it's a film that has something to say.
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