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Sick excuse for a film.

posted 9 years ago by michaelohman
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Undoubtedly original, but still people liking to watch things like this must be more damaged than people who can't have enough of gore and blood-spatter.

Took me several years and a couple of fails with friends who couldn't stand it, before I came to finish it. Wish I hadn't.
Congratulations to you all who rate this one above a 7. Most of you are probably just insane. All actors overplay their characters except for the two mains. It's like watching clowns in a circus. Yet the mood is, well, too disturbing for a normal human to laugh. Of a high rated movie one expects at least descent acting.

A must see for villains who, like this screwed director, have a knack for the weird and morbid, but others should flush this down the toilet.

[–] ela8346 8 years ago

People have different tastes. There is no need to lump together all of the people who enjoy darker more twisted psychological movies as deviants or psychopaths. I generally don't berate people who like stuff that isn't quite my taste.

[–] Professor_Bojan_85 8 years ago

It tried to be different. That's all. Not a masterpiece or even great film but good one, overall.

[–] Manton29 8 years ago

Think it helps if you've watched and enjoyed some classic Film Noir, or enjoy dark humour, or have a genuine interest in psychology and the secret fears and desires people prefer to sweep under the carpet. My wife is a pretty gentle soul and she's usually quite squeamish about on screen violence but she loved BV when we recently watched it on the big screen. I guess I've been a bad influence on her... Now if you'd been saying Inland Empire was sick and sickening I'd agree with you... then again, I haven't seen it since it came out - I watched it alone on the big screen, maybe not in a very good place in my own life at the time, and I might feel differently about if I gave it another try... but I have no intention of doing that - too many films, not enough time, ya know?

Anyway, I call Blue Velvet a masterpiece and an inspiration to me personally as a filmmaker, mainly for the economy and specificity in its storytelling. Also, the casting is... just... perfect.

If to stand pat means to resist evil then, yes, neighbour, we wish to stand pat.

[–] TheArgentinian (7251) 5 years ago

OP sounds like a housewife from the 1950s.

[–] CoriSCapnSkip (2751) 3 years ago

I forced myself to sit through this as part of an intention to watch all the films of Dean Stockwell. He was very good in it, but the main thing I remember from this film years later is I didn't hate it as much as I expected to but I still had issues with it.

[–] Bloodworth79 (5737) 3 years ago

This thread is hilarious. This is one crazy movie. It was a fun ride.

[–] wiiztec (260) 3 years ago

Stop being overdramatic

[–] Seperatrix (1349) a year ago

"Most of you are probably just insane."

For you to characterize people who like a film that you don't prefer as "insane" (apparently on those grounds alone) is the very definition of insane.

" . . the mood is . . too disturbing for a normal human to laugh . . "

Was it a comedy?

I think any normal human would be disturbed by you, given the manner in which you review this film. Most likely any film judging by this effort.