Seeing the cinespia screening June 14th. Wondering why people hated the movie. The cast and NWR will be there so should be interesting.
sharebecause this movie is terribile, an idiot, boring movie, one of the wrost movie ever
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shareHonestly, I've seen it and I can totally understand why some people who not want to watch it until the end.
It just feels like you're being tortured, and you can't even understand why.
I don't mind a challenging movie, with some disturbing stuff, and violence, but if I cannot see the point at all... then why suffer through the entire thing.
I kind of wish I had left the theatre.
It is one of the most boring movies I have ever seen and I like weird stuff but even the "oh so crazy" stuff was just done in the most boring way.
He has his images and he basically makes you look at a still photo for 3 mins at a time
I can understand that this film, just like Refn's last movie, Only God Forgives, are definitely not meant for everyone, but being a fan of Refn, I would say that I was quite thrilled and absorbed by the film. Visually speaking, it just might be his most impressive and hypnotic film yet, but then again you need to connect with his approach to the material in order to enjoy this, otherwise you will probably find it very boring and superficial. For me though, the depth is precisely in the visuals and the symbolic behind what you see, the dialogues and the storyline being quite minimalistic, at least initially. In terms of the cast, I thought everyone was perfectly selected and the acting was all-around great, especially in the case of Elle Fanning and Jenna Malone. And again, the score by Cliff Martinez was absolutely mind-blowing.
So, in the end, I understand why some people might really be frustrated by this film, but for fans of Refn, especially those of you who liked Only God Forgives, The Neon Demon is a definitely a must-see. Like Refn said it himself, he wants his movies to be an experience for the viewers, and at that he definitely succeed for me, but this is really the 'love-it-or-hate-it' type of film. To a certain extent, I think fans of David Lynch movies such as Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire might really enjoy this as well.
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That's fair. I disagree with everything, but I appreciate your passion and well presented reasoning for enjoying it.
I'm in the other half that sees it as self indulgent and superficial with no cohesive narrative.
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Thanks for the response Bantam_Storm! I also appreciate your perspective on the movie. I can definitely understand how someone could perceive this film as shallow and self-indulgent with no cohesive narrative. But for me, somehow, The Neon Demon hooked me almost from the get-go, with the whole sequence at the club that had an almost visceral grip on me. I can not even fully explained it; the same thing happened with both Drive and Only God Forgives. There is a certain intensity and unpredictability that emanated in the beginning of every Refn that I have seen so far. I guess the best word I could use here is 'atmospheric'. I would say David Lynch tends to be very atmospheric as well in his movies (sometimes it rubs me the wrong way, so to say, like in Eraserhead, that I did not like, but he truly got to me with movies like Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire, and even Elephant Man in a different way).
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I love your explanation of why you loved the film. I found it very mesmerizing, and I too was hooked from beginning to end. I'm a big fan of Refn and I love his stylish, colorful, and on the edge of bizarre worlds he invisions..taking you to an entirely different world. A fantasy, eerie world not even your brightest or darkest fantasies could take you. I wish that I could explain it as articulate as you have, but that is how I feel about Refn and his films. I am also a Lynch fan so that could be another reason I'm such a fan. I'm a huge horror movie fan and I'm of the opinion these directors can create a movie that make you think while inserting elements of horror. This is one of his best and one of my favorite films.
share^^^ These comments above me mirror my thoughts exactly. This definitely one of my favorite films of all time.
shareThank you but you are quite articulate yourself. I took the liberty of looking at your profile and I noticed that you gave a very favorable (and well written) review on Session 9; that movie, for me, is also a perfect example of a great atmospheric horror movie with top notch production values. The Danvers State Hospital alone, itself a real former psychiatric institution, is certainly one of the creepiest and most impressive set I have ever seen in a horror movie and it is really a key element in the success of Session 9.
The Neon Demon works on another level than a movie like Session 9 though, as it evolves in a really eerie world like you said, a unique and surreal fantasy world inhabited with a lot of symbolism. Another movie which evolves on a very thin line between reality and fantasy and between sanity and madness is yet another great Brad Anderson movie he made after Session 9 : The Machinist, which boasts a career-defining performance by Christian Bale. Another similarly atmospheric movie that I would suggest if you have not seen it is Jacob's Ladder, though I would say that you definitely have to be in the mood for that since it is quite depressing.
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You're right, the neon demon does work on another level than Session 9. Where Session 9 is actually a great horror movie, the neon demon is a pile of wet band aids. This clown has a good visual eye, but no clue whatsoever how to write or tell a story.
shareAgree to disagree then. Guess we have different tastes and sensibilities regarding Refn movies. For me, there are different ways to write and tell a story.
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I don't think they left out of boredom but rather disturbance. Like people walking out during the torture scene in Reservoir Dogs.
shareI personally thought it was alright, but I can totally understand why people would hate it. I have no clue why they decided to give this a wide release.
shareIf people walked out, they probably had more interesting things to do, like clean the lounge, water the tomatoes...
This movie was such utter pants, I'm surprised anyone walked in! They must have known, surely? Just ask the people walking out.
It sucks so bad. Thought it had potential to be a great movie but it failed to live up to expectations.
sharewhen you have a person throw up another person's eyeball and then another person eats it
or when a woman rapes a corpse filmed in the most purposefully erotic way
there's bound to be people leaving.
plus it's a movie that's vile and disgusting but looks beautiful at the same time that makes people uncomfortable
and to top it off it's not very good unless you're really into the whole "so bad it's good/showgirls" type of enjoyment of it.
NVR wanted to make people leave the theatre, im quite sure of that
he was like "yeah i made this, take it or leave it"
or when a woman rapes a corpse filmed in the most purposefully erotic way