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Summary: Awesome movie Teens Can Relate To
Review: Gregg Araki did an awesome job with this movie it's so surreal in some ways but in other ways you can totally relate. It starts off in a club with Amy Blue (Rose McGowan) and her boyfriend Jordan (James Duvall). Amy is kinda sex crazed and Jordon won't have sex with her because he's afraid of catching AIDS even though they both claim to be virgins. They end up meeting the sexy Xavier (Jonathon Schach). He kills a store clerk and robs the store while saving Amy and Jordan's lives. Then after that they are basically running not to get caught. There is a lot of sex in the movie. A lot of really funny yet dirty jokes. It also has a lot of violence in it as well. There are a lot of great scenes in this movie. If you rent it or buy it make sure you get the unedited version because that shows everything. If you watch the edited version of this movie it doesn't make much sense. Anyone who has thoght about seeing this movie see it it's totally awesome.
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Summary: Frightening...but...true...somehow...
Review: I first heard of Gregg Araki through the trailer for "Nowhere." I saw that movie and thought it one of the gutsiest films I'd seen in a long time. Then I heard that it was the third in a trilogy of teen angst apocalyptic anarchy, including "Totally F**ked Up," and this film. "The Doom Generation" is even more difficult to watch than "Nowhere" was. Araki's penchant for using obviously half-assed teen language that is so outdated it's beyond humorous...which is the best reason to laugh at it, is only amplified by the extensive cussing. Also extensive in this movie is the sex and violence, both of which are VERY abundant. From a quicki-mart owner's head getting blown off (sorry for the spoiler) to stabbings to getting beat up by gang members (played by the members of the late industrial band Skinny Puppy) to the shocking and saddening climax, this movie is a bloodfest that could rival the "Evil Dead" movies. The sex...well, in Rose McGowan's first starring role, this movie makes it clear that she has to be a screwed up person to begin with just to be involved in a movie like this (and to think...with this as her first movie, some people were surprised that she would become Mrs. Marilyn Manson). Her depravity as a person goes beyond being a slut, but even to a sense of self-denial and hypocrisy, a condition that is worsened by the fact that everybody else in the movie thinks that she's someone they once knew who left them...and in return they must kill her. Was she? Maybe. It's beside the point, and yes this movie DOES have a point. And it's a little more than conveying the idea that this world we live in is a literal hell, as is told by the 666 and Hell references that are so blatant and obvious, they also add to the humor. However, this movie has no laughs. Not that that's a bad thing, but it has almost no moments of light-heartedness. It grabs you by the head and gouges your eyes from beginning to end. The unrated director's cut is apparently a far superior version (I'm sorry to say I haven't seen it yet, but I hear that the climax is extended and the brutality of it is not only deafeningly saddening but also essential to the subtle point this film tries to make). A great soundtrack also adds to the gloom and eeriness of the movie. Not for the weak-stomached, and certainly not a movie for those who don't know how to think (you don't know who you are but I'll give you a hint...you liked Armageddon and thought it was the most beautiful and emotional film ever made...). Even for people who do like to think...this movie is painful. It will hurt. Physically, it will make you sick, but if you can deal with its over-the-top dialogue, it's bland acting, it's unnecessary but still compelling sex and gore, and the fact that it reveals an underside to this world that is blackened by our own demons, then you just enjoy that twisting sensation in your gut when you finally feel like you're ready to puke by the end of the film.
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Summary: A very moody guilty pleasure
Review: I will start out by saying that this film is definitely NOT for everyone. In fact it almost falls into the "cult classic" category. If you're expecting a deep film with a defined linear plot, you will not like this movie. If you want to watch an interesting film full of sick-but-intriguing humor, violence and the personification of lost youth, then this is the film for you! Gregg Araki succeeded here where he fell short on Totally F**ked Up and Nowhere (the first and third films in this trilogy). The characters are actually fun, despite not wanting to like them. James Duval and Jonathan Schaech (sp?) put in fantastic performances, but the best acting is done by Rose McGowen. Her character Amy, a foul-mouthed, pissed-off superbitch is simply hilarious! You have to wonder where they came up with some of her lines! As the movie progresses, this threesome move from place to place and somehow end up in bigger trouble than they were in before. Along the way they meet weird people, played by famous celebrities (from Margaret Cho and Parker Posey to Perry Farrell and Amanda Bearse). The film's climax is very disturbing and impactful. Again, this film is not for everyone, but you really can't help but like it sometimes. Watch it with an open mind and just enjoy it at face value.
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Summary: Rose and Gregg tear up the screen!!
Review: What drew me to this film was the sexy chic on the cover.. Rose Mcgowan made this role her own.. Gregg Araki directed the film and her very well.. The film is about two lovers played by Mcgowan and James Duvall. They pick up a stranger who is being beaten up by a gang of kids.. after picking him up (by accident).. they try to drop him off at a convenience store.. trouble ensues and the twosome becomes a threesome.. they begin to travel across the state to avoid the police.. on their journey they meet up with some very strange characters who all think they are lovers of Mcgowans, and try to take her back by any means neccesary.. each time, something bad happens.. and each time they run.. finally, trouble catches up with them.. This movie is a prime example of how movies should be made.. its an indie classic in the making.. a cult hit if you may.. it never lets go once it grabs ahold.. watch and enjoy.. you won't be dissapointed..
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Summary: Satire to the extreme / black comedy
Review: Gregg Araki's Gen X film often to satirical at times. The movie is a road romp staring a very young Rose McGowan at the time as a spoiled teenage girl her soft spoken boyfriend and a crazy drifter. Basically they embark on an odyssey of sex, violence, and drugs after Mr Drifter shoots a convenience store clerk. They encounter all these eccentric characters along the way on a road to nowhere. Rose McGowan is quite funny at times & any movie with a cameo by Perry Farrell (Janes Addiction) is a must see at least once. A lacking script and too much satire/exaggeration but the movie obviously wasn't made to be philosophical, it will make you laugh. A black comedy about the careless/adventurous side of youth.
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Summary: A very moody guilty pleasure
Review: I will start out by saying that this film is definitely NOT for everyone. In fact it almost falls into the "cult classic" category. If you're expecting a deep film with a defined linear plot, you will not like this movie. If you want to watch an interesting film full of sick-but-intriguing humor, violence and the personification of lost youth, then this is the film for you! Gregg Araki succeeded here where he fell short on Totally F**ked Up and Nowhere (the first and third films in this trilogy). The characters are actually fun, despite not wanting to like them. James Duval and Jonathan Schaech (sp?) put in fantastic performances, but the best acting is done by Rose McGowen. Her character Amy, a foul-mouthed, pissed-off superbitch is simply hilarious! You have to wonder where they came up with some of her lines! As the movie progresses, this threesome move from place to place and somehow end up in bigger trouble than they were in before. Along the way they meet weird people, played by famous celebrities (from Margaret Cho and Parker Posey to Perry Farrell and Amanda Bearse). The film's climax is very disturbing and impactful. Again, this film is not for everyone, but you really can't help but like it sometimes. Watch it with an open mind and just enjoy it at face value.
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Summary: Strong on visual, weak script
Review: "The Doom Generation" is an intense, violent and erotic [hetero and homo] movie about teenage angst and alienation. It doesn't work on many levels because the focus seems to be more on style than on substance. Writer/director Greg Araki, who created a sensation a few years back with his ultra-low budget film, "The Living End", is both talented and original. The problem is that, since "The Living End", he has yet to find a project that suits his talents. His themes are dark and nihilistic. These are well worth exploring artistically, but he needs to find scripts that come close to matching the power of his visuals. Jordon [James Duval] and Amy [Rose McGowan] are a couple of spaced-out druggies in love. She's an extremely angry young woman who finds comfort in his sweet and passive nature. I'm not sure what he sees in her, for she is almost invariably unpleasant and often mean-spirited. Maybe he's so lost that any port in the storm will do. One night they meet the mad, charismatic and sexy Xavier [Jonathan Schaech], who leads them on a bizarre journey of sex, murder and mayhem. This trip is part horror, part dark comedy. This movie has a following and a cult status. I can understand this, but, frankly, there are other movies about youth alienation I would recommend before I would this one. These include "Kalifornia", "Fight Club", and a delightful dark comedy from thirty years ago called "Harold and Maude". [NOTE: The thing that cost "The Doom Generation" the most points in my opinion was the ending. It's quite cruel and, if it has a message, I didn't get it. The fault my lie in me or it may be in the way it was edited.]
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Summary: Repulsive Freak Show
Review: While this isn't the worst gay-themed film I've ever seen, it's the most unpleasant. Greg Araki has always been a master of crummy, over-the-top filmmaking. But this time, he goes beyond over-the-top. There is one scene, in which a Chinese store manager has his head blown off. He screams when the gun is pointed at him, and when his head lands in some food, he's still screaming. Believe it or not, that's what Araki considers humor. This one scene sums up what's wrong with the whole film. "The Doom Generation" tries to do for "Natural Born Killers" and "Kalifornia" what "The Living End" did for "Thelma & Louise". It only succeeds only because this and "The Living End" are both horrible movies. The story concerns a young couple named Amy Blue and Jordan White, who pick up a hunky hitchhiker named Xavier Red, who is being chased by redneck thugs (Red, White, and Blue, GET IT? HAHAHAHAHA!). They wind up being led into a life of crime by him, and jumping in the sack by him (SURPRISE!), while mouthing dumb jokes and coping tired hipness and phony attitude. There are some prominent actors (Parker Posey, Margaret Cho, and others) who briefly pop in the movie for no appearant reason. There are some more killings, crimes, blah, blah, blah. The only redeeming quality here is that the acting is pretty good, better than the film deserves. Rose McGowan has an ironic comic edge as the sultry femme' fatale', and James Duval is well-cast as her immature, dim-witted boyfriend. Jonathan Schaech does surprisingly well as the leader of the trio, though all he gets to do is either fly into psychotic rages or strut his gym-buffed pecs and abs. Thankfully, the leads managed to rise above the muck and mire of the material and have successful careers. But that won't benefit the unfortunate people who waste their money on this movie.
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Summary: Zero stars please
Review: This movie tries way too hard to be shocking, and turns out to be stupid. Don't waste the rental price or the time.
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Summary: Beautiful... in a sick, twisted, and totally fu*ked up way.
Review: Okay, let's get this straight... Gregg Araki is an absolute genius! This movie is so screwed up, it's not even funny (Well, actually in a lot of parts it is). It's so unrealistic, and yet somehow it's one of the most realistic movies I've ever seen. It's also one of the best.
The plot is a little hard to explain, but it's so creative, that I shouldn't say anything about it, and just let everyone see it for themselves.
The writing is superb. It's funny, because Gregg Araki makes these characters who kind of seem like dumb kids, but they know a lot of huge words ("You're repugnant!"). They cuss beyond belief, have way too much sex, and go to tons of mini mart stations where some odd things occur.
The cast is great. This is the movie that really made Rose McGowan. It's her second film (following her two scene role in Encino Man), and she does the best job she can, like always. A lot of her male fans are going to see this for all of her sex scenes, but personally, I didn't really care about that.
James Duval is a complete dork in his role. He actually kind of annoyed me in this movie, but James Duval is one of my favorite actors.
Johnathon Schaech was a great part of this movie. This movie made me like him.
Lots of great cameos by Margaret Cho, Parker Posey, Lauren Tewes, Nicky Katt, and Perry Farrell. I'd reccomend it to people with a dark, twisted, and demented mind. I would REALLY not reccomend it to everyone, because it isn't for everyone, most indie movies aren't for everyone. Personally, it's going to be one of the best movies I will ever see in my whole life.
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