The Living End

Rating:
Summary: A sad state of affairs..
Review: If you've searched this film out on DVD chances are you liked it during it's VHS days. In my case however this isn't true. As much as I hate to be negative, I hate this movie. It's just so generic. It was put together with as much thought as a preschoolers art project, but however nothing worth hanging on the fridge. In fact I believe I said in the past that I'd rather flush a toilet 1000 times in a row and watch the water spiral down into the pipes than ever watch this movie again. ZERO STARS OUT OF FIVE!!

Rating:
Summary: Araki's touching masterpiece -- on DVD at last!
Review: Probably the greatest -- certainly the angriest and funniest -- film ever made about young men who are HIV+. It is 'dedicated' to a Republican government (Bush I) that cares nothing for its citizens with AIDS.

"The Living End" is a remarkable love story. It begins with Jon (Craig Gilmore) being rather glibly told that he is HIV+. A mild-mannered film critic who never rocked the boat, Jon is dazed and confused. He meets Luke (perfectly played by Mike Dytri), a stunningly handsome trouble-magnet (and the sweetest hunk you'll ever see) who is on the lam. Both their lives are changed forever. Portraying a heated chemistry on film, Jon and Luke fall in love. With nothing to lose, they set out on a darkly comic and violent crime spree -- Thelma and Louise with a twist. The world around them is dangerous, and the road of love is rocky: they fight, break up, make up, make love, but find that, in the end, they have each other. Theirs is, quite simply, one of the most heart-wrenching and genuine love stories ever filmed.

This release is basically a DVD copy of the tape, and this film deserves a first class remastering. But I am grateful to Platinum Disc for bringing it out on DVD, at long last. You will not be left unscathed, or untouched, by Araki's powerful, moving story of Jon and the beautiful Luke.

Rating:
Summary: Araki's touching masterpiece -- on DVD at last!
Review: Probably the greatest -- certainly the angriest and funniest -- film ever made about young men who are HIV+. It is 'dedicated' to a Republican government (Bush I) that cares nothing for its citizens with AIDS.

"The Living End" is a remarkable love story. It begins with Jon (Craig Gilmore) being rather glibly told that he is HIV+. A mild-mannered film critic who never rocked the boat, Jon is dazed and confused. He meets Luke (perfectly played by Mike Dytri), a stunningly handsome trouble-magnet (and the sweetest hunk you'll ever see) who is on the lam. Both their lives are changed forever. Portraying a heated chemistry on film, Jon and Luke fall in love. With nothing to lose, they set out on a darkly comic and violent crime spree -- Thelma and Louise with a twist. The world around them is dangerous, and the road of love is rocky: they fight, break up, make up, make love, but find that, in the end, they have each other. Theirs is, quite simply, one of the most heart-wrenching and genuine love stories ever filmed.

This release is basically a DVD copy of the tape, and this film deserves a first class remastering. But I am grateful to Platinum Disc for bringing it out on DVD, at long last. You will not be left unscathed, or untouched, by Araki's powerful, moving story of Jon and the beautiful Luke.