First off, Vincent Gallo answers to no one. This fact upsets many, especially his critics. Secondly, it is apparent that "The Brown Bunny" is infamous, but for all the wrong reasons. Lastly, I don't expect many people to enjoy this movie, because it's not entertaining. I didn't "enjoy" this film in the conventional sense, because it's a film of emotional and nihilistic rhetoric. I'm not going to castigate a certain audience for this film. You know who you are. I can relate to this film, which is more than 90% of the films I have seen. With that said, I love this film. I love this film like I would love another human being. This film holds spiritual worth in my eyes, for it conveys the forsaken emotional capacity of loneliness and cynicism. I'm no "pseudo-intellectual", and I am not a pretentious scumbag. I feel Vincent Gallo was not acting, which is what makes this film an outstanding and iconoclastic oeuvre. Anyone who has had their heart broken can at least empathize with his character, no matter how narcissistic you find him. Although I'm sure I have more background knowledge of Vincent Gallo then the average viewer of this film, I feel that Vincent put complete "blood, sweat, and tears" into this, and it definitely shows. Only a selfless man can do this. The world obviously does not understand this film, which is fine, and the world obviously does not understand Vincent Gallo. In fact, nobody understands Vincent Gallo, including himself. I feel this film was a spiritual journey for Gallo, and in his eyes, this film is only for him. You must understand that he did not make this for anyone else except for himself, and you and me, as the viewer, were only invited along for the ride. This film will haunt those with the emotional capacity to interpret it accordingly. This film will anger. This film will confuse. Obviously, this film is not for everybody, and rightfully so. Amazing effort.
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The Cocktail Hostesses
(1973)
Classic Woodian Sexploitation!
22 February 2005
I gave this a 7 out of 10. That is a 7 for pure entertainment, not a 7 for "this movie is an amazing motion picture, full of aesthetic symbols." People have come to expect greatness from Ed Wood, and this A.C. Stevens/Ed Wood collaboration is no different. It offers plenty of "out there" jokes, plenty of buxom blondes, and even an amazing orgy scene...except, this isn't hardcore, so you'll just see a bunch of men with unerect penises pretending to be copulating with very gorgeous blondes. Anyway, this film is worth hunting down, but is near impossible to find...I was lucky enough to get mine from a private collection!
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