Pink Flamingos!

"Pink Flamingos" is one of my favorite movies of all time. That sentence right there probably tells you more about me than anything.

What can be said about it that hasn't already been said?

The plot involves Divine, aka Babs Johnson, who is in hiding. Babs lives with her mother and her son in a trailer in the middle of nowhere. This is just how Babs wants it---living in relative obscurity. You see, she wants to hold onto her title as the "Filthiest Person Alive" and will stop at nothing to do so.

Connie and Raymond Marble want to snatch the title away from Babs. They scheme to humiliate her and ruin the lives of herself and her family.

I cannot imagine how shocking this film was back in 1972 because it's shocking by today's standards. I mean SHOCKING. The famous dog poo scene aside, this films contains images and scenarios one would not even find in the most disturbing horror film. Or porn. (Two words: Singing Asshole. )

Like I said before it's one of my favorites. Probably because despite what we are seeing on-screen, the mood is light and the humor is twisted.

(I saw this film with a friend who was so disturbed by it he has never spoken of it since. Go figure.)

Watch it at your own risk! If you are as disturbed as I am, you will enjoy it :)

Can't Stop the Music - Review

I was prepared for this sucky movie but think I may have underestimated just how much it would suck. I know not to make this mistake again.

"Can't Stop the Music" is a Village People vehicle but despite this, the music in it is horrible. I enjoy the schlocky disco classics of yesteryear as much as the next person but aside from their two biggest hits ("Macho Man" and "Y.M.C.A.") the music in this film is dreadful. Which is too bad because it is the only thing that could have saved it.

But on the bright side--- we get to see Bruce Jenner act! And he's not bad! And Steve Guttenberg (pre-Police Academy) bounces across the scene like a Muppet on crack. Nothing subtle about his performance.

Worth watching if you have a couple hours to kill and you don't mind horrible films. Or at a party with friends, watching it MST3K style--- riffing on every scene.

Otherwise, don't waste your time.

Cold in July - Review

This was an excellent film. I have loved Michael C. Hall since Dexter so it is great to see him tackling a different role. Even though the vigilante mentality remains.

His character, Richard Dane, shoots an intruder late one night, killing the guy instantly. While the whole episode freaks him and his family out, the police state he did the right thing, no charges will be filed, and the intruder will be buried and gone. Case closed, right? Wrong.

It turns out that the intruder has a father who has just been released from prison Russel (Sam Shephard). Russel hunts down the man who killed his son, seeking vengeance. Night after night, we see the family cower in fear, waiting for the ex-con to get his revenge.

The police are little help here. It's up to one man to defend his family from this mad man.

To avoid spoilers, I won't say much more except that there is more going on than meets the eye.

Excellent film, well worth catching "Cold in July" at the local independent cinema outlet.