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The best drug film ever made?

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In Reply to: Check out "SPUN" a movie with Mickey Rourke it is not posted by Bad on October 13, 2003 at 06:20:54:

I am not a fan of Trainspotting or Fear and Loathing, really, especially not insofar as they're supposed to represent the effects of their respective drugs. 'Spun' is the dirtiest, least romanticized (though still sorta romanticized) film about drugs I've seen. It's also technically brilliant. Supposedly it holds the world's record for the most edits. And the overall production design is excellent, the grit of the film itself is a great effect, the saturated colors and general wetness of everything is also very effective.
I thought the performances were very good, for the most part. The script could've used some work, here and there, and it's still a bit 'cool' to really be taken very seriously...but it raises your heart rate through editing alone, so that's pretty clever.
Worth seeing for the technical virtuosity alone.

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Could you recommend the best rape film ever made? - Victor Khomenko 17:17:15 10/14/03 (7)
Something along the lines of Man Bites Dog perhaps? I mean - "best" is best, ain't it? There's got to be some "best" in every category.
- Why it would be YOUR Monica in "Irreversable" !! n - albee33 16:01:30 10/15/03 (0)
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- Deliverance? - Bulkington 09:55:17 10/15/03 (0)
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- Best rape film? That�s an easy one: Bergman�s "The Virgin Spring" (nt) - orejones 09:32:37 10/15/03 (1)
  - Hmmmm.... and I thought that was a just revenge film. We do notice different things, it seems (nt) - Victor Khomenko 10:43:41 10/15/03 (0)
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- Victor is using his Outside voice again... - rhizomatic 06:58:00 10/15/03 (0)
  Best rape film? I don't get it. Surely you do accept the premise--not my own, I don't think--that identifiable genres have their exemplary moments, films or books or albums that fit firmly within the established conventions, but arrive at those conventions 'from the inside,' rather than merely filling in the blanks of a formula. Or maybe you're equating drug use with rape? You might have a point, in a way, but still, not sure what the gibe here is supposed to be.
  Then again, I guess I could pretend to take you seriously. I'd say The Accused was one of the most upsetting films I've ever seen, and one of the few that really explores the consequences of rape. Whether or not it's "the best," I dunno, because whereas 'drug cinema' is a recognized genre that people talk about, I'm not aware of 'rape cinema' being so. That's a rather distasteful way of making a point, if that's what you were doing. But I'm not sure what you're really after, so I'll reserve judgment.
- Easy. - Dmitry 21:35:56 10/14/03 (0)
  Straw Dogs
- The Last house on the left? nt - Jack the Ripper 17:55:46 10/14/03 (0)
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The best drug film ever made? Cheech and Chong - Up In Smoke!!! - dwill123 15:23:54 10/14/03 (0)
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No.I think Drugstore Cowboy is better - YECH 16:44:58 10/13/03 (2)
I watched Spun last night.Enjoyed it a great deal.
Allthough I thought the effects of fast motion and shaking heads after each snort got quite annoying after awhile.And,to me,the animation parts semed childish.
I would also reccomend Rush.
Yers in drug usage
Senor YECH
- You might be right. - rhizomatic 06:42:54 10/15/03 (0)
  I also found the animation bits kind of annoying in practice, but I got what he was going for; the sequences were as ostentatious and vapid as actual hallucinations. That was mostly how I felt about the film, that he did a good job of conveying the substance [sic] of a drug-addled lifestyle, and the various shortcomings of the films (aside from a few shoddy scenes which came down to a not-so-great script and crappy acting, like the entirely unnecessary appearance of the girlfriend towards the end) proceed from that central strength, if that makes sense.
  Been years since I saw Drugstore Cowboy, but I bet you're probably right. Never have seen Rush, though.
- Second that.,..and a few more. - Dmitry 17:55:25 10/13/03 (0)
  It also has a rather brief but oh so memorable appearance by William Burroughs.
  There are some more good[or at least memorable] ones. I cheated a bit and mixed in some alcoholic flicks.
  Chappaqua[!]
  Naked Lunch
  Barfly
  The Man With The Golden Arm
  Midnight Express
  A Hatful Of Rain
  Days Of Wine & Roses
  Under The Volcano
  The Lost Weekend
  Another Day In Paradise
  The Bad Lieutenant
  Permanent Midnight
  that'll do for now:)
  
  "A cap of good acid costs five dollars and for that you can hear the Universal Symphony with God singing solo and the Holy Ghost on drums."
  Hunter S. Thompson
check out Requiem For A Dream - Dmitry 13:49:11 10/13/03 (1)
also very grim, with predictable un-happy end. filmed in coney island, in places i know.
fear and loathing is awfully funny and witty.
- Requiem For A Dream - excellent movie - Todd B. 00:38:18 10/15/03 (0)
  I thought that the ending was only predictable insofar as the characters were unable to pull out of their respective downward spirals. To me, that didn't seem so much predictable, just perhaps more realistic.
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