Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by clarkjohnsen (R) on October 22, 2001 at 09:03:28

In Reply to: Ghost World is very good. posted by Dmitry on October 18, 2001 at 22:04:37:

...is an entirely new creation in theatre, and watching Buscemi play -- or rather underplay -- it is worth the price of admission.

Not only that, director Terry Zwigoff manages to undermine the prevailing concept of politically-correct in a number of devious ways, not unlike his hero R. Crumb. The plotline that begins with the *very* un-PC Coons Chicken poster is a rare delight.

As an old-78s collector, I found myself and my sensibilities for the first time treated fairly and not satirized for the sake of pandering to a liberal, "progressive" audience that likes its jokes easy and stereotypical.

clark