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Was I the only one laughing hysterically at Antichrist?

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Victor Khomenko

I don't know why good directors sometimes decide to produce garbage. It just happens.
In that case you can rest assured that the result will not be your average garbage, it will be particularly garbigy garbage.
Clair Denis did that with her disgusting Trouble Every Day. Lars von Trier apparently had the same urge.
Last is an artist, so some - albeit very small - portions of film do reflect his masterstrokes. But that artistic impression gets lost quickly as the film moves from hard porn onto more mundane and therefore less interesting subject - how to deal with a shock of a drama.
From there it gets more and more idiotic, and culminates in the side-splitting grinding wheel episode, which should definitely be recorded in the annals of greatest comedies. I have to give it to Lars - this one was so fresh that I just could not stop laughing.
If female circumcision is your cup of tea then you will get a very clear view of one particular technique - not sure if there are others... but gut feel is telling me there must be. I suspect Lars has not actually seen one done in reality. Have you?
Having said that, Antichrist certainly deserves space on your DVD shelf. I would nominate it The Second Best Film to Entertain your Visiting Mother-in-Law. The first one, of course, still being In the Realm of Senses - nothing touches that champion.
BTW - what on Earth did Tarkovsky have to do with this abomination?

Edits: 01/15/11

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Well, at least we've still got Michael Haneke making great movies :-) (nt) - Doug Flynn 16:37:01 01/15/11 (1)
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- Bleah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Victor Khomenko 16:56:18 01/15/11 (0)
  You just HAD to spoil the impression!
To me it was Lynch on downers......lots of downers and red wine. * - mr grits 12:23:34 01/15/11 (1)
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Grits uber alles.
- Yeah... but we all know you are nuts! :) - Victor Khomenko 12:51:13 01/15/11 (0)
  I don't know about you, but I have never felt so un-attracted to that "female" body. This film should be shown in monasteries and to priests - no carnal desires for two weeks after it!
Wow, I can't wait for Bluray! LVT: I don't think he's come close to "Breaking the Waves." I guess you'd - tinear 08:58:49 01/15/11 (10)
re-title the film under discussion, "Breaking Your Balls."
Unfortunately, my mother-in-law died before I married my wife. However, my first wife's mother was such a prize I feel she should be counted twice.
- RE: Unfortunately, my mother-in-law died before I married my wife - patrickU 05:11:33 01/16/11 (9)
  You are a real idiot.
  - What was THIS about? - Victor Khomenko 07:46:35 01/16/11 (8)
    You missed your turn to Outside? :) Was Doris driving? :)
    
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    - RE: What was THIS about? - patrickU 08:01:31 01/16/11 (7)
      I never saw a sensible guy complaining not to be happy to get ridden of his MIL....
      
      That is all.
      
      Well maybe a few homosexuals, who had to marry that strange entity called a woman...
      - I tried, I tried... I just can't understand your sentence! - tinear 08:57:02 01/16/11 (6)
        
        In Reply to: RE: What was THIS about? posted by patrickU on January 16, 2011 at 08:01:31
        
        My first m-in-law was a monster.
        
        He doesn't understand it either... this is what lack of alcohol will do to you! :) nt - Victor Khomenko 09:30:42 01/16/11 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I tried, I tried... I just can't understand your sentence! posted by tinear on January 16, 2011 at 08:57:02
        
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        RE: I tried, I tried... I just can't understand your sentence! - patrickU 09:19:19 01/16/11 (4)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I tried, I tried... I just can't understand your sentence! posted by tinear on January 16, 2011 at 08:57:02
        
        You got it!
        
        And don�t forget: Such mom such wife...a bit later...
        Good luck to you..
        
        RE: I tried, I tried... I just can't understand your sentence! - tinear 16:39:59 01/16/11 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I tried, I tried... I just can't understand your sentence! posted by patrickU on January 16, 2011 at 09:19:19
        
        I know.
        We got divorced...........
        
        RE: I tried, I tried... I just can't understand your sentence! - patrickU 01:35:01 01/17/11 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I tried, I tried... I just can't understand your sentence! posted by tinear on January 16, 2011 at 16:39:59
        
        I hope not really?
        
        RE: I tried, I tried... I just can't understand your sentence! - tinear 08:55:25 01/19/11 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I tried, I tried... I just can't understand your sentence! posted by patrickU on January 17, 2011 at 01:35:01
        
        Yes, I'm a one-time loser. First wife, totalment pour l'amour. Very young. Trop jeune. Brilliant, talented, beautiful... but she had some serious emotional issues (her sister has been in mental hospitals on-and-off for years). The cardinal rule still is a good one: never marry anyone crazier than you.
        
        RE: I tried, I tried... I just can't understand your sentence! - patrickU 09:35:14 01/19/11 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I tried, I tried... I just can't understand your sentence! posted by tinear on January 19, 2011 at 08:55:25
        
        Well the cardinal problem is your daughter.
        You got one as far I remember.
        
        Well I am sorry for you. Love is an every day new trial.
        You never got anything for granted.
        
        After more than forty years of marriage I can tell you that!
        Take care.

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