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In Reply to: RE: "Happiness" by Todd Solondz is a "quiet story" by all accounts - what do you think about it? posted by carcass93 on December 07, 2012 at 10:31:53
I don't recall seeing that film, maybe I did, I don't know, but I have to tell you, I have an extremely strong distaste for American films made by the under-50 directors. Not that above-50 Americans are guaranteed to make good films, but lately I had the serious misfortune to see several more or less recent pieces of crap by young directors, and without an exception they were pure stinky garbage, self-absorbed in their own significance, full of endless stupid superficial self-loving dialogue, sense of self-importance in every scene... and that awful, awful, awful American "music" - a constipated, strangled voice trying to tell me some story over a lame guitar. Seems like today 35 is an old adolescent. Solondz is just over that 50 mark, but the film's description tells me I would have to do with no dinner for a few days - don't think that is exactly the kind of a film my wife would appreciate. :)
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No self-loving dialogue, no sense of self-importance - and no music that I recall, so it either isn't there, or doesn't call attention to itself.
Instead, what is there - pure, all-encompassing hatred and loathing for humanity in general and American society in particular, with not one character to feel any real sympathy for. Director, in this instance, is just a bystander, looking at all proceedings in utter disgust.
Just the way I love it.
OK, so maybe grits gets some, as he blazes the trail through all that mayhem, blood and kinky sex!
Of the asylum?
Sorry grits, but you didn't shave your legs last time!
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To be fair, she is still much pleasant to watch than most WT tenants.
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honest, hard-working, successful (prior to political careers), and good parents.
But, hey, this is a film forum.
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