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Terrible acting, generally boring.

posted 14 years ago by dancoldwell
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This film sucked. I was hoping for something somewhat exciting and outrageous, or something just so awful it was funny. This was just painfully boring to watch. Yeah, it had a few pretty gross scenes. But it just wasn't done in a manner that was at all interesting.

The acting was terrible. Just terribly annoying, heavily scripted overly loud acting in a way that wasn't funny. There were a few good lines, like the ones at the start of the DVD. But that was it. When I heard them, I thought I was in for a treat. How wrong I was.

Music sucked. Directing sucked.

Maybe I have to give it another chance under the influence of something. because sober this was just a boring pile of trash.

Edit: I've just started listening to the commentary with Waters, and he mentions Warhol films & improvisation. I've been watching a few of his films lately, and I LOVE improvisation and I think it would've done this film a lot of good. The filth is real, but the heavy scripting kept reminding me this was a movie, if the interaction between characters was more natural I think I would've enjoyed it more.

The best thing about this movie is the commentary and getting to hear Water's, aka gay dude from Simpsons awesome voice.

[–] jagheterjack00 14 years ago

Waters is one of them directors that wont allow any ad-libing or improvisation. He's always insisted actors say each word as scripted in the exact manner he's envisaged. He's always worked this way and I doubt he'd ever change that now.

[–] hungjude-652-851318 14 years ago

You have totally overlooked the genius of this movie. As you watched the comentary feature all should have been revealed. The actors were hungry, freezing cold, poorly paid, dirty and did it for the love of John and the dreamers. The acting is meant to be awfull. The soundtrack is meant to be so bad its great. The whole movie is about awfullness.
You can watch this movie under the influence of anything and its still awfull. Watch it again and try to see how bad it really is. You have:
1: a mother who suckes her own sons cock.
2: A stolen steak that disapears up Divines "ladygarden".
3: a scene that results in dead chickens (and that can never be repeated in this day and age)
4: rape and child trafficing.
5: a trailor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6: Edith Massy (enchanting woman....see love letters to Eddie.)
7: The phrase "I ARREST YOU FOR *beep*
8: Real life poop munching(who else could do that other than the great Divine, and who else would ask other than the even greater John Waters?
9: Mink Stole (I rest my case)
10: A fat drag queen in a fish-tailed, skin tight dress who has to have hair so far back on her head just to fit in those magnificent eyebrows!!!!

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[–] oknar1977 9 years ago

acting is terrible, but i don't find the film boring -
there is always something happening, dialogue is well thought and you are surprised by scenes as they developed, as much as they are getting more and more disgusting you don't feel boredom

[–] Chefeetaboopers 8 years ago

It's because John Waters likes camp. The movie isn't meant to be amazing and have good acting.