Don't mistake lack of talent for genius.

Ya know, I am at a complete and utter lack for words regarding the posts that I have read on this movie. I have watched it probably, I'd say, 16 times at least. I think most peoples posts are completely and utterly ridiculous. It is a great movie for what it is, yes. It was a great accheivement. Especially for one man to do practically alone. But that does not change the fact that it is an absolutely horrible example of modern cinema. Even for being almost 20 years old. I have read everyone posts about "How wonderful" this movie is... Peter Steele of Type O Negative said it best... "Don't mistake lack of talent for genius." Fun to watch, but cut the crap. It is not some great and philosophic metaphor for technology's influence on life. It is some freak psycho whacked out japanese metal fetishists gorified wet dream, done in a well defined, stylish manner. Nothing wrong with that at all. Let's just be real about what it is. In closing though, I would never say that it is the "Worst Movie Ever". That title should be awarded to things like the Scarecrow horror series. Dreamcatcher by Stephen King. Vulgar by Kevin Smith. Or, the knock-off American Pie sequels, Band Camp and Naked Mile. Or better yet, how about Arnie vs. the Devil, End of Days style. Now, those movies are worthy of the title of "Worst Movie Ever". How could they *beep* Gabriel Byrnes as the Devil? Is there no shame?

Thanks

Here's what someone else wrote as well:

First of all, I don't even want to hear any 'you didn't get it', 'symbolism' or 'artistic' crap, because this is very simply an awful waste of film. If you can't realize that this movie is merely a terrible display of pure ineptitude and super-lame filmmaking, then you are an idiot.

Seriously, I'm positive that if I filmed myself taking a huge dump in black and white, throw in a few 'artsy' shots of the turd whizzing around the bowl in wide-angle, fast forward...etc... there would be someone out there actually ENJOYING it, ranting and raving about how the circling turd represents the cyclic nature of all things, time, the seasons..etc... until finally, when that big chunk of poop drops down the hole, that is symbolic of death and raises question about metaphysisim and the origin of the universe....

Wake up people! Sometimes a bad movie is just a bad movie, and this one is probably the worst. So if you actually like this pathetic waste of time, then you are a moron.

Now my words:

That was another poster's words. I agree for the most part. Here's something to think about all you defenders of this movie and all that stuff out there that tries to be different and so often fails yet you jump on it like it's your own thing and hate anyone who tries to follow cause it's your little personal baby: as a designer I used to think, "Fuq people if they can't understand my designs. They don't know what I know. They don't understand design." Ok, that's one way of looking at it. But why am I designing?(why is this director making Tetsuo?) FOR OTHERS TO SEE. DUH!! If the general public doesn't get it(EVEN IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH YOUR OWN WORK AND IT'S THAT WHAT YOU SET OUT TO DO!) you failed. If you want to be counted as success you have to design/create/build/paint/sing/fuq/shiit/kill/faaart/lick/eat/run/glue/WHATEVER YOU DO in a way that others(READ THAT WORD STUPID PEOPLE - OTHERS(NOT YOURSELF)(AND IF IT'S FOR YOURSELF THEN DON'T FUQING RELEASE IT INTO THE PUBLIC'S EYE)!!!!) can associate with it, and befriend it without feeling like they are compromising or have to close an eye to 50% of what's going on just to smile and say "Yeah, ok."

In all fairness I try hard to give artists their space and direction and let it grow on me. SOME PIECES OF ART DO NOT WORK! WAKE UP AND STOP DEFENDING TRASH WHEN IT'S NOTHING BUT TRASH! Alot of the films I have seen are trash but those artists that know that EARN RESPECT BECAUSE WHEN YOU HEAR THEM TALK ABOUT THEIR WORK LIKE IT'S TRASH YOU THINK "PROPS TO YOU DUDE". They know they have a little project that won't go further than what it already is. But when you have people who defend their trash to their grave you think, "What a loser" and that's how it goes people. STOP DEFENDING THIS WHEN IT'S NOT WORKING EXCEPT FOR THE ARTIST HIMSELF! IT'S NOT WORKING FOR YOU, YOU JUST WANT IT TO! And you little stupids can all reply and try and defend or explain it into reasoning but at the end of the day this will still remain as fact: YOU WANT THIS TO WORK FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE JUST SO MUCH SMARTER AND BETTER THAN THE REST(LAUGHABLE WHEN YOU THINK THERE IS NOTHING TO GET FROM ALOT OF TRASH THAT IS MADE BECAUSE MAYBE THAT'S ALL IT WAS MEANT TO BE, INTENTIONALLY OR NOT.) But you guys go ahead and do all the writing you want, it won't change the fact of what this really is. A waste of time for real movie goers, like myself, looking for pieces that should be viewed before your life runs out!

Now, back to the real works of art.