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insight into why Stevo is just a sh*thead

posted 16 years ago by we_are_nihilists
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first of all, Matthew Lillard is the most annoying actor to be seen in a punk rock movie. he makes the movie extremely hard to take seriously.
i like this movie because it in some ways describes punks, but it ultimately makes them look like a bunch of shallow, stupid gimmicks. especially stevo. he just thought he was hot *beep* and then all he wants is to be more punk than everyone else. he even says "i was the only punk left in town". and THEN he says " *beep* anarchy". what? after all he talks about is how cool anarchy is, and then hes acting like anarchy somehow hurt his feelings. what? plus, anarchy is only a theory. if he ever really understood it, he would know that its A)impossible, and B)not something you can *beep* . SLC Punk is way too goofy, and then takes this serious turn which doesn't flow at all.
sure it was an OK movie, and im glad SOMEONE is making punk movies, but it could have been seriously improved.

[–] YellinginMyEar1987 16 years ago

I think part of the point was to show the contradictions 'punks' make but you're right. I'm still waiting for a proper attempt at a punk movie.

[–] activista 16 years ago

Just saw this film ( my sister lent it to me). I don't remember it getting much hype or promotion, for that matter, when it came out--mainly because it was an independent film. In the DVD commentary (which was funny as hell) the director says that the last line in the film when Steve-O calls himself a poser,was just a joke--it was NOT meant to be taken literally, but apparently a lot of folks who liked the film DID take it that way, so he said he had to clear that up because people were that riled up about it. I enjoyed the film,BTW---it was refreshing to see a film about punks in Salt Lake City,of all places (I actually went there a couple of years ago to see the Sundance Film Festival---it was a trip to be in a city surrounded by mountains literally whereever you turned--beautiful,though)that was different, plus it was nice to see a film about someone who actually took the whole punk philosophy seriously, instead of playing it off as some kind of joke (which a Hollywood movie would have done). I liked it all right.

[–] Paul_Kersey_Jr 16 years ago

Lillard was incredibly annoying. He almost seems like he could be annoying in any role, he's that bad.
This film was an extremely stinky nugget, I'm surprised I watched it all the way through.

Most annoying cliched moment:
The crazy kid on 100 hits of acid.

Funniest moment:
When Lillards mohawked buddy dies.

In some ways, the superficiality, and poserishness of this movie might be incredribly realistic. I've met some punk rockers, skaters, etc. who were about as vapid as the characters in this movie.

[–] azazel08 16 years ago

while i do agree that lillard is annoying i like him in this role. actually it is the only role i do like him in. to me this movie is incredibly entertaining. i love the music and it is fun to watch. it does poke fun at how illogical anarchy and punk is, but it also pokes fun at just about every other theory out there as well. every philosophy has a flaw, not just punks. overall, it is not stevo contradicting himself, but the world contradicting itself.

[–] BarrisDarkly 14 years ago

I think part of the plot is his realization that he actually is a poser, which he sort of jokingly does at the end. For the entire thing he's giving us this whole "THIS is what punk is, everything else is for posers," when, as has been explained over and over and over on these boards, taking that approach is in itself antipunk. I wouldn't fault the film for that, I think it's a very interesting character ploy.

On the run from Johnny Law...Ain't no trip to Cleveland.

[–] done_holding_back 14 years ago

Agreed. I enjoyed the movie throughout, but couldn't take it seriously. The last 5 minutes saved it for me when the main character (and earlier, Brandy) said exactly what I'd been thinking all along.

People get good ideas, but usually lose them along the way to turning them into a movement. A lot of people in the world seem to have a hard time agreeing with a set of ideas without also adopting the dress, the speech, the preferred intoxicant, music, and so on. Then it becomes superficial and the ideals below it get lost. When the ideals it began with relate to anarchy and counter culture, the whole thing ends up looking incredibly hypocritical and shallow.

[–] stalkingvengeance 14 years ago

I *beep* HAAAAAAAAAAAAATED Lillard. He sucks in any role, and his facial expressions in general are really annoying.

I wish Bob had been the main character.

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[–] redai02-1 14 years ago

Yeah. This is the only film I could stand Lillard in.

Well where'd ya lose him? It's not like he's a set of car keys...