tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565243314006487322.post8932026997573942990..comments2024-01-27T00:32:09.521-08:00Comments on From The Depths Of DVD Hell: TaxidermiaElwood Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09661750406352159996noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565243314006487322.post-43589603414026946912012-01-12T14:37:51.918-08:002012-01-12T14:37:51.918-08:00I agree Jenn, there are some testing moments in th...I agree Jenn, there are some testing moments in this film, the first story in perticular tested my patience, but the second story about Kálmán's speed eating glory days to be the strongest part. Still not sure why he choose cat's to be continue his legacy as not exactly reknown for thier speed eating abilities, but no doubt there is a bunch of cat owners out there ready to prove that theory wrong :)Elwood Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661750406352159996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565243314006487322.post-69144110394381974092012-01-11T22:38:20.850-08:002012-01-11T22:38:20.850-08:00I'm here solely for the cats and the competiti...I'm here solely for the cats and the competitive eating! Combine the two, sold! But I feel you, I don't 'get' the political stuff going on here, but the aesthetic is a-ok. Makes for some entertaining, if not tedious at times, viewing.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299640716799276127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565243314006487322.post-85014782836726558372012-01-11T12:34:42.179-08:002012-01-11T12:34:42.179-08:00I know that some of the more scolarly critics have...I know that some of the more scolarly critics have come out with a whole heap of intresting theories for this one including one which incorperated the humours theory of medieval medicine, but like you I didn't get any major political message from this film and I like'd the theory you brought up in your review (http://filmconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2010/06/taxidermia-2006.html) regarding the relationship between Lajoska and his father being representive of Capitalism.<br /><br />No doubt this is a film which folks will take on surface value or ponder over it's themes endlessly.Elwood Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661750406352159996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565243314006487322.post-17983566327099529112012-01-11T09:01:52.127-08:002012-01-11T09:01:52.127-08:00Lots of symbolisms on this one, it's a heavy h...Lots of symbolisms on this one, it's a heavy horror film that can be seen in many ways. I've read reviews that give it political implications and meanings. I didnt see it this way since I am not familiar with Hungarian political history. My favorite story was definetly the last one, about the fat dad and the skinny son, I saw lot's of symbolisms on that story about the baggage we carry from generation to generation. Great stuff, this movie is artsier than your regular horror film. And I agree, it evokes Gilliam and Jeunet.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.com