tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565243314006487322.post2723860931565056176..comments2024-01-27T00:32:09.521-08:00Comments on From The Depths Of DVD Hell: NowhereElwood Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09661750406352159996noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565243314006487322.post-14652970162560603562012-06-22T17:36:15.856-07:002012-06-22T17:36:15.856-07:00Then you'll enjoy Smiley Face, it's not se...Then you'll enjoy Smiley Face, it's not sexual at all, in fact, I'd go as far as saying that it's the best pot head movie ever made, it truly captured what it is to BE a pot head. I have not seen a better portrayal of it, or a funnier one for that matter. Highly recommend it for a good laugh! Arakis lightest film I think.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565243314006487322.post-10905369829023823002012-06-20T14:53:45.240-07:002012-06-20T14:53:45.240-07:00Gregg Araki is not the easiest of directors to get...Gregg Araki is not the easiest of directors to get into, especially when he constantly bombarding the audience with frequently controversial imagery and original plotting. Still at the same time he helps keep things interesting, to occasionally dip into his films.Elwood Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661750406352159996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565243314006487322.post-3465940896389333042012-06-20T06:16:04.619-07:002012-06-20T06:16:04.619-07:00Never heard of this one. Doesn't sound like my...Never heard of this one. Doesn't sound like my thing but that doesn't mean it doesn't sound interesting. Thanks!Carolinehttp://garbolaughs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565243314006487322.post-39613246879797670282012-06-15T13:54:04.374-07:002012-06-15T13:54:04.374-07:00I've yet to watch "Smiley Face" but ...I've yet to watch "Smiley Face" but it is on the watch list, as currently working my way through the Araki back catalog. It's funny you should say that about "The Doom Generation" as currently rewatching it and that's essentially what most of the film is about :)<br /><br />The problem with Araki though is that like Larry Clarke, his obsession with explicit sex and drug abuse tends to overpower everything else in the film, while his films especially the early ones are now often so dated, that they are more like relics of the 90's, which isn't too bad if you were a child of the 90's like myself. Definitely an overlooked director though.Elwood Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661750406352159996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565243314006487322.post-24786611057036455532012-06-15T13:43:03.637-07:002012-06-15T13:43:03.637-07:00I'm not well versed in Araki films, I've o...I'm not well versed in Araki films, I've only seen two, Smiley Face which I found completely hilarious, and The Doom Generation, which I saw ages ago, dont remember much about it except that it was about a threesome of friends who end up making out with each other. I'm looking forward to seeing Nowhere which I've somehow missed, I wouldnt mind seeing more of Arakis's films.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.com