Pros: Korine's Direction, Story, Segments, Cinematography, Editing, Soundtrack, & Cast. Cons: Definitely too Strange & Abrasive for Mainstream Audiences.
When 1995's Kids was released to an unsuspecting public, the film directed by Larry Clark was too shocking and extremely graphic to a general audience. While many were divided over the film's merits, there were some who found the film to be a ...
Pros: Good acting Cons: Poor plotting and storyline; there seems to be little "point" to the tale
Harmony Korine's Gummo is, in many ways, a Pink Flamingos for the modern age. You'll have to decide whether or not that's a complement--I'm not even sure myself--but regardless of whether you love the film or hate it, it will almost...
Despite a lot of alternative movie folks here on Epinions and elsewhere demarcating this film as stunning, I decided I would approach this review by addressing it to the unfortunate majority of general movie folk (fans, critics) who roundly panned this...
Pros: can't stop watching Cons: no reason to watch
Gummo opens with a sequence of tornado footage. A boy explains, in a halting, broken voice that would rightfully belong to a fifty-year-old coke addict, how the town of Xenia Ohio was blown away by a tornado twenty years ago. It really was, of course....
Pros: Good plot, true-to-life, no matter what others may say. Cons: Definately disturbing...
... and the point is, similar to "Kids", that there are things that go on in the US that many Americans are unaware of, or are either too narrow-minded to believe.
The movie, even though it was set in Ohio, was filmed in a suburb or Memphis,...
Pros: nothing else like it, bizarre, amusing, gross Cons: runs on a bit too long, too many dead cats!
"Gummo" is either a masterpiece of modern cinema or one of the worst 90+ minutes of celluloid ever created by man. After nearly twenty viewings I still can't decide for myself which it is, and that alone makes this film worth watching. ...
Pros: I was laughing to the point of tears throughout this film. Cons: Most people simply won't understand this film.
Simply stated, "Gummo" is one of best films I've ever seen. I rarely watch the same film twice, but I actually watched "Gummo" two nights in a row. This is one of those cult films one can enjoy over and over again. Although listed...
Pros: Impressive level of control, style, and detail. Cons: Some subject matter is difficult to watch
H.K. is not crazy. He might want you think he is, but he is not. He is, however, a brilliant imposter, and with Gummo he has created a film that seems so insane, so random, and so violently anti-artistic that I can understand all the bad reviews that...
The strengths of the film Kids, written by Harmony Korine, carry over to his directorial coming out, Gummo. His style is frank, bleak and off-kilter. He also thinks freakishness akin to Diane Arbus, and self-indulgence, are in vogue. Whether his work is...
Pros: One of the best soundtracks ever, more entertaining than you could ever hope for, Chloe Sivigny...need I say more? Cons: May offend some people (like, say, you parents), takes more than one view to get into, your family Bible might burst into flames
The very first time I had ever seen and listened to Harmony Korine was when he made an appearance on the David Letterman show. He was easily the most entertaining guest Dave has ever had to date. I was so impressed by his random thoughts and quick...
Pros: They hit it right on the head. Cons: Too much random home movie in between the dramatic bits.
"Contrivedly realistic?" This movie???
Whoever says that "Gummo" is contrivedly realistic must live in the Bay Area, or some other gated community without walls where the minimum income is 50K and poor people don't exist.
Pros: Gritty, disarming portrayals by a wonderful cast. Cons: Depressing, over-the-edge despair. These people have nowhere to go but down.
THIS is why filmaking exists. The expression of the real human condition, filmed in the harsh light of day. While this is not a documentary, it is easy to forget that fact. The characters in the film are so utterly realistic, so indelibly ingrained...
Pros: Strange ... strange ... but VERY cool Cons: Not good for cheering up grandma
About a month ago my friend brought me a copy of Gummo and said, "Watch this, it's the most twisted movie ever. It's about drowning cats!". I kept from watching it for about a week, thinking, "How good can a movie about drowning cats...
Pros: Getting to see Rednecks armwrestle drunk , some minor nudity,dwarf, retarded prostitute Cons: dead cats, little boys swearing a lot
A friend of mine told me that i should watch "Gummo" because the movie reminded him of me. Only in one scene though where Solomon is "working out" with spoons taped to his hands as weights. His skinny body and efforts of...
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