Big Bang Theories
Mar. 8th, 2011 11:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bluegargantuaHey,
So last night I went to Kendall Sq. to catch a showing of Kaboom. The high-concept pitch is: Shortbus meets Twin Peaks and that's a pretty apt description.
You've got Smith, a young college freshman who's mostly gay but happily bangs chicks from time to time. Smith's best friend is Stella who toes the lesbian line pretty well. Smith's new roommate is Thor, you know, like the comic -- and he does look like a Nordic god (if Nordic gods were also Southern California surfer dudes).
So Smith has a few problems. 1.) He's been having this odd/recurring dream for the past week. 2.) His roommate is a total hottie who is happily straight and utterly clueless. 3.) He goes to this party where people from his dream keep popping up. Then he gets high on magic cookies, and on his way home from sex, he sees one of those dream people murdered by men in animal masks.
So begins the slide into paranoia and weirdness.
This movie. This darn movie. Here's the deal. I'm pretty sure this movie is taking the piss out of conventional conspiracy/suspense movies. After the movie ends (and stay for the credits), you walk out and you think "were they just having me on?" but then you start asking questions, trying to fit little pieces together. The moment you do this, you fear that the movie is, once again, having fun at your expense.
You know what? I don't think I mind. I think I'm having fun turning the movie over in my head, knowing I might be playing the sucker yet again.
And there's a lot to like in this movie. Everyone's a hottie and there's lots of great sex scenes in various configurations. While there's no hint of safer sex, it's all consensual and everyone exhibits a pretty high level of Good/Giving/Game. Beyond the sex, the dialog is pretty sharp and this movie *really* loved the 80's. The whole thing reeks of New Wave music and fashion and...I didn't mind that. There are a ton of interesting visual themes (which feed into the guessing game you play after the movie is over).
So...I can't unreservedly recommend this movie, but if Shortbus meets Twin Peaks sounds good, you'll probably enjoy this movie. Just be ready for some mindgames.
later
Tom
So last night I went to Kendall Sq. to catch a showing of Kaboom. The high-concept pitch is: Shortbus meets Twin Peaks and that's a pretty apt description.
You've got Smith, a young college freshman who's mostly gay but happily bangs chicks from time to time. Smith's best friend is Stella who toes the lesbian line pretty well. Smith's new roommate is Thor, you know, like the comic -- and he does look like a Nordic god (if Nordic gods were also Southern California surfer dudes).
So Smith has a few problems. 1.) He's been having this odd/recurring dream for the past week. 2.) His roommate is a total hottie who is happily straight and utterly clueless. 3.) He goes to this party where people from his dream keep popping up. Then he gets high on magic cookies, and on his way home from sex, he sees one of those dream people murdered by men in animal masks.
So begins the slide into paranoia and weirdness.
This movie. This darn movie. Here's the deal. I'm pretty sure this movie is taking the piss out of conventional conspiracy/suspense movies. After the movie ends (and stay for the credits), you walk out and you think "were they just having me on?" but then you start asking questions, trying to fit little pieces together. The moment you do this, you fear that the movie is, once again, having fun at your expense.
You know what? I don't think I mind. I think I'm having fun turning the movie over in my head, knowing I might be playing the sucker yet again.
And there's a lot to like in this movie. Everyone's a hottie and there's lots of great sex scenes in various configurations. While there's no hint of safer sex, it's all consensual and everyone exhibits a pretty high level of Good/Giving/Game. Beyond the sex, the dialog is pretty sharp and this movie *really* loved the 80's. The whole thing reeks of New Wave music and fashion and...I didn't mind that. There are a ton of interesting visual themes (which feed into the guessing game you play after the movie is over).
So...I can't unreservedly recommend this movie, but if Shortbus meets Twin Peaks sounds good, you'll probably enjoy this movie. Just be ready for some mindgames.
later
Tom
