"But Sidney's more than a mere bass player. He's a fabulous disaster. He's a symbol, a metaphor, he embodies the dementia of a nihilistic generation. He's a fuckin' star."
Directed by Alex Cox
1986
Date viewed: Wed. and Thurs. March 24-25 2010
Directed by Alex Cox
1986
Date viewed: Wed. and Thurs. March 24-25 2010
This movie is about the strange relationship between Sid Vicious (Gary Oldman) from the Sex Pistols and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen (Chloe Webb). Nancy is loud, then louder, then SHRILL. She was SO obnoxious that I had to break the movie up into two viewings. I've discovered that I don't like movies where two people are in love and trying to make it work but one of the people is so completely unlovable (for example, Brokeback Mountain.... Ennis was SUCH a jerk! I couldn't believe that Jack was sooo in love with him!). Gary Oldman was amazing as Sid, I don't think I've ever seen a more fantastic performance out of him (except for maybe in Fifth Element... hee hee... so kidding). There were a few cool scenes, like Sid singing his own weird version of "My Way" for a music video. There are a bunch of punk concerts with the Sex Pistols, but really SLC Punk is a far superior punk movie. There are also a bunch of scenes involving heroin use, but really Trainspotting is a far superior heroin movie. Basically what it comes down to, is that I would not recommend this movie unless you're a die hard Gary Oldman fan and want to listen to Chloe Webb (who rivals Wolowitz's mom from Big Bang Theory in the yelling department) shriek for 2 hours. D+
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ReplyDeleteMy mom told me that story just before I watched it so that I could watch it with them in mind lol. So why would you give it a B+? I seriously could not get around Nancy's shrieking. It was just too much.
ReplyDeleteHey, what happened to d ma's comment? Did you scare him away?
ReplyDeleteI don't know. I published my comment and his comment disappeared....
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