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Haha, that explains soo much.
Enlighten me.
They all reflect a rather dark and gloomy view of human nature.
No they don't. Have you actually seen these movies? Maybe Salo, but Salo is a commentary on fascism. The others on this list which are "dark" don't portend to say much about anyone other than their own characters. That is an enormous stretch.
Maybe Salo? Maybe?? !!??
The others, thorough their characters are in fact explorations of the darker and/or bleaker aspects of human existence. To suggest that they can only be said to be a limited exploration of those characters without having wider implications is an insult to the directors (and your average audience member).
That's not obvious, so I can't prove it.
What? It's things that aren't obvious that can and must be proven. Things that are obvious are often very difficult to prove. As a math major, I'd assume you'd be familiar with that concept. Compare the Jordan curve theorem with the Pythagorean theorem. One is obvious and quite hard to prove, the other is not so obvious but is one of the easiest theorems to prove.
having lied about seeing at least two of those movies, for god-knows-what reason?
When did I say I had seen those movies? I haven't seen any of them. And it's rather bold for someone as incapable of basic human interaction as you are to accuse anyone of having Asperger's.
Very sorry, that's my bad. I didn't notice the lack of continuity in who I was talking to, vis-a-vis j_menz/davidjosepha. As such, it appeared like a totally bizarre bunt and was annoying.
I also enjoyed Requiem for a dream(even though i'm probably a little young to see it, it had a very good message)
You guys really wanna know what's a bad movie?!For those of you guys who used to (or still do) watch Dragonball Z. Alright guys, get ready for this!...Dragonball Evolution! Worst movie EVER!!! The best thing their kamehameha could do was light a candle! Are you kidding me?! That movie was soooooooooo bad!
Ishtar is bad, very bad, but is it anywhere near as foul as anything by Friedberg and Seltzer? Also, if you want to go out of your way to find something ridiculously repulsive, try 'Gas' (1981) with Howie Mandel and Donald Sutherland. It's about an oil shortage scandal involving switching milk and gasoline supplies and crippling a Midwestern town; antics ensue. IMO it’s much worse.
You’re absolutely right, I forgot to take pretention into account. Don’t worry about 'Gas.' It's all but inaccessible as it has long since faded from network/cable programming and impenetrably sealed on VHS format only for all eternity.