The fact that anyone is giving this 10 stars on IMDb is a testament to how gullible - and susceptible to suggestion - pretentious people are. You could project the most tedious garbage onto a screen, slap on the brand name of Crispin Glover, and these people will tell you it's a brilliant work of art, no matter what they just watched.
I have now seen the first two films of Crispin Glover's trilogy, and I did enjoy the first, to some degree. I'm a fan of bizarre thing in art; weird music, strange, off-beat films and such. "What Is It?", Glover's first film in the trilogy is an all-out assault of absurdity, bizarre imagery, and artistic/moral provocation. This didn't make it a great film, but it at least made it an interesting thing to witness.
I saw the second installment, "It Is Fine!", at a screening in Philly a couple of weeks ago. I saw several people walk out during the screening (despite paying 20 bucks to see it). So, to break it down a little, here are the problems with the film:
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The lead actor, Steven Stewart, has cerebral palsy, and you can't understand anything he says, and there are no subtitles. So we're treated to some long, unintelligible monologues (fun!) The script is written by the lead actor, whose only interest seems to be living out his sexual fantasies on film. After he murders the first woman by strangling her, in very unconvincing fashion, he goes on to meet at least five more women, who are inexplicably attracted to him, after which they immediately have sex with him, and are killed by him. This is the whole movie. Just that thing I just described, happening over and over and over.
Does this sound like a great film to you yet? If so, have at it. As for me, I wish I hadn't wasted my time and money. The feeling I was left with was, "where do filmmakers like Crispin Glover get the balls to subject us to this worthless garbage?" If it's any indication of how bad this was, I was a fan, and was psyched to see this film. But after I saw it, I completely changed my mind. Obviously, I won't be looking for tickets for the third film.
I have now seen the first two films of Crispin Glover's trilogy, and I did enjoy the first, to some degree. I'm a fan of bizarre thing in art; weird music, strange, off-beat films and such. "What Is It?", Glover's first film in the trilogy is an all-out assault of absurdity, bizarre imagery, and artistic/moral provocation. This didn't make it a great film, but it at least made it an interesting thing to witness.
I saw the second installment, "It Is Fine!", at a screening in Philly a couple of weeks ago. I saw several people walk out during the screening (despite paying 20 bucks to see it). So, to break it down a little, here are the problems with the film:
************* SPOILER ALERT *************
The lead actor, Steven Stewart, has cerebral palsy, and you can't understand anything he says, and there are no subtitles. So we're treated to some long, unintelligible monologues (fun!) The script is written by the lead actor, whose only interest seems to be living out his sexual fantasies on film. After he murders the first woman by strangling her, in very unconvincing fashion, he goes on to meet at least five more women, who are inexplicably attracted to him, after which they immediately have sex with him, and are killed by him. This is the whole movie. Just that thing I just described, happening over and over and over.
Does this sound like a great film to you yet? If so, have at it. As for me, I wish I hadn't wasted my time and money. The feeling I was left with was, "where do filmmakers like Crispin Glover get the balls to subject us to this worthless garbage?" If it's any indication of how bad this was, I was a fan, and was psyched to see this film. But after I saw it, I completely changed my mind. Obviously, I won't be looking for tickets for the third film.