From: michael@paul.bu.edu (Michael Chaplin)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies,alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: Most Embarassing Movie
Date: 2 Sep 92 21:26:14 GMT
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In-reply-to: shiv@bnr.ca's message of 2 Sep 92 20:12:46 GMT

In article <1992Sep02.201246.11490@bmerh85.bnr.ca> shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally) writes:

     = In article <2SEP199210284078@portal.lasc.lockheed.com>, le01167@portal.lasc.lockheed.com (Ron Nadel (x2025)) writes:
  =|> The movie that probably really did embarass the most people I've
  =|> seen was _Liquid Sky_, although I really liked the movie I know
  =|> many people who were taken by surprise by the eruptive affect of
  =|> the scene where the girl performs fellatio on the gay boy (both 
  =|> played by the same actress!!), and then takes part in gyrating
  =|> crotch-to-crotch saddle position lesbian sex with her lesbian
  =|> roomate resulting in one of the more realistic screen orgasms
  =|> I've seen; all before a room full of cheering jeering strangers
  =|> who are part of a photo-ad crew.  And done totally without
  =|> any nudity.
  =|> 
  =|> As I looked around, I could sense that most people were very
  =|> embarassed by the frank nature of the performances - it seemed
  =|> like you were really watching these desperately unhappy people 
  =|> having sex, the scene really conveyed a feeling of intimacy
  =|> uncovered - and we had witnessed it.

Well, you're right. They *were* desperately unhappy people having sex.
I don't think it was such a bad commentary on the "dark side" of the 
"N.Y. art scene" (whatever those words are supposed to mean).

  =|> 
  =|> It's a bizarre sci-fi vision from a Russian film _artiste_.  I
  =|> know some of you will now run out and rent it for its filmic
  =|> qualitites, of course.
  =|> 

  =Liquid Sky is a GREAT movie ! I love that German UFO hunter, he is
  =hilarious. It has a great atmosphere (Hardware at times reminded me
  =a bit of Liquid Sky, especially the 'feel' of it). The soundtrack
  =is also quite interesting - done by the director on a low budget
  =sampler (Ensoniq Mirage) with imperfect loops imparting a very eerie
  =feel to the whole thing.

  =IMHO it ranks right up there with Repo Man and other low budget cult
  =classics. Those who have not seen it - highly reccomended !

  =However, I could see how if the audience was expecting something else,
  =it could be embarassing.

True, but still a good movie.
Some memorable quotes:
"I'm a killer. I kill with my cunt." 
- the woman who performed fellatio as described above.
"In my house, shrimp comes *before* duty."   
- said to the German UFO hunter.

Good flick, but I guess you do have to know what to expect.
And now that you do...

my $.02,
Chaplin.
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