a comparison to "Jacob's Ladder?" Are you kidding...?

Rating: Null/10 (28 November 2002)

Really! A recent reviewer compared this film to Jacob's Ladder (a very good movie). That person went on to use the words "subtle" and "credible" in their review. You've got to be kidding! The best part about this movie is when the ending credits begin to roll! I have never sat thru 2 hours of more unappealing crap than this! How can so many people be saying good things about this movie?
This movie is comparable to Titanic in its vainness,Jurassic park 2 in its stupidity, the performances of Pearl Harbor... Need I go on? I see a bunch of references to David Lynch. Hello? Anybody out there? What is comparable to Lynch? Because the movie makes abrupt scene-changes? The only other person with any sense here is the person guy from Holland who said it's "overhyped." (And boy did he hit the nail on the head!) I unfortunately see the word "masterpiece" being used to describe this movie. What's your standard of comparison? Tupac Shakur? Ed Wood (the man, not the movie)? Any movie shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000?
I hate to sound self-righteous (or like a Republican), but honestly, are you hopped-up on caffeine and the latest freshman-101 lecture when you watched/reviewed this movie?
a) The primary actors give abysmal performances.
b) There is nothing "eerie" about this film, despite frequent remarks to the contrary. It is boring. c) The "bad guys" (school thugs) just HAPPEN to show up at the right place at the right(?) time??? d) un-sympathetic, unbelievable characters (and without characters an audience can relate to, how successful can a movie be-- unless you're freaked out on drugs and "...watchin' it for the experience, dude." e) a SELF-imposed comparison to Hitchcock? Stephen King once compared himself to Chaucer, too... Hah! f) Is Richard Kelly hoping his bulls**t camera work and editing will "baffle' us into ifnoring the sorry ending to this piece of trash?
I do object to the frequent references to those of us who "don't get it" as being somehow intellectually inferior. Have you ever considered it the other way around?
To quote another viewer (6NOV02): "A stupid movie is simply that: a stupid movie." Finally: my recommendations of thought-provoking films: Fallen Angels, Begotten, Un Chien Andalou,