The Emperor Hath Not ANY Clothes!

Rating: 1/10 (20 January 2005)

*Spoiler Alert*
I am utterly shocked by the rave reviews this film has garnered from this site. My friend asked me to watch this sickening movie and I agreed, after hearing similarly rave reviews from my friends.
What an utter waste of time this was! A few bums wandering around suburbia, getting themselves into nonsensical situations and uttering obscenities every minute or so. If anything, this is a sad reflection of meaningless suburban existence (what's with the obsession over bowling??!). Like one reviewer said, this movie left me with nothing--no feelings of warmth, poignancy or encouragement.
Sure, there were some brilliant camera shots (a handful), but not enough to sustain a movie. The dream sequences were just bizarre...like something a stoned artist would dream up. Again, the setting of the movie (boring suburbia) did not help bolster my interest level. Dear me, there were times when I felt like stepping into the movie and bazooka-ing all the characters just so it would end! I was unmoved by the movie and completely bored out of my wits. 2 out of 4 of my friends left half-way through the movie (wisely enough). The series of 'revelations' (oooh! aaah!) at the end were trite and unsatisfying.
We all have our own opinions on this movie, but please, and 8.0 is way more than what this stinking mess deserves! Movies like this are the result of a culture that has become so saturated with material wealth, prosthetic 'beauty' and glamour that triteness and meaninglessness (along with gratuitous violence and obscenity) become glamorized.