Wed 21 Jan 2009
Truly, this is a film – no, a movie – that dies kicking.
It is not good, but I adored The Boyf’s take: “I’ll take an ambitious failure over a timid success any day.” So true.
There are scenes, I should point out, that are very powerful. There are songs that I loved. It is undeniably a life experience. It is one of the most stylish movies I’ve ever seen. I would not rush to watch it a second time but I would absolutely watch someone else watch it.
I suspect this is how people felt when they walked out of “Phantom of the Paradise” all those years ago.
Interesting. I actually loved it, and will probably own it shortly. I laughed through the whole thing, both in places intended to be funny and places that weren’t.
Strangely, the Phantom of the Paradise was just on one of the premium movie channels the other day. Wiggy.
<3 Repo.
Now when I see the girl I saw it with we drink and toast to:
Surgery, surgery!
See, I <3 Phantom of the Paradise.
Seriously, I did not like this movie. I enjoyed parts of it, but I was glad when it was over. True Stories or Fire Walk With Me or even Rocky Horror I kind of wish would keep going, but this? Hell no.
Pants Wilder’s hilarious comment after was, “All I want is to be able to see the look on Ripper’s face when they said to him, ‘OK, so when you’re in your reaper suit we want you to do a funny voice.’” I think that about sums it up.
But! That said! I still agree with The Boyf’s attitude towards it as an ambitious failure to be applauded! I’m very glad it was made and to be fair everyone else in the men’s room after – a bunch of 19 year olds in fedoras – loved it. They were practically tripping over themselves to love this movie. I think the simple answer may simply be that ten years ago I would have fainted with delight and now, maybe not so much.