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post #1 of 19
12/13/06 at 12:24am
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Do you like Todd Solondz? I like the earlier films such as the amusing "Welcome to the Dollhouse" and "Happiness"; the sort of witty hate speech that is exactly compelling.
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post #2 of 19
12/13/06 at 12:53am
I literally winced when I saw the title of this thread. I think that says it all. I'm all for shock value but I just don't like his form.
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post #3 of 19
12/13/06 at 12:57am
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Salo was somewhat wince-inducing. John Waters is much more camp in his fitness which somehow mitigates the shock.
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post #4 of 19
12/13/06 at 1:07am
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Do you like Todd Solondz?

I like the earlier films such as the amusing "Welcome to the Dollhouse" and "Happiness"; the sort of witty hate speech that is exactly compelling.
I can watch "Welcome to the Dollhouse" again and again - great movie.
Happiness was very good as well - but it lacks something - can't really point the finger at something in particular. Almost too trivial.
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post #5 of 19
12/13/06 at 1:30am
Thumbs up on Todd. I liked Happiness more than Dollhouse. But Storytelling is my fave film by him.
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post #6 of 19
12/13/06 at 1:36am
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Salo was somewhat wince-inducing. John Waters is much more camp in his fitness which somehow mitigates the shock.
I can't hear of Waters' name without bringing up this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnpofBtijF8 Hey GS, you ever see this at the Rialto?
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post #7 of 19
12/13/06 at 3:02am
i loved 'welcome to the dollhouse' and saw it about 3 or 4 times in the theater (i had connecions). 'happiness' had its moments too, but i haven't seen anything else of his.
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post #8 of 19
12/13/06 at 3:38am
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Rather stylish:
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post #9 of 19
12/13/06 at 3:42am
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I can't hear of Waters' name without bringing up this clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnpofBtijF8

Hey GS, you ever see this at the Rialto?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIg9wX4fLwY
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post #10 of 19
12/13/06 at 4:02am
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One of the funniest things in Happiness was when Dylan Baker's character, Bill, starts shooting people at random in the park. Somehow, it was very deadpan; please no pun intended.
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post #11 of 19
12/13/06 at 4:20am
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I heard the reason that video had so many mirrors was because of the amount of coke it took to get through filming.
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post #12 of 19
12/13/06 at 4:22am
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I heard the reason that video had so many mirrors was because of the amount of coke it took to get through filming.
Bitch (C.Aguilera) had better back off.
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post #13 of 19
12/13/06 at 1:04pm
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Hey GS, you ever see this at the Rialto?

nope, havent been to the Rialto in ages...last film I saw there was one of Woody Allen's a few years ago.
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post #14 of 19
10/5/08 at 5:55am
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I came.
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post #15 of 19
10/5/08 at 12:47pm
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Bitch (C.Aguilera) had better back off.

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I came.

These both confuse me.

Welcome to the Dollhouse, though I watched it a long time ago, was very, very annoying. And that was back when I thought annoying was charming. (This does not mean it was very, very charming).

Happiness I enjoyed very much.
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