Cecil B. Demented
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Movie Reviews of Cecil B. Demented
Movie Review: Hilarious
Summary: 4 Stars
I don't care what anybody says, this film is fantastic! I laughed my hind-quarters off the entire time. Cecil B. Demented is a rouge filmmaker pissed off at Hollywood for churning out crappy formula films. In order to make a statement, he kidnaps a well known actress and forces her to be in his rebel film. This is a cute premise, and quickly endeared me to the rest of the film. What comes after is a wonderful frolic into silliness. You cannot take this film seriously. It was meant to be a self-parody. With it's insanely funny biting critique of recent "traditional" Hollywood films and it's outrageous over-the-top performances, you simply cannot walk away from this movie the same as you came in to it. What a laugh! John Waters, Thank You so much for this film! How bizarre. What a Gem this will be for my DVD collection.Movie Review: Where's The Hot Brand? I'm 'Demented Forever', too...
Summary: 4 Stars
....this is hilarious! And Waters is right that Mela G is overall a good sport to be subjected to the Demented Mania. What I dig about C.B.D.: in the "family film is another word for censorship" scene how the good mothers throw Jujubies at Demented and crew, how Honey Whitlock's jump from atop the building was shot and edited like a big-time 70's B-moovy (she lands on her feet like a cat), how Cecil reminded me of Depp's Ed Wood, how Waters tossed in Patty Hearst in a story kinda like her own, and how dead on that hilarious "Gump Again" sequel business is. To me it looks as if Waters is gonna stay a Hollywood outsider forever. That's okay, I'm digging on his Hollywood East sick cinema....Movie Review: Eclectic Appeal...Great for Coffee House discussion
Summary: 4 Stars
First off...not everybody will like let alone stand this film. However, its' appeal to the iconclastic crowd is strangely bewitching.
I once showed "Being John Malkovich" at a Friday gathering when the film was in its' hayday. Many seemed confused as to why the film had garnered such great reviews. Cecil was the follow-up movie of the evening that answered their questions. A fun time discussing it was had by all that night.
I can best describe Cecil as a tongue and cheek dark comedy lampooning the movie industry, Hollywood, its' biases and image. The punk, anti-establishmentarian and counterculture fringe element in you should enjoy this feature.
Movie Review: Two worlds collide
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie manages to make fun of both inane Hollywood cinema and insane independent cinema at the same time. The movie itself is quite obviously intended to be "awful" in the sense that every character is based on a stereotype with no character development whatsoever. If you like tacky, crazy movies, you should give this one a chance. Otherwise, it's probably not for you.I feel that this movie could have been a bit faster paced at times, but overall managed to capture the spirit of some of the wacky elements of filmmaking and rebellion.
Movie Review: Renegade Cinema
Summary: 4 Stars
John Waters knows how to make a film that really gets to the heart of the subject. This film inspires young filmmakers to want to go out and make a movie and tell hollywood to shove it. While the flick is fun the story is unrealistic. I fell that anyone who is tired of standard hollywood movies should see this movie.