I Stand Alone
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Movie Reviews of I Stand Alone
Movie Review: Nothing like this has ever been done
Summary: 5 Stars
You either have the guts to watch Noé's films or you don't. People who don't usually leave the cinema after 10 minutes and feel attacked for no reason. People who do are usually stunned. Nothing like this has ever been done.All of Noé's films contain no more than 2 violent scenes but the rest of it is extremely oppressing (he and his wife use to argue about not falling into Truffaut clichés) - and if the point is to shock the public, I've never seen it done in such an inteligent and pointful way. It has been said that his films are immoral and push people to immoral thoughts - I don't think so. The situations are often extreme but their dark side is close to that of Peckinpah's films: it is never gratuitous.
Carne and I stand alone have both won the first prize at Cannes Semaine de la critique festival. And, by the way, there exists another dvd edition of I stand alone which contains Carne, various trailers, comments, critics and several transcriptions of the butcher's thoughts.
If you have liked this, don't miss Noé's new film called Irreversible, presented this year (2002) at Cannes.
Movie Review: Shades of "Irreversible". You gotta want this one.
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the darkest descents into hopleless, bleak, despair I have ever seen but with a fight! The main character is completely corrupt as a human. Well, maybe not completely. It's hard to describe without spoiling. He is righteous for the wrong reasons. How about that? There are two scenes in this flick that I think would upset 85% of the movie going population. Possibly more. The other 15% of us have some explaining to do. I appreciated this for the look inside a mind rapidly turning on itself and the world it sees. Our boy goes insane with gumption! If you enjoy this because you're fascinated while watching the overbearing progression of mental illness as it consumes a man, well, I don't know if that even saves you but it's where I fit. If you enjoy it for some other reason, see a priest or think about quitting your substance of choice for the moment. This film, by far, is not for the faint of heart.Movie Review: Like "Taxi Driver" only more severe....
Summary: 5 Stars
"I Stand Alone" is truly one of the most profoundly disturbing movies that I have ever seen and I have seen quite a few of them. "I Stand Alone" follows the story of a bitter old man who has lost all meaning in his life, dignity and respect for himself, and ability to cope in a capitalistic world in which only accumulation of wealth gives any meaning to as he plunges down into a madness that he is unable to redeem himself from except (at least in his own sick mind) through an act that is even more disturbing than the one that ended "Taxi Driver." Brutal and at times even nauseating, "I Stand Alone" does not paint a pretty picture, but instead, shows us a glimpse of the decay that has permeated throughout our failing society in all of its sickening realism. An absolutely brilliant film, but only for viewers with extremely strong stomachs.Movie Review: A film that blew my mind.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a director (Gaspar Noe) that can deliver a film with out being a hypocrite. He is a man that tells it as it is with out holding anything back. Some people might say this isn't art, this is simply an excuse to show explicit content to an audience to find ones amusement. I say please go back to your fantasy world. ... I find it hard to believe that anyone can look over the beauty this film has to offer. The cinematography is some of the most beautiful I have ever seen and the way everything is shown to us makes me shiver with delight. Deffinately a film for any major movie fan. Noe, I hope you keep it up, I'll be cheering you on the whole way. And don't worry, the world isn't completely filled with ignorant hypocrites. You have the ... to tell it as it is.
Movie Review: Enter Gaspar Noé's world, you'll never be the same!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you speak french, please buy the region 2 dvd...Because you'll see this movie in its original 16x9 splendor. You'll see the short-movie "Carne" (also in 16x9) which is the begining of the story and you'll naturally be led to"Irréversible". "I stand alone" shows all the horrors of human nature, concentrated in just one man. This is not an apology of sexual, physical or psychological violence. The butcher is hateful.He treats people the way he treats his meat...When you see his movie, you think there's no way out! When you're bad, you're bad! Where there's evil, there'll always be evil. Nobody and nothing can change. I don't agree with you Gaspar...even in the desert, a flower can grow...