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This movie is beautiful. But thats about it. The story is less then par and the "torture" scenes are TOO messed up for my tastes. That being said, i cant give it a sh*tty rating because of the beautiful macabre images that were seared into my brain. And the fact i have a wierd liking of Willem Dafoe.
Posted By: Eastwood28 at 9:53pm, November 18, 2009
I don't give it a 5 only because I'm too ignorant to understand everything that happened on the screen. That said, other than In the Bedroom, I don't believe I've been as affected by a film (in terms of emotion-depth).
The really weird thing about it was/is that I'm not a credits-watcher, unless I think there's a possibility of outtakes or something, but I stayed through the entire credits following the final scene of this...and I wasn't the only one.
Now, mind you, as the credits began to reach the end, I asked myself, "Am I sitting here because it feels like the thing to do?" But I realized that that was not the case. It, seriously, was/is one of those films that will stay with me for as long as I can remember. And I will definitely rewatch it, because as much as I was thinking (more than normal :), I know there is tons I did not get. And I can only imagine how much better the film will be when/if I get a better understanding. Kinda like learning the lyrics to a song you've been singing your entire life...and realizing you had no clue.
Chaos Reigns! This is the Freudian message given through a talking fox. Yes welcome to the wonderful film that is Antichrist. I can’t make my mind up if this was an intriguing sinister horror/thriller yarn or a self-righteous art house film? Clearly after watching a couple of frames of the opening prologue, shot in slow motion black and white and accompanied by a soaring operatic soundtrack. I thought that I would be sitting through a pompous art house film. But it managed instead to touch a raw nerve. For any parent there can’t be any bigger fear than that of the death of a child. Being a parent myself, I found the accident scene very hard to watch. Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg (simply known as He and She) spend time at an isolated cabin in 'Eden' to try and come to terms with the loss of their son. What follows is all very serious and bleak. But is an outstanding raw portrayal of the trauma of bereavement. We slowly see the couple descend into moments of anxiety, schizophrenia and madness. And eventually the desire to mutilate and kill. So come the third act, all hell breaks loose and it turns in to a horrific torture porno! Complete with self inflicted female circumcision and graphic sexual violence. Don’t be fooled, this is way more explicit then anything churned out by Hollywood. I pride myself on being unshockable but even I found some of the scenes hard to watch. I have to say that the cinematography is beautiful and at times breathe taking. I not going to pretend that I got all the deep meaning messages or psychology. (I can’t even categorise this film) All I know is that it’s offensive and sanctimonious at times yes. But I dare you to watch this film and not be affected by it.
Really artistic movie! Thought it was a bit slow, but it was still very interesting. The scenes of violence are just horrid!
Posted By: screamogook at 1:06pm, November 3, 2009
Never has horror been so beautiful. This film was absolutely gorgeous. Even the scenes of the macbre variety are shot with a touch of elegance. There is a line in the flim that goes somewhat along the lines of "the mind must concieve, believe, and then achieve". To me, that line is the whole movie. Taken back that her thesis was on woman's gynocide. She concieved her principals, then believed the material, then finally achieved the acts of abomination. This film was excellent on so many levels. Not to mention the entire last sequence of events left my jaw permanently dropped open. This followed by the subconscious breathing exercise that Defoe introuduces earlier in the film. Again, excellent cinematography, outstanding acting, and a ever so intriguing plot.
To JonnyRotten - You didnt see Willem Dafoe's penis. You saw a stand in of a porn actor. Thats all I have to say.
Posted By: JonnyRotten at 11:44am, November 1, 2009
I can't believe I spent $6 to watch this on demand. If I never see Willem's penis again that would be too soon for me. If you get this you will be disappointed.
Great acting, wonderful cinematography, two of the most disturbing scenes I've seen on film, yet, still boring. I get what Lars von Trier was trying to convey. It was just sooo slow. Ebert said it best I think when he said that "Lars von Trier made this movie for himself and not the audience".
good god.. the prologue was absolutely incredible.. antichrist was slow but i thought very interesting the entire way.. this is a hard time to rate.. the scenes of violence were just sick as hell.. i can't get the images out of my head..
Posted By: BK's Finest at 12:02am, October 31, 2009
dd,dylan... Irreversible is an amazing movie from start to finish. The extinguisher scene is just a detail.
Anyway, i don't know what to think about this one though. Some great visuals but kinda slow & boring at the begining.
No words can describe this film logically. It is an art film with some amazing visuals. Like the first hour of the movie is slow and awesome and I genuinely liked it. I think some of the pornographic stuff was a little much. AND...one certain part involving his dick and blood is WAY more than enough...and the other part that i don't even have to mention involving her later on. I still have no idea how to realistically rate this film... Part of this film makes me feel so amazingly refreshed by the amazing visuals, and the other part makes me revolt. Yes it's an art film and its a good thinking film, but damn...I'll leave it at that.
I genuinely enjoyed this movie. It goes where few dare to go and is shot beautifully. Absolutely lovely.
Posted By: brainsoupbowl at 11:36pm, October 23, 2009
Death is similar to birth, but we forget how terrifying birth was. This film attempts to reconfirm your belief in disgust, fear, and confusion. genius.
Some may call this an "art flick" and brand it for only the truely enlightened but I say it's bullshit. Antichrist shoves itself down your throat until you gag on it. The concept of the movie is great but the final product falls flat on it's face. I do admit that the film is effective but that, in no way, makes it good. Willem Dafoe is the only good thing about this wreck. Lars von Trier seems like a douche bag who can't get enough of tooting his own horn. This isn't art, it's shit.
I dont know about you guys but I am tired of movies that are trying desperately to be schocking and different and they do that in the antichrist with the porn torture kinda thing.Then its classed as art or masterpiece ,just cuz its confusing,boring and underground kinda.That was just a porn Movie to me and ppl that refer to it as Art they prob do it to sound edgy.What a horror of a Movie Antichrist is.
I'm sorry. I just don't like really slow-paced drama films, even if they do have a few shockingly disturbing scenes. The extinguisher scene in IRREVERSIBLE wasn't enough to save it from being a pretentious bore of a film, and neither is sexually gruesome imagery for this film. I'm not offended easily (nor was I by this film), but religion is ridiculous and something I do not associate myself with, and sexually perverse gore is usually a cheap and entertaining film ploy...usually.
Don't believe the hype. Don't try to challenge the reallllllly pretentious Director by seeing this nonsensical voyage into religion. Bottom line: it's boring.
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