Pink Flamingos (1972)

Movie Diary (661 movies items)

" I was only disgusted when Divine ate dog shit and never really shocked. Pink Flamingos was surprisingly pretty funny and enjoyable camp melodrama that doesn't rely on schadenfreude or shock value. I probably would have enjoyed this more if I was drunk. I enjoyed John Waters' gaudy use of the zoom lens and his ironic soundtrack, although the soundtrack isn"

2013 Movie Diary (45 movies items)

" Re-watched it with my colleagues from the master. They survived it. (16.01)"

Watched in '13 (60 movies items)

"17.1.2013, pc Eihän tätä voi olla rakastamatta, kaikessa räkäisyydessään ja kuvottavuudessaan aivan erinomaisen viihdyttävä puolitoistatuntinen."

Least Expensive Films (40 movies items)

" Budget $10,000 "

Watched again and again... (19 movies items)

" First, it's my master's subject. Second, I still find something new each time I watch this trash burlesque comedy. I will still watch it for the next year, at least."

30 Movies That'll Never Be Remade (30 movies items)

"Why It’ll Never Be Remade: Not only was John Waters’ original a notorious controversy-magnet (anathema to most mainstream studios), it was also populated by a colourful cast of real-life freaks and whack jobs, many of whom are no longer with us. How do you re-cast an overweight drag queen with a penchant for eating dogshit? It’s a poser… If They Have To Do It: Perhaps John Waters could preside over the remake himself, stirring up a fresh batch of controversy by digging up Divine’s cor"

30 Films about... Drag & Cross-dressing (30 movies items)

"A shit eating transvestite, is named the "Filthiest Person Alive" by a tabloid magazine in their hometown, which incites a jealous couple who run an illegal adoption agency, to an all out Filth War."