LoginTo be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick. However, Gaspar Noé is one of the few directors that manage to make movies which are quite unforgettable but also really difficult to watch the first time around and they are usually just too unsettling to re-watch. I wonder if I saw this one before or after ‘Irréversible’ but it doesn’t really matter. Indeed, even though it was a directing debut, Noé seemed to really know what he wanted to achieve. Basically, he gave one of the bleakest views on humanity I have ever seen (and I have seen a lot of dark and twisted features…) and it is so dark that becomes rather unpleasant to watch at some point. And, yet, even though you know you are going to feel bad for days just because you watched the damned thing, somehow, it is still quite mesmerizing. That’s something that my wife never really understood, this need to watch something that it is so borderline nauseating. Well, I don’t know, there is indeed some kind of masochism involved, but I believe there is something rather fascinating in exploring our dark side. Anyway, to conclude, even though it is definitely an an acquired taste, I think it is definitely worth a look, at least, if you don’t mind watching something terribly depressing.
I Stand Alone Reviews
A good movie
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I Stand Alone review
Posted : 13 years, 9 months ago on 19 August 2010 12:00
I want to watch this as the review (below) from IMDB is good.
A brilliantly disturbing film, unlike anything I have ever seen. This is an incredibly detailed account of how a disturbed human mind rationalizes everyday reality. It's like looking right into the mind of a man pushed to the brink, a man capable of anything. The film darkly builds as we watch the main character fall lower and lower, becoming more and more desperate. I love a movie that can capture an emotion so strongly, and this film defiantly grabs you and does not let go. The tension literally drips off the screen making it difficult at times to take, but like a car crash, you can't take your eyes off of it.
Noe's direction is excellent. The pace is slow and methodical and cut up with a surprising sound affect that makes you jump almost every time you hear it. This just adds to the disturbing, uneasy atmosphere that the film creates.
Its a trip that not all people should take, but those of you how are not easily offended, and have a strong stomach and a good eye for art, you should go far out of you way to see this film.
A brilliantly disturbing film, unlike anything I have ever seen. This is an incredibly detailed account of how a disturbed human mind rationalizes everyday reality. It's like looking right into the mind of a man pushed to the brink, a man capable of anything. The film darkly builds as we watch the main character fall lower and lower, becoming more and more desperate. I love a movie that can capture an emotion so strongly, and this film defiantly grabs you and does not let go. The tension literally drips off the screen making it difficult at times to take, but like a car crash, you can't take your eyes off of it.
Noe's direction is excellent. The pace is slow and methodical and cut up with a surprising sound affect that makes you jump almost every time you hear it. This just adds to the disturbing, uneasy atmosphere that the film creates.
Its a trip that not all people should take, but those of you how are not easily offended, and have a strong stomach and a good eye for art, you should go far out of you way to see this film.
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