fucked up film: capturing the friedmans (2003)

man this family is fucking weird. i don't wanna get too into the story but to make it real short it's about a dad and a son being investigated for child molestation. it's one of those films that is supposed to shock you because they look like a typical family you'd see in a quiet suburb. we should all know by now that people do weird shit in the suburbs. you don't need to be a rocket science to figure out that even one of your neighbors right now could be running a meth lab in their basement or even holding a secret cult meeting in their living room. everyone has a secret. some secrets can be harmless to others or downright hurtful. this was the latter.

FUCKED UP RATING: 7.5 OUT OF 10
OVERALL: 6 OUT OF 10

fucked up film: benny's video (1992)

"Every film is manipulative, raping the viewer. So the question is: Why do I rape the viewer? I try to rape him into being reflective, and into being intellectually independent and seeing his role in the game of manipulation." - michael haneke (2009)

michael haneke is without a doubt the MASTER of fucked up films. from funny games to hidden, each film will always stay with you for days after viewing. or maybe even years.

benny's video is about a kid named benny played by arno frisch (he was also in funny games which would be like, 5 years later after this movie) who spends his days sitting in his room, watching rented out vhs tapes along with his home made films. the first homemade video that's shown in the beginning is of a pig getting killed with a slaughter gun.

one day benny sees a girl who's standing outside the video store, gazing at the television from the window. he takes her back to his house and shows her some videos. he shows her the pig slaughter video and takes out the gun that was used during it. he holds the gun against the chest and dares the girl to pull it. he then holds it against her chest and calls him a coward. he then fires the gun and she falls. in the video monitor, we can see her crawling away from benny and while she's completely out of frame, benny runs to his desk to get more bullets to shoot her a second time as she is screaming frantically. he tries telling her to stop screaming and runs back to the desk to reload and shoots her again.

the rest of the film shows benny who seems completely sane about killing this girl. he ends up showing his parents the video and his parents try to figure out what to do with benny and the girl. to me this was more fucked up than the actual killing is the fact that his parents try to cover the incident by getting benny to stay with his mom in egypt for a few days while the dad tries to get rid of the girl by cutting her up into pieces and destroying all of the evidence.

there's a twist at the end of the movie but i won't reveal that. a lot of this movie has to do with how people can be influenced by violent films or basically anything we see from the news to what we read in the newspaper. personally i somewhat agree to this but just because you watch a lot of fucked up things, doesn't mean you're going to end up killing someone. it's kinda like the argument of violent video games as well.

this is probably the most interesting movie i've seen in a long time. i really love everything michael haneke has done. if you don't feel like sleeping tonight, you should definitely watch this movie.

FUCKED UP RATING: 8 OUT OF 10
OVERALL: 8.5 OUT OF 10

fucked up film: l.i.e. (2001)

l.i.e. is about a kid named howie played by paul dano who hangs around with kids that break into houses and steal stuff. howie's best friend is a boy named gary. howie is a bit sexually confused and he develops a crush on gary. one night, gary and howie break into the house of big john during his birthday party and steal his prized hand guns. john attacks howie and tears off a piece of howie's jeans. howie later discovers that gary is a hustler and he is one of john's clients. plus john is a huge pedophile. like REALLY huge. throughout the film, howie begins a nonsexual relationship with john and becomes a fatherly figure for howie. the whole film is pretty fucking sad and you feel really bad for howie and john. especially john, for me at least. i think we tend to label pedophiles as some sort of monsters as if that's politically correct. they're human beings. not that i'm saying it's ok to do that shit. anyway i really liked this. the story line fell a little flat in the end but the characters felt so real. another great movie that deals with this subject is the woodsman which is like the most honest and heart breaking movie i've seen in ages.

FUCKED UP RATING: 8 OUT OF 10
OVERALL: 7 OUT OF 10

the passion of darkly noon (1995)

the passion of darkly noon is about a guy named darkly noon played by brendan fraser (don't laugh) who is found wandering in the forest and is saved by a guy named jude. jude drives him to his friend callie who takes on the offer to let him stay at her place. as darkly recovers the next day, callie begins to question where he came from. darkly explains that his parents were in a christian cult and the whole town turned against his family and his parents were killed. throughout the movie, darkly becomes increasingly attracted to callie but she is dating a mute boyfriend named clay played by viggo mortensen. darkly cannot stand to watch clay and callie getting sexed up all the time and it pisses off darkly so much that he ends up going nuts at the end. there's way more to the story but it's really fucking good. brendan fraser performance is really great and i think he gets a bad rep for all of the mediocre movies he's done. i was this close of labeling this as a fucked up film because someone said this movie was pretty erotic. callie's character sort of had this softcore vibe to her that you see in darkly's perspective. plus there was one scene where darkly jerks off to her so no fucked up label on this one.

6.5 OUT OF 10

submarine (2010)

submarine is about a boy named oliver tate who is a bit of a dork and socially alienated. he falls in love with a girl named jordana. to win her over, he teases an overweight girl to impress jordana cause she's a bit of a cunt. they end up becoming a couple while oliver's parents are having relationship problems. his mom's ex boyfriend graham moves next door who's into weird new age shit. oliver keeps an eye on graham to see if he will make a move on his mom. it's pretty much a coming of age movie. i really enjoyed it. the soundtrack is incredible as well thanks to alex turner.

7 OUT OF 10

jane eyre (2011)

apparently there's been like 373598475 versions of jane eyre and i'm quite surprised because it's kind of a boring story. this is going to be my laziest review ever so here it goes. it's about a girl who gets shipped off to boarding school because her aunt is a bitch. the all girl boarding school is run by these dickheads who punish her for dumb stuff. she eventually gets out of there and starts working as a governess at this place run by the lady from james bond and mr. rochester who is played by michael fassbender (i only watched this movie because of him hehaheheahehe)

mr. rochester is kind of an ass but he starts coming on to her and they fall in love. jane finds out that he is married to some crazy lady who lives in an asylum. blahb lahblah a bunch of shit happens to her like she gets all this money from her dead uncle and mr. rochester is still in love with her so they live happily together amen.

5 OUT OF 10

the tree of life (2011)

for a while, i was very skeptical about watching this movie. i thought it would be some avant garde shit and we'd be staring at a tree for like 2 hours. but thank god it wasn't. i don't even know how to explain this movie but basically it's about the origins and the meaning of life. it focuses on the memories of a family living in the 50s. the family features some broad, brad pitt, and his non-adopted children (good for him). he's a major dick to his kids especially to his son jack. in the present day, jack seems to be a bit depressed. he sees a tree being planting outside of his workplace which reminds him of his past.

it's an experimental movie with a nonlinear storyline. it can be a little hard to focus at times but it's definitely a film to experience at least once. i could see myself watching it a few more times in the future.

7.5 OUT OF 10

fucked up film: we need to talk about kevin (2011)

i'm usually not the type of person who enjoys hyped-the-fuck-out movies. i remember dragging my dad to see inception with me in theaters and i hated it so much. my dad was like, "WHY DIDN'T YOU LIKE IT?? YOU WANTED TO SEE IT!" and i was like, "well it got really good reviews and all of my friends liked so i thought i would too..". after that i realized how other people's opinions are kinda shit unless you go out and see it for yourself.

we need to talk about kevin has been getting pretty nice reviews which is great. but was it the reason why i wanted to watch it? fuck naw. the first time i watched the trailer my jaw instantly dropped. it's a story about a mother played by tilda swinton who is trying to get her life back together after her son went on a high school killing spree. she feels responsible for her son's actions but personally i felt that kevin was the spawn of satan. the events in the film are shown out of chronologically order which can be slightly confusing at points but it all makes sense towards the end which by the way is breathtaking.

this movie is definitely fucked up too. oh fo fucking sho. one scene shows kevin jacking off and his mom accidentally opens the door and he looks at her all angry and continues on. there's also a few sex scenes featuring dr. steve brule and i'm just going to leave it at that.

FUCKING UP RATING: 8 OUT OF 10
OVERALL: 9 OUT OF 10

fucked up film: requiem for a dream (2000)

i feel like i've been missing out on this movie for a long time so i decided to check it out last night. i've only seen one darren aronofsky film and that was black swan. i kinda knew what to expect from hearing about the ass to ass scene and that fucking song you hear in every cliche dramatic youtube video.

anyway its about four people with addictions which is mostly heroin and then you got an old lady who is into diet pills. most of these characters annoyed the fuck out of me so i honestly didn't feel SHOCKED by their actions. for example, jared leto's character was constantly injecting heroin into the same place in his arm. if you keep doing that, it's going to get infected.

you had it coming dickhead

the only thing that kinda shocked me was the girl who has sex with her therapist to get money from him. then she meets up with a pimp and does a sex show with another girl. that was interesting..

i can't see myself watching this ever again. it makes a good psa for teenagers to not do drugs but its so over dramatic. check out the basketball diaries instead or even better, TRAINSPOTTING.

FUCKED UP RATING: 7 OUT OF 10
OVERALL: 5.5 OUT OF 10

clean, shaven (1993)

clean, shaven is about a schizophrenic man named peter (played by peter greene) who is trying to find his daughter after he is released from a mental institution. he's also being followed by a detective who thinks he killed some girl. this is probably one of the most unforgettable films i've ever watched. peter green's performance is outstanding and i wish he would've done more drama films like this. he's also a major babe..

if you're very sensitive to self-mutilation (yes. there's a few graphic scenes) you may want to stay away from this. BUT, you will be missing out on a great movie.

8.5 OUT OF 10

fucked up film: martha marcy may marlene (2011)

(don't worry yall she wasn't killing anyone in that scene above)
martha marcy may marlene is about a girl named martha who escapes a cult that is kind of manson-esque. she calls her older sister lucy from a payphone and she picks her up and takes martha to her awesome lake house with her hot british boyfriend who supports chelsea fc. martha has been away for two years so she's been under a lot of shit. she keeps having flashbacks about the cult and lucy and her boyfriend ted are always like "what the fuck is wrong with you martha?" constantly. martha never tells them about the cult and makes it seem like she was just in a bad relationship. martha is super paranoid that the cult members are out looking for her. i'm not going to ruin the story for anyone but its a decent movie. there's like two rape scenes or so. that's why i declare it a fucked up film.

a lot of people say oh this is so chilling and nerve wrecking but i didn't feel that way throughout until like the last five minutes. i guess i've just seen too many fucked up films...

FUCKED UP RATING: 6 OUT OF 10
OVERALL: 6.5 OUT OF 10

caché (2005)

cache is about a married couple who get surveillance video tapes and the whole movie they're trying to figure out whose doing it. most of the tapes show their house, the husband's childhood home, and other places. you never find out who is exactly making these tapes but you suspect a bunch of people like their friends, the husband's old "friend", the old "friend"'s son, and even their own son. people say you gotta watch it like a bunch of times to get it but i find that kind of dumb. i don't mind some endings that make you guess what will happen next but that concept seems a little pointless for this movie.

i didn't find myself getting to into it. the characters were a little annoying and it kinda made me want to fall asleep but that's because it was like 4am when i finished watching it. but overall it was a decent film. it's definitely not my favorite michael haneke film but it's still a good watch. if you're not into films that make you guess a lot then this is not for you.

6 OUT OF 10

the basketball diaries (1995)

the basketball diaries tells the true story about jim carroll, who was on a basketball team at a private catholic school. jim enjoys jacking off on rooftops and doing drugs with his friends. he snorts coke before practice and gets down with girls. at first you think, damn jim, you're a pretty cool but he starts doing heroin. *sad face* don't worry, this film has a great ending. possibly one of the best stories about drug addiction. it features a young leonardo dicaprio AND MARKY MARK!!!

7 OUT OF 10

fucked up film: dogtooth (2009)

dogtooth is about a husband and wife who keep their kids imprisoned in their house. they don't know anything about the outside world. the only way they can leave is if they lose a dogtooth. the ending leaves you thinking "really? thats's it?". its kind of depressing really. there's a couple of sex scene w/ incest involved. according to imdb, this movie is a black comedy but i didn't find myself laughing when the younger sister was going down on the older sister.

also the boy in the film looks like sonic boom. so in the first scene, i felt like i was watching sonic boom having sex. :/

FUCKED UP RATING: 8 OUT OF 10
OVERALL: 8 OUT OF 10

fucked up film: possession (1981)

i really don't know where to start on this film. i first thought this movie was about exorcism but it wasn't. it's about a married couple who are going through some problems. first off the wife left the family for no reason. mark, the husband played by dr. alan grant, assumes that she is sleeping with someone else. which is true. he gets really mad and starts hitting her. even though he is pissed, he still has a lot of feelings for her. the movie gets even more strange when he hires a detective to find where she is staying and she ends up killing him. it's all very surreal and strange but it's great.

FUCKED UP RATING: 8 OUT OF 10
OVERALL: 8.5 OUT OF 10

fucked up film: enter the void (2009)

enter the void is the third film by the fucked up director gaspar noe. i don't mean that in a bad way. he's amazing. the last movie he made was irreversible which is by far one of the most fucked up films i've ever seen and again i don't mean that in a bad way. it's one of those movies you need to see once and that's it. enter the void on the other hand, you could watch this over and over if you wanted to.

i don't feel like explaining what the movie was about but it deals with drugs and the afterlife. the film is mostly shot in first person so you feel like you're experiencing what the main character is going through. the reason why i labeled this as fucked up is because there's a lot of sex scenes, crazy drug hallucinations, and a dead fetus.

FUCKED UP RATING: 7 OUT OF 10
OVERALL: 9 OUT OF 10

enron: the smartest guys in the room (2005)

we've heard it all before. big company from houston gets busted for accounting fraud. ruins the lives of 29,000 employees. if you ever find yourself browsing on the wikipedia article of the enron scandal, watch this documentary instead. its kinda long like almost 2 hours long but its worth watching. it's like a horror film really. i watched it on a stormy night and it kinda freaked me out. maybe i'll get nightmares of enron ceos and traders. also, i was almost going to label this a fucked up film but i don't think it lives up to the fucked up film standards (i.e. sex and violence).

7 OUT OF 10

leon: the professional (1994)

pretty good movie. i liked it all the way up till they started playing a sting song at the credits. anyway, the story is about a professional assassin named leon who takes girl care of a young girl named mathilda played by natalie portman. her parents and her siblings were killed by corrupt dea agents. she becomes very close to leon. to the point where its kind of uncomfortable. like to catch a predator uncomfortable. let me make this clear, they don't do anything sexual. they're just very close...but there is still a sense of sexual tension. besides that, i enjoyed it a lot.


6.5 OUT OF 10

the shape of things (2003)

a fun depressing film that will either make you mad or make you cry. for me, it was both but hey it hurts seeing paul rudd getting the heart ripped out of him (not literally).

7 OUT OF 10

welcome to the dollhouse (1995)

i hated middle school. i remember passing time was 3 minutes long and i was always late to class. i got mediocre grades and the teachers were a bunch of twats. anyway, i could kinda relate to this film. its about a girl named dawn weiner who is in seventh grade. kids at school call her dog face or weiner dog and everyone treats her like shit. her parents don't really like her a whole lot plus her sister is a little bitch and her older brother is nerd with a shit band. she develops a crush on the most popular guy in high school who sings and plays guitar for her brothers band. the ending was kinda lame but it was a good film. its from the same director who did happiness which is in my top 20

7 OUT OF 10