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Actually Last Days shows exactly the man's tragedy and pitifulness... Kurt's main crux is 'the suffering of an artist'. He actually believed that wholeheartedly; and at the same time; he wanted to capture the playful, cathartic essence that is rock; that was Nevermind... I believe the mixing of the two yielded a mysterious, massively destructive force that completely engulfed Cobain and transformed him into a tightly-rolled ball of guilt and sorrow. This was a man who was both admired by Fred Durst and Thurston Moore, don't forget that... And in forging such a unique and powerful legacy; he ultimately consumed himself in the process...
Last Days is not so much a film, as it is a cinematic essay peeking into the lives of these tragic 'grunge' caricatures; and the central, pinnacle figure in the center of the revolving wheel...
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i don't really give a fuck what names he was admired by. or for your romanticising bullshit. yeah, suffering artist and playful essence of rock, nice way of putting it. but you also need to add massively pyshcotic drug induced egomania to that. you're still romanticising it. massively. stupidly. here's a hint at what actually consumed him. cigs booze skag weed crack pills junk etc. but i am not replying to anymore of this because im not going to dare open this can of worms. |
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watch it Ni'k you're too young to use the word skag...
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we use it in ireland more than any other word for heroin.
but having said that we also use the word "hippie" to describe anyone who looks, em, remotely anything. so yeah we are a bit behind the times. |
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n'ik, you continue to make posts that are up there with dead-air's as the most thought provoking, intelligent, and hilarious on the board. Bravo! The part about the crystal meth chase sequences to make anti-solos... why don't you do a website like markprindle.com or some shit? I mean, seriously. Not trying to kiss your di'k or anything, but...
I think they still need to make a hardcore, true-to-life Kurt film, wherein he spits in fan's faces (literally), rapes turtles with pencils, doesn't show up to band practice, nods off to sleep while fucked up on heroin while holding his infant daughter, and doesn't appreciate any of his fans, friends, family, or band members who helped him become a millionaire rock star, which he always wanted, obviously, even though he always had to play up the punk card "I DON'T WANNA SELL OUT MAN! LET'S RELEASE IN UTERO, WHICH HAS RAPE ME, THE WORST SONG EVER WRITTEN, ON IT!" |
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thanks. yeah thats why i took the blog offline for a while, to redo it in a less serious style. it'll be up again when i get the time.
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C'mon, Adam ... really? Last Days slaps a nerve in me that very few films ever do. This is the same nerve seemingly reserved for films like Eraserhead, or Begotten. The film perfectly captures the stress-filled, pretentiously grim mind of it's main protagonist, and consistently heaves it into it's viewers' faces. Rarely, have I ever felt so isolated from watching a film, yet so simultaneously "at home" with the film's characters. It truly is a unique experience, and the outstanding cameos (Korine, Kim, etc.) throughout the film only strengthen it further. I mean, you wouldn't necessarily call it a forgettable film...would you? |
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last days is fucking boring
"lazy and self indulgent" hit the nail right on the head |
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I thought it sucked.
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Nice posts btw, Nik
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I think Last Days did too good of a job at what it set out to do for most people to enjoy it.
What do you guys think of flicks like The Brown Bunny? EDIT: I'm pretty sure the whole point of these films was to be painful. Kinda like how you feel after watching The Weather Man. Both that, and The Brown Bunny receive very similar criticisms to Last Days. I mean, doesn't transporting a feeling of unease from media/art to the human mind translate to the film being successful in it's execution? Seriously, I don't get it. I know half of you jerk off to shit like La Vie Nouvelle...so how can you so easily dismiss this? |
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Poor man's Singles.
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The Brown Bunny is a masterpiece. Amazing film. Has nothing in common with Last Days. The Weather Man's a good mainstream comedy, has nothing in common with any of these films. La Vie Nouvelle is a terrifying art film. Has nothing in common with any of these films either. I dunno what point you're trying to make, except to namedrop a bunch of films that have some bleakness or emptiness in them.
But, like, every film I watch is nihilistic. But not every film I watch is dull and lazy like this one. This film felt like something anyone could have made. There's just not much to it. Sure, the content may mirror the tone, the bleakness, the nothingness of existence -- but, well, it sure is shitty to sit through. Give me Jost's BED YOU SLEEP IN, BELL DIAMOND, SLOW MOVES, SURE FIRE, etc. Now those are movies that communicate bleakness in an interesting way... Anyway, glad you like it and got something out of it, man. |
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Anyway, props to the Rubin on Letterman pic. RUBIN AND ED rules.
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