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Wow, took me three years too many.....

posted 9 years ago by Bbonds25
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I just finished this last night because for some reason I've just been putting this off over the past 3 years. I kept seeing that not so good RT score and Meta score and then I saw people posting "worst film ever made" and "pretentious"...yada yada yada. So, I just kept putting it off until I saw the trailer for Neon Demon and I thought, wait a minute, Refn is great, what am I doing?

This film was incredible. My goodness...the score/cinematography was as good as any film in 2013. Yes, maybe some people were put off by the acting and lack of dialogue, but I for one was not. In fact, I almost prefer films without much dialogue nowadays. I'm kind of tired of hearing pointless drivel and unfunny jokes.

Now I admit, the direction in Drive was superior, but this wasn't that far behind. This film overall may not be as good as Drive either, but this is easily on the level of a cult classic and definitely one of the best films of 2013, which, to be honest, was one of the best years for film that I've seen since 1999.

[–] motherfckzombies-261-668745 9 years ago

It's wonderful. This film is getting re-discovered because people are finally realizing it's not supposed to be like Drive. Like Jackie Brown being released after Pulp Fiction. OGF is much more of Refn's style.

[–] seth-shaw23 9 years ago

Easily one of the most visually beautiful films I've ever seen. Every single shot is nothing short of gorgeous. I typically don't go for "artsy" films, but this one was a major home run in my opinion. I'll watch Neon Demon based on the director alone. Drive was an excellent crime film but I prefer OGF any day.

[–] jayoaK4 9 years ago

The problem is that it really has no story; it's basically just a big metaphor. None of the characters are even relatable because they barely speak, and their motivations are also unclear. It's basically a compilation of random scenes in different color neon lights that look pretty.