i dont usually post here, and im not a fan of kevin smith in particular. i like him, liked dogma, among others, but did not liked the above mentioned red state, for example.
that said, i should say i really loved Tusk. i must say i that its not an easy movie for some people, but if u indeed just watch the movie for what it is, i think it is quite enjoyable.
for what i had read before i thought it was just another person is kidnapped by serial killer kind of movie, wich it is in its whole of course.
but what i really liked was the way he built it up with the story's while they where having tea, and then the actual reason he was doing all that. it was partly sad i think, for both the main characters, since one was demented of course, and the other had to live with the consequence of his actions.
if this was a chris nolan movie, or some new guy coming from sundance, everybody would have loved this movie. the human centipede is a good example, similar in a way, but more gruesome in another.
and like someone mentioned before some of the dialogues are indeed great, and richard parks performance is top notch. and jonny deep being a wee bit different than usual, gave the movie a nice blockbuster touch, if i might add.
watched some great movies that surprised me this year, like boyhood or even fury, and this one is indeed on my top 10 on the year, at least. it is not oscar material of course, but it is quite enjoyable.
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mandrakeroot
10 years ago
Yeah, for a dumb body-horror/comedy, there was surprisingly well-done character work. It wasn't brilliant or anything, but considering these films usually ignore that aspect altogether it was a welcome change.
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