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That trailer hurt my heart.

Actually, I'm not that surprised.

I watched Repo Man recently, and decided afterward to view the extras that came with the "re-released" edition on DVD.

I was hoping for something cool, but alas it was mostly Cox, now old and sad, trying pathetically to show that he was still cool. There were a few outtakes/cut scenes, but otherwise, waaay too much Cox trying/failing to be relevant.

Only decent part was a rambling, frequently incoherent interview with modern-day Harry Dean Stanton (dressed like Johnny Cash for some reason, complete with guitar) that seemed like an interview with Repo Man Bud in a rest home years later. There was even a start of a tirade against Christians, though he didn't curse the Rodriguez bros, much to my dissapointment.

But how do you feel about "Straight To Hell"?

Everytime someone mentions Lazytown, all I can think of is Hattytown.

You know I think that this "Lazytown" aesthetic is intentional. And the premise seems less punk than what the media thinks of as "punk." All is to say that there might be more to this flick than meets the eye. The backdrops remind me more of the tableux you see during the confession segments of reality tv shows than lazytown. Cox might be onto something here. Only time will tell.

The poster looks like a rejected villainess for "Kick- Ass".

Don't know details/tech etc, but the RED cameras are kind of a devoted effort to make really good high quality HD cameras for like 100k or less, which is ridiculously cheap for a movie camera. As such, it lowers the barrier to entry for low-end but high quality film-making.

I honestly think Repo Chick is going to up a lot of people's ally, mine especially, and anyone else that tired of the same old regurgitated, hollywood bullshit.

Personally, I would rather watch a new Alex Cox movie, "fanta commercial" or not, then sit through one more bland, pathetic eighties remake, or formulaic network drama.

I'll give him points just for ATTEMPTING to do something at least slightly unpredictable, honestly. Most of the films and music made this decade, are boring, overproduced rehashes of previous decades.

The kids know it too. Why do you think in the first time in 50 years that teenagers are actually asking their parents for film and music recommendations?

Because when we look back on this decade, its going to be nothing but rehashes, remakes, repeats, and soulless corporations pumping out soulless, empty fucking drivel that most people could care less about.

(But hey...look at all that money behind it! So it must be good, right?)

The music industry's dying. And so is the film industry. They're desperate, and pandering, and too afraid to take chances. And ironically enough, its this attitude that will become their death kneel.

In the meantime, I will watch ANYONE'S movie that at least ATTEMPTS to have something to say, or shown me something I haven't see before.

(Low budget or not.)

Weither they succeed or not, at least they tried....at least it wasn't the same old cliched Hollywood, multi-million dollar piece of shit.

There's a lot of people out there desperate for that, I think. Maybe not you, but some of us are.

But I guess that's why they call it a "Cult film", isn't it?

-Zero

P.S. Also, I give Alex Cox way more props for doing this, rather than be in hollywood...making some placid, toned down, gutless Sid and Nancy remake with Collin Farrell and Jennifer Anniston.

(Of course, you'd probably shit yourself over THAT, so I guess the point's probably moot.)

Personally, I would rather watch a new Alex Cox movie, "fanta commercial" or not, then sit through one more bland, pathetic eighties remake, or formulaic network drama.

That's like saying that you would rather have a formerly-great chef burn your steak rather than eat at McDonald's. False dichotomy is false. There are other choices out there.