The first viewing party went exceedingly well. Good company. Good conversation. Good observations. (There were times I felt like Joe Bob Briggs was sitting beside me due to the amount of commentary my viewing partner was making about breasts.) We even delighted in finding the four minutes that took this movie from an R rating to XXX. (It's obvious once you watch it.) It was a fun time, and it made me want to do even more viewing parties with various odd films.
Now, this movie is not everyone's style. I'll also admit that is really not a "good" filmby any kind of standard definition. The acting is odd. The dialogue is by-the-numbers. The story is just sitting there. Throw all the elements together, though, and you get this film that almost defies explanation. I've written about it before on this blog, so I won't go into the entire story again, but I want people to know that if I don't invite you over to see this one, it isn't because I hate you (though there's a good chance of that), it's because it's one of those films that I think could scar you. Not in the same way Irreversible would, but in a decidedly twisted and terrifying way, and while I find that sort of thing funny, I don't want to be sued for therapy bills. ("I swear, doc, all I keep seeing every time I close my eyes is that little ... thing ... drooling!") The person I saw it with requested to see it, as did one of the two members of the next viewing party. (The second member is not so excited to see it, but that is really a long story I don't want to get into.)
What I'd really like is if the person I watched it with commented here with what she thought of it, as I'm sure that would be interesting to read. And as for the next film? That's tough, but I think I might go with The Manson Family. I like watching that about once a year, and its time is due.
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