October 03, 2008
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Pray for my soul.I generally tend to shy away from extremely coarse language on this site, but after very careful consideration, I've decided there's really no other way I can describe this month-long salute to degenerate cinema. The Great October Mind Fuck is an attempt to overload my strangely sensitive psyche with horrifically vile content to an extent that may border on self-abuse. This grisly, ill-conceived adventure will take me through Las Von Trier's The Idiots, Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi's Goodbye Uncle Tom, György Pálfi's Taxedermia, and Martin Loke's Bread & Circus, with many more obvious stop along the way. Can my mental stability withstand the shock and awe of Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salo? Will my synapses explode once I'm properly consumed Thierry Zéno's notorious Vase De Noces? Check back daily as I push myself to my cinematic breaking point. Oh, and if you have any suggestions, feel free to leave a comment. Let's see David Blaine top that!
Endurance artist, my ass.
Posted by
The Film Fiend
4 Spasms:
You're a braver man than I. I haven't even entertained tackling Salo. Good luck to you, and I'll be checking back to see if they're checking you into the funny farm before the month is out.
Good luck. My 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days challenge has pretty much included mainstream Hollywood classics like three of the Poltergeist movies. I don't know how I'd do with 31 absolutely disgusting mindfuck movies. Like I said, good luck.
I highly recommend Come and See. I watched it, Salo, and a few other things during a period similar to your great Mind Fuck when I was testing my limits and I found it to be the most distressing thing I watched, and also a great film.
Salo, on the other hand, just irritated me. I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on it later.
Thanks for the support, as I'm sure I'll need it once things start getting REALLY warped.
Come and See, eh? I'll add it to the list.
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