Honestly, My Beloveds, I’m really divided about this movie. Half of this thing is a beautiful piece of work with a bunch of chicks running around in slow motion, robbing joints in bikinis. Another half of this is an obnoxious piece of shit that’s just a bunch of people yelling and screaming and doing drugs and drinking and screaming and doing keg stands and yelling and rapping and shooting and screaming and acting like a real jerk. Like everyone else has reported, James Franco (who I normally CAN’T FUCKING STAND) is pretty phenomenal in this so if you’ve ever wanted to see him actually act and not just stand there collecting a bunch of money from his movie making friends, this is a good one to take a chance on. Other than that and bunch of young looking girls slinking around in skimpy two piece bikinis, this is probably not one I’d ever watch again.
In the traditional, classic Paradigm, the Good and Proper Christian Virgin Girl gets mixed up with her childhood friends who like to talk about giving blow jobs and their own – um – er – well – Whahoozits and they all decide to get out of town for Spring Break and head to the beach. In order to get the money to do this they rob a chicken joint, hop on a bus to paradise and party their asses off with a bunch of strangers, doing coke and drinking and sleeping wherever and showing off their navels and their butts and all of that and eventually wind up in the clink. Kind of like what Scrotey and I did in Padre back in 1990. Scrotey sure likes to show his navel.
Franco and his corn rows and gold teeth comes in like a hustler and bails them out so, naturally, they go on a crime spree, like we all do. Someone gets shot and blah blah blah blah blah blah leading up to the big finale. I thought the big finale was actually pretty well done and believable for the most part but, after it’s all over, there’s not much to reflect on and, considering I watched this a couple of weeks ago, I’ve pretty much forgotten about most of it except for what I have in these pictures and that scene where Franco gives a deep throat BJ to a couple of pistols. “I just sucked y’alls dicks, y’all!”
Oh well, it is what it is I suppose. It certainly didn’t make do this:
P.S. Don’t forget to get your SHITFEST entries in – time’s running out!! This is gonna be good fun!
Isaacs Picture Conclusions 
I didnt like this film at all. Other than Franco there is nothing else good to mention about.
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I can see that! Thanks Issy!
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How much fucking money do you really need to take a bus to Florida? $49.95? Harmony Korine is a douchebag.
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That’s what I like about this site – PASSION!!!
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Hmmm, this finally gives me an idea for Shitfest…..
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FINALLY!! SHEESH!!!
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Yeah… I don’t think I’m ever going to watch this one. I don’t need to watch a swimsuit ad for an hour and a half.
Glad you took this one for the team!
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LOL – perfect!!
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BOOBS! It was a decent flick, really loved the girls in bikinis parts. Franco was terrific. “Look at my shit!” Great write-up!
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I know – “Look at all my shit!! This is MY cologne!! This is my shirt!!” LOL and THANKS!
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Where I think this movie really works is in the way it actually has something to say, and talk about. It’s not perfect, but it’s an important flick and that’s what struck a chord with me the most. And the bewbs too. Good review.
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Thank you, sir! I’m off to see You’re Next –
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This is a movie you watch by yourself. Because… bikinis.
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and BLING!!
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You fap to gold jewelry?
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Gold grills get me hot and bothered every time.
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I know what I’ll be wearing to our barbecue 😉
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Hopefully our teeth will get locked together!!
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Is Shitfest on again?!
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LOL!
Shitfest starts NEXT MONDAY!!! (Sept 02)
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Oh man, how did I not know?! Unbelievable. If you’re still accepting entries I’ll try and get something to you before then if that’s alright?
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There are slots left! Bring it!! Deadline is Friday …
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Good stuff mate. I’m on holiday this week but I’ll try and squeeze time in to write something and send over to you.
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Sounds wonderful!
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I thought the deadline was Saturday! Hhhhnnnggghhh!
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It is!! Bring it!!! I have already received material to fire up the first few weeks : )
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Sounds bloody awful!
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Well – there’s worse out there : )
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No doubt. But that doesn’t make this better, eh?
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I’m trying to keep everything positive : )
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🙂
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This is actually my favourite film of the year so far. Thoughtful, beautiful, with a dark streak of intelligence and satire running underneath the blurred neon surface.
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Sweet! My favorite so far is You’re Next!
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you know, I actually really dug this. I won’t ever buy it and likely won’t watch it again. Actually wait, I did rent it from red box a couple weeks ago and skipped over a few scenes to get to the – e-hem – good parts, and then watched it from there to the end. There was definitely a strong social commentary buried in the thick of weird melodramatic artistry that harmony korine applied to the edits. in many ways its quite a pretentious film, actually, that’s clearly divided audiences down the middle. no matter, it’s still completely NOT the movie i was expecting it to be walking in. that’s all sure. good review man
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Thanks, Tom! I really liked some of it but was really irritated with loud, noisy bits… Thanks for the comment!
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Don’t know about this one. I’ll check it out if it’s on the movie channels but I can’t say I’ve ever exactly enjoyed a Harmony Korine film. And chicks in bikinis don’t do it for me. At least, not the ones in this. Especially the Disney girls! That’s just disturbing…
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Life will go on without this… I was surprised to learn Harmony was a dude…
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This film is still in my top 5 of the year and I love that pic of Franco jumping on the bed.
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That’s great – it didn’t rule for me… LOL – that pic is hilarious : )
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I quite like this film. Weird, dreamlike, a bit pervy.
“Look at all my shit! Look at all my shit!”
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“This is MY cologne! This is MY shirt! This is MY gun! This is MY toothbrush!”
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I really want to see this one – nice write up buddy!
So, is Shitfest still accepting entries?
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Thanks!!
YEP!! Bring it on!!
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I’ve sent you something – let me know if you get it because we’ve had problems emailing before 😦
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I got it!! I love it!! HAHAHA!!
“(…) at his most sickening and unconvincing – and I’m someone who actually enjoys him in films.” LOLOLOL!!
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I’m glad that you love it!! It felt very good to rant about that film!
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That’s not the type of thing I watch so I’ll just go on record and believe you : )
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Well, I certainly don’t recommend it!
See whether anyone disagrees with me though when it goes up!
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I honestly couldn’t stand this film. I stomached it for over an hour but sense got the better of me and I vacated the cinema. One of the few movies I walked off last year….and that’s saying something.
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I can believe it : )
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Haha, True Story. 🙂
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