Julien Donkey-Boy
Starring:Ewen Bremner, Brian Fisk, Chloë Sevigny, Werner Herzog, Joyce Korine, Evan Neumann, Miriam MartÃnez, Edgar Erikkson, James Moix, Victor Varnado, Oliver A. Bueno, Roger Harris, Josseph Padilla, Olivia Pérez, Freddie Perez, Carmelo Rodriguez, Chrissy Kobylak, Carmel Gayle, Herman Reimmer, Virginia Reath
Director: Harmony Korine
Studio: New Line Home Video
Product Type: DVD
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Ewen Bremner and Chloe Sevigny (Boys Don't Cry) star in this portrait of the effects of schizophrenia on family life.
Average customer rating:
- Schlock disguised as "art"
- Not as good as Gummo-- but then, what is?
- For gummo fans only
- FANTASTIC, a true work of art! Dogma Masterpiece!
- A semi-sweet triumph with no peanut butter
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Julien Donkey-Boy
Starring: Ewen Bremner , Brian Fisk , Chloë Sevigny , Werner Herzog , and Joyce Korine
Director: Harmony Korine
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ASIN: B000059HA5
Release Date: 2001-03-20 |
Description
Ewen Bremner and Chloe Sevigny (Boys Don't Cry) star in this portrait of the effects of schizophrenia on family life.
Customer Reviews:
Schlock disguised as "art".......2007-05-29
The trouble with reviewing films like this is that there is the pretentious crowd that think if you don't like it, then you don't understand it. I liken this group to soccer fans. Even though their "sport" is boring, overlong, dull, and structurally unsound, the fans look down on anyone who doesn't like it.
This film, like most in the Dogme 95 style, is a lot like the previously stated view of soccer. The arthouse crowd will be all over it because it uses no artificial lighting, costumes, etc. and they are smarter than you and I because they like it. In reality, however, it seems after viewing this film that a 14-year-old got a bunch of his buddies together and pieced together different incoherent scenes with a couple of digital cameras and hidden video.
I have to give this crowd credit, because it seems that they can slap anything on film, give it a pretentious name like "Dogme 95" and get away with it because if you don't like it, then you just aren't smart enough to "get it".
I think I will make a Dogme 95 movie. The next time I need to have a bowel movement, I will take along the old Sony Handycam. I won't use any artificial light, except for the bathroom 60-watt halogen, and film it from beginning to end. I will film lots of close-ups and hold the camera at weird angles to really call myself a "filmmaker". If you don't like my movie, then you just don't understand it. Please pass the green tea and the organic cucumber slices, I have a tree hugging meeting at 4:30.
Not as good as Gummo-- but then, what is?.......2007-05-27
Julien Donkey-Boy (Harmony Korine, 1999)
It's been about a week since I saw Julien Donkey-Boy, and I'm still not entirely sure what to make of it. As with all of Korine's movies, it's just a slice of the life of a very, very odd individual, in this case Julien (Alien vs. Predator's Ewen Bremner), a teenager with an ocean of emotional problems, the main one being schizophrenia. We follow him, along with the various other members of his family--father (Werner Herzog), brother Chris (Evan Neumann), and pregnant sister Pearl (Korine regular Chloe Sevigny)--as they go through their lives.
The truly great part of this movie is the minor characters, who are often compelling (more so at times than the principals). As one of the emotionally disturbed, Julien wanders through a number of support groups, and the people he encounters there are fascinating. A number of them could have done with a bit more face time, but we end up seeing much more of the interactions between Julien and his family members, which aren't especially interesting most of the time. There are exceptions, of course, but many of the family scenes slide quickly into the tableau of crazy Julien, disappointed father, embarrassed brother, and sympathetic sister. Korine does attempt (or so I gather from the copy on the back of the DVD case) to introduce a plot with the opening scene, in which Julien kills a playmate, but nothing but the occasional reference in passing is ever made to the scene, and it never even approaches resolution.
This is not to say that the family scenes are devoid of worth; a number of them are as effective as anything else in the film (Julien's long phone conversation with his dead mother is particularly good). I just with there'd been more of a balance between the family scenes and the other aspects of Julien's life. ***
For gummo fans only.......2007-01-19
If you didn't like Gummo don't bother, this will just piss you off.
If you don't even know what Gummo is, than be prepared for some sad depressing greatness.
FANTASTIC, a true work of art! Dogma Masterpiece!.......2006-12-24
This film rejuvenated my passion in contemporary cinema! This a dogma film which means it is a film to the most opposite extreme from hollywood. Hundreds of hours of digital filmed with a handy-cam, later edited, and then transferred to 35mm. No big hollywood stars, a budget under or around a million. The grain from the transfer is unbelievably beautiful and unique. Werner herzog does a fantastic performance in this film! This movie is birazze, it is unlike any other, well...maybe influenced by the great werner herzog, but this film is absolutely it's own! A lot of scenes will make you uncomfortable, or you'll be laughing in a new way, because of the insanity he captured! Pure and raw talent. Open your mind and Give this film a chance!
A semi-sweet triumph with no peanut butter .......2006-12-04
This is a pretty good movie overall. Parts are slow, there are no unneccesary explosions, murders, or shocking/gimmicky moments to grab your attention. It's more of a journey, an emotional mosaic that beautifully develops at its own subtle pace. I respect the director's courage. It would have been easy to throw in like a crazy peanut butter masterb****n scene or a lets torment the retard with a staple gun scene. The director (Harmony Korine) avoided that, which portrays some artistic integrity, I think. Definitely worth watching, unless you are more of a brain-dead crappy Hollywood movie lover...
Average customer rating:
- Schlock disguised as "art"
- Not as good as Gummo-- but then, what is?
- For gummo fans only
- FANTASTIC, a true work of art! Dogma Masterpiece!
- A semi-sweet triumph with no peanut butter
|
Julien Donkey-Boy
Starring: Ewen Bremner , Brian Fisk , Chloë Sevigny , Werner Herzog , and Joyce Korine
Director: Harmony Korine
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
General
| Drama
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
Bremner, Ewen
| ( B )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Herzog, Werner
| ( H )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Used DVDs
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
| Action & Adventure
| African American Cinema
| Animation
| Anime & Manga
| Art House & International
| Classics
| Comedy
| Cult Movies
| Documentary
| Drama
| Educational
| Fitness & Yoga
| Gay & Lesbian
| Horror
| Kids & Family
| Military & War
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| Musicals & Performing Arts
| Mystery & Suspense
| Science Fiction & Fantasy
| Special Interests
| Sports
| Television
| Westerns
( J )
| Titles
| Features
| DVD
| Video
Similar Items:
- Gummo
- Kids
- Happiness
- Palindromes
- Storytelling
ASIN: B00005AMFF |
Customer Reviews:
Schlock disguised as "art".......2007-05-29
The trouble with reviewing films like this is that there is the pretentious crowd that think if you don't like it, then you don't understand it. I liken this group to soccer fans. Even though their "sport" is boring, overlong, dull, and structurally unsound, the fans look down on anyone who doesn't like it.
This film, like most in the Dogme 95 style, is a lot like the previously stated view of soccer. The arthouse crowd will be all over it because it uses no artificial lighting, costumes, etc. and they are smarter than you and I because they like it. In reality, however, it seems after viewing this film that a 14-year-old got a bunch of his buddies together and pieced together different incoherent scenes with a couple of digital cameras and hidden video.
I have to give this crowd credit, because it seems that they can slap anything on film, give it a pretentious name like "Dogme 95" and get away with it because if you don't like it, then you just aren't smart enough to "get it".
I think I will make a Dogme 95 movie. The next time I need to have a bowel movement, I will take along the old Sony Handycam. I won't use any artificial light, except for the bathroom 60-watt halogen, and film it from beginning to end. I will film lots of close-ups and hold the camera at weird angles to really call myself a "filmmaker". If you don't like my movie, then you just don't understand it. Please pass the green tea and the organic cucumber slices, I have a tree hugging meeting at 4:30.
Not as good as Gummo-- but then, what is?.......2007-05-27
Julien Donkey-Boy (Harmony Korine, 1999)
It's been about a week since I saw Julien Donkey-Boy, and I'm still not entirely sure what to make of it. As with all of Korine's movies, it's just a slice of the life of a very, very odd individual, in this case Julien (Alien vs. Predator's Ewen Bremner), a teenager with an ocean of emotional problems, the main one being schizophrenia. We follow him, along with the various other members of his family--father (Werner Herzog), brother Chris (Evan Neumann), and pregnant sister Pearl (Korine regular Chloe Sevigny)--as they go through their lives.
The truly great part of this movie is the minor characters, who are often compelling (more so at times than the principals). As one of the emotionally disturbed, Julien wanders through a number of support groups, and the people he encounters there are fascinating. A number of them could have done with a bit more face time, but we end up seeing much more of the interactions between Julien and his family members, which aren't especially interesting most of the time. There are exceptions, of course, but many of the family scenes slide quickly into the tableau of crazy Julien, disappointed father, embarrassed brother, and sympathetic sister. Korine does attempt (or so I gather from the copy on the back of the DVD case) to introduce a plot with the opening scene, in which Julien kills a playmate, but nothing but the occasional reference in passing is ever made to the scene, and it never even approaches resolution.
This is not to say that the family scenes are devoid of worth; a number of them are as effective as anything else in the film (Julien's long phone conversation with his dead mother is particularly good). I just with there'd been more of a balance between the family scenes and the other aspects of Julien's life. ***
For gummo fans only.......2007-01-19
If you didn't like Gummo don't bother, this will just piss you off.
If you don't even know what Gummo is, than be prepared for some sad depressing greatness.
FANTASTIC, a true work of art! Dogma Masterpiece!.......2006-12-24
This film rejuvenated my passion in contemporary cinema! This a dogma film which means it is a film to the most opposite extreme from hollywood. Hundreds of hours of digital filmed with a handy-cam, later edited, and then transferred to 35mm. No big hollywood stars, a budget under or around a million. The grain from the transfer is unbelievably beautiful and unique. Werner herzog does a fantastic performance in this film! This movie is birazze, it is unlike any other, well...maybe influenced by the great werner herzog, but this film is absolutely it's own! A lot of scenes will make you uncomfortable, or you'll be laughing in a new way, because of the insanity he captured! Pure and raw talent. Open your mind and Give this film a chance!
A semi-sweet triumph with no peanut butter .......2006-12-04
This is a pretty good movie overall. Parts are slow, there are no unneccesary explosions, murders, or shocking/gimmicky moments to grab your attention. It's more of a journey, an emotional mosaic that beautifully develops at its own subtle pace. I respect the director's courage. It would have been easy to throw in like a crazy peanut butter masterb****n scene or a lets torment the retard with a staple gun scene. The director (Harmony Korine) avoided that, which portrays some artistic integrity, I think. Definitely worth watching, unless you are more of a brain-dead crappy Hollywood movie lover...
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