Anybody seen "Cafe Flesh?"
Not only have I seen it, I own Rinse Dream's (Richard Sayadian's) other film, the semi-porn, dayglo remake of
Dr. Caligari.
Then I went back and watched his actual porn films including
Party Doll A Go Go
parts 1 and 2.
Which love both as porn and humor. Oh, he also did the first two movies in the well regarded
Night Dreams
series. Which are basically the more porny versions of Dr. Caligari.
I've always wanted to write an article about him. That was the last time porn film production had any kind of crossover with the mainstream.
Saw Rattatouille yesterday. (FTR, 1pm shows on weekdays? ALL moms w/ babies or toddlers. Sweet!)
I have to say, I didn't love it. I think I have Brad Bird issues, because I came out of it with the same vaguely unpleasant feeling I had after The Incredibles. I haven't been able to pin down exactly what it was in this movie, but there's just something about his worldview that disagrees with me.
I haven't been able to pin down exactly what it was in this movie, but there's just something about his worldview that disagrees with me.
The aristocracy of talent?
It also seemed to be about 13 hrs long, most of which stemmed from the far-too-overwritten roles for the name stars of the flick.
I had the opposite reaction. When it was over, I was surprised to find out it had been two hours long, because it hadn't seemed that long at all.
The aristocracy of talent?
Not this explicitly, because I agree with him that not everyone is equally qualified to do everything, but something about the way he goes about making his point. I've come away from his last 2 films thinking "what an asshole," and that's not something I normally get from Pixar. (I also don't remember feeling that way about Iron Giant, but it's been forever since I've seen it.)
Oh, he also did the first two movies in the well regarded Night Dreams series.
I thought Night Dreams were by Andrew Blake?
(Sorry, my 80s are showing)
I have actually been a bit dubious about seeing
Ratatouille
because of my reaction to
The Incredibles.
I liked it, and if I don't think about it at all I can really appreciate it, but the Ayn Randiness (hee) gets to me. Brad Bird clearly feels that most of the world's population is quite useless, and that he himself comprises the fraction of a percentage that isn't.
The next Bond flick is going to have the Palio in it!
