Nicolas Winding Refn's The Neon Demon - GO SEE IT SOON!

[Red Shield]

I loved it, but I can see why someone would dislike/hate this flick.

That lighting
That soundtrack
Elle in probably the only time I will think she was stunning
Jena bae

Yea @re'up you're right it does drag after the pool scene. I would have cut the gag scene.

 

[TheGodling]

shyt made like 600K this weekend in the US, looks like Refn has officially returned to pure cult status.

 

[HHR]

I was completely knocked back, confused and at times put off by the final 30 minutes.....but I can't say I still didn't really, really like the movie.

The combination of cinematography, direction and score is truly gorgeous.

It has the kind of finale that makes me want to devour reviews/critiques of it and then watch it again almost immediately.

Sidenote: Elle delivering on the hype I've been throwing at her since SUPER 8

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

I didn't see there was a thread on this already. Posted my thoughts in 'the last thing you watched' thread -

Despite this review planting a seed (and my general aversion to Refn's films) before viewing, it was spot on -

The most glaring proof of The Neon Demon’s failure is how stultifying it is. Although Only God Forgives’ risible attempt at elevating its sordid narrative through Freudian concepts already demonstrated Winding Refn’s severe intellectual limitations as an artist, Drive did amply prove his potential directorial prowess. The perfectly executed set-pieces that rendered that film such an exhilarating ride are sorely missing here. Instead, The Neon Demon consists of scenes involving minimal camera movement and impassive characters drifting through immaculate compositions that lose all their appeal within the first ten minutes. Thereafter, the viewer is left to stare at a ponderous and incoherently stitched-together succession of vapid images for what feels like an eternity until the carnage starts.

I nearly ended up walking out halfway through because I started to get a stiff face from cringing at the smart-dumbness of it all. I don't think I'll ever force myself to watch another film of his. He's basically LvT without the genuine cac highfalutin, intellect, introspection, humor, style, originality, ability to paint the human condition and talent.

/10

After having time to digest it a bit more - it was definitely one of the worst films I've seen in recent memory.

 

[High quality poster]

I loved it, but I can see why someone would dislike/hate this flick.

That lighting
That soundtrack
Elle in probably the only time I will think she was stunning
Jena bae

Yea @re'up you're right it does drag after the pool scene. I would have cut the gag scene.

fukking loved it bro!

Beautifully shot!

Amazing soundtrack

Not that cheesy Hollywood ending bs

Elle Fanning absolutely killed it

NWR with da fukkery

Gonna go see it again!

 

[DrDealgood]

*in NYC last week at a meatpacking district hotel, I had an encounter with a producer of this film, who exactly embodies the culture of what the movie is 'parodying' in a bit of an ironic twist.

You can only deal with what you know - part of why I enjoyed the film was because you really get the sense that the writers, director, crew and cast especially know so much about the fukkery in the modeling and fashion world and wanted to make a definitive metaphorical statement on said fukkery.

As the years go by and more people see this I think it'll end up getting referenced in various other works of fashion, videos, layouts etc. as a kind of shorthand, like Kubrick's EYES WIDE SHUT did with its dark/esoteric imagery. And we all know Refn loves Kubrick and even used to work with his cinematographer.

I could go on for a while about the potency in the "runway" scene's symbolism alone but Refn himself'd probly laugh at a nikka for taking apart analytically something he just did cause it felt right to him and looked cool.

 

[Jello Biafra]

Just for the fukkery I am gonna need DC/WB to give NWR the greenlight and a budget for this movie ASAP.

 

[Yoda]

hory sheet NWR is the goat

 

[bordeaux]

Just for the fukkery I am gonna need DC/WB to give NWR the greenlight and a budget for this movie ASAP.

as long as he doesnt write it, i think. for all the complaints of his recent films, no one denies he's a wonderful director.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

as long as he doesnt write it, i think. for all the complaints of his recent films, no one denies he's a wonderful director.

I'd beg to differ.

 

[High quality poster]

Simp dude: I think we should go...

Jesse: so... Go

Simp dude: ...

 

[LinusCaldwell]

I didn't see there was a thread on this already. Posted my thoughts in 'the last thing you watched' thread -


After having time to digest it a bit more - it was definitely one of the worst films I've seen in recent memory.

he beating night m sham?

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

he beating night m sham?

Honestly, as dire as some of M. Night's work is -- at least there's actual flesh and some sense of purpose to his shyt -- something that Refn's films are completely void of. I watched The Visit not too long ago (again), and I was surprised at how well he pulled this shyt off -

It certainly exceeded my expectations - whether it was good or not - I don't know.

It definitely had the skeleton of being a good film, I could get past its comical affair simply for the fact I don't think it was as heavy-handed as his previous attempts. The self-referential/film/character/critic/audience snipes, the activity and mental state of the 'grandparents' and the process of catharsis didn't wander off the beaten track - only serving the purpose to outline the point of the film.

 

[High quality poster]

Yall judging Refn as if he isn't an experimental filmmaker.

He's always made movies like this

Drive was just more commercial. But the same vibe

alejandro jodorowsky Is the mans mentor, have yall ever seen a jodorwsky movie?

Film was bomb, but I like weird shyt so I don't know.

I'd love to hear why yall think it was bad.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Yall judging Refn as if he isn't an experimental filmmaker. .

And that's how I'm judging him. He's a smart-dumb, without-a-pulse "experimental" director.

alejandro jodorowsky Is the mans mentor, have yall ever seen a jodorwsky movie?

I love it how folk use canon artists to prop up less-talented versions as if avant-garde is always on a higher level. I already posted my thoughts on why I didn't like it -

Despite this review planting a seed (and my general aversion to Refn's films) before viewing, it was spot on -

The most glaring proof of The Neon Demon’s failure is how stultifying it is. Although Only God Forgives’ risible attempt at elevating its sordid narrative through Freudian concepts already demonstrated Winding Refn’s severe intellectual limitations as an artist, Drive did amply prove his potential directorial prowess. The perfectly executed set-pieces that rendered that film such an exhilarating ride are sorely missing here. Instead, The Neon Demon consists of scenes involving minimal camera movement and impassive characters drifting through immaculate compositions that lose all their appeal within the first ten minutes. Thereafter, the viewer is left to stare at a ponderous and incoherently stitched-together succession of vapid images for what feels like an eternity until the carnage starts.

I nearly ended up walking out halfway through because I started to get a stiff face from cringing at the smart-dumbness of it all. I don't think I'll ever force myself to watch another film of his. He's basically LvT without the genuine cac highfalutin, intellect, introspection, humor, style, originality, ability to paint the human condition and talent.

/10