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mark of a truly great piece of film will be it's ability to subjugate the
viewer. Furthermore if one can be as captivated
by a movie after numerous viewings in separate frames of mind, such as being
shit faced drunk, being under the influence of fentanyl patches, or just plain
ol’ sober proves the film’s aptitude to engage the viewer. This, however, doesn’t mean a film has any redeeming qualities or has any integrity as
a whole piece of work. To draw a line in
the sand and make any type of judgment about a movie is a completely subjective
journey and as a viewer of the movie DOG DICK by filmmaker James Bell, I am
crawling on the ceiling trying to wrap my head around what the hell I watched. Is this the fucking dumbest movie ever
made? To some people it definitely is. Is this an insanely brilliant piece of mondo
filmmaking that is in tune with the dark comedic undertones and blunt social
depictions of other mondo films such as the legendary MONDO CANE? It could be, but I almost don’t trust DOG
DICK enough to try and rationalize it in any way. Am I fooled into trying to analyze something
that has scenes of dead squirrels being run over by cars and some guy
repeatedly slamming the dried out shell of a dead horse? Or am I naïve to DOG DICK’S brilliance? I don’t know, but I will continue to
follow this mange infested rabbit down it’s fecal lined rabbit hole. So friends, you might be asking, "What is DOG DICK?"
If
David Lynch or Harmony Korine made a documentary about the monotonous life in a
town where Beavis and Butthead could possibly live and set it to the artistic
constraints of a handheld camera you would have at the very least the groundwork and tone to DOG
DICK. James Bell edits a stream of video
full of the idiosyncrasies we have all seen living amongst the so called 99% of the American population - aka shit kicking uneducated rednecks who get drunk, use food stamps to buy cigarettes, gossip about
dead coworkers, and try to make baby birds fly before they are physically able. Bell also incorporates cringe worthy footage of dead
cats being lit on fire, a retarded girl playing wii, and plenty of other clips that paints a reality known as white trash hell. DOG
DICK creates a claustrophobic nightmare that seems like the ideal environment
to breed spree killers and school shooters and I loved every moment of it.
It’s
not too often you see a filmmaker who literally has no filter when it comes to
filmmaking and actively participates in borderline criminal activity on film. James Bell not only has a keen eye for
deciphering and grimly presenting the ubiquitous surroundings he lives in, he created
a fucking bleak documentary worthy of any Sociology class teaching about white
trash and the blatantly obvious decline of civilization. Like I said before, DOG DICK will either be
one of the worst things you have ever seen or it will be a directionless and
unsettling documentary that will require multiple viewings and a lot of head
scratching. As of now this is a small
batch release that can be only obtained by contacting director James Bell at
corpsehummper@yahoo.com, but soon our good buddies over at King of the Witches Video
will be doing a limited release at http://kingofthewitches.storenvy.com. Viewer
beware.
Blake
and Jimmy’s Extreme-O-Gauge!
Violence/Gore:
2 out of 5, just weird dead animal shit.
Rape:
0 out of 0.
Animal
Death: 3 out of 5, there isn’t really
anything killed on film except a nest of caterpillars, but there is a lot of
weird dead animal footage.
Necrophilia:
0 out of 0.
Torture: 0 out of 0.
Overall Movie: 5 out of 5, fucking
weird movie that is absolutely captivating!
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