An American western directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Johnny Depp, Lance Henriksen, Crispin Glover, Iggy Pop, Billy Bob Thornton, Jared Harris, Gabriel Byrne, John Hurt, Alfred Molina and Robert Mitchum.
An urban man goes to a rural town where he was promised a job, only to be denied. He spends the night with a woman whose husband comes home in the morning. A gunfight ensues and they are all shot. The urban man then steals a horse and wanders around the wilderness with a Native American called Nobody. The husband's father has meanwhile sent bounty hunters and ordered wanted posters to be posted.
This was my second time watching this and the ending left me wondering about when the main character dies. The video was all in black and white and the only thing that puzzled me slightly was the main character's POV without glasses was still in sharp focus. The plot was a little sparse, but even the minor characters were memorable. I don't write here to drag this out into forced over-analysis. I rate it adequate. You should really watch other Jim Jarmusch films.
A horror directed by Daniel Mann and Glen Morgan. The 2003 film stars Crispin Glover.A young man with a sick mother turns to an army of rats to solve his problems.The premise is the same and the plot is similar, but these are 2 different movies. The 1791 film was a Prelude to Ben (reviewed on this site, find it yourself). In the 1971 version, Willard befriends Ben first and in the 2003 version, he befriends Socrates first. In the 1971 version, the mother dies from her illness and in 2003 she is killed by the rats. In 1971 Willard has financial problems, but in 2003 he's just out for revenge. The differences go on and on. I personally like and know a lot about rats. I find them to be good pets in limited quantities. The only time that they squeak is when they are in trouble, as in hurt or uncomfortable. My question is how were the squeaks produced for the films? Did they hurt rats intentionally to provoke vocalization? I'm rating the set adequate. Neither one was better than the other, but they were very different.
An art film by Crispin Glover with music by Anton Szandor LaVey.There's a retarded guy who pours salt on snails, a dominating jerk and a man in black face makeup who injects himself with snails. Make of it what you will.When the film started, I hated it. There was almost no plot and the characters were terrible. Also, the production value was horrid. By the end, I LOVED IT! My only question is: where did they get all those retards? About 90% of the characters were actually mentally handicapped. Oh, 2 questions: how did they get the retards to act? This was literally the strangest film I've ever seen and I've seen strange films. For being the weirdest thing to cross my screen, I rate this best.
A black comedy directed by Trent Harris, starring Crispin Glover.A shut-in's mother takes his stereo away until he goes out and finds a friend. A pyramid scheme salesman has to find a person to bring into the business. The 2 meet and go on a quest to bury a cat in the desert before going to a business meeting.This was strange in that type of way that leaves the viewer asking "why?". The style reminded me of Napoleon Dynamite. There's not much else to say. It gets points for weirdness, so I'm saying adequate.
