tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post5287133678715252581..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: Videodrome (1983)Franco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-79717419385459376112013-06-19T12:53:09.429-07:002013-06-19T12:53:09.429-07:00I agree with you Triston, television shows depict ...I agree with you Triston, television shows depict a warped sense of society, they want to project a certain way that people should be, some idealized (and most of the time completely unrealistic) way society should be. <br /><br />Sometimes shows will have a character act a certain way just to project an idea, a way of thinking. I say BARF to that! This is why I hate television, because I can't see it as anything more then mind control. Well, most of it anyway, the shows that I do like I rent on dvd.<br /><br />I agree, there are good commercials, I've seen some that have wowed me with their ideas, and made me laugh, but ultimately, I am also disgusted by most of them because they are there to brand something into your brain! Maybe if commercials weren't so continous and loud I would hate them less, but it's that constant hammering of ideas into our brains that bothers me, you can't go a second without someone trying to sell you something. Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-8877016531811229042013-06-14T21:00:15.577-07:002013-06-14T21:00:15.577-07:00I agree with your hate for television accept for o...I agree with your hate for television accept for one key differance. I love commercials but hate shows. I find commercials funny and when they are not, they are still unintentionally funny to me.<br /><br />However... I hate the messages sitcoms and dramas send out. They teach people how to call other people freaks and rely on the lowest common denominator for whatever emotion they are sending out. They make things that would get the lowest stern look of an eye in real life into some warped justified moment. <br /><br />I would rather have a three year old watch a hated slasher then have them watch the newest police drama. These shows want you to belive that criminals that are Males are cruel horrible demons only worthy of contempt and revenge but criminal Females are treated as victimized, sad beings who could do no harm. It is a complete double standard and disturbing. Nevermind that they usually have their cast going around in tight jeans and the whitest shirts around and the most sexist jokes on tv are thrown at them. No, it's somehow empowering. And if I am considered disturbing for having a site with a carry fetish, the people behind these shows should be corrupted for corrupting the morals of a minor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14066719755096212774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-64413990812420295342013-03-28T05:33:39.982-07:002013-03-28T05:33:39.982-07:00Damn, a Videodrome remake? Hmmm, handled correctly...Damn, a Videodrome remake? Hmmm, handled correctly maybe...with the right director...maybe. But to me American cinema just doesnt have the guts it used to, it would probably be a watered down version of Videodrome, and where's the fun in that? <br /><br />Thanks for commenting Chris! Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-27707280716601942332013-03-27T21:42:35.263-07:002013-03-27T21:42:35.263-07:00Great analysis, Videodrome is one of my favorite f...Great analysis, Videodrome is one of my favorite films! I also quite liked Existenz, it's not as good as Videodrome but a nice companion piece. As you suggested I'd love to see Cronenberg do another movie like this about the internet!<br /><br />I've also heard rumors about a Videodrome remake and hope it doesn't happen. Apparently it would be about nanotechnology which just sounds too different to me. And what would they call it anyway? DVDrome? Blu-Raydrome? DigitalMediadrome?RVChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10475379868308526845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-89310232413043306352013-03-27T13:53:59.070-07:002013-03-27T13:53:59.070-07:00I wonder why he hasn't done anything about the...I wonder why he hasn't done anything about the internet...I mean, it feels like he should somehow talk about that, he was always one step ahead, I wish he'd revisit this techno thriller genre...if he did make a film about this subject matter, it would be a fitting closing chapter to what I'm sure would end up being called "Cronenberg's techno trilogy" Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-17896998131234199792013-03-27T08:51:49.966-07:002013-03-27T08:51:49.966-07:00Excellent review! This may be my all-time fave Cro...Excellent review! This may be my all-time fave Cronenberg film. I'm glad you mentioned EXISTENZ, which is very much the spiritual sequel/cousin to VIDEODROME. Cronenberg certainly has his pulse on technology and how it interacts with us, which includes depicting its benefits as well as it negative aspects.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-1758627633156908492013-03-22T09:56:50.442-07:002013-03-22T09:56:50.442-07:00Or it means what it says, you are content with
w...Or it means what it says, you are content with <br /> where you areFranco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-26939367479154036002013-03-22T07:19:02.544-07:002013-03-22T07:19:02.544-07:00Francisco, i dont like the phrase "happy camp...Francisco, i dont like the phrase "happy camper" because it implys that the authorities have got the people right where they want them.jervaise brooke hamsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-50053666000125597522013-03-21T15:31:34.486-07:002013-03-21T15:31:34.486-07:00True again Francisco, its just that if you do that...True again Francisco, its just that if you do that you are still half-way pandering to the liars and hypocrites who run Hollywood and the media, where-as if you just watch pornography literally ALL the time you`ll never have to worry about being lied to or decieved ever again.Jennifer Croissantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-39454227036245110032013-03-21T15:24:56.032-07:002013-03-21T15:24:56.032-07:00Or you can be a happy camper and watch both! :)Or you can be a happy camper and watch both! :)Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-77911828998376167822013-03-21T14:22:03.266-07:002013-03-21T14:22:03.266-07:00True, but the specific point i was making is that ...True, but the specific point i was making is that it does seem silly and pointless to watch censored material when you can watch totally uncensored material completely irrespective of your own personal likes or dislikes.Jennifer Croissantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-84777215644855396832013-03-21T12:09:03.070-07:002013-03-21T12:09:03.070-07:00@ eddie: The retina is the part of our eyes that i...@ eddie: The retina is the part of our eyes that is connected, by an optic nerve to our brains. <br /><br />So if the television is the retina of the minds eye, what the phrase means is that through television ideas enter into our heads. <br /><br />Agree, that would make a cool t-shirt.<br /><br />@Sayer of Truth: Agree about the internet being the future, I'd like for Cronenberg to tackle that theme in a future film. <br /><br />@Jervaise: Cool ending in deed. <br /><br />@Jennifer Croissant: Well, one cannot survive on internet porn alone.<br /><br />@Jimmie T. Murakami: Videodrome is a true cult classic, totally agree! <br /><br /> <br /><br />Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-88955619380441995052013-03-21T11:48:36.277-07:002013-03-21T11:48:36.277-07:00"VIDEODROME" is one of those relatively ..."VIDEODROME" is one of those relatively few movies from the last 124 years that actually defines the phrase "CULT MOVIE".jimmie t. murakaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-44063543225934884502013-03-21T11:44:12.250-07:002013-03-21T11:44:12.250-07:00I completely agree with 'The Sayer of the Trut...I completely agree with 'The Sayer of the Truth', why would you want to waste your time watching something that is still subject to censorship when you can have access to something that is totally free of censorship ! ? ! ?.Jennifer Croissantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-77610107705514450112013-03-21T11:39:55.840-07:002013-03-21T11:39:55.840-07:00Just with regards to Existenz, i want to bugger Sa...Just with regards to Existenz, i want to bugger Sarah Polley (as the bird was in 1997 when the bird was 18, not as the bird is now obviously). By the way, the way Existenz ends is one of the most memorable endings to any film in the entire history of cinema.jervaise brooke hamsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-73540527483733374092013-03-21T11:33:37.150-07:002013-03-21T11:33:37.150-07:00Superb reveiw of Cronenbergs supreme masterwork Fr...Superb reveiw of Cronenbergs supreme masterwork Francisco, i agree with what you said about television, i hate it too, although maybe i have different reasons for hating it, you see, i truly believe that all the pornography on the internet represents the future more than anything else and that is not available on broadcast television or the hypocritical world of Hollywood movies, there-fore television and Hollywood is 'THE PAST' and the internet is 'THE FUTURE'. Hollywood and the media = lies and hypocrisy, pornography = the truth ! ! !. I much prefer the truth over lies and hypocrisy. the sayer of the truthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-38352731058851630992013-03-21T11:11:48.118-07:002013-03-21T11:11:48.118-07:00"The Television Screen is the Retina of the M..."The Television Screen is the Retina of the Minds Eye", that is such a cool phrase (even though i dont know what it means), i`ve got to get that written on a T-Shirt.eddie lydeckernoreply@blogger.com