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Ramones Raw (2004)
Awesome-Stellar
Being the huge Ramones fan that I am, I of course love this video. Great concert footage and the video from the tours is great. This video does a great job of taking you through the whole Ramones career, except the beginning with Tommy as drummer. I especially loved listening to the audio commentary by Marky, Johnny(RIP), and the director... they have some interesting stuff to say. The part where they drive the van through the fans and edit in "Night of the Living Dead" clips and use the NOTLD music is great. The extras are great too. My favorite might be when they are on the Howard Stern show, playing "golf" with "the president", good stuff. Basically, if you are anything of a Ramones fan you should own this, A+! Go buy it you SLOTH!
Gummo (1997)
One of the greatest films... ever!?
This is definitely one of those movies that you either love or you hate. I
obviously loved it. When I had heard from friends that the movie basically
doesn't have a plot, some of the acting is pretty bad, etc. I thought I would pretty much hate this film. But I love it, it always catches your attention (even when you've seen it tons of times), and isn't that what a great movie is about? Sure some of the scenes are fairly graphic and seem to make no sense, but that gives it character. It creates conversation and emotion, even if you "didn't like it" you are still talking about it. Like for instance the scene in the bathtub, what's the deal with the bacon? It makes no sense, but you have to give a second glance anyway? Besides the fact that Korine is somewhat of a "subtle genius" with the screenplay, the filming is amazing. They tie both the rough and professional filming together beautifully, and it's not obnoxious. The entire movie fits, everything in it works out, I think it was made to provoke thought, and it definitely does.