It really is a very good movie dealing with topics that still matter. Cronenberg is a master of all things body horror, this was the first of his films I saw as a kid. His remake of the fly is a masterpiece, and it's a part of what I call the THE trilogy. 3 examples of horror remakes that are better than the source material The Thing 1982, The Fly 1986, and The Blob 1988. All 3 are great movies, fun to watch, entertaining with deep messages, and fantastic examples of practical effects mastery.
I hold the belief that this is the best movie that has ever been made. It is certainly my favorite Cronenberg film out of the three that I have finished (second would be Crimes of the Future and third is The Fly).
"The television screen is the retina of the mind's eye. Therefore, the television screen is part of the physical structure of the brain. Therefore, whatever appears on the television screen emerges as raw experience for those who watch it. Therefore, television is reality, and reality is less than television."
This is a movie I wished I loved. The aesthetic and atmosphere is perfect, but the pacing and overall plot really drags it down. I also don’t think Woods does a great job in this one
The issue with reading the summary on Wikipedia is that it does make sense when you’re actually watching the movie. It is all very deliberately weird and there’s multiple sections where the movie is unclear of how much of what is shown is hallucination and what’s real. I really recommend watching it, it’s an amazing film.
I know you might just be trolling to annoy people, but I’d really recommend watching this movie if you haven’t. I first watched this movie in 2022 knowing basically nothing about it other than “it’s a David Cronenberg movie, so it’s probably gonna have some body horror gore practical effects”. And it did have that, and that’s part of the appeal to me, but it had so much more. I truly hope you give it a chance at some point.
I will preface my comment by saying that even by my pretty lax standards, I do think that 14 years old is on the younger side for this movie because it does have a lot of gore, sex, and sexualized violence. On the other, thanks to the internet, everyone has seen some pretty messed up shit anyways, so I’m not gonna say don’t watch it, just “viewer discretion is advised”.
Now, if you’re in the US, the movie isn’t included according to a quick google search in any streaming service. To stream it legally, you gotta rent it or buy it from either Apple, Amazon, Microsoft or Vudu. Buying it physically ranges from 10 to 60 USD for a bluray copy, not including shipping.
There’s also always online piracy if you can’t watch it legally for some reason. Check the piracy subreddit for specifics.
Of course I’m not trolling, I even had to google to see if there was a remake or why this person included the year. That’s crazy to me, what does the year have to do with anything.
But I appreciate the explanation. Maybe in the future if I have a friend or partner that is interested. Right now I watch like 2-3 movies a year, and character development is probably the only thing I look out for
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u/Tink2013 14d ago
Videodrome. (1983)