film_lies101
9Jun12
Agree with most of what you are saying. Doom Generation holds a special place in my heart, it was my first Araki film.
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ΞRIC B∆D TASTΞ
17May13
sex & weirdness - sex & weirdness - sex & weirdness. well, it's entertaining - but i really prefer Araki's earlier work much more.
Zach Closs
2Apr13
Can't think of a single Araki film that I finished in one sitting, that I didn't initially dislike, that I didn't return to several times and that I didn't grow to unconditionally, wholeheartedly love. "Kaboom" is no exception to these rules. An auteur of strange, simple, surreal pleasures and deep affection for his wacky characters, Gregg hits another one out of the park here. I think this could be my favorite work of his besides the obvious masterpiece "Mysterious Skin."
Frankly, Mr. Shankly
12Oct12
Love it in all its absurdity. Unpretentious, thrilling and delightfully sexy. The more I watch it, the more I like it.
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liesbet vanessche
24Sep12
So weird but kind of good. I like the whole underground movie thing that's going on. Araki fan? I think so, yes!
film_lies101
9Jun12
Araki has finally found actors whose ages are quite near the characters that they play. Not sure if this is film he would have made before going "respectable". It often comes off as a re-make of Nowhere, I haven't decided if it is better or worse. Araki does have the talent of conjuring up the most beautiful people who are most shallow & vacuous but entertaining nonetheless.
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Coheed 2.5
8Jun12
It was exceptionally erratic on the first viewing, but on the second it’s wonderfully hedonistic sci-fi sex comedy which is intentionally unserious about anything in itself, managing to be deeply charming and sincere – with a sexual openness I wish existed in more films – all the while being amusing in how deadpan it is when the sci-fi and fantastical aspects appear unexpectedly.
VincentVendetta
6Jun12
"Stella, where is Smith?" "I don't know. I think he's been kidnapped." "Fuck!"
Sarah Smith
22Apr12
Found this last night and bought it because I love Gregg Araki's films so much. I have no idea what to expect...but I can't wait to watch this!
This is Jake Kath
19Jan12
After seeing it three times, I realized, I love this movie! Sure, it's not Gregg Araki's best work (Nowhere and Mysterious Skin are in leagues to their own) but its sure as hell is fun and breezy. The dialogue pops and the cast is attractive. Maybe its a guilty pleasure but fuck it, I watch it over and over again!
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This is Jake Kath
9Jun12
More I see Kaboom, more I enjoy it. Its like that annoying next neighbor that ends up being your best friend in the end. Doom Generation has a killer ending and I adore Rose McGowan in it. So yeah, I suppose I'm a fan of Doom.
Derek Tvmala
22Dec11
Nothing's greater than a campy sci-fi, infused with sexuality issues, cults and a lot of F word.
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ULA ZUHRA
21Aug11
this movie makes me want to poke forks into my eyeballs and go antichrist on my genitals
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Mena García Vázquez
27Jul11
This movie is like a corny 90's television show from Fox Kids, I'm disappointed in you Araki!
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jordaan mason
19Jan12
how does that make it different than, say, the 90s films that araki made? what makes it corny in comparison?
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Mena García Vázquez
20Jan12
I felt that in Kaboom, this old Araki feeling (and somehow the nineties nostalgia) was very very forced, it didn't feel authentic as it did in his Teenage Apocalypse films, so hence my comment.
