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Elston
20Jun10
Linklater’s first (or second) feature is a surprisingly poetic and graceful work. The camera moves slowly, lingering in a Tarkovskian or Angeloopalocity fashion, or moving in fluid, stream-of-conscious waves straying from one character to the next. I wonder if he was a fan of contemplative European cinema. Nonetheless, the great photography and cinematic sense cannot block the holes in the story, which are many. The main problem is that most characters are obsessed with someone that is not that interesting. Most are cocky neurotics spouting half-baked sociological philosophies and/or conspiracy theories that feel naïve and annoying. Fortunately some stories are genuinely intriguing like the gun waving maniac or the Madonna pap smear (both told by the same person). But essentially it is a movie of people talking about stuff (which I find very boring).
- Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
McNulty
20Aug09
What is the mainstream definition of a “Slacker” we come to identify them as lazy ass unmotivated nonconformists. But Linklater wanted the word to have a POSITIVE meaning: These people aren’t part of the materialistic society, and they are actually doing everything they can to wake up the rest of the world to real education, through music, creativity, or 10 minute monologues!
If you’ve watched any Richard Linklater film you’ll know that it’s heavily focused on dialogue. My friends and I (who are in our early to mid 20s) watched “Slacker”. Now what the hell would we have in common with the Generation X people of 1991? Hell I was only 9 years old when that movie came out!
To tell you the truth; I wish I could go back in time to Austin, Texas 1991 and hang out with these people, cuz they seem cool as fuck! The writing in Slacker is poetic, educational, quirky, and full of conspiracy theories (or should I say THE FUCKIN TRUTH).
You’re gonna tell me that this world isn’t run by Freemasons? The Illuminati aka the Zionists control all aspects of the media and continue to push propaganda and condition our youth. You’ve heard about the Indigo Children? How bout Cameron’s latest CGI Alien Fest called “Avatar”. Yeah this isn’t Smurfs, but now in 2009 people are USED TO BLUE BEINGS! There’s a fuckin Blue Man Group for fuck’s sake!
Okay enough conspiracy theories for now, we all know Illuminati assassinated JFK, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Tupac Shakur and Michael Jackson because they tried to expose them and tell the world who REALLY runs the show, but let’s get back to the movie.
My favorite scene was the 3 girls in the restaurant, talking about rejection and relationships. The beautiful Kim Krizan (who was the Hippie Teacher in Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused”) laments about humans really meant to be happy if we keep enslaving ourselves with careers, relationships and kids. It’s just insanely refreshing hearing intellectual and philosophical conversations from young women instead of, “LIKE YEAH OMG THAT’S HOTT!” because that’s normal for kids and some adults these days.
You need to buy the Criterion Collection DVD. Too many extras to name, 3 audio commentaries, audition footage etc. It will keep you busy for days.
5 out of 5 stars and early 90s American Independent Filming at it’s finest and most original!
- Currently 5.0/5 Stars.