HughBeaumont
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Tue Jan-03-06 07:09 AM
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I watched Polyester, Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble all in a ROW!! |
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ASK ME ANYTHING. *
Or comfort me in my time of washing the :wtf: off.
* - I've seen Pink Flamingos 3x before, but have never chased it with Polyester and Female Trouble. Pink Flamingos just gets joyously creepier with each subsequent viewing.
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Tue Jan-03-06 07:11 AM
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1. female trouble is my all time favorite of john waters... |
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pink flamingo's i only watched once. (ewwwww). polyester you have to see in the theater with the scratch and sniff card! female trouble and polyester were on back to back on IFC on christmas day.
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HughBeaumont
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Tue Jan-03-06 07:16 AM
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2. I got the wife the box set for Christmas . . . |
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. . . and I included Cry Baby for good measure, since neither that or Serial Mom was included. I mean, how the HELL can you not include a movie that has Johnny Depp, Iggy Pop, David Nelson, Traci Lords and Patty Freaking HEARST in it??? Polyester includes the "Odorama" card, which I'm scared to touch after watching that.
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Tue Jan-03-06 07:27 AM
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3. lol..yeah...some of the smells are pretty rank on the card... |
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i liked cry baby pretty much but i tend to prefer the movies with divine and edith massey in them.
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HughBeaumont
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Tue Jan-03-06 07:54 AM
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4. Edith Nasty . . . how the HELL can anyone kiss that corroded mouth?? |
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She's especially nasty in Female Trouble as Aunt Ida.
It seems there was NOTHING Glenn Milstead wouldn't do for John Waters.
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Tue Jan-03-06 08:07 AM
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I was taken to see Pink Flamingos by friends who told me nothing about the movie. Talk about :wtf: !
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HughBeaumont
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Tue Jan-03-06 10:07 AM
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6. In this version that I saw . .. |
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They had a lot more scenes than I remember seeing from the first time I saw it. At the end, there's also deleted footage.
I was 3 when it came out in the theaters.
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Monkey see Monkey Do
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Tue Jan-03-06 10:33 AM
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7. I'm seriously fucking jealous! |
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"Pink Flamingoes" is cut by 2-3 minutes here (although the arsehole and dog-shit are suprisingly intact, and my video version has the extra scenes introduced by Walters). AFAIK "Polyester" and "Female Trouble" are long out of print on video and so I've never seen them :( When I finally get my region-free DVD player they are very high up on list of films to import.
Have you seen his latest - "A Dirty Shame"? As much as I love "Pecker" & "Cecil B Demented", etc, it felt like somewhat of a return to form and Tracy Ullman is wonderful in it.
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HughBeaumont
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Tue Jan-03-06 01:21 PM
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13. That'll be after I watch "Desperate Living". |
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The box set includes both Female Trouble and Polyester.
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Tue Jan-03-06 10:53 AM
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It is not stereotypical Waters and the message of the flick is really cool..
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Tue Jan-03-06 11:13 AM
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10. "No peepin' in the Pelt Room, Pecker!" |
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Tue Jan-03-06 11:12 AM
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9. Next up: "Desperate Living" and "Mondo Trasho" |
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Tue Jan-03-06 01:20 PM
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11. Unfortunately, Mondo Trasho isn't in the box set, |
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neither is Multiple Maniacs.
Desperate Living is, however.
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Tue Jan-03-06 01:23 PM
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14. You're in for a treat. |
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Tue Jan-03-06 01:21 PM
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12. John Waters is insane |
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That's all I can figure.
Oh a question? How about "Is John Waters insane?"
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HughBeaumont
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Tue Jan-03-06 01:35 PM
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15. Not insane, merely a gay man with an odd sense of humor. |
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and an eyebrow-pencil 'stache.
Rex Reed once asked "Where do these people COME from? And where do they go after the sun goes down? Isn't there some kind of LAW?"
Hey, I'm GLAD that there's a Baltimore underground that graced us with these trash classics.
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Tue Jan-03-06 01:36 PM
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16. No I'll grant you he's goofy |
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But take it from my perspective... Here I am 12 years old, with a brand new VCR and I'm watching "Pink Flamingos" and "Desperate Living."
It warped my fragile little mind :evilgrin:
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Tue Jan-03-06 01:44 PM
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17. Pink Flamingos shouldn't be watched by anyone under 18. |
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Edited on Tue Jan-03-06 01:45 PM by HughBeaumont
And not because of nudity and violence . . . but because adolescents and teenagers are just not READY for something as :wtf: :scared: as that. Plus adults are better at cleaning off the slime that results from having viewed an early Waters/Divine/Stole/Massey/Lochary offering.
12 year olds . . . should never have to have nightmares . . . about:
DO MAH BALLS, MAMA!!
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