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L'amour braque (1985)
Insane and brilliant
Yes, the movie is insane indeed. If you can get your hands on a copy, which is hard to find, you will be rewarded with witnessing a cinematic style that is unmatched in its manic intensity. Acting, camera work, editing, will leave you spinning. Violent, loud, orgasmic, insane. A good introduction to Zulawski's fascinating body of work.
Howard the Duck (1986)
C'mon, it's ridiculously hilarious
The only way to give Howard The Duck such outrageously low rating, is to take it seriously. Seems like lots of people did. Of course, in such case, it is the worst movie of all time. But HOW CAN YOU possibly be serious here? It's a spoof, it's a riot, it's a gag, it's a joke, and I mean it in a best way.
I have a sentimental attachment to the flick, I admit, I loved the movie when it came out, I thought it was funnier than hell and over the top. Years later, of course, you see things :-) Still, so many one liners! (Dark Overlord, his hair spiky and glowing from nuclear heat: I FEEL MUCH BETTA NOWWW!) The duck, I mean, c'mon, lewd playboy-reading duck from outer space with bad attitude, how can you top that? It's an 80's bad taste inferno! It's a must see, absolutely.
Overall, for sheer audacity and over-the-top badness, I must give this movie high five.
Now, speaking about bad movies: Howard The Duck, in overall "badness", cannot possibly even scratch such monstrosities like "ARMAGEDDON" or "INDEPENDENCE DAY", and people consider them "feel-good entertainment". Western civilization in decline...
City of Industry (1997)
I keep coming back
It's interesting to read all the reviews here, describing the movie as either "fascinating" and "mediocre". I'd be confused! Anyway, there are not many movies to which I keep coming back, watching them again and again. This is one of them. I'm not sure why. On the surface, it's just another LA crime movie. But it really gets under your skin, deeper and deeper. Part of it has to do with me living here in LA, for sure. Most of the locations I can recognize, and have some own personal stories connected to them. It really captures the vibe of the city, of its underbelly, its dark undercurrent. The characters, the streets... I've seen it, I breathed that air... anyway, I highly recommend it, if you're into some deep film noir groove.