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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (1973)	4/20/2002 1:49:54 PM
From: AugustWest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6346

ROTFLMAO ! ! ! ! ! I gotta get ahold of that one. Thanks. Ironically, I was in need for some weidness last night so we rented Deliverance. It's been a couple/few years since my last Deliverance fix. Also got The Hobbit(animated) for the kids. I watched too. It's been over 25 years since I first saw that one. Remembered it as if it was yesterday! From the link in your post Dan Shearing England Date: 18 September 2001 Summary: Uniquely compelling film that is not for people with closed-minds Well, I'd heard a lot about this film before I bought it, but nothing I was told really prepared me for how different this film is from anything else I've seen. On first viewing, Gummo appears to be a collection of random events, but after watching it a few more times, it it becomes more obvious how each scene and character link together (although there are still a few that I am unsure of!!). The nearest analogy I can think of is of a music album. Each scene is like a song that can be enjoyed on its own, but when the album is listened to as a whole it becomes much more than just a collection of songs, all linked in their own way. Plus, like a great album, the more times you listen\watch, the more you get out of it. People will criticise this film for having no plot and to start with I agreed, but if you work hard to understand the film then you will get much more reward and enjoyment then from most Hollywood blockbuster's. The beauty of Gummo really is that there are so many questions that you can and will watch it again and again and get something different every time. This film is reasonably short, but it is probably the only film I have seen where every scene has worked. I am a very difficult viewer to please, but every scene in this film kept me enthralled and I did not want to fast forward once, even in the times I have watched it since (about 15 times!!) A magnificent film, and a great directorial debut from a name to watch in the future - Harmony Korine.

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (1973)	4/20/2002 1:50:40 PM
From: AugustWest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6346

BTW, hi, how are you today?

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (1973)	4/21/2002 8:10:01 AM
From: AugustWest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6346

I checked it out last night from blockbuster. Believe it or not, I fell asleep probably half way through. I will say it was on the bizarre side alright, but it sort of bored me. I liked the directing, and the actors were pretty damn real. Maybe I need to watch it again. Have it until Thursday. One other thing, I didn't put it on till about 12:30 last night. I rented Instinct and watched that first. My rating on Instinct was about a 7. Acting was good, directing was good, plot was interesting. But after the first half hour, everything became quite predictable.