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Author Topic: Party Monster Dan Lyons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 698 From: Seal Beach, CA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 09-11-2003 04:31 PM                     Laemmle Sunset 5, midnight, opening day 9-5-03. This and all previous shows sold out. Huge crowd. My friend and I arrived early, around 815 to buy tickets to the 9:30 show to find it was sold out till midnight! Presentation: boooo, hisss! Trailers came on about 1/2 perf out of frame<this film is flat>. Then the focus shifted for the rest of the trailers, and remained soft throughout the feature. Misframing lopped the tops of some heads off. I emailed the theatre about this the next day, only to be told "we're one of the few theatres in LA employing a full time projectionist". HA! I think he started the film running at midnight, then went home to go to bed. The feature itself was good, but not great. The first hour of the film was filed with great music, great costumes and wild makeup. The acting was very campy and over the top. The last 2 reels of the film dragged on, making me wish they had edited down the gruesome ending to the final reel, and expanded the party/club scenes in the begining. I was surprised at the lack of sex in this film; films for the arthouse crowd are usually full of it! Even a scene in which a kiss was about to take place was cut off right when the two characters were about 1" apart from each other. Weird! As far as characters go, I must say Christina was my favourite, too bad she's not around very long. The scene where she is the driver the for the "big rig truck dance party" is unforgetable. I'd see it again, but in focus and in frame! This is in very very limited release, at this time the film is only playing at a total of 8 theatres. Danny  |  IP: Logged Dan Harris Film Handler Posts: 86 From: Bristol, UK Registered: Jun 2003 posted 09-13-2003 04:43 PM                     I saw this at the Edinburgh festival, and I thought it was great. Yes, the acting all round was way over the top, but I thought both Culkin and Green were impressive. Released in the UK on September 26th, but it's extremely limited. Don't expect many multis to play it. One to buy on DVD for me though.  |  IP: Logged Don Anderson Master Film Handler Posts: 312 From: West Bend, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 09-15-2003 12:17 AM                     I only wish that it was playing here in Milwaukee. It's coming but not for a few weeks or so. I've read the book CLUBLAND and seen the documentary on cable. Looks like Seth Green really got into his character. Gotta love 'em.  |  IP: Logged Don Anderson Master Film Handler Posts: 312 From: West Bend, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 09-29-2003 01:41 PM                     Saw it over the weekend while in Chicago. Played at Landmark's Century theatre. Movie was funny, music was great. Only about 40 patrons for the 9pm screening. Print was in terrible shape for only the 2nd weekend run. Tons of black lines and abrasive scratches on it. I hope that this isn't the print that is coming to Milwaukee! Seth Green was soooo, gay:)!  |  IP: Logged Jennifer Pan THE JEN! Posts: 1219 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: Nov 2003 posted 12-30-2003 02:18 AM                        I just saw this movie the other day... It totally sucked... really bad acting, bad script.. and I could have shot it better with my digital camcorder. Plus the story was a waste and it was only like 88 or 86 minutes long, which could have been 5 minutes.. I would have enjoyed it as a student short film, meaning that the student would be 13. 0.5/5  |  IP: Logged Eric Hooper Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 532 From: Fort Worth, TX, USA Registered: May 2003 posted 01-09-2004 05:45 PM                     This movie was AWFUL! Characters were annoying and it proved Macaulay Culkin can't act. Seth Green needs to stick to the straight roles. Script went on and on and on way too long...and then it just went on further. I had a headache and felt ill after having to sit through this!!!  |  IP: Logged

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