The Doom Generation

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Phillip N A great Gen X movie. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/17/25 Full Review Troy M A brilliant showing of what it's like to live as an outcast. A definite moving picture as we see the characters evolve. Time is lost money evening means nothing in the tragedy awaits. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/31/23 Full Review Zachary F I loved this film so much. What makes this film a masterpiece, at least to me, is the writing, performances, cinematography and the three main characters relationship. There is kinda of a story but not really at the same time, which I loved. I thought the writing was fantastic - some of the insults in this film I never heard of, and I wouldn't be surprised if Gregg Araki made up some of them. My favorite would have to be when Amy insults the fast food worker. Also, I thought the three main characters, Amy, Jordan, and Xavier (or as Jordan calls him 'X'), were written really well. Their relationship felt really real, and I actually cared about the characters the three of them have great chemistry. I also loved some of the dark comedy in the film. The performances are fantastic. While there are some moments where the acting was eh, in my opinion, it makes this film more camp than it already is. Rose McGowan is great as Amy Blue - she gives a fantastic performance. I loved how her character was basically a female sigma. Jonathon Schaech is so fucking good as Xavier Red. Xavier is kinda of a dick, but Jonathon gives this charming performance that really makes it hard to hate Xavier, at least in my opinion. James Duval gives an amazing performance as Jordan White. He is like the center of the main three's relationship, and James portrays Jordan in this innocent and naive way, which I think is brilliant and works really well. The cinematography is gorgeous. My favorite shot would have to be of Jordan throwing down the yoyo while fog is in front of him. The direction by Gregg Araki is excellent. The first film I watched of his was Mysterious Skin, which, in my opinion, is a masterpiece of cinema. I noticed a similarity in terms of direction - some scenes feel really dream-like, and I think that adds to the surrealism of this film. Especially when everything the main three buy costs 6.66 and how a lot of people mistake Amy for someone else. I also love how this film has an apocalyptic feel, and I think that, along with Gregg Araki's direction and the fact that this film is very nihilistic, makes it even better. The production design is top-notch, especially when the main three are in the hotels. I hope the production designer Thérèse DePrez got a lot of money for this film because her production design is incredible. The way the film was stylized and shot reminded me a lot of Natural Born Killers, which is another film I love. The film says its a heterosexual film by Gregg Araki but it should say a homosexual film by Gregg Araki because some of the scene with Xavier and Jordan are so homoerotic i was shocked they didn't have sex or at least kiss The soundtrack for this film is 100/10 it introduced me to artists i havent heard of before and its defintely in my top 5 favorite movie soundtracks of all time Overall, a fun (kinda), horny, camp, hilarious and intense masterpiece. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/28/23 Full Review Steve D An aimless mess of a film. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member It perfectly knows the kind of film it is and takes it to another level, achieving his own freedom but giving it a black psycho twist at the end. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Gregg Araki's yucky dark comedy. A cult film extraordinaire. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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