Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. Please click here to update your account with a username and password.

Hello. Some features on this site require registration. Please click here to register for free.

Hello and thank you for registering. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. If you can't find the email you can resend it here.

Hello. Some features on this site require a subscription. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month.

The Living End is an under appreciated masterpiece

I watched it last night and it was so good. This movie is still amazing today. The soundtrack, the cinematography, the themes. I don't think Gregg Araki gets his due. Shows like Euphoria are building off Araki and Larry Clark's templates.

There is a gay channel now on Amazon called Strand which has a lot of cool gay/queer cinema. I am going to watch "Totally Fucked Up" Tonight.

Offsite Link
by Anonymousreply 14October 1, 2021 1:17 AM

[quote] I am going to watch "Totally Fucked Up" Tonight.

You do that, honey.

by Anonymousreply 1August 17, 2021 2:24 AM

Does it feature either cute boys, or intelligent men?

by Anonymousreply 2August 17, 2021 2:25 AM

Yes, cute boys. This is a must see for any gay.

Offsite Link
by Anonymousreply 3August 17, 2021 2:28 AM

[quote]The Living End is an under appreciated masterpiece

Great. Another god-damned twat pretending to be [italic]en auteur[/italic] by declaring with no depth of comment that something is an "under appreciated (sic) masterpiece.

How many times?

Oh, dear, to boot.

by Anonymousreply 4August 17, 2021 2:28 AM

I would rather have both.

by Anonymousreply 5August 17, 2021 2:29 AM

I would rather people see it with their own eyes and make their own interpretations rather than forcing a point of view.

by Anonymousreply 6August 17, 2021 2:32 AM

R4 change your tampon.

by Anonymousreply 7August 17, 2021 3:20 AM

Totally agree. Possibly my favorite movie of the 1990s. Perfectly captured being gay in the early 90s. The “fuck it” attitude that made us live for today. Needs to get more attention.

by Anonymousreply 8August 17, 2021 6:58 AM

I love Araki's films. He always had good taste in the men he casts and is sure to exploit their beauty. I think The Living End and Mysterious Skin are his best work. Though I'm partial to Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy and even Kaboom has its charm.

by Anonymousreply 9September 30, 2021 2:37 AM

I loved it then, and still love it now. Despite the low budget it’s one of my favorite gay movies.

by Anonymousreply 10September 30, 2021 3:08 AM

Another who thinks it was a great movie . I confess I only went to see it because I saw Mike Dytri on the poster and thought him smoking hot,but was so taken with the movie I saw it twice in a theater.Countless times on dvd .

by Anonymousreply 11September 30, 2021 3:51 AM

Shit. Self loathing shit.

by Anonymousreply 12September 30, 2021 5:56 AM

.,.,

Offsite Link
by Anonymousreply 13September 30, 2021 6:23 AM

After Araki made Totally Fucked Up, another gay themed film with an anarchist countercultural streak, he seemed to be more concerned about fluid sexuality and exploring postmodern themes. James Duval was his muse and he casted him in The Doom Generation and Nowhere, playing the same role he originated in Totally Fucked Up. Being the sweet lovesick naif who repeatedly faces tragedy, never getting to have a relationship with his male love interest. Kaboom recycled this but gave us Thomas Dekker as the lead who scores with both men and women but never gets to realize a relationship. I haven't gotten around to watching Now Apocalypse but from what clips I've seen it's basically the Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy in TV format with the same themes and Duval is even part of the cast.

by Anonymousreply 14October 1, 2021 1:17 AM
Loading
Need more help? Click Here.

Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." Take a look at our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, click ACCEPT. Otherwise, you'll just have to find some other site for your pointless bitchery needs.

×

Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads!