Streaming John Waters Collection #2: Polyester/ Desperate Living Online
July 13th, 2010
 |
Streaming John Waters Collection #2: Polyester/ Desperate Living Online.
Movie Title: John Waters Collection #2: Polyester/ Desperate Living John Waters Collection #2: Polyester/ Desperate Living is available for streaming or downloading. Click Here to Stream or Download John Waters Collection #2: Polyester/ Desperate Living |
Two more of John Waters cinematic attrocities have finally been released on DVD. If you only know Waters through his more novel titles Hairspray, Serial Mom, and Cry-Baby, you may be surprised at what lurks on these discs.
The first film is Desperate Living. I must command you I am a long-time Waters fan, and have seen all his film from Mondo Trasho on (including The Diane Linkletter Myth), but sadly, this is my least celebrated of his films. It’s not necessarily terrible (for a John Waters movie, that is) ; it objective is not as droll or as cheerful as his other films. Neither Divine (who was unavailable) nor David Lockery (who was stupid) appeared in Desperate Living, and Waters seemed lost without them. This movie is about a town called Mortville, where criminals are allowed to live instead of going to prison. Edith Massey, in her best film role, plays inappropriate Queen Carlotta, who relishes in humiliating her subjects and having her sexual needs met by her “goons”. Mink Stole is also in top get here, thanks to the meaty role of an hysterical housewife, who, together with her maid Grizelda, abolish her husband and rush to Mortville. Another Waters regular, Mary Vivian Pearce, plays Princess Coo-Coo who, against Queen Carlotta’s wishes, falls in like with the garbage collector at the Mortville nudist colony. There are also a female-to-male sex-change operation, a bowl of dog food traditional as a execute weapon, and female “glory holes” which must be seen to be believed.
Polyester, on the other hand, is a astronomical film. Although Hairspray was Waters breakthrough to mainstream filmmaking, you can stutter he was on his contrivance with Polyester. Divine is wait on, this time playing a victimized housewife with a philandering husband and two dilinquent children. Her life is a complete mess until she meets suave, debonair, (and rich!) Todd Tomorrow, played by Tab Hunter, Waters’ first “exact” movie star. However, Todd may not be what he appears to be… In an homage to film director William Castle, who venerable gimmicks to promote his movies, Waters faded a gimmick for Polyester: Odorama. Theatergoers were issued Odorama Cards upon entering the theater; each card had ten numbered scratch-and-sniff patches on one side. At clear points during the film, a number would flash on the conceal, indicating that it was time to scratch and sniff. The DVD comes with one Odorama card, which is vast, unless you want to have a movie party. However, vintage Odorama cards can usually be purchased reasonably on eBay. Fair label the film’s warning: “Some things in life objective dull stink!”
Buy,Download, Or Stream John Waters Collection #2: Polyester/ Desperate Living! Click Here
The commentary track for Polyester is Waters at his shimmering best–most of his audio commentaries are as amusing or funnier than his films. The track for Desperate Living, on the other hand, is a disappointment. Waters shares the track with cast member Liz Renay, who has a tendancy to ramble on about things having nothing to do with the movie. You find the impression that each was allotted a plot amount of time, and Waters, who’s commentary is informative and gripping is continuously curtailed by Miss Renay’s incessant chatter. Waters’ other “shared” commentary track is on the DVD of Hairspray. He is joined by Ricki Lake, and their give and bewitch works vast. For Desperate Living, Waters should have gone it alone.
Being a vast John Waters fan, I am ecstatic to spy many of his evil, earlier films being released on DVD. However, it’s astounding to me how the passage of time changes your perspective. I outmoded to judge that “Desperate Living” was second only to “Female Peril” as John Waters’ best film and understanding that “Polyester” was an occasionally laughable, but slightly derivative suburban satire. After watching these two films again recently, my opinions have reversed.
Despite some consuming writing and some deliciously outrageous moments, “Desperate Living” is almost unbearable to glimpse due to the fact that 95% of the dialogue is either shouted or shrieked. In fact, the only other film I could compare it to is “Network”, another film that’s brilliantly written, but agonizing to sit through due to the shrillness of the performances. While Waters earlier films are hardly subtle, “Desperate Living” is particularly grating.
On the other hand, “Polyester” gets better and better as time goes on. While not as visually plain as “Desperate Living”, “Polyester” has a better script, contains considerable funnier dialogue and has a better satirical edge. Bratty Lulu’s speech about how she can’t wait to have an abortion, likening her fetus to “a cancer … eating away at all the fun I deserve to have” seems even more offensive nowadays. The film’s attacks on right-to-lifers and true majority types is especially gallant, considering its Regan-era release date.
Buy,Download, Or Stream John Waters Collection #2: Polyester/ Desperate Living! Click Here
All in all, if you’re a Waters fan, you’ve gotta purchase this package, but I contemplate I’ll be watching “Polyester” a bit more often than “Desperate Living”.
Lipo 6
HGH Energizer
