Are you tired of the barrage of bad movies Hollywood is putting out lately? Does the thought of The Santa Clause sequel cause your liver to produce bile? Does Forrest Gump make you want to vomit? If so, Cecil B. Demented is the movie for you.
Cecil B. Demented (in reality, what a reviewer once called John Waters), is a movie about a maniacal film director (played brilliantly by Stephen Dorff) who forms a group of equally loony filmmakers to make a radical underground movie. They kidnap a Hollywood starlet (played by Melanie Griffith) to star in the movie. They subject her to sadistic measures (jumping off of buildings, bleaching her hair with acid, etc.). Of course, this is all done very tongue-in-cheek, and the movie is positively hysterical. Not to mention it contains some of the best parodies this side of Kentucky Fried Movie.
John Waters really does bring out the best in people. He turned Ricki Lake into an actress. He turned Divine into an unforgettable drag queen. Finally, he turned Melanie Griffth into a first-rate comedy actress. Everyone was absolutely perfect in their roles. 'Nuff said.
The writing was top notch, again. Film fans will surely find this movie funnier than his other films; look for Kevin Nealon's Forrest Gump spoof--it's too good for words. Not to mention the Patch Adams "uncut version" was hysterical. Every single frame of this film was a riot. For the first time ever upon leaving the theater, I was actually really impatient for Waters to make another movie. With giving proper kudos to his early films that made him the director he is, I truly think he gets better with age.
I really, really loved this film because I am a huge fan of underground cinema and *I hate Hollywood. This parodied underground cinema fans perfectly (the porno fans and the kung-fu fans were awesome) as it showed that us "midnight movie" freaks tend to stick together. Also, it was a wonderful parody of how Hollywood operates, my favorite line being from the Hollywood executive: "Don’t shoot me! I don’t even watch movies!". I've long said that Hollywood has been putting out excrement at a 90% success level since 1999. Now, finally, a movie for people like me!
*This little tidbit about Jenn gave me one of my inspirations for the name of this site. -Chris-
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