I got some things going on right now, but I know what is to come in the next few minutes so I'll finish the review up now.
...Wait, does this mean I got to re-watch agai-
(52 minutes later)
GOD DAMN IT, I HATE THE FIRST HALF OF THIS MOVIE!!!
SSSSOOOO SSSSLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW....
Ok, quick re-cap.
Awkward scenes. Non-explained things. Annoying creepy ugly babyish thing. Rock cheeks.
Everybody caught up? No? Good, that means we are watching the right movie.
So we see Henry and Mary trying to sleep in bed. We get the usual antics of a couple sleeping together... and then we see Henry pull all these alien sperms out of the bed.
And then we see something really disturbing. CLAYMATION!
Then Henry stares into the darkness and... Hello, beautiful. We meet again. Yeah, shut up baby, we don't need your squawking now (PARENT OF THE YEAR!).
So as they kiss in a crater/bed, she gives that look of "What the hell is that thing?" And all I can do is laugh as I think, "Really? Now you notice. One step in that room with that thing and I would have just freaked out instantly." Then her hair becomes Cousin It.
Then Rock Cheeks comes back and sings a song. (INTERMISSION!)
Wait, no. No more breaks. I'm going to finish this movie now!
SO Henry steps towards Rock Cheeks on stage and the stare at each other... She smile and holds out her hands while he freaks out and sees white and her disappearing suddenly and then the Barnicale Man shows up with alien sperm on the ground and then a tree comes on stage and then his head falls off...
IS THIS MAKING ANY SENSE TO PEOPLE?!?!?
Then we have the baby scream and my ears bleed... and then we follow the adventures of Henry's head (which include laying in blood, falling in blood, splatting on the ground to be pick up by a kid, and then being sold to a pawn shop.) Stupid kid, should have bet on eBay.
And now we get the title drop scene, as the us his brain to make erasers for pencil...
Get it... cause they used his head... Eraserhead... because that was an such an important plot for it to be made into the title of this movie. (Headslam)
Henry wakes up and (as I figure most of the movie to be) finds it to be a dream. He tries for a round 2 with the neighbor lady, but only gets a laugh from the nude albino Salacious B. Crumb.
And I thank God that there is only 10 minutes left in this movie.
So Henry decides to cut the bandages off the baby (which is convulsing) and we see (FINALLY) the reason I label this movie as one of the most disturbing films I have seen.
I can describe it, but Wikipedia beat me to it.
From Wikipedia -
"Henry finds that the bandages were the only thing containing the baby's internal organs; the body splits open and the baby's vital organs are exposed. As the baby gasps in pain, Henry stabs one of its organs with the scissors. Rather than dying, the baby continues to convulse in pain, causing Henry to turn away in disgust. Large amounts of liquid gush forth from the organs, followed by huge quantities of a foamy substance that completely covers the body. The apartment’s electricity overloads, and as the lights flicker on and off, the baby's neck extends to an extraordinary length, causing it to strongly resemble the flagellate creatures seen throughout the film. A giant apparition of its head materializes in the apartment. It then becomes a strange planet. Henry is then seen with eraser shavings billowing behind his head."
That is what happens. But what I see it the attack of the Electric company, Tapioca pudding, and a raptor eating a cheerleader.
The movie ends with the cover art and Barnacle Man getting burned while Rock Cheeks hugs Henry in white light to the credits.
Final Say -
I really don't like this movie on a 'movie quality' rating. I personally hate watching this movie and try to think of the story, which is usually my favorite part.
But you got to see it with an artistic mind. The symbolism is heavy in this and the three evident ones are relationships, affairs, and child raising. But there is so many different other symbols that it just becomes a convoluted mess that just makes it weird and disturbing.
And if you want to see it, I recommend to see it only once.
ONLY ONCE.
Not only is it a dragging movie, but after you see the 2 best scenes you never want to see them again.
Ok, there, it's done. Now can I...
Oh no... no... I'm still going. The dreams...
Chalk!
Next Review (when I get around to it) - The Toxic Avenger
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