WesAndersonFan

I say outstanding film, not outstanding porn film, to describe this film that is not only good for its genre, but great as a film, period. Marilyn Chambers plays Gloria, a young woman who refrains from speaking for the entire duration of the film, but is a complex character through Chambers' brilliant use of facial expressions and body language to express character. The plot deals with Gloria being "kidnapped" from the hotel she's staying at and taken to a seedy sex club, where she is "relished" and is then forced to perform sex acts, where she is "loved as never before". This is by far the most artistic porn film I've ever seen, with an almost ten-minute slow motion "cum" shot that uses different angles and backgrounds to make a quite "trippy" viewing experience. Pro football player Ben Davidson has an amusing non-sex cameo as an intimidating bouncer. Best musical score, cinematography, writing, and acting ever seen in a porn film.

Christopher Guest's "A Mighty Wind", done in the same documentary-style of his previous films "Waiting for Guffman" and "Best in Show" is not as funny, as well-acted, or as interesting as his previous efforts, but is nevertheless a mostly well-done and realistic portrait of the folk scene. "A Mighty Wind" documents three different groups: The New Main Street Singers, whose members include John Michael Higgins, Jane Lynch, and Parker Posey, and who make a living by performing at amusement parks. The Folksmen, a group from the 60's, whose members are "This is Spinal Tap" alumni Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer (making his first appearance in a Christopher Guest-directed film). Mitch and Mickey (Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara), were known for a song called "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow", which includes one of the most famous kisses in music history). Their group broke up after Mitch had a breakdown and was in and out of mental institutions. All three groups are going to a musical reunion held by the son of a late record producer, who promoted all three bands.

Up into the big show, "A Mighty Wind" is slow-moving, uncomfortable, and a hell of a lot less interesting than his previous efforts. The show, however, is a big wow, as the actors sing very well, and make people who always cringed at folk music (like me) actually get wowed! Besides the music being of quality, it is quite surprising how much emotion can be evoked my fictional musical characters. I can't put this up with "Waiting for Guffman" or "Best in Show", but this is still a lot better than the other mockumentary about the music industry, the overrated "This is Spinal Tap". 8/10

Paul Thomas Anderson's "Punch-Drunk Love" is a bizarre, interesting, extraordinarily filmed story of a shy businessman named Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) who collects pudding coupons to collect frequent flier miles. One night he calls up a phone sex line, and it ends up being a scam. While faced with four blonde, violent brothers who are there to collect money, Barry also has a romance with a mysterious woman named Lena Leonard (Emily Watson). Although the film has too many inner meanings for the average viewer, the intelligent and observant will very probably find this movie fascinating and brilliant. Sandler controls himself and gives a beautiful, Oscar-worthy performance, as does Watson. Recommended to fans of P.T. Anderson ("Hard Eight, "Boogie Nights", and "Magnolia"), although I'm not sure I can recommend it to Sandler fans. 10/10

P.S.: I just got the DVD yesterday. Please check it out if you're interested in the film. It is awesome!