Videodrome (1983) Movie Review
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and Deborah Harry.
Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small UHF television station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal featuring extreme violence and torture.
The layers of deception and mind-control conspiracy unfold as he uncovers the signal's source, and loses touch with reality in a series of increasingly bizarre and violent organic hallucinations.
Distributed by Universal Pictures, Videodrome was the first film by Cronenberg to gain backing from any major Hollywood studios.
With the highest budget of any of his films to date, the film was a box-office bomb, recouping only $2.1 million from a $5.9 million budget.
Despite its commercial failure, the film received widespread critical acclaim, with praise directed towards the special makeup effects, Cronenberg's direction, Woods and Harry's performances, its "techno-surrealist" aesthetic, and its cryptic, psychosexual themes.
Cronenberg won Best Direction at the 5th Genie Awards, and the film was nominated for seven more.
Great review Matt of this awesome movie In a sense James Woods is in a videodrome in real life with him being banned from twitter and kinda forced to retire
Twitter sucks anyway! Garbage tier social media site that will die off soon.
Loving your 80's horror marathon Matt!! Great work, keep 'em coming Dude!
This is a movie I look forward to
I love how you recreated the ending of the film.
Look forward to watching this movie and critiquing it
Yes. Betamax tapes were used instead of VHS tapes because they could fit more easily into the chest slits.
Cop was an underrated flick man on of James Woods Best Flick.
James woods gave a entertaining performance in a season of Showtime Ray Donavan as a old school east coast killer for hire!!!
I view Videodrome as Cronenberg's meta-response to violent cinema urban fantasies like Taxi Driver, Death Wish, and Deer Hunter: the fetishization of "righteous" violence inside a comforting narrative. Cronenberg rejects it as pornography without dismissing the value of those films. He's interested in the audience reaction to those late '70s/early '80s ultraviolent films that wanted to condemn violence but at the same time exploit the viewers desire for it.
Grate film! Nice one Matt
one of my favourites classic :)
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13:24 I'm on the same page with you Matt!
A very well done review a strange WTF type of film that I really enjoyed I wouldn't mind picking up the film on dvd it really does deserve a blu ray from Shout Factory or Arrow Video ASAP!
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@ramboraph4life would you consider Brian DePalma's Body Double a Horror movie? I would have to say yeah.
I could call it more of a thriller ala Breakdown with Kurt Russell is a thriller.
Criterion's new Godzilla blu ray set is like 167 bucks lol..... it's ridiculous. You have to be almost rich to collect all their stuff if you want the entire Criterion library.
I believe James Woods was visiting relatives and Debbie Harry was sick with stomach flu.
Strong film, but I still don't quite understand the themes. It's one of Cronenberg's least accessible films for me.
I remember Existenz being a decent film, been 20 years since I saw it though. But I remember it being pretty fun, and not too much gross Cronenberg shit. Just those cyber butthole things.
Bloudie is so hot
Cronenberg's best movie! Even if it weened me off General Tso's chicken for a short period of time. Lol
I am sorry but I strongly disagree with you on this one. It's imaginative and the effects are good, but I found it pretentious and boring. The Naked Lunch was even worse. I like Eastern Promises though.
I didn't like Naked Lunch either