Any thoughts on this movie?
>>71479570
U first
I didn't know how I felt about it when I first saw it but it stuck with me for a few days. Really want to see it again.
Can't wait for there to be a torrent of it so the rest of /tv/ watches it and begins posting about it similar to Green Room threads that have popped up the past couple days.
Also
>your name is Bean?
Best line.
>>71479570
No, we weren't able to steal it yet.
>>71479701
Haha I lost it at
>So I heard your parents are dead, must be hard
>>71479732
You should be able to in a few weeks
>>71479623
Visually, it was amazing. The soundtrack also nailed it with the style of the movie. The plot didn't really grab me though. Overall, not half bad
>>71479570
Real lolita shit
yfwsex or food?
Incredible. First time I went it was only me, my girl, and a single old man a row down from us. Saw it again last night and it was just my girlfriend and her friend and her boyfriend. Her friend loved it but I could tell her boyfriend had no idea what the fuck happened. 10/10 score and I'd love to jerk off to the shower scene but I'd also feel very wrong about myself, that shit felt very satanic for some reason. Anyone know what to make of the occult undertones the film seemingly had?
>>71479701
>"This is my friend Dean" >"Your name is BEAN?!" Kek
One of the most visually stunning movies i have ever seen. i fucking loved it.
>>71480374
Jesse looked fucking completely evil and powerful when it faded to red during that runway show. Absolutely insane and kind of scary desu desu
>>71480501
yesss, my favorite scene. i saw it last night. all the fashion was so beautiful and the long cuts and amazing shots + style was so great. i'm a huge waifu and fashion fag so this shit was perfect. everyone was so gorgeous. soundtrack has me listening to my downtempo house playlist since i got home late last night til now still..
>>71480344
is this a guy
>>71479570
I liked it a whole lot, and I'm only feeling better about it as it sits with me. Beyond the obvious visual and music praise,
I thought the plot was plenty present and captivating, and the acting was find. I actually found the script quite realistic at times. There was a thread last night about nightcore films, and Neon Demon really did a fantastic job of capturing that brooding yet comfy feel, sort of like Eyes Wide Shut. The ending really wasn't that out of no where, if you were paying attention it was all laid out. I really liked theElle death scene. While it wasn't incredibly deep, there was some nice and well executed symbolism, ultimately a really cool film to watch
>Budget: 7 million
>Box Office: 1.8 million
JUST
>>71481138
that thread was awesome.
i got the whole list if anyone wants it.
>>71481185
who fucking cares, the style of that movie was unbelievably good.
>>71481349
what went so right with elle?
>>71481198
post
>>71480133
TWO FOURTEEN
MUST BE SEEN
>798 THOUSAND DOLLARS
holy kek
>>71481349
I honestly never found her insanely attractive, but damn she looked great in The Neon Demon
>>71481411
Collateral
The Third Man
Nightcrawler
Heat
Thief
John Wick
After Hours
Fallen Angels
Chungking Express
In The Mood For Love
Un Homme Qui Dort
Bringing Out The Dead
Night On Earth
Tchoupitoulas
Dark City
The Crow
Night and The City
Two Men In Manhattan
Drive
Only God Forgives
Eyes Wide Shut
Blade Runner
L.A. Confidential
The Lookout
Shame
Only Lovers Left Alive
Naked (Mike Leigh)
Terminator 1
Irreversible
The Warriors
Sin City
Fight Club (?)
Die Hard
Shadows And Fog
Midnight In Paris
Locke
Strange Days
Escape From New York
Lost In Translation
Enter The Void
The Driver
Miracle Mile
Victoria
Midnight Special
Taxi Driver
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
The Nice Guys
Into The Night
Light Sleeper
Assault On Precinct 13
Manhunter
La Dolce Vita
OCTANE
Night of the Living Dead
A Bittersweet Life
Streets of Fire
Maniac
Bringing out The Dead
Go
25th Hour
A Night In The Life Of Jimmy Reardon
Looking For Mr. Goodbar
Blackhat
Superbad
Blue Velvet
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Twelve Monkeys
Goodbye Dragon Inn
One From The Heart
Fear X
Spring Breakers
Dark Angel
Ghost in the Shell
Akira
Enter the Void
V/H/S
King of New York
Dead Mans Letters
Before Sunrise
Constantine
Neon Demon
>>71481478
thanks anon
Refn compromised his vision with all those plot hooks.
Refn succeeded at making me laugh multiple times. Thoroughly entertaining.
>>71481511
<3
>>71481513
yeah it really was more of his paintbrush than an actual movie.
>>71481349
Is her natural hair colour dark?
>>71481612
Yeah, the blond hair is fake.
>>71481672
Has she ever had her hair undyed? Maybe she would look even better as a brunette.
>>71481718
she's dyed it brown before.
Was bummed reeves wasnt in it more. Hope Refn makes an action film or something fucked up with him as the main guy down the road.
>>71482095
Udo Kier, what a guy!
>>71481833
That Bond-esque action film set in Tokyo, written by Schrader and directed by Refn would be perfect for Reeves. It's supposed to complete the loose trilogy of Valhalla Rising and Drive.
>>71482134
*don't know what I thought. Written by the two Bond writers, NOT Schrader.
>>71482134
Yeah I need a refn action movie in my life, with Keanu that shit would just be insane.
Haven't had a movie stick with me this much after a week in a long time.
EVERYONE needs to see this thing in theatres, it won't be the same at home.
>>71481138
You spoilered me bro
>>71482250
>EVERYONE needs to see this thing in theatres, it won't be the same at home.
THIS
>>71481349
she look weird as fuck in the measurements/walk scene
>>71481454
Best movie in years, it deserves so much better than this.
At least I'm sure Refn knows he made something great. Hopefully Elle really appreciates what she's been a part of as well (and it seems like she does).
>>71482388
Yeah i loved it a lot. my favorite movie this year is Cloverfield but this is a close 2nd. the plot wasn't very good but i dont care literally everything else was an 11/10
>>71482250
Harmony Korine is doing an action movie next. Should be good.
His best film tbqh
>>71481138
Such a perfect description. Obviously it's nightcore but this and EWS seem so similar, especially in their themes of degeneracy and sexual liberation/oppression
>>71482887
>nightcore
What did he mean by this?
>>71483659
Movies that take place primarily at night, and have a heavy emphasis on the atmosphere that nighttime and it's aesthetic create
Elle Fanning is the most attractive girl in Holywood.
>>71484264
I never thought so until I saw this movie
Seeing Keanu playing this huge asshole was really hilarious to me for some reason. Def kind of a meme character, in a good way.
It was trippy seeing him acting without the Keanu voice for the first time too.
I just saw it in the theatre. Did I like it?
>>71484264
I've argued for a while that Elle is the most aesthetic girl right now, the muse. She's been the girl that art world people and high fashion people and those who admire style usually appreciate.
It is really fitting, and a great use of this opportunity, to have her star in what is like the ultimate a e s t h e t i c film, that focuses on her ineffable 'thing' and the kind of radiant quality and pull it has, and how people with such ineffable gifts (the 'thing') draw so much hate and obsession.
And I mean for all the point-missing critics who say this is style over substance (as if style isn't everything, as if causality isn't aesthetic)... it totally defines this era of image but also objects, of aura and aesthetics and the internet and waifuism and post-internet, post-media occultism.
I laughed at Keanu's hard candy line.
What were people's thoughts on Jenna Malone? I thought she stole the show personally.
>>71487710
Good post.
>>71488573
She was good. I felt everyone was perfectly cast. The fashion photographer guy. And that fashion director who said "beauty is the only thing". His response when Elle did her walk was perfect and hilarious.
In all seriousness, has there ever been a more waifu film than this?
I don't mean simply involving attractive starlets, but being more specifically about their absurd magnetism and power. I mean there's Lolita, but this was more about the whole waifu industry around them.
It's literally the Waifu Movie
>>71481185
7 Mil is fucking nothing anyway, it was an art project and "art" or not the producers didn't go for a huge box office hit obviously
7 Million loss is nothing worth shedding a tear over, that's practically a film for free for such a big contemporary director and a few a listers
>>71488767
Yeah, and it will easily eventually earn that money back, and will become a cult classic, and everyone who was involved will be thankful to have been a part of it.
>>71481349
How hard refn tried to sell the audience in her beauty was cringeworthy, she looks really average, all the other girls had something otherworldly and alien, in my opinion much better than the pale girl from the neighbourhood
>>71482095
Holy fuck that was so hot, the "rape" scene was a real let down because Elle didn't give in to Jesse.
Holy fuck I popped boners left and right there
>>71480603
Just found that I can stream the soundtrack. Listening to the seizure-inducing dance track right now, shit is fucking hype.
I was actually freaked out by pretty much everything past her meeting what I like to think of as the actual Neon Demon, the red Triforce. Shit got real cannibalistic/necrophiliac real quick.
>>71488811
I think - and they seemed not to want to say this too directly - was that she had that virginal youthful beauty that the fashion industry desires and wants to exploit, and sells the best.
She may not be the most beautiful girl, exactly, but she does have a graceful, aesthetic quality that appeals to the more high fashion crowd (and gets her in a lot of shoots and good dresses), and she does have that eternal youth thing that it all really comes down to.
I assure you, all these 'hotter' 20-something looking models really would rather look like her. Which was kind of Refn's point, and he's stated it in interviews for the film - that there is that obsession with youthful image, and it's getting younger.
Should have been calledSemon Demon.
>>71488899
i have the whole soundtrack downloaded if you want the mp3s
>>71481478
Fuckin' sweet, you guys updated my list. Glad to see that can be of use to y'all.
>>71488899
There was also a mixtape of atmospheric eurosleaze, ambient, electronic etc that Refn gave to all the cast and crew to listen to to constantly be in the mood and vibe.
It's really good.
Someone made a playlist of the mixtape here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLNeDCvYQ-vXExAvX-7cLbAFx0zOkYZRir&v=Fu8MUUCbV0A
>Daily reminder that she did literally nothing wrong
>>71488912
I don't know if "fashion" wants this kind of gal but to me she seemed rather boring and average, I'm completely honest, never understood the people who are so into her
Isabelle Adjani for example I'd understand, she has this pure innocent look, and I think, at least I read, that Refn tried to go for the Giallo style and I think Adjani would've fit in perfectly in one of those trashy Italian thrillers
Madonnas daughter for example, is someone I personally think is really beautiful, but I know she wouldn't fit this movie at all.
>>71488927
>semon
One job anon, one job
>>71489050
I think it's just the young angelic thing. And white/blonde. As problematic as it may seem, there will always be an obsession with that as the ultimate trump card.
>>71489006
gonna blast this on my afternoon walk thanks
>>71489123
(same poster continuing)
But I agree that Isabelle Adjani is one of the great beauties. If we're going to talk about beauty-beauty, yeah, that's it. Ultimately you see actual ~beauty~ more in Europe and the old world.
>>71488945
Yes please anon
>>71479570
It was great. Them fucking visuals. Once its out on torrents i will fap to it.
That one scene, you know which one, it will be posted on /tv/ for years to come.
>>71489243
I think it will probably produce a lot of /tv/ memes, and yeah, a lot of fap material
It had a surprising amount of great lines, too.
>>71489212
i'm about to leave the house for an hour, can you shoot me your skype real quick? i'll add you before i leave.
>>71489290
>YOU ! I've decided you're gonna close the show
>>71489372
That guy was so classic.
>>71489243
>>71489290
>>71489372
>>71489410
One meme / reaction webm I think will be this >>71489372 character's reaction face to Elle doing her runway walk in her panties.
That expression just said it all.
>>71480344
BEAN?
I also like the 'your name is BEAN?" line, given all the real human bean memeing over the years
>>71489410
I loved the two times he delivered sharp lines while pointing his finger at the camera.
Also why was he uncredited ?
>>71489006
video no loner available, someone pls re-up
>>71489532
>bean
>chad
>lolita
i know i'm missing a few
>>71489514
>>71489532
BEANmind
Also, the new Baneposting mutations just never end.
>>71481430
Post yfw
>>71489539
See if this link works
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNeDCvYQ-vXExAvX-7cLbAFx0zOkYZRir
>>71489629
I mean the first video, so I cried. it's not available
>>71489558
the fact that the film is called Neon Demon (Semen Demon) and stars top tier waifu material Elle
>>71489687
I just tried it right now, worked for me. it might be a licensing issue in your country.
you could try to see if it's up anywhere else on youtube and then recreate the playlist with that one added, I suppose
>>71489212
>>71489301
i know you probably dont want your skype on 4chan so shoot me an email at [email protected]
i'll be back soon
>>71489123
>problematic
Are you implying it's bad that whites are more beautiful than other races?
Madonnas daughter by the way is white, also using the world problematic should be a bannable offence
>>71479570
Saw it in a sneak preview. Some people left during the movie. Same happened at cannes. I seriously can relate with those people. Here is my humble opinion:
Good soundtrack
Nice visuals
Non existant dialog
Very tedious at times
90 minutes of nothing followed by 20 minutes of total provocation with tabu topics
2/10 stay the fuck away from it. Seriously everyone who says the film is superb is just hungry for that drive director. Drive was a good movie this is not.
If you are not into pretentious art flicks just for the sake of it there is no entertainment value whatsoever.
>>71489955
pleb
>>71489942
No, I was just using the word I know a lot of people these days would use for such a notion. Personally I'm more of the type of person who just calls things for The Way They Are and fuck it if it's politically offensive.
I agree with you though, problematic is an insufferable word. I take it back.
>>71479570
first half was better than the second, it got kinda dumb near the end
6/10
>>71489955
untermensch
>>71490030
>>71490096
Ok. And thank you for the you's. Have some in return.
>>71489041
bitch ate an eyeball
>>71491546
shes hot so I dont mind
>>71479570
good soundtrack, some nice images. Plot was a little off for me.
>>71491674
all of this
I thought it was great. The problem I have though is one of the trailers before it started was so bad that I couldn't concentrate for the first few minutes of the movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj3ZWhlmexw
Wtf is this? Who was it made for? Will this be Kino?
>>71491855
kek, I saw that one too. So many shit movies this year
>>71491855
Same here.
It looked fucking disgusting. I can only assume it's meant to pander to the Sex And The City crowd.
>>71489041
She called Max a schlanger.
>>71489041
she was the hottest out of all of them imo, those deep set eyes are sexy af
>>71492582
This guy gets it
>>71479570
I saw it a couple days ago. It's in my top 5 of the year and will probably stay there because I liked it that much. Just a fun campy thriller with beautiful and dangerous girls, Cliff Martinez at his best, a lot of brilliant design and stylistic choices (her first runway walk), a GREAT ending. If the male characters were a bit better developed, it would be my MOTY. As it stands, it's a worthy successor to Black Swan. Lipstick lesbian thrillers are my favorite.
And surprisingly: No one walked out! It was fairly crowded too. Is the public learning to appreciate Refn?
>>71489041
It's good to see models having a healthy appetite. She's a good role model.
>>71492778
When I went 3 of the 5 people there walked out.
>>71492778
See, I don't understand why people think the movie has to be anything more than this. Just because it has a fair amount of visual story telling and some symbolism in it they begin to think it needs to be deeper than it really is, and when it isn't 2deep4u then refn is all of a sudden a hack or shit.
![Keanu-Reeves-attends-a-booksigning-in-London[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/sTQRZR1.jpg "Keanu-Reeves-attends-a-booksigning-in-London[1].jpg")
>>71492778
I shook her hand at Harvard last summer beyotch
>>71493233
m-my Natalie? Did she look you in the eye? I'm a little jealous.
The epitome of style over substance
>>71493330
yeah
>>71493330
>implying style over substance is bad
>implying a visual medium can have substance in the first place
>>71493330
more substance than Drive and OGF though.
>>71493330
>implying that's a bad thing
Hey fuck you buddy
>>71479570
It's everything.
>>71488647
It's interesting that all three people that fanning's character met were all unanimous in their standards. Hendricks, fashion photographer guy, fashion director, all felt that "thing." Maybe those three have more sensitivity to beauty than the rest of us plebs?
>>71493698
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse
>Mr. Refn composes striking images, but they’re all secondhand: faux Fellini, faux David Lynch and so on.
Pleb hogwash
>>71493297
She gave a speech and joked about how she wrote it herself. Prior to the ceremony, Sony leaks revealed an email in which she was shopping around for someone to write the speech for her lol. It was ok but her gut instinct was probably better.
Regardless, her tits were pouring out of her dress and I stared at her as she sat in the crowd on stage for two hours before she finally got up to close the ceremony out.
Lastly, you need to fucking snapchatting natalie portman, she's my natalie
>>71493788
>New York Times review
>its not AO Scott or Manohla Darghis
Kill your self.
anyone got a link to the soundtrack?
>>71493834
Fuck you, I want her. You can have Winona Ryder.
>>71480501
>>71480374
>>71480603
Does anyone have an opinion on what the signficance of the triangle is? What about the change from blue to red?
>>71493468
>OGF
That's wrong, though.
Refn alternates between more substance and more style.
Valhalla Rising = More substance
Drive = More Style
OGF = More substance
Neon Demon = More style
OGF was his most substance heavy film to date.
>>71479570
easily the best film of 2016 so far
confirmed kino.
saw it again today since this is the last day my theater is playing it.
had the whole theater to myself until a couple cucks came in. they got butthurt and left after 20 minutes, I had a victorious smile upon my face.
Sarah was sexy as hell in the final photoshoot.
>>71491674
>muh plot
>>71493899
>OGF was his most substance heavy film to date.
Ok I agree OGF did have some symbolism to it but there were a lot of scenes he put in "just because" like the karaoke beats.
>>71493841
Look at the posts in this thread
Nothing but sophomore entrainment pleb praise. This is going to be even funnier than OGF plebs at the end of the years
>>71493607
It's not everything, it's the only thing
>>71493886
I'm kidding bro my waifu is jenna malone
>>71493993
granted the karaoke scenes take a pretty long, but they represent the god character cleansing his soul after performing his righteous retribution.
>>71494011
>Nothing but sophomore entrainment pleb praise.
Neon Demon is a sophomoric film on paper but the execution is incredibly vexing. Basically, like all things under the "vulgar auteuer" umbrella: execution is paramount. Neon Demon nailed it. Only God Forgives nailed it. Blackhat nailed it. Pain & Gain nailed it.
>>71494135
she's a crazy bitch you ever watch Step Moms?
>>71494135
she looked terrible at the end topless with those tattoos
>>71494260
no is it actually good? watch her in 10 cent pistol holy guacamole its good
>>71496038
it's a 90s melodrama starring Julia Roberts.
>>71481349
DELETE THIS
>>71493081
kek
I know a girl who's really, really good friends with Jena Malone, and she once set me up with her, years ago, like 2008.
I didn't know who she was, my friend just kept saying she was an "actress," and actresses are always fucking crazy, or annoying, or needy, so I wasn't super enthused, but my friend showed me Donnie Darko, and I was eventually like, oh okay, she's cute, okay, cool, fine.
So, I go out on a date with Jena, I pick her up she seemed excited for the date. We went to see a movie, and I let her pick, and she picked Religilous, which I've since seen again, paying more attention than this first time.
Anyways, so, ten minutes into the movie, she lightly guides my face by the chin to hers, and starts violently kissing me.
I was okay with it, of course, but she tasted almost exactly like these sort of smokehouse almonds that my grandparents would always have at their house, and these almonds tasted like mashed up cigarettes.
I wasn't a smoker, at the time, I am now, but back then I found the taste really gross, but I didn't stop kissing her, and she eventually started grabbing my cock in the theater.
She wasn't actually like rubbing it or massaging it through my pants, or anything, she was sort of clawing at it weakly, like she really wanted to grab it but was afraid it hurt her (or me, maybe?) anyways, she then reaches her hand down my pants, and again, instead of actually jerking me off, or whatever, she grips my cock, and puts her thumb over the hole.
Then she started moving her thumb in a circle, like my dick was like a joystick or something.
IT didn't feel bad, but it wasn't entirely pleasant.
Anyways, we do this off an on throughout the whole moving, and at one point she leaned over and whispered in my ear "I think I'm on my period, but there wasn't any blood when I checked"
I think she was intended to entice me into finger her (which I did, later, out in my car in the parking lot) but it didn't really work.
Anyways, I took her home a few hours later
>>71493910
sounds like a good time senpai
how the fuck is it being taken down in your theater a fucking week after release that's disgraceful, cum somewhere in the theater out of disdain on your third and last viewing
>>71497244
Pretty hot t bh
If the Austin anon from the thread this morning is here, sorry I didnt respond, by the time I saw your invite the thread was archived.
But nah, I can't make it out this weekend. That's the whole problem. Thanks for the invite though. Very nice of you.
Anyway, when is this shit gonna leak? I cant be assed to drive the length of the movie to see it, and then drive back. fuck that
>>71497244
tweet her something referring to this night and post screencap here for infinite /tv/ legend status--or it didn't happen
>>71497354
give it til August I'd say. Only God Forgives leaked very fast.
lmao where the fuck do you niggers live that you don't have it playing within a 20 mile radius of you?
It was playing at 7 theaters near me until tonight, at fucking Regal and AMC of all places
It's getting pulled from most of them tomorrow but there's still a couple that are holding onto it for at least another week so I might watch it again tomorrow night or over the weekend
>>71497424
Goddamnit.
Maybe I will drive to Austin for it.
Just can't do it this weekend. Hopefully the Drafthouse keeps it playing for a while. The one in my town had for one weekend (Fri, Sat, Sun)
It was gone before I knew it
>>71497517
San Antonio
We have Drafthouse and even a cute little indie theater called the Bijou. Drafthouse played it very briefly and Bijou never even carried it
>>71497424
thats because it was on VOD same day as theatrical release
>>71497804
well this one was made by Amazon so it will probably be available soon.
>>71493698
People in these places have a different kind of eye than the ordinary crowd. They call what most people would consider hot a 'catalog' look. So, basically, yes.
>>71493897
>triangle
Illuminati without a doubt
>>71493788
I wouldn't say there's much Fellini influence.
The film really has its own style, and it's very contemporary. All create projects construct themselves from former influences, but good art then transmutes it into something fresh and new. This accomplished this. It's more than the pastiche of, say, Tarantino.
That said, Refn has basically exactly the same film canon I have, so I can spot exactly what influences are down in there.
They are:
>Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (naive beauty comes to LA, gets corrupted as she gets popular, final bloody climax in a mansion)
>Carrie (blonde outsider girl gets fucked by the haters, gets betrayed when she's finally on top of the world)
>Mulholland Dr. (LA will eat you alive, the whole mise en scene and atmosphere)
>The Hunger (the gauziness, obsession with eternal youthfulness, 'vampiric' theme)
>Body Double (dreamy, delirious Los Angeles, the house-sitting a mansion)
>Suspiria (color-overload, beauty and gore, vibes)
>Under the Skin (the complicated, fraught, predatory dynamics of feminine beauty)
>Gaspar Noe's recent work - namely, Enter the Void and Love (the particular new 'neon' cinematography)
>Don't Look Now (the premonitions and sacrifice, bloody symbolism)
>The Holy Mountain (the Hermetic/alchemical structure and symbolism)
>Lucifer Rising (the panning, 'vignette' approach to constructing scenes, flashing occultic use of images, images as magic)
>>71493897
There's an exoteric use of it and an esoteric. Refn is a protoge of Jodorowsky, who treats his work as an esoteric art. I don't believe in explicating such ideas, but if you study and put in hard work and pain you'll maybe someday be able to seek out what that stuff is about.
>>71489006
>>71489629
For some reason some asshole took down the youtube Neon Demon mixtape playlist. (the mix of songs Refn had the cast and crew listen to a lot to get into the right headspace).
The songs on the mixtape were:
“So I Cried,” The Myrmidons
“Radio-Activity,” Kraftwerk
“Bubble Sex,” Tommy Seebach
“Cheree,” Suicide
“Drone Logic,” Daniel Avery
“Fade To Grey,” Visage
“Knights In White Satin,” Giorgio Moroder
“Superwoman,” Madison
“Fyt,” This Mortal Coil
“(Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls,” Dionne Warwick
“An Ending,” Brian Eno
“Bela Lugosi’s Dead,” Bauhaus
“Magic Fly,” Space
“The Number One Song In Heaven,” Sparks
“Won’t Somebody Dance With Me,” Lynsey De Paul
“My Elusive Dreams,” Tammy Wynette And George Jones
“Savage Love,” Death In Vegas
“Pop Pop Shoo Wah,” Erotic Drum Band
“Coum,” Death In Vegas
“Boy,” Book Of Love
>>71498937
Huh. Weird, for some reason you can get to the playlist from where it is posted here:
http://www.avclub.com/article/get-creepy-headspace-neon-demon-playlist-238926
>>71481349
WHATS WRONG WITH HER FACE
>>71499054
All faces are asymmetrical like that. Only daytime tv actors and catalog models look really symmetrical, and it's why they're used in pleb media
>>71499188
some are more asymmetrical than others. to the point where its jarring
did this just to check
>>71481349
BLACKED
ok last one maybe i cant help it
>>71499275
Again, the more symmetrical, the more average and catalog model looking. There's a reason the fashion and art film people gush about Elle and not more ordinary, conventionally hot girls.
Any other good movies coming out this year?
>>71479950
This. I liked the movie overall, but I was waiting for more stuff to happen that never transpired. I felt like this was half a movie, plot-wise. But the visuals and soundtrack were top notch. So was Elle's performance.
>Real Lolita shit
>>71493897
Seemed pretty simple, it symbolized her transforming from sweet, innocent Jessie to supermodel bad bitch Jessie due to the corrupting, cutthroat fashion industry as she tastes the glory of walking down the runway for the first time.
Should have called it Semen Demon, amirite?
>>71489050
I find pale blonde girls more attractive that brown girls with big lips like in your pic. If Elle gained a little weight to get meatier tits, ass, and thighs she would be literally perfect for me.
>>71493897
According to Winding-Refn it he just thought it looked cool.
I fucking loved it, but I think my favorite part was watching people in my theater walk out at various points. It was fun seeing where the line was drawn. One group walked out after she ate the eyeball. After EVERYTHING ELSE, that was what pushed them over the edge.
>>71500627
>tfw there were only 4 other people in the theatre besides my gf and I and they were all quiet and didn't even leave to go to the bathroom
>>71500627
Fucking hell, is everyone seeing people walk out at their showings?
I've seen it twice now - never more than four people in the seats - but at least they stuck through it.
>>71500702
Ha, maybe you were at one of the same showings as me.
>>71500627
>One group walked out after she ate the eyeball.
You mean at the very end of the movie?
>>71500627
I can't understand the types of people who would walk out on this. Experiencing this degree of sensory-pleasure overload is a privilege. Ungrateful pigs.
>>71479570
>Any thoughts on this movie?
Yeah, why is this thread still here?
>>71501004
I mean has 4chan been down all day or something?
>>71501004
The movie just came out in the US. There's going to be a thread right now, as it's still fresh in our minds.
^
>>71500953
What are ya gonna do anon, they're plebs. The type of people who wouldn't even consider seeing anything that isn't the latest lowest common denominator mass marketed slop.
>Eew, that movie sounds WEIRD!
I fucking loved the ending credits song. All the music was perfect.
https://youtu.be/2-gs_oOokTo
And the color changing sequence during the opening credits was awesome to see on the big screen.
Anyone else going to see this multiple times?
I feel it won't be the same on a smaller screen, and given the poor attendance, it will be some time before there are screenings after it attains cult status.
>>71497309
I saw it three times and I was the only one in the theater each time, well before the cucks left today. people were lined up out the door to see fucking Independence Day: Regurgitation. literally employees were going through the line asking if anyone was planning on seeing something other than ID42 and I was like yep, this guy! got served before the herd of retarded cows. of course, they all mocked me. The Neon Demon!? that sounds stoopid lol!
I asked one of the employees, who sat in with me one of the times, and she said they wanted to use the extra screen for Tarzan instead. I was so pissed. On my way out I took a giant shit in the bathroom and didn't flush.
>>71502607
Yeah. Not to be too edgy or anything, but this seems like a great film to see on drugs.
>>71503033
Agreed. Second time I saw it i ate a pot brownie prior. Made a big difference
>mfw the flashing light sequence at the party
>>71502721
I was sad how few people were in my theater seeing it, then I got angry walking away as I saw people going to see all the other shitty remakes, sequels, and capeshits.
>>71503115
I smoked a bowl in my car in the parking lot before like always, but next time I see it I think I'll smoke a couple joints and see if my friend wants to share some of his oxy with me and come see it together.
>>71479570
>>71479623
>>71479950
>>71480344
>>71503156
>>71503236
>>71502721
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9PCxz3KyFc&feature=youtu.be
Everything was pretty great. I expected it to be more on the nose surreal with witches like Suspiria, but I wasn't disappointed. Can't wait to get this on Blu Ray! Real lolita shit mayne
>>71503236
>>71503115
>>71503033
Yeah, one way we could help the success of this movie (which it really deserves) is to spread the word to the weed/acid crowd, similarly to how Enter the Void has been recommended to said stoner crowd for its great visuals
>>71503115
oh damn, I can only imagine. sadly it's not in my theater anymore but the blu ray comes out in Sept. totally gonna get some dank bud for that re-watch. idk if shrooms would be a good idea with this one, but I'm open to the idea.
>>71503156
heard that anon, it's a sad fact of life these days. hurr let's market to China! fuck what built Hollywood in the first place! it's truly sickening. it'll become a cult classic in 20 years, just watch. Steelbook special edition release and everything. I hate that I can't see it anymore on the big screen but I've seen it three times and got to enjoy it without all the typical theater bullshit. I'll be a happy owner of the blu ray and watch the shit out of it on my 50" plasma tv. the drug angle does allure me as well though, this film is asking for it. I can't even imagine the experience in the theater being high.
>>71503319
Always thought that Enter the Void is Terrible movie to watch on drugs, i feel like most people would get a panic attack if they saw it on any hallicinugen stronger than weed edibles. It's a good movie, but comfy it is not.
>>71497517
saw it a the plebbest of pleb theatres - amc 16. me and my friend went. there was another dude with his pal there too and an old lady
>>71503528
Yeah, I was going to note that. I would never watch it on drugs, personally.
goign to see it with a girl next week.
what should i expect, no spoilers.
want to have dank sex after.
>>71503995
>what should i expect, no spoilers.
That's a contradictory sentence.
And honestly, why would anyone who appreciates these types of sensory experiences want it spoiled by knowing what to expect? I want to be surprised.
>>71503236
oxy will just numb the senses are you stupid
>>71503977
In Durham, North Carolina by chance?
>>71504097
Yeah, agreed. You definitely want your senses to be receptive to stimuli for this film. Alcohol would be the worst for it.
>tfw have to scan through instagram and twitter to see scenes again since its already out of the cinema here and theres no camrip or anything
http://i.4cdn.org/wsg/1467349737973.webm
I'm glad Refn included any model like Cara on the movie, that would kill the mood
>>71503156
There's no way to say it without sounding like a pretentious tryhard, but how can people watch this shit all the time.
I look at what's playing and it's like Capeshit 52, Remake:Revengeance, Dude Weed ft. Seth Rogan and none of it interests me and I don't care.
people be dumb, what can you say :/
>>71479570
I went to see The Neon Demon at the Arclight Theater tonight.
When I came out I saw a big line waiting in front of Amoeba Records, which is just next door.
Turns our Refn was doing a signing.
Here's a pic.
It's ugly in a way I never thought possible.
It will kill the career of Jena Malone. Literally destroy it. She'll never work in anything good again.
This movie will hurt any recognizable actor in the film.
Of course the most important question you have to ask, is why would anyone want to write and film something like this? It's not a traditional horror movie.
Rather it celebrates and revels in it's own depravity. It's a morally bankrupt film, that should be considered in the same vein of work as films like Salo and Cannibal Holocaust. It's depravity for the sake of depravity.
>>71499054
Look at the goose, man
>>71504121
nope, i'm in indiana
>>71504794
>It will kill the career of Jena Malone
A lot of people are saying this.
>>71489955
Why would you tell anyone to stay away from a movie? Are you so up your own ass, you think your opinion is the say-all of film criticism? Even if you didn't like it, just present you thoughts and allow others to form their own opinions.
>stay the fuck away from it
Fuck off. And Drive was only decent, especially in comparison to Valhalla Rising or the Pusher Trilogy. Saying its Refns best is not a good look
>>71491674
Ah, that's too bad. I thought the plot was neat, script was fine too. Some really nice giallo callbacks, and an interesting perspective of the fashion industry, one that glamorizes it as much as critiques it. I'm not claiming it was super deep, but the symbolism was there, and the build up just worked for me. The ending, while "shocking", wasn't out of character for the film; it made sense to me
>>71492967
This. It's fun, sexy, a cool look at the shallowness of not only the fashion industry, but of natural human beauty, and a beautifully executed film. It wasn't meant to be anything more, nor does it have to be
>>71479830
Actually started laughing in the theater, no one else did
>>71493330
Fuck this. That's a false dichotomy. Style is an extension of substance, and substance is pointless without style. In other words STYLE IS SUBSTANCE
>>71505191
>and an interesting perspective of the fashion industry
Jesus, you must be ten years old. This is the most played out story in the history of movies.
>See it today
>Literally 5 people in the theater including myself.
>People squirming and checking their watches
>Credits roll
>Everyone rushes out
Biggest flop of the year confirmed.
When you watched this movie did you even realize that Ruby was a "300 year old witch" who killed young women in a ritualistic manner to absorb their energy and replenish their youth?
Because that's what was going on.
>>71505372
What are you even talking about?
>>71505404
In an interview, Jenna Malone said ruby was 300 years old and had killed like 80 other girls with the same ritual to absorb their youth.
>>71505481
I always wondered if she planned to do it from the start, or only decided to when she got rejected. Sort of makes more sense if you see it as planned out.
>>71505306
Mind recommending some other films that critique AND glamorize shallowness, as well as unhealthy craving for natural virgin beauty on both an industrial and personal level?
>>71505646
First, this film doesn't glamorize this lifestyle at all. It's the most scathing indictment of this world I've seen in a very long time.
Second, the whole idea of the "ugliness of the beautiful people" is at the heart of literally every movie and TV show about modeling produced in the past 40 years. It's a very common, and sadly, very played out theme.
I think that's why Refn went for the shock value, because this story has been done so many times he had to do something new with it.
>I always wondered if she planned to do it from the start
I definitely think she planned to do it from the start. Like a predator staling prey.
I will never forget that scene of her laying in the grave.
>>71505727
>that scene of her laying in the grave
yeah, what was that about? Part of the ritual?
>>71505913
God that was disturbing. I think she just wanted to be close to her one more time before she finished burying the body.
So is the film supposed to be as funny as it was, or is it a case of Refn being autistic like with all the funny moments in Drive?
What the fuck was Ruby doing the last time we saw her? The lighting in the film was too dark for me to tell if she was pissing blood or if whatever fluid was black or something
>>71506684
Refn said it was menstrual blood in an interview. Some people think she it was Jesse's blood, and she somehow inserted it inside of herself, by using an enema or douche.
But it's supposed to be menstrual blood according to Refn.
>>71506315
It's one of the darkest films I've seen in a while. I've watched a lot of giallo and horror over the years, and for some reason this movie left me with a really bad feeling that was very hard to shake.
Can people post some more webms of this movie?
What are some movies that are similar?
What movies do you like as well as neon demon?
The trailer makes it look like beyond the black rainbow.
>>71505143
I didn't say it was his best. I said it was good. The only other movies from refn i have seen were the pusher movies which i found decent.
My 2/10 stay the fuck away opinion is just that an opinion. And it was meant as a joke with a rating like 5/10 might be fun
9/10 must see. 1/10 burn it with fire.
Don't get all passiv agressiv on me. Op asked for my opinion and he got it. At no point was it my intention to convince someone not to go into the movie. I just realy didn't like it and want my 5 bucks and 110 minutes of my life back.
>>71504705
Ayy senpai I went to this tonight after seeing it twice in theaters. What a fucking ride, It just won't be the same on blu-ray
>>71481468
This, even in the trailers I thought she looked okay but in the actual movie itself there was something about her that was really hypnotizing.
>>71500190
I was really hoping afterthey ate Jessethat we'd see these weird, supernatural occurences/hallucinations involving her, and apparently they were in the script originally but they went over budget or something so it never came to fruition. It's kinda disappointing but I enjoyed the movie a lot nonetheless.
kinda wish there was something deeper with the big ass cat. Neo was pretty calm about the whole thing afterward
>>71499054
Wow, she looks hideous once you notice this
>>71507678
>he didn't realize the cat was ruby
What a gay
>>71508045
It might have been, and it might not have been.
Just saw it a couple hours ago.
This shit was fucking garbage, I'm literally posting this shit in a "movies /tv/ tricked you to watch" thread next time. I legit walked out.
Can we talk about the visuals and why the may be overrated? I direly need a second viewing, but I wasn't blown away by the visuals.
>>71508485
What are you favorite movies of the past 5 years?
>>71508529
What movies impressed you on a visual level?
>>71508724
Off the top of my head, Drive and Only God Forgives. I was hyped for this movie because I have a weak spot for 80's style neon colors in film. Visuals are growing to be my favorite aspect of film though I haven't seen many of the greatest visual films.
I can say that many of the shots were to close and lacked depth to some degree. I like large scale wide shots which were few and far between in Neon Demon. I can think of some scenes that looked neat and others that were almost a headache (the bathroom scene at the party was frustrating).
>>71508724
>past 5 years
El escape de los santos
Drive
The cove
Interstellar
>>71503156
the movie wasn't marketed very well either, remember that
>>71508798
>>71508805
Drive is a straight rip off of The Driver from 1978.
>>71508986
Drive is a book though. Been meaning to watch The Driver since forever nonetheless.
>>71508999
The book lifted its entire plot, many of its characters, and several different scenes from The Driver. They don't even try to hide it.
>>71509042
Is the driver visually similar at all? I've been putting it off because I'm not exactly interested in a run of the mill 70's action movie.
>>71509081
The Driver is more about the characters than the action. Still it's very well shot.
Both films are set in Los Angeles, which is kinda interesting. I think The Driver has a little more depth, but honestly, rip off or not, they're both really good movies. I probably should have said that first. If you like one you'll probably like the other.
>tfw want to watch it but i dont leave my house because im scared of people and dont torrent stuff because im scared of viruses
>>71507678
>>71508045
>>71508329
The lion was Keanu.
It was implied that he went to Elle room to rape her and didnt found her. Then he left the window open and the lion found his way in.
The lion symbolising the dangerous and predatory atmosphere of the motel
>>71507072
>What are some movies that are similar?
Mulholland Dr., Suspiria, Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Wicker Man, Carrie, Body Double, Beyond the Black Rainbow, A Lizard in a Woman's Skin, All About Eve, Sunset Boulevard, The Hunger, Amer, Lucifer Rising, Tenebre, Deep Red, Berberian Sound Studio, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Inland Empire, Black Swan, Don't Look Now, The Psychic, Drive, Enter the Void, Hausu, The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, Videodrome, Footprints on the Moon (L'orme), Lolita, Only God Forgives, The Perfume of the Lady in Black, Spring Breakers, Starry Eyes, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, The Virgin Suicides
Why are people comparing Drive visuals to this?
There's nothing 80s neon about drive except that fan made poster
I wish Jesse's transformation had been a little less abrupt.
She gets one good gig and goes from "Gee whiz I'm so shy and innocent" to "I'm the most beautiful woman in the world suck my dick" in like a scene and a half.
I know they were dropping hints that the innocent little doe thing was an act ("I'm not as helpless as I look"), but I think it would have been more interesting to see her slowly let the mask slip rather than just dropping the act all at once.
>>71509464
Yeah, this. People said the movie felt too long, but I actually wished it was half an hour longer.
