Larry Clark is at it again... (1 Viewer)

[Dean Kousoulas]

(As reported in the New York Post)

As if "Kids" and "Bully" weren't bad enough, his next film, "Ken Park" shows underaged kids having sex with each other and with adults.

After seeing the movie at the Venice International Film Destival, critic Lee Marshall of Screen Daily wrote:
"The male organ...is persuaded to jump up and down and get excited, and over-excited, all in graphic detail"

I know "Kids" and "Bully" were meant to show how badly today's kids are doomed, what is he trying to say now? I think I get the point already.

Dean

 

[Pamela]

You should see his photography!

 

[Hendrik]

...fyi: an Italian review of the movie...
...ahh... the hairless chests of teenage boys...
(signed) Passing Pornographer
. . . :frowning: . . .

 

[JasenP]

I haven't seen Bully but I thought KIDS was brilliant, if not a bit disturbing.

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Larry Clark continues to push the envelope on exploitation and controversial scenes. This time he profiles a handful of dysfunctional families in Visalia, CA.

From Todd McCarthy of Variety (potential spoilers):

The picture begins with the title character blowing his brains out one sunny day at a park. Then there's a teenage boy graphically servicing his girlfriend's mom; the "good girl" daughter of a Bible-quoting dad who's really a bondage-loving nympho; the autoerotic asphyxiation freak who masturbates in loving close-up before stabbing his grandparents to death in their bed; and the drunken macho father who sexually assaults his sleeping son.

Exploitative, deliberately provocative pornography? Courageous revelation of the secret life of teens? Calculated sensationalism? Telling it like it is? These are the arguments that will inevitably cause fur to fly anywhere in the vicinity of "Ken Park," a sexually explicit slab of teenage ennui from that self-proclaimed expert on the skateboard set, Larry Clark, working this time in tandem with ace cinematographer Ed Lachman.

~Edwin

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

And in true Larry Clark form, Todd McCarthy notes:

The true nature of the film, however, is summed up by the scene in which the father stumbles into Claude's bedroom to utter his lament. At first it looks as though he's just going to fall asleep next to his son, and this would have been enough to convey the desired message of intimacy desired but thwarted. But, no, the filmmakers, in their relentless urge to always go all the way and point up how beastly people can be, insist upon having the father attempt to force himself sexually on Claude, who wakes up and reacts violently before matters go too far.

~Edwin

 

[Ted Todorov]

You should see his photography!

I did see it at a local museum (The Whitney) a couple of years ago and thought it was some of the most amazing photography I have ever seen. I think that some of Clark's talent has made it to the silver screen, but he does need a better screenwriter than Harmony Korine.

Ted

 

[MickeS]

I heard this movie is already bought up by Disney, and they'll show it uncensored and uncut on ABC this Christmas Eve. I'll wait until then.

 

[Terrell]

I heard this movie is already bought up by Disney, and they'll show it uncensored and uncut on ABC this Christmas Eve. I'll wait until then.

This guy sounds like a demented sicko. Think I'll take a pass on his films.

 

[JonZ]

I didnt care for Kids at all but I thought Bully was very good.

 

[Tom Rhea]

If it's as good as Bully, I'll be seeing it.

As far as being a demented sicko goes, well, that's just high praise in my house. I do, after all, often drift off to sleep with Pink Flamingos or Female Trouble or Desperate Living playing, to make sure I have fun dreams.

 

[Bruce Hedtke]

I will always watch a Larry Clark film. He is out there, on the edge but he does make powerful, telling films.

Bruce

 

[Stevan Lay]

Ken Park has finally reached our shores and to my suprise the film has been officially banned from Australian cinemas. An underground screening of the film took place during the week in Sydney with the local police placing a stop to the proceedings.
This kind of censorship will only promotes more interest for the film. This happened last year with the French movie Baise-Moi.

 

[Chad Ferguson]

I personally am a big fan of Larry Clark. His movies aren't shock value, they have substance too them. I saw Ken Park when it came to Vancouver Film festival and all I can say is trash. I found the film to have no point except shock value. Also, I can not pin all of this on Clark, he co-directed it with Edward Lachman. All I can say is that this whole controversy is a lot better than the actual movie. I would not be surprised if they wanted this just so the name would get around a little more. definitely worst film I have seen since Sipderman!
Thank you