Finally got round up watching Requiem for a Dream... (hexbear.net)

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... and it kinda sucks? Dgmw there are things I liked about it (Ellen Burstyn and Jennifer Connelly give great performances) , but between the gimmicky edits and the palpable lack of insight into drug use/abuse/addiction, it just comes across as a less entertaining Reefer Madness. Imho.

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[-] Carcharodonna@hexbear.net 21 points 1 month ago

Yeah it hasn’t aged well and after watching Perfect Blue it seems kind of damning how much was ripped from that. Perfect Blue btw is an absolutely amazing film if you haven’t seen it.

[-] Andrzej3K@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

I'll have to check it out, thanks

[-] Carcharodonna@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

Just a warning though, as someone else mentioned, big CW on this for an SA scene in the film that’s difficult to watch.

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