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anti_recsThe History of Future Folk: Anti-Rec
I thought I would love this: a silly comedy about a space alien whose plot to colonize Earth is foiled when he discovers music. Unfortunately, the writer, John Mitchell, is one of those people who apparently thinks that stalking is romantic. Don't watch it.
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After the main character fails in his mission, another alien is sent after him: Kevin. Kevin is a foolish schlub character, who stalks a beautiful cop named Carmen. For unknown reasons she does not arrest him or punch him out. The most disturbing scene is where he shoots her with his stun ray, which immobilizes her for about 30 minutes. He lays her on the bed, explains to her who he is, then serenades her with a song he wrote her in Spanish, while Carmen watches, unable to move or speak. She look frightened. At the end of this horrifying display of power, he kisses her on the forehead and escapes out the window (Kevin is wanted by the cops).
Later Kevin follows Carmen into a theater space where she is attending tango lessons with a date. Since Kevin doesn't have any money, he knocks out the old woman who is staffing the desk in order to gain entry. Physical assault is funny, or something? Kevin dances a tango with Carmen-- another scene that makes him look powerful and her look powerless-- and when the cops show up, he again flees.
It is seriously so gross and creepy.
Also Bill, the main character, has been lying to his wife for years and year. Not just about his background as a space alien, but also about his employment, and presumably other things.
Towards the end of the movie, a character (the bar owner) conspires to lock a door of his bar so that Bill's wife can't leave the bar where Bill is performing music. Because physical entrapment is romantic?
So awful. >:[
I thought I would love this: a silly comedy about a space alien whose plot to colonize Earth is foiled when he discovers music. Unfortunately, the writer, John Mitchell, is one of those people who apparently thinks that stalking is romantic. Don't watch it.
.
.
.
.
.
After the main character fails in his mission, another alien is sent after him: Kevin. Kevin is a foolish schlub character, who stalks a beautiful cop named Carmen. For unknown reasons she does not arrest him or punch him out. The most disturbing scene is where he shoots her with his stun ray, which immobilizes her for about 30 minutes. He lays her on the bed, explains to her who he is, then serenades her with a song he wrote her in Spanish, while Carmen watches, unable to move or speak. She look frightened. At the end of this horrifying display of power, he kisses her on the forehead and escapes out the window (Kevin is wanted by the cops).
Later Kevin follows Carmen into a theater space where she is attending tango lessons with a date. Since Kevin doesn't have any money, he knocks out the old woman who is staffing the desk in order to gain entry. Physical assault is funny, or something? Kevin dances a tango with Carmen-- another scene that makes him look powerful and her look powerless-- and when the cops show up, he again flees.
It is seriously so gross and creepy.
Also Bill, the main character, has been lying to his wife for years and year. Not just about his background as a space alien, but also about his employment, and presumably other things.
Towards the end of the movie, a character (the bar owner) conspires to lock a door of his bar so that Bill's wife can't leave the bar where Bill is performing music. Because physical entrapment is romantic?
So awful. >:[