My least favorite premieres at a horror marathon...
1) IRREVERSIBLE at the Shock Around the Clock #1 - Yeah, yeah, I know this was Stuart Gordon's idea, and far be it from me to diss such a great guest, but man I hated this movie. And it wasn't even the infamous nine-minute rape scene. The film had lost me long before then, and after that it just got worse. From the overuse of nauseating cinematography to the vapid improvised dialogue to the cliched and predictable "twist." Ugh.
2) GOZU at the 2nd Incredible 2-Headed Marathon - I've never been a Miike fan, and this helped me form this opinion. Sure, it had some of the most memorable on screen moments of extreme senior citizen lactation and full-grown live human birth. But it was just too out there for me. And when it wasn't bonkers, it was just boring for me.
3) TETSUO at the 5th Night of the Living Drexel - Maybe it's just me and bizarre Japanese films, but this one was also on my list. Never was a big fan of cyberpunk, and this film was so loud and obnoxious. At one point during the film, I yelled, "What the hell is happening in this movie???" It got a couple laughs. Yeah, it's cool to have a premiere, but this one just did not work for me at all.
Apologies to anyone who liked or loved these movies. But they have taught me over the years to take the bad with the good when it comes to both premieres and marathons in general.
