As a stylish black comedy, it is impressively uncompromising and should be applauded.
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The Doom Generation (1995)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:14
Rotten:14
Average Rating:5/10
Runtime: 83 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Three aimless teenagers -- pampered, amoral Amy Blue, her naive boyfriend Jordan White, and hot-headed, mysterious hunk Xavier Red -- embark on a road trip after Xavier kills a store clerk. During... [More]
Starring: Johnathon Schaech, Rose McGowan, James Duval, Margaret Cho
Director: Gregg Araki
Reviews for The Doom Generation
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01/26/06
Top CriticIn terms of filmmaking, point of view and oddball sense of humor, Araki's film is better than both [Kids and Natural Born Killers].
01/01/00
Admittedly, Araki's new feature may not appeal to all tastes, but that does not at all diminish its immediacy and wit.
01/01/00
It's young, it's hip, it's excruciating for anyone who has already survived adolescence.
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Not every kid may be as mad and morose as Araki's lost boys... But a lot are, and in this fevered fantasy of Armageddon, he's got their number.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis is the kind of movie where the filmmaker hopes to shock you with sickening carnage and violent amorality, while at the same time holding himself carefully aloof from it with his style.
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Top CriticAmy's a screaming, speed-addled banshee, and not the sort of chick you'd want to run into late at night (or spend 85 minutes with in a darkened theater).
01/01/00
A senseless comic exercise in pushing the limits of decency for that sake alone.
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An arty atrocity for thugs and sub-literates that makes Natural Born Killers look like The Sound of Music.
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Inspired by Godard's classic Band Apart, Araki's fifth feature is his most audacious and most technically accomplished film to date, reflecting the larger than usual budget and gained experience.
06/20/06
Top CriticHands-down one of the most horrid examples of filmmaking I've seen in ages.
01/01/00
A note to Gregg: grow up. Really. Move out of your parent's basement, read something other than Salinger, and get a day job.
01/01/00
Self-consciously strives for transgressive nihilism without ever recognizing the sheer absurdity of its every component.
12/20/05
After seeing all the mayhem and watching how retarded and alienated the teens acted, the film felt as healthy as a combined diet of junk food and crystal meth (speed).
01/01/00
Plays like a low-budget Natural Born Killers -- and that is not intended as a compliment.
02/13/01
Top CriticThe violence becomes commonplace. The crudities never end. But there are hip benefits for staying to watch.
01/01/00
It's a savagely funny ride fueled by Araki's insight and blunt compassion.
05/12/01
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