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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... 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 their trek, the teens engage in outrageous, remorseless violent acts, and explore their sexuality. But as their journey progresses, it grows darker and increasingly nihilistic... finally climaxing in a moment of shock and horror. [More]

Starring: Johnathon Schaech, Rose McGowan, James Duval, Margaret Cho

Starring: Johnathon Schaech, Rose McGowan, James Duval, Margaret Cho, Christopher Knight, Lauren Tewes, Heidi Fleiss, Amanda Bearse, Parker Posey

Director: Gregg Araki

Director: Gregg Araki

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As a stylish black comedy, it is impressively uncompromising and should be applauded.

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01/01/00
Joyce Dundas
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Hands-down one of the most horrid examples of filmmaking I've seen in ages.

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01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

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).

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01/01/00
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Amy'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).

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle

Potentially clever, but ultimately the raw violence isn't creative and therefore is offensive.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

An arty atrocity for thugs and sub-literates that makes Natural Born Killers look like The Sound of Music.

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01/01/00
Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post

Plays like a low-budget Natural Born Killers -- and that is not intended as a compliment.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment 1 Comment
02/13/01
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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It's young, it's hip, it's excruciating for anyone who has already survived adolescence.

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01/01/00
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

A senseless comic exercise in pushing the limits of decency for that sake alone.

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01/01/00
Michael Haile
Michael Haile
Boxoffice Magazine

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08/29/04
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Self-consciously strives for transgressive nihilism without ever recognizing the sheer absurdity of its every component.

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12/20/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

This 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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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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I'd step on a thumbtack before watching it again.

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01/01/00
Scott Weinberg
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05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
Susan Tavernetti
Palo Alto Weekly

A note to Gregg: grow up. Really. Move out of your parent's basement, read something other than Salinger, and get a day job.

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01/01/00
Ted Prigge
Ted Prigge
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Plenty of films have dealt with teen isolation and many more will pile on the shocks, but few have a script this hilarious or a visual sensibility this developed.

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01/01/00
Barry Walters
Barry Walters
San Francisco Examiner
 
 
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