I acidently came across this movie and saw that it was written and directed by the same guy who wrote Kids.. so I watched it. Now, I can't even begin to explain how fucked up it is. (However I do like it..) If you're at all easily offended do NOT watch it. It's a false documentary about the town Xenia Ohio.. It's like a look into a nasty trailer park if you're on acid or something. I can say it is one of a kind..
the kids of xenia, ohio are NOT alright! xenia is re-built nice and new 20 years after a tornado destoryed the town and, yet, all that glitters is not gold! yes, gummo is real life red in tooth and claw! your quite correct VictimOfAFall; this larry the cable guy on some really, really bad acid!
It´s not my favourite but somehow that´s the movie I remember the most. It is really powerful and memorable. I was really stunned by it´s grotesque depiction of real everyday life in a slum.
oh man... i seen this movie 9 years ago or so... first thing i said once it was over.. "damn that is one fucked up movie!" pretty much what i've heard everyone else say after watching it.
It was pretty hard for me to watch. The concept and acting was great, but I felt the repetitive and seemingly needless depictions of cat lynching and drowning to be a bit unnecessary. It's one thing to have one scene, but it was a bit too much...
I went over to this guys house for the first time, and he had just recently moved from El Salvador and this was this first movie I watched there.... OMG oddly I loved it. And I just forgot about it until now!
