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| Vibrations
Year: 1995
Classification: Drama
Directed:
- Michael Paseornek
best music possible
ok first off great acting but the music was banging i would love to get a hold of the soundtrack if its possible the song when he comes out as cyberstorm for the fist time i love that song anyone knows how holla at me
Everything I ever had to say about this movie...
I give this movie 3 out of 5. One for the Utah Saints, one for being accidentally humorous during the more crucial plot points, and one for the exquisitely lovely and multi-talented Scott Cohen (best known at the time of this review from his recent breakout role as Wolf in the NBC miniseries "The Tenth Kingdom" and as hyper-verbal bad penny Detective Harry Denby on ABC's "NYPD Blue"). Although it's obvious that nobody in the movie is particularly comfortable with the techno genre, Mr. Cohen's "young and strong and perverted... and everything that makes a young man a star" performance as the artiste-ic Simeon makes the whole movie worth watching... or at least the parts with him in it. The remainder of the cast, with the exception of Faye Grant (Zena, the landlady) and, to a lesser exception, David Burke (Geek, Simeon's best bud and resident techie) give performances worthy of a "The Producers" style extraplot. It does appear very much as if someone wanted to see Christina Applegate make out with a freak of nature and wrote a movie about her doing just that.
The only reason to even bother with this movie is if you are 1) really *really* into Christina Applegate (although even so, I don't recommend it, because this movie heavily reinforced my desire to see her struck repeatedly in the mouth with a large, solid object). She attempts to play off as an ethereal earth child and ends up spewing every stereotype imaginable about hippies and flower children. ("Utopia is just around the corner." - Puh leeze.),
or 2) you're really *really* into Scott Cohen. This is a seminal work and for that alone, it's interesting. Comparing Simeon (first big thing) to Wolf (latest big thing), it's amazing to see the versatility *within* stability that this man is able to project. There's no "rough around the edges" or "wet behind the ears" to this person. It's absolutely breathtaking to see someone who knew he was a star from the moment his feet hit the ground. In a Hollywood world of stuttering egos, one hit wonders, and faltering pedagoguery, Mr. Cohen truly stands out as an Actor, an Artist, and a Talent (capitalization very much *intended*).
That is, if you can force yourself to sit through the rest of the movie.
Once again, Scott prevails
Okay- to sum it up, the movie wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The music was good even though I'm not into techno, and the acting could have been worse. I agree wiht Suz's review for the most part (I know her from her site and an e-group) and I think she basiclly said everything I wanted to. Anamika is almost ignorant in the ways of karma, exploration, self-exspression and anything else that has to do with that. I myself am into metapsychics, and think that they should have backed off when it got there. Thankfully though, they didn't focus on it. James Marshall was interestingly good as T.J. BUT the hands he used were obviously fake and you could tell during the rather stupid rave scene it was either not him or he just put metal plates on his hands. Simeon's character was funny;he had the best lines and the most rave-ish attitude, but Scott looked somehow out of place in this movie. (For those of you who don't know, Scott is Scott Cohen, my fave actor who was in 'Gia' '10th Kingdom' and playes Dec. Denby on 'NYPD Blue.' -It's a guest role.-) If anything, Scott is the most likeable character, and is in the best scenes. If you see this movie, do it for Scott or to laugh during the whole thing because even at 2 am, this movie sucked worst then a high school drama club, 2 week rehersal play.
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