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eXistenZ
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law |
| MPAA Rated: |
R |
| Released By: |
Dimension Home
Video |
| Kiddie Movie: |
Oh no, I don't think so. |
| Date Movie: |
She might get scared and snuggle a little
closer, or she might just go "Huh? This movie
sucks." |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Almost, but not quite. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Yea, some pretty good violence, especially
with the organic gun. |
| Action: |
Some. |
| Laughs: |
Not really. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
Most of the movie had me thinkin'. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
None that stand
out. |
| Directed By: |
David Cronenberg |
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eXistenZ
A Movie/VHS Review |
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"eXistenZ" is one of those movies that you probably didn't
see in the theater and might pass up on the video shelf saying
"I haven't heard of that one. Let's find
"The
Matrix." It didn't have the hype and is not the high-packed,
action-filled, blast your senses movie like "The Matrix,"
but if you like the psychological twistedness of "The
Matrix" I urge you to rent "eXistenZ." It's kinda
like "The Matrix" without all of the gunfire.
"eXistenZ" is a virtual reality game, but taking it to
the next level. In this world, or one of the worlds, you plug this
living game pod into a computer-like port in your spine. This puts
you in a sort of trance in which you, in conjunction with the other
players who are hooked up to the pod, become an actual part of the
game, almost like a dream with multiple players controlling the
outcome. We are introduced to the game designer, or is she(?),
Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who is on the run from game
manufacturers set on seeing that eXistenZ doesn't make it to market.
Her protection is supplied by Ted Pikul (Jude Law), about the only
dude on the planet who doesn't have a game port and who really isn't
a security guard. But, Allegra needs to see if her game is damaged
so she plugs up Ted and they enter the game, where reality and
imagination meld into one, and get lost in it.
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This movie is so multi-layered that going into it more might just
ruin it more for you, but I'll just say that it's got gross-you-out
scenes, it's got some quality violence, it's got some steamy
moments, and you'll wonder throughout the movie just what scene is
reality and what is part of the game.
Like "The Matrix," I came to the end of "eXistenZ"
saying something like "Whoa, that was fucked up," and I
was pleased. But if or when the future of computer games comes to
the point of something like eXistenZ I'm scared. It's just too
fucked up.
4 ½ stars out of 5. This movie was most excellent. Rent it.
That's it for this one, I'm The Dude on the Right!! L8R!! |
