A new cult classic?

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — High-Rise

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CateCrafter — 10 years ago(March 24, 2016 05:43 AM)

I personally thought this crazy kaleidoscopic film was wonderful, but many people seem to think the opposite. However I do think this film will become a cult classic much like the book in the not to distant future.
Check out my full review on my blog:
http://charlotteandcate.com/2016/03/24/delirious-high-rise-review/

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sunheadbowed — 10 years ago(March 25, 2016 07:27 PM)

Any film that so badly wishes to become a cult classic probably won't become one.

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Kingston26 — 10 years ago(March 26, 2016 09:27 AM)

What makes you think this film WANTS to be a cult classic? That was never stated.

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sunheadbowed — 10 years ago(March 26, 2016 10:06 AM)

By viewing it.

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Kingston26 — 10 years ago(March 27, 2016 12:12 PM)

The viewers decide whether a film becomes a cult classic not the film itself. Any Ballardian adaptation is at risk of becoming a cult due to the extremes themes and lack of plot

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sunheadbowed — 10 years ago(March 29, 2016 11:35 PM)

Exactly. Hence why it's ridiculous and self-defeating to make a wannabe cult film, stealing from legit. cult films like A Clockwork Orange.
No one will be talking about High Rise in twenty years.

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Kingston26 — 10 years ago(March 30, 2016 10:30 AM)

I'm actually glad the film is generating this type of divisive reaction. It's exactly the type of film to do so.

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mptxyz — 9 years ago(April 27, 2016 03:32 PM)

It is 40 years since the book was written and people are still talking about it. I had just finished re reading it when I heard about the film.
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hjc-240-221747 — 10 years ago(March 28, 2016 06:56 AM)

I suspect that that will be a very small cult - I was so bored and uninterested in the characters that, after a hour, for the first time ever, I gave up on this and left the cinema.

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Ayeemah — 10 years ago(March 29, 2016 09:21 AM)

Amen. In every screening of this movie to date, the smartest beings present have been those who smelt dog $hit early and decided to hit the exit before the stench got out of hand. Unfortunately I wasn't one of those people.

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susy85 — 10 years ago(April 02, 2016 12:29 PM)

Completely agree, what a dud! Quite a few exited before I followed suit, after sitting through a tortuous hour. I rarely walk out and hope it doesn't happen again this year.

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beersandshots — 9 years ago(April 28, 2016 11:31 AM)

Then I shall weep for humanity.
"In a time of universal deceit,
telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
George Orwell

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FordLuver — 9 years ago(May 01, 2016 05:33 AM)

I wanted to like this movie but I didn't get it and I watched it twice!
What made
the residents implode? Was it because of competition over who had the better party?
Or because of the utilities being disconnected? (I missed how that took place)
Can someone share their understanding of the movie for my questions please + thank you?!

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alarson772 — 9 years ago(May 01, 2016 11:36 AM)

It was much more clear in the book. The breakdown went along class lines, pitting the residents on the lower floors against the ones on the upper ones.

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TINAisKIKI — 9 years ago(May 01, 2016 01:28 PM)

Yep. The rigid British class system caved in on itself and everyone was reduced to animals. No one won, and Ballard never made a point to show which viewpoint in his narrative was correct- he just
observed
them as Laing does in the film by the end. Like an impartial case study on humanity.

"This is my party. My guests. I should decide if someone gets lobotomized"

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GreenTintedSpecs — 9 years ago(July 19, 2016 03:34 PM)

ive never known a tower block hold middle class people upstairs and lower class downstairs, that's just ridiculous. The film however was.. dull

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mikesh — 9 years ago(September 04, 2016 03:03 PM)

Most of the typical movies considered cult classics tend to go down easy on repeated viewings. This is a bit tedious to get through one viewing.

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PaulsLaugh — 9 years ago(September 04, 2016 10:03 PM)

For me, the story gets boring after first hour. It could become a cult film, but it's a bit one-dimensional, so a minor one if so.

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Insomniatic102 — 9 years ago(September 07, 2016 06:35 PM)

Agreed. It hits you over the head too much with it's point without having any sort of engaging narrative to it after the beginning. It felt like the second half was just a series of montages about things falling apart.