Karambol - Crash

David Cronenberg gave us a psychological thriller that builds up and anticipates a devastating finale - the destruction of the heroes. Can they survive in such a way? How could they? You can't live like this for too long. The catastrophe must reach its peak, and the fall to the bottom follows. But is it really so? I won't claim that the film portrays anything accurate, but it certainly doesn’t glorify. To view Crash as a film that celebrates accidents and unrestrained sexuality is nonsense. Crash doesn't want to shock, but it wants to show how far we can go. If you see it as a pathetic attempt to shock, a perverse film that revels in depravity, then I think Cronenberg’s films really aren’t for you, and the director won’t find understanding with you. It’s a shame because his films at least draw attention to our darker sides, which we can avoid, learn more about, and understand. (2013.11.22)

Rendkívül bizarr, pszichológiailag bonyolult és szexuálisan avantgárd óda egy hideg, elidegenedett világban élő, nyomorult nemzedék testének önkéntes, de elkerülhetetlen önpusztításának csábító aspektusaihoz. Művészet Cronenberg-féle köntösben, amelyről egy pillanatra sem tudod levenni a szemed, és amely végül az eksztatikus depresszió és szomorúság állapotába vezet. Csodás. (2003.05.25)

There’s a bunch of perverts who don't know how to get laid anymore, so they focus on the adrenaline associated with car accidents... I thought it was a great topic when I was 15, and after a while, I bought the DVD, but I didn't see it until today. So what did I think? It’s boring. The withering cast is probably the worst I've seen in years. Deborah Kara Unger is the queen of all the C-movies and I am left wondering what happened to James Spader, who was so great in Wolf but who now only stars in B-movies. (2010.02.18)

An experience thwarted by the censorship of a horribly insensitive R-cut that someone must have spliced together in ten minutes. I'll add a proper review once I get hold of and watch the proper NC-17 version. (2010.04.21)