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Vulgar | 
| Actors: Don Gentile, David Gilbert (iii), Aaron Hakeem, Brian Hartsgrove, Erik Johnson (ii)
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  80 reviews
Sales Rank: 124174
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 87 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D8127D
ISBN: 1588176347
UPC: 031398812722
EAN: 9781588176349
ASIN: B00006CXHW
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Release Date: September 3, 2002
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 own it November 20, 2008
Joe Smola
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
do not buy this movie because it is a view askew production title. do buy it if u like shock cinema. some very decent acting. some soso.
 very disappointed September 5, 2008
Margaret Perry (keyport,nj)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
i returned this product, i hit the wrong item i didn not want the unrated version of this movie when i realized i did fot the wrong one i returned it and i got back half of what i paid for it, i dont think i will order from amazon anymore because the return policy sucks.
This is not a Kevin Smith movie and not a comedy April 9, 2008
Magitek85
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It is by his friend Bryan Johnson and only produced by Kevin. It's not supposed to be funny. If you want a Kevin Smith comedy, steer clear of this. If you want a deep, dark, and very excellent movie, watch it. A lot of people say this is the most disgusting movie they've seen and it made them sick to their stomach. I am someone who turns their head at the gore in horror movies and could never stomach anything like Saw or Hostel, but I had no problem with this movie. It is not physically sickening. It is very disturbing yes, but life is disturbing. If you want a happy cheery flick, then this isn't it, but it is a very good movie thats definetly worth watching. I'm sick of Kevin Smith fans going into this expecting it to be exactly like his movies. I love Kevin Smith movies, but this isn't a Kevin Smith movie so don't go into it thinking it will be anything like his. You have to have an appreciation for dark dramatic movies to enjoy this.
CLOWN RAPE IS NOT FUNNY!!!! March 26, 2008
J. (Somewhere In Time)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
THIS IS A REVIEW FOR THE THEATRICAL VERSION, AMAZON GOOFED AND SENT ME THE WRONG ONE.
'Vulgar' is a 2000 film directed by Bryan Johnson and produced by Kevin Smith. It stars Brain O'Halloran and a number of actors from the 'Askewniverse'(Jersey movies').
The film jumps into the life of Will Carlson, a young adult scraping out a meeger living as a clown, usually performing at various childrens parties. We see pretty quick that Will just can't seem to catch a break. He lives in a bad neighborhood, drives a beat up car, has no girl-friend, and worst of all; He has recently had to put his cruel and unforgiving mother in a nursing home. Not only is he struggling to support himself, but has to pay for the nursing home that his mother resents him for placing her in.
After a conversation with a friend(played by Johnson),he decides to solicite himself as an adult entertainer at bachelor parties. He books a gig at a motel, only to have things go horribly wrong. A demented father and his two sons take Will hostage and repetedly rape and torture him, as well as video-tape the event. After the ordeal, Will successfully puts it behind him....Until the video surfaces.
The plot is very grim, and definetly threw me for a loop. DO NOT THINK THAT THIS IS A 'JERSEY COMEDY'!! This is by no means a comedy, and has very little humor. The movie jumps right into Will's life, and is from his point of view. We don't know much about Will's past, or why his standing in life is so bad. The fact that Will wants to be a clown, and dialoge with is mother implies that Will had a bad childhood and is trying fill that void.
The acting is solid, but a little stiff in places. The part of Will was specificlly written for Brian O'. Brain O'. really brings a sence of realism to a situation that I can't bring myself to think about. Will lives in a world of s**t, but Brian plays the character with undeterred hope, and you strongly empathize with him.
This movie is littered with familiar faces from Smith's other movies(to many to list, you'll know them when you see them.
As far as the dialoge goes this is similair to Smith's movies; There are moments of stiff exposition that goes by fast, and can have you straining to keep up, but isn't a major issue.
The editing is good. The movie moves at a good pace, but is a little stiff at times. There are a few isolated moments of humor that seem unbalanced and throw the given parts off a little, but doesn't take away from the movie overall. I'm a little puzzled at the ending, but it's not bad.
The cinematography looks cheap and raw, but brings a 'you are there' feeling to the film. If you don't like the look of low-budjet movies, you'll probably have issues with this.
This movie was written in 29 days, and filmed in 26, and given that they had a VERY small budjet, it's a solid effort by those involved. This is a good film, but it is dark, brutal, unhappy and might leave you feeling empty inside. WATCH AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Thanks to Chris Blackshere for recomending this one.
Something very different from View-Askew. Glad I saw it... March 1, 2008
Dane R. Youssef (Alameda, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
by dane youssef
Bryan Johnson shows amazing talent and depth as a first-time greenhorn filmmaker. There's more than just one worthwhile film here. There's two.
"Vulgar" plays out like a scrappy, slapped-together little campy comedy and then shifts wildly into much darker territory. And then back again. And back...
Johnson seems to have a natural wild indie touch and while it has touches of some of the darkest nature ever uncovered on the screen, it also has some nice Jersey-blue collar comedy.
Now here's a movie Tarantino would enjoy. It's kinda like a soup. It plays out like a stew of movies, styles and ideas. European avant-garde cinema, indie film and campy, low-budget comedy. It's a shame this movie didn't play in Europe and France. Or college kids. This is the kind of thing they all gobble up.
I'm glad I bought a copy. It gives me hope as an aspiring filmmaker... and joy and thrills as a movie-lover who loves off-kilter stuff.
Brian O' Halloran is touchingly determined and vulnerable as the clown. He scrapes out a meager existence as a "party whore" and lives in his hovel of a home, living on s*** wages, barely making ends meet. His landlord is understanding and sympathetic and lets him "mow the lawn or do some maintenance" and knocks off a few.
Ethan Suplee and Matt Mawer are effective and creepy as his inbred and mentally-retarded sons who seem to have been phoned right out of "Deliverence."
Jerry Lewkowitz is just plain frightening and disturbing as Ed Fanelli. With his portly beer-belly, bug-eyes, raspy voice and bad wig that looks like a little boy's hair. I heard that the inspiration for this character was Dennis Hopper in "Blue Velvet." He's one of the scariest villains (or any kind of characters) to pop up on any kind of cinema in history.
The rape sequence with Will is just horrifying. It outdoes the whole scene in "Blue Velvet" and literally makes you BELIEVE and FEEL what this poor guy who just wants to entertain little kids is feeling.
The morning after where he has his emotional breakdown is just as strong. Will confides in Syd about the whole evening and Syd begs him to go to the cops, but Will swears him to secrecy. These scenes all shows strength, talent and feeling with both O' Halloran's acting and Johnson's directing.
Johnson himself, like Tarantino and producer Kevin Smith, once jockeyed in a video store. He gives the movie the flavor of a lot of low-budget films and masters past. He gives some "Kevin Smith" flavor in the dialouge and the juice of other great filmmakers', but he also gives it his own signature style. You'd have to see it to know what I mean.
Johnson has never been within 200 miles of a film school, so he seems to have gotten all of whatever film education and knowledge from Smith and Mosier.
You can tell Johnson is emulating Smith as a filmmaker, like the film's dialouge has an overwritten, over-articulate Kevin Smith-ness to it. Not to mention Smith's one-shot camera set-up. Still, there are moments that generate pain beyond words and conversation that Smith has never shown us.
And anyway, this is NOT a Kevin Smith film. I love the man, but this is another cup of tea altogether. Many will see because of the "Kevin Smith" name on the marquee. Which means they;ll be in for some serious shock and disappointment.
Johnson's only real mistake, in my opinion (and this is one that hurts the movie more than anything else) is his decision to act in it as the clown's only friend. You see why Smith only gave him bit-parts as Steve-Dave. He's no actor. He tends to mumble a lot of the time.
Look, read the other "user reviews" on IMDb about Johnson's "Vulgar." Listen to them describe it. YOU know if it's the movie for you. It all depends on your taste. Go to the site's OFFICIAL WEB PAGE and read the interview with Johnson. After hearing him, does it sound like your type of movie?
All in all, this is a hell of a debut. I liked Johnson's different stories and juggling them all at once. Comedy, drama, horror, working-class stories...
And at the center of it all, View Askew's poster boy--Flappy the Clown.
Have you ever wondered the real story about that clown? Here it is...
Now dear readers, I am not recommending this movie as "fun for the whole family." I do not recommend this as a movie to see with your drinking acquaintances. No, this a movie for a specific audience with a very acquired palate--darker, daring, low-budget, creepy, campy, gross and funny all at once.
Don't see this because Kevin Smith produced it. See it because this is your taste. Read the reviews. Does this sound like your brand of poison?
You know who you are.
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