• Those are our three reasons. What are yours?

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  • By David Hollingsworth
    August 10, 2011
    05:25 PM

    1) Like "Blue Velvet", only weirder. 2) The complex array of quirky, dysfunctional characters. 3) Todd Solondz's disturbingly brilliant subject matter.
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  • By Izzy Cihak
    September 02, 2011
    01:53 PM

    1. For turning sexual harassment into a light-hearted punch line. 2. For turning suicide into a light-hearted punch line. 3. For turning incest into a light-hearted punch line.
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    • By Josh Disney
      September 17, 2011
      08:24 PM

      Light-hearted? Really? Did you watch the film?
  • By Josh Sch.
    September 18, 2011
    10:57 AM

    Have to agree with Izzy, Josh. There's something flippant about Solondz's delivery in these films, including LDW, that makes light of these issues, no matter how "dark" they ostensibly get. Even worse is this film's inability to create anything resembling actual human behavior. The mom telling her young son about how women "get wet"? Is that supposed to be hilarious?
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  • By TJ
    September 18, 2011
    12:44 PM

    what i don't understand is...if this is the sequel to Solondz's 1998 film "Happiness"...why not include that film in the collection as well?
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  • By poughkeepsiejohn
    September 19, 2011
    04:49 PM

    1. Todd Solodonz makes films that no else dares to make. 2. One of the few films that deals honestly with the effects of child abuse. 3. Criterion actually has a film with Pee Wee Herman!
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