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RyzorGick (43 KP) rated K-12 (2019) in Movies
Oct 22, 2019
Music (1 more)
Unique
Some bad acting (1 more)
Meandering plot
Admittedly will not be for everyone
So I will admit to being a big fan of Melanie Martinez prior to the release of this film so I was pretty excited to see it.
Released along with her new album of the same name this film does include every song from the album as sort of set pieces.
While I really enjoyed the songs and the overall film it has to be said that anyone who stumbles onto this film without knowing what to expect will most likely be left confused and probably annoyed. The plot is somewhat bare bones outside of the songs and the ending comes out of nowhere without any real pay off.
Released along with her new album of the same name this film does include every song from the album as sort of set pieces.
While I really enjoyed the songs and the overall film it has to be said that anyone who stumbles onto this film without knowing what to expect will most likely be left confused and probably annoyed. The plot is somewhat bare bones outside of the songs and the ending comes out of nowhere without any real pay off.
LoganCrews (2861 KP) rated K-12 (2019) in Movies
Sep 20, 2020
At a mesmerizing crossroads between 𝘈 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 and 𝘓𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘦, didn't know what the fuck I was watching half the time and I think that's precisely why I loved it. Blurs the line between sick and sweet exactly the way it wants to. Point of note that I've never been a huge Melanie Martinez fan, so this is my first 'real' experience with her. I think her passion (she co-wrote, directed, starred in, and costumed the thing) clearly shows in this endearingly clunky phantasmagoria of absurdist gore, demon cringe, political hostility, and demented babycore. The type of product where there's people throwing bowls of cockroaches at others, vomiting up orange liquid, then tearing out their eyeballs and swapping them between blunt critiques on American exceptionalism and musical numbers about body image and identity reclamation. The photography, sets, and costumes/wigs/makeup is seriously next level and it helps that the acting - shockingly - doesn't suck. The back half of the album has some clinical bops. For sure the one of these album-long music videos that feels closest to an actual movie, if this were any other artist you all would have adored it 🤐
Strawberry Shortcake > Class Fight > Lunchbox Friends > Fire Drill (should have been on the album) > Teacher's Pet > Detention > Orange Juice > Wheels on the Bus > Recess > The Principal > High School Sweethearts > Drama Club > Show & Tell > Nurse's Office.
Strawberry Shortcake > Class Fight > Lunchbox Friends > Fire Drill (should have been on the album) > Teacher's Pet > Detention > Orange Juice > Wheels on the Bus > Recess > The Principal > High School Sweethearts > Drama Club > Show & Tell > Nurse's Office.