Party Monster

[fallennon]

Has anyone seen this movie? For months people have been bugging me to watch it and my roommate finally got me to see it. It was incredible.

It is the story of James St. James the original club kid in the 80s and his friend Michael Alec (I think that is how you spell his name). The soundtrack is incredible and the acting is amazing.

I never would have imagined that Macualy Caulkin (is that how you spell it?) was really talented!

Anyway, check it out if you want some great entertainment. It has a lot of famous people in it surprisingly...

[Lilith]

Has anyone seen this movie?  For months people have been bugging me to watch it and my roommate finally got me to see it.  It was incredible.

It is the story of James St. James the original club kid in the 80s and his friend Michael Alec (I think that is how you spell his name).  The soundtrack is incredible and the acting is amazing.

I never would have imagined that Macualy Caulkin (is that how you spell it?) was really talented! 

Anyway, check it out if you want some great entertainment.  It has a lot of famous people in it surprisingly...

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we too put off watching this movie (i personally could not take any movie (that was not for kids) that had Macualy Caulkin in it seriosly)

anyhow we watched it and liked it ...... a pleasant surprise

[bav]

I just got done reading the book it was based off of. MUCH BETTER!!!

But the movie was very well done, I thought. Seth Green did an amazing job as James St. James and Mr. Caulkin blew me away as Michael Alig. I didn't initially recognize Marilyn Manson as Christina, tho. He did a good job as the psychotic drag queen.

The thing I loved the most about the movie was the sheer pageantry of the whole thing...the costuming, the make-up, the hair....it was all amazing. I did a little research about it and found out that Kabuki was the key make up designer and Richie Rich was one of the costumers (Kabuki & Richie Rich were 2 of the Club Kids).

The book took the story in a bit of a different direction...while the movie was fairly faithful to the book for what was in the movie (not all, but most) the book had a lot....more, I suppose. It didn't seem to be as much about the actual murder itself as much as the effect that Michael Alig had on the post-Warholian club scene of NY and how the murder helped "kill" (along with the rise of techno and raves) the subculture that Alig spawned. A look at how both the subculture and the social network that were the Club Kids fabulously self-destructed through excess and lack of controls.

If you enjoyed the movie, I highly recommend picking up the book. It's been reprinted under the title of "Party Monster" but you may be able to find it at a library as "Disco Bloodbath" as well.

[Onyx]

you may be able to find it at a library as "Disco Bloodbath" as well.

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I know nothing about this movie or book but that title is hilarious.

[fallennon]

I own the movie and had no idea that was Manson!!!!! I just thought it was a super ugly drag queen!!!! ROFLMFAO

[Bpage]

I filed that under one of the worst movies I have ever seen.

I thought the acting was horrible.

To each their own I guess......

[Brenda Starrr]

Funny. I started a thread about it a couple of weeks back. Wayne was shocked to see that Manson was Christina. I loved it. He hated it. To each his/her own.

The makeup was fucking awesome.

[gothicmom]

We watched this last night. I liked it....it was....uh....interesting! The gay 'accent' was a bit much and unbelievable but after the first 30 minutes it started to blend.

Mr. Manson played an awesome crack whore!

I liked all the costumes.

[fallennon]

If you have ever heard the real Michael talk he really does sound like that. Seth Green also did a fabulous job of taking on James. But you are right, the make up and costumes were amazing...

I was also a huge fan of the soundtrack.

[Brenda Starrr]

The soundtrack is really great. There's one song (you know the one) that makes me laugh every time I hear it. Not kid friendly.....

[fallennon]

I love the song they perform when he meets Gitsy...the song with the bullhorn: "Greetings citizens..."

[Хорошо и злейше]

I saw this movie for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I didn't know that it was based on a true story/book. That's pretty cool. I'll need to watch it again, maybe I'll get a different feel for it. I did kinda like it though. First, I do kinda have a liking for "drug" movies. Not the straight out funny ones though. But I did really like the costumes in it they were very impressive. The way I heard of this movie was when I saw Manson on Jay Leno, I think. And he talked about it. He said that he'd never smoked a cigarette prior to the movie and his character smoked. So the now older Mr. Caulkin took him to a near by gas station and bought him his first pack of cigarettes. I loved that story. I think it's the funniest thing. Kevin McCallister (played by Macaulay Culkin) buying Marilyn Manson his first pack of cigarettes. LOL

But, yeah, I liked the movie. The 'gay' accent thing got to me at first too. I also love the "greetings citizens..." song. Oh, it's great

theOne, theOnly, theDeuce

[fallennon]

Can you believe it? Macaully corrupts Manson? What is the world comming to? *puts hands on cheeks and screams AAAAA in Home Alone fashion*

[Vater Araignee]

I saw it When it first hit dvd.

I had one thought...

No wonder most norms think goth guys are all gay!!! We look like static club kids to them.