Comments on: Kaboom

By: Alex Withrow

Alex Withrow — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:03:20 +0000

Hmmm, I completely forgot about this movie. Really interesting take on it. I’m a huge fan of Mysterious Skin, so maybe I’ll give this one a go. I’ll proceed with caution though. Ha.

By: offshore bank account

offshore bank account — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 03:21:46 +0000

Araki: One of the funnest metaphors for me in the film is the idea that when you’re that age, everything that happens to you is so dramatic and so apocalyptic. If you break up with somebody or fail an exam, your emotions are so big. Everything always feels like the end of the world. I love that scene in the movie where Smith is really questioning if it is the end of the world. Making that emotional state real and part of the story was, for me, one of the funnest parts of the movie.

By: Mark Hobin

Mark Hobin — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 05:43:45 +0000

I think I’m familiar enough with your tastes to know you don’t.

By: The Cinemaniac

The Cinemaniac — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:40:13 +0000

Yeah I’m not too sure I want to see this one.

By: Mark Hobin

Mark Hobin — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:11:54 +0000

I hesitate to even mention these two films in the same breath because they’re really quite different, but Kaboom has some end-of-the-world plot similarities to Donnie Darko, a film I really love. Unfortunately, those similarities are few and superficial at best.