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scarnz
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The Apple (1980)
Bad, yes, but damn fun and oddly prophetic...
This is one of the most delicious fruits I've tasted in a long time.
Yes, it's cheesy, but you can't beat a whole musical number of
seduction that ends with a literal orgasm, the chanteuse singing
"I'm coming, I'm coming...." Hysterical!
From a pop anthropologic perspective it's also an interesting
image of the transition from disco to early 80s wave and pop. You
can see the seeds of fashion later made popular by the likes of
Madonna, MC Hammer, and many other somewhat unfortunate
style makers. This is the missing link between two distinct genres.
One of the best parts about this movie is its prophetic vision of the
massive corporate take-over of the entertainment industry. While
we are not forced to where little plastic icons on our foreheads,
there is no denying the stifling and destructive power that major
conglomerates have on what we see, hear, and read. So, if not
other reason, I love this movie for how eerily true it rings today.