ghoul
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Reged: 02/25/08
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Loc: Florida/US
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Has anyone heard of probably the most notorious, obscure, bizzare horror film ever made (BEGOTTEN)? I guess that if I would have to classify it , it would be experimental horror. The director is E. Elias Merhige and his vision is truly unique.
The following was taken from Amazon...
"BEGOTTEN is the creation myth brought to life, the story of no less than the violent death of God and the (re)birth of nature on a barren earth. Astounding and baffling critics and audiences alike, BEGOTTEN was named one of the Ten Best Pictures of 1991 by Time Magazine. Time's Richard Corliss wrote: "Nobody will get through BEGOTTEN without being marked... BEGOTTEN is a spectacular one-of-a-kind (you wouldn't want there to be two), filmed in speckled chiaroscuro so that each image is a seductive mystery, a Rorschach test for the adventurous eye." In production notes for the film, director Merhige commented, "Each shot in the film went through hours of preparation to achieve the look you will experience when viewing... the etheral "pulse" that hypnotically permeates the film. It took over ten hours to re-photograph less than one minute of selected takes." - taken from amazon
I found this movie at a scifi, comic convention and i bought it for 20 bucks. Im so glad I did. Now it runs for over 90 dollars on amazon.
I think this movie deserves all that it gets. I am always willing to watch it again. and BTW its in grainy, fuzzy, blurry black & white and there is no dialogue. its feature lenght too. Anyone heard of or seen this movie please post a comment. I love the film.
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MojoNexus
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Reged: 10/22/01
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I saw it years ago... don't remember much but it was definately odd.
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korosh1ya
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Reged: 06/06/05
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Loc: New Orleans, La
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this movie had me at "god disembowling himself" and mother earth rising from the shit covered carcass. I don't remember what spurred me to get this film, I think one because it was when I was getting into things like MANBITESDOG, and Julien Donkey-boy, and 2, I couldn't believe it was the director of "shadow of the vampire".
This film has an excellent, and thought provoking story told through minimalistic use of sound. I love the look and feel of this flick, up until it gets to the climax, and they just keep chopping, and ripping, and it never stops for what feels like an extra 40 minutes worth of film. but overall cool stuff.
I owned a copy a long time ago, but sold it years back for around 40 bucks, shoulda held on to it I suppose? although my video store has a vhs tape, that I could try to get my hands on, lol.
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kamikaze_zombie
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Reged: 10/03/05
Posts: 1044
Loc: Canada
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This movie tends to borough it's way into your mind and stay there, truly one of the most bizzare films I have ever seen in my life. For the longest time, the image of the disembowled god would not leave my mind, no matter how hard I tried. The movie traumatized me, tormented me, and nearly drove me completley insane.........
............and I loved it.
Definatley the best surrealistic/experimental horror film since Eraserhead, Mehrige's Begotten is an uncomfortable, moving, scaring experience. While I too beleive that some of the mutilation at the end seems long and drawn-out, it made the experience even more memorable for me as I felt I was forced to suffer with mother earth and her bastard god-child. When it was over, I felt like I had just narrowly escaped being involved in a car accident, safe yet terrified. I felt as though I had just escaped hell itself.
I think I'll watch it tonight.
I'm lucky that my friend that used to own a video store sold me his copy, for only $6 to boot!!
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korosh1ya
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Reged: 06/06/05
Posts: 835
Loc: New Orleans, La
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This movie tends to borough it's way into your mind and stay there, truly one of the most bizzare films I have ever seen in my life. For the longest time, the image of the disembowled god would not leave my mind, no matter how hard I tried. The movie traumatized me, tormented me, and nearly drove me completley insane.........
............and I loved it.
Definatley the best surrealistic/experimental horror film since Eraserhead, Mehrige's Begotten is an uncomfortable, moving, scaring experience. While I too beleive that some of the mutilation at the end seems long and drawn-out, it made the experience even more memorable for me as I felt I was forced to suffer with mother earth and her bastard god-child. When it was over, I felt like I had just narrowly escaped being involved in a car accident, safe yet terrified. I felt as though I had just escaped hell itself.
I think I'll watch it tonight.
I'm lucky that my friend that used to own a video store sold me his copy, for only $6 to boot!!
The rental store near me won't let their's go, since they don't have it on DVD yet. I do think it's on DVD if I'm not mistaken, regardless I'm pissed, cause I really want to watch this again, right now.
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The_Dude
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Reged: 02/15/09
Posts: 696
Loc: N.B. Canada
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If you have lot's of $$$ to spend, just follow the link.
http://www.amazon.ca/s/?url=search-alias...p;tag=imdbca-20
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korosh1ya
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Reged: 06/06/05
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Loc: New Orleans, La
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If you have lot's of $$$ to spend, just follow the link.
http://www.amazon.ca/s/?url=search-alias...p;tag=imdbca-20
dayuuum son. I should've kept my copy fo sho!
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kamikaze_zombie
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Reged: 10/03/05
Posts: 1044
Loc: Canada
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I have the same DVD copy and let me tell you, seeing that price made me even more glad that I got it for less than $10. Yipes, just yipes.
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DanielSavage
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Reged: 09/25/03
Posts: 3158
Loc: West Virginia
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I have the same DVD copy and let me tell you, seeing that price made me even more glad that I got it for less than $10. Yipes, just yipes.
Dude, that's $799 and some change in US currency. If I owned that dvd, I'd sell it in a hurry.
You could get this:
Dude, that's a 42" Vizio LCD with 1080p and several HDMI ports.
It's just a dvd, man. Make a few backups and let it go. Hell, I'll fix you up a nice lightscribe disc and make color scans of the artwork. You'll hardly notice the difference... 
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DanielSavage
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Reged: 09/25/03
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Loc: West Virginia
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I just searched for the DVD, and a used copy can be had for 90 dollars. Still expensive, but nowhere near as bad as I thought...
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The_Dude
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Reged: 02/15/09
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Loc: N.B. Canada
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Yeah I figured you could get it cheaper. That was just the first thing that popped up. Whoever is selling that is just greedy.
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kamikaze_zombie
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Reged: 10/03/05
Posts: 1044
Loc: Canada
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I have the same DVD copy and let me tell you, seeing that price made me even more glad that I got it for less than $10. Yipes, just yipes.
Dude, that's $799 and some change in US currency. If I owned that dvd, I'd sell it in a hurry.
You could get this:
Dude, that's a 42" Vizio LCD with 1080p and several HDMI ports.
It's just a dvd, man. Make a few backups and let it go. Hell, I'll fix you up a nice lightscribe disc and make color scans of the artwork. You'll hardly notice the difference...
Hmmmmmm, that may not be such a bad idea, I could use a new TV, hurm........
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kamikaze_zombie
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Reged: 10/03/05
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Loc: Canada
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Still don't know if I'd want to part with my copy, simply out of paranoia of losing it. It's stupid, I know, but that's just how much I covet this film.
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