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I crushed her fucking head
Chronology
In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally made it. But as a mysterious killer stalks Hollywood starlets, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past. Hollywood star Maxine puts out her cigarette where Theda Bara’s, the actress Pearl is inspired to name her alligator in Pearl (2022).. The Bette Davis quote shown at the beginning of the film is misquoted. It’s actually “Until you’re known as a monster in my profession, you’re not a star.” Maxine Minx: Do you know what happened to the last person who tried to kill me? In keeping with the aesthetics of the movie from the 80s, after the closing credits, "Be Kind Rewind" a sticker is shown, as in many video rental stores..
Edited by X (2022)
Gimme All Your LovinWritten by Frank Beard (as Frank Lee Beard), Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill (as Joe Michael Hill) Performs ZZ Top Courtesy of Warner Records In arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing. With 'X'2022. and 'Pearl,' Ti West has created two wildly entertaining, wickedly clever horror comedies, paying homage to two specific types of movies. 'X' is an homage and style to 1970s grindhouse tropes, most obviously 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,' while 'Pearl' is like a warped Technicolor melodrama from the 1950s, like the cinematic child of Walt Disney and Dario Argento. Both films are prime examples of satire, successfully implementing elements of the object they satirize without becoming that object themselves. With 'MaXXXine,' latest addition 'X' franchise, West aims to send up the giallo and exploitation films of the late ’70s, as well as the video nastiness of the 1980s and Hollywood slashers in general.
Meanwhile, Nightstalker roams the streets and Maxine’s friends are dropping like flies
The action takes place in 1985, six years after the events of the original, and the film follows Maxine Minx, who tries to solve it in pictures. After she gets great success, someone blackmails her by threatening to reveal her involvement in the 1979 massacre. Will Maxine finally become a star or will she be forced to live a life she doesn’t deserve? Pleasant though narratively uneven, visually, 'MaXXXine' dazzles, recreating the neon-drenched decadence of mid-1980s Los Angeles. However, beneath its glossy surface lies a narrative that lacks the bite, wit and unpredictability of its predecessors. Although entertaining, at times the film threatens to become what it satirizes – a silly Hollywood slasher.
Additionally, the supporting characters are understated, lacking depth or personality
West includes many of the familiar elements of ’80s movies – bickering cops, an over-the-top villain, a scrappy P.I., shootouts – but they feel more like clichés than effective satire, as their inclusion lacks any freshness or commentary. In 'X& #39; and 'Pearl,' every detail was carefully calculated, deliberately included to heighten the emotion of any given scene. Here, it seems like West threw in the tropes just for the joke, leaving one to wonder about their purpose. Effective satire dances on the edge, teasing its subjects without falling into their traps; 'MaXXXine' he vacillates – sometimes cleverly, sometimes clumsily. Perhaps West’s intention was to blur the line between homage and parody. But in doing so, he risks losing the very essence that made his earlier films shine.
Given West’s brilliant characterization in the previous films, it’s quite disappointing
There’s no reason to worry about any of them, as most aren’t on screen long enough to make any kind of impact. The ones that are start out as clichés—a no-nonsense director, a lascivious Southerner, two cardboard cut-out cops—and then proceed to not change.
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