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Some of the scenes are humiliating for the main character Billy, such as when he is in Denny's and meets a girl who he has obsessed over since he was a boy. I feel like the motivation for these kind of scenes were emotionally honest, like the director wanted to share things that he felt were normal in every man's life but nobody talks about or makes films about. The director didn't mind us seeing Billy's weakness or humilation, and it wasn't covered up or talked out of or anything. We just see him totally embarrassed and acting like a fool to the girl who is actually interested in him. Despite the unbelievable parts of the film, there is so much good and true about it that the sillier parts are not important.

What I love about this film is its aesthetic choices. The way of filming and the picture is beautiful, as is the music, especially Lonely Boy. The clothing is pretty and the hair is very stylish and model-like. I've never seen a film before that looked or sounded or felt like this. It's a pleasure to look at and a pleasure to listen to before you even take note of the words which are spoken.

Some of the scenes are harsh and sometimes I find them unwatchable, because they are so creepy and more like how real people act. I'm thinking of when Gallo is arguing with his father about meat and other things. Other times I can sympathise with Billy more.

Although I can't explain it very well, I feel like this is a beautiful and unique film that offers you insight into feelings that a lot of people have but will never talk about. It shows those feelings honestly and sometimes that can be harsh but Gallo's motivations are genuine.

Christina Ricci's character (layla/wendy) could have done with some backstory. There's no reason given for her liking him. She doesn't mention her own life at all.

Then there's the still shot right at the end when you'd expect them to look content but she's staring, blankly into the distance.

I guess you could say these things give me something to think about rather than everything being neatly tied up.

I love when he threatens to kill her if she makes him look bad and then adds that he will also never ever speak to her again.

Rotten Tanx wrote:I love when he threatens to kill her if she makes him look bad and then adds that he will also never ever speak to her again.

"But if you do good...I'll be your best friend forever."

After two viewings, I found the movie the be incredibly pretentious and manipulative. I remember thinking while watching it that Speilberg is the only director I know of who is as overtly manipulative with what he shows the audience.

It has nice aesthetics to it, but that don't make me a happy film-watcher all by itself. Crap.

I thought this film was very contrived and was filled with forced, self-conscious "indie movie" dialogue. I think it looks like shit, too: the scene around the dinner table was just appallingly shot and lit, for example.

I can't think of a scene or sequence from it that wasn't rendered meaningless by its own vanity.

Badly filmed twaddle, all told.

It made me feel very uncomfortable, in many ways. I say Not Crap for being able to evoke this feeling so effectively.

I watched this last night.

What a great character. Very funny too.

NOT CRAP.

Funny you should mention this, cause I just watched it the other day and I realised what a true Gem this is. In my view one of the best films ever made.

1. Bela Tarr: Satantango
2. Kubrick: Dr. Strangelove
3. Polanski: Cul-de-sac
4. Gallo: Buffalo 66
5. Lynch: Eraserhead

Not Crap but Brown Bunny is one of the worst films I have ever seen.

Pretentious Crap where Gallo feeds his wanna-be auteur ego fantasies. Can't think of anyone more overrated than Vincent Gallo, and I am galled that so many people here actually rate this movie.

Utter fuckin' shite.