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For the last few days I listen to Marilyn Manson music over and over again. I always was fond of his bright characters, fancy photoshoots and insane but beautiful music videos. But I never was a fan of his music itself. Actually I can judge his songs only by ‘Eat Me, Drink Me’ album. Probably his real fans weren’t impressed by this album, but I liked it…
Why did I start this talk? While listening to Marilyn Manson music I was trying to remember when I’ve discovered him for myself. Surprise! Surprise! It was Party Monsters!
It’s one of a few movies which really impressed me. It’s one and half hour stream of pure insanity. Believe me, if you watch it once you will never forget it. Much of the film is dream-like: drugs, orgy of colors, glam, obsession, fame, cosmic music and crazy club life of New York City in the 1980s.
Actually it’s a tragicomedy based on a true story. The ‘club kids’ were a group of young people that were actually paid by club owners just to show up at their clubs. What was so special about them? It was their look. These kids, these party monsters looked so bizarre and odd, so cosmic and weird that people had their eye out for them. They were living crazy life, out of balance and full of drugs. As for the movie, there were used more than 1000 costumes. Many of them were given by the ‘club kids’, other were designed by Kabuki - the club kid himself. The main heroes took an enormous amount of different drugs during the film, but it was much more less than in reality.
Party Monster is also going to be remembered as notable, either because it marked the beginning of a new phase of Culkin's career or it brilliantly ended it. There were a lot of talks about it. Some said that Macaulay clearly was trying to leave his Home Alone type image behind him and looked ridiculous and unconvincing, other – that his acting was brilliant and unforgettable. I incline to the second variant. I do think that Michael Alig character is the most magnificent, dramatic and also the most memorable one in Culkin's career.
To end it up, Party Monster is surprisingly enjoyable, bright, vivid and insane movie. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that this story and these people were real.
PS. Talking about Marilyn Manson, he took on his short, but fabulous and unforgettable role here. He played out of control transvestite Christina. He is really hysterical in this role. He personally brought his own false boobs, butt and wig for his odious heroine.
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