Wordiezett So much average

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

saylub Slacker defies categorization. IMDb lists it as Drama and Comedy because they have to put it in a genre. The camera follows one person or group until someone leaves the group thus giving the story the cue to focus on another character that enters the screen. You could say it's a movie about nothing, like how Seinfeld is a show about nothing. It's about normal life, with some of the moments having the potential to be dramatic. These moments are not shot in a dramatic way, however. If Linklater had chosen to do that there would be more emphasis given to one character over another, which the movie is intent on not doing, maintaining a steady pace of moving from one person and situation to another. There is no conflict to be resolved, another reason it makes it hard to consider it a drama. So the movie is more focused on style rather than story. Once you realize that this movie is unconventional you can enjoy it for what it is and what it won't be. As for the comedy aspect, there are moments that I laughed. I couldn't tell whether the moments were meant to be funny, though, which made them even more funny. So it was like my first watching of Napoleon Dynamite, moments I laughed but wasn't sure if they were meant to be funny because it was so weird and unlike anything else I had ever seen. I was impressed with how well they did and how much money they made with the little budget they had. They used hardly anyone with acting experience and yet they were believably real characters. If you like indie or unconventional movies, watch Slacker.

PimpinAinttEasy Dear Richard Lintaker,I have only had one or two good friends in my life. I have had some of the most interesting discussions with them about a variety of things. Stuff that I couldn't really talk about with normal people like racist jokes or sexual perversions or other things that would get me locked up in jail or stoned to death in the middle of town. Those friends have drifted away or they've turned into a holes and careerists. And even I've changed and gotten married and become misanthropic. All that are left are acquaintances. Conversation with these acquaintances are depressing, banal and repetitive. These days, I depend on movies and books to fill the void left by the departure of my best friends.And every once in a while a movie like Slacker comes along. It is filled with characters that could be like your best friend. When the movie gets over, you feel like your best friend left the bar. You wish the drinking binge would go on forever. You envy the lives of the characters in the movie. Everyday of their life is lived exactly the way they want to. They interact with people who have similar tastes. They are not careerists, they are smart and know about things. They pursue their obsessions mercilessly. Or just sit around and drink a lot of beer.The film is not without its flaws. Not all the characters are interesting. I wish you had focused on fewer characters. Like that girl who looks like a guy. The old man who knew George Orwell. Or the man obsessed with the Kennedy assassination. And the girl he hits on. I loved the long tracking shots. Good job, Richard.Best Regards, Pimpin.(7/10)

grantss Dull and pretentious movie. Pointless unrelated stories stitched together. One or two of the stories are mildly interesting. However, the rest are incredibly dull, consisting mostly of people talking either about weird but dull stuff, pretentious philosophical things, inane conspiracy theories or boring domestic stuff. I generally like character-driven dramas, but this was horrible. None of the characters are likable. In fact, they're all incredibly loathsome. Bit hard to feel engaged in the movie if you hate ALL the characters...Notable only for being Richard Linklater's second movie as director (and writer). Thankfully, he got better. A lot better. His next movie was Dazed and Confused...

qasdfghj I enjoyed watching this film ~ as if it were a rougher form of Waking Life, but still intriguing. It's almost a mix between Waking Life and reality TV... in that you are opened in a series of snippets of various individuals lives as they walk down the streets of this all American town in the 90s.I would have loved to see a plot tie in more. Perhaps, looping back around to old characters and seeing how they were all interconnected, or what they were up to later in the day. But it's clear that wasn't Linklater's vision and that's OK. As it stands, some of the clips are not that interesting, or persist on too long. Some are very similar in concept to Waking Life, and if you were only going to see one of the two, Waking Life would be my definite recommendation.All in all, it was an interesting experiment.