The Doom Generation (1995)
50 %
Reviews Counted: 28 Fresh: 14 Rotten:14 Average Rating: 5/10
Runtime: 83 mins
Synopsis:
Three aimless teenagers -- pampered, amoral Amy Blue, her naive boyfriend Jordan White, and hot-headed, mysterious hunk Xavier Red -- embark on a road trip after Xavier kills a store clerk. During their trek, the teens engage in outrageous, remorseless violent acts, and explore their... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Johnathon Schaech, Rose McGowan, James Duval, Margaret Cho, Christopher Knight
Director: Gregg Araki
Buy It On DVD
Reviews
Inspired by Godard's classic Band Apart, Araki's fifth feature is his most audacious and most technically accomplished film to date, reflecting the larger than usual budget and gained experience.
06/20/06 11:10 AM
Click to read the article
01/26/06 03:15 AM
Top Critic
Self-consciously strives for transgressive nihilism without ever recognizing the sheer absurdity of its every component.
12/20/05 09:08 AM
Click to read the article
05/20/03 05:07 PM
Top Critic
Click to read the article
04/12/02 08:07 AM
Top Critic It's a savagely funny ride fueled by Araki's insight and blunt compassion.
05/12/01 10:33 PM
Top Critic Plays like a low-budget Natural Born Killers -- and that is not intended as a compliment.
02/13/01 07:17 PM
Top Critic Plenty of films have dealt with teen isolation and many more will pile on the shocks, but few have a script this hilarious or a visual sensibility this developed.
01/01/00 12:00 AM
Hands-down one of the most horrid examples of filmmaking I've seen in ages.
01/01/00 12:00 AM
After seeing all the mayhem and watching how retarded and alienated the teens acted, the film felt as healthy as a combined diet of junk food and crystal meth (speed).
01/01/00 12:00 AM
The violence becomes commonplace. The crudities never end. But there are hip benefits for staying to watch.
01/01/00 12:00 AM
Top Critic Amy's a screaming, speed-addled banshee, and not the sort of chick you'd want to run into late at night (or spend 85 minutes with in a darkened theater).
01/01/00 12:00 AM
Top Critic An arty atrocity for thugs and sub-literates that makes Natural Born Killers look like The Sound of Music.
01/01/00 12:00 AM
Top CriticRelated Forums
Lost in the mountain of Low budget films
by: Mrs.Himes 2/6/02
by: Mrs.Himes 2/6/02
News
Romero to Bring Another King Story to the Big Screen
posted by Scott Weinberg November 09, 2005
Variety reports that genre legend George Romero will direct "From a Buick 8," which will be an adaptation of...
posted by Scott Weinberg November 09, 2005
Variety reports that genre legend George Romero will direct "From a Buick 8," which will be an adaptation of...
Around the Network
• The Doom Generation at Rotten Tomatoes
IGN RSS Feeds