Party Monster (2003)

Not very revealing, or interesting.
I caught the end of "Party Monster" the movie starring Macaulay Culkin, and it sparked my curiosity to watch the documentary, or shockumentary as it is called in this case.

This doc is fairly bare bones looking, but it tells the whole story, I think. Since this film isn't covering ancient history, there are lots of living people around that can be interviewed for fleshing out the story. However, after watching the movie for 5 minutes you realize that all of these people were more than likely completely zapped on multiple drugs while the covered events were happening, so how much do they remember and how accurate is it? We'll never know. This story sounds really simple to me, too simple really. Michael Alig became very famous for promoting parties, he had access to lots of drugs, and lots of people who catered to this party all the time lifestyle.

I am going to sound like a party pooper by saying this, but I can't see any substance at all in any of the Club Kids. Was this all their lives was about? Pretty pathetic and meaningless if you ask me. Getting high and dressing up to go to get more messed up with a bunch of other idiots. This wasn't a very entertaining film to me. I guess the story is just all too familiar. Small town kid goes to the big city, gets some success, this causes a tragic spiral towards self destruction, the end. Blame it on the current state of our media if you want, but I am personally not shocked anymore by stories of drug abuse and the crimes committed by mentally unstable drug addicts.

A warning from the past
What can I say? Shame, shame on anyone who ever gave these children any money, time or attention for this nonsense! What kind of parents, what kind of adults, would look the other way as these pathetic urchins self-destructed? Is there really an art to this nasty creation? Or are we simply celebrating our own demise? Don't waste one more minute on this crass collection of what passes for drama. It's sad and pathetic, and a warning from the past.

When I think of the people who were struggling with poverty in those years for no other reason than they were trying to live a clean and sober life and raise their children safely. I guess this puts the lie to all that, eh? Obeying the law and going to work every day and paying your bills is obviously for suckers.

At least I'm still alive, and so are my children. We're not wealthy - but I guess our riches speak volumes.

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Weird and wild
If you are interested in 1990s New York club life, the "club kids", or sordid tales of drugs and murder, this is the DVD to check out.