So hard to rank!

Tries to be edgy... the use of gimmicks exceeds everything else which prevents it to actually be good...

Have to give it a few points for its unique story telling and some cool visual stuff. Other than that I didnt find much to appreciate in this movie. Violence and sex just for the sake of it.

Blood and shit and meh

Wat een bagger film

"An angry hateful movie by an angry writer who seems to think his misanthropic bile is interesting... Non-stop indulgence in pointless trash, hate and violence that is out to offend every race, gender and sensibility, backed by creative, talented and bizarre cinematography including people who walk on ceilings, a movie moving backwards and a woman who's vagina becomes a room."

It starts really really good and goes on like that for about an hour but totally loses it in the final act. At least from my point of view it does.. Could have been a classic like Trainspotting but misses it..

Not my cup of thea. Wondered that is was Belgian actually, something this disgusting usually comes from the Netherlands. Compliments for the camera man though, pictures where beautiful! (sounds ironic i know :p)

Tries too hard to be edgy and outrageous, and loses much of the humor that the book had. Still, it's at least interesting.

Radical

This movie is sometimes referred to as 'the belgian trainspotting'. A shocking, cynical, depressing, sometimes very funny piece of belgian cinema about the biggest losers and most disgusting low-lifes one could possibly imagine. The movie got a lot of media attention because of the very expliciet language, violence and sex scenes. You either hate it or love it. The film is visually very impressive and is accompanied by a cool rock'n roll soundtrack written by belgian's finest.

Ex Drummer is doomed to be hated or loved. I'm on the hate side this time. The story is thin as air, and even that is an exageration. The point or goal of the story is pointless, they don't want to build on something or they don't give any theme for the movie. The Adaption of the book is sometimes to literal (some of the monologues seem to be too artificial). ... But Koen Mortier does show talent and guts with some cool shots and some very explicit scenes.

sick

Awesome , gore , hilarous.

Soundtrack is right on, and I really things like the guy living upside down. The "gimmicks." The images in this can be pretty incredible at times as well. With that said, the movie left me cold a lot. I understand that these people are supposed to be unlovable scum, and they are, but where's the motive to give a shit what they do next? I only cared occasionally. The plot was okay but not great. Still, recommendation due to the other things I praised. And points to it going as far as it did.

I don't think that you have to either hate or love that movie. It is a very explicit but nevertheless very well done piece of art and can be viewed and interpreted as such. But I can understand that it stirrs up emotions. However, seeing myself that this movie can be viewed with some distance, tells me that I should watch "Trainspotting" again, a movie which I - guess what - hated...

Weird story. Now I understand the link with 'trainspotting'. A story about a bunch of fucked up nolifes, and the weird thing is.. It's actually a pretty good story, with some nice visuals and camerawork.

Great Movie

This film was absolutely amazing. It clearly referenced many films, such as Trainspotting. Clearly demented and very refreshing film, simply because I like things warped.